glowy69 wrote:Finished my first half marathon today, training of course. 2:06. Is that any good. I was pleased with how not knackered I felt
Though my legs hurt a bit now though
Difficult to judge Glowy as finishing times can vary according to build, diet, training, talent, age etc etc.
The world record is just over 58 mins I believe. Elite runners are probably up to the 70 mins mark, good club runners would be aiming for under 90 mins.
If you're new to running then 2.06 is ok, you will probably be faster at a real race event with hundreds of other people running with you as an incentive.
Looks like you should aim for a sub 2hr half, finishing 1.59 sounds so much better doesn't it?
Here's an age grading calculator from Runners World:
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/agegrad ... -0,00.htmlAssuming you're 25 (I have no idea how old you are), this would generate a result of 47% with the world record time being 100%.
Edit: Here's a summary of the results:
100% = Approximate World Record Level
Over 90% = World Class
Over 80% = National Class
Over 70% = Regional Class
Over 60% = Local Class