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Oct 2018
9:45am, 22 Oct 2018
94 posts
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John Bach
Thanks larkin - a taper madness side affect!?!
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Oct 2018
9:47am, 22 Oct 2018
5,891 posts
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larkim
Indeed.
Here's my latest (this time from Metcheck which does at least attempt to be localised / mountain relevant). Still not showing the calm, bluebird sky day which we all know awaits us... 
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Oct 2018
5:55pm, 22 Oct 2018
3,750 posts
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Windsor Wool
6 miles this morning confirmed I don’t like sheep. Then a walk up and down Cnicht this afternoon with the family. From the top I could look down at the Llyn Dinas just up the road from Bedgellert and admire a bit of the race route from afar. No need to get any closer before Sat!
Need a rest now.
Btw, weather is majestic, currently.
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Oct 2018
1:04pm, 23 Oct 2018
5,909 posts
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larkim
Just about settling on a plan A - targetting about 3:25 (or at least, 3:25 achievable at the foot of the final climb).
On the strava segments it breaks down approx:-
8:10-ish to the PyP hostel (just over 37 minutes)
7:35 avg by the turn at Bedgellert (about 60 minutes of running, average about 7:16 pace for that section)
7:40 avg pace by the bridge in Waunfawr (about 1hr10 minutes of running, average about 7:47 for that section)
7:51 avg pace by the end (just under 39 minutes of running, average pace about 8:45 for that section)
That would allow for a 44 minute final up and over and still be around 3:30 if the gods aren't on my side and a 64 minute final up and over if my lowest "happy enough" outcome of 3:45 is to be achieved. But even if the weather gods don't necessarily allow me to stick to the plan, I'll start committing some of the broad parameters into my head hopefully so I can run to something like that overall effort profile.
This all based on the detail from other runners in the 3:25 bracket, and particularly from the pacing adopted by quite a few women who are cautious (but not excessively so) up the first climb, and then steady afterwards.
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Oct 2018
1:35pm, 23 Oct 2018
1,018 posts
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Shortcut Cam
Make sure you don't get in a finish line photo with these two...
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Oct 2018
2:56pm, 23 Oct 2018
5,913 posts
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larkim
As I did for my first ever race back in 2011, I'm printing off this (nice and small, laminated) so I don't have to do any maths on the run!! If it goes anything like 2011 I won't ever use it during the race but it'll still be in my car 7 years later...
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Oct 2018
6:10pm, 23 Oct 2018
1,152 posts
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DavidFenlandRunner
Thanks to T-Rex my schedule is no more complicated than the following:
1-5 10:30
6-13 9:30
14-22 10:00
23-24 14:30
25-26.2 10:10
TOT 4:29:52
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Oct 2018
6:14pm, 23 Oct 2018
5,917 posts
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larkim
Mines not much more complex beyond not breaking the final climb in two. But I like the idea of being able to ready reckon changes in pace of things aren't going to plan. I also overthink things!!
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Oct 2018
6:22pm, 23 Oct 2018
3,751 posts
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Windsor Wool
Is it ridiculous that my strategy is to run the flat bits comfortably fast and then be conservative on the climbs? I feel like I’m lacking a bit of sophistication to my approach!
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Oct 2018
6:27pm, 23 Oct 2018
3,752 posts
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Windsor Wool
Weather still perfect for running btw. Looking bloody Baltic by Saturday though.
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