Beautiful day for a marathon, could not have been any better, but boy it's a tough course if you're racing it. Went out a little bit too hard and paid for it by having to deal with cramping from mile 18 onwards, and subsequently missed out on a sub-2:55 by a few seconds.
Having said that, I am delighted, both with the race in general and my own performance.
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| It still felt easy at mile 1 - photo by Francis Foley |
Update: I had not realised it, but I have won the M40 category, and by default that means I am also the Kerry County marathon champion for men over 40. My assessment of the race has gone from delighted to absolutely brilliant! I don't even mind that they bumped my time up to 2:55:07 in the official results. :-)
Great stuff Thomas. All that training looks to have paid off!
ReplyDeleteNicely done with what sounds like a very gutsy run. Good shirt.
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Well done Thomas and congrats on the pb. Great run today and you looked smooth all the way:) I'm not sure if you know, but you won the 40-45 age goup:)
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Perfect running weather Thomas and a great course, but certainly tough for racing. Well done on the PB fantastic result.
ReplyDeleteNice going .. Really solid time and certainly would have been quicker on a flatter course .. But sometimes the other rewards are as important as a fast time. You're now solidly a sub-3 marathoner .. Well done!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding stuff. Time to rest and then maybe long term focus on a sub 2.50 in Dublin?
ReplyDeleteWHOA!!! Fantastic!!!! Great job, Thomas!! Very happy for you!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo - made it for the condensed version ;-) Don't tell anyone, but I'm looking forward to the encyclopedic version. Get yourself onto a fast course like Rotterdam and you'll break 2:50.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. National champ next?
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