Top 10, Empty Tank, Eyes on Epoch Upper Moutere, Tasman ☀️

{"raceId":18062980074,"athleteId":2188545,"name":"Top 10, Empty Tank, Eyes on Epoch Upper Moutere, Tasman ☀️","description":"Yesterday one of my cycling mates was tragically killed out riding between races, so to be honest I turned up today running on fumes after a sleepless night and a head full of worry for his family.\n\nI actually felt like the race was tracking pretty well for a while, but then I hit that same bloody hill from the Tasman Classic and absolutely detonated. It was one of those grim ones where the legs don’t negotiate, they just clock off. I’ve never really felt that empty in a race before, and with nothing left at all by the end, it’s probably time I go get things checked out by the doc.\n\nStill, I got myself to the line and came away with a top 10 — which says a bit about the day, because that’s probably my worst finish in four years. Hard one to swallow, but some days the result sheet only tells half the story.\n\nRight now the energy shifts forward. Epoch Tour in two weeks. Regroup, reset, and try to turn the pedals with a bit more fire.\n\nStandout moments\n- Lined up carrying a lot more than just race nerves\n- Race was on track until that cursed Tasman Classic hill bit again\n- Dug deep enough to still salvage a top 10\n- Big reminder to listen to the body and get it checked\n- Focus now firmly pointed at Epoch Tour in two weeks\n\nWeather Report: Clear sky, 19°C, and the wind was blowing 6km/h from E\n\n😍 Best training status\n🐶 Free Training (moderate intensity)\n🚵 Competitive group Ride\n🧀 Fat 49.3%, 🍞 Carb 50.7%\n🕯️ Matches 16.6\n🔋 Maximum discharge 59.7%\n\n\n🔗https://www.strava.com/clubs/riduck\n🔗https://riduck.com","primaryImageUrl":"https://d35tn3x5zm6xrc.cloudfront.net/WheeA1TdPSIzapitVbxPed6-UW2WvER75aN-qUUByvs/thumbnails/WheeA1TdPSIzapitVbxPed6-UW2WvER75aN-qUUByvs_600x600.jpg","distance":81449.2,"elapsedTime":9358,"totalElevationGain":797.0,"type":"Ride","sportType":"Ride","workoutType":11,"startDate":"Apr 11, 2026, 1:09:58 AM","startLatitude":-41.2573,"startLongitude":173.01,"endLatitude":-41.2591,"endLongitude":173.002,"averageHeartRate":154.7,"achievementCount":34,"polyline":[{"latitude":-41.257290000000005,"longitude":173.00961},{"latitude":-41.257490000000004,"longitude":173.00967000000003},{"latitude":-41.25799000000001,"longitude":173.00758000000002},{"latitude":-41.25842,"longitude":173.00708},{"latitude":-41.25902000000001,"longitude":173.00682},{"latitude":-41.27127,"longitude":173.00625000000002},{"latitude":-41.273610000000005,"longitude":173.00744},{"latitude":-41.27412,"longitude":173.00854},{"latitude":-41.27866,"longitude":173.02971000000002},{"latitude":-41.27853,"longitude":173.0319},{"latitude":-41.27863000000001,"longitude":173.03257000000002},{"latitude":-41.28119,"longitude":173.03715000000003},{"latitude":-41.28295000000001,"longitude":173.03818},{"latitude":-41.283530000000006,"longitude":173.03887},{"latitude":-41.28159,"longitude":173.03982000000002},{"latitude":-41.27978,"longitude":173.04135000000002},{"latitude":-41.27888,"longitude":173.04161000000002},{"latitude":-41.278040000000004,"longitude":173.04222000000001},{"latitude":-41.27783,"longitude":173.04266},{"latitude":-41.27776,"longitude":173.04387000000003},{"latitude":-41.27718,"longitude":173.04434},{"latitude":-41.275380000000006,"longitude":173.04438000000002},{"latitude":-41.27291,"longitude":173.04363},{"latitude":-41.27147,"longitude":173.04402000000002},{"latitude":-41.269980000000004,"longitude":173.04495},{"latitude":-41.269040000000004,"longitude":173.04472},{"latitude":-41.267160000000004,"longitude":173.04501000000002},{"latitude":-41.26597,"longitude":173.04605},{"latitude":-41.26514,"longitude":173.04641},{"latitude":-41.264070000000004,"longitude":173.04642},{"latitude":-41.26279,"longitude":173.04703},{"latitude":-41.26174,"longitude":173.04682000000003},{"latitude":-41.26088,"longitude":173.04719},{"latitude":-41.259440000000005,"longitude":173.04727000000003},{"latitude":-41.259310000000006,"longitude":173.04689000000002},{"latitude":-41.259240000000005,"longitude":173.04414000000003},{"latitude":-41.259370000000004,"longitude":173.04225000000002},{"latitude":-41.258990000000004,"longitude":173.04015},{"latitude":-41.25878,"longitude":173.03727},{"latitude":-41.25891,"longitude":173.03669000000002},{"latitude":-41.259460000000004,"longitude":173.03611},{"latitude":-41.260160000000006,"longitude":173.0345},{"latitude":-41.25688,"longitude":173.02722000000003},{"latitude":-41.25602000000001,"longitude":173.02628},{"latitude":-41.255610000000004,"longitude":173.02542000000003},{"latitude":-41.25461000000001,"longitude":173.02468000000002},{"latitude":-41.25423000000001,"longitude":173.0235},{"latitude":-41.25218,"longitude":173.02218000000002},{"latitude":-41.24663,"longitude":173.01623},{"latitude":-41.24024,"longitude":173.01574000000002},{"latitude":-41.23447,"longitude":173.00939000000002},{"latitude":-41.23407,"longitude":173.00917},{"latitude":-41.23304,"longitude":173.00924},{"latitude":-41.232600000000005,"longitude":173.00858000000002},{"latitude":-41.23272,"longitude":173.00828},{"latitude":-41.234260000000006,"longitude":173.00753},{"latitude":-41.236110000000004,"longitude":173.00611},{"latitude":-41.239020000000004,"longitude":173.00512},{"latitude":-41.23995,"longitude":173.00504},{"latitude":-41.242270000000005,"longitude":173.00570000000002},{"latitude":-41.24432,"longitude":173.00735},{"latitude":-41.24691000000001,"longitude":173.00837},{"latitude":-41.2511,"longitude":173.01105},{"latitude":-41.25632,"longitude":173.01191},{"latitude":-41.256730000000005,"longitude":173.01178000000002},{"latitude":-41.25708,"longitude":173.01132},{"latitude":-41.257870000000004,"longitude":173.00782},{"latitude":-41.25874,"longitude":173.00692},{"latitude":-41.271190000000004,"longitude":173.00627},{"latitude":-41.27317,"longitude":173.00714000000002},{"latitude":-41.27376,"longitude":173.00766000000002},{"latitude":-41.27409,"longitude":173.00845},{"latitude":-41.27597,"longitude":173.01705},{"latitude":-41.2787,"longitude":173.02991},{"latitude":-41.27854000000001,"longitude":173.03199},{"latitude":-41.278650000000006,"longitude":173.03262},{"latitude":-41.281130000000005,"longitude":173.03708},{"latitude":-41.28284,"longitude":173.03807},{"latitude":-41.283530000000006,"longitude":173.03865000000002},{"latitude":-41.283550000000005,"longitude":173.03891000000002},{"latitude":-41.281650000000006,"longitude":173.03981000000002},{"latitude":-41.279810000000005,"longitude":173.04133000000002},{"latitude":-41.278180000000006,"longitude":173.0421},{"latitude":-41.277820000000006,"longitude":173.04269000000002},{"latitude":-41.277750000000005,"longitude":173.0438},{"latitude":-41.277170000000005,"longitude":173.04431000000002},{"latitude":-41.27535,"longitude":173.04436},{"latitude":-41.272940000000006,"longitude":173.04361},{"latitude":-41.271460000000005,"longitude":173.04404000000002},{"latitude":-41.269980000000004,"longitude":173.04492000000002},{"latitude":-41.269130000000004,"longitude":173.04469},{"latitude":-41.26831000000001,"longitude":173.04499},{"latitude":-41.26728000000001,"longitude":173.04497},{"latitude":-41.26561,"longitude":173.04624},{"latitude":-41.2642,"longitude":173.04639},{"latitude":-41.262950000000004,"longitude":173.04700000000003},{"latitude":-41.26171,"longitude":173.04682000000003},{"latitude":-41.260740000000006,"longitude":173.04721},{"latitude":-41.25947,"longitude":173.04723},{"latitude":-41.259260000000005,"longitude":173.04403000000002},{"latitude":-41.25938,"longitude":173.0422},{"latitude":-41.25898,"longitude":173.04011000000003},{"latitude":-41.25878,"longitude":173.03709},{"latitude":-41.258880000000005,"longitude":173.03660000000002},{"latitude":-41.25939,"longitude":173.03613},{"latitude":-41.260040000000004,"longitude":173.03501000000003},{"latitude":-41.260160000000006,"longitude":173.03446000000002},{"latitude":-41.257090000000005,"longitude":173.02759},{"latitude":-41.25602000000001,"longitude":173.02626},{"latitude":-41.25569,"longitude":173.02548000000002},{"latitude":-41.254670000000004,"longitude":173.02477000000002},{"latitude":-41.25419,"longitude":173.02345000000003},{"latitude":-41.252390000000005,"longitude":173.02241},{"latitude":-41.246610000000004,"longitude":173.01619000000002},{"latitude":-41.24027,"longitude":173.01571},{"latitude":-41.23445,"longitude":173.00939000000002},{"latitude":-41.23405,"longitude":173.00919000000002},{"latitude":-41.233160000000005,"longitude":173.00931000000003},{"latitude":-41.23265000000001,"longitude":173.00881},{"latitude":-41.23277,"longitude":173.00832000000003},{"latitude":-41.23415000000001,"longitude":173.00764},{"latitude":-41.236090000000004,"longitude":173.00615000000002},{"latitude":-41.23888,"longitude":173.00521},{"latitude":-41.239200000000004,"longitude":173.00489000000002},{"latitude":-41.234170000000006,"longitude":172.98707000000002},{"latitude":-41.234410000000004,"longitude":172.98566000000002},{"latitude":-41.23350000000001,"longitude":172.98449000000002},{"latitude":-41.2327,"longitude":172.98531000000003},{"latitude":-41.23066,"longitude":172.98702},{"latitude":-41.22867,"longitude":172.98949000000002},{"latitude":-41.22516,"longitude":172.99140000000003},{"latitude":-41.22308,"longitude":172.99392},{"latitude":-41.221680000000006,"longitude":172.99429},{"latitude":-41.220180000000006,"longitude":172.99353000000002},{"latitude":-41.20828,"longitude":172.98592000000002},{"latitude":-41.20734,"longitude":172.98576000000003},{"latitude":-41.2053,"longitude":172.98618000000002},{"latitude":-41.2036,"longitude":172.98704},{"latitude":-41.20291,"longitude":172.98712},{"latitude":-41.20062,"longitude":172.98558000000003},{"latitude":-41.198,"longitude":172.98451},{"latitude":-41.19182,"longitude":172.98085},{"latitude":-41.19006,"longitude":172.98055000000002},{"latitude":-41.187490000000004,"longitude":172.97892000000002},{"latitude":-41.18582000000001,"longitude":172.97864},{"latitude":-41.18563,"longitude":172.97830000000002},{"latitude":-41.185390000000005,"longitude":172.97583},{"latitude":-41.183440000000004,"longitude":172.97604},{"latitude":-41.181000000000004,"longitude":172.97722000000002},{"latitude":-41.174290000000006,"longitude":172.97802000000001},{"latitude":-41.17391000000001,"longitude":172.97767000000002},{"latitude":-41.17304,"longitude":172.96305},{"latitude":-41.17447000000001,"longitude":172.96200000000002},{"latitude":-41.17627,"longitude":172.96124},{"latitude":-41.18207,"longitude":172.95662000000002},{"latitude":-41.183130000000006,"longitude":172.95463},{"latitude":-41.18424,"longitude":172.95146000000003},{"latitude":-41.18526000000001,"longitude":172.94996},{"latitude":-41.185790000000004,"longitude":172.94876000000002},{"latitude":-41.18627,"longitude":172.94829000000001},{"latitude":-41.187430000000006,"longitude":172.94634000000002},{"latitude":-41.187540000000006,"longitude":172.94464000000002},{"latitude":-41.186730000000004,"longitude":172.94104000000002},{"latitude":-41.188100000000006,"longitude":172.93679},{"latitude":-41.18784,"longitude":172.92681000000002},{"latitude":-41.187960000000004,"longitude":172.92558000000002},{"latitude":-41.18847,"longitude":172.92418},{"latitude":-41.18997,"longitude":172.9224},{"latitude":-41.19196,"longitude":172.92191000000003},{"latitude":-41.193340000000006,"longitude":172.92089},{"latitude":-41.19671,"longitude":172.91898},{"latitude":-41.19722,"longitude":172.91738},{"latitude":-41.199850000000005,"longitude":172.91501000000002},{"latitude":-41.20093000000001,"longitude":172.91469},{"latitude":-41.201480000000004,"longitude":172.91425},{"latitude":-41.20335,"longitude":172.91184},{"latitude":-41.20541,"longitude":172.90957},{"latitude":-41.20656,"longitude":172.90745},{"latitude":-41.206680000000006,"longitude":172.90542000000002},{"latitude":-41.206390000000006,"longitude":172.90254000000002},{"latitude":-41.20664,"longitude":172.90149000000002},{"latitude":-41.20666000000001,"longitude":172.90051000000003},{"latitude":-41.20548,"longitude":172.89914000000002},{"latitude":-41.205310000000004,"longitude":172.89777},{"latitude":-41.20422000000001,"longitude":172.89652},{"latitude":-41.20411,"longitude":172.89471},{"latitude":-41.203950000000006,"longitude":172.894},{"latitude":-41.20284,"longitude":172.89308000000003},{"latitude":-41.20252000000001,"longitude":172.8922},{"latitude":-41.20234000000001,"longitude":172.89067},{"latitude":-41.20201,"longitude":172.88959000000003},{"latitude":-41.200790000000005,"longitude":172.88801},{"latitude":-41.20129,"longitude":172.88760000000002},{"latitude":-41.201550000000005,"longitude":172.8872},{"latitude":-41.20145,"longitude":172.88580000000002},{"latitude":-41.202160000000006,"longitude":172.88435},{"latitude":-41.20328000000001,"longitude":172.88003},{"latitude":-41.20248,"longitude":172.87718},{"latitude":-41.20031,"longitude":172.87215},{"latitude":-41.2,"longitude":172.86880000000002},{"latitude":-41.200100000000006,"longitude":172.86752},{"latitude":-41.200630000000004,"longitude":172.86647000000002},{"latitude":-41.20131000000001,"longitude":172.86589},{"latitude":-41.20582,"longitude":172.86458000000002},{"latitude":-41.206450000000004,"longitude":172.86402},{"latitude":-41.20729,"longitude":172.86009},{"latitude":-41.207750000000004,"longitude":172.85693},{"latitude":-41.20808,"longitude":172.85587},{"latitude":-41.209360000000004,"longitude":172.8539},{"latitude":-41.211360000000006,"longitude":172.85164},{"latitude":-41.212740000000004,"longitude":172.84886},{"latitude":-41.21444,"longitude":172.84726},{"latitude":-41.21501000000001,"longitude":172.8462},{"latitude":-41.216240000000006,"longitude":172.84225},{"latitude":-41.21636,"longitude":172.84055},{"latitude":-41.217090000000006,"longitude":172.83691000000002},{"latitude":-41.21741,"longitude":172.8324},{"latitude":-41.22012,"longitude":172.82827},{"latitude":-41.22045000000001,"longitude":172.82591000000002},{"latitude":-41.222170000000006,"longitude":172.82267000000002},{"latitude":-41.223380000000006,"longitude":172.8211},{"latitude":-41.224830000000004,"longitude":172.81838000000002},{"latitude":-41.226130000000005,"longitude":172.81637},{"latitude":-41.227320000000006,"longitude":172.81498000000002},{"latitude":-41.230140000000006,"longitude":172.81417000000002},{"latitude":-41.231010000000005,"longitude":172.81451},{"latitude":-41.231730000000006,"longitude":172.81544000000002},{"latitude":-41.23236,"longitude":172.81730000000002},{"latitude":-41.23248,"longitude":172.81814000000003},{"latitude":-41.2323,"longitude":172.82167},{"latitude":-41.231880000000004,"longitude":172.82434},{"latitude":-41.23241,"longitude":172.82759000000001},{"latitude":-41.23293,"longitude":172.82816000000003},{"latitude":-41.23362,"longitude":172.82818},{"latitude":-41.23572,"longitude":172.82706000000002},{"latitude":-41.23691,"longitude":172.82693},{"latitude":-41.23883,"longitude":172.8257},{"latitude":-41.240730000000006,"longitude":172.82511000000002},{"latitude":-41.243660000000006,"longitude":172.82333000000003},{"latitude":-41.244890000000005,"longitude":172.82343},{"latitude":-41.247420000000005,"longitude":172.82464000000002},{"latitude":-41.25148,"longitude":172.82482000000002},{"latitude":-41.25647,"longitude":172.82346},{"latitude":-41.260540000000006,"longitude":172.82188000000002},{"latitude":-41.261700000000005,"longitude":172.82262},{"latitude":-41.263380000000005,"longitude":172.82453},{"latitude":-41.26428000000001,"longitude":172.82593000000003},{"latitude":-41.265510000000006,"longitude":172.82929000000001},{"latitude":-41.265690000000006,"longitude":172.83141},{"latitude":-41.265890000000006,"longitude":172.83206},{"latitude":-41.266400000000004,"longitude":172.83266},{"latitude":-41.26822000000001,"longitude":172.83384},{"latitude":-41.26872,"longitude":172.83449000000002},{"latitude":-41.26881,"longitude":172.83541000000002},{"latitude":-41.26831000000001,"longitude":172.83665000000002},{"latitude":-41.268350000000005,"longitude":172.83711000000002},{"latitude":-41.269540000000006,"longitude":172.8382},{"latitude":-41.27064,"longitude":172.83964},{"latitude":-41.27364,"longitude":172.84220000000002},{"latitude":-41.275150000000004,"longitude":172.84587000000002},{"latitude":-41.275830000000006,"longitude":172.84856000000002},{"latitude":-41.27579,"longitude":172.85113},{"latitude":-41.27761,"longitude":172.85376000000002},{"latitude":-41.27839,"longitude":172.85668},{"latitude":-41.27919,"longitude":172.85840000000002},{"latitude":-41.27832,"longitude":172.86163000000002},{"latitude":-41.27872,"longitude":172.86294},{"latitude":-41.27859,"longitude":172.86396000000002},{"latitude":-41.27805,"longitude":172.86562},{"latitude":-41.27653,"longitude":172.86708000000002},{"latitude":-41.27622,"longitude":172.86868},{"latitude":-41.275600000000004,"longitude":172.87023000000002},{"latitude":-41.27557,"longitude":172.87222000000003},{"latitude":-41.275960000000005,"longitude":172.87352},{"latitude":-41.27666000000001,"longitude":172.87470000000002},{"latitude":-41.278600000000004,"longitude":172.876},{"latitude":-41.278940000000006,"longitude":172.87717},{"latitude":-41.27949,"longitude":172.87794000000002},{"latitude":-41.279250000000005,"longitude":172.87911000000003},{"latitude":-41.279680000000006,"longitude":172.88114000000002},{"latitude":-41.28108,"longitude":172.88405},{"latitude":-41.283170000000005,"longitude":172.88675},{"latitude":-41.28488,"longitude":172.8906},{"latitude":-41.28654,"longitude":172.89346},{"latitude":-41.283390000000004,"longitude":172.89916000000002},{"latitude":-41.283150000000006,"longitude":172.89989000000003},{"latitude":-41.283280000000005,"longitude":172.90177000000003},{"latitude":-41.28443,"longitude":172.90413},{"latitude":-41.284200000000006,"longitude":172.90641000000002},{"latitude":-41.28491,"longitude":172.90891000000002},{"latitude":-41.28484,"longitude":172.91059},{"latitude":-41.28434,"longitude":172.91222000000002},{"latitude":-41.284090000000006,"longitude":172.91258000000002},{"latitude":-41.281270000000006,"longitude":172.91429000000002},{"latitude":-41.28014,"longitude":172.91524},{"latitude":-41.27899,"longitude":172.9172},{"latitude":-41.27826,"longitude":172.91888},{"latitude":-41.277330000000006,"longitude":172.92204},{"latitude":-41.276430000000005,"longitude":172.92413000000002},{"latitude":-41.27601000000001,"longitude":172.92479},{"latitude":-41.274620000000006,"longitude":172.92593000000002},{"latitude":-41.27416,"longitude":172.92694},{"latitude":-41.27412,"longitude":172.92800000000003},{"latitude":-41.27461,"longitude":172.93108},{"latitude":-41.276250000000005,"longitude":172.9367},{"latitude":-41.27548,"longitude":172.94126000000003},{"latitude":-41.27494,"longitude":172.94212000000002},{"latitude":-41.273770000000006,"longitude":172.94311000000002},{"latitude":-41.27042,"longitude":172.94420000000002},{"latitude":-41.267590000000006,"longitude":172.94659000000001},{"latitude":-41.26709,"longitude":172.94837},{"latitude":-41.26619,"longitude":172.94996},{"latitude":-41.26496,"longitude":172.9512},{"latitude":-41.26426,"longitude":172.95327},{"latitude":-41.26408,"longitude":172.95463},{"latitude":-41.264230000000005,"longitude":172.9564},{"latitude":-41.263670000000005,"longitude":172.95895000000002},{"latitude":-41.26346,"longitude":172.96216},{"latitude":-41.26144,"longitude":172.96795},{"latitude":-41.26127,"longitude":172.97150000000002},{"latitude":-41.261050000000004,"longitude":172.97234},{"latitude":-41.26003,"longitude":172.97402000000002},{"latitude":-41.25811,"longitude":172.97590000000002},{"latitude":-41.257540000000006,"longitude":172.97829000000002},{"latitude":-41.257310000000004,"longitude":172.97868000000003},{"latitude":-41.253220000000006,"longitude":172.98213},{"latitude":-41.251630000000006,"longitude":172.98292},{"latitude":-41.250400000000006,"longitude":172.98422000000002},{"latitude":-41.250080000000004,"longitude":172.985},{"latitude":-41.24956,"longitude":172.98800000000003},{"latitude":-41.25123000000001,"longitude":172.98859000000002},{"latitude":-41.2518,"longitude":172.98914000000002},{"latitude":-41.253150000000005,"longitude":172.98916000000003},{"latitude":-41.26086,"longitude":172.99212000000003},{"latitude":-41.260920000000006,"longitude":172.99275},{"latitude":-41.25907,"longitude":173.00166000000002}]}