Sub 3Hr Marathon
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Sep 2024
11:09pm, 30 Sep 2024
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OO61
Tapers are horrible DT- totally unfamiliar landscape 😉 Logistics for Chester are a bit of a nightmare too rhb. I remember horrendous city centre traffic last year and this year they've stopped all parking at the racecourse. Last thing you need on a big race day.... |
Oct 2024
11:14am, 1 Oct 2024
179 posts
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DT19
There are places around Solihull and Birmingham airport/NEC for example and they are not far off m40. Though not sure that is your route from Manchester as you'd follow the m6 to south Birmingham. Oo, that's a pain re race course parking. Last year I booked very early and stayed at holiday inn at the race course for about £75. It doesn't really kick in fully until Friday as the first few days this week are normal and my biggest workouts are usually Friday and Sunday. |
Oct 2024
11:52am, 1 Oct 2024
6,484 posts
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Windsor Wool
@rhb I've done Abo a couple of times. I'm about 45 mins drive away and so I've just driven up there on the morning of the race day. I had the quickest of searches and it looks like there are loads of available places to stay nearby the night before. There's no need to stay in Abingdon, you can drive over from anywhere local on the morning and park. There are options on the local roads close to the start line that I can point you to if the official parking looks too far away (it's about 1 mile from the start, 10 miles from the finish even though they are in the same place!!). If I were you I'd stay somewhere within 20 mins drive to take all the stress out of it in the morning. Somewhere like this perhaps (there were cheaper places too): uk.hotels.com |
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Oct 2024
10:53pm, 1 Oct 2024
337 posts
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OO61
I recall your hotel DT. Unfortunately at short notice there nothing decent in Chester for less than £175.I'd rather spend up post race at Wwtherspoons 🤭 Easy swim and 5 mile run today. |
Oct 2024
9:02am, 3 Oct 2024
2,407 posts
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rhb
Windsor Wool wrote: @rhb I've done Abo a couple of times. I'm about 45 mins drive away and so I've just driven up there on the morning of the race day. I had the quickest of searches and it looks like there are loads of available places to stay nearby the night before. There's no need to stay in Abingdon, you can drive over from anywhere local on the morning and park. There are options on the local roads close to the start line that I can point you to if the official parking looks too far away (it's about 1 mile from the start, 10 miles from the finish even though they are in the same place!!). If I were you I'd stay somewhere within 20 mins drive to take all the stress out of it in the morning. Somewhere like this perhaps (there were cheaper places too): uk.hotels.com Thanks @Windsor Wool really useful info appreciated. |
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Oct 2024
11:47am, 3 Oct 2024
185 posts
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DT19
Oo, you won't have me there this year to buy the expensive pints in the Slug and lettuce so you'll need all your pennies.
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Oct 2024
10:43pm, 3 Oct 2024
341 posts
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OO61
I have my wife in tow DT. Not such a great drinking buddy 🍻
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Oct 2024
9:38pm, 6 Oct 2024
2,410 posts
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rhb
Chester went well, arrived early enough to go grab a coffee (Chalk Coffee shop v nice) watch the Marathon folk pass by then get ready to race Metric Marathon. 12 steady ish (see HR graph) then turn on the gas to the finish, was fun. Missed my AG win by about 90s but that's only with the clear hindsight of the results sheet. 16.4 miles in 1h49m30s ish. Graphs & detailed splits: 1) 1mi - 7:29(7:29/mi) 140/150bpm [1047b/mi] 107cal 2) 1mi - 6:42(6:42/mi) 146/151bpm [979b/mi] 103cal 3) 1mi - 6:48(6:48/mi) 146/151bpm [993b/mi] 102cal 4) 1mi - 7:10(7:10/mi) 146/152bpm [1045b/mi] 105cal 5) 1mi - 6:45(6:45/mi) 148/154bpm [999b/mi] 100cal 6) 1mi - 6:57(6:57/mi) 149/156bpm [1036b/mi] 102cal 7) 1mi - 6:50(6:50/mi) 150/161bpm [1026b/mi] 101cal 8) 1mi - 7:00(7:00/mi) 150/154bpm [1050b/mi] 102cal 9) 1mi - 6:48(6:48/mi) 152/158bpm [1033b/mi] 101cal 10) 1mi - 6:31(6:31/mi) 152/156bpm [990b/mi] 96cal 11) 1mi - 6:34(6:34/mi) 152/156bpm [997b/mi] 96cal 12) 1mi - 6:41(6:41/mi) 151/158bpm [1009b/mi] 100cal 13) 1mi - 6:33(6:33/mi) 158/161bpm [1036b/mi] 102cal 14) 1mi - 6:16(6:16/mi) 159/167bpm [995b/mi] 98cal 15) 1mi - 6:20(6:20/mi) 162/169bpm [1025b/mi] 102cal 16) 1mi - 6:05(6:05/mi) 167/175bpm [1017b/mi] 101cal 17) 0.37mi - 2:05(5:43/mi) 176/186bpm [1008b/mi] 37cal I think 6m45s pace at Abingdon should be doable and should come if I run sensibly at a similar effort curve as I did at Leeds back in May. Will need to be careful not get carried away in the first 20 miles 😅 Cotton wool time. |
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Oct 2024
10:13pm, 6 Oct 2024
191 posts
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DT19
Rhb, nice session. Looks well managed, shame to miss out on AG prize. Bodes very well for 2 weeks time. 48m this week as taper week 1 concludes. Peak session Wednesday of 14m with 10m at mara pace/160bpm. I always do this around 10 days out. Came out 6.12mm for 159bpm. Went through half way averaging 6.16mm and 153bpm, then gradually picked it up. Outcome was in keeping with same session pre last 3 or 4 maras though it was pretty windy. They've all come in 2.43-2.47 so I guess those are the parameters. Weather is trending warm for Chicago next week. Currently packing for summer. |
Oct 2024
7:07am, 7 Oct 2024
7,428 posts
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Little Miss Happy
Bodes well rhb. Maybe some over dressed runs to help you acclimatise a little DT19? |
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