Done a marathon run today for the first time in about 3/4 months. I'm in the Manchester marathon next year and 3 hours sub is the aim. **** me not sure how I can do that 🤣
Today's aim was keep it around 4:45 per km.
Did the first half marathon in 1:40 I think it was (elapsed time), with no stops except a minute piss break. Had a 5/6 min rest snack and refuel at around 23km in. Got to about 20 miles in and legs started to go. Think the fact I did leg day earlier in the week and the DOMS from it **** me for about 4 days, didn't help I did a 22km on Friday too 🤣🤣🤣
Finished it in 3:34 elapsed time, would have been 3:24 without stopping. Would have liked 3:30 dead but had to stop more than I'd like in the last 10km just to shake the legs and buy a drink. So I'm blaming the heat and the achy legs 🤣
Still beat my marathon PB by about 2 and half mins though which I set on Christmas Day, although splits were more rounded there.