Daydream Believer
Striker
I'm aiming for average 9 minute miles to make it round in 2 hours, but find I hit nearly 8 minute miles early on, and slow down to 10 minutes over the course of 10 mile. Its leaving me about 10 minutes adrift of my target time over the course of a half marathon. I got 2:13 last year and was gutted with myself.
Yeah, I seem to always crash somewhere just after 10 miles even if I stick to my planned pace right up to that point. I've never figured out how to get over it & keep slipping over the 2 hour mark. I was hoping this year would be different as I've probably had my longest run without injuries ever & I've improved my 5k, 10k & 10 mile times as well but that extra 2.5 to 3 miles at a decent pace still eludes me.