Well that went OK. 8:30 or 8:31 for 55.35 miles. (Garmin left on for 11 mins by mistake.) 10th - actually ahead of Neil Rutherford, Rory McCraw etc. Though Boab had to drop out and Grant Jeans too, so that's a couple fewer. Thought about 8.5 would be good, 8 would be most that could be expected. Was on for 8 at halfway, but slowed up a lot after 35. But managed to finish reasonably strongly. Many thanks to IanS for running with me for 7 of last 8 miles. Got to chat to loads of people, wonderful support from family coming to Linlithgow, Ratho and finish. Lots of lovely supporters - Duchess, Spiced Apple, Sarah Self, santababy, whwrunner. Nice to meet becca7 at start. Stayed for about 1 hour afterward, but couldn't stay much longer, so didn't see all finishers. Things that went: went quite hard first half, slowed in second half but still ran and overtook folk; wrap, lemon cake, apple and nice juice went well; co-codamol x 7
succeeds (though I dropped a few and gave 2 to Neil Rutherford); Hokas fine, slight blister right toe; chafing of bum and bits (Nike pro + vaseline not good enough!); UD vest awesome.
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Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:12(9:12/m) 115cal 2.92/3.27/hr
2) 1m - 8:42(8:42/m) 117cal 3.08/4.65/hr
3) 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) 117cal 3.15/3.47/hr
4) 1m - 8:43(8:43/m) 117cal 3.08/3.52/hr
5) 1m - 8:51(8:51/m) 116cal 3.03/3.79/hr
6) 1m - 8:09(8:09/m) 119cal 3.29/3.8/hr
7) 1m - 8:19(8:19/m) 118cal 3.23/3.53/hr
8) 1m - 8:28(8:28/m) 118cal 3.17/3.45/hr
9) 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) 117cal 3.18/3.56/hr
10) 1m - 8:21(8:21/m) 118cal 3.22/3.59/hr
11) 1m - 8:54(8:54/m) 115cal 3.01/3.46/hr
12) 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) 117cal 3.15/3.42/hr
13) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 117cal 3.24/3.46/hr
14) 1m - 8:24(8:24/m) 116cal 3.2/3.55/hr
15) 1m - 8:50(8:50/m) 117cal 3.03/3.35/hr
16) 1m - 8:48(8:48/m) 116cal 3.05/3.28/hr
17) 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) 117cal 3.18/3.41/hr
18) 1m - 8:06(8:06/m) 116cal 3.31/4.31/hr
19) 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) 119cal 3.18/4.42/hr
20) 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) 118cal 3.21/3.53/hr
21) 1m - 8:29(8:29/m) 118cal 3.16/3.43/hr
22) 1m - 8:15(8:15/m) 118cal 3.25/3.69/hr
23) 1m - 10:31(10:31/m) 100cal 2.55/22.44/hr
24) 1m - 8:49(8:49/m) 117cal 3.04/3.55/hr
25) 1m - 11:16(11:16/m) 95cal 2.38/58.33/hr
26) 1m - 6:49(6:49/m) 99cal 3.94/18.08/hr
27) 1m - 8:37(8:37/m) 117cal 3.12/3.4/hr
28) 1m - 8:27(8:27/m) 117cal 3.17/4.41/hr
29) 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) 117cal 3.15/3.67/hr
30) 1m - 8:39(8:39/m) 116cal 3.1/4.84/hr
31) 1m - 8:51(8:51/m) 116cal 3.03/3.73/hr
32) 1m - 9:53(9:53/m) 111cal 2.71/3.7/hr
33) 1m - 8:42(8:42/m) 117cal 3.08/3.55/hr
34) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 115cal 2.78/3.79/hr
35) 1m - 11:00(11:00/m) 117cal 2.44/2.95/hr
36) 1m - 9:52(9:52/m) 119cal 2.72/3.22/hr
37) 1m - 9:25(9:25/m) 118cal 2.85/3.25/hr
38) 1m - 9:47(9:47/m) 117cal 2.74/3.24/hr
39) 1m - 10:18(10:18/m) 119cal 2.6/3.15/hr
40) 1m - 10:14(10:14/m) 119cal 2.62/3.11/hr
41) 1m - 10:06(10:06/m) 118cal 2.66/3.35/hr
42) 1m - 10:54(10:54/m) 117cal 2.46/3.11/hr
43) 1m - 9:54(9:54/m) 113cal 2.71/3.88/hr
44) 1m - 9:08(9:08/m) 116cal 2.94/3.88/hr
45) 1m - 9:56(9:56/m) 116cal 2.7/3.21/hr
46) 1m - 9:56(9:56/m) 117cal 2.7/3.47/hr
47) 1m - 9:48(9:48/m) 121cal 2.74/3.89/hr
48) 1m - 10:54(10:54/m) 115cal 2.46/3.31/hr
49) 1m - 10:32(10:32/m) 118cal 2.55/3.09/hr
50) 1m - 10:35(10:35/m) 120cal 2.53/3.04/hr
51) 1m - 10:40(10:40/m) 119cal 2.52/3.6/hr
52) 1m - 10:18(10:18/m) 118cal 2.6/3.15/hr
53) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 122cal 2.68/3.85/hr
54) 1m - 9:46(9:46/m) 114cal 2.75/3.65/hr
55) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 119cal 3.24/3.86/hr
56) 0.35m - 2:40(7:34/m) 41cal 3.55/4.7/hr
57) 0.07m - 11:13(2:42:58/m) 7cal 0.17/4.39/hr