Another GSR post following on from today’s event. It was very well organised and the support around the course was fantastic! 😃👍 Unfortunately I set off far too quickly so I soon realised I couldn’t maintain that pace (note to self: run your own race next time, not the pace others are running at!) I had to walk from time to time but I managed to finish strongly which I was pleased about 😊 In the last stretch along the seafront I overtook some runners whom I’d seen disappearing off into the distance when I had to walk earlier on. There’s probably a lesson for all of us there😉
It was lovely to meet up with some of our HU friends too! Looking forward to hopefully meeting up again when the planets align for all of us☺️ A great weekend that I’ll remember for a long time 😀
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A wonderful achievement for you today David G, nice photos as well, I can see the runners in the distance, aren't those big banners up high pace makers for various times, I have ran 5 /10 miles runs, averageing 2 hours 4 minutes, from 2:08 to my 5th 10 miles run 2 weeks ago of 2:01:02, so if I had ran at this mornings GSR I would have followed the 2 hours pacer, once again a big congratulations. 😊 🏃🏾
Thanks AlMorr they were banners from the companies that sponsored the run, but there certainly were pace runners out there. If only I’d found a pace runner for a sensible pace I’d have been much better off! 😉
IF there had been a 2 hours pacer, now that's a little more than 37 minutes 5K pace, 75 minutes 10K pace, which I have run quite often, however, if I could keep that pace up with a 2 hours pacer I might be able to run 10 miles in around 2 hours, if it was like parkrun, I usually can run a quicker 5K there than running myself, so who knows a 2 hours 10 miler with other runners might be achieveable for me.
Thanks LadyGault it’s a lesson I need to learn. Maybe I could use one of the guided runs on the Nike Run Club app, just to get me started the right way 🤔
Running is full of lessons to be learned isn’t it David? You still ran a great race though and it was lovely to meet you! My lesson was learned when I ran the Bristol HM recently - eating breakfast before a long run. I didn’t then and flagged. I did today and didn’t flag! You’ll find today’s lesson will benefit you next time. 👊😀🏃♂️
Well done on the strong finish. It's so easy to go too fast at first in all the excitement, and there's nothing wrong with walking for a bit, but it's good for the spirit to be able to get back to a run for the end of a race.😀
Good to see you over the weekend David, and I will join you in the went too fast, walked , ran club. It was warm in the sun and took us by surprise I think.
Having done a (not) parkrun in Southsea before , you knew you didn’t have far to go once you saw the sea on your left so it was great that you could pick it up again for a strong finish.
Finishing a race strongly is great and is proof that, despite you going off too fast, you paced yourself well. Well done to you David on a great sounding run 👍
Absolutely fabulous... what a great run you had, even though you set off like a greyhound:)So exciting at these events that unless you place yourself right at the back ( if you can,) you get carried away.
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My first HM, The Great North Run!
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