Great run in the heat. I went off in the 5k at 8:50am and it was already too hot. 13 miles in those conditions is an achievement in itself! Well done mate 🥵
Well done Chris. 1:35 is still a cracking time too, if I get that in my Sept and Oct halfs I'd be happy with that. Appreciate you've got more speed in you and I bet come London in October the temperature will be more favorable for you. Looks like a nice event, these smaller events are becoming more popular now.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Keen to do the St Alban's half, nice local race. You know when you turn the cap around you mean business! #gettingitdone!
WOW great running in that heat. Kudos for pushing threw it. Loved the mile by mile updates. Made for an interesting watch seeing what was going threw your mind at each stage. Well done. Onwards and upwards 😊
Epic running in that heat 🥵 mate well done I was doing the Saxon shore half marathon no shade at all along the sea front aiming for a 1.30 but ended up 1.38 finish time the heat zaps the energy levels for sure
Well done Chris!!! Great time in the heat and the HILLS!!! Wow. The heat and humidity will always slow you down. However, your times are great!!!!! Oh and the bird!!!! LOL
Well done Chris, great effort. It is amazing just how much heat effects effort levels when your body is not adapted to it. I could not start my long run until 10am yesterday and I paid the price. I wanted to give up half way but told myself this would be good training for later in the summer. The same is true for your race.
Great video Chris, I think it’s amazing you ran the whole way in that heat!! Hats off to you 😎🙌 Great exposure for Breast Cancer Now too 🎀 1:35 in that heat is just incredible!!
Great to see you at the race yesterday. Looking strong when I saw you. It was my first race back, I really enjoyed it despite the heat and hills. I'm not as fast as you of course, so that may have had something to do with it! 😆 The Ice lolly was very welcome at the end too.
Don't worry mate. I think most people overestimate their expected pace before a race and in that weather it was always going to be tough. Well done for battling through for the lolly!
1.40. I was going for 1.29 which would have been a PB (best is 1.30.05) but didn’t realise racecourses could be so hilly! Did the first 2 miles on pace and then the heat, hills and different surfaces put paid to that. Not the time I wanted but happy to finish.
great effort. i remember when i ran this i passed out after 11 miles because of the heat. also i remember after about 2 miles you pass batchwood hall where we used to go clubbing :)
Awesome race Chris for hot 🥵 day & looked very hilly, each race is a step closer to smashing your next half Marathon Pb out of the water, onwards & upwards 👍😀🚀
Great time especially on such a hot day! My finish time was terrible as I just wasn’t prepared for the heat and the heavy undulation of the route. Thank god for the bubblegum ice lolly at the end. Have you got anymore events to prep for at the moment? You should definitely sign up for the Thames Meander and Vitality Half!
@@ThatRunningGuy Nice one! Good luck with the training! So I’ve got the half marathons mentioned above and I’m also running the Virtual London Marathon in October (gutted I didn’t get through the ballot after my 6th consecutive attempt) and I’m hopefully running the Istanbul Marathon in November.
Hi Chris, Congrats on the half marathon. A great effort given the hills and heat. You were right to pull back a bit in the conditions. No sense creating problems for the future. London is the big goal and you want to be in the best shape to enjoy that event and day. Do you have a time that you are targeting for London? What are the conditions likely to be? Hopefully more appropriate for the longer distance. How are you going with the balance at home. Hopefully things are working out well. Thanks for the great content. All the best, Phil
Thanks Philip. For my first ever marathon I hoping to run sub3. In October the max temp shame be no more than 14 degrees. Start my training block at the beginning of July. YT/work/family balance is good. Have you got any races soon?
Pleased to tell you that I've started running again and this week logged 40k. Nothing too flash but I'm moving again which feels wonderful. Still have issues with nerve damage in my feet, but I'm just running through the numbness. Had to start somewhere! Good luck with your training.@@ThatRunningGuy
Hi Chris, the damage is a side effect of chemo therapy. I'm told that Alpha Lipoic Acid and Turmeric may help me improve but I will also have a residue of numbness. I can live with that.For the moment just happy to lace up the shoes and move again. There are alot of folks who don't get that chance.@@ThatRunningGuy
Well done brilliant time an it looked boiling hot.....i🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I had a run on Saturday guiding my v. I friend we did 8k together I did 13k in total... We just run an chat no pressure....got my 2nd vaccine yesterday so chilling till Wednesday as i was so ill after first one... Not so bad this time just a bit achey and warm but my arm is really sore.. 😂😂...well done raising all that money... Keep on keeping on.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻TC...x
@@ThatRunningGuy yeah man u know whts best mate, if u sacked it n walked u would prob have it on ur mind annoyying u for weeks lol i knowi would :D thats a epic time in perfect conditions nvm heat and them hills!!
The first warm race of the year is always difficult. Especially this year when we have had such a long break. I enjoyed a 20 mile recce in the Cheviot Hills on Sunday. I’m not doing the race but I know my friend’s wife will be on the phone to me if her husband gets lost. Hopefully I’ve now reduced that possibility.
Sending them back today 😞 I’ve got a video coming out next week about them. They have worn out quite badly at the back but on the opposite side to normal🤷♂️
Great run in the heat. I went off in the 5k at 8:50am and it was already too hot. 13 miles in those conditions is an achievement in itself! Well done mate 🥵
Thanks Ben, it was brutal...and the hills didn’t help. Well done on your win💪
Shame I missed you, only got there at approx 9:15
Well done Chris. 1:35 is still a cracking time too, if I get that in my Sept and Oct halfs I'd be happy with that. Appreciate you've got more speed in you and I bet come London in October the temperature will be more favorable for you. Looks like a nice event, these smaller events are becoming more popular now.
Thanks. It was really well organised👍
Even without the heat it would have been a tough course with all those hills
Great video, thanks for sharing! Keen to do the St Alban's half, nice local race. You know when you turn the cap around you mean business! #gettingitdone!
Thanks Alan.
Ben parkes caps are great! Started off with it meaning business but had to turn it back the normal way ☀️
Cracking run Chris, don't sweat the little things plenty more races to come hopefully as restrictions ease 👍
Thanks, definitely 😁
WOW great running in that heat. Kudos for pushing threw it. Loved the mile by mile updates. Made for an interesting watch seeing what was going threw your mind at each stage. Well done. Onwards and upwards 😊
Thanks Lisa. Just walking in it today isn’t nice, don’t know how I managed it
Epic running in that heat 🥵 mate well done I was doing the Saxon shore half marathon no shade at all along the sea front aiming for a 1.30 but ended up 1.38 finish time the heat zaps the energy levels for sure
Thanks Scott👍 Also a great effort by you running along the sea front, that must of been brutal
Well done Chris!!! Great time in the heat and the HILLS!!! Wow. The heat and humidity will always slow you down. However, your times are great!!!!! Oh and the bird!!!! LOL
It’s probably the same bird that missed me last time!!
Strong running there bud given the heat and those hills, well done 👏🏼
Thanks Liam, us runners always come away a little disappointed unless we get a PB regardless of the conditions
@@ThatRunningGuy indeed, but the main thing is getting it done and still enjoying yourself 👍🏼
This was my first half marathon. The hills and the heat were brutal! Got round in 1.59.54 which I was happy with. Great video and great time Chris
Thanks. Great time for your first half in difficult conditions. Very well organised event
Well done Chris, great effort. It is amazing just how much heat effects effort levels when your body is not adapted to it. I could not start my long run until 10am yesterday and I paid the price. I wanted to give up half way but told myself this would be good training for later in the summer. The same is true for your race.
Thanks Dave. Very true, it’s all good experience and training 🥵
Great effort Chris, especially in the warm. Can’t wait to see your video on the next%
Thanks Tony👍
Well done Chris! Great run in the heat.
Thanks Michael
Well done Chris, that heat is brutal, something we always forget when it's been cold for so long! Looked like a good event. 👍🏃♂️
Thanks. Really well organised👍 Would of been fun without the hills and heat 😂
Great video Chris, I think it’s amazing you ran the whole way in that heat!! Hats off to you 😎🙌 Great exposure for Breast Cancer Now too 🎀 1:35 in that heat is just incredible!!
Thanks Julie, I was just thinking about the free ice lolly waiting for me at the end
Great to see you at the race yesterday. Looking strong when I saw you.
It was my first race back, I really enjoyed it despite the heat and hills. I'm not as fast as you of course, so that may have had something to do with it! 😆
The Ice lolly was very welcome at the end too.
It was great to be back racing again and the atmosphere was amazing. The thought of the ice lolly that kept me going 😋
Don't worry mate. I think most people overestimate their expected pace before a race and in that weather it was always going to be tough. Well done for battling through for the lolly!
Thanks Mark, that lolly tasted sooooo good 😋
Nice footage from the race, Chris! Full watch! Cheers! ✌️
Thank you👍 Appreciate it
Well done! I did the Cheltenham racecourse half yesterday in similar heat and no shade so completely understand what you went through!
Thanks. It heat was brutal and the hills just finished me off🥵
How did you get on?
1.40. I was going for 1.29 which would have been a PB (best is 1.30.05) but didn’t realise racecourses could be so hilly! Did the first 2 miles on pace and then the heat, hills and different surfaces put paid to that. Not the time I wanted but happy to finish.
@@SpiceMixes sounds similar to my experience, just couldn’t wait for it to be over. I too was planning to run a sub90. Great to be racing again😁
Nice awesome footage. I am still watching!
Thank you, boy it was tough!
great effort. i remember when i ran this i passed out after 11 miles because of the heat. also i remember after about 2 miles you pass batchwood hall where we used to go clubbing :)
I also used to go to batchwood in my teenage years 🕺
Great running Chris! Reminds me of one half marathon I ran was so hot they stopped the race soon after I finished. Hills and heat is tough 💪🏼
Thanks Donato👍
@@ThatRunningGuy no worries. Feeling better now?
@@PoetWithPace feeling much better now thanks
@@ThatRunningGuy great to hear!
@@PoetWithPace just getting over a hamstring niggle that the next% caused
Awesome race Chris for hot 🥵 day & looked very hilly, each race is a step closer to smashing your next half Marathon Pb out of the water, onwards & upwards 👍😀🚀
Thanks, appreciate your support and encouragement👍 It was brutal 🥵
Well done Chris mate 👍🏻☀️
Thanks, it was brutal
Great effort Chris, especially in that heat and with those hills 👍
But a bird depositing all over you, that right out of order 😂
Thanks Chris.
Not really what you needed when your knackered...mean’t to bring you luck!
That course looked horrible, so many uphills! Great effort regardless mate 👏🏽
240m of elevation and the ☀️ JUST BRUTAL 🥵
Great time especially on such a hot day! My finish time was terrible as I just wasn’t prepared for the heat and the heavy undulation of the route. Thank god for the bubblegum ice lolly at the end. Have you got anymore events to prep for at the moment? You should definitely sign up for the Thames Meander and Vitality Half!
My next race will be my first marathon (London) in October. Starting my training block at the beginning of July. What about you?
@@ThatRunningGuy Nice one! Good luck with the training! So I’ve got the half marathons mentioned above and I’m also running the Virtual London Marathon in October (gutted I didn’t get through the ballot after my 6th consecutive attempt) and I’m hopefully running the Istanbul Marathon in November.
Top work... I raced too so feel yr pain!
Thanks Graham👍
That lolly tasted so good
Great effort I ran this Sunday was so tough
Thanks Mathew. It was all worth it for that ice lolly at the end
Well done next time start steady finish strong
Well that was my plan, but as soon as that gun goes 🤦♂️
@@ThatRunningGuy 😂
Hi Chris, Congrats on the half marathon. A great effort given the hills and heat. You were right to pull back a bit in the conditions. No sense creating problems for the future. London is the big goal and you want to be in the best shape to enjoy that event and day. Do you have a time that you are targeting for London? What are the conditions likely to be? Hopefully more appropriate for the longer distance. How are you going with the balance at home. Hopefully things are working out well. Thanks for the great content. All the best, Phil
Thanks Philip.
For my first ever marathon I hoping to run sub3. In October the max temp shame be no more than 14 degrees. Start my training block at the beginning of July. YT/work/family balance is good. Have you got any races soon?
Pleased to tell you that I've started running again and this week logged 40k. Nothing too flash but I'm moving again which feels wonderful. Still have issues with nerve damage in my feet, but I'm just running through the numbness. Had to start somewhere! Good luck with your training.@@ThatRunningGuy
@@philipklink5406 must feel amazing to be running again👍 Will the nerve damage improve?
Hi Chris, the damage is a side effect of chemo therapy. I'm told that Alpha Lipoic Acid and Turmeric may help me improve but I will also have a residue of numbness. I can live with that.For the moment just happy to lace up the shoes and move again. There are alot of folks who don't get that chance.@@ThatRunningGuy
Brutal heat but great job!
Cheers Jon
Really great video and I know your challenges. I have run 3 half and 1 hole marathon. You are some fighter. IngaDK.
Thanks. Run my first marathon this year, they are tough! Good job Inga
Well done brilliant time an it looked boiling hot.....i🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I had a run on Saturday guiding my v. I friend we did 8k together I did 13k in total... We just run an chat no pressure....got my 2nd vaccine yesterday so chilling till Wednesday as i was so ill after first one... Not so bad this time just a bit achey and warm but my arm is really sore.. 😂😂...well done raising all that money... Keep on keeping on.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻TC...x
Thanks Liz. Hopefully can raise lots more before the London marathon in October. Got my 2nd jab mid July 🤞
I’m a fan of the shirt at the end
Primark special
outstanding in the heat bro
Thanks, was so tempted to stop and walk! But gotta keep pushing
@@ThatRunningGuy yeah man u know whts best mate, if u sacked it n walked u would prob have it on ur mind annoyying u for weeks lol i knowi would :D thats a epic time in perfect conditions nvm heat and them hills!!
Well done Chris 👍 Way too hot for PB’s 🥵 How did you get in with the GU gels?
Ready well, no issues. Only negative is that they are a little thick.
Well done Chris
Thanks, Boy it was tough🥵
@@ThatRunningGuy Looks it buddy, good training though
The first warm race of the year is always difficult. Especially this year when we have had such a long break. I enjoyed a 20 mile recce in the Cheviot Hills on Sunday. I’m not doing the race but I know my friend’s wife will be on the phone to me if her husband gets lost. Hopefully I’ve now reduced that possibility.
Hills and heat ain’t a great mix 🥵
I was thinking about doing the St Albans half but glad I didn’t. Too hot for a tough hilly course like that.
Lucky escape for you
@@ThatRunningGuy mind you I’m doing the Caterham Half in mid July , similarly hilly course. Hoping it isn’t as hot though 🤞
@@josephgonzalez_ mid summer...will probably be raining
That was a great day. Very hot though indeed!
Was great to be back racing 😁
You tried and that’s all that matters. That’s the downside I’ve always said about the next % shoes. Very fast, but not too stable or durable
Thanks Sam👍
Shame about the shoes Chris
Sending them back today 😞 I’ve got a video coming out next week about them. They have worn out quite badly at the back but on the opposite side to normal🤷♂️
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