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I didn't realise you hadn't driven for a while, so perhaps not a great idea 🙈
Another rest day for me today, my RHR is up 10 bpm this morning, no reason that I know of but just being cautious.
Both of us are ready to go,OH is nervous as its the first time she raced a marathon rather than just run it,but it's a good nerves.
Shades, it was very misty here too but eventually burned off. I managed to get through 20 miles though as you might imagine, my legs were not exactly fresh and bouncy, though I suppose that's the point. Anyway, 53 miles for the week. Now I can taper.
It was a very flat course,plenty of water and iso drink stops,only negatives is its twisty with lots of little corners to break up the rhythm and again quite a few areas with cobbles,but overall its a fast race.
Sounds like a good race. Surely 5 minutes will be a comfortable margin ?
Your OH is doing well too.
Shades-Yes I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't much of a cut off for London with the reduced racers.OH done brilliant,30mins under her previous PB and 2mins under GFA with a negative split again.
I think I was running with a celebrity for quite a while,as everywhere we went people were shouting her name,even when they couldn't see it,I beat her though 😁
Slap up dinner tonight for you two to celebrate a very successful day 😀
Cal - Well done on the 20 miler. Enjoy the taper
20 miles for me too with miles 11-19 at MP. Pretty happy with the MP block at 7:05ish /mile especially in >22c and a teeny but persistent uphill almost throughout. I took out the vaporflys for a spin and the hammy, cramps (or lack thereof) and ability to hold pace seemed better for me today than recent efforts with alphas and I’m now wondering why I set these aside in the first place. Suspect I’ll revert to them for Chicago given how well this run went. 60 miles this week.
Re the GFA places for London, there's a cap of 6,000 GFA places, 3,000 for men and 3,000 for women so when entries exceed that number then it becomes the fastest first compared to your sex/age group. Quite a few disappointed runners over the last couple of years since the cap was introduced. For 2023 they're even suggesting that if your time is less than 10 minutes faster than GFA time then enter the ballot just in case you need the option of another method of entry. However, it seems with race entries down since the pandemic it would be surprising if such a cushion would be required this time.
IMHO the desire to run London will get a boost when this year's event is held, which is also the deadline for 2023 GFA qualifying times.
Not sure on OH yet,I have a feeling she'll do more as she wants to do NYC in 2024 so will keep going.
Big G-I haven't seen anything but tbh I haven't been looking.
Shades-In 2019 there was no cut off,but they only announced the change in April and cut off was August,2020 it was 2:40 men and 4:15 women,then I can't find it but I don't think there was a cut off for this year's race or 2021,but obv a lot less races due to covid.The other unknown again is deferred runners from 2020.
The number of deferred runners from 2020 is an unknown, as you say. Other races have a much higher rate of DNS's from deferred entries from 2020, I wonder if London will be the same.
Must be a logistical nightmare for London organisers until back to normal after this year's race.
RHR back to normal today, 8 miles undulating. Very humid, high 90's again.
Gym later.
I can't comment on whether you're ready to try running again as having no personal experience of PF I don't know if you should expect to be twinge free before resuming running.
Didn't Robert say he gets a twinge now and then?
I've just booked my Covid booster
Boston opened registration today.....
Shades-I'm on the list for early booster so just have to wait and be called,another advantage of being 50.
All home now,just a quick turnaround.
We've had a good chat and I'm really happy with the weekend,my best time since 2019,and OH got the time she deserved.I do think I can get a bit faster in Chicago so we will wait and see.
Big G - I've mentioned before thst i stopped completely for 4 or 5 months to get rid of PF, and only run short a few times a week for about the same again......I would work on yoga, pilates etc to get loose and atrong if i had it again. You cpuld check your bike shoe set up etc too, anything to change the loading etc