So glad I did this. My strava time was 2.30.53, and chip time was 2.34.09. My strava even had pbs on 10k, 15k and 10 miles!
I did have an issue going up the long hill – my foot started to go really tingly which I had never experienced before. I couldnt get it to stop and was starting to lose feeling! I kept losening and losening my laces untill it eventually stopped after about 2-3km. This cost me quite a bit of time.
I as really happy with my pace apart from that, able to hold under 7min km for a good few kms.
It was tough getting to the end – the long straight along the sea – in actual marathon, I would have had a walking break to recover at that sort of distance, but needed to push for this. But felt it helped with resillience to push those final kms.
Heart rate was high – 72% in zone 4. And I did feel that, I felt like I was going quicker than I had planned to!
And seeing you at the end was a great boost! All in all, really enjoyed the race and felt like it was a big achievement.
This is amazing. So pleased you had such a good day. Really happy I got to see you go past and the biggest compliment I could pay is how strong you looked at that point. Hastings is a fantastic half marathon and we now have an awesome medal to show for our troubles. I know the marathon is another step up in terms of distance but it’s the cumulative effect of all these type of runs that will make a difference. So you’re on track still which is very exciting with 5 weeks to go now. Fantastic running Lucy.
Coach Simon 🍊
