FKT: Jens Waechter - Waterford Greenway (Ireland) - 2021-06-12

Athletes
Route variation
One way
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Self-supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
4h 51m 24s
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Clear Skys and a warm day called for more liquid to carry than expected. Good start on the greenway with a few cyclist out already. 
Started off without socks but after 5k I could already feel hotspots so stopped to put socks on. The New Balance I bought for the run are a bit too small but I couldn't get a half size bigger in time. 
It was going smooth until the halfway mark when I started to struggle in the heat and I body came to its limits quickly. I had to change strategy to a walk-run approach. It didn't help that my left hamstring started to cramp up. I was very conscious of my higher heart rate so I try to keep that in check until the end. 
I am happy to make it to the finish and overall it was a great journey in a beautiful countryside.