Right, so the planning phase is 90% done with, tonight I've gone an formally organised for online coaching for the Gold Coast Marathon with Pat Carroll. I used the training programs Pat provided for the Gold Coast Marathons in 2010 and 2011, and found that they were easy to understand and to follow.
I'm really feel that with a solid and achievable program behind me I should be able to set myself up for a really good run at the goal for 2019.
I'm also hoping that another 10kg comes off and that a sub-20 minute 5km comes out of it as well...
I did the Lismore Parkrun this weekend (my 80th), and I'm very happy with my time of 22:12. It's a very tough course, with lots of 180 degree turns (9 of them!) and a couple of sharp hairpins. It's also sharply undulating. Not really right to call it hilly, but the changes in elevation are short and sharp so they hurt. It's not a run where you can easily fall into a comfortable rhythm.
You can kind of see from the heart rate and cadence data, but I don't think I trust the wrist heart rate monitor - there's no way my heart rate maxed out at 145bpm, I felt like I was at redline the whole way. The slightly cooler weather really made a huge difference to my time I think.
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