Training Plans & Runs | Hastings Half Marathon

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👊 Nailed my target

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A mix bag of thoughts and feelings for this. Gave it my all, need to learn not to zig zag 😂 as it add on a little extra distance 🙈 my Strava tells me I completed a haha in 1:59 -56 but as I ran a little over its 2hrs 6 seconds and then my chip time which I can’t work out is always more is 2hrs 33 seconds. Anyway all that said …. My official quickest time on the course was 2hrs 3s and 40 seconds so a 3 min pb. My pacing was pretty good I thought I never stopped, looking at my splits I never went over 9:50 mins even up the hills. I started off running with Lou but she told me to push on at half way so I ran the rest on my own. The seafront was soooo windy at at mile 10 onwards I felt pain in my hamstring and gluten on my right left I struggled but pushed on as much as I could. If I have an issue it’s always my poxy right leg. I obviously would have loved to have found that 30 seconds that took me just over 2 hours 🥹 but I did feel strong. I definitely think I’m realising how much more I love a trail half more than a road run. On that note I have booked Bedgebury half a week Sunday for my birthday treat 😂 as it’s the day before. I have done it a couple of times and just loved it so wanted to do it again. All in all I am pleased with how today went as it showed me my gains for sure, just gutted I was so close. But then again just more to work on for March I suppose !!

Michelle Fox

Fantastic running Michelle and congrats on the PB. It’s normal to have some disappointment when you are that close to going under 2 hours but given the tough conditions it shows your fitness is good enough to achieve that. As you say, this is further evidence of your progress and how well you are running right now. So we just need to keep doing what you’re doing, train smart and I think there is scope for further improvement. It’s interesting what you say about your right leg, perhaps it’s a little weaker than the left and hopefully in time with the S&C we can fix that. Often it can be posture or how we sit, so maybe even have a look at that too, just in case there is something we can change. For example, my leg glute is always my issue and caused from years of sitting crossed legged, right leg over left. All that said, fantastic achievement and really well done for working so hard and running another PB.