A beautiful afternoon here in the North East saw me heading out on a planned long run.
I have been trying to work out on my head the best way to get under 2 hours 30 for the HM for some time, do I head out fast and try to hang on or is it best to try and keep a steady pace throughout?.
I went out quite quickly on this one (obviously that's all relative to some people) and got to 10k in an hour and 7, but once again, as usual I found the second half difficult, not helped by most of it being into a fairly gusty headwind.
So I missed 2.30 by about 3 minutes but I'm hopeful I will crack it at the Sunderland HM in May as I probably won't run this far again beforehand.
20 mins quicker than last year's Great North Run and a PB by 10 minutes.
Hope everyone had a good running weekend.
Run happy, run safe.
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Very good time Chris considering that wind, 20 minutes quicker than last year's Great North Run is something that you should be happy with, still plenty of time before the Sunderland HM in May.
Absolutely brilliant Chris...I thought this was a race when I first saw this on Strava, but just to pull off a run like this on your own is such an acheivement! π₯
I havenβt managed more than 10.6k so to me this shows a huge amount of strength both mentally and physically...πͺπ...
So close to your target time too...in race conditions you should squeek it.
Rest and recover well ! I expect you can feel those last kmsπxxx
Yay!!!!! HM and massive PB πππππ. Way to go you.... what a great run to put you exactly in the right mindset leading up to HM. Sunderland here you come ππππ
Fabulous run -- that's a huge amount of time to shave off and so close to your target. You will get this.
Yesterday I was reading about ways to avoid hitting the wall towards the end of the race. I read a fab sentence that said there was simply no such thing as banking time at the start of a marathon by running faster than your average race pace, you would always pay for it in the second half. Admittedly that was marathon advice, but I'm guilty of starting too fast virtually every time on a long run: I always justify it to myself on the basis it feels fine in the moment, and surely it's best to get ahead! So I'm going to make it a new mantra for the first third of my long runs - there is no such thing as banking time π, and see if I can stop my later fade π
'***When it comes to long-distance racing, there's no such thing as "putting the time in the bank."***
if you go out too fast, you'll burn through your stored energy too quickly and your muscles will fatigue faster, leaving you feeling tired and depleted toward the end of your race.'
20 minutes is a massive chunk out of your previous best - thatβs almost a minute a km quicker! Iβm sure you will shave that extra 3 minutes off and hit your target in balmier conditions π
Brilliant, huge well done Chris. Thatβs an amazing improvement on your previous time. At that rate youβll smash 2:30 in May ππ»ππ»ππ»πββοΈπββοΈπββοΈππ₯
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