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Wilko storms passed BC in London Marathon

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6 CAAC'ers finished London marathon. This live up-dates are good fun!

Grant gets passed BC in later stage to beat him by 39secs

Dave P break 3 hrs, Chris P under 3:10 and Jo under 3:25 and Corie sub 3:40

great run guys

place overall place gender place category name HALF FINISH
416 409 292 » Clark, Bryan M (GBR) 01:18:17 02:47:17
3650 413 260 » Kirby, Joanna L (GBR) 01:38:06 03:24:12
1174 1121 674 » Patton, David I (GBR) 01:29:08 02:59:35
1872 1761 972 » Peggie, Chris (GBR) 01:29:59 03:08:20
3492 382 243 » Roberts, Corrie (GBR) 01:35:18 03:22:50
404 399 78 » Wilkie, Grant R (GBR) 01:18:42 02:46:38

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Update - counted them all in!

Submitted by Keith on

Update - counted them all in! It was great to watch. I saw Grant, Bryan and Chris finishing on the 'red button'. In finish order:

place overall place gender place category name HALF FINISH
404 399 78 » Wilkie, Grant R (GBR) 01:18:42 02:46:38
416 409 292 » Clark, Bryan M (GBR) 01:18:17 02:47:17
1174 1121 674 » Patton, David I (GBR) 01:29:08 02:59:35
1872 1761 972 » Peggie, Chris (GBR) 01:29:59 03:08:20
2099 153 110 » Drake, Fiona K (GBR) 01:34:22 03:10:32
3493 382 243 » Roberts, Corrie (GBR) 01:35:18 03:22:50
3651 413 260 » Kirby, Joanna L (GBR) 01:38:06 03:24:12
19687 5052 2926 » Hogg, Jillian E (GBR) 02:07:38 04:38:32

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Wilko storms passed BC

Submitted by Martin C on

Great runs everyone! I watched the pacing progress on the marathon website and it looked like serious competition between you and very hard work.

Congratulations - you have all had a grand day.

Wilko storms passed BC

Submitted by dave.p on

Thanks for the comments everyone! Well done to all the CAAC competitors in London, everyone did great. I compiled a wee report of my experiences if anyone is interested in some lunch break reading...

“How not to train for a marathon” normally doesn’t lead to “How to run a marathon”, but for Dave’s day in London consistency was the key to sub three!

 

My training for marathon number 3, London 2012, was interrupted and hardly textbook recommended. The forced two week break from running a fortnight before race day due to a throat infection was unplanned but may not have been a bad thing for resting the legs. My weekly miles in the past 16 weeks reflect a busy life where running was squeezed in perhaps only 3 times a week! (1) 20, (2) 21, (3) 25, (4) 31, (5) 37, (6) 36, (7) 33, (8) 29, (9) 30, (10) 35, (11) 33, (12) 29, (13) 6, (14) 0, (15) 40, (16) 11 plus marathon. I’m lucky to stay injury free in general; long may it last.

 

During marathon week I was well rested, fed and watered. After carb loading on pasta and chips the night before, I followed my previous marathon’s breakfast routine of a banana and a cereal bar. My ‘good for age’ entry meant I avoided the masses at the race start and I enjoyed some relaxing early miles. My brother’s advice to print my name on the front of my vest paid dividends as it felt like the whole of London was cheering “Go Dave!” and “Well done Dave!”. I was smiling most of the race until perhaps 20+ miles when I had to grit my teeth and hang in there, but the AMAZING support from the vast crowds gave me a massive boost.

 

I passed half way feeling strong in 1h 29m 8s and thankfully didn’t hit ‘the wall’ at any stage. My sub 3 hour wrist band assured me I’d edge under that time if I kept my pace. I had a little breathing space to relax and ‘enjoy’ the final miles knowing I was well off my Edinburgh marathon PB of 2h 57m 31s. I was delighted to cross the line in 2h 59m 35s and go sub 3 for my second time, a euphoric feeling. I ran my most consistent race with mile splits close the recommended 6m 52s for a sub 3 hour marathon:

 

(1) 6:50, (2) 6:51, (3) 6:35, (4) 6:37, (5) 6:45, (6) 7:03, (7) 6:50, (8) 6:44, (9) 6:43, (10) 6:53, (11) 6:47, (12) 6:58, (13) 6:48, (14) 6:33, (15) 6:32, (16) 6:49, (17) 6:53, (18) 6:52, (19) 6:52, (20) 6:58 (21) 7:10, (22) 7:03, (23) 6:55, (24) 6:48, (25) 7:19, (26) 7:03, (26.2) 1:25.

 

This was by far my best running experience of the close to 100 races I’ve completed to date. The atmosphere was electric the entire 26·2 miles, as I passed many of London’s iconic sights and hundreds of thousands of happy people cheering us on. What next? Relax and enjoy a well-earned break from exercise. The 2013 New York marathon could be tempting to celebrate the year I turn 30, who knows!

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Wilko storms passed BC

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Great write up Dave - and I have to agree, the atmosphere was amazing! Nothing quite like the London marathon eh! Well, I had had a good 16 weeks of training in the build up to the marathon - with only one week and a half going a bit wrong in January with a sprained ankle, but after that I managed to get in a good 13-14 weeks of training, including 1 x 18 mile, 3 x 20 milers and 1 x 22 miler. I was really grateful to have the other CAAC marathon girls to train with, which really helped for the Wednesday evening longer runs, which were made so much easier with the company. The 22 miler from N Berwick back to Edinburgh with Susan and Fiona was also a great run, as were the long runs I did with Porty runner Gareth, which really helped.

I was ready and raring to go on Sunday morning and was pleased to see that the weather Gods were with us. Somehow I managed to bump into Jillian Hogg in one of the many queues for the porta-loos before the start. (I wasn't brave enough to try the female urinals) so it was great to see a friendly face. I headed off to pen 3 in the blue start. Before I knew it we were off...I headed over the matt and started my watch. The first mile was sooo crowded. I was feeling a bit disheartened as the time was slipping away and I got stuck behind other runners. It didn't help matters when we merged with the red and green starts later on. I went through the first mile in well over 8mins30 - not the 7:25 I was hoping for! As a consequence I think I got a bit overexcited once it opened up and the following miles were 7:04 and 6:57 - oops!! I was feeling good though and dragged my average pace back to 3:15 pace. I thought I would give 3:15 a go, and just see if I could do it. I didn't want to finish the race fresh, I wanted to know I'd given it my all! I went through half marathon in 1:38 so was not far off target. It was great to have supporters at mile 9, and then my charity and parents at miles 13 and 22, as well as my London friends jumping around so I could see them again at mile 19 and then at 25! A real boost! I started to feel 'a bit tired' at around mile 15, which concerned me, as I hoped I would be ok till at least mile 20. Perhaps I had gone off to fast early on! I went through the usual ups and downs of marathon running - feeling great one moment, and terrible the next. At times I just closed my eyes and concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other. I could see my mile times slipping down as they went by, but I stuck in there and was so so pleased to go well under the 3:30 mark and take 25 minutes off my previous PB!! Was great to see all the other CAACers at the meeting point at the end, and so happy for everyone who had such great runs! Proud to be a CAACer on marathon day - thanks so much for my club place!! I enjoyed a few drinks and pizza with everyone before my train home. What a fantastic day!! Will I be doing another one???....well I've still got to do 3:15 haven't I!!

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