Sunday 5 February 2023

parkrun PB!!! 18:02!!!

So on Saturday I set a new parkrun PB, I thought I had this sort of time in me but conditions have been so windy or icy or I have been tired that I hadn't had the day to do it. This time things came together and I finished in 18:02. 


Of course I am annoyed that I didn't find the 3 second more needed to break 18 but surely now that is just a matter of time. In terms of details, pre race I had fasted as usual and had been on an even stricter carnivore kick for a few days having dropped cheese and bacon and purely eating beef with some lamb. I had had a stomach bug on Monday night and Tuesday morning so had taken the day off work and running and only ran a mile on Wednesday but felt great by Thursday and did some hill reps. 

On the morning I was fasted and had done a mile walk with the dog followed by a 2.5 mile run down to parkrun as a warm up. I did race in my Altra Carbons as I was generally feeling good. At the start I was thinking there were quite a few quick runners around forgetting just how quick I cam now. 

As it turned out myself and Isaac set off at the front with Aleix close behind in 3rd, though by 1km I was fairly sure it was going to be a first or second place. I probably did feel like I was pushing slightly too hard to stay with him but equally he was taking all the wind for me and I didn't have much to lose my trying to hang with him. I felt strong around 3k and actually tried to kick into the lead but Isaac came back past and gradually ramped up the pace, I started to drop off around 4km and my legs started to feel heavy, might have been the hill reps, the dodgy tummy, the lack of sleep (my wife had a cough) or perhaps just the pace we ran the 4th km in (3:30!!). Anyway I pushed as hard as my little legs would allow in the final km and came over the line in 18:02. 

I am chuffed with 18:02, a 15 second PB when I run most weeks and am already this quick is pretty good but at the same time would have loved those 3 seconds. I then did barcode scanning and the 2.5 mile jog home to have my beef for breakfast. 

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