Sub 80 min Half Marathon Support

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SPR
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I'm certainly glad that my attempt just over a year ago where I got greedy didn't end up with me missing sub 80 as it was pretty close in the end after being something was looking like smashing through 11 miles in.
rhb
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J2R wrote:Sadly, I have not managed to do sub-1:20 since that frustrating 1:20:00 in March 2019. The one that got away...


It could be argued that 1:20:00 is hitting a level of precision that reflects a higher achievement than, say, 1:19:57

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rhb
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(No offence to anyone with a 1:19:57 pb intended).
rhb
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jda wrote:Agree that probably the only change I'd make from my usual marathon plan would be to not bother with such a tough long run as I normally do. Just no point in it. Otherwise, steady miles with some chunks of threshold.


Ace, thanks.
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Isn't the modern secret to get better performance enhancing footwear?

I probably still had hopes of getting close to 1.20 5 years ago. Now 1.30 looks like a far off ambition, no matter the footwear.
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8:41pm, 1 Nov 2024
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DT19
To be fair, the footwear gains haven't really progressed since nike released AF1 in 2020 in my view. So buying the next training release is a time gone by now and improvement is running made.
J2R
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10:36pm, 1 Nov 2024
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I'd probably have done it if I'd had my Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris shoes then. I'd certainly have done it if I'd tied my shoelaces properly before the start, though! 😄
rhb
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11:21pm, 1 Nov 2024
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57.5 Degrees of Pain wrote:Isn't the modern secret to get better performance enhancing footwear?


I'm still going to chuck funds at new trainers for this I guess, but the bulk of my available shoe gains came in the shift from DS Trainer to Kiprun carbon jobbies then to Magic Speed & Metaspeed Edge.
SPR
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1:35pm, 2 Nov 2024
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SPR
I'm still not in supershoes so could get a boost there if age doesn't catch up first.

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