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Aug 2023
5:43pm, 27 Aug 2023
602 posts
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damo_HAC
Hi LMH, I'm 46. I started running about 8 years ago. Had a 3 or 4 good years, followed by an injury hit few years, but last 2 or 3 have had big highs (PBs at 5k, 10k and Marathon last year) but 6mts out with two liagments tears the previous year.
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Aug 2023
6:21am, 28 Aug 2023
6,625 posts
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Little Miss Happy
Thanks damo. A decade younger than me - plenty of time for further improvement!
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Sep 2023
1:03pm, 3 Sep 2023
1,659 posts
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Chris
Mixed feelings today after finishing a local half in just under 1.17. Wasn’t quite feeling it in the middle but felt strong at the end and didn’t feel I’d given it 100% when I finished.
I was hoping it would give me the confidence for a sub 2.40 marathon but feels like 2.42 / 2.43 is more likely.
That said I’ll put my name in the hat for a 2.39 at York and see how it goes
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Sep 2023
1:18pm, 3 Sep 2023
6,629 posts
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Little Miss Happy
There's time yet Chris.
I'm trying a three week taper before Bedford so this morning was my last LSR. I should probably leave the thread as all I want from Bedford is a GFA and I doubt very much I'll be troubling three hours at London should I get it unless I can find and follow some miraculous get older, run less and get faster plan. LOL.
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Sep 2023
2:38pm, 3 Sep 2023
15,418 posts
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jda
Well done Chris, agree that 2:40 would be a good conversion from there but maybe not out of the question. Will be good to see another sub3 on the sidebar!
LMH, once a sub3 runner, always a sub3 runner 
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Sep 2023
3:41pm, 3 Sep 2023
6,630 posts
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Little Miss Happy
Thanks jda. I can't help but think of it as living on past glories.
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Sep 2023
6:05pm, 3 Sep 2023
15,420 posts
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jda
Well, I think for a lot of us here, the older we get the better we were. There are still some with future glories to look forward to, and I'll enjoy watching their achievements. While I can still focus my ageing rheumy eyes...
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Sep 2023
9:13pm, 3 Sep 2023
1,660 posts
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Chris
Thanks JDA just the confidence boost I needed 😁 get ready for the standard slow down after 20 miles!
LMH - you are surely an honorary member and stuck here forever?
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Sep 2023
6:27am, 4 Sep 2023
6,631 posts
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Little Miss Happy
Ok guys, I'll accept that I'm still allowed in, thank you.
'Twenty years ago I ran a marathon in under three hours'.................. LOL.
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Sep 2023
12:34pm, 4 Sep 2023
211 posts
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Miser
Definitely in the better I were camp!
Always tough to estimate a race pace off a not sure if was 100% effort type race Chris. Do you have any other benchmark runs to tension against?
I'm in a similar boat trying to decide if 2:55 is workable. Ran a 22miler on Saturday, with 16m marathon pace. The first 5k (warm-up) were a bit quick, so it ended up being sort of 19m fast, but I was working much harder than I'd have hoped for the last couple of miles. Waiting for the half marathon in a couple of weeks to make a better decision.
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