Have I done enough? NEWPORT MARATHON 2024 - new route
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- Welcome to my 2024 Newport Marathon race video. This is my third year of recording my spring marathon race but it’s also the first time in over a decade that I stand on the start line not knowing if there is any chance of a pb.
I’m aiming to go under 3:14, a time that allows female runners to qualify for a London Championship spot, but failing a sub 3:14, I would still be happy with a time under 3:15.
My training paces weren’t quite as fast as in 2023 so I was unsure how today’s race would pan out.
2024 has a new route for marathon runners and it’s also the first year that they’ve added a half marathon race as well.
Rory was aiming for a pb time of sub 3:30.
Find out if we both hit our targets as we share the pancake flat roads of Newport, South Wales, with over 2000 other marathon runners on 28th April.
Massive thanks to Brett for cheering and filming, both were very much appreciated and a huge well done to Andy. His race day video will tell you his own experiences from Newport.
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If you shouted hi or came and said hello, thank you so much. It was so lovely that you did. I hope you all had a brilliant day as well!
Thanks so much for watching 😊
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Brilliant video Rachel, they're so good to watch as someone who's never ran a marathon. I find them so interesting. Hopefully, one day, my fitness will allow me to give it a go. The sense of achievement must be amazing. Well done to both of you 👏👏
Hi Neil, thanks so much. I love getting to race after so many weeks of training. The weeks can be a slog sometimes but I’ve never not enjoyed that finish line feeling. I didn’t run my first marathon till I was 34 even though I’d been running for years. Once you run one, you’ll see it’s not as bad as you think…and probably get hooked 😁
Excellent job Rachel!!! Way to go Rory!! Wish we could run together. Love from Maine!
Thanks Mary. Shame there’s a small pond between us 🙂
Well done Rachel and Rory. Stellar performance from you both. Rachel, sooner or later you will find your speed dropping off, it happens to everybody, people either adjust their expectations, or in many cases they can't bear to see themselves getting slower and give up. Racing and training for speed isn't everything. Can't wait to see the next event. Take care both of you.
I’m exactly there now, reached 53 and it’s hard and sadly brings a tear at times especially dealing with a few injuries probably self induced by pushing myself beyond what is realistic. Slowly adjusting to being slower and more prone to injuries and needing more S+C days. It is hard though 😢❤🎉 but onwards we go, I’m still alive fit, lean and raring to go, that go is just a little slower 😂
Hi Peter, thank you! I honestly don’t ever think I’ll be able to match my full marathon, and half marathon times I ran last year but I’m ok with that. To have hit them just once meant the world to me. I’m probably on that plateau now where there still lies that possibility but equally, my best year may have passed. I think there were a few factors that I could have changed that could have improved my time this year. Another race would have been one, either a half or a 20 miler further in the block. I did Warwick on week 3 so probably not enough. Also my strength sessions probably need a change out. I’m looking at setting up a new multi gym at home to completely revamp how I strength train. Plus I did no cross training this year, no swimming or cycling. But even if none of those were the reason, I’m still really proud of this year’s run 😊
Good video Rach - and looking at the Newport message the other day - you ran an Ultramarathon as well :) Enjoy the summer break, see you around soon. (Next marathon for me now is Chester in October, but enjoying some shorter sessions at the moment.)
There’s been a lot of comments on the Newport Facebook page about the race distance. For a while though, this race will still be my shortest for a while 😁
Best of luck with your summer training and any races you do. I should really give an autumn marathon a go one year. I always think it’d be too hard with training in the heat…. and not fill my calendar with other stuff 🤣
Yes Rachel and Rory! Both stellar runs, incredible stuff from you both 🎉
Thank you Andy! We both came away with times we were happy with. The gap is getting closer, I’d better not slow any more 🤣
Hearing you say you recorded 26.5 struck a chord with me because I clocked the same distance on my Garmin too. I had a look at other runner’s results on Strava, and I’ve seen far too many 26.5’s to make me suspect the course was long. I’m not convinced that missing the tangents, or GPS inaccuracy, would account for it. If that’s true, then you unofficially ran the marathon distance much closer to the time you wanted and are fitter than you’ve given yourself credit for . It certainly makes me feel better because I was officially 3 minutes over the time I wanted despite running on pace for most of the race. The time taken to run the additional distance took me 2 and a half minutes based on a 6:53 average pace. Either way, you still had a cracking run. Well done!
Don’t forget they always run long. So whilst this sounds like it was a bit longer than usual, you’d probably still have done 26.3 or 26.4 at any marathon.
I didn’t realise that to be honest and I’ll keep it in mind for my next one so I’ve got a margin for error in my pacing. This one came out at 26.56 which seems a bit longer than usual. I still wouldn’t have got the time I wanted, but it’s good to know that my pace wasn’t as bad as the chip was indicating.
@@peterheyes240 yes absolutely. I did a marathon recently that was almost a kilometre long 😰. Then did London - 700m long. Manchester last year was the best and that was still 460m long.
I think it’s rare for a course to measure exact or within a few metres. There’s lots to consider, gps, course mile markers, pacers, the line you take round corners and weaving through runners. All can throw you off as to what distance you’ve really run on that course. I like to use the lanes of running track to understand extra distances in races. The difference between lane 1 & 2 is just over 7.5 metres. That difference is for just 1 lap. If you take a running line round each corner of a marathon as if you were in lane 2, it would soon add up. Which of course makes pace difficult to judge. I agree that we all probably ran long. I think I’d have been more unhappy if I’d needed it for a qualification time or been a few seconds off a pb but on this particular race, the extra time didn’t make much difference to me. It’ll be interesting to see what the distances measure next year.
Well done on your run too Peter. Hope you’ve had a good recovery 🙂
Superb running Rachel, coming 16th is incredible! Also they've agreed the course was long so you were probably sub 3:15 I'd imagine.
Hi, thanks so much. Yes, the course did turn out to be long. All our times have been adjusted and my new time is 3:14:05. Almost the A goal 😁
Well done to both of you! Those are some amazing times!
Hi Marcus, thank you. We were both really happy with our races 😁
Congratulations! I am always inspired by your videos. Even on a less than perfect day you are amazing!
Thanks Erik! My pace may have not been the exact number but yeah, I’m not disappointed. Marathons are still a long way 😁
Absolutely awesome running, congratulations! 😊.
Thank you 😁
Definitely a great run regardless of what goal you set before running 👍
Thank you 😁
Great run Rachel. Looked warm !!! Looked a nice route too 🙂
Hi Claire, thank you. I’d packed long sleeves, arm warmers and hats. The forecast was terrible up until the morning of the race. Glad I went for just a tshirt though and probably would have got away with the new vest I’d bought to race in. I’ll have to save that for when it finally stops raining 😁
Well done you. Fantastic time Rachel. Looked like a great race in terms of size, course and terrain. One I may consider if I choose to go large again.
Thanks Paul. It’s a race I would definitely recommend. I know there were some mixed responses as to how much they preferred the old route vs this new one, but for me, I thought it gave a better experience seeing other runners 😊
Really enjoyed watching this Rachel. I love your videos 😊. Well done to Rory too 👍
Hi Conrad, thanks so much. We’re both full of a cold this weekend so no running just yet but we’re looking forward to the next race in a few weeks 😁
Epic video. I loved the monologue at the start and I can relate to all those feelings with the wind, rain and older body. I'll be 47yoa at the start of this year's marathon and that PB seems a million miles away.
Thanks Neil. Not knowing when we’ll hit peak fitness is a big unknown. I probably wouldn’t want to know when I’ve hit mine. In my head I still stand a chance, whether or not I do is another story 😁
Amazing stuff. Well done, Rachel. Those first 20 miles you were like a metronome. I think the route would have confused me in places, visiting what looked like the same bit twice 😂
Hi Mark, thanks. I thought the start and end of each loop was the same but the half marathon runners had their own split points that confused me. Also the last loop wasn’t a whole lap 😵💫 Luckily I had runners in my race at my pace that I just followed. Sometimes I didn’t know if I was on lap 1 or lap 2 🤦🏻♀️but I figured it out somehow 😁
Fantastic, both! And well captured, Rachel. Definitely one for me to consider in the future, if I can ever pull myself away from Manchester…
Thanks Mack. I had the same problem with running Stratford marathon. I ran it almost every year and found it hard to want to run anywhere else. Now I think I’m stuck at Newport 🤣
We’ve booked onto the Malvern Midsummer Marathon so will see you there!
Awesome work Rachel! Something for us all to aspire to ❤ Looking forward to seeing what else is in the works!
Thanks Jess. Hope you’re doing well?
I’m really looking forward to my next block of training and racing, it’s time to get back out on the trails ….and run far 🙂
@@racheld1844 I'm a bit up and down atm emotionally haha. Training for a road 10k and half and I am not loving road training 😆 Looking forward to being back on the fells from mid june onwards
Absolutely brilliant effort Rachel, awesome time & really enjoyable video!
Thank you! It was a great experience to run at Newport again 😁
Well done to you both! Superb runs! 👏 👏
Thank you. We both have colds now but better now than last week 😁
Great story there 🎉🎉 well done to both of you 😊
Thanks both, we really enjoyed racing at Newport 😁
Wow that was amazing, really well done, you ran your heart out, loved the video, and well done to all !!
Thanks Jason. There were some great achievements last week 😁
Love the Channel Telford Parkrun is one to do go in to Marathon Training in June doing Loch Ness Marathon in September
Hi Darren. We visited Telford last year, but not to do parkrun as we were both injured, but we’d love to return to give it a go. Best of luck with your training for Loch Ness. That’s one I would love to have a go at maybe one day 😁
Well done to you and Rory, great effort. At least you were a lot closer to your target than I was to mine! Nice to meet you both at the finish.
Hi Paul, well done on your run at Newport. Hope you weren’t too disappointed being off your target and thanks for coming to say hi the end. Hope the recovery is going well? I’ve managed a couple of short runs this week so taking it easy… although I’m back at parkrun today so anything could happen 🤣
Awesome video!! I was at newport this year too. It was my first marathon. I've been running for about 18 months and managed 3:58. I was over the moon. Tough course as it was so quiet. But you couldn't ask for a flatter route.
Hi, congratulations on hitting sub 4 on your first marathon! That’s a brilliant achievement. I’ve never run at a massive event like London or Manchester, so for me , I don’t have anything to compare it to. Personally I felt there were just enough people on route. I like to have gaps to get into my own paces but also have runners to tag along with. Too many though and I think I’d get a bit frustrated with the congestion. I used to run all my spring marathons in Stratford- upon-Avon. That’s a 2 lap course, pretty much the same. 1 lap with half runners, 1 with just marathon runners. Lap 2 was always deserted for large sections. I didn’t mind it but what I didn’t like so much was that it wasn’t flat! Newport is a hidden gem. Flat as you’ll ever get. Well done again. Hope you’ve got the bug and keep up with your training…. and get to enter another marathon 😁
@racheld1844 the only other race I did was bath half in 23. The atmosphere with the crowds was phenomenal. I definitely have the running bugs. Windsor half cardiff half and rub through 10k london still on my calendar for this year. Looking for a full again for next year, entered london ballot but will all know that unlikely to be successful. May try Brighton if I don't get in.
That editing at the start was sooo good!! Well done you on the race.
Thanks Tim. 16 weeks of taking 1 shot a day all for 1 min of CZcams footage 😁… not labour intensive at all 🤣
Superb Rachel and Rory! I don’t think some people appreciate how much harder it is to get a PB as we get older and you showed true grit and determination holding on with that 3:15 pacer! What next for you?
Thanks Donato. Last year was a freak year of pb’s, I thought I’d already passed my peak. Maybe I won’t get any faster but I can still tick off a couple of goals where age is not so much a number. No official announcement yet as to what I’m training for, there’s an element of privacy I’ve had to take with the channel because of some unwanted attention.
@@racheld1844 sorry to hear about the unwanted attention. As you will know, with consistent training you can stay in this great shape for many years 👍🏼
Awesome vid and a brill run.
Thanks so much Will. Hope you’re fully recovered from Manchester 😊
Fantastic video Rachel and well done for an excellent performance!! Can’t wait to hear what your next goal is 🙌
Thanks Mike. It’s been fun watching everyone else’s marathon videos, and it was a big motivation to get out to do ours 😁 Next goal will be revealed at some point in the next few months 😊
I think I've only run one or two marathons where I felt like I had done everything I possibly could to get there in great shape. The marathon is such a tricky animal. Congrats to you and Rory for some fantastic times. Loved the video you got too. Very inspiring to see some of my favorite UK-based CZcamsrs in attendance. Your heart rate once again was very low too .. pretty amazing. Mine always shoots up and redlines regardless of the race distance. Looking forward to seeing what you tackle next.
Hi Eddie, thanks. It was great knowing Andy was running there too, plus the surprise of having Brett turn up too. So many people also came up and said hello and said nice things about my videos. It makes all the hard work in filming/editing worth while.
Last year was such a fine line. Every time I turned up for a session, I thought there was no way I’d hit the numbers, but I did, and better. I kept thinking I was going to burn out, but I was just able to keep going. This year, I could only scrap through on a some, and lots of runs just felt harder. I did come into this year with fewer races under my belt so I do think that had a lot to do with it.
Hope you’re enjoying a rest from races and the training is still going to plan 🙂
Brilliant effort..
Thanks Brian 😁
Congratulations. It was great conditions for running but it was long & I found the out/back quite congested. I also faded over the last six but was a long way behind you.
Well done on your run too David! Yes, after not knowing it would stay dry till literally the last minute, conditions were perfect. Some of the sections on the out/back did seem quite busy, especially round the pacers. Hopefully by the second lap, it was easier? Well done on your run again, I hope you’ve had a good recovery 🙂
Love the edit in the first 1 minute you come a long way.
Well done I had Manchester marathon looking for a sub 3:10 walled of the course at 16 km regret it now for not finishing
Thanks Brad, definitely, I look back at my old videos and see such a huge difference in how I was editing them 😁
3:10 is a big goal, sorry it didn’t go to plan. Are you looking at any other marathons for this year to race again?
Great running and times, well done both of you!
Hi Ben, thanks so much 😁
Cracking run, Rachel! 🥳
Since being able to run again I'm starting to get a little quicker (well, less slow!), and I've no doubt my mile times will begin with a 7 again soon, but I'm pretty sure I'll never be able to do it 26 times in a row!
But I am pretty sure you'll crack 3:10 at some point!💪
Well done Rachel great running and congratulate Rory too! x
Thanks Riz, it was a brilliant experience to share 😁
amazing run!!!
Hi, thanks so much 😁
Congratulations to you both Rachel and Rory, great running from you both!
Hi Matthew, thank you 😁
That is brilliant running, well done absolutly awesome 😊
Thanks so much Carl 😁
Great run well done
Thank you Chris 😁
Great running, well done!
Thanks so much! Just seen you have a channel too, and also ran at Newport! Well done on your race. We’ll take a look at your race video this weekend 😁
Ah thank you! It was my first marathon so I thought I’d vlog my journey for something to look back on.
Great running Rachel!! So strong, just a slight fade at the end. So impressive. Congratulations to Rory too 🥳🥳
Thanks Christina. The last miles weren’t that great but in the back of my mind I was just glad it hadn’t dropped like what I’d done at Milton Keynes last year.
Hope you’ve recovered well from Boston and back out training again? 🙂
@@racheld1844 Slowly getting back into it 😊 Enjoying taking it a bit easier until marathon starts all over again 😬😬
Congratulations Rachel. That pace is no joke. You should be proud. Well done 👍
Thanks so much! Missing the time goal aside, I was more than happy with the pace I kept till the last few miles. Just a little too much lost to keep it at those even splits from earlier on 🙂
I'm commenting before the end of the video. What an intro. Goosebumps 👌
Thanks Stu. Took a while to edit all the little clips together but it was one shot of every training run I’d done over the 16 week block….mostly with a rain coat, or a hat on 🌧️🤣
Well done 👏👏and well done to Rory too.
Thanks Paul. We both came away with times we were proud of 🙂
I'm exhausted just by watching, what a huge effort! Congrats Rachael!
Thank you! I think the editing is always harder than the racing. I’d have completed several marathons in the time it took me to make an 11 minute video 😁
@@racheld1844 I know😂... I have put up a few videos on my channel and agree 200%. I would like to make more but it's agonizing to say the least. I think you did a great job with your voice overs and I guess the more you edits, the faster it gets.
Super well done, how you manage to film and talk to camera is a feat in itself, expect you PB would be at least 1 min better without the filming and talking which must play havoc with the breathing rhythm. Be proud ❤
Thanks Karl. I’m always in 2 minds as to whether to film or not. Up until I get running, I could easily leave to camera at home but a few miles in I’m always glad I have it with me. I look back at the footage when I get home and see so much I don’t even remember. Luckily the camera is tiny and really easy to carry. I guess there’ll always be a slight trade off with pace but I love that I’ve got a video I can look back on 😊
Well done, Rory. At least one of you tried hard 😋
Fantastic running Rachel, that's a great effort from you. I'm looking forward to seeing what your race is later this year.
Congratulations to you both 👏👏👏👏
No more free football nets for you Darren 😁
Tonnes going on with training and racing for the rest of the year, it’ll back to running in the frosts again before I know it 🥶
@racheld1844 Have you got any size 9 football boots please 😂😂😂
Well done Rachel and Rory.
Thanks Terrence 😁
Ah great running Rachel, fair play to you.
Thanks James, hope your running is going well? 🙂
Very much on the radar for next year this one. Which of the 2023 or 2024 courses did you prefer?
Personally, I think it’s a great event. Big enough to get some atmosphere but not so big to cause any logistical/ congestion problems. The park and ride worked well for us as we were early (I know others later on found it to be busy), bag drop, starting pens and organisation I couldn’t fault. I liked how we didn’t have to wait long to cross the line too, no hanging around. My only negative is the usual not enough toilets. Queues 30 mins out were too long to join. Hopefully that’ll be something for next year.
As for the route, I definitely preferred this years. I know some don’t like the out and backs but for me, I do. Last year, in sections you could be either on your own or in small groups of a few runners. This year, there always people around you, whether they were marathon runners or half marathon runners. Plus if there is someone there you know, you’ll get to pass them, that wouldn’t have been possible last year.
See you later this morning 😁
Well done Rachel! That's a sub 3h14m, the course was 300-400m long.
The 3hr pacer came in at 3h02m with the sub 3 pack and was adamant the course was long. A long mile towards the end threw everything off. The 3h15m pacer was also off... As you found out.
Also if you had anyone tracking you on the R4W app they'll have noticed the discrepancies of the pacing via the timing split mats on the road. They measured the distances of some of the mats (and hence pace calculations) were also wrong.
Check your Newport 2023 race and see how far your GPS watch had you running... It'll be about 26.35 (there isn't much gps interference in the countryside) much less than the 26.55 this year... Further evidence the course was long.
Hi Martin. I checked my 2023 distance and it came in at 26:38 so a bit long, but not by as much as this year. I didn’t know the 3hour pacer came in over. That must have been a bit of a disappointment for anyone clinging on till the end.
The timing mats last year seemed off as well. Those tracking me thought I’d dropped off massively in the middle miles to then come back with a super sonic last third. I’ve looked at my own splits from the timing mats from this year and up until 20 miles, I was running the same pace like clockwork, but the mats told a different story.
If I’d have done my own run last Sunday, I would have stopped at 26.2 and got my goal time so I do see that I got exactly what I thought I was capable of. It would have been nice to see that on the Newport clock though but I always take official race results as my final time. Hopefully the next time I race that distance, it won’t say so far on my watch 😁
@@racheld1844it's official now. See below:
Thank you for your patience as we’ve been looking into reports around the accuracy of the Marathon course distance at the Newport Marathon Festival on Sunday, 28 April, coupled with the Bank Holiday weekend delay.
This issue has been taken very seriously and we have been having an ongoing dialogue with the Course Measurer/Association of UK Course Measurers (AUKCM).
Unfortunately, the AUKCM has concluded that there was an error with their course measurement, resulting in the Marathon being 276m too long, which equates to 0.171 miles.
Run 4 Wales is disappointed that this has happened at one of its events and understands and apologies unreservedly to those impacted, particularly those aiming for good-for-age qualifying times.
For this reason, we have been working with London Marathon Events who have agreed that times will be amended for those applying for a Good for Age entry at the London Marathon, should the athlete have been affected in gaining a place. An equivalent number of seconds will be removed from the finish times of those applying for a Good for Age entry. For example, a 3-hour finish time would be corrected approximately by 70 seconds, a 3½-hour finish time would be corrected by 82 seconds and a 4-hour finish time would be corrected by 94 seconds. This will be done automatically via the London Marathon system when applying.
@@martinjamescox - wow, I never expected to hear that. Even though many said it had recorded long, a lot of courses just do. By my calculations that would put me at 3:14:05. Probably a time that my watch would have put me at vs the distance. Shame they don’t amend everyone’s results on the official page, as even those not going good for age would like to see what their time should be. Maybe the technicalities to fix that would be too difficult.
3:14 is the qualifying time (well for 2024,it might change for 2025) for a female championship place at London. But looks like I was still just outside that. I probably wouldn’t have entered anyway, but I always like the option.
Thanks again for posting the statement from Newport 🙂
Fab running looked like you did really well as it did warm up, I ran too hit my target time ‘Just’ I too thought it measured a little long 26.50 and the heat took a little from me …
Well done on getting your goal time! When the watch says you’ve done the distance but the finish line is no where in sight can be a bit demoralising. You must have been well under to run extra and still make it in on time 😁 Brilliant running 🏃🏻
Found out yesterday we all ran between 80/90 seconds quicker as course measured long 😊
@@Swingcheckgolf - yep, it’s been a big talking point these last few days. I’d be interested to see if they change the official results but even if they didn’t, it’s nice to know we all got quicker times 🙂
Fab time. Looked like you ran your heart out and you can't do anymore than that.
Thanks! Definitely In that last mile I was pulled faster than if I hadn’t been caught by the pacer. I tried to switch off and just cling on for dear life 😁 if I hadn’t, I think my last mile would have been much slower.
Solid run Rachel. 👏👏 What’s the next challenge?
Thanks Graham. I won’t be revealing the big challenge just yet, but in the meantime I’ll be trying to put my post marathon fitness to good use by trying to get nearer to that sub 20 5k 🤞
@@racheld1844Best of luck with the sub 20. I did my first sub 20 parkrun when I was 54 so I’m sure you’ll crack it. 👍👍
So with the adjustment you’ve got under 3:15!!
I think by my calculations I got 3:14:05. Close to that sub 3:14 but definitely under 3:15 😁 Hope they manage to change the official results, but we’ll see.
(Listened to your podcast today where you and Victoria chat about the Centurion Grand Slam. Great listen and love Victoria’s determination to get to each of the finish lines 😊)
@@racheld1844 oh thank you so much. What’s up next for you?
@@FilmMyRun - I can’t say officially just yet but I have some ultras planned over the summer, ready for a big autumn event 🤞
@@racheld1844 ooooooooh see you out there then 😉
Wow.. well done! At 45 years old you must be right up there in your gender league table
Thanks Rob. I’m not sure where I’d sit on any league tables, I know if I’d run at a large event I’d have been considerably
lower in the results. But I’m definitely happy with my placing at Newport 😁