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Ljubljana half marathon.

I wasn't sure how this would go as I had a bit of a cold and had been drinking lager the day before. But I had a plan (9:40:9:45 mm).

I stuck to that for the first 8 miles or so. The water stations were chaotic so you can see where they were. I just took them as an opportunity to walk for a few paces. I used my running mantra - the same 4 words over and over. So when it got tough I just focussed on the words. At 18k I knew I was on for a pb so just kept going. I was slowing down at the finish until Carol C shouted very loudly at me at 21k when I miraculously found a burst of speed.
Overall, very happy to have done a massive pb.

It was a nice course with lots of support

But my recollection will be there were lots of downhills so where were the ups???

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:40(9:40/m) 132cal 6.21/6.76mph
2) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 130cal 6.22/6.45mph
3) 1m - 9:38(9:38/m) 131cal 6.23/6.66mph
4) 1m - 9:47(9:47/m) 130cal 6.14/6.53mph
5) 1m - 9:36(9:36/m) 130cal 6.25/6.57mph
6) 1m - 9:42(9:42/m) 130cal 6.19/6.39mph
7) 1m - 9:53(9:53/m) 130cal 6.07/8.01mph
8) 1m - 9:36(9:36/m) 130cal 6.25/6.51mph
9) 1m - 9:40(9:40/m) 131cal 6.21/6.49mph
10) 1m - 9:48(9:48/m) 127cal 6.12/6.78mph
11) 1m - 9:22(9:22/m) 130cal 6.41/6.97mph
12) 1m - 9:24(9:24/m) 130cal 6.38/6.55mph
13) 1m - 9:32(9:32/m) 130cal 6.29/6.49mph
14) 0.25m - 2:11(8:41/m) 31cal 6.92/8.93mph