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Apr 2018
7:20pm, 12 Apr 2018
63,691 posts
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Gobi
I used one at 9miles when I was a 73 minute runner.
So I know I can run for ages on nothing and yet at the intensity I ran for a 73 min half at 9 miles or so it was very welcome.
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Apr 2018
8:06pm, 12 Apr 2018
1,159 posts
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J2R
Now that is very interesting, Gobi! I've always been puzzled by the 90 minute idea about how long one's muscle glycogen is supposed to last. Surely if you're just sauntering, you're going to be using far less of your reserves than if you're going full pelt, so the time should be variable. Your experience suggests that if you're really running hard in a half marathon, you may have depleted those reserves rather earlier than 90 minutes.
I think I may give this a go in Sunday's half marathon. If nothing else, it will give me a new way of buggering things up which I haven't tried before.
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Apr 2018
9:03pm, 12 Apr 2018
63,692 posts
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Gobi
I believe it helped and there is no doubt the stores blow at different rates
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Apr 2018
5:58am, 13 Apr 2018
2,724 posts
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jdarun
I wouldn’t have a strong view either way, I don’t think it can be much benefit but what’s it going to cost? A few secs unless you choke.
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Apr 2018
9:45am, 16 Apr 2018
1,165 posts
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J2R
Well, another disappointing flop there, I'm afraid - missed my target by a fair bit, with a time of 1:21:36. Migraine for two days before meant I wasn't feeling great at the start, and couldn't run the race I'm sure I was capable of. Still, highest placing ever in this race, 11th (out of just under 2000), so maybe others found it tough as well (the day was a little warmer than we've been used to, and there was more of a headwind than expected on the second half). Next shot, September...
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Apr 2018
9:52am, 16 Apr 2018
962 posts
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Chris
You seem to be in a similar boat to me J2R, looking at your pb you should be capable but just need to have that good day to get it
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Apr 2018
4:58pm, 16 Apr 2018
1,166 posts
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J2R
I've come to the conclusion that I have to do something quite different if I'm to translate my shorter distance times to HM performance. I'm clearly lacking stamina for the long distances. I plan to do a lot more long (15-20 mile) runs over the summer, many of them either as progressive runs or with long HM pace sections late on.
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Oct 2018
8:17pm, 14 Oct 2018
1,419 posts
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J2R
1:20:04 at Peterborough today. That's 4 HMs 1:20:12 or faster, without breaking 1:20:00. WTF.
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Oct 2018
9:24pm, 14 Oct 2018
4,127 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Sounds like my unsuccesful efforts to beat my 10k PB of 36.30. 4 runs of 36.3x in 6 months.
Did you manage to follow the plan you set out in April?
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Oct 2018
10:02pm, 14 Oct 2018
1,064 posts
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Chris
J2r how annoying! I ran Peterborough today too and, despite the rain, couldn’t have asked for better conditions for a pb attempt
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