But my average pace was still within the pace needed for that finish. But as they were running past me, I realised that I was only going for 2 of my 4 goals. And that was fine. A fellow runner had told me beforehand to link my goals to external factors (weather, energy levels, good/bad legs, …) which I did. No records were going to be broken today. At 24km I started to slow down. I had to. I was getting to dangerous zones HR-wise and it was too early for that. My pace dropped to 5:30-5:40/km for the next 6km. I remembered reading about smiling along the way. Force your mind to believe you're having fun. So I did. Amazingly it actually worked. By looking like a prat, smiling along the way, I actually started thinking about nice things which brought an actual smile on my face. My son taking his first steps, knowing my wife would be waiting at the finish, … It all helped kill the time in an enjoyable way. The sugars were starting to take its toll too. I'd had 4 gels by this point and had Isostar in my backpack.
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