Got to the race start at 7:15 and was feeling pretty good, it was warm but there was a breeze. A first for me this race was that I would be running alone. I did meet up with some friends but they are faster than me. I started out fine and felt good and reached the 5k mark at 34:00 which was good. I made it too the half way at 52:00 so I knew I was doing fine. I met DW and DS at the 10k mark and was way ahead of my goal at 1:05. That's where it all fell apart. I felt a twitch in my right calf so decided to try and walk it off. It did not work so I stopped to stretch and was able to run another 10 but when I stopped for my walk break both legs cramped. I kept walking and tried to run unsuccessfully. I walked the 4k till almost the finish and at 200 metres decided to run for it. I finished at 2:05 which was 20 mins over my goal time but I finished.
I guess I am disappointed that for the third race in a row I have had issues but I did finish and I pb'd a 10k. The next steps is to figure what's going on since I thought it was hydration and it's not, don't think it's the shoes either.
Now I can relax and enjoy vacation, someone pass me a beer
