found it VERY tough, but was still managing to run reasonable splits right until that last mile. It is funny looking back to the thoughts going through my head at the time.Now on to the good parts, and why I would advise anyone to run VLM. The crowds
in those three months. I was in great shape before I took time off work. If I had stayed at work for those three months and trained sensibly I could have won it." There are plenty of busy people who do manage to train and race to their full potential
, with the bonus of getting a nice tan. I got through 20 miles around 2:26 - plenty of time to get my automatic entry for next year.At 21 miles I started to feel dizzy; it couldn't have be lack of water as I had been drinking plenty. I managed to get to the finish
- clearly the gorilla lifestyle was taking over.So six hairballs did another pass in front of the band (who this time gave us a gorilla warm up tune) and managed a bit of crazy dancing for the crowd. I personally had to stop when the combination of funky
We don't need a heart-rate monitor to tell us that every time Garmin launches a new GPS sports watch, our pulse starts to quicken. We can't wait to get our mitts on the Forerunner 910XT, which has just launched ahead of the Ironman World
minute while I sprinted ahead. This all seemed to take an absolute age and by the time I was done, the pack was a couple of hundred metres ahead. Unfortunately, I'd managed to run around the barrier and was now at the volunteer end of a drink station
these figures this equates to a very respectable time of 25min for 1500m," says Bullock. If you're not quite there, split the session into smaller, more manageable chunks, with frequent rest periods of about 30 seconds after each 100m. "Anyone can push off
races – hard as it may seem. They'll still be there another time. This year, I have managed a year of consistent training, and have managed PBs at half-marathon and 10K, as well as representing GB at the European Duathlon Champs. However I don't follow a
. The next week, start building again, one mile at a time: eight miles, nine miles, etc.Plan Two – Run Yasso 800sWe learnt about this amazingly useful work-out in a casual conversation with RUNNER’S WORLD USA Race And Event Promotions Manager Bart Yasso
; so is running with a crowd that's too quick. So allow more recovery in the future, or pick a slower group next time and accept that it may take a while to get up to speed to run with the cheetahs. On the other hand, you might just be having an off day
