Ran with Phillipa to about mile 6.5 and then Phillipa was dropping off and told me to go on… so I push from there on.. and got a new PB (not just course PB but total PB. Previous PB was in Budapest last year – a flat course which I had been training for – chip time there was 2 hour 21 min and 20 seconds. Previous Hastings PB was 2 hours 27 mins 11 seconds.) Today’s chip time was 2:19:42… Really chuffed to go under 2:20 and whilst I have been gaining stamina I haven’t be focusing on speed!!! Splits were decent, times on Queensway were okay and downhills I didn’t take too fast… (so thinking on a flat course would be a few minutes quicker still!! 😂😱)
I love this, because I feel like in the past few months you’ve been working really hard, but nothing really to show for it, and you are always question if the endurance focused approach is helping. But today shows it does and I’m so pleased you managed to get a new PB, even if it wasn’t the focus. And hopefully a nice confidence boost for the next few weeks ahead. Fantastic running Rebecca.