Sub 1:30 Half Marathon in 2020 (Read 618 times)

Brew - just take a breath, man.  We're in crazy times but we all need to remember that we don't have any control over the steps governments and businesses are going to (rightly or wrongly) take.  Some of those steps will be frustrating and difficult, but what we can control is our response to them.

Personally I think it's great JMac is trying to make the best of his fitness in a difficult situation.  Covid-19 may have brought a premature end to his serious racing career, given things on the family front for him later this year.  None of the rest of us are in that situation.  I applaud him for trying to make the best of it.  I'd struggle to deal with it as maturely as he has!

 

Similar to a lot of other things - network security, for example.

 

I also think it's similar to a marathon, and the importance of starting conservatively.  And how many people run a good marathon after a conservative start, only to think "I could have run even faster if I had gone out faster" when the truth is....probably not....

 

This whole situation really reminds me of a marathon in so many ways.  "If you think you're overreacting, you're doing it just right" is not that different from "if you don't think you're starting too slow, you're starting too fast."

 

And I think the people who are absolutely panicking about the end of all races for the year probably overlap with the people who look at their watch at mile 3 of a marathon, see that they are behind pace, and freak out.

 

We are still very early in this thing.  Best thing to do is just like a marathon - stay relaxed and make good decisions.

Adding onto this great metaphor. I am of the mindset to take things one day at a time (mentally) like taking the marathon one mile at a time. Obviously you have to be prepared for all 26 miles, but focusing on the mile we are in makes things much more manageable. Not speculating about the future.

Mark - Good point in taking a deep breath on the issues surrounding us now. I can't control it but will try to follow as best as I can.

DW - I like that marathon metaphor.

JMac - I just finished Ray Donovan and it's one of my favorite shows. Might also have to continue watching Bloodline. Lot's of dysfunctional family stuff surrounding the storylines in both these shows.

I think I will take the dog out for a short run today to get some fresh air.

Made a few calls and snuck a late entry to NZ 10,000m Champs which is being hosted within the final Athletics Auckland meet for the season on Saturday night.  It's a pretty un-loved event that's moved around the calendar a lot (there are only 23 entrants across open men and women and masters men and women) but figured it was worth a punt with any others races looking increasingly unlikely for the next 3 months.  I doubt it will be a PB since I haven't tapered at all but go hard or go home I guess.

Mike Wanden from my club and Simon Mace are also running in the masters so there's at least a couple of solid runners in the Masters.  The fast young guys will probably lap us at least once haha.

 

I’m not upset he is racing. I’m using it as a point of why we need to close hotels in the state. To try and hinder people’s ability to travel and spread a virus since they aren’t doing everything they can to prevent the spread themselves.

First, I'm running, not racing. It's a time trial. Second of all, whether I run this by myself in Central Park, or by myself an hour north of Central Park, it's the same thing. Unless you're recommending nobody run outdoor, which nobodoy has stated except for Italy because of the situation they're in.

JMac - I advise you NOT to read books on children.  There's so much disagreements from experts that you get big clashes of advice between books.  Alternatively read ONE book, assume gospel and blame the book not yourself when things go wrong

Steve - go back on the thread and see how relaxed we were re Covid-19.  People would have gone nuts at the government if they had closed the borders earlier.

Christchurch 2020 is gone, from the site:

Due to this uncertain situation, and no guarantees that the ban won’t be extended, we are postponing 2020’s 40th anniversary ASB Christchurch Marathon to 2021.

All current entrants will be rolled over to the 2021 event. Entry fees already taken – as per the conditions of entry – are non-refundable. However we are rolling these over to next year, as a goodwill gesture during these uncertain and stressful times. We hope to see you all at the start line next year.