Warmed up 6.2k nice and easy including two strides. The course looked a bit hilly, and a lady I have talked with a couple of times indicated that in the past they had them run on the beach in the sand. The first one k is uphill the first half then downhill the second half. I wanted to take the uphill a bit aggressively, and did, was 3:46 pace at the top of the hill then slammed down, it was rolly but mostly down for the next k, sub 3:40 pace at this point, then at repulse bay they did have us run on the sand. Incredible. I hadn't run in sand since high school and I didn't push too hard, then up some stairs to get to the road and then it was rolling and up for the rest of the course until 500m to go. I took heart from some cheering and passed two guys on the way back, tried to care all the way back though I was a bit mushy for some short stretches, I generally held it together and finished well. 17:52, but the course was short (4.84k per my watch, or 5:56 pace). Not bad for a hilly course and about 150-200m of sand. This was a series and I won each race so thus the series, but only won $800HKD in vouchers, which will buy me one overpriced pair of shoes (7.77 hkd is approx 1USD). 5k cool down.
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