2009 and 2010 marathon in numbers

OK - so finished again but a bit quicker this year.

           2009                                     2010              Diff
5km     0:29:35                                0:30:48            +0:01:13
10km   0:58:09                                1:00:41            +0:02:32
15km   1:35:15                                1:30:27            -0:04:48
20km   2:04:53                                1:59:26            -0:05:27
HALF   2:11:35                                2:05:44            -0:05:51
25km   2:37:01                                2:29:42            -0:07:19
30km   3:11:52                                3:01:21            -0:10:31
35km   3:54:52                                3:34:46            -0:20:06
40km   4:31:22                                4:13:27            -0:17:55
FINISH 4:47:04                                4:29:08           -0:17:56

POSITION 
(overall)  22437                                 18666            +3771
(gender) 16962                                 14416            +2546
(age)     9504                                   7926              +1578

By my own stopwatch it went a bit like this (mile splits then total time)

                      2009                      2010        

1 mile            10:10                     10:55
2 miles           9:26  (19:36)          9:40 (20:36)
3 miles           9:00  (28:36)          9:15 (29:51)
4 miles           8:58  (37:34)          9:33 (39:25)
5 miles           8:56  (46:30)          9:16 (48:41)
6 miles           9:34  (56:04)          9:59 (58:41)
7 miles           9:34  (01:05:30)      9:46 (01:08:27)
8 miles          12:00  (01:17:30)     9:21 (01:17:49)   I had to make a toilet stop in 09
9 miles          14:24  (01:31:54)     9:34 (01:27:23)   A 2nd stop for the loo in 09!
10 miles          9:23  (01:41:17)     9:19 (01:36:43)
11 miles          9:23  (01:50:40)     9:18 (01:46:02)
12 miles          9:45  (02:00:25)     9:17 (01:55:20)
13 miles          9:50  (02:10:15)     9:22 (02:04:43)
14 miles         11:14  (02:21:26)    Forgot to lap this one
15 miles I forgot to lap this mile in 2009 and 2010
16 miles         20:22  (02:41:46)    29:48 (02:34:31)
17 miles         11:07  (02:52:53)    10:11 (02:44:42)
18 miles         11:01  (03:03:54)    9:49 (02:54:32)
19 miles         11:57  (03:15:51)    11:14 (03:05:46)
20 miles         13:11  (03:29:02)    9:52 (03:15:39)
21 miles         16:03  (03:45:08)    10:54 (03:26:34)
22 miles         12:22  (03:57:30)    11:04 (03:37:38)
23 miles         11:44  (04:09:14)    13:39 (03:51:17)
24 miles         11:30  (04:20:44)    12:06 (04:03:24)
25 miles         12:12  (04:32:56)    11:46 (04:15:11)
26 miles         13:50  (04:46:46)    11:32 (04:26:43)
26.2                       (04:47:09)     2:32  (04:29:15)

Training Comparison *updated*

In October 2008 I found out I had a place in the 2009 London Marathon. My training progression over the next 7 months went a bit like this, on my longest runs:

02/10/08 - 2.2 miles in 00:21 minutes
05/10/08 - 6.3 miles in 01:09:11
20/11/08 - 6.98 miles in about 1 hr
30/12/08 - 12 miles. No idea of time
10/01/09 - 9.82 miles in 01:29:18
21/02/09 - 13.44 miles in 02:45 (this one should have been my clue!)
30/03/09 - 19.22 miles in 03:25:00 (5.6mph @ 10:40 minute miles)
26/04/09 - 26.2 miles in 04:47:04

December 29th 2009 and I found out I had a place in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon.

01/01/10 - 9.46 miles in 01:18:23
04/01/10 - 9.63 miles in 01:23:17
17/01/10 - 11.47 miles in 01:41:39
15/02/10 - 13.36 miles in 01:56:4
27/02/10 - 16.19 miles in 02:21:51
13/03/10 - 19.22 miles in 02:59:49 (6.4mph @ 9:24 minute miles)
20/03/10 - 20 miles in 03:13:04 (6.22mph @ 9.39 minute miles)
28/03/10 - 18.14 miles in 03:15:52 (5.6 mph @ 10.48 minute miles)
05/04/10 - 16.5 miles in 02:24:40 (6.8mph @ 8.48 minute miles) 

I'll update this as I do longer runs. Hopefully see some progress and improvement on last time!

16 miler and stiff knees

I ran this today



It's quite similar to this run except stayed on road for the last part which made it half a mile longer. It was tough going in strong winds today and I felt like I was running well, but ended up with the same pacing as before. Right now I'm stiffer than something that can hardly move.

The facts are: 16.5 miles, 02:24:40 6.8mph @8.48 minute miles. Not sure I can keep that up for another ten miles though