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DeckerUltramarathon
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Sorry this is so late. I’ve just been a slacker. Last week was the Chilly Half Marathon race. It is known to be a fun race with plenty of cheering spectators, a flat, fast course and of course Chilli and a cold beer at the end. And I have to say it did not disappoint on any front. The volunteers were fantastic, from the air cadets in the bag check (who let me go back no less than 4 times to get stuff I forgot) to the many happy volunteers at the aid stations. The weather was freezing cold the day before, but warmed up and became lovely and sunny on race day. Not too hot, just right. I even left my jacket back. The course weirdly felt like a downhill the whole way. It was really flat. And they set it a little in from the shoreline so the crosswind was mostly blocked. I began the race too fast I thought, at around a 4:59 pace, but it felt good and something inside said “ lets try this out” so I kept going and took my gels at the 8k/ 16k and 19k marks. I was using hammer gels which were much more tasty and easier on the stomach than the cheaper cliff gels I used in the marathon back in October. Bit pricier but worth it in retrospect. The last 5k were a bit of a slog as I was trying to keep the same pace up. By the end I was fully spent. Nothing left in the tank. But it wound up a 12 min PR from my last race so the running gods were smiling today. The Chili and beer with my run group were a perfect finish. There were alot of PRs in the group. Some were astoundingly fast. I felt really unprepared for this one but the week rest I took may have helped along with the weather and great course. I was really happy with my final chip time of 1:47:20 (faster than my watch time as I forgot to stop it!) and have no complaints at all.

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Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon

That's an enviable time Big D :) Well done, well run! :)

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon in reply toIrish-John

Thanks John. The conditions all fell together really well for this one

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Irish-JohnMarathon in reply toDecker

It's the best feeling when that happens :) Makes up a million times over for those occasionally "blah" runs :)

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toIrish-John

Sure does! There have been enough of those

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SaskAlliecatHalf Marathon

Whoohoo!!! What a great time. You’re getting very speedy! What a neat medal, too. Congrats on a great race.

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toSaskAlliecat

Thanks Sask. The medal was really nice this year and super thick, like a quarter inch solid

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Lavender1962Half Marathon

Congrats on your pb! It sounds like an all around great race for you - nice weather, cool medal, chili and a beer. 😊

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toLavender1962

It was really great thanks Lav. More than made up for the disastrous winter race back in November

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Superstar! ⭐️ What a fantastic race and what an epic time too Decker! 🎉

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply tocheekychipmunks

It was a really fun race CC, thank you.

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Madge50Marathon

Wow Decker, what a great time, love the medal, I can imagine the savoury food after the run really went down well.

Well done! 🏅👍🏃‍♂️

Mx

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toMadge50

Thanks Madge, the Chilli was excellent after the run, and free which was great too :)

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Deals1Metric Marathon

Wow!!! Great time! And report. Bet the chilli went down fast.😊

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toDeals1

Thanks Deals, yes the food disappeared quickly!

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Blimey, that’s fast Decker! Great run and I love that bling, it looks bejewelled 👑 just up my street 😂

A beer is perfect for post-runs, it’s usually what I want to drink. Fab work, well done to you 🏃💪🙂

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toIrishprincess

Thanks IP. Yes I thought of you when I first saw this medal with the big Crown Jewel in the middle 😁

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Wow!! Superstar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxx

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toroseabi

Aw thanks Abi xx 🙂

Chilli and beer what a way to end a run 😁 sooo fast decker

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply to

Thank you. Yeah it was definitely my kind of recovery meal 🙂

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Wowwweee! Amazing time. What a fabulous day on every level! Sometimes when we're least prepared and least expecting it, things just all fall into place ... and isn't that a great thing 😍

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda. Yes I honestly was expecting very different results, but then things conspired for the better.

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backintime10 Miles

sounds like everything clicked just at the right time - you must have aced your preparation :D

chilli and beer - sounds heaven sent after a long run!

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply tobackintime

I really did not prep specifically for this one, but I have been doing a 20k long run since last Jan each weekend, so the distance was not an issue. Oh the chilli and beer hit the spot, let me tell you!

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TbaeMetric Marathon

Amazing time and talent Roger.

🏃‍♂️⭐️👏👏💥💪☄️

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toTbae

Thank you Tbae!

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

Great run report - and a really fantastic time Decker! 👍😀 Huge congratulations - you were clearly flying on this one! All in all, it sounds like a great day out - finishing with Chilli and beer with your friends too! Well done.🙂🏅

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DeckerUltramarathon in reply toSandraj39

Thanks Sandra, all the elements worked together this time around. Nice change from the last time when they all fell apart

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathon

That sounds great! Love the medal too!😊xxx

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