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The Bournemouth Marathon: 3hr 54:39 pos 536/2015.

Good effort. This was a surprisingly quite challenging course with lots of ups and downs and a couple of nasty sharp hills at 13 and 18 miles.

Almost ran an even pace (1:56 first half and a 1:58 second half).

Although my tapering hadn't left me feeling as fresh as I'd hoped, I was full of strength from the recent long runs and speed training.

Ran easy for the first 3 miles and then got into my running and was ticking along with the HR in the early 160's for the first half and then after the first hill I ran closer to 170.

Was flagging in the last 2 miles, but actually the last 10k weren't that bad today.

Good event; very well organised and the weather was cracking today. It was a perfect day for running.

Pleased to come in the top 27% today. It shows how well I performed on a tough course.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:10(9:10/m) 146/155bpm 104cal
2) 1m - 8:53(8:53/m) 155/159bpm 108cal
3) 1m - 8:39(8:39/m) 158/163bpm 106cal
4) 1m - 8:49(8:49/m) 162/168bpm 111cal
5) 1m - 8:57(8:57/m) 164/169bpm 114cal
6) 1m - 8:46(8:46/m) 165/168bpm 112cal
7) 1m - 8:55(8:55/m) 163/168bpm 111cal
8) 1m - 8:50(8:50/m) 162/165bpm 109cal
9) 1m - 8:43(8:43/m) 161/165bpm 103cal
10) 1m - 8:43(8:43/m) 162/165bpm 102cal
11) 1m - 8:48(8:48/m) 164/166bpm 107cal
12) 1m - 8:53(8:53/m) 165/171bpm 108cal
13) 1m - 9:02(9:02/m) 169/176bpm 116cal
14) 1m - 8:42(8:42/m) 164/177bpm 100cal
15) 1m - 8:55(8:55/m) 168/179bpm 101cal
16) 1m - 8:53(8:53/m) 167/173bpm 111cal
17) 1m - 8:52(8:52/m) 170/173bpm 111cal
18) 1m - 9:17(9:17/m) 175/180bpm 126cal
19) 1m - 8:55(8:55/m) 172/176bpm 117cal
20) 1m - 8:38(8:38/m) 170/175bpm 110cal
21) 1m - 9:05(9:05/m) 172/176bpm 119cal
22) 1m - 9:04(9:04/m) 172/175bpm 113cal
23) 1m - 8:59(8:59/m) 173/175bpm 118cal
24) 1m - 9:06(9:06/m) 173/176bpm 121cal
25) 1m - 9:13(9:13/m) 174/177bpm 119cal
26) 1m - 9:02(9:02/m) 175/179bpm 123cal
27) 0.33m - 2:39(7:55/m) 182/184bpm 38cal