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Great run DT. Huge respect for pulling that off in tough conditions. Boston went much worse for me, so I know how good that time is.
My last hard sesh tonight too. 6*1km. I hoped to reign it in but got carried away as usual. Really must put the brakes on now 😉
Gdawg, yes, it seems kipchoge is absolutely human and made a rookie error.
2.46.18 for me. I won't say too much now as I'll do a full report however I could tell in Mile 1 and how my body felt that it wasn't going to be the ride I wanted. I was fighting to hit pace as opposed fighting to rein it in. Went to some dark places particularly in first half, but then the way the 2nd half is broken down it seemed more manageable. Somehow got to 22m on plan, I just couldn't execute from there. Didnt help that coming off Newton all the way in it poured down as it did 10 mins before start and incrementally throughout.
I take comfort from fact kipchoge was 8 mins off his Berlin time whilst I was 100s. I doubt he's sat at home now questioning his fitness.
1. you may have been fighting to hit pace, but you got to 22 miles on target: chapeau!
2. I seriously underestimated the effects of racing a marathon with jetlag when I did Chicago in 2016 (I was similar to you and flew out on the Friday). There's not much of an alternative (unfortunately) unless you want to blow the budget on flying out 10-14 days in advance.
6 miles this morning, and finally felt strong enough post-injury to venture away from laps of the local park and onto a more interesting out and back route. The skylarks were in full voice, which was a treat.
DT I was also on plan at 22 just about, and hoped I'd motor down hill to the finish. Instead I gradually imploded losing 2.5 mins. in the last mile. You ran far better and in worse conditions. Its an incredible result to hold it together like that👌
Good luck to everyone for Sunday. Conditions looking ideal so no excuses!
Still fighting a few demons here but hoping to get back to marathon running soon!
All the best folks, go well.
Chandos 🍺🍺🍺
Just on train to blackheath. See you in the chandos in a few hours.
OO you need to keep the minimal marathon focus, it's going well.
Good to briefly see you, DT. Fantastic running week, mate. Well done!
Not a great day for me at all yesterday. Hamstring tendinopathy won the day. After cruising and holding back in the early miles, I felt great in the perfect conditions but the hamstrings were tight from the first mile. They really kicked in after 8 miles and from there is was a real grind through the pain.
Went through halfway in 90 mins but could feel the pain holding me back, they get so tight, it feels like they fill with concrete. Not sure if it affected other things going on but despite my usual proven race nutrition plan I had to stop and go through the motions of being sick (just retching) at 19 and 25 miles.
Scored 3.07 in the end, so the time I pretty much predicted and the healthy GFA I wanted.
Well done, team, on some brilliant results!
Time for me to spend the next few weeks recovering and finding a fix for this condition before the Valencia campaign starts in August.
That is a good result GD all things considered. I love the idea of you joining us next year Gerard, especially in Chandos.
I thought the conditions panned out well yesterday and seem to be confirmed by the elites too. My race went well. I was planning to go off at 6:50 pace but 6:40s felt so comfortable I stayed with it. The middle section of the race felt a little tough but once we came out of canary wharf it felt like a run for home and I couldn't help accelerating to 6:30 pace and started cutting through the field which always feels good. I passed a lot of folks who had sailed away earlier in the race including a couple of my V60 rivals which felt great.
Final time was 2:54:57 off 1:28:08 at half way. So a negative split and new PB, 3rd V60 overall and 2nd Brit. Well above my expectations and taking the pressure off for Chicago in the autumn. I'm gonna ease back on the mileage for a while and concentrate on track and shorter stuff over the summer. What's up next for you guys?
Great stuff from DT and OO - an honour to have celebrated with the two of you.
I was also really chuffed with how the day went. A solid and pretty consistent block of training meant that I went into the race aiming for sub-3:15 and another GFA place (I've moved up an age category so now need sub-3:20 to get into the mix).
Despite a rather stressful 45 minutes in the toilet queue (how difficult can it be to estimate the number of portaloos required?) plus the realisation that I'd lost one of my safety pins, I reminded myself of the plan: go off sensibly and stick to a pace of just under 23 mins for each 5K. My track record on this front isn't good as I've tended to let the occasion and over-optimism get to me.
So, I was delighted to chalk up consecutive 5K splits of 22:24, 22:32. 22:41, 22:27, 22:19, 22:52, 22:43, 22:57 and the last 2.2K at 22:34 pace for a 1:34:50/1:36 split (which is as close to a negative split at London as I've ever got) and a 3:10:51 finishing time. WAVA of 74.65 is my highest ever age-related score for a marathon.
Most importantly I managed to catch both Lorenzitos on the course spectating and spent the majority of the race with a big smile on my face
Next up for me is a spot of walking (Lyke Wake Walk next weekend, West Highland Way at the end of the month) and a few more silly tube line runs for good measure. Then it's the Snowdonia Ultra Trail Marathon in July - 57km with 2,200m of elevation. Should be good fun. No plans (yet) for an autumn marathon.
OO - cracking to go sub3 as m60, you are really going well at the mo. Nice.
Top backing up DT, defo have the capability of going quicker.
Dawg - I feel for you. It's crap when your body is more of a limiter than yr engine. I'm trying hard to get more mobile, so i can get back to it.
G-Dawg: sorry, I didn't reply to your post. It sounds like you retrieved a good result in a tricky situation there.
6.5 miles hilly-ish for me this morning, and then Our Future Health testing. Blood pressure and cholesterol all good, but you can tell I've not done much exercise due to Covid and injury: RHR (albeit seated) was over 70 first time and 65 second. Ooof. It used to be 50 or lower at my fittest!
DT I read things didn't go 100% to plan for Boston but 2.46 is super fast nonetheless, considering the time differences etc. Looking at the 2 marathon performances combined, your performances were amazing. Faster times to come.
Nicely done too Lorenzo & G-Dawg.
Yes that's a fair rise in RHR Jools and done properly by medics rather than garmin. Mine has also gone up since I upgraded my garmin 😆
I'm back running gingerly and swimming. Legs are pretty heavy though.
When I went in for my unspeakable bowel test recently the nurse wired me up, as they monitor HR during the procedure. Suddenly a red light started flashing on her equipment (signalling low HR). She just looked at me and said- you're a runner aren't you....
Outstanding performance OO - amazing to lower the PB as a V60 and 2nd UK resident is some achievement. You're really hitting a golden streak across all distances.
Well battled with the hamstring issues G-D. That's a great result.
Excellent pacing Lorenzo to get you the GFA busting 3:10.
A casual 2:48, 6 days after Boston is pretty impressive DT. I'm not surprised the quads were complaining!
Having watched the race live whilst sprawled out on the sofa, I'm feeling extremely unfit and lazy. However, today was Day 1 of the new streak. Only a steady 8K but acorns and all that ...
Thanks, Ouchouch. I think perhaps with hindsight I was treating Boston as a Berlin and not applying any leeway for course difficulty in comparison as well as the travel. It's still a respectable duo though as you say.
Jools, yes that is a climb, perhaps you are about to be ill?
That's some great pacing, lorenzo!
Gdawg, you've persevered and battled on despite the troubles and still putting in a sizeable gfa do you should be proud.
Oo, it still amazes me you can pb at any distance at 60 when you've been running for so many years. Had you started at 50 say then maybe different but you raced through your 30s and 40s I thing? How many maras have you now run?
I've felt pretty good this week, albeit constantly hungry. Done 2 x 4m rums and a spin class. Hoping to find time tomorrow for a race report.
On reflection I'm in a better place than last spring having run a 2.50 at MK and plenty more to achieve this year.
Off to Paris Saturday for a few nights to take my lad to a psg game for his birthday so will pick things back up next week.
London was my 37th marathon DT plus 3 virtuals. I have run for around 35 years but in my Senior days, work and family meant that I rarely ran more than 25-30 miles a week. This may have extended my career a bit compared to my peers back then, most of whom either don't run now or are slower these days. Interestingly though I looked up the V60 Brit who beat me in London and he has been running as long as me, coming from an ultra and Tri background.
Good to hear you're in good shape DT can't wait to see what else you can achieve this year. I'm focusing on shorter stuff over the summer, mainly track and a couple of 10ks. It's the BMAF road mile champs in Edinburgh in early June. The field is tasty but I'm targeting a podium and running close to 5 mins 🤞