running
Last tuesday, I did my (6.1 mile) Histon Loop in 46m30.
This week, I thought to warm up a bit before starting, and did it in 44m10. That's 7m15 miles, and (according to the magic non-linear rules for estimating race times[*]), equivalent to a sub-3h30 marathon on the flat.
I think that when I was running a lot I got to doing 5 mile runs at speeds that would have implied a sub-3h15 marathon.
At the moment, it's just maintenance levels of running, but it's quite pleasing that I can push a bit and see an improvement.
Sometime (in a few years) I'd like to do a flat road marathon after training properly, just to see ...
[*] T2 = T1 * (D2/D1)^1.06
This week, I thought to warm up a bit before starting, and did it in 44m10. That's 7m15 miles, and (according to the magic non-linear rules for estimating race times[*]), equivalent to a sub-3h30 marathon on the flat.
I think that when I was running a lot I got to doing 5 mile runs at speeds that would have implied a sub-3h15 marathon.
At the moment, it's just maintenance levels of running, but it's quite pleasing that I can push a bit and see an improvement.
Sometime (in a few years) I'd like to do a flat road marathon after training properly, just to see ...
[*] T2 = T1 * (D2/D1)^1.06