First official race of the season, and a good result. Its been a rough approach to this race with ups and downs due to health reasons and work. I had a big target for this race to try and go down to 1.16 but unfortunately a few weeks of sickness and no running made me and my coach opt for a different approach.
I could not afford any taper for this race, so I kept training hard till the end. Some might think its a good excuse, but well, for me its a big releave doing a good time on a hard block of training. I managed a P.B. by almost a full minute which is very encouraging.
Race started fast with the top runners going in front. I started at a conservative pace as I was tired from training and the last thing I needed was to blow up my race in the first few miles. I paced it bang on, 6min / mile or just under. I stayed with my brother Keith most of the race. After the 10th Mile I knew that I was keeping a good pace and that a P.B. was within reach bearing any catastrophic problems in the last mile. I managed to up the pace trying to close the gap I had on the runners in front of me. By the end a was only a few seconds away and happy with my performance. Final Time: 1hr 18mins 36sec.
Well done to the organisers for such a well organised race. Well done to my athletes Keith, Luke, and Gordon for posting very good times in their first Half Marathon. A big well done goes to my friends Pam and Margaret who came over to Malta to do this event and went back with P.B.'s by over 7mins. .... and a big thank-you goes to my girlfriend Johanna for her support and help during this weekend!! :)
Next Race 8th March 100km Cycling Road Race...
Dermot
I could not afford any taper for this race, so I kept training hard till the end. Some might think its a good excuse, but well, for me its a big releave doing a good time on a hard block of training. I managed a P.B. by almost a full minute which is very encouraging.
Race started fast with the top runners going in front. I started at a conservative pace as I was tired from training and the last thing I needed was to blow up my race in the first few miles. I paced it bang on, 6min / mile or just under. I stayed with my brother Keith most of the race. After the 10th Mile I knew that I was keeping a good pace and that a P.B. was within reach bearing any catastrophic problems in the last mile. I managed to up the pace trying to close the gap I had on the runners in front of me. By the end a was only a few seconds away and happy with my performance. Final Time: 1hr 18mins 36sec.
Well done to the organisers for such a well organised race. Well done to my athletes Keith, Luke, and Gordon for posting very good times in their first Half Marathon. A big well done goes to my friends Pam and Margaret who came over to Malta to do this event and went back with P.B.'s by over 7mins. .... and a big thank-you goes to my girlfriend Johanna for her support and help during this weekend!! :)
Next Race 8th March 100km Cycling Road Race...
Dermot
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prosit to you both. well done
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