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Years since I did any running and am now entered in this half marathon. I can probably manage to get out two....maybe three times a week. My question is, since it is now May, how far should I be running right now?
In my mind I want to run around two hours (not at all sure if that is a realistic goal or not) any advice on how far and how fast I should be going now would be much appreciated.
Kenny, there are training schedules hidden away on this website somewhere - have a look in the "training" tab at the top of the page
Hi everyone.
Have entered this- back in Feb, Hoping for 1.40 this time, was hoping for it Last sunday at Tewkesbury but like Daniel Gabb said it was just way too hot , managed 1.45 [very pleased] but have a few months until Bristol so hopfully it will work out this time.
It will cost you £34 each and you get a Merrell jacket and team support and facilities.
If you would like to join me in supporting the cause then please contact henry.lawes@fairbridge.org.uk
Cheers
Rita
Do you want my place?
I entered this year's BHM and cannot make it it clashes with a family do that weekend.
I phoned the organisers and they said I cannot get a refund, but I can transfer it to another person. Do you know of someone else - eg friend/family who would like to do it?I ask that you give me the price of the ticket. I am not a tout, so I do not want to profit. You can do this once you are happy that the transfer has taken place properly.
Have run this race many times in the past - barefoot! I detail it on my blog:
www.barefeetrunner.blogspot.com in case you don't believe me!
Email me for details: yannipapastavrou at yahoo.co.uk (replace " at " with the usual email @ symbol)
Happy training all, it's a fantastic event and I am sorely disappointed to miss out this year.
I'm in.
And to use a local expression.....it's MINT!
Did it last year for the first time and clocked 2:02 because I started too far back. If you want a decent time put in a slightly ambitious finishing time to get in the right pen for the start.
Don't get too ambitious or you may find yourself standing next to some skinny Nigerian and Steve Cramat the front!
As for the Queens Square cobbles if you don't fancy them (and I didn't) the gutter next to the pavement is the right size so go along the double yellow lines.
And for anyone following the training plan....100 minutes today with the BIG training run of 155 next sunday.
SEE YOU ON THE PORTWAY YOU BUGGERS!
Usually two weeks before the kick off. So next week I'd imagine.
And to everyone running on the Portway today.....CHRIST wasn't it ever hot? I'm still aching after the 100 minute traning run and I have found that Lucozade Sport even when watered down still slides down like a lump of coal and sits there.
It also fills my mouth with something resembling wallpaper paste. So back to water for me. Gloucose ain't my thing it seems.
I'm in it, this will be my third in succession, and I always find it a brilliant race
Windscale they put you in coloured sections depending on your projected time. I wrote 1h39, because that is defintely what I'm after, and hopefully that moves me over a time boundary too. Last year I'm pretty sure they messed it up because I was waaayy in the back and that tends to make the first half of the race very shuffly
There is a different colour on everyones number. Yellow numbers go in the yellow pen. Or the way it worked last year, blue, green, purple and yellow numbers go in the yellow pen.
You then have the delight of following someone down Hotwells road on their mobile saying 'I'm on Hotwells road, yes I'm running now'.
You don't say.
Hmmm. I think I put too slow a time on my original entry by a long way for what I'm capable of running now
. I did e-mail them and ask to update my estimate but I never heard anything back...
Thanks for the info musketeer, sounds like they are rethinking the organisation of the start this year, which has to be good news.
In any case, my advice to anyone is get out into your section fairly promptly before it gets filled up
When do you get to put down your projected time?
LINE UP! SINGLE FILE...no talking in the ranks...right you motley crew numbers and t shirts have been issued.
Number colour and wave...me first
13434
blue
wave one
Woo stuff arrived
17219
yellow
wave 1
I have my number now and the way it seems i am blue wave 1. however i think this is way too far forward for me. My prediction when i entered in feb was 1.35 but its looking more like 1.45-1.50 due to having alot of time off.
The problem is now do i start in the blue pen of wave 1 and probably go off too fast or hold others up or do i drop into the purple pen of wave 2 which i think may hold me up a bit. I asume white is the front of wave 1 and green is the front of wave 2 which i think the front of wave 2 is where i need to be.
Any advice what to do?
GoneForAPurter I'm one of those who are going to run much slower than predicted, when I entered I was on course for sub 1:40.00 but in June I damaged my medial meniscus doing the Southend Half in 1:39.50 I've had load of hospital/doctor visits/appointments and i'm still awaiting an MRI scan but like most nutty runners I'm feedup with the 4 month layoff so I recently did two races (with no Training) just to see how the knee would hold up, I ran a 10K two weeks ago and did a Half Marathon on sunday and luckily the knee seems ok so I hope to hobble round in just under two hours.
I am in wave 1 and hoping to get around before they re open the Portway and I compete with lorries.
But seriously folks!
If I do 1:45 I will be very happy. At the start don't get too close to the skinny Kenyans, and get into the kerb and let them all go. I have been told it will be a similar experience to running back wards with all these straining skinny people shooting past.
Then enjoy the Portway and try not to laugh at the caualties stretched out on Redcliffe roundabout covered in space blankets having Lucozade Sport poured into their mouths because they went too quick too early.