Well I’ve completed round one of my marathon training, that of running a sufficiently fast time in a road race to qualify to ensure a good seeding at the start of the marathon race in October. Today, I ran the Indianapolis Mini Marathon (Half marathon or 13.1 miles) in a personal best time of 1:39:15, an average pace of 7:35 min/mile. I’m really pleased with the fact that as I get older I seem to be decreasing my PR for these long distance races, a feat that I know all too well will not last forever.
I had trained well for this race and despite having to stop running in early April with a minor injury for three weeks coupled with having a mild cold today (shivers and a cold throat for the last two days), I was extremely pleased with how it went. I shaved a full 1:30mins off the time I did in 2008.
Photos below of myself with Brad, Steve and Neil, my running partners, a before and after photo.
1 comment:
Well done Gov, that was a great time. Back running myself but wouldn't be near that time, my PB for a half marathon is 1:45 - not official, just running around the Phoenix Park at the weekends.
Will enter a few HMs this year to seem how I get on. My running mates all run 2-3 marathons a year and they say it's a whole different ball game completing a full marathaon - you need some willpower to break the pain barrier at around 20 miles - you're a stubborn auld mule so you'll be alright :)
All the best for now.
Davey
Well done again.
Davey
Post a Comment