...  Some race photos that don't have me looking like a complete moron! Check out the photos section for a couple from the Brisbane Marathon Festival 10k.  How I had the energy to alter my face from its original expression of pain and tormen to such a bright, sunny smile I have no idea.  Desperation perhaps.  Either way, I shan't complain.  The other photo was from the very beginning of the race.  Not that I recognised any landmarks or anything, goodness no.  The fact that my mouth is closed is a dead giveaway.  Within the first 2km my mouth started hanging open in an attempt to get in as much oxygen as possible.  Hell, if I could be sucking air in through my ears I would have! 

 

In other news, I did a distance PR yesterday...  17km.  A very slow, plodding 17km, but 17km nonetheless.  With my half-marathon only about 8 weeks away, I've been really trying to ramp up my mileage and get some good long runs in.  My legs were definitely unhappy with the situation, especially for the last couple of kilometres, but we got there eventually.

 

From Kangaroo Point steps, I ran across the Story Bridge, along the floating walkways to New Farm Park and around the ring-road, then back through Riverside, the Botanical Gardens, under the expressway, across the Victoria Bridge then back through Southbank to the steps again.  Check it out -