Coburg 24hr

Finally got that magic 210km that I tried to get last year. This race has been my main focus for the last 4 months. I came with a goal of reaching 210km and nothing less. Anything over would be a bonus.
The race started at 10am Sat which meant we wouldn’t be finished until 10am Sun. Holy heck that’s a long time to be running around a 400m athletic track.
Now the first thing most people say when I tell them is “oh how boring” But when you actually do these events there is nothing boring about them. Yes you are running in circles but you are never never alone. With so many people cheering you on from people you know to total strangers. I can’t explain in words how good these events are. It’s also very challenging physically and mentally. I mean there is no finish line. You are running to see how far you can go in a given time

So at 10am we are off and running. My plan was to run very very comfortable from the start and noticed I was running about 2:00-2:05 each lap. I also decided to walk one lap every 30min but after about 3hrs I found it easier on the body to just jog slowly each 30min

The hour splits that I could find were

1hr – 27 laps, 10.8km 8^th place
2hrs – 54 laps, 21.6km, 7^th place
4hrs - 111 laps, 44.4km 5^th place
5hrs – 139 laps, 55.6km, 4^th place
6hrs – 166 laps, 66.8km, 4^th place
7hrs – 192 laps, 76.8km, 4^th place
8hrs – 217 laps, 86.8km, 3^rd place
12hrs – no info but got told I did 124km
14hrs – 353 laps, 141.2km, 3^rd place
15hrs – 373 laps, 149.2km, 3^rd place
16hrs – 388 laps, 155.2km, 3^rd place
17hrs – 408 laps, 163.2km, 3^rd place
18hrs – 425 laps, 170km, 4^th place
19hrs – 438 laps, 175.2km, 4^th place
20hrs – 457 laps, 182.8km, 4^th place
21hrs – 479 laps, 191.6km, 4^th place
22hrs – 500 laps, 200km, 4h place
23hrs – 514 laps, 205.6km, 4^th place
24hrs – 527 laps, 210.836km, 4^th place

I started to feel  the effects of fatigue, pain etc etc about 15hrs in.

At 12hrs I had a change of shoes. 14hrs in and I had trouble eating and at about 17hrs I sat down and had a 5min sleep. It was also around 17hrs I had my first vomit and really struggled for the next 3hrs. At 20hrs I decided to run 9 laps then walk 1 lap and noticed I was feeling good again. I had another 5min to rest my eyes at 20hrs in and had 2hrs to reach my goal of 210km. That last 2hrs all I could manage was run 1lap walk 1lap. The last 30min was pretty much walking. 7laps to get 210km I had to pull off the track and spend about 5-6min just vomiting. No way was I going to fall short got back up got back on the track and walked the rest of the way. With 2 laps to my goal and 12min to do it in I knew I had it. Once I finally got my laps completed I had 3min left on the clock. Managed another 36m then just collapsed on the ground and waited for the hooter to sound.
Totally spent from all energy I lied on the ground and felt amazing in what I had just done

 Later I found out I done 2 more laps than my goal so that last 836m was my bonus :-)