The Sun was out and the legs felt good .. what a difference a week makes .. The Portsmouth coastal half marathon is a multi terrain event covering road, track, boggy fields and beaches. The good weather had firmed some parts up but the beach still claimed a good haul of running shoes that weren't tied on tight enough .. all in all it was still a good chance to go for a pb .. Running next to the sea for most of the run was awesome and counting back I put myself in about 75th place by half way .. I was sticking to about 7 minute miles which was the plan .. The support was fantastic and the turn out was brilliant .. completed by high fives from 5 benches of pensioners in the last 500 meters .. my final time of 1.36 smashed my pb by 6 minutes and I placed 59th out of over 1300 entrants and 24th in my age group (30-39), narrowly beaten by 2nd placed lady !! Fantastic race and lets hope for more of the same next Sunday with the Heartbreaker marathon in the New forest
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