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my first non walk all run mararthon!!!! not the best april day in llanelli but it was challenging not impossible so it wasnt too bad, plus coming back in the last 3 miles with the wind was nice
decided to go out at a fairly comfortable pace but was around 15secs a mile slower than i wanted to be but as i was thinking about going a but faster i had a slight issue with a tight/a bit painful left calf so i decided to go stick with the 8:45ish pace. really pleased with my consitency and mind set (this was definately improved by listening to podcasts). my overall energy was better than previous marathons, that was at least part due to me vigilantly sticking with my gel strategy of one every four miles.

i went through half way in a simular time to 2010 so i had to battle some demons that told me that sub 4 wouldnt be on but i kept on going as the rain came in the second half. it occured to me around 19 miles that i didnt need to walk-run so i decided to carry on a cut my pace slightly against the wind between 18 and 23 miles, i think this helped the non stop run!!! at the 23 mile turn back i could see that if i kept on running sub 4 was on so i gritted my teeth and with the help of the rich eisen podcast and the wind i kept on going to the bitter end knocking over 20 mins of my pb!!!! very pleased

mile 1 08:42
mile 2 08:46
mile 3 08:44
mile 4 08:27
mile 5 08:35
mile 6 08:46
mile 7 08:39
mile 8 08:43
mile 9 08:50
mile 10 09:05
mile 11 08:57
mile 12 08:51
mile 13 08:51
mile 14 08:21
mile 15 08:57
mile 16 08:55
mile 17 08:38
mile 18 09:10
mile 19 08:49
mile 20 09:00
mile 21 08:59
mile 22 09:26
mile 23 09:37
mile 24 09:35
mile 25 09:17
mile 26 09:11
end 01:40