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Should I go for negative splits! What do you think?
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Last real session before the Marathon, cold and windy!
4 x 1 mile at Marathon effort. location; Selworthy hill 1/2 mile loop
Mile 1/ 6.13 av pace
Mile 2/ 6.12
Mile 3/ 6.08
Mile 4/ 6.06
Average BPM 130 [about 80% of max]
Total time 51 mins
Almost had a moment of madness! Self doubt tried to creep in, " go on run the last mile flat out, I think you need to see how well your really going" !
"Piss off self doubt" I said! I've done my training, the long miles,progression runs, and tempo sessions, my 1/2 Marathon time show I'm ready, I'm not having you f**k my big day up.
I know you too well 'Self Doubt' so just shut up!
With that he left in a sulk and I kept to my training plan. :]
From now on I will call my self doubt 'Brian'.
With a name he will be easy to deal with :]
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7 comments:
Go for it! :D
You're right to stick to the plan.
The race plan looks great. Whil I understand the concept of negative splits, increasing pace throughout marathon is something i'd love to master. All the best in London Rick, you've certinly put in the hard graft. Payback time!
man....
you are trained 100% in the right way. Go and do your race.
For sure you can have negative splits because you trained for it
Thanks for comments
As above
We have all followed you for a while and know that if there is justice in this World or indeed, a God up above, then you will have a great run and do better than you have before.
Yes, a nice relaxed first 10K and a speedy last 10 is on the cards.
If you pull this off I'll believe there is a God and his name is "Rick Magness Newton Bakken"!
By the way I never wore one of those hats again, after making one with the corks from a dozen fish oil bottles. Bloody thing attracted them.... well, like flies!!
Ha Rick. At least I'm the better looking identical twin brother!
I like that calculator. Hammer the last 2 miles and you'll shave off those seconds and break Scott's PB ;)
Brian isn't going to stand a chance!
Thanks brothers Scott and Ewen for keeping this Pommy bastards face smilling :]
Well everyone including Marius seem to think negative splits is the way to go!
'Brian' is not sure about this and says it's bound not to work!
So I told him to F**k the Christ sake up!!!
He has gone sulking off again, which is a good thing, I know how to deal with the little SOD now.
Cheeers Guys, Negative splitting it's going to be!
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