Just the 10K for me

Naught wrong with that. Good luck with it, I bet the atmosphere will be fantastic.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

10K for me too, done it before, running across the Kingston Bridge is amazing.

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Don

Half for me (my first one) and 10K for husband, his first one and he's been running four times this month We'll probably finish around the same time!

All the best everyone who is taking part. I would have liked to have done it but not this year. Will try and do it next year though.

O.

Good luck and let us know how you all get on

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A loser is not the one who runs last in the race. It's the one who sits and watches and who has never tried to run.
Bird in Boots Oh what have I done FLM09

its my first half.

good luck everyone.

Good luck to everyone thats running in either event today

Really enjoyed it - hope you all had a good race

Managed 44min 24sec - going by my Garming anyway.

Enjoyed it too, 45:55 by my own watch. Really need to take some time off now to shake off a hamstring niggle, kicked in about 7k today, not too bad but annoying nonetheless, and I feel it inhibits me in the latter stages.

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Don

Fridays prediction of crashing and burning came true today, I managed the half marathon course in 2:17:53, going by the Garmin.

I'm glad I finished the race, but somewhat disappointed at being 20 minutes slower than my PB.

There is a train of thought that says you did as well as you expected. By expecting to crash and burn you ensured you would. I don't know how true this is but it is an interesting standpoint.

Well done on finishing regardless and let's look forward to the next one.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

Fair point HRun, maybe that was the case.

I've now got about 10 weeks to get back to my usual 2-hour standard for the half.

Plenty of time

I might look into the phycology some time. I told no-one I planned to try the distance and with no pressure I had a blinding run.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

I had already decided that this wasnt going to be a pb attempt. My cough had turned productive and i am feeling generally snotty so just decided to enjoy the day. I enjoyed the pipers at the mile marks but found that the pace was generally set by whatever group of people you were trapped within. It was very busy (i was expecting it to be) and the field never really thinned. Felt generally good all the way round apart from the odd coughing fit untill i hit mile 12 and the knee went. I slowed down a bit but got some words of encouragement and so tried to up the pace again. It was not to be though and i had to walk, limp the final mile. I managed to do a grimacing trot over the line though. Time was 2.11. Only 5 minutes off my best though so i am reasonably happy.
I would do it again though as i certainly enjoyed the day.