Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
Options
PB at Great South Run
![[Deleted User]](https://wa.vanillicon.com/a3ab0776620f9afaec93f214ea13dac5_100.png)
What a fantastic event, terrific course, weather was superb, and I got a PB, 1:24:53, thats 2minutes from my last PB. Also met up with other forumites, great to put faces to names and hope to see more of you at Windsor.
A day to remember.
A day to remember.
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
I have to say I was mightily pleased with the couple of light showers along the way which stopped me overheating!
BK - sorry we missed you too.
I see you have a new photo on the site also, is that my hand that is shown on your shoulder?
Well done again, and well done to all participants of the Great South Run
Natty, I think that is Paul's hand.
Looking forward to our long run on Sunday, I am thinking of a different route, don't want to do that same as we did last week, might get bored with it too quickly.
Bloke with that name on the back of his T shirt overtook me about the nine mile mark.
I did try to trip him up, but mistimed the effort, and kicked my own shin instead.
Never mind.
Snoop , not doing Nike 10k , now running Maidstone , going to attempt both runs..
Is it wise???
This forum is too big!
Well done on your PBs RR and Dustin. Dustin, I should have started with you, I'd have beaten 75 officially.
Meant to drop you an email on friday after I saw your 80 minutes target time!
I was going to say that with your 10k and HalfM times then you should be able to do sub 75.
(Last year I couldn't beat 45 mins for a 10k but managed a 74.?? 10 miler).
Thanks for the shout at 4m and sorry we didn't see you after (I couldn't stay for a beer - had to head off for daughter duties).
Still see you at Windsor . 1.41 ?
Congratulations to those already posted here and to those surely to follow.
Only bad thing was the queuing to get in and out of the car parks.....
Excellent organisation, started with the 60-69 mins and met Lyn & Fozzie and took 30secs to get across the start.
Followed my race plan to perfection (there's a first...) halfway in 34.45 , felt a bit tired 7-8 after I passed Sonia O'S going the other way, but felt renewed on the run back along the seafront and found a last kick to finish in 1.09.04.
Out in 34.45 (34.15 if you take the 30s start off) and back in 34.19 - couldn't have done it better if I'd tried.
Beat my pb by over 3 minutes (set earlier this year) and improved since last summer by over 5 mins.VERY chuffed this morning.Also told afterwards that I would've been in the top 500 (out of ca10,000) !!!!
Saw BK halfway round - I thought you'd get around 75 based off your 10k/halfM times so well done.
Met up with Snoop,Dangly,Romford R,Caz,Murf,Lyn & Fozz afterwards (I hope I haven't missed anyone) and thought I saw Jacqueline's hubby before the race.
Looked out for Hilly and as those who saw me afterwards can testify I had a list of numbers written on my hand!
Well done to everyone who raced and congratulations to those debutantes and pb setters.Very proud of you all.
Sorry for the ramble, still feeling chuffed!
I had planned to try and keep to 8 1/2 min/mile pace which in training I had been doing (only measured on routes of around ten miles - not accurately measured) I managed this until around 6 miles and then strated to drop off and had a painfull last two miles, wished I'd ran all the way at about 8 3/4 min/mile pace as I would have managed that all the way and got a slightly better time - still you live and learn.
I'm pleased as this was my first race since pulling out of FLM 2002 and my knee felt okay throughout the race and feels okay today aswell.
Nice to meet a few of you too. I didn't make it to the tank by 1pm as I was busy queueing for some pasta! but managed to get to the pub on time to meet the ones that needed a beer.
Ran in my URWFRC vest too which was great.
Homer.
I would love 1:41 but can't see it some how.
I was right to say about you being pessimistic about your Windsor time. I should have met you a couple of years ago when we were running at the same pace!
I enjoyed my run, it was a 3rd best time over the distance. Not sure what went wrong as it was perfrect weather for a PB. Think it was perhaps the mind set - it was 'only' a 10 miler and i usually do 1/2Ms!
Suspect it was a 'could try harder' as the teachers used to say.
Also, who's going to arrange the meeting place at Windsor??
Well done to you all.
Caroline
Having seen NN's results list, seems like some of you having been setting VERY soft targets!!!
Dont want to play with you no more!
I think a lot of the pb's were for guys who hadn't run a 10miler before , I suspect if you take those out you won't feel so bad Snoop.
Yes there were quite a few that had not run 10 miles before, but I always class that as a PB personally.
If I get my Windsor target then it will be a PB so I wont be lowering mine at all
Cheers
Caz.
Snoop you aren't alone I was way off a pb by about 4 mins. But you win some you lose some! I don't know about you, but I quite enjoyed being part of the run, having not done the GSR before. I don't particularly like mass events, but I might end up doing this one again.
Well Done !!! seems your running gets better and better, i should be on the roads soon, maybe we'll meet again.
Andy
Where have you been? Surely not out of action all this time.
What about meeting up at Langham 10k 22nd Sept????