This went really well. I did parkrun on Saturday at marathon pace but knew I had a chance of staying with the 1hr 30’ pacer. I started at 100m behind the pacer but kept that distance and was running comfortably. I thought I would probably fade away after five or six miles but I held it steady and it was only my ninth mile that I dropped down to 7’07” minute mile and I settled in to the slower pace so I was fairly comfortable rather than pushing too hard. My average pace was 6’58” per mile so I only need to improve by 4” per mile and I’m sure I can do that. At Brighton last week I still had tired legs and tightness in my chest but I was just about fully recovered here and really enjoyed it. Will definitely rest up the next two weeks and will run HHM relaxed, maybe around 1hr 38”. The club 5K on April 8 is the next time I’ll push hard. Thanks Simon. That couldn’t have gone better. … Just remembered, don’t think I can do April 8th. That’s a shame. Will aim to run sub 20’ at parkrun in April.
Amazing. What a fantastic time to produce on what must be pretty tired legs right now. I think that highlights that there is a sub 90 there is we were to target that with a solid block of training and lots of half marathon paced runs. Can’t tell you how impressed I am. I often tell others on the team who say silly things like “I’m past it” or my “best days are behind me” and they are in their mid 40s, about how well you have run in the past 12 months. So thank you as it’s inspiring lots of people to keep training smart and achieve their own goals. What a performance.