Half Marathon round the corner...

[Issue5]

Only 16 days until i venture into my first half marathon 🤤🤤

Stepped into the cool air last night feeling fit and optimistic, new shoes bedded in i began my run.

I maintained a consistant 5.45 pace and completed 15.2km stopping only once briefly for some water/carb intake. Very happy with the run as i remained relaxed and felt that at 15km i had the remaining 6km left in my legs. ☺☺☺

[Bazza1234 Graduate10]

Good pace for a sub-2 hour 1st HM!!

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to Bazza1234]

Might be a good idea to have a few more drinks along the way during the race- no need for nutrition really over 2 hours but poor hydration will bite you hard .

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to Bazza1234]

I have read that you can lose 1 litre per hour - believe that too. Weigh yourself and then go for a 1 hour run , weight yourself immediatley upon returning - 1 litre =1 Kg

[Issue5 in reply to Bazza1234]

Had to grab liquid carbs, water with an added carb solution as im an insulin dependant diabetic. Loading carbs and water before i run and training my muscles to release slowly. Will pick up more water on the run, water points at each 5km interval but 10km is a pivotal point as i will need to take medicine and liquid carbs.

[Jundal in reply to Issue5]

Ok, consider me inspired! I'm currently around the 6k mark, just having graduated from c25k recently, but your doing a HM and insulin dependent?!? Wow!

Just... Wow!

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Bazza1234]

You lose a lot of fluids, especially at that pace. Drink the water when it’s there 😃

[misswobble Graduate10]

That’s very fast 😳. Well done on being consistent It’s not easy 👍😃

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Sounds like things are going great - and that’s a cracking pace to keep up for 15k! Good luck with your final preparations, but it sounds like you’ve got this. 😊❤️

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Wow! Inspiring 😁