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Oct 2011
7:34pm, 14 Oct 2011
11,282 posts
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Fenland Runner
To be fair, you always enjoy a PB. It's failure that will hurt 
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Oct 2011
7:48pm, 14 Oct 2011
149 posts
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Nelly
Good luck everyone racing this weekend. I hope there are more happy people on here on Sunday evening than hurt.
Thanks MP, but my 10k PB is seven years old! I'm still undecided. I think I'll lurk here for now, or at least until after my first HM next year when I will reasses whether I believe this is still possible or not.
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Oct 2011
8:49pm, 14 Oct 2011
2,971 posts
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Smout
Go for it Nelly! My PB before this year was 3:59, I hoped for 3:45 (that was my target before found out preggars in 2009) but in the end went loads better an was aiming 3:35 or maybe 30 (but those didn't really cross my mind till about 5 or 6 weeks out). Quite a bit of life in the last couple of weeks and an aching knee on the day resulted in a run walk from 18 miles to finish in 3:39.
My lead up mileage wasn't that great (if i'd thought 3:15 or 3:30 was possible I would have planned better from before the year started I'm sure) - I did some Parkruns, some hills sprints, progressive runs, 1/2 mile repeats faster than 5km pace an other speed stuff. I just like running fast LOL. Here's the 14 week very summarised summary from start of year to mara -
34, 18, 9, 21,
38, 39, 38,
45 (including 20:06 5k PB),
34 (10 minute 10 mile PB on same course),
39 (17 minute Half PB),
39,
17 (including 5 minute 10k PB)
, 5,
37 (including the mara PB)
3:12 has gone on my VLM predicted time I plan to get regular 30 / 35 mile weeks and hopefully some 40s before proper knuckling down at the turn of the year
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Oct 2011
9:59am, 21 Oct 2011
1,194 posts
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run-forest-run
Hi there all, new territory for me this and a thread I never thought I would see myself watching. A great marathon pb last week though at Abingdon got me 3:31 pretty pleased with that, Sept '09 and it was 4h06 at Nottingham so 35 mins off over the last 2 years in total
Splits at Abingdon 1:44 & 1:47 have given me great confidence that sub 3:30 may just be possible one day
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Oct 2011
5:40pm, 21 Oct 2011
20,146 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Nice PB r-f-r!! Very well done
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Oct 2011
9:43pm, 21 Oct 2011
2,559 posts
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longboat
I did a 3:32 at Amsterdam last weekend - PB by 9 minutes, so where I was hoping before, I am now starting to plan
Aiming to go a bit longer in spring, so probably autumn marathon for my next attempt
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Oct 2011
9:46pm, 21 Oct 2011
11,358 posts
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Fenland Runner
Lost 14 minutes this year to go from 3:49 to 3:35... perhaps next year can find five-six minutes
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Oct 2011
11:00pm, 21 Oct 2011
16,547 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
good to see activity on this thread. lots of people knocking on the door. sure you'll all do it. i was 3:42 got some good training thought sub 3:30 was on, then realised was closer to 3:20 training. got 3:12. Believe!!
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Oct 2011
9:41am, 22 Oct 2011
11,556 posts
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hellen
Never thougth I would see myself on this thread, have had 3 Marathon PBS in 5 weeks...
Nottingham 3.49
Leicester 3..45
Abigindon 3.37. (1.48.40 first half 1.48.32 second half)
3.30 is a bit of long way off yet but might just lurk here! I didn't taper for abo, infact Leicester was the week before so with a taper, another season or two or training and shifting the last half stone then maybe I might manage 3.30 although it does still seem to be a bit of a dream!
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Oct 2011
9:49am, 22 Oct 2011
16,550 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
amazing multi mara performances hellen. well done. i'm sure u could do 3:30 now if u did a 6-10 wk programme with full taper. multi marathoning is hardcore!! :-)G
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