SMH 1/2 marathon
7.30am, SMH 1/2 marathon, City
Finished in 84.30 (approx). It was a 3 minute half marathon PB, and a 12 minute course PB which indicates how far I've come in the space of a year. It wasn't quite up to the 10km pace I've run in the past month but I don't do many 1/2 marathons.
I found today's run a hard run, especially after the 11 km mark. I must be going soft doing all this racing over 5-10km, and no long marathon training runs. I slowed a bit in the second lap but didn't fall in a heap. Compared with recent races, I noticed there were people running at different paces throughout the whole race which was a bit unnerving at times.
It was a great day for a run, and great conditions. I did get a lot of cheers from the sidelines or other side of the road which were much appreciated: Kit, 2Ps, Kerry, MPHaz, and a few striders supporters.
Great runs out there from Vat, Ewan and Tux. Good to catch up with 26 miles after the race. Had two sleeps today after race. Physically, I pulled up well after the race, no niggles or soreness.
posted by Don Juan @ 8:18 pm
13 Comments:
Congrats DJ! You sure are having a great year of running. What's the secret? Though if the answer is hard work I don't want to know.
Go the Maroooooons! You know your blog is sort of maroony :-)
Congrats on a PB. Sounds like you could run that faster with purpose built half marathon training. I wouldn't knock back your pb time.
That's great DJ. Sorry we weren't there to cheer you on.
congrats DJ - sounds like a top race! see you back at training soon!
Congratulations Mark - it's great to see your hard work paying off so well.
Congratulations Mark. A hard earned PB. Just so close to the sub 4min time.
12 min pb! YOu are right that really shows how hard you have worked... good on you! I was a bit crap on the cheering... I might need glasses, I found it hard tyo spot people in the crowd. It looked worse than I remember from last year!
Half your luck getting in the nana naps - Mrs 2P had me moving furniture again that afternoon - and with my back!
Congratulations on the PB DJ - you were looking mighty strong when I saw you towards the end.
We will have to catch up for that beer eventually!
Wow a 12 minute PB, you must be stoked. I did see you fly past me in the opposite direction of course looking pretty good.
Yet another PB. When is it going to stop? Another well deserved result for a very consistent runner. Well done mate!
It was nice to meet you after reading your blog for ages - good run too !
Wow. Sensational result DJ. Congrats.
Three minutes better is a good PB DJ - well done! Close enough to 4 minute km pace but I'm sure you'll smash 84 when you try your next one.
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