Sub 1:30 Half Marathon in 2019 (Read 641 times)

watsonc123


    Good luck Keen.

    PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)

     

    40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)

     

    2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05

     

    2024 PRs: 5km 20:25

    SteveChCh


    Hot Weather Complainer

      The tracking says he's finished in 5:09.16 obviously with several hours missing in the middle where he must have been getting medical assistance.  It then looks like he's walked very gingerly to the finish.  Whatever happened, well done on the finish.  I know how heartbreaking it is when all the hard work doesn't pay off due to conditions, injury or sheer bad luck.

       

      Hopefully it's nothing major that's happened and you can get back on the horse soon CK.

      5km: 18:34 11/23 │ 10km: 39:10 8/23 │ HM: 1:26:48 9/23 │ M: 3:34:49 6/23

       

      2024 Races:

      Motorway Half Marathon February 25, 2024 1:29:55

      Christchurch Half-Marathon April 21, 2024

      Selwyn Marathon June 2, 2024

      Dunedin Half Marathon September 15, 2024

      kimba


        Hope everything is okay for Keen.  Nice job finishing despite whatever happened.

        800m:  2:20.3 (2015) | 1 Mile:  5:13 (2016) | 5K: 18:32 (2010) | 10km: 39:55 (2012) HM: 1:28 (2013) 

         

        JMac11


        RIP Milkman

          Ugh this doesn't sound good. Sorry Keen.

          5K: 16:37 (11/20)  |  10K: 34:49 (10/19)  |  HM: 1:14:57 (5/22)  |  FM: 2:36:31 (12/19) 

           

           

          Running Problem


          Problem Child

            Finished. Must have walked. Hope it isn’t serious injury and he can bounce back. I was looking forward to being excited about running Boston with this guy in 2021 today.

            Many of us aren't sure what the hell point you are trying to make and no matter how we guess, it always seems to be something else. Which usually means a person is doing it on purpose.

            VDOT 53.37 

            5k18:xx | Marathon 2:55:22

            dpschumacher


            5 months til Masters

              Looks like we will need to send a case of beer for medical reasons to Keen.

               

              James-  Way to stick to the base building.  It too is my life these days.

               

              Mark- What pace did you do the 800's at?

               

              my week

               

              Mon: 5.03 miles plus striders in the morning and then 8.08 miles in the afternoon. easy

              Tues: 8.59 mile work out...2 mile WU, 6x.5 miles @ 5:52 pace with .25 recovery, 2.1 mile cool down

              Wed: 11.03 miles easy

              Thursday: striders+ 10.3 miles easy

              Fri: 6.74 miles over lunch break and 9.09 miles at night

              Sat; 15 .03 miles @6:46 average with last mile 6:25.  First 14 miles was on snow covered ice, last mile on clean pavement.  Quite of few times my cadence was up over 190 cause I had to take small steps.

              Sun:8.6 on the treadmill...i'll get another 3.4 in tonight

               

              ~87 miles

              2023 Goals

              Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18

              10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)

              5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)

              Sub 1:16 Half Marathon  City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)

              Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)

               

              2024 Goals

              Sub 2:37 Marathon

              Sub 1:15 Half

              Sub 34 10k

              Sub 16 5k

               

               

              Marky_Mark_17


                On the bright side, if Keen did manage to walk to the finish I guess we can be hopeful it was just a really bad blow-up and not a serious injury.

                 

                There was an old TV ad ifor DB beer n New Zealand which coined the saying 'That man deserves a DB'.  I'm not sure I'd actually inflict a case of DB on Keen but I'm happy to chip in towards a decent case of beer.

                 

                DPS - nice week, you're brave chancing it on the ice!  Mind you if it was fresh air or another treadmill session, I can see why.  I wasn't really clocking my pace on the 800's, with 10 reps it's kind of just about getting through the work, I'd guess most of the reps were high 2:30's with the faster ones (5, 9, 10) maybe just squeaking under 2:30.

                3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)  

                10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)

                * Net downhill course

                Last race: Maraetai HM, 10 Mar, DNF

                Up next: Waterfront HM, 7 Apr

                "CONSISTENCY IS KING"

                SteveChCh


                Hot Weather Complainer

                  Looks from his comment on Strava that it was a blow up rather than an injury, so that's one positive I guess.  Although I'm sure it was absolute hell...that feeling when each km gets slower so you abandon targets is awful but not as bad as when you realise it's actually even worse than that and you need a lie down.

                  5km: 18:34 11/23 │ 10km: 39:10 8/23 │ HM: 1:26:48 9/23 │ M: 3:34:49 6/23

                   

                  2024 Races:

                  Motorway Half Marathon February 25, 2024 1:29:55

                  Christchurch Half-Marathon April 21, 2024

                  Selwyn Marathon June 2, 2024

                  Dunedin Half Marathon September 15, 2024

                  watsonc123


                    That's got to be the worst heat blow out I've seen.  The last ~ 11km / 7 miles he just had to walk.

                    PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)

                     

                    40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)

                     

                    2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05

                     

                    2024 PRs: 5km 20:25

                    dpschumacher


                    5 months til Masters

                      Well this makes me excited for my marathon....in late june....**face palm**

                      2023 Goals

                      Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18

                      10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)

                      5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)

                      Sub 1:16 Half Marathon  City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)

                      Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)

                       

                      2024 Goals

                      Sub 2:37 Marathon

                      Sub 1:15 Half

                      Sub 34 10k

                      Sub 16 5k

                       

                       

                      JMac11


                      RIP Milkman

                        The marathon is an awful beast, and when it goes bad, it goes spectacularly bad.

                         

                        I said this in my race report, but when the heat got to me in Boston, it was the most miserable feeling I’ve had. I think those last 3 miles, plus for about 30 minutes post race, I was in a dark place, and I don’t mean that lightly. One of those were you question everything you value that you were willing to put yourself through that and waste hundreds of hours just jogging around to train. And that was with a PR. The fact that Keen is talking about looking up another marathon already is so uplifting and he’s a better person that I would be after that kind of blow up. I’m just as proud of him for that as I would be for a PR for him.

                        5K: 16:37 (11/20)  |  10K: 34:49 (10/19)  |  HM: 1:14:57 (5/22)  |  FM: 2:36:31 (12/19) 

                         

                         

                        paul2432


                          CK - Sorry to hear your race did not go as you had hoped.

                           

                          JMac -  Finally read your report, nice.

                           

                          Mostly a recovery week for me after my HM on Sunday.

                           

                          Monday - 20 minutes exercise bike plus some stretching

                          Tuesday - 6 miles easy

                          Wednesday - 5 miles easy

                          Thursday - 4 miles TM, last 1.5 walking at 7-11% grade

                          Friday - rest

                          Saturday  - 8miles trails

                          Sunday - 16 mile roads, with some T and M pace.  Kicked off my 12 week plan for LA marathon.

                          Running Problem


                          Problem Child

                            Heat got to me in Las Vegas at Revel. I’ve never run one with sickness, thankfully, so it sounds like he can heal up with some rest.

                            Many of us aren't sure what the hell point you are trying to make and no matter how we guess, it always seems to be something else. Which usually means a person is doing it on purpose.

                            VDOT 53.37 

                            5k18:xx | Marathon 2:55:22

                              Keen sorry it didn't go as planned kudos for finishing! it must have been brutal conditions. keep pushing forward!

                               

                              DPS Paul nice weeks

                              James nice week Iknow what you mean Standing just kills my knees and feet.

                               

                              Marco nice to hear from you hope things calm down a bit so you can get back to running.

                               

                              For me I had another good week in terms of steady mileage, nothing fancy just slow running.

                               

                              Mon      off

                              Tue       4.5

                              Wed      4.2

                              Thur      9.1

                              Fri         4.5

                              Sat       17.1  4 strides

                              Sun       6.1

                              Total     45.8

                              PR's

                              1m  5:38 (2018)

                              5k    19:59 (2019)

                              HM  1:33:56 (2018)

                              FM  3:23:07 (2018)

                              flavio80


                              Intl. correspondent

                                Keen - I'm keen to hear your race report. You took 29 minutes to cover km 37, and even the other kms were like 12 and 16 minutes. I'm curious of what happened there, it sounds really bad.

                                 

                                You guys know I've been there myself with close to 5h marathon, being passed by other people walking, so I definitely know the feeling and that's why I say that if you only fade in the marathon pace you have only been to the first hell, there are 6 other hells that are exponentially worse. I can see Keen visited one layer below the one I faced twice in 2010.

                                PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021

                                Up next: no idea

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