Sub-4hr marathon support and celebration thread
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Feb 2024
9:33pm, 23 Feb 2024
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CasB
Cheers Joe. Yes hoping it doesn't rain more overnight! My plan is to set off at MP (9m/m) and then pick it up for the last few miles if I'm feeling good, without wrecking next week's training. I've been testing some new gels and realising how much I've been underfuelling, so I'm hoping for a strong run now I'm sorting that out. Hope you have a good one whatever you go for!
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Feb 2024
11:26pm, 23 Feb 2024
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tipsku
Good luck in the half this weekend, everyone who's racing. I agree with the others, I would only try to run with the 1:30 pacers if I had sufficient tempo training at race pace under my belt, at least 4 sessions with 3-7 miles at race pace which felt comfortably hard. What is your current threshold pace? I'm at a similar HM level. My PB was 1:38:02 until last October. In that race, I let the 1:30 pacers go, I just tried to stick to 7:30 pace for the first 10 miles to pick it up at the end to 7:20 for a new PB in 1:37:42. At the moment, 6:52 is my 5k PB pace so no chance of making it even halfway at that pace. It would a very miserable second half and the 1:45 pacers might come from behind to pick me up and I'd end up being slower than if i had tried to run a steady pace from the start. |
Feb 2024
3:12am, 24 Feb 2024
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Dibble
Yes, it's a 4:15am start here to avoid the heat. Good luck those back at Wokingham (my usual race at this time of the year) and hope it's not too wet for you all.
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Feb 2024
10:37am, 24 Feb 2024
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Joe1970
Yea, that was a bit of a throwaway comment, by "with" the 1:30 pacers I really mean "with an eye on" and see how it goes at a fraction better than PB pace, not expecting to keep up with 1:30. Training has been good, plenty of miles, some (maybe not enough?) at decent pace, I'm feeling strong and in decent shape, and I do think with the right course on the right day when everything goes well I've got a 1:35 in me...but who knows if it'll be the right day!...
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Feb 2024
4:51am, 25 Feb 2024
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Dibble
Delhi done in 3h49m. Full bloggage later, but in short a great experience although tough going.
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Feb 2024
6:35am, 25 Feb 2024
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Velociraptor
Well done, Dibble 
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Feb 2024
7:20am, 25 Feb 2024
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CasB
Congratulations Dibble!
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Feb 2024
7:23am, 25 Feb 2024
2,249 posts
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auburnette
Great run Dibble! Looking forward to reading more
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Feb 2024
8:23am, 25 Feb 2024
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Ally-C
Congratulations Dibble
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Feb 2024
8:42am, 25 Feb 2024
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Oscar the Grouch
Excellent job
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