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Luton, England
United Kingdom
Stopsley Striders
6C / 43F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 32m 29s
Overall Rank = 118/426
Age Group = M Senior
Age Group Rank = 59/158
Pre-race routine:

Cereal and juce for breakfast at 7ish, then drove up to the event. Had a gel & some iso about 30mins before the start
Event warmup:

bit of jogging
Run
  • 3h 32m 29s
  • 42.2 kms
  • 05m 02s  min/km
Comments:

first lap felt good, second lap began to drop off a bit, thrid lap was really hard. Never hit the wall, just constantly degraded as the run went on.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I think that was the best I was capable of on the day.
Post race
Warm down:

Tottered/limped back to the sports hall. Drank anything I could get my hands on and tried to stretch bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience mainly.




Last updated: 2005-08-19 12:00 AM
Running
03:32:29 | 42.2 kms | 05m 02s  min/km
Age Group: 59/158
Overall: 118/426
Performance: Good
Course: 3 laps with a couple of hills. This meant the worst hill hit you at 21miles, which really didn't help. Good course even so.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-12-05 3:56 AM

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Subject: Luton Marathon

First lap, nice and strong, running mainly on pulse.  Either the mile markers weren't accurately placed or I can't pace for toffee as I was varying between 7'30 and 7'50.

Second lap thigs start to hurt a bit, but I still felt good.  On for 3h30 at the halfway point, but not up by much, so realistically knew then I'd mised my target.

Third lap legs really starting to hurt now, mainly tensor facilis (sp??), pace really started to drop off, was struggling to maintain 8'20s , but got over the hill(21-22) and the bank(24), all down from here.  Thought I was back in with a long shot for 3h30 so let my pulse go higher and kicked for home.  Picked off a few other runners but got to 26 at 3h31, last 0.2mile so kicked hard.  As ever the red mist came down, and I ended up in a sprint finish.  But I won that so I'm happy.



Edited by andyc 2005-12-05 3:57 AM
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