The sub 1:30 half thread

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Charlesvdw Sep 2024 2:18pm, 13 Sep 2024 374 posts	0 Charlesvdw sub 1:30 target. Too bad there's no edit function on Fetch.
riggys99 Sep 2024 2:34pm, 13 Sep 2024 3,795 posts	0 riggys99 Good luck @Charlesvdw
peanut Sep 2024 4:52pm, 13 Sep 2024 107 posts	0 peanut Good luck @Charlesvdw and @riggys99 . Looking forward to hearing about both races
Charlesvdw Sep 2024 9:35pm, 13 Sep 2024 377 posts	0 Charlesvdw Local half marathon this evening. It rained until 5 minutes before the start and then the sun started shining. I wanted to better my HM PR of 1:26:42 and I dreamed of running 1:25:xx if all went well. I was sporting a pair of brand new Vaporfly 3% flyknit. My start was way too fast: first km in 3:42minutes and first 5k in 19:30 (even splits for sub 1:26 require a 20:20 5k). About two thirds of the way I started to struggle and focused on leg turnover and technique to avoid slowing down too much. Heart rate was about 180/' and crept up the last 5k (there were some artifacts as well in my recording). The last 2 miles the course was shared with numerous 5k runners that had started an hour later. It was motivating to blast past them and it was bothersome at the same time because of congestion. I am ashamed to confess I touched a lady's shoulder and she could barely avoid a fall. Although not a ~~strava~~ PR (GPS measured 21,03 km instead of 21,095) I consider this a new HM PR because the official results says 1:26:28 which is 14 seconds faster than my previous official result.
SPR Sep 2024 9:37pm, 13 Sep 2024 46,115 posts	0 SPR Congrats on the PB.
larkim Sep 2024 9:50pm, 13 Sep 2024 25,601 posts	0 larkim If the results say it is a PB, it is a PB!! Well done!!
riggys99 Sep 2024 9:51pm, 13 Sep 2024 3,796 posts	0 riggys99 Well done @Charlesvdw great PB
Charlesvdw Sep 2024 10:01pm, 13 Sep 2024 380 posts	0 Charlesvdw Thanks @riggys99 . I wish you capable pacers and a good race on Sunday. @larkim great minds think alike !
Mark J 🇳🇿 Sep 2024 11:35pm, 13 Sep 2024 3,226 posts	0 Mark J 🇳🇿 Great run @Charlesvdw . Good luck this weekend @riggys99
riggys99 Sep 2024 11:53pm, 13 Sep 2024 3,797 posts	0 riggys99 Thanks @Charlesvdw and @Mark J 🇳🇿

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For those who want to go sub 1.30 in a half marathon and/or those that have already done it and want to give advice. Share your journey here.

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