06-07-2015, 11:07 AM
Hi TheEd,
I ran in the Gold Coast half marathon on Sunday, the main race I'd been working towards this year. 78:12 and 91st place.
It was perfect running conditions, cool, very light wind and a flat course. My rather lofty goal was sub 76, because that qualifies for priority starting position the following year.
My plan was for a quick first km then to settle into 3:40/km pace before finishing strong. The start wasn't as quick as hoped due to the crowd, but slotted into the goal pace nicely, hitting target splits until about 13km, then I started to drift off the pace slightly.
10km: 36:39 (3:39/km)
20km: 37:35 (3:45/km)
21.1km: 3:57 (3:35/km)
I was a bit disappointed I couldn't hold on, but realistically it's my first half since being on your 10km program so can't expect too much. It was only 3 years ago I managed to get under 40mins for the first time, so it has been a big improvement.
The desire to be closer to the front of the field is stronger than ever, so I'm looking forward to getting stuck into some more training.
The plan was to go into an off period and build-up, but I'm now considering holding off and doing one more 10km in two weeks time to try and run sub 35. Perhaps I should see how the recovery goes this week and make a decision from there.
Any thoughts on squeezing in another race? I've just finished my fourth 3-week cycle and third race.
Thanks,
DRUS
I ran in the Gold Coast half marathon on Sunday, the main race I'd been working towards this year. 78:12 and 91st place.
It was perfect running conditions, cool, very light wind and a flat course. My rather lofty goal was sub 76, because that qualifies for priority starting position the following year.
My plan was for a quick first km then to settle into 3:40/km pace before finishing strong. The start wasn't as quick as hoped due to the crowd, but slotted into the goal pace nicely, hitting target splits until about 13km, then I started to drift off the pace slightly.
10km: 36:39 (3:39/km)
20km: 37:35 (3:45/km)
21.1km: 3:57 (3:35/km)
I was a bit disappointed I couldn't hold on, but realistically it's my first half since being on your 10km program so can't expect too much. It was only 3 years ago I managed to get under 40mins for the first time, so it has been a big improvement.
The desire to be closer to the front of the field is stronger than ever, so I'm looking forward to getting stuck into some more training.
The plan was to go into an off period and build-up, but I'm now considering holding off and doing one more 10km in two weeks time to try and run sub 35. Perhaps I should see how the recovery goes this week and make a decision from there.
Any thoughts on squeezing in another race? I've just finished my fourth 3-week cycle and third race.
Thanks,
DRUS