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Sun 13th Apr 2025 at 9:30am by tipsku

Run > Race
  • Not good
  • windy
  • v warm
  • Time
    3:28:48
  • Miles
    26.44
  • Min/mi
    7:54
  • Pacing
    93.6%
  • WAVA
    66.01
  • Stride(cm)
    107
  • Cals
    2050
  • Cadence
    190
  • BPM
    158
  • %MHR
    85.8
  • B/mi
    1246
  • Asc(m)
    123
  • Hillscore
    2
  • Surface
    Road

Notes & Comments

47th Leipzig marathon, another hard fought sub 3:30

A quick overview over the train wreck that this was:
I felt my calves tightening from mile 4 onwards on the first hill. This is where I had to let my running buddy go and focus on damage limitation. I was still on course for a PB at halfway but the second pass of the hill did a number on my calves and by then, the altered gait caused some issues further up. At 28k, two thirds in, I wasn't sure if I could even finish and the 3:30 pacers overtaking me was a low point, I was quite demoralised by then. I just told myself: run the mile you're in, don't worry about the rest. By 32k, I felt a bit better and could resume more normal running but it hurt like hell. I suffered from mile 4 but I didn't give up. I'm really proud of getting a sub 3:30 today. It's the one I probably had to work for the hardest and suffer the longest.

I tried to distract my mind by reacting to the spectators who were out there in droves and they lifted my spirits a bit. Also, the motivating messages on my bottles were great, I held on to the last one until the finish 💚🍾

1) 0.62mi - 4:42(7:33/mi) 151/160bpm [1141b/mi] 46cal
2) 0.62mi - 4:47(7:42/mi) 155/158bpm [1192b/mi] 48cal
3) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:51/mi) 158/162bpm [1241b/mi] 50cal
4) 0.62mi - 4:46(7:40/mi) 158/160bpm [1211b/mi] 48cal
5) 0.62mi - 4:56(7:56/mi) 158/162bpm [1253b/mi] 50cal
6) 0.62mi - 5:09(8:18/mi) 158/161bpm [1311b/mi] 52cal
7) 0.62mi - 4:48(7:43/mi) 160/163bpm [1234b/mi] 49cal
8) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:51/mi) 158/160bpm [1241b/mi] 49cal
9) 0.62mi - 4:57(7:58/mi) 159/161bpm [1266b/mi] 50cal
10) 0.62mi - 4:50(7:47/mi) 157/159bpm [1223b/mi] 48cal
11) 0.62mi - 4:37(7:25/mi) 159/162bpm [1180b/mi] 46cal
12) 0.62mi - 4:47(7:41/mi) 159/161bpm [1223b/mi] 48cal
13) 0.62mi - 4:57(7:58/mi) 159/162bpm [1268b/mi] 50cal
14) 0.62mi - 5:02(8:07/mi) 157/159bpm [1273b/mi] 49cal
15) 0.62mi - 4:46(7:40/mi) 156/159bpm [1197b/mi] 46cal
16) 0.62mi - 4:57(7:59/mi) 157/160bpm [1253b/mi] 48cal
17) 0.62mi - 4:55(7:55/mi) 157/159bpm [1244b/mi] 48cal
18) 0.62mi - 5:00(8:02/mi) 157/159bpm [1262b/mi] 48cal
19) 0.62mi - 4:54(7:53/mi) 157/160bpm [1237b/mi] 46cal
20) 0.62mi - 4:55(7:55/mi) 157/159bpm [1242b/mi] 48cal
21) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:52/mi) 156/159bpm [1227b/mi] 47cal
22) 0.62mi - 4:54(7:53/mi) 159/161bpm [1253b/mi] 48cal
23) 0.62mi - 5:03(8:07/mi) 157/160bpm [1275b/mi] 48cal
24) 0.62mi - 5:11(8:20/mi) 155/159bpm [1293b/mi] 49cal
25) 0.62mi - 5:11(8:20/mi) 155/158bpm [1292b/mi] 48cal
26) 0.62mi - 5:24(8:41/mi) 154/158bpm [1338b/mi] 50cal
27) 0.62mi - 5:22(8:38/mi) 155/160bpm [1337b/mi] 50cal
28) 0.62mi - 5:25(8:44/mi) 153/160bpm [1335b/mi] 50cal
29) 0.62mi - 5:16(8:28/mi) 151/154bpm [1278b/mi] 49cal
30) 0.62mi - 5:14(8:25/mi) 154/158bpm [1296b/mi] 51cal
31) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:52/mi) 155/159bpm [1220b/mi] 47cal
32) 0.62mi - 4:58(7:59/mi) 156/161bpm [1245b/mi] 47cal
33) 0.62mi - 4:34(7:22/mi) 161/165bpm [1185b/mi] 46cal
34) 0.62mi - 4:46(7:41/mi) 162/166bpm [1244b/mi] 49cal
35) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:51/mi) 163/166bpm [1281b/mi] 50cal
36) 0.62mi - 4:43(7:36/mi) 161/167bpm [1224b/mi] 46cal
37) 0.62mi - 4:46(7:40/mi) 161/164bpm [1233b/mi] 47cal
38) 0.62mi - 4:52(7:50/mi) 160/164bpm [1254b/mi] 48cal
39) 0.62mi - 4:56(7:56/mi) 159/162bpm [1261b/mi] 48cal
40) 0.62mi - 4:37(7:26/mi) 163/167bpm [1212b/mi] 46cal
41) 0.62mi - 4:31(7:17/mi) 165/168bpm [1201b/mi] 47cal
42) 0.62mi - 4:34(7:22/mi) 165/169bpm [1215b/mi] 47cal
43) 0.34mi - 2:21(6:56/mi) 167/169bpm [1157b/mi] 25cal
4:42 4:47 4:53 4:46 4:56 5:09 4:48 4:53 4:57 4:50 4:37 4:47 4:57 5:02 4:46 4:57 4:55 5:00 4:54 4:55 4:53 4:54 5:03 5:11 5:11 5:24 5:22 5:25 5:16 5:14 4:53 4:58 4:34 4:46 4:53 4:43 4:46 4:52 4:56 4:37 4:31 4:34 2:21
Fenland Flier
Terrific running Tipsku, shame about 24-30k but you finished strong, well done. I hope all is well.
Bowman 🇸🇪
Great running, I hope you are happy? Looking forward to hear all about it!
tipsku
Thank you 😊 I'll blog about it later. I'll just add a short commentary to the session.
usc215 🇩🇪
very well done, physically and mentally! 👍
... and congrats on sub 3:30! that's impresssiv! 🥇😃
Velociraptor
Tough day! Well done on finishing; it's sometimes a difficult call as to whether to get it done or quit and go again. And another sub-3:30 :)
auburnette
Well done to fight for the sub 3:30 when things went awry. You rallied magnificently! 4:31 pace per k at the end. Disappointed for you as you have the fitness for much more, but hugely impressed by the grit and the fight at the end!
Mark J 🇳🇿
Mental toughness is a great attribute. You appear to have that by the bucket load. Well done for digging in and starting the course for the sun 3:30
tipsku
Thank you 😊 I was a bit disappointed at first but very proud of my attitude during the second half.

If it hadn't been for the hills, I would have been okay. My friend who saw me at 3 miles already thought that I didn't look as strong and smooth as I normally would. He's seen me run a lot so he knew very early on, that something wasn't right. I knew a mile later. I'll sit on this a bit until I blog about it. I'm also going to get a few photos tomorrow to go with it
RiceandPeas
What a magnificent achievement, that sounds like a very tough day out but you were the toughest!
riggys99
Well done on toughing it out. Hope you find some answers to what happening in the early miles. Congrats on another sub 3:30

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Miles Miles Time Time Split Split Min/mi /mi HR bpm HR Beats/mi BMI Cadence rpm Cad. Ascent mtrs Asc.
1.00 7:33 7:33 7:33 152 118-160 1148 194 184-202 22/13
2.00 15:23 7:50 7:50 157 152-162 1229 194 188-212 19/11
3.00 23:11 7:48 7:48 158 154-162 1233 192 188-206 13/11
4.00 31:21 8:10 8:10 159 156-162 1300 191 186-200 19/7
5.00 39:06 7:44 7:44 159 155-163 1231 193 188-202 7/17
6.00 46:57 7:51 7:51 158 154-161 1241 191 186-196 7/14
7.00 54:34 7:37 7:37 158 153-162 1203 191 184-196 7/13
8.00 1:02:22 7:48 7:48 159 156-162 1241 190 178-196 12/8
9.00 1:10:23 8:01 8:01 157 154-160 1258 189 184-196 11/18
10.00 1:18:14 7:51 7:51 157 154-160 1232 189 184-196 10/14
11.00 1:26:14 8:00 8:00 157 153-159 1256 188 184-194 7/9
12.00 1:34:06 7:53 7:53 157 154-160 1237 189 186-194 7/9
13.00 1:42:00 7:54 7:54 156 153-159 1231 189 184-194 6/9
14.00 1:49:55 7:55 7:55 158 155-161 1251 188 176-200 12/11
15.00 1:58:15 8:20 8:20 156 152-159 1300 187 184-192 12/8
16.00 2:06:44 8:28 8:28 155 150-158 1313 186 178-192 17/10
17.00 2:15:20 8:37 8:37 155 150-160 1335 186 180-194 22/4
18.00 2:23:58 8:37 8:37 151 146-155 1301 186 178-192 8/13
19.00 2:32:10 8:13 8:13 154 150-158 1265 188 182-192 12/7
20.00 2:39:58 7:47 7:47 157 152-162 1223 189 184-196 5/17
21.00 2:47:36 7:38 7:38 162 158-165 1236 191 184-198 8/11
22.00 2:55:20 7:45 7:45 163 158-167 1262 192 186-198 16/9
23.00 3:02:59 7:39 7:39 161 156-164 1232 191 186-204 8/22
24.00 3:10:51 7:52 7:52 160 156-164 1258 190 186-196 10/12
25.00 3:18:25 7:34 7:34 162 157-168 1226 193 188-198 10/8
26.00 3:25:42 7:17 7:17 165 161-168 1201 193 188-198 11/14
26.44 3:28:48 3:06 7:05 167 164-169 1184 193 190-198 4/6

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    Distance Time Mins/mi WAVA Fastest
    400m 1:42 6:51 52.98% More
    800m 3:31 7:04 56.72% More
    1km 4:25 7:06 58.78% More
    Mile 7:12 7:12 61.24% More
    5k 23:12 7:28 64.69% More
    5 miles 37:49 7:34 64.62% More
    10k 47:09 7:35 64.70% More
    10 miles 1:18:14 7:49 64.14% More
    Half 1:42:46 7:51 65.06% More
    20 miles 2:38:29 7:55 65.21% More
    Mara 3:27:05 7:54 65.90% More

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    Dist Time Per Mile WAVA
    1M 6:29 6:29 67.94
    5km 21:35 6:57 69.53
    5M 35:44 7:09 68.39
    10km 44:59 7:14 67.82
    10M 1:14:30 7:27 67.35
    Half 1:39:11 7:34 66.85
    20M 2:35:19 7:46 66.55
    Mara 3:26:47 7:54 65.99

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