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13k resit passed ✅ - sensible head discovered in Southsea

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After hitting the wall at 11k in a planned race-pace 13k run a fortnight ago, today was redemption time, albeit with the race-pace target wound back to 6'00"/k from 5'30". But the real issue was whether I could find a pace around that figure that I could maintain, and thankfully I did. For the first half the instantaneous pace readout on my watch was pretty much nailed to 5'50". It dropped off a bit after that, with 6'00" and 6'05" turning up occasionally, but (golfing analogy) I kept a 6 off my lap card apart from that infuriating 6'00.1" for k11 (we'll put that down to chopping my stride in preparation for hurdling the wall at the end 😀). Mission complete in 75'38" and an average pace of 5'49"/k.

Now that's 10 secs/k slower than the 11k run that annoyed me in May, and a huge 24 secs/k slower than the 12k that really pleased me in June, which was also my pace until I hit the wall last time. But given the continuing hot weather and high humidity 😜I'll happily take it for now 🥂.

I feel I should also mention that my post-run relaxation was disturbed by the woman, my wife, who having jeffed 5k in 40 minutes this morning was now lying on the beach "recovering", ringing up and requesting delivery of beer and crisps, having "forgotten to take any water with me". This from the person who nags me about hydration at every opportunity …….

Onwards and upwards!!

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Buddy34Graduate10

What an amazing achievement and even more important I hope you got your wife's drinks and crisps😂

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Dexy5Graduate10

Your recovery period seemed to have exceeded 5 hours, and I knew you’d enjoy it at the beach once you got down there. 🍻 were much appreciated.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Well done UTS, that’s an impressive set of splits there - and in this heat and humidity too. 🥵🥵🥵 Hope you partook of beer and crisps too! 😀

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply tocheekychipmunks

He did cheeky, beer and crisps arrived and were duly drunk. The whole of Southsea seemed to be on the beach, so much cooler there. ⛱☀️🍻😎😎

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply toDexy5

Sounds just the place to be Dexy. 🏖 🍻

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JonathanPGraduate10

Very impressive consistency UTS - back on track!

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alisonxGraduate10

wow UTS look at you go!

so great to see you hurdled the wall at the end rather than hit it :-)

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply toalisonx

It was definitely there in my brain coming up to 11k 🙄

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KatnapGraduate10

High 5 from me! Well done UTS. It is odd that sometimes a slower run can feel more satisfying!

Have a great weekend!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

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