The Gallant Failure Thread

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Wriggling Snake Apr 2019 3:01pm, 14 Apr 2019 22,149 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Here we go again, 10k this morning, 44.24, exactly the same time as a 10k last month, much windier, more undulating course, so perhaps a better run, a tad quick early on, tough slop at round 6k cost me....good WAVA
Velociraptor Apr 2019 2:08pm, 20 Apr 2019 41,399 posts	0 Velociraptor I hadn't noticed before, but eL Bee!'s highest ever WAVA is 79.99%.
Wriggling Snake Apr 2019 7:08pm, 20 Apr 2019 22,204 posts	0 Wriggling Snake That is indeed quite gallant
Velociraptor Apr 2019 8:48pm, 20 Apr 2019 41,406 posts	0 Velociraptor It has nothing to do with my long term WAVA target being 80%, of course.
Wriggling Snake Apr 2019 9:16pm, 20 Apr 2019 22,208 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I haven't thought much beyond 73 which I think I could do this year....75 maybe.....currently 40 mins for 10k is 80!
LindsD Apr 2019 1:49pm, 21 Apr 2019 27,350 posts	0 LindsD I like the idea of thinking in seconds, WS. I'm still a way off 26min 5ks atm, though.
ThorntonRunner Apr 2019 8:47pm, 25 Apr 2019 2,110 posts	0 ThorntonRunner When I started running I only ran half marathons. My first 10k I got 40:01. It took another 6 or 7 attempts before I got a chip time of 39:59 :). With the halfs I was coming down towards 1:30 and finally got 1:30:00. Then wasn't comfortable as that can't count as breaking 1:30. A couple of hms later I did get 1:29:xx
Velociraptor Sep 2019 4:23pm, 4 Sep 2019 43,012 posts	0 Velociraptor I ran a half marathon on Sunday. My Garmin time gave me a WAVA of 60.01%. When I checked the official results, my time was 2 seconds slower. WAVA 59.99%.
LindsD Sep 2019 5:12pm, 4 Sep 2019 29,277 posts	0 LindsD Aaargh!
Wriggling Snake Sep 2019 5:48pm, 4 Sep 2019 23,931 posts	0 Wriggling Snake 59.99 is an excellent near miss.