The sub 1:30 half thread
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May 2023
7:14am, 14 May 2023
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STOOSH
Good luck today Chris, give it what you've got and the time will take care of itself.
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May 2023
9:39am, 14 May 2023
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riggys99
Good luck Chris Looking forward to hearing how it goes |
May 2023
12:59pm, 14 May 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
1:30:41 - couldn't quite do it but happy with that. Def pushed as hard as I could.  G
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May 2023
1:03pm, 14 May 2023
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Bazoaxe
Good effort there hg It does make me wonder if my 1:28 target is too ambitious given you beat me at Holyrood parkrun quite easily. |
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May 2023
1:08pm, 14 May 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Not at all Bazo - you have always had better speed endurance than me, I really should be doing 400 metres or 800 metres given the extrapolation of my race performances! Also, hillier thanks remember and a slight headwind for last 4 miles. A few clubman were a min or so down in expected time. On another HM course on another day could have been 1:29:xx so your 1:28 target is entirely valid I would say. G
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May 2023
1:09pm, 14 May 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
*hillier than
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May 2023
1:09pm, 14 May 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
*clubmates . I need food. G
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May 2023
1:13pm, 14 May 2023
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Bazoaxe
Ah yes. Race conditions always have an untold effect as well. I will set off at 1:28 pace. First few miles are downhill so will see how that goes. Then hope for a wind from the west to get me to 11 miles and then work as hard as I can for the last couple. |
May 2023
3:08pm, 14 May 2023
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Chrisull
1.42 here, felt surprisingly good, averaging 7.30 pace for first 6 miles, the 2 mile hill into the sunshine took the edge off things and it was my quads that slowed me rather than heart and lungs and a general lack of race seasoning. The closing mile is stupid, hardest of the race, why they finish it on a steep hairpin followed by a short .1 sprint I’ve no idea. Yeah not pulling up trees, but felt like there’s definitely more to come sub 1.40 without too much extra needed. But felt quite reasonable at end, perhaps it is just a few longer runs plus some speed work that will bringg the time down. Sub 1.30 isn’t unimaginable, but I think as I found before 1.42 to 1.32 is easier than 1.32 to 1.29
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May 2023
3:17pm, 14 May 2023
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riggys99
Good efforts HappyG(rrr) and Chrisull Course always makes a massive difference on race day |
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