Well folks, today just wasn't my day. Didn't get even close to sub-3 hours, let alone the 2:55 I had in mind. I was well on target until just before half-way when my right knee said "Sorry boyks, no 2:55 for you today". Then with about 5km to go my calves very loudly told me "You can write off the sub-3:15 too". In the end I hobbled round the stadium (it was quite embarrassing) and across the line in 124th place and a disappointing 3:22:50. So it looks like no London 2014 for me. All is not bad though, it's a PB by a whopping 49 minutes.
Update: 3:22:50 is my gun time. Chip time and ergo new PB is 3:22:40. Those 10 seconds count.
After reviewing the official finishing times and seeing how slow the winner was, I think the heat and undulating course (the roads in MK may be flat, but the redways aren't as they go over and under the flat roads) took its toll on everyone. Had I actually managed the 2:55 I had planned, I would have been in the top 10 which doesn't sound right.
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