I did 3:51:59, and am very pleased with that. That's 20 mins off my PB, and 8 mins faster than my target. In marathon running, 8 mins is a lot!
To be honest, that might possibly be my lifetime PB. I'm not sure how I can beat it. I'll be older next time. I trained quite systematically; my weight is about as low as I ever want it to be; the course is flat; the weather was perfect (cold, bright, not rainy or windy); and nothing went wrong. No "hitting the wall", no niggles or pains. Today, I find it hard to see how I could better it another time. Okay -- maybe next time skip the 4 pints of Guinness 36 hrs before the race! Or did they help?
Oops! I seem to be talking about a "next time" .....
Anyway, we had a pleasing weekend, even if we didn't do all that much. We arrived on Saturday, and spent the evening in Temple Bar, sampling pubs and live music. One Coldplay wannabe; one crowd-pleaser. On Sunday we went to register (and in Karen's case, immediately deregister again) and then had a quiet evening with carbo loading. On Monday, the race, then a couple of pints and lunch in a pub with some RW friends; then a nap; then dinner and back to Temple Bar for more beers and live music. Overall, lots of eating, drinking, and sleeping.
