DFW running club mark 3!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

bj-sailaway

RichOneday wrote: »

Bj - You'll just have to get in touch with them and ask. But I would be almost certain that he'll have a place.

The online payment systems often go wrong - its happened with 3 races for us in the last 3 months, so its not a subtle way of telling you that the application was unsuccessful.

As a race organiser you can always allocate a few extra places for 'admin issues' anyway....so you should be okay!:D

thank you - I've e-mailed them, that's the only contact details there are. There is an option to post a cheque, but I'm wondering if it's too late? Hmm. Hopefully they'll reply to the e-mail, and I'll keep trying the payment system. Pain in the neck!

KeepYourChinUp_2

Right well I have pre registered my interest for the GNR (expect i wont get a place) And My current aim if i got in will be <2hrs theoretically if i ran one now i would do it in 2:22 ish
Am I aiming to low as in not aiming fast enough? Obviously I will be running races before that (if i got in hehe)

redsquirrel80

3.2 miles for me last night, nice and steady, bit soggy but very enjoyable!

RichOneday_2

KeepYourChinUp wrote: »

Right well I have pre registered my interest for the GNR (expect i wont get a place) And My current aim if i got in will be <2hrs theoretically if i ran one now i would do it in 2:22 ish
Am I aiming to low as in not aiming fast enough? Obviously I will be running races before that (if i got in hehe)

Its only really yourself that can determine what is the right target time.

To determine what is realistic, times from 5K/10k/10 miles races run between now and then will give a very accurate indication of what you can expect.

What is the 2:22 based on?

KeepYourChinUp_2

RichOneday wrote: »

Its only really yourself that can determine what is the right target time.

To determine what is realistic, times from 5K/10k/10 miles races run between now and then will give a very accurate indication of what you can expect.

What is the 2:22 based on?

My current 'easy' run pace according to my running log. I'm using the david hays one. Its helped to remotivate me because I can see how i am progressing over time rather than relying on a single 'training' run. I have put all my runs in since i started logging them in april. I suspect I would be rather slower at this moment in time although I will know better after tomorrows long run because some of it is skewed by the shorter runs .

I do have a stone to lose yet. I am going to try and do heaton park this week if I can get my folks to either come along or have the kids while i do the run. I work every other weekend and have the kids on my weekend off so it makes runs difficult to manage.

RichOneday_2

Sounds a bit complicated to me!:p

Only kidding! - predictors are fine but if you're looking for a prediction of race pace it can only really come from other races.

If you take your Heaton Park 5K pace, a realistic 1/2 marathon pace would be 40-50 secs/mile slower.

So, if the 5K was 31:00 (10:00 /mile) then 1/2 marathon pace would be 10:40 - 10:50/mile ie 2:19:40 - 2:21:50.

Of course that doesnt mean that running a 31 minute 5K means that you can automatically run a 2:20 half, but as long as the appropriate distance work and weekly mileage is achieved then it will be a pretty accurate predictor.

mascott514

Hi All!!

Well done to all you GNRers!

Some great results.

I have had a quiet week last week and ate and drank too much but I am going to focus again this week.... next half not far away and Im going under 2hrs!

Happy runnings!
m

KeepYourChinUp_2

RichOneday wrote: »

Sounds a bit complicated to me!:p

Only kidding! - predictors are fine but if you're looking for a prediction of race pace it can only really come from other races.

If you take your Heaton Park 5K pace, a realistic 1/2 marathon pace would be 40-50 secs/mile slower.

So, if the 5K was 31:00 (10:00 /mile) then 1/2 marathon pace would be 10:40 - 10:50/mile ie 2:19:40 - 2:21:50.

Of course that doesnt mean that running a 31 minute 5K means that you can automatically run a 2:20 half, but as long as the appropriate distance work and weekly mileage is achieved then it will be a pretty accurate predictor.

Its actually very uncomplicated it does most of the work for you :cool:. a good bit is you can put your intended milage for each day weeks in advance (like my plan from becky :beer:). yeah ok its a bit nerdy but i like it.

Guess the only way forward is to try and get some races and consistent running under my belt now everything has settled down homewise.

RichOneday_2

mascott514 wrote: »

Hi All!!

Well done to all you GNRers!

Some great results.

I have had a quiet week last week and ate and drank too much but I am going to focus again this week.... next half not far away and Im going under 2hrs!

Happy runnings!
m

That 24:46 5K shows that you can easily get under 2 hours, Mascott....so good luck with that.:D

becky_rtw

Indeed my 5k pb is 24:38 and my half pb (set around the same time) is 1:56:11 so you should easily go under 2