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Sub 50 minute 10km Support thread

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Jul 2011
11:34am, 1 Jul 2011
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sprouty76
Congratulations on the pb, TD - sounds like you're well on track to hit it soon.
Jul 2011
11:21am, 3 Jul 2011
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sprouty76
Well, you can spend as much time training and preparing for a race as you like, but sometimes there are variables you can't control, like the weather.

I had expected to go sub-50 at the City of Manchester 10km this morning (and would have been delighted with around 49 mins), but as I stood there at the start in the heat (and knowing it would get hotter during the race), I had to re-evaluate my goals slightly.

So I guess I'll just have to be happy with my 47:50 instead, won't I? :)
Jul 2011
11:29am, 3 Jul 2011
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Pammie
Wow well done Sprouty just immagine what you can do on a cooler day :)

Really that is amazing bet you're pleased
Jul 2011
11:29am, 3 Jul 2011
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For My Light
Another 10km for me next weekend, with Notfast 10km. Never done it before but heard it has a killer hill half way round, so just hoping for a solid run and maybe sneak a few seconds off my last 10km.

Still a long wy off sub 50, but slow steady improvement will please me :)

Well done sprouty76, now could you kindly leave the forun as you are showing us all up :P
Jul 2011
11:45am, 3 Jul 2011
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sprouty76
Cheers guys - yeah, I'm absolutely made up (and can't quite believe it!)

Pammie - you're right, I think I could go faster on a cooler day, but probably not much - the heat really didn't bother me much today, I hydrated well and didn't panic which was the main thing. I only have one more 10km pencilled in for this year, and it's in the middle of August so not sure if it will be cooler anyway!

FML - lol - no, I'm going to stay here and be all smug for a little while :p
Jul 2011
11:53am, 3 Jul 2011
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Pammie
Sprouty LOl but remember what country we live in

How about 5kms you pretty much ran at 5km pace today so possibly that could be improved. Whatever training you've done its worked
Jul 2011
11:58am, 3 Jul 2011
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sprouty76
Yeah, good point about the weather!

I've got a 10 miler planned (but not entered, yet) in about a months time - my current 10 miler pb looks a bit soft compared to my other distances (due to it being set on a very hilly course), so I'm planning to do a nice flat one one :)

There's definitely scope for bringing my 5km time into line a bit too, but I'll probably try that at a parkrun.
Jul 2011
1:52pm, 3 Jul 2011
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becca7
Well done Sprouty.
Jul 2011
1:58pm, 3 Jul 2011
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sprouty76
Thanks Becca!
Jul 2011
2:05pm, 3 Jul 2011
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RichHL
What a fantastic result Sprouty! You must be chuffed to bits with that.

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