Negative splits, lovely. And right on target, achieving your race goal finishing time! The trials and tribulations of training is part and parcel of training as you said. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thanks Brian, it's a crazy journey, this running that we do, one minute everything goes to plan, next minute a spanner in the works! It's a constant build, rebuild & improve, it just takes longer than we'd like 😀
Cracking video. Inverness 1/2 was a great event, been years since I’ve ran a “big” event really enjoyed it. Good effort on your time, I aimed for 2hrs, ended 2:01, with a nice strong finish. Hope the recovery goes well, enjoy the marathon. Smash it!! Been good watching your prep (and stealing your ideas!)
Cheers Pete, I didn't realise you did the Inverness 1/2 as well, cracking day out, wasn't it 😀 You're doing London, aren't you? We'll both be busy in a week🏃♂️
Hi Martin, sorry to hear about Covid, but totally awesome that you're continuing your marathon training. And, agreed, the accomplishment, experience and memories are more important than meeting a time goal when not 100%. Best wishes for your recovery.
Hi Martin, I enjoyed this video. Hope you’re feeling better. It’s nice you hit your target time on the 1/2M Because i also follow you on Strava - this video acts like a recap 😊 Wayne
Thanks Wayne, the 1/2 went exactly as I wanted it to, a positive day out & one of those rare days where everything went to plan 🎉🥳 Hope all's well with you 👍
You executed that race like a pro. Well done mate. Paced it exactly to plan 👍🏻 Hopefully your chest clears up in good time. The approach you've taken off just testing the water and doing what training you can before the race seems like a good way forward.
Cheers Mark, a rare day that actually worked perfectly 🥳 Now it's just a case of see what happens, though I have an inclining it'll go along the lines of - Start line, try & do sub 4 hours as originally planned, 1/3rd of the way through realise that lack of long runs is becoming an issue, 2/3rds of the way through, I'm dying! What was I thinking at the start?? I should have just taken it easy, Finish line, broken slobbering mess! 🤣
Hey Martin, cracking run at Inverness. Well done. Have meant to ask is it a strava marathon training plan you’re following or your own plan? Any recommendations on good plans? Hope you get over covid. Great effort running and speaking whilst having Covid 😊
Thanks Neil, It was originally a Strava training plan with snippets of a Runners World plan, that's now morphed into a make-it-up-as-you-go-along survival plan 🤣 You're doing the Moray Marathon, aren't you?
Some people seem to be immune to COVID,iam one of them. Never had it,worked in vaccination centre all thru peak and tested daily. A mystery to me. Good luck with marathon.
I've not ran the Moray Ultra's, though it is something on my radar. I ran from Aviemore to Findhorn a few years ago, so feel like I've ticked the Dava Way off, maybe one of the others though 🙂
Negative splits, lovely. And right on target, achieving your race goal finishing time! The trials and tribulations of training is part and parcel of training as you said. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thanks Brian, it's a crazy journey, this running that we do, one minute everything goes to plan, next minute a spanner in the works! It's a constant build, rebuild & improve, it just takes longer than we'd like 😀
@@TheDeterminedRunner It certainly keeps it interesting and at times crazy, even somethings a bit too close to being perilous or precarious....
Cracking video. Inverness 1/2 was a great event, been years since I’ve ran a “big” event really enjoyed it. Good effort on your time, I aimed for 2hrs, ended 2:01, with a nice strong finish.
Hope the recovery goes well, enjoy the marathon. Smash it!! Been good watching your prep (and stealing your ideas!)
Cheers Pete, I didn't realise you did the Inverness 1/2 as well, cracking day out, wasn't it 😀 You're doing London, aren't you? We'll both be busy in a week🏃♂️
Hi Martin, sorry to hear about Covid, but totally awesome that you're continuing your marathon training. And, agreed, the accomplishment, experience and memories are more important than meeting a time goal when not 100%. Best wishes for your recovery.
Thanks Reto, aye it's not been ideal preparation but readjusting goals seems to be the sensible way to go about it 👍
Great video, Martin!!! Congrats on a race well done!!! I hope you are recovering from Covid.
Thanks Jay, better now thanks, it too a while though 😀
Hi Martin, I enjoyed this video. Hope you’re feeling better. It’s nice you hit your target time on the 1/2M Because i also follow you on Strava - this video acts like a recap 😊 Wayne
Thanks Wayne, the 1/2 went exactly as I wanted it to, a positive day out & one of those rare days where everything went to plan 🎉🥳 Hope all's well with you 👍
Awesome Martin. A 1:49 is great . Hope you feel better soon
Thanks Richard 😀
You executed that race like a pro. Well done mate. Paced it exactly to plan 👍🏻
Hopefully your chest clears up in good time. The approach you've taken off just testing the water and doing what training you can before the race seems like a good way forward.
Cheers Mark, a rare day that actually worked perfectly 🥳 Now it's just a case of see what happens, though I have an inclining it'll go along the lines of - Start line, try & do sub 4 hours as originally planned, 1/3rd of the way through realise that lack of long runs is becoming an issue, 2/3rds of the way through, I'm dying! What was I thinking at the start?? I should have just taken it easy, Finish line, broken slobbering mess! 🤣
@@TheDeterminedRunner 😂 its almost like you have a crystal ball!
@@markg99 🤣
Hey Martin, cracking run at Inverness. Well done.
Have meant to ask is it a strava marathon training plan you’re following or your own plan? Any recommendations on good plans? Hope you get over covid. Great effort running and speaking whilst having Covid 😊
Thanks Neil, It was originally a Strava training plan with snippets of a Runners World plan, that's now morphed into a make-it-up-as-you-go-along survival plan 🤣 You're doing the Moray Marathon, aren't you?
Some people seem to be immune to COVID,iam one of them.
Never had it,worked in vaccination centre all thru peak and tested daily.
A mystery to me.
Good luck with marathon.
You're lucky Alan not to have had it, it's weird how it goes about & how differently it can affect folks. It's a mystery to me as well 👍
have you tried the moray ultras? I did the dava way 50k last year, very enjoyable
I've not ran the Moray Ultra's, though it is something on my radar. I ran from Aviemore to Findhorn a few years ago, so feel like I've ticked the Dava Way off, maybe one of the others though 🙂