Comments on: The Big Half Review https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/ Random thoughts, used to be about running Fri, 04 May 2018 16:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sophie https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-521 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:31:06 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-521 In reply to Liz Dexter.

Thanks Liz and glad your friends enjoyed it. I got one of the local community places (£10) as I live in one of the boroughs it went through. And running along the dual carriageway sounds great!

Yep, still haven’t worked out what the score was – perhaps it was the ice/snow from last week? I’ll just chalk it up to experience. Onwards and upwards! Happy running!

]]> By: Liz Dexter https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-520 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:02:36 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-520 A couple of friends from my running club did this and really enjoyed it. I can’t think why more of us didn’t go down, maybe it was really expensive or something? I love the idea of the tunnel – I, too, really enjoy running on bits you can’t normally run on and the bit I enjoyed most of the Birmingham Marathon was running into town along the dual carriageway at the start!

I wonder if some of the difficulty came from the icy conditions in the week before? I’ve been both tense from walking on the ice and depressed from not getting to run as much as I wanted to, and I would not have fancied doing a race this weekend. Well done for getting round it and I’m sure encouraging lots of other people, too!

]]> By: Sophie https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-519 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:00:08 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-519 In reply to Is Andrews.

Thanks so much Is, that’s really lovely of you to say! And the thought loop…I’m not really one for mantras…generally, given my short attention span, I’m pretty good at distracting myself as I did on the 50k when I was in sobbing agony 🙂 Will need to reflect a little more at future races.

]]> By: Is Andrews https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-518 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:13:12 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-518 Great description of the race, Sophie – it’s helpful to hear so much detail, not just on the logistics / terrain, but on your process through the miles. The nasty thought loops can be tough to defeat! I’ve read a few posts / articles on running mantras, which are a bit mindless, but I guess that’s the idea – they can help to switch off the mind for a bit when it goes into a negative overdrive during a long race. I don’t run many races, although I run a lot of solo miles, and I’m slightly dreading my next race for this reason. Helpful to hear your process and see you come through the other side! Thanks for another great post.

]]> By: Sophie https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-517 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:28:13 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-517 In reply to Matt Bodkin.

Thanks Matt. I know so many folks who ran a really good race, lots of PBs etc. so I’m certainly not blaming the race itself! And it was better than I expected … even though thousands and thousands were running, without huge crowds of spectators, it felt more like a small race in many ways…and I’m quite a fan of smaller races. And how exciting for you – keep up the brilliant training. Cheers.

]]> By: Matt Bodkin https://runningonfullblog.com/the-big-half-review/#comment-516 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:23:17 +0000 http://runningonfullblog.com/?p=3072#comment-516 Well done for getting it done despite not having your greatest race! It certainly did have split results against many people – I still can’t decide whether I truly enjoyed it or not. But it was very well organised and now cannot wait for the marathon!

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