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Oct 2023
11:03am, 24 Oct 2023
15,690 posts
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jda
Sorry to hear about your injury LMH, it's desperately bad luck. Hope it doesn't put you out of action for too long.
Don't have anything to add to other comments for ptr. sub3 is a long way away, but if you keep plugging away you'll get closer for sure.
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Oct 2023
11:04am, 24 Oct 2023
618 posts
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damo_HAC
ptr_runner - I would say go for it. I always set lofty A goals, but have a B and C goals too. I train for A (or try to) and decide in final few weeks what I can realistically do. I don't mind failing to hit my A goal, as I enjoy the training to tey and hit that goal.
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Oct 2023
11:07am, 24 Oct 2023
619 posts
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damo_HAC
LMH it will be 4 or 5 weeks before you loose much, if any, base fitness. Don't rush back - if you want to get out for mental wellbeing, put on your kit and go for a brisk walk.
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Oct 2023
11:10am, 24 Oct 2023
15,692 posts
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jda
Hi damo, looks like you are our final hope for the sub-3 sidebar. Trust you will be smashing your A goal in Valencia 
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Oct 2023
11:50am, 24 Oct 2023
3,101 posts
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Bowman 🇸🇪
Going back a few pages, congrats Bowman on the PB. Of all weather conditions, wind is the one I hate the most, you can do some things with heat/cold/rain, but little you can do in the wind, apart from find a good group to run with.
Cheers damo! Yes the wind will raise the effort you have to put quite a bit.
Well, i just need to be stronger too, i can't wait for the world to suit my needs
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Oct 2023
1:46pm, 24 Oct 2023
620 posts
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damo_HAC
Hi damo, looks like you are our final hope for the sub-3 sidebar. Trust you will be smashing your A goal in Valencia
Hahaha 😆 😂 No, not even close. I've had several injuries this year so A goal is 2:39:59 - perfectly achievable as long as gale force wind behind me for the whole course.
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Oct 2023
2:02pm, 24 Oct 2023
54 posts
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Unsafe Breadbin
Hi damo, looks like you are our final hope for the sub-3 sidebar. Trust you will be smashing your A goal in Valencia
One more to go in the sidebar for 2023. I've got NYC in 12 days (5th Nov). I think I'm at a similar fitness level going into this as I was just before Boston earlier this year.
Given the overall elevation is broadly similar, I'm going to target beating my Boston time (2:53:24) as Goal A, B is a sub 2:55 and C is get to Central Park under 3 hours.
Goal D - just don't be s**t.
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Oct 2023
2:08pm, 24 Oct 2023
3,106 posts
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Bowman 🇸🇪
All the best to you UB!
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Oct 2023
3:02pm, 24 Oct 2023
55 posts
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Unsafe Breadbin
Thanks Bowman Enjoying the taper and looking forward to the big day. Have resisted the urges to check any weather forecasts, but whatever happens, I'll certainly be glad of a rest afterwards. Feels I've been in marathon training for the entire year.
Planning for London next April, mainly to keep my eye in, and then the main target race is Chicago next autumn. After that, a quest for El Dorado / the elusive Tokyo place.
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Oct 2023
3:07pm, 24 Oct 2023
3,108 posts
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Bowman 🇸🇪
Nice!
(Yea don't care about the weather.. 🤣im good at that..)
I haven't done any big ones, well maybe with CPH, but i like the small ones.
Although i will probably benefit from a big one to get groups to follow.
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