Tim of MK (#1562) - Expected time - 1:47 (PB - 1:43.50, Last Half - 1:48.50) Brian of Bozeat (#291) - Expected time - 2:05 Chelsea Plodder (#41) - Expect time - 1:59? Max Penverne (#875) - expect time - 1:50:00 Scrabble of Northants (#376) - Expected time - 1:44 Icemaiden (#541) - Hoping for 2:20 (or any improvement on 2:28!) Sally M (#583 when it gets here!) 1:50 would be lovely Nick F (#1050)1:59:59 Darkman (#578) 1:29:00 Mindspace (#1609) 2:20:00 3:30 or bust (960) 1:59:59 Topcat455 (1502) 1:50 would be good. Mrs Funkin (10) 2:15:00 Funkin (11) 1:30:00 Trigger 2 (#488) 2.20.00 Pinkabelle (#489) 2.10.00 Gatton (#490)- Expected time 2.20 (first half for 15 years Brooks the Beast (#545) : Sub 1:50, maybe less. aka Billy (#1490) sub 1.40 Chilli (#571)1.45-1.55 depends on previous nights neighbours party! Hashette (#501) 1:59:59 - looks four of us squeezing through together! Musketeer (#1596) 1.57.01 but had a bit of a groin strain so haven't run for a week
ICRAM(#498) - Around 1:57 to 2:00. I am pacing a friend who is training for FLM and this is his first ever HM! Trouble is the training I've put him on he is likely to be pacing me by mile 11
Avoid all dairy products 24 hours before the race. Will prevent possible stomach problems!!!
Eat your last food 2-3 hours before the start of the race. Have your last drink 1 hour before race and then pee a couple of times in that last hour. This certainly helps me from needing to make a loo stop during the 26.2 miles.
AJH - sorry you never made it. I only got to the school at 9:25 so probably wouldn't have seen you anyway.
My aim was to try and run a steady race. This was my first speed race for 6 months having concentrated on training for 3 Maras in 3 days last October.
The endurance from those events is still there as I managed a very steady 7:20 min miling all the way and finished in 1:13:58 by my watch, missing a PB by 3 seconds!!!!
The difference between this and my PB race was that I was knackered last time. Today I still felt strong at the end. Heres looking forward to some Halfs in February.
Thanks to St Albans Striders. Great organisation and great marshalls out on the course. (GCR Member)
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