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London Hydro Active Women's Challenge 5K
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The London Hydro Active is usually a family pinic for my partner's family, so it turns out to be a cracking day. And more or less all the runners in the family are competitive with each other!
3rd time for me as well! Hopefully it will be better than last year as we came down on Friday lunchtime and then started going round the museums.
I couldn't walk on the Sunday but somewho managed to get round in just over 30 min and was just over 5 min quicker than the previous year! Not sure where that run came from!
Well done, its funny how you find the energy at the end, I done my 1st 1/2 marathon a couple of weeks ago and even though I was knackered at the end I managed a good wee spurt at the end, that really impressed me. I just hope its not as hot this year, last year it was roasting.
I'm attempting to make sure that I go out for my runs after work especially when it's hot bearing in mind the weather for the previous years.
If it's really hot again this year I'm going to soak my baseball hat in water as I usually get to the start about 45 min before the off.
Me also!... Does anyone know what the start time is as I can't find it on the web site?
Any other good tips for the day... as this will be my first ever race? Well, since doing school sports days anyway!
My partner's sister is also runing along with some of her partner's family so we all have a pinic afterwards.
Jayne,
Another couple of good tips are to carry your own water. I know a lot of people say if you're properly hydrated you don't need to, however it can take 15-20 min to cross the start line and there is no shade at the start. You can get little bottles shaped like an O which do the job nicely.
Make sure you start right to one side and then you will only get jostled from 2 sides. Also if they have different areas to start in (how they did last year, sub 25 min, sub 35 min & slower people) make sure you start in the right area.
I want to make sure I get a good haul in for the marathon! Especially as I only intend to run a marathon just the once.
I would have to run it in 3hrs 45min and I think my predicted time based on the quickest race I've ever done is something like 4hrs 18. Off the back of my half last year I think the predicted time is about 5hrs 30min!
So unless you do something like London where the cut of time doesn't come into the equation it is something to bear in mind.
I did pay close attention to the thread for the Shakespeare Marathon this year and it does sound as though it has a good atmopshere.
However a lot depends on me not going for a time in the Hydro Active and getting a good time in my half.
Although it will be one step at a time. Get the Hydro Active out of the way and have an injury free training. Then I can turn my thoughts to a good half marathon in October.
I have to say that for a 5k race the atmosphere at the Hydro Active is wonderful and to run in the same race as top international runners is brilliant!
I know a lot of people change their name slightly when they want to raise shed loads of money and incorporate the fundraising website address as part of their forum name.