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Thats it then - no more race planning for me - I'm just gonna decide to race one the day before and then turn in a PB like you!
Congrats on the gongs too.
I like that TR
Robo-Gobi
Conditions today were pretty much perfect for all that got 'round before the rain came, there was a new female record of 2 hrs 58 ish (previous best was 3 hrs 09 mins) and the male open winner was only 40 odd seconds outside setting a new one too!
You should all get down there, its a great marathon!
2nd time running at Halstead for me, this is one I'm hoping to do every year, I was just waiting to see how the legs were after London!
I'm thinking about training hard for Loch Ness now!
Decided no more marathons this year, concentrating on getting quicker. So more 10k, halfs etc
Gobi I'm being talked into running an ultra by a couple of club mates for next year, any advice on a good first event?
Draycote 35miler is very good and is laps so getting out is easy as is Boddington 50km.
There are a number of good offroad ones
Compton 40
Ridgeway 40(ldwa event) but good all the same
Marlborough downs 33
These all rank as solid
AY4 You didn't have to stop for a crap - I didn't ;o)
Crab missed Fool, was hoping to bump into some forumites, if he did it, hope he had a good run too.
Oh well plenty more fish and all that.
(BTW just to clarify I did stop to drop the kids off at the pool at ~9miles but didn't stop at 19miles. Ended up with somewhat of a muddy penalty spot but did get the sub3. The goal was sub3 not sub3 with a spring fresh crevice so on reflection probably made the right call.)
As you were.
Anyway it seems that I got a class victory. My P23 was worth 1st V45. How is my head going to fit through the door?
Just for the record, it was my slowest HM of the year following my rome HW split and then London HW Split. As fred rules state, intermediate splits don't count, it is now my quickest.
Talk about clutching at straws;)
Cracking time Gobi! And off that sort of mileage too.
Great racing from all others as well. Although I'm guessing Pug didnt do too well. Hopefully his cold/chest clears up.
I’ve a list of a few heroes on this thread (some of them know who they are – I’ll spare their blushes) but you’re right up there with them.
Folks like you inspire me to get the (not-red) trainers on and get out the door.
35 miles spread across 4 runs for me last week. Chest still aches a bit – and havn’t even trained, must be just due to muscle/rib soreness now them. So, going to push on a bit now – I’m in danger of being left behind by all of you folks. May even get some mile reps done this week too.
Ode – hope you are ok – you need a break Dude. Give it 6 months and you’ll be tearing up your PB’s.
CM – not sure when you are going to be out of forum contact (or are you still logging in via Blackberry), but If you are out of contact soon then all the best for your IM – you make my list above dude – I’m not sure that will help you as much as it does me though !!
good to see you getting back to it.
regards
I did actually have a rest day on Friday so for me I was quite fresh Sunday :¬)
Gobi-Bloody hell mate simmer down,thats a cracking 10k time....looking good for the ultra
Stet-Great running and another sub 3,well done fella
Some great half times over the w/e, well done Tmap,AY4,Ode,DO2 and Dan also great running from the Vets Blisters and Nichs2.
T.R- welcome to the V40 category
Still doing a bit, 6 days last week with the w/e 17 miler taking me to 60 for the week.
Onwards and upwards
I notice that those who thought they did well at Ranelegh, didn't mention the fifty year old woman who I think beat the lot of you, running 1:20
Scary.
cheers Dull
If anybody fancies a sub 60 pacer for 10M next week, I'm thinking of running this one (under an alias) at tempo speed. Anything between 57 and 60 could be negotiated.
If there are no takers, I'll see what the HR monitor makes of 5:44 pace - I suspect 86%ish of max.
I think it's a PB for her, her previous best was 1:21:36 run in 2004.
That will frighten the socks off Slow Coach on the MG thread. She's in the same age category, and has a PB about 7 mins slower than that.
Come to think of it, it frightens the socks of me, my PB is 1:23:09.
JEJ Would have loved to try for a p.b at the very same event, don't think the legs will be ready in a week though!
Might still run it! (Not at sub 60 pace!)
Dull That is an amazing time clocked by the Barnet runner, my word I've got work to do this year!!!
But from what I saw last week on hols, I strongly suggest that a visit to the next Tallinn marathon might not be a wasted journey.
Stet, Gobi - great stuff; well done.
A fantstic result!
I am right.....you did 2:58 at london and 2:57 3 weeks later?
You should do a marathon a month and you'll be at the championship start in a year's time.
I went past her on the towpath in my push, but she was obviously going well.
Thanks for the congrats. I can't tell you how much I needed a good, well-paced race.
Was unsure if my legs would be ok after London and was going to pace a team mate to a sub 4 just to run it. (Halstead was my first marathon last year 3 hrs 18 mins).
He had others to run with so I thought I'd have a go at 6.45 pace from the off and see if I could hang on! Thankfully it worked!
Good running there Tmap.