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Sub 1:40 Half Thread

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Hills of Death (HOD) Oct 2014 12:39pm, 7 Oct 2014 29,965 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Nice one why isn't GNR not official :-$
Nellers Oct 2014 12:54pm, 7 Oct 2014 28,739 posts	Quote Pin Nellers NEt downhill and start and finish are too far apart. Same reasons that Boston isn't an accepted Marathon course for World Record purposes.
tipsku Oct 2014 1:26pm, 7 Oct 2014 278 posts	Quote Pin tipsku Nellers, sorry for the delayed response. Yes, I had negative splits in Rhyl but that was also due to the strong headwind from miles 2 to 8. I did manual laps so the splits are not even as some mile markers were 1.2 miles apart and others only 0.8 miles. So I'm using the pace for the splits, not the split time itself. I compare them to the splits of my more recent PB attempt. I recently got even closer to 1:40, clocking 1:40:04 in Lake Vyrnwy. The splits were again negative. I put both races next to each other for comparison. Rhyl - Lake Vyrnwy 1) 7:33 7:43 2) 7:41 7:41 3) 7:51 7:43 4) 7:51 7:55 5) 8:00 7:52 6) 8:00 7:46 7) 8:09 7:32 8) 8:03 7:45 9) 7:42 7:27 10) 7:41 7:41 11) 7:36 7:28 12) 7:49 7:49 13) 7:39 7:17 14) 7:14 6:46 (pace for the final bit) 1:42:19 vs. 1:40:04 I sprinted for the sub 1:40 but it wasn't meant to be this time. Both halfs are flat, bar a few smaller inclines in Lake V at the beginning and at the end and one bump about halfway. I got boxed in at the start as people didn't go to their starting pens so in the sub 1.40 pen I found I was behind some charity runners who were going along at 10 m/m or slower in a group, blocking the faster runners. The 1.40 barrier will fall in the next half, only 5 seconds to go now This said, I've got another 'almost there' experience this year, the 10k PB is 45.09 so 10 seconds to go there. I hope 2015 is going to be my year.
monsenb1 Oct 2014 2:10pm, 7 Oct 2014 1,400 posts	Quote Pin monsenb1 Only a matter of having good conditions on the day and you'll easily go sub 1.40 tipsku! Considering your marathon and 10km PBs are better than mine, this is just a frustrating anomaly that will be corrected sometime soon. Yeh, the GNR for all its intricacies seems much tougher than the Cardiff half, but didn't count for a PB. In fact, for even more complicated reasons, my PB was officially 1.42 before Sunday, even though I ran a 1.40 at GNR 2013, 1.41 GNR at 2102, 1.40 at Liverpool in 2011 (that year Liverpool hafl didn't get a UKA licence for the race, even though it was officially measured).
Bintmcskint Nov 2014 5:08pm, 16 Nov 2014 19,346 posts	Quote Pin Bintmcskint I've been chipping away at this.... and finally today it all came together by the narrowest of margins 1:39:28 at St Neots
monsenb1 Nov 2014 5:29pm, 16 Nov 2014 1,432 posts	Quote Pin monsenb1 Good running, 32 seconds is not narrow at all! I've run 2x under 1.40 and still not got to the heady heights of 1.39.28! I hope you enjoyed yourself afterwards!!
Hills of Death (HOD) Nov 2014 5:33pm, 16 Nov 2014 30,075 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Well done Binty you looked awesome
Bintmcskint Nov 2014 5:35pm, 16 Nov 2014 19,350 posts	Quote Pin Bintmcskint Thanks, monsenb1 It was a bit of a Fetchfest so lots of fun too. This might not sound like much of a celebration but there is a fishfinger sandwich with my name on it tonight and that'll do me.
becca7 Nov 2014 5:48pm, 16 Nov 2014 5,806 posts	Quote Pin becca7 Well done Bint.
tipsku Nov 2014 2:55pm, 17 Nov 2014 288 posts	Quote Pin tipsku Congrats Bint, you did it!