Fantastic that and to run 5 miles through the pain barrier takes some doing. Funnily enough, someone at work said his sister did the Manchester Marathon yesterday. She completed it in 4.26 and managed the whole course with a fractured ankle!
Well done running through the pain barrier. You shouldn't be so tough on yourself as only a slight drop in pace due to an injury adds up quickly over that distance.
Nice work, a great confidence booster for the full hit
Cheers. Am trying to slow my pace down though, so I dont hit the dreaded Wall haha
Your timing of a fast one is perfect, leeds isn't until three weeks away, trust yourself and believe in your training for the dreaded "wall" lots of folk don't hit one and they are not abnormal super beings, they just pick their pace and stick to it while believing in their training.
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You might not be totally happy, but sounds like you ran pretty well based on how you paced yourself to finish without stopping. As a first marathon, sounds like you have a great experience to improve should you do another!Completed London Marathon yesterday. This was my first marathon but hoped for around 3:50, actual time was 4:05. Feeling a little mixed about this, really pleased to have done it but wondering whether I could have performed better.
The actual run was far tougher than I anticipated. I maintained a decent pace for first 25km but was feeling fatigued from about 18k, After 25k I slowed down from around 5:30 per km to 5:45 per km and then roughly 6:10 for remainder of the race. I hoped to increase speed for last 5k but there was nothing there, in fact last 2k were horrendous.
Reflecting on the whole thing I wonder if missing two and a bit weeks through injury had an impact and whether I should have started slightly slower.
On the other hand I completed the event, without stopping, and faster than my younger work colleagues. Looking at the number of people who also struggled for the last few miles my discomfort was far from unique. Hopefully, over time I'll feel more positive, can go now go back to running stress free with no target or training plan.
Hello to the City fans waving flags on The Highway, you gave me a short lived burst of energy!
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Fantastic achievement mateCompleted London Marathon yesterday. This was my first marathon but hoped for around 3:50, actual time was 4:05. Feeling a little mixed about this, really pleased to have done it but wondering whether I could have performed better.
The actual run was far tougher than I anticipated. I maintained a decent pace for first 25km but was feeling fatigued from about 18k, After 25k I slowed down from around 5:30 per km to 5:45 per km and then roughly 6:10 for remainder of the race. I hoped to increase speed for last 5k but there was nothing there, in fact last 2k were horrendous.
Reflecting on the whole thing I wonder if missing two and a bit weeks through injury had an impact and whether I should have started slightly slower.
On the other hand I completed the event, without stopping, and faster than my younger work colleagues. Looking at the number of people who also struggled for the last few miles my discomfort was far from unique. Hopefully, over time I'll feel more positive, can go now go back to running stress free with no target or training plan.
Hello to the City fans waving flags on The Highway, you gave me a short lived burst of energy!
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First of all, well done Mate - a fantastic achievement whatever the time. Secondly, your experience almost exactly mirrors my own first marathon (even the time was exactly the same!). Almost immediately I began thinking 'I know I can knock that 5 mins off' and trained for the next one which I did the following year in good conditions, with far better pacing and, crucially, taking on more fuel as I went round. Did the second one in 3:50 and was far more comfortable at the end.Completed London Marathon yesterday. This was my first marathon but hoped for around 3:50, actual time was 4:05. Feeling a little mixed about this, really pleased to have done it but wondering whether I could have performed better.
The actual run was far tougher than I anticipated. I maintained a decent pace for first 25km but was feeling fatigued from about 18k, After 25k I slowed down from around 5:30 per km to 5:45 per km and then roughly 6:10 for remainder of the race. I hoped to increase speed for last 5k but there was nothing there, in fact last 2k were horrendous.
Reflecting on the whole thing I wonder if missing two and a bit weeks through injury had an impact and whether I should have started slightly slower.
On the other hand I completed the event, without stopping, and faster than my younger work colleagues. Looking at the number of people who also struggled for the last few miles my discomfort was far from unique. Hopefully, over time I'll feel more positive, can go now go back to running stress free with no target or training plan.
Hello to the City fans waving flags on The Highway, you gave me a short lived burst of energy!
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Completed London Marathon yesterday. This was my first marathon but hoped for around 3:50, actual time was 4:05. Feeling a little mixed about this, really pleased to have done it but wondering whether I could have performed better.
The actual run was far tougher than I anticipated. I maintained a decent pace for first 25km but was feeling fatigued from about 18k, After 25k I slowed down from around 5:30 per km to 5:45 per km and then roughly 6:10 for remainder of the race. I hoped to increase speed for last 5k but there was nothing there, in fact last 2k were horrendous.
Reflecting on the whole thing I wonder if missing two and a bit weeks through injury had an impact and whether I should have started slightly slower.
On the other hand I completed the event, without stopping, and faster than my younger work colleagues. Looking at the number of people who also struggled for the last few miles my discomfort was far from unique. Hopefully, over time I'll feel more positive, can go now go back to running stress free with no target or training plan.
Hello to the City fans waving flags on The Highway, you gave me a short lived burst of energy!
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