A long run of 122 miles went well til 8-9 then struggled.
A 9 Miler in 63 - 6 laps - pleased as this is where I thought I was at before my 1:24 at eyam 2 years ago! - foot really hurt after this session - ? bruised, ? stress Fracture...
10 days off, then 2 x 5 miles jogs the weekend before the 1/2 M. Foot still sore but not too bad.
Then a light jog for 40 mins 3 days before the Nottingham 1/2. Tried out the Nike Zooms to see if i thought I could run in them for the race, but they offer so little support I think it would have been foolish to try them on 13 miles
and so to race day:
Really wanted to beat 1:30, but that is 6:50 miles and I can't seem to get below 7:00 for 9 or so so it was a big ask!
Felt fine on the day, foot not sore. Forgot to put the Garmin on - left it in the kit bag! Pleaseant day, about 16 degrees but a bit windy.
Felt great at the start - too good I guess as I went through first mile in 6:16... Really tried to keep it steady, but I get swept along woth the flow too easily. Felt fine til 4 miles, then hit the first of the serious hills up to the university and people started to flow past me. By 6 miles i was done for and the 1:30 pacer came past. Had no chance of staying with him - was really struggling all round Wollaton Park. Never felt more like dropping out of a race. Kept waiting for Beth to come past - she was up for a 1:33-34 and as I did not have the Garmin on I had no real idea of finish time...
By 10 miles I rallied a bit, struggled again at 11-12 and tried to push 12-13.
Splits : 6:16; 6:46; 6:30; 7:26; 5:58; 7:44; 7:00; 7:05; 7:25; 8:30; 7:17; 7:39; 7:14; 48 seconds.
Wow - 9-10 was dire!!!
So where does that leave me:
1. Terrible pacing
2. Sore for three Days
3. Disappointed, but can go under 1:30 still
4. Want to get out and stretch the legs today.
5. Going to start cycling soon to get into the rhythrm of this before the winter.
6. Mens Health 10k in 4 weeks...
