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TracyB, this must be you!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42run/4002151309/in/set-72157622564545080/

Congratulations to you all!  As a tortoise, I took about 2hrs 53mins to get round (waiting for chip times to go up), but proud that I never stopped and managed to pass the squirrel and the big fish!

Fantastic volunteers round the course, water points all just right for me, I too love being in the streets more than in the park.

I felt much better once I had sawn my legs off last night, and despite saying I wouldn't do another half ever again, I have just registered interest for this race next year!

 Great atmosphere overall, will love it even more once the pain in my knees and hips has subsided, arf!

Hi Mike

Thanks for the link, I have now read up on the heart rate stuff, there are quite a few varying theories out there!!  Anyway, I have programmed the Garmin with heart rate zones etc (haven't actually done the max test yet although min is around 60bpm) but I am not best friends with the darn watch!  My Sunday 10K was inadvertently wiped out before upload and I am finding it difficult to toggle thru the options on the watch.  Only now am I reading that lots of peeps have had probs setting up and using this particular model (guess u get what you pay for).

Working nights this week, may try a verrrry slow 5k tomorrow morning to trial the zones etc.

Tks again

Aww Lisa, hope your days are sunny again soon, wishing u speedy recovery (no pun intended)

I am trying to get to grips with my shiny new HRM!!  My physio saw me out plodding on the street and thought I was struggling (well, I was, but no more than usual!)   So decided to buy a cheap HRM, got the Garmin 50 as the new replacement FR60 model costs almost 3 times as much(!!)so that I could plod along and monitor my heart rate etc.  Good idea??  Now trying to work out what zone I should program up so that I can get fitter whilst burning loads of fat (ie cakes consumed).  Gonna try a 10K tomorrow morning, see how slow I have to go before I could chat whilst plodding.

Anyone got any advice on this, all suggestions gratefully received.