If you've done about 14 halfs in the past then you'll be fine. In my experience the tail end of the race is the fun bit as the pace gets quicker and you find that extra bit of jazz in your feet and legs to get you home.. its the 18ish miles of a marathon for me are crap..
Don't mind crowds...
One day my friend.
Need to get back to basics as my training is everywhere. Once i get back to enjoying the miles and regain my enjoyment of shitting and vomiting in woods ..I'm there!
I blame it on the Home Brew personally.
Yeah it does depend on your level of fitness and what your previous running experience is. I've known people complete Ultras 140 + 500 miles on 30 mile a week or less.. but they're hard, experienced bast#rds.
It can be a hard slog during the race when you know you haven't the right amount...
Not sure about serious mileage for me at the mo..
With other things in life getting in the way of running in the last year, I've had to put off my big runs this year as I've not had the time to build up decent block of running. Also I haven't really got a decent year of running to fall back...
Something like that. It was great to get some speedy running in after months and months of plodding. That last corner over taking that team with ease was a real highlight..
Not sure I can make it this year..I’ll see what I can do. When is it?
A great rainy 13 miles for me this afternoon.. well behind in my running with only a few weeks until Brecon - Cardiff run ..it’s gonna be a proper slog! Need to pull that finger out me thinks. At least I remembered the Vaseline today!
For me it was between the Garmin Fenix and the Suunto Ambit 3 peak.. both great watch’s with pretty much the same gizmos..both can do all the above and more..
In the end I went for the Suunto due to slightly better battery length, I wasn’t bothered about the colour screen which makes the...
I remember noticing Ankergren and El Abd trundling around Hove park a few years ago.. thinking about it now they prob would’ve struggled with any distance.. let alone a semi speedy 5k. Casper ‘sprinting’ up the hove park hill was a joy to behold.. a bit bit Rocky esc��