Thanks! Will do once I've got it all set up.Half marathon is my limit so far. Maybe get a marathon is one day.
Fair play to you! Send link over and I'll make a donation
I've entered ballot for great north run this year. That's a flattish one and aiming for 1hr 30 something.Thanks! Will do once I've got it all set up.
Funnily enough I did one half marathon 10 years ago at the age of 22 (1 hour 59 mins) which I didn't really train for. Out of the blue I entered a half in May with only 4 weeks notice, trained for 4 weeks and did it in 1 hour 51.
Then entered a half in September which I thought I'd train harder for but injury put a stop to that and I got out training 3 weeks before the event and managed 1 hour 47.
Then entered another half in October at Alton Towers (hilly) but actually trained properly and managed 1 hour 34 mins.
This spurred me on to enter a flatter half at Milton Keynes in December aiming to get under 1 hour 30 but I went off too quick and struggled like hell at the end and came in at 1 hour 30 mins and 54 seconds. Frustrating, but still yet to not get a new PB in a half marathon. Thought I'd give the full distance a try!
It's no coincidence that my refereeing has improved massively since then and I've also gone from 14 stone 3 lbs at the end of August to 11 stone 7 lbs as of this morning!
I've always looked at these people jogging near the start line thinking they're mad.I've entered ballot for great north run this year. That's a flattish one and aiming for 1hr 30 something.
Trick is negative splits. First half should be slower than the 2nd half... And a good warm Up. Around 10-20 minutes jogging. Seems counter intuitive given the amount of running your about to do but otherwise the first part of the race is warm up and, as you found, and I have in the past, the body just says no.
They are some really good times. My PB is 1:46, but was a hilly course on clay mining trails, 450m climbing. There ain't much flat round my way, mostly rolling ups and downs so I'm looking forward to seeing what time I can get on a flatter road route.
My problem in the MK half was that I couldn't find the pace maker so I went off in search of him. Caught him after a mile but decided to sit just in front as there were big crowds around him. Next thing I know I'm at mile 4 and he's out of sight behind me. Then around miles 7/8 I noticed a lot of people coming past me and me not going past anyone. then the pacemaker went past around mile 10. It's a deflating feeling haha!My error on my first half marathon was to go in with the idea to get the first half over with as quick as I could, then take the last part at a slower pace. I've since realised its best to try and set a consistent pace that you can keep up throughout. Doing that knocked around 20 mins off my initial time.
Ps- my time isn't quite 1h 30m like you 2! If things such as beer didn't exist, maybe it would.
Had same in 2017, went off like a bullet, 22 min 5k, then died and finished in 2hr 17. So deflating.My problem in the MK half was that I couldn't find the pace maker so I went off in search of him. Caught him after a mile but decided to sit just in front as there were big crowds around him. Next thing I know I'm at mile 4 and he's out of sight behind me. Then around miles 7/8 I noticed a lot of people coming past me and me not going past anyone. then the pacemaker went past around mile 10. It's a deflating feeling haha!
Last 6-7km was extremely tough, a real mental battle, but overall it was a nice course!@RefereeX how did it go?
Quality mate. Well done. So close to sub 3Last 6-7km was extremely tough, a real mental battle, but overall it was a nice course!
Crossed the line in 3:09:04, which with it being my first full marathon, I’m chuffed with!View attachment 7252
Now that's just showing off FFS. That's my Cooper Test Pace I was proud ofLast 6-7km was extremely tough, a real mental battle, but overall it was a nice course!
Crossed the line in 3:09:04, which with it being my first full marathon, I’m chuffed with!View attachment 7252
Haha sub 3 may be just out of reach. I did the first half in 1:30:49 which is a half marathon PB by 5 seconds, but the second half nearly killed me.Quality mate. Well done. So close to sub 3
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