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Graham Gristwood - Debut half marathon

Debut half marathon

Today I ran the Stockholm Half Marathon. Ive never run the distance before, and it was my first road race since May 2007 (I think...). My goal was 70 minutes based on the fact the weather would be good and the course would be flat and fast.It was pissing it…
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down....And flat my arse, felt like only about 5km was flat, the rest was up and down over and under bridges and loads of small climbs.Managed to just about keep warm before the start, and stuck to my tactic of starting slow and trying to keep a steady pace. Ran the whole race overtaking people - I dont think a single person passed me!Ran 16.34, 16.46, 16.20, 16.39 5km splits, and 3.42 for the finish. Fluctations due to hilly bits / flat bits. My finish time was 70.03, but I am sure I crossed the finish line 5 seconds quicker…

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