Abingdon Marathon 2008 - It's back!

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oldbiddy Oct 2008 1:51pm, 25 Oct 2008 22,321 posts	oldbiddy :):)
mile muncher Oct 2008 12:14pm, 26 Oct 2008 233 posts	mile muncher just another quickie on the subject of garmins. my friend loaned me hers for the day. it bleeped in time with the first 3 mile markers and then bleeped well before the rest of them. plus it showed i covered 27 miles. I didn't stop at a cayke shop (unfortunately) but took the "scenic" route round the industrial estates (both times) on the hunt for suitable loos!
Cliffy tc Oct 2008 12:32pm, 26 Oct 2008 3,698 posts	Cliffy tc I found suitable loos, one was an oak tree the other a horse chestnut.
ChrisW Oct 2008 6:32pm, 26 Oct 2008 15 posts	ChrisW Hi, I just calculated my splits and worked out a simple structure in the times. I have 3 phases of my race last Sunday. So from seeing this, I can't imagine doing this any different, just maybe cutting the difference in pace between each phase. During the race I remember problems on Mile 14, then it getting v.hard from mile 18 onwards, with the last 2-3 miles v.difficult. Phase 1, miles 0-15 15m 118.47 = 7.55mm Phase 2, miles 16-22 7m 58.53 = 8.25mm Phase 3, miles 23-26 4m 35.57 = 8.59mm Actual Splits: 8.11, 7.52, 7.51, 8.05, 8.06, 7.39, 7.53, 7.43, 7.51, 7.50, 7.50, 7.54, 7.57, 8.06, 7.49, 8.13, 8.05, 8.18, 8.37, 8.28, 8.29, 8.29, 8.46, 8.54, 9.25, 8.50 Lap of the track, 1.47 (7.29mm), clicked the watch at 26mile marker of the stadium gate. I suppose from the splits you could include miles 16/17 in the first phase, given I picked up for a little bit.
Kittenheels Kath Oct 2008 7:17pm, 26 Oct 2008 1,835 posts	Kittenheels Kath Well, that's given me something to aim for: your slowest mile was one of my quickest!
plodding hippo Oct 2008 7:19pm, 26 Oct 2008 9,773 posts	plodding hippo LOL Kath I got nowhere NEAR those mile splits
Laura27 Oct 2008 8:15pm, 26 Oct 2008 1,502 posts	Laura27 HOW lucky are we that Abingdon was last weekend and not today! (weather-wise)
FannyFernackerpan Oct 2008 8:16pm, 26 Oct 2008 19,243 posts	FannyFernackerpan I was so thinking that earlier on today
Laura27 Oct 2008 8:17pm, 26 Oct 2008 1,503 posts	Laura27 I left for college at 8am (equivalent of last week's 9am) and the rain was coming down and I just smiled and remembered where I was that time last week
FannyFernackerpan Oct 2008 8:19pm, 26 Oct 2008 19,246 posts	FannyFernackerpan Cant believe its all over