It's Hot Hot Hot At The Chester Half Marathon 2024
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- To run a Half Marathon at age 66 is hard enough but when the weather is hot it is extremely hard! I picked one of the hottest days of the year to run the Essar Chester Half Marathon on 19th May 2024. Firstly to get to the start line I had to run into Chester from a campsite I was staying at in the village of Christleton. I ran 5km along the Shropshire Union Canal into Chester & walked another 2km to the start at Chester Racecourse. So I had covered 7km as a warm up before even starting the race.
It was a really warm morning and I had already consumed 500ml of water & electrolytes before even starting and one 40g super gel before even starting. At 9am when the race began it was already 18-19 Degrees C and I was already sweating. The Half Marathon course was quite undulating with a hill to negotiate just after leaving the racecourse. The course then went through the Chester City Centre before going into the Countryside on an out and back. To finish there was another big hill to climb after 12 miles before finishing in the City Centre outside the Town Hall. Support on the course was brilliant and all the volunteers did an amazing job. There was also 5 water stations on the course and I made sure that I grabbed a bottle and drank plenty of water. By the time I finished the temperature was around 24 degrees. I finished in a time of 1.49.31 and came 11th out of 43 runners in my age group 65-69 and came 1234 position out of over 5000 runners. Despite the heat I really enjoyed the Chester Half Marathon and would really recommend it. - Sport
Great video Kev!, you have captured the magic of the Chester half marathon, great run in the heat too, well done 👍
Thanks Richard for watching the video, yes Chester was certainly a warm one🥵 Really appreciate your comments 👍
Hi idone chester half 2 years ago its amazing I doing my 2 marathon at chester this oct 6 well done
Hi Lorraine, I really enjoyed Chester Half despite the hot weather. I'm also back at Chester on 6th Oct doing the Full! Have a great race & thanks so much for watching 👍
Great vid, you were right behind me at the beginning - thats me in the orange top black shorts!
Was a very hot day but the spectators were immense and spurred us all on. Congrats on your sub 1h50 👏
Thanks for watching & I really appreciate your comments! Glad you made the video and glad you managed to spot yourself. Yes it was very warm day, I was glad to see that finish line! The crowd support was awesome wasn't it! How did you do?
@samsonslaphead1 Very well considering the heat and it was my first half marathon - finished in 1h43. Keep up the great vids, you got yourself a new subscriber 👍 👌
That's a great time well done & many thanks for subscribing 👍
I was looking back at your video and realized I was in it haha was such a great race!!
Glad you spotted yourself Zoe! Yes it was a great race, thanks for watching
That's an excellent time in sweltering conditions. I ran 1 hr 52 at Edinburgh in driving rain so massive congratulations to you for your time 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Dean for watching the video, really appreciate your comments. Yes very happy with the sub 1.50 & happy just to have finished in that heat. That must have been really hard at Edinburgh so well done for getting through the driving rain.
Ace video 👍 nice to see a bit of coverage....this was my first ever half .... actually my first ever race at 46 .... managed to get round in 2.05 ... the heat🥵 and last mile were a killer.... but the support and hose pipes were amazing👏...... ive already signed up to attempt it again next year!!
Thanks so much for watching & really appreciate your "Ace video" comment 👏 You did very well to go 2.05 in your first HM & a great marker for next year! Yes the heat was horrible,& that last mile uphill hurt! The crowds were brilliant weren't they!
Got goosebumps watching this and reminiscing.... thankyou👍
Good effort. Here's me going life and death with the 5k lol.
Thanks, yes it was tough out there & well done for the 5K
Well done Kev !! Great effort on a very warm day. Warmest races I have done was Norton 9 in 2018. Only been running a few months and 9 miles was furthest I'd ever run. People wer out with sponges and hosepipes. Then in 2022 Askern 10k was mid 20s and set off like a bat out of hell doing sub 4min/k that lasted 2k then I died. Never been so happy to finish that day.
Thanks so much Vicky, I hate running in hot weather, give me a cold frosty day anytime ❄️ My HR at Chester was through the roof! I bet your HR was too doing Sub 4 KS at Askern in that heat. Your support is really appreciated 👍
Even just doing one sub-4 min kilometre is impressive. What's your current 10k time? Mine's only about 45:30.
@@samsonslaphead1 I definitely prefer the cold !!
@@goodyeoman4534 I did 40:18 in February. Got a 10k on Sunday.
Good run in the sun. Which one would you pick, hot and sunny at Chester or cold, wet and windy at Boston 🤔. Me, I'd go hot I think, but would probably be slower.
Give me a cold & wet day at Boston over the heat & sun at Chester every time! The heat certainly slows you down & it's difficult to control the high heart rate. Thanks so much for watching the video, I really appreciate it 👍👏
I love to do that one day
Give it a try James, really recommend it!
@@samsonslaphead1 maybe next year
22 degrees? Try a marsthon in 27 degrees. Actually don't try a marsthon in 27 degrees.
Hottest we can remember was a Yeovil 5k the other year. 35 degrees. Insane.
35 Degrees WOW, I bet there was no PBs that day! I think I would have just walked it in that heat & then I would have struggled!