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is 1:55 or bust in Hamilton. Any insight on the course? I hear there is a gentle 3km downhill stretch.
is 1:55 or bust in Hamilton.
Any insight on the course? I hear there is a gentle 3km downhill stretch.
That gentle stretch is actually 5-6km. If you are able to get out of bed that day I say you're in for a PB
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Seems that you have thrown down the gauntlet for me on this one.....
I have a friend who has a 1:29 half running with me...... his job is to make sure I don't quit and push through the bad stretch.
I like the sound of a 5-6km stretch of gentle downhill...... I'll have about a month of a "reasonable" amount of running in (compared to before Goodlife) so I should have a much better chance in the Hammer.
Nice work.
Hamilton, you say...
I'm locked and loaded for the Hamilton Half.
You in?
Probably not. I am not fit enough to run a decent time and I am not that keen on dropping $65 for another race shirt.
I could consider as reconnaisance for next year, but the whole Boston filling in 8 hrs thing has got me thinking that I have to run a marathon before Oct. 18, 2011 for 2012 race - God and, more importantly, the B.A..A. willing...
I will probably be there to watch the finishers come in.
I haven`t run the race but I understand the marathon claims the highest percentage of BQ finishers of any marathon in Canada.
I don`t know if the half follows the marathon course.
PBs since age 60: 5k- 24:36, 10k - 47:17. Half Marathon- 1:42:41.
10 miles (unofficial) 1:16:44.
UPDATE: No Mojo here
it's coming back....patience young man.
MOJO is elusive.
With that said, I ran (well!) for two hours out along Northshore Blvd (AtB course), up the Valley Inn Hill to Dundurn Castle and back to LaSalle Park in Burlington - AND I did hanging in with a 3:05 and a 3:14 marathoner, so it seems there is still some oomff left in these old bones.
Monday (or Tuesday) I am signing up for the Oakville and Hamilton HMs...
Awesome News. I may run one or both of those halfs as well!
Good to see you back!