Runners
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@Engineer
I use High5 gels and electrolyte drinks.
For the marathon I took two gels on the start line and then a gel every 30 minutes thereafter. So over the whole marathon I consumed 10 gels. I carried my gels on a High5 waist belt. I also took an electrolyte drink at mile 6, 12 and 18 provided by the race, sipping as I ran. I took water whenever it was available.
Good luck on your upcoming races buddy
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@Engineer I would encourage you to buy as many types and flavors you can get your hands on. For an HM the use of gels and how they taste isn't as necessary, but when you start talking about the second half of a full, especially the last 10-12K, you will really want to consider how intense the flavor is. A gel you think tastes good 8-10 miles into a run may have you gagging 20 miles into a marathon. In my opinion the more bland the better.
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I'll be taking part in the Trionium 6th Bath Hilly Half this Sunday 12th November 2017, organised on behalf of Rotary Club of Bathavon in aid of local children's charities.
Course / race info . . .
The half marathon is 1650 feet down… and 1650 feet back up again.
For your expected finish time, add at least 15% to your PB.
A country course, with stiles, hills, tussocks, rough tracks, more hills, fantastic views and kissing gates.
Five years in the making... a special course that makes the most of the hills and scenery of this part of the West Country!
Looking forward to this one
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^ This looks like a really fun and brutal race. Enjoy!
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It’s defo both from what I remember of last years event.
Carb loading for tomorrow race [emoji125][emoji4]
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Completed the Bath Hilly Half
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awesome sauce @den1mhead
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For those of you that may be interested in the Bath Hilly Half here's a short film of the 2017 event . . . . . .
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Haven't posted in this thread before, but I run fairly seriously. Glad to have gotten through a marathon in under 2:40 for the first time this past weekend. I went out slightly aggressively at 2:36 flat pace at the half and hung on for the ride as best as I could to finish in 2:39:39. Finished up in 10th overall and 2nd in 30-34 (lost by 29 seconds lol)
I'm probably a bit more suited to the half right now, so I'm looking forward to building back up to attack a fast half in 3 months and then I'll focus the summer on getting more marathon fit for the Berlin Marathon.
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Awesome effort @cander49 on your sub 2hr 40min marathon time. The picture of you hurting brings back memories for me of the Yorkshire marathon that I took part in last year. I will be doing the marathon again this year and will be hoping for a sub 4 hour time.
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Seconded. Congratulations! [emoji4]
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Thirded, if that’s a word. Impressive effort! I was happy to recently log one sub 8 minute mile!
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Thanks! The pain picture was right before the finish. I wasn't sure that I could hang on to 2:39 pace at mile 23, and I really had to work hard in the last 1.2 after struggling pretty badly from 23 to 25. I've had a couple races where I just narrowly missed a goal (including a 2:50:00.1 when I was trying to break 2:50 for the first time
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Awesome! Finished my first half-marathon last month, now training to run a full till the end of the year
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Peaceful journey, Sir Roger.
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@BloodnThunder @cander49 @summ3rhays and anyone else who can contribute - guys I am after some advice . . .
As you may have read in this thread between September and November last year I completed 3 races; 2 half marathons and a full marathon. In December I got Aussie Flu and didn't run. This Jan & early Feb I was in India and didn't run. Upon my return to UK I got cough / cold so didn't run. At the time of writing this I've been out 8 times for 8 separate runs of distance 1 mile upto 4 miles.
Today, my 8th run, after an effective three month break, I completed 4 miles, the furthest of the 8 runs. My garmin figures are below. My concerns are that I am knackered after only 4 miles, my heart rate is sky high compared to last year. Is this normal after a three month break? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
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Sounds a lot like me in November! I am dumb and overreach sometimes, so I had a stress fracture in my foot that knocked me out for 9 weeks from September to November. When I came back in November, it would have been really challenging for the first week or two to do even a 5k at marathon pace. You lose a lot in a few months off, but you also get it back quickly. The most important thing is to be patient. No idea how your weight fluctuates, but if you put on weight, that'll hurt, and taking it off slowly will help. Your effort levels at any pace will come around!
One other thought - how was your heart rate measured? Wrist or chest? The wrist-based measurements seem to work for some people, but they're all over the place for me. If it's wrist, I wouldn't put much stock in it.
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@den1mhead I wouldn't worry about it at all. 3 months is a serious break. If you are paying attention to your Garmin while you run I would focus entirely on what you're heart rate is rather than pace. If you know you are around 135-140 BPM while running easy then try and hover in that range for the next 3-4 weeks. Assuming you've been able to consistently run over that first month you will probably be feeling much more like your old self by the end of it. You will also probably notice you are running faster while holding the same BPM range. After 4-6 weeks of easy to very moderate effort running I would then reassess where you are relative to where you were prior to the break. Assuming you're feeling more like your old self you can then begin incorporating more of the workout and distance structure you had built prior to the break. This buildup could take another 4-6 weeks.
My college coach always used to say that if you take a week off it will take you two weeks to get back to your pre-break self. Granted we were a bunch of division one athletes in ridiculously good shape, but the real point he was making is that it's always important to take your time coming back to avoid any sort of injury.
