Spindash wrote:Mini E wrote:New Forest Half Marathon done in 1:55:14. Fairly happy with that after all of the wine/chocolate/cheese and lack of training for the past 6 weeks
Well done Mini E
Eagerly awaiting Poser's GNR report...
Absolute nightmare
Was going well until the 9 mile mark then totally fell apart. Cramps in both hamstrings, both sets of quads, and blisters across my right instep and toes.
I managed to run in bursts, but kept breaking down.
So not ideal then. I will be analysing what went wrong, but the fact is I clearly wasn't as fit as I thought I was.
But... I had an amazing day. You get so much support from people when you're absolutely dying.
So I crossed the line in 1:49:05. (My target was 1:35).
My splits, in km, were :
5km - 22:28
10km - 46:37
15km - 1:11:18