Category Archives: racing

16. Negative splits

Well, I’m going to say something very heretical here, but maybe negative splits (and level pacing) aren’t for everyone. Perhaps I don’t yet run enough miles, enough 3/1 runs, or I’m still too heavy, but I wonder if slowing down in the later miles of a marathon is really that surprising.

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12. 10 km torment in Stubbington Green

stubbington-green-10km.jpgFirst race of the year was the Stubbington Green 10 km, on the south coast near Portsmouth. About 1 200 runners on a flat route on the seafront and around the local naval bases.

The recent snow was nearly all gone, and the race was run in brilliant sunshine and -6C (21F).
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