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good work!
I didn't make it to Brighton today, managed 65 miles but my friend had a wheel failure (3rd puncture and broken spoke) at Pyecombe, 5 minutes away from a pub. Every cloud and all that.
How did you get on @PhilPub? One EMAC member ran a debut sub 3, another one went to the medical tent, and another won her v65 age group. She is a regular 90% age grader at 5k
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Pretty good thanks! Quite hard conditions I think, it started off looking ideal (fresh, sunny, light breeze) but a stiff Easterly soon developed and the last 4/5 miles were a massive slog back along the front. Dragging a balloon the size of a Spacehopper exacerbated things somewhat, not to mention the comedy stop at 7 miles (check out the pace dip on my Strava log ) when a gust of wind made the balloon dip and tangle up with a course marker cone/tape, almost garroting me. Got going again and felt very comfortable helped by a tail wind between miles 10 - 16, gradually building up a ~1-minute cushion by mile 21 and the turn into the wind. Spent the rest of the race gurning, putting in far more effort than the rest of the race and overtaking I guess a number of sub-3 hopefuls who were thwarted by the wind. So hats off to anyone running a debut sub-3 today!
Chip time: 2:59:26. Halfway I think was around 1:29:30. Would do again, although my right foot has flared up a bit so I'm gonna enjoy some rest and maybe some cycling.
PhilPub
I've been marathon training fairly solidly since Xmas, feeling pretty fit and fast but got wiped out by some virus thingy earlier in the week... Anyway I'm in Cheltenham on a stag do and managed to wake up this morning feeling like a run was a good idea so headed over to parkrun. 19:36 later and I've set a new PB! Pretty reassuring after a tough week and too many beers the night before. First time sub 20 and I felt like I could have done better if I was fresh. Pretty happy with that.