Runners

[Nik]

Ran Southampton Common Half Marathon today in 1:26:39

[goosehd]

@Nik Congratulations and what a great action shot! It looks like you’re running on air…

[Dmart]

He is running on Air in the Alphaflys
Congrats, great effort. Just finished my long run ending in 4:15min/km race pace.
Had the OG Alphaflys today. Prefer them over the 2‘s.

[jerkules]

Wow great shot @Nik and enviable time.

[AdamC]

@Nik unreal time that mate well done

[Nik]

Thanks guys always nice to run in great conditions.
@Dmart sounds like you're well on track to hit your sub 1:30 goal if you're running long runs that fast already. You feeling positive?

[Dmart]

Well I did only the last 4K in race pace. I am confident about a PR which would be sub 1:40. on a good day and I I get the fuelling right (which I practice currently) I believe I can. Still have 5 weeks of training, although the last 10 days will be taper.

[Nik]

Cool. Finishing long runs at race pace is a great thing to do if it doesn't cause injury.
What's your fuelling strategy? I've had to practice these things quite a bit for 100k and half ironman, and will need to devise a whole new strategy for the full ironman I'll do in 30 degree heat this summer.

[marco23d]

Just finished my first Marathon yesterday with a time of 4:10. I was expecting to finish around 4:30 and surprised myself. its been about a year since i got into running and super excited to sign up for more races

[Matt]

Congratulations!

[Nik]

Great, beating your goal by 20 mins is huge. You going to stick with marathon distance?

[Dmart]

Congrats. Well done!

[marco23d]

@Nik said in Runners:

Great, beating your goal by 20 mins is huge. You going to stick with marathon distance?

Definitely. I'll probably do a couple halves throughout the year as well. I moved to an area that's very outdoorsy which has made getting outside easier. This has just been so fun to see tangible improvement.

[mumonkey72]

Has anyone here run the San Fransisco marathon? Was considering it, a little pricey compared to most marathons but I guess everything is a little pricey in SF.

[Nik]

Did a route on Sunday that I've wanted to do for awhile - two laps around Portsmouth. Went anti or counter clockwise first, then stopped at home to refill bottles and went back around the other way. Was a really good time.

[Dmart]

Nice one.
Finished 12x800m repeats this morning and now off to London. Try to log in a 90minute longrun on Thursday. Hyde Park or Battersea? I stay in South Kensington, so right in between.

[Nik]

You could do both parks in 90 mins. Hyde bugger and more famous landmarks, Battersea bit more neighbourhood-y with more of a good road around it.

[Nik]

Anyone going for the new vaporfly 3 or garmin 965? I just got the alphafly so no need for new shoes but that amoled screen is making my 945 look pretty dim.

[goosehd]

I broke down and got an Apple Watch mainly to use as a phone whilst running or any outdoor activities. The heart monitors, pace features, and screen brightness are nice.

I still love mechanical watches though and wear them more than the Apple, but it definitely is nice for sports.

[jerkules]

Had to skip some marathon training a couple weeks back due to flu. Was a bit daunted by a 19 miler this weekend but enjoyed it immensely and was happy with my pace. Maybe my legs were feeling fresh from the brief pause in training, but I felt like I had more in the tank and feel less intimidated by the prospect of an extra 7 miles to hit the marathon distance. I’ll be overjoyed if I can maintain this pace come race day and hit a sub 4-hour.