With only days to go you should by now have an idea of what time you are capable of running, and then working out what pace that is per/km. Using the km markers, you must stick to your pace and no faster. You can go faster over the last 3km’s of the 10km if you are capable, and in the Half once you have passed 17km you can think about getting faster. If you have a 3km or 5km [even better] time trial time, you can work off that. You will not be too much better than predicted, so don’t get any flash ideas.
The best and fastest way of doing it is to use the web resources I am providing the link to. Continue reading “Getting Your Pace Right At Gold Coast”
Doomben: Quite a few Striders were busy at the recent Doomben Half Marathon. Jo Filmalter debuted in her first ever Half, and also doing the 21.1km were Lisa May, Karen Brown and Jenny Cawood. Tom Donnet won his age group in the 10km, and new Strider Jerrod Smith nailed the 10km as well.
Wendy Clark made her marathon debut at the London Marathon on April 26 in a fantastic time of 3hrs38min. The London Marathon snakes its way past plenty of iconic landmarks and attracts an enormous field of British and international runners.
This years Pinnacles Classic will be run on Saturday 18th April. This is a charming but challenging run, which is not widely known but growing in popularity. Once you’ve done it you’ll always come back. The report from last years race reads:
You may have noticed a story circulatingf recently about research done in NSW that shows that training shoes supposedly make very little difference to your feet, particularly with injuries. A study found there was no evidence to support the belief that some specially-designed trainers can prevent injuries or improve performance. Experts at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, made the claim after analysing 60 years of medical literature.
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