Macclesfield Half Marathon Results

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I completed the half marathon in 1:56:26. I very pleased with this result, my aim was to get 2 hours or less.

It compares well with my previous 1/2 marathons times:

1:52:50 2010 Macclesfield Half - I was very fit having competed in a Summer of Fell Races
1:56:26 2011 Macclesfield half
2:02 2009 Wilmslow Half
2:18:11 2009 Macclesfield Half

Here is the heart data, which shows I was working hard for the whole race. My average heart rate was 170, max was 178, I spent most of my time in zone 5:


I shall now be focusing on hill training in preparation for the Windgather 13.5 mile fell race in two weeks.

Todays weight measurements:

86.6kg wake up
87.3kg pre run
86.4kg post run

I had a problem with my pockets and keys today. I put a load of jelly beans in my pocket along with a car key. I couldn;t easily get the beans out because I was worried I was going to lose the key. Next time try to separate into separate pockets.

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