Forums >Racing>The Waltons aka Advanced Half Marathon Training Thread - 2022 edition
Glute Force
Has the NZ crowd already discussed that Costco is coming to New Zealand?
I love their food court. Its junk food at super cheap prices, hot dog and soft drink for $1.50 plus some churros. Just love it. And who doesn't need a 50 pack of everything???
Fred - couldn't you just have your son start at the same time as you? I assume its all chipped, so it shouldnt matter? Or does he want to race the others?
I can probably give him that option. My guess is he'll want to start with the rest of the 10k racers. He's a bit more of a conformist than I am (more like his mother in that regard), but he may surprise me.
5k 23:48.45 (3/22); 4M 31:26 (2/22); 5M 38:57 (11/22); 10k 49:24 (10/22); Half 1:48:32 (10/22)Upcoming race(s): Federal Twist 10k, 6/3; NYC Marathon, 11/6/23
Has the NZ crowd already discussed that Costco is coming to New Zealand? I love their food court. Its junk food at super cheap prices, hot dog and soft drink for $1.50 plus some churros. Just love it. And who doesn't need a 50 pack of everything???
It's like 10 minutes from my house. The queues on opening day were apparently ridiculous. Amusingly the power went out in the store apparently too. I might check it out once things settle down a bit.
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: Xterra Waitawa, 21 May, didn't die
Up next: Xterra Hunua, 11 June, also aiming to not die
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Hot Weather Complainer
Reposting my tracking details in this thread, now that we're less than 24 hours away (can you tell I'm sitting around waiting for the day to arrive now...)
There is tracking on the Melbourne Marathon Festival app or here:
https://rtrt.me/ulink/MMA/MM-NIKEMM2022/tracker/RYCLB24X/focus
Start time is:
4pm Saturday Eastern time
1pm Saturday Pacific time
9am Sunday NZ time
9pm Saturday UK time
5km: 18:53 12/22 │ 10km: 40:49 2/22 │ HM: 1:27:32* 5/22 │ M: 3:35:02 10/22
*Net Downhill. Flat course PR: 1:29:25 6/16
Upcoming Races:
Selwyn Marathon June 4, 2023
Hagley Park Run July 1 and August 12, 2023 (threshold Check ins)
Canterbury Road Running Champs 10km August 26, 2023
Run Prix Half Marathon (Melbourne) September 24, 2023
Thanks Steve will check it out tomorrow. Hope its better than the tracking I had there in 2014. Had me finishing in 2.30 at one stage
55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT
" If you don't use it you lose it, but if you use it, it wears out.
Somewhere in between is about right "
JamesD
Good luck, Steve! You'll start before my 5K (between 6 & 6:20pm Eastern, depending on (dis)organization), but if you finish before I do, either you'll be very happy or I'll be very disappointed.
Post-1987 PRs: Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)
'23 Goals: health; consistency; age-graded PRs; half < 1:30
Good luck, Steve.
My week done and dusted... very sluggish for the first half of the week but starting to improve by Fri/Sat. Hoping for more improvement this week. My club (Takapuna) won the Masters Men at National Road Relays yesterday too... I think the club's first title in 35 years? Very happy for the team (and also happy that my absence did not cost them) but obviously wished I could've been there. Oh well... there's always next year!
Mark nice job by your team, they might not need you now
James good luck in the 5k.
Steve will be starting in...2 mins.
I did a Lady Gaga challenge today and just passed. Averaging only 21 mpw last 8 weeks all easy obviously isn't the best.
Steve through 5k 23.20
10k 46.41 metronome 4.40 pace so far
Steve at halfway 1.38.35
Slowing a bit at 30km estimated finish time 3.19.58
Steve through 35kms but slowing alot. Estimated finish 3.24
Is the terrain in that last section particularly tough? I guess we'll see how he's doing at the 40k mark.