Leipzig Marathon, new PB, 7th female, 1st in W40
Despite inclement weather (there was snow on the roof when I got up), I managed to turn all my training into a great race performance. The cold wind was quite nasty and I spent a lot of energy on the first incline up to the monument. The 3:30 pacers caught me near the top but I escaped again on the downhill to Lößnig. Throughout the first 10 miles, there was a lot of action, drumming groups, live music and seeing the rest of the field on the out-and-back parts. I waved to my team mates who paced the sub 3:45 and sub 4:00 groups. Before I knew it, I was on my way back towards the stadium. 1:44:11 on the timing mat there, bang on target. At the beginning of the second lap, I was wondering whether it would be better to wait for the 3:30 group to be able to hide in their wake up the hill on the second pass. They caught me at 24 km and I ran with them until 29 km when we went back down to Lößnig. I felt much better this time. I battled the wind uphill at Motorcity Leipzig, then enjoyed the downhill, 31k done, still feeling strong. The oval at the library was a bit of a drudge but then I got to enjoy the slight downhill to Bayerischer Bahnhof. 33k in the bag. I pushed hard back up, over the hump at MDR and then enjoyed the downhill at Kurt-Eisner. When it ended, I was nearing 37k and I knew I had the sub 3:30 in the bag, I only needed to hang on for another 5k. Someone shouted "9th lady" as added motivation and I could see 2 in front of me. I reeled them in with a strong final 5k, the fastest of the race for me and finished in 7th lady in 3:27:26, 3:27:33 gun time. I tried to sprint on the home straight but my toes were on the verge of cramping so I didn't push it. Over the moon with the race, 1:43:15 for the second half, great negative splits.
1) 0.62mi - 4:40(7:30/mi) 140/151bpm [1051b/mi] 23cal
2) 0.62mi - 4:43(7:35/mi) 151/163bpm [1144b/mi] 35cal
3) 0.62mi - 5:01(8:05/mi) 161/164bpm [1301b/mi] 51cal
4) 0.62mi - 5:00(8:04/mi) 160/162bpm [1289b/mi] 50cal
5) 0.62mi - 4:59(8:02/mi) 160/162bpm [1284b/mi] 50cal
6) 0.62mi - 5:07(8:14/mi) 160/162bpm [1318b/mi] 51cal
7) 0.62mi - 4:51(7:49/mi) 162/164bpm [1266b/mi] 49cal
8) 0.62mi - 4:49(7:46/mi) 161/163bpm [1249b/mi] 48cal
9) 0.62mi - 5:09(8:17/mi) 162/165bpm [1342b/mi] 52cal
10) 0.62mi - 4:46(7:40/mi) 161/164bpm [1235b/mi] 48cal
11) 0.62mi - 4:55(7:55/mi) 162/164bpm [1282b/mi] 49cal
12) 0.62mi - 4:36(7:24/mi) 163/165bpm [1207b/mi] 47cal
13) 0.62mi - 4:55(7:54/mi) 161/164bpm [1273b/mi] 48cal
14) 0.62mi - 4:49(7:45/mi) 163/166bpm [1263b/mi] 48cal
15) 0.62mi - 4:45(7:39/mi) 161/164bpm [1231b/mi] 47cal
16) 0.62mi - 4:58(8:00/mi) 161/163bpm [1287b/mi] 48cal
17) 0.62mi - 4:56(7:57/mi) 161/164bpm [1280b/mi] 48cal
18) 0.62mi - 5:06(8:13/mi) 160/163bpm [1315b/mi] 48cal
19) 0.62mi - 5:03(8:07/mi) 160/162bpm [1299b/mi] 48cal
20) 0.62mi - 4:56(7:57/mi) 159/162bpm [1264b/mi] 47cal
21) 0.62mi - 5:00(8:02/mi) 161/164bpm [1295b/mi] 48cal
22) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:51/mi) 162/164bpm [1272b/mi] 48cal
23) 0.62mi - 4:58(8:00/mi) 162/164bpm [1295b/mi] 48cal
24) 0.62mi - 5:11(8:21/mi) 162/165bpm [1353b/mi] 50cal
25) 0.62mi - 5:01(8:05/mi) 161/163bpm [1300b/mi] 48cal
26) 0.62mi - 4:56(7:56/mi) 162/164bpm [1285b/mi] 48cal
27) 0.62mi - 4:59(8:01/mi) 161/164bpm [1291b/mi] 48cal
28) 0.62mi - 5:05(8:11/mi) 163/167bpm [1333b/mi] 50cal
29) 0.62mi - 4:38(7:27/mi) 163/166bpm [1214b/mi] 46cal
30) 0.62mi - 5:02(8:05/mi) 165/167bpm [1335b/mi] 50cal
31) 0.62mi - 4:41(7:33/mi) 167/169bpm [1261b/mi] 48cal
32) 0.62mi - 4:54(7:53/mi) 165/167bpm [1300b/mi] 48cal
33) 0.62mi - 4:44(7:37/mi) 164/166bpm [1249b/mi] 47cal
34) 0.62mi - 4:54(7:52/mi) 164/167bpm [1291b/mi] 48cal
35) 0.62mi - 4:52(7:50/mi) 166/170bpm [1300b/mi] 49cal
36) 0.62mi - 4:50(7:46/mi) 164/167bpm [1274b/mi] 47cal
37) 0.62mi - 4:42(7:33/mi) 166/168bpm [1254b/mi] 46cal
38) 0.62mi - 4:42(7:33/mi) 167/169bpm [1261b/mi] 48cal
39) 0.62mi - 4:48(7:44/mi) 166/168bpm [1284b/mi] 48cal
40) 0.62mi - 4:53(7:52/mi) 166/169bpm [1304b/mi] 48cal
41) 0.62mi - 4:45(7:39/mi) 165/169bpm [1261b/mi] 47cal
42) 0.62mi - 4:48(7:43/mi) 166/171bpm [1281b/mi] 48cal
43) 0.29mi - 2:07(7:15/mi) 167/169bpm [1212b/mi] 21cal
4:40 4:43 5:01 5:00 4:59 5:07 4:51 4:49 5:09 4:46 4:55 4:36 4:55 4:49 4:45 4:58 4:56 5:06 5:03 4:56 5:00 4:53 4:58 5:11 5:01 4:56 4:59 5:05 4:38 5:02 4:41 4:54 4:44 4:54 4:52 4:50 4:42 4:42 4:48 4:53 4:45 4:48 2:07
Amazing
v windy
cold
12 comments
An excellent sub 3.30, well done tipsku.
PEEEEBEEEEE
Well done
wow... high-speed-race with constant pace! congratulation for sub 3:30!!
Well done. Amazing result. Negative split as well.
Thank you. The official time (gun time) is 3:27:33 - the top 10 are ranked by gun time and I finished 7th female overall. My chip time is what I stopped, 3:27:26. 1:44:11 for the first half and 1:43:15 for the second half. I'll blog about it later.
Well done 👏
Superb, congratulations!
Thank you, I'm over the moon with it
Many congratulations for a training block and marathon really well executed.
Wow Tipsku. Superb result. Well done.👏
Thank you. I'm still smiling today and the DOMS is finally gone, too.