suprised, pleased and releived with the result. Was hoping at best for 3:15 but expecting it to drift towards 3:30. Started off withteh 3.15 group and ran through the haf in 1.34.30 which was a little ahead of pace - thought I may struggle to hold it from there to the finish.
It got tought around 29k and that lasted until 33k and by then I could sniff home and settled into a godd pace to the end. Ran the second half in 1.37.35 - about 3.05 drop off in the secons half - about a 3.1% slowdown. The usuual expected slowdown is 10% that is why the half time is usually multiplied by 2.1 to estimate the marathon time.
It was a very steady run with all the 5k split around 23 30 with a couple ealy ones in the 22's. The injury gave no problems at all none at all - it was such a pleasure to run pain free again. It was a great event.
I am releived as I really thought that with three very ordinary marathons that age I got to me in a big way and quicky such that a time under 3.15 was gone for ever. With NO long training runs for over three weeks the result was a suprise and a relief - a relief that maybe have some more competetive marathons left.
Will run two more before Sydney at which I hope to put in a solid effort to at least match this time.
2 comments:
What an excellent time. Gives us oldies some hope. Maybe the three weeks rest was the key to the time. I certainly would be interested in your views on how you pulled that time out. From your training over the last couple of months, it was not obvious that it was going to happen.
I guess you must have a very very solid basic aerobic base to draw on and getting to the start line fresh was all that was needed.
Again congratlations on a fine run.
Congratulations on the great time Ray. Certainly seems there's life in the legs yet. A good outcome after the experience of Canberra.
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