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P&D Spring Marathon 2022
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I had another negative test yesterday afternoon so no excuse not to rock up tomorrow & give it my best shot.
Parkrun this morning. Carb loading & resting the legs this afternoon. Got Adharanand Finn’s Way of the Runner on the go. Ideal for motivation whilst resting.
All good here, a few sniffles. Went for a walk around 9 am, supposed to be 4C but with the faint sun and no wind felt warmer.
5m easy, 6m mp, 3 easy. Managed approx mp so much better than Wednesday's sorry affair. Very similar run to a week before vlm in terms of pace and HR. Hammy was a bit tight but i was abused by the fizz yday evening.
Adharanand’s books are brilliant, Jools. I love his writing style and the journey he takes the reader on. Would love to go to Japan one day.
Terrible train journey up yesterday (overhead wire damage meant my train was cancelled and subsequent ones were heavily delayed...got into Manchester after 10 instead of half eight...but I was up for parkrun today. Alexandra is a nice flat one so while I was intent on taking it fairly easy, I couldn't resist a little push at the end and did 28:27 instead of 30ish. Eh well. Knee was OK but groin is still a bit niggly. Hopefully won't be an issue tomorrow, unlike my lack of training and overall fitness!
Another tick for Mr Finn, I've his ultra book, he has such a genuine curiosity and then goes and does it himself.
Good luck to you guys running in Manchester, Cal, SQ, Macca, TT, Westy & Jooligan. Should be great running conditions for us, so lets not be shit.
Cheers SQ I will really enjoy running Taunton but it has a distinct feeling of not the main event which is fine.
I pulled out at mile 15, sometimes you have to say no more.
Thanks to everyone, I have enjoyed being part of this thread but I doubt I will be challenging myself to do this ever again!
Most other folks went well and should be pretty pleased.
My non participation even provided a half decent day for Millsy at Goodwood today, we'll see what next sunday brings.
Westy - from where you were a week ago that’s a remarkable result. Did you get many stares whilst coughing at the end ?
Surprise PB of 2:44:35. I didn’t feel in PB shape so I went off at…….PB pace…..and managed to cling on for a 17s PB.
Wow, Macca excellent indeed. Congratulations on the PB. Your a class runner, well done.
Unlucky TT, hope you come back to give it another go.
Good day for me. Sub 2.50 was drifting away @ mile 23, had a word with myself put in a couple of 6.15s and squeezed in with 2.49.34 with a lost 30 seconds due to the overriding need for a scooby doodle (outside poo) @ mile 20. 6th overall, 1st old codger.
I certainly wasn't the only one coughing...and actually there seemed to be quite a lot of puking going on too... lovely it was.
I often meet pukie just after the marathon finish line.
Whereabouts was the Scooby doodle as I'll have to inform the council?
TT, you totally can. My first marathon was horrible. I did finish, but it was utterly miserable. You've got the talent to do well at one in the future so don't rule it out...just give yourself time to rest and process.
Macca...awesome! Well done!
OuchOuch, bloody awesome, well done! D'you get a prize for that?
Fairly chilly but otherwise decent conditions today...a little breeze at times but the sun came out as well, so it was pleasant.
Obviously I've gone into this race with less mileage and more weight than I'd like, so I expected to fade, but set off at 4:15 pace and managed to keep that going until mile 17. Got a bit slower after that, and them considerably slower after 20 when my legs began to go. I was also feeling a little queasy and couldn't face any more gels so I didn't take any more on after 20 either.
No issues with the knee or groin, but everything got a bit sore (feet were the worst actually) and I was like Bambi for the final mile. Often I rally a bit for the last mile but not today, it was my slowest by far. Time was 4:20:52 so a long way off my PB and not even a Manchester best (I've done 4:18 in the past) but it's about what I expected and I feel proud I got around without walking (just as well as when I stopped at the finish, I could hardly walk at all...I was very slow getting through the race village to meet my mate Colin who I was staying with).
Nearly collapsed on the tram too... I started feeling sick and closed my eyes and leaned my bum against the side of the carriage and my legs just started shaking. I was like I was going Full Foster after the race! Col had to hold me up until we got to our stop.
But I'm OK now. Food and a non-drama train journey back helped. Just hoping I can sleep tonight (I always sleep like crap after marathons).
Congrats to everyone else.
3:14:43 for me. 1:35 at halfway but faded a little in the 2nd half, particularly the final 10K. Not a blow-up though: no walking/shuffling required this time & HR was climbing at the end even though the pace was trending down. Aerobically my easiest marathon ever with HR below 150 til Mile 20. Legs were battered - opted for the Takumi Sen which may have been a mistake. Lost 90s to a Turdis at 30K too.
It was a combination of too many people so I was jostled and had an elbow in my face at one point, people kept hitting the back of my trainers, a lady pushing a gentleman in the wheelchair in front of me at mile 13 and three people hitting the floor right in front of me in mile 14 in a mass of people.
Paced it well, loads of energy, low heart rate, but it was not going to happen. I am actually really pleased I tried and I can now say I have tried.
At heart I am a HM person, I can do those with no impact on the rest of my life.
Well done to all, some fabulous 🏃♀️🏃♀️