It's been well over 25 years since I last did a long run/walk/shuffle, but I managed to complete 50 in 14hrs 47mins without too much hardship. I had a couple of blisters on the soles of my feet that threatened to spoil the party late on but they didn't seem to get significantly worse as the miles wore on. I walked for the last 20 miles, after I caught up with another bloke who seemed to be intent on walking all of it. I had started on a walk/run strategy with the emphasis on the walk part, but this soon became a walk only strategy with only s small reduction in overall pace.
I found someone to talk to really helped to make the miles go by although I was ready for the finish a couple of hours before it actually arrived. Now to think what to do next.
According to the data, my pace dropped gradually over the whole 50 miles so I'm intrigued if my earlier jogging knocked back my finishing pace by much i.e. can I maintain a moderate pace for the whole distance or will I slow down just because it's such a long time? My companion seemed to think that a steady pace was key to achieving a good time, so that's my next target I think. Just need to find a suitable event.
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