I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, was really just hanging on at the end.
My half pace is on for 3:08 and even my pace through 30 once I’d consciously pulled back a bit would be equivalent to a 3:11 or thereabouts.
Think I could be a good runner if I took it seriously. Just not sure if I really want to be. You’ve got to dedicate a lot of time to speedwork, hills, intervals etc. and I just didn’t do any of that.
Ultimately I didn’t give the distance the respect it deserves, either in training or on the day, and I really suffered for it!
Did the Birmingham marathon this morning. Managed 3:52, a full 16 mins slower than Manchester in April Think this was down to a combination of hills, not enough fast running in training and getting about 2 hours sleep last night due to my son getting sick.
Think with the amount of time I can dedicate to running, marathon’s probably not the best distance to aim for. Reckon I have a sub 20 parkrun and a sub 95 min HM in me, so these are the next goal
My time was terrible, 4.24, I was on course for 4 hours at 13 miles, I don’t know what happened! I’ve had a little epiphany since that I need to stop fretting about time. I am never going to be a fast runner, so it’s unhelpful to beat myself up about the fact that I can’t run every run faster than the last.
4:24 is far from terrible! Despite being generally flat, Amsterdam isn’t the fastest course at all, and especially if it was hot that’s a decent effort (the heat would explain the fade).
Hope you enjoyed some of the incredible chips they serve at the stadium.
Just signed up for the Hackney Half again next year and I WILL do it in under two hours this year. You all have permission to mock me relentlessly if I fail to.
Got a definite 2 halves booked up for next year. The Big Half in London, which I’m hoping will be a nice substitute for got getting into the marathon proper. And Paddock Wood, which is the only half I have done before, so looking to improve my time there (1.54).
Also planning on doing this silly chocolate run, that could get up to half-marathon distance, if I’ve trained enough after Christmas and I can be bothered on the day.
Gonna get cracking on it once the game is out on Nov 10th and yeah, actually be sensible about it this time and build up instead of getting carried away with a massively premature 18k and resulting injury like I did this year…