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It has a nationwide spread of Brighton fans. Get on there.
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Is there an NSC Strava group? If so, can I join it? Just downloaded the app after using MapMyRun forever. Sorry - I'm always five years late to things.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Can someone clarify for me, on the half marathon, are there several pace runners in each "pen".
I'm in the 2.15-2.30 pen, so would their be a 2 hour pace runner in there or only a 2.15 and 2.30 chap?
Sorry for the INANE questions!
I'm in the 2.15-2.30 pen, so would their be a 2 hour pace runner in there or only a 2.15 and 2.30 chap?
Sorry for the INANE questions!
How do you link the group to the app? I've created my profile via My google account and clicked the link above but no group section on the app?
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Bloody hell. That's quite cool :geekgeek:
Once you're in the group (I'm not sure if someone has to accept you) then within the home screen of Strava where it lists activities, there is a dropdown at the very top centre (on the iPhone at least). By default it shows people you are following, but you can switch that to show the NSC group (and any other groups you are part of).
Edit: I think you have to join the group using the web rather than the app before the above will happen.
I think I can see both [MENTION=638]Bigtomfu[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3736]Mr Banana[/MENTION] in the group now.
Yep, previous post was spot on!
You can always change pen. Either just blazen it out or cover your number/colour with a bin bag as you go in.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Oh, don't get me wrong....I think I'm in the right pen!!!
Just wondering if there would be a 2 hour chap to aim for if I'm feeling like its going quite well.....
He'll be 15 minutes in front then.
Chasing a pacer really helped me and got me three minutes under 2 hrs which was the target. Does get a bit busy around and about them though.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Oh ok. I was being massively thick there.
I was thinking, because it's stuttured, my pen would have a 2 hour guy in there AS WELL as obviously we will be MILES behind the original 2hour chap.
I know what I mean
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
That's my plan......although it's much easier for me to say that when I'm sitting here sipping a coffee and not blowing with cramped legs!
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,837
Take it from experience, if you're thinking two hours is on, start with the pacer - it's almost too much of an effort to catch up with them, and then subsequently stay with them. I tried to catch the 3:30 (or was it 3:45?) pacer at Brighton marathon from my starting point by the 4:00 one. I think I did close to a sub-7 min mile for mile one of the Marathon! Absolute madness, and I blew up by mile 18/19.
More recently, I stuck with the 1:40 pacer at Worthing Half last weekend, not really knowing if I could keep up. Eventually got ahead of him, and finished in 1:39 dead.
So basically what I'm saying is be brave, because it's far easier to ease off than it is to catch up.
Good luck.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
That's great advice. Thanks.
Good advice. Couple of years ago I ran London after doing Brighton the week before, deliberately avoiding looking at my watch and aiming for around 4 hrs. Saw a pacer up ahead just after half way, so caught the group up....turned out it was the 3.30 group. Completely died on my arse 30 mins later:-D
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
Really good advice, as others have rightly said. Pacing yourself is the hardest thing to do when running a long distance and you can easily make a complete womble of it. I was going well at 4/5 miles on Sunday and thought I had a chance of closing the door on the 1:30 pacer but by mile 7 I was fighting to stay ahead of the 1:40 fella who cruised past me just after mile 8 and I was done, expired beyond words. Then at the 10 mile mark I was trying to motivate myself to give it a Parkrun style run but I just had nothing left because pacing was all over the place. It's easy to say it in hindsight, and in preparation, but you have to be smart during a long run and pace it wisely otherwise you'll find you have nothing left. I missed my target on Sunday by about a mile and a half, in terms of pace, which is disappointing but completely my own fault.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,837
