Training Log Archive: murraystraining

Bristol Half Marathon (and maybe an extra couple of hundred metres cos everyone thought the course was maybe a tad long).
Goals achieved:
+ PB (sub 72:53)
+ Beat the first woman
+ Beat an 'elite' runner (Dean Lacey) with his name on his bib
+ Beat Craney's time from last year (72:05 ;) )*
Goals not achieved
- Sub 70
- Negative split (35:30/36:30)

Set off aiming for 70 minute pace (3:18/km) which felt ok through first 5km but became hard work when I dropped off the back of a bunch and I was on my own into the wind from 7-12km. Got a second wind at 12km and put in a decent mile but the speed soon deserted me. The final few miles are round town with a lot of twists and turns and cobbles and I managed to keep the pace fairly good and pulled in a few 'popped' fast boys but it still felt like a struggle. This was a good reminder that you really need miles in your legs to be able to properly race these distances. Or maybe just no urban race the day previously...

Splits: 3:17, 18, 25, 17, 23 (16:39), 23, 16, 26, 25, 27, (33:36/ 16:57) 26, 25, 13, 19, 24 (50:24/16:48), 32, 20, 26, 27, 26 (67:34/17:10), 26, 1:04 (300m).

*I thought this was true when I wrote it. Turns out my official time was 72:05. Touche.

C • full 4

1st, 45s ahead of Craney. Got beaten by a correct but unhelpful control desc at 3 but other than that and a lot of hesitations to choose routes it was a reasonable run. Didnt feel fast though, the lack of speedwork since woc was quite apparent!

2nd run. Found the house where Bonnie Prince Charlie made his plans for the Battle of Prestonpans.

The first run of a new project. Watch this space.

C • 1048 days to go 10

Marathon pace run on the canal. 3:34/km out/into the wind, 3:27/km home. Feeling more optimistic about the weekend now.

C • what 3

Bank - Calton Hill - Princes St Gardens. Windy.

Right let's get back on this thing. Panic training starts now, a good hard 10miler to sort things out. Felt pretty good. Let's go.