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Thought I recognised the name!
I suppose you have 2 choices. One would be to start at 8:00 miling, nothing ventured nothing gained etc. and hang on for as long as you can. You might surprise yourself. Or you might burn out and have a hideous last couple of miles.
The other would be to start at a more comfortable rate and if this feels OK try and get faster as the race goes on. This has the added advantage of allowing you to catch runners ahead which is always good fun.
Is there any time to do a trial outside? Weather's lovely in London today, not sure about Milton Keynes.
I'll be taking the first mile v. easy to see how I feel and what pace I manage. I suspect I will be dead last for the first mile and will then spend the rest of the race trying to reel people in.
Little Nemo
I'm favouring the 'hang on' option. Starting slower would mean that I'd need to be running the closing laps very quickly. Not fit enough for that.
I'm sure you'll be fine bootsie......
At least it's an early start so you won't have to worry about it getting dark!
Bootsie
If time gets tight, you can always go straight to the start without picking up the chip. True, you wouldn't get an "official" time, but so what. I'm sure that you've got a watch anyway.
It really is a nice flat course, not ran te exact course, but I run around the roads nearby and they are not hills around.
Tim - go for it - that's my plan anyway - Think ten seven minute milers might be a little bit to much (did 1.36 HM in Dec) but I am going to go for it and just hope I can hang on. Did my last proper prep today 9 miles in 68 mins steadyish with a quick finish.
Great minds think alike!
Normal shoes should be OK. The off-road bits are OK and there are no cross-country style bits.
Lovely weather - at least it's not going to be freezing!
Did my first club run last night for over 4 months and found it so hard. Joined the shortest run and foolishly thought they'd be other slow people that I could tag along with. They'd obviously all decided to stay at home as I got dropped off the back of the pack within 3 minutes and ran the whole thing on my own. Slightly demoralising!
Lovely bit of rain to add to the fun of a good january run out.
Not sure on pace yet but tempted to go all out for a seventy minute run and hope to hang on. But that may be a tad ambitious at this stage.
Parking looks fun on day
I think it's time for a list!
Little Nemo - #879 hope to finish in 1:50-2:00
Add your name - alphabetical order please
Little Nemo - you're not alone!!!!
Trigger2 - #1063 (I think) - hopefully 1.45 - 2.00
Little Nemo - #879 hope to finish in 1:50-2:00
Nemo thank you so much!!!!#
Trigger2 - #1063 (I think) - hopefully 1.45 - 2.00
Little Nemo - #879 hope to finish in 1:50-2:00
Bootsie - can't remember my number -but will update - hope to finish in 2 hrs!
Trigger - road shoes definitely.
The old railway line route is a fairly firm trall and most of this is road. I find trail shoes can be quite slippy on wet tarmac so any benefit o nthe trail bit will be more than offset on the roads.
Am looking for 1:20, indded just under, but came back from training yesterday with a stiff left calf and a bit worried now.
Trigger2 - #1063 (I think) - hopefully 1.45 - 2.00
Little Nemo - #879 hope to finish in 1:50-2:00
Bootsie - can't remember my number -but will update - hope to finish in 2 hrs!
Brooks - sub 1:20
Tim of MK - 1:22 - 1:25