You can't beat a new pair of shoes to make the increase in milage a bit more enjoyable. That's a tough track session you did. Nice way to hide in the car while Ben warms up. 😎
That looked like a very solid long run and a lovely way to spend a morning. Training seems to be going pretty smoothly for you and I hope that continues.
@@ChloeHamard i arrived 7 min before the start because of the traffic so opted to watch this one and do a little vid instead 👍🏻 we have the north west relays next Sunday so it might have done me good not running 👀🤞🏻
Good luck with your training, Chloe! I like the approach of not tinkering too much with your training when it's been working so well for you, and staying healthy and putting up a string of PBs is about as well as you can do. Sub 88 this time seems very achievable.
Thank you! I agree that sub 88 is completely within reach unless something goes really wrong on the day. I've always raced well in Spain, so hopefully I'll have another good one in Valencia!
Great stuff, Chloe. Is the half marathon in the same day as the marathon? You're saying October but the marathon is December. Great video and kudos on all this PB's. 👊
All the best with keeping the half marathon PB streak going Chloe. Good to hear how you're approaching the training with some things staying the same and some changes. Have you got particular gels you like already? I tend not to get on with gels but have liked veloforte as they're quite natural
Thanks Ben! I was using Veloforte gels before, I like most flavours but at my last half marathon race when it got warm the gel tasted so vile I couldn't finish it lol. Since then I've been using Precision gels, hopefully their neutral flavour will do better in the Spanish heat!
@@ChloeHamard Ah yes warm gel is never fun 😅 I tried some precision chews recently and they tasted really nice, I've got one of their gels but haven't yet tried but have heard a lot of good things about them
Love this, great video - i've done one almost the same with me just exploring Paris. I was too early for the Marathon so went to watch Water Polo instead. Great atmosphere and great event. Paris did it very well :)
@@ChloeHamard glad they enjoyed it too. La Defence arena was so loud, which I didn't expect. Water Polo really is a lot bigger in Europe than the UK. The Dutch fans especially were really vocal, it was great!
The weekend absolutely flew by. Yes, a bunch of great stories (sadly some injuries too) and these events helped shine the spotlight on some less-known athletes.
Thank you! Absolutely, the energy was incredible and I'm glad I got to experience it first hand! I didn't expect this many spectators to turn up for both marathons tbh.
That looks like such a fabulous morning! I was super excited for the race myself, watching alone at home in the middle of the night. I can only imagine what it was like being there on the streets of Paris. Beautiful thumbnail picture for this one. And the Saucony black/goldstruck colorway is one of the all-time greats.
It was incredible to be able to experience the crowd’s energy and see these world class athletes in my home country! These Sauconys are the only running shoes I packed for the trip, they’re so versatile I can use them for any run. Perfect to travel light!
Btw, I had to look up the lady in red nearest the camera, racing in France with the name of "Perrier."😁 I didn't recognize her or the uniform, but she's from Mauritius, resides in France, mostly a trail runner sponsored by Hoka (thus wearing Hokas) who ran a qualifying time in Valencia. I'm sure there were lots of stories in the field that we don't usually hear like that, in her case someone who didn't become a serious runner until a bit later in life.
There’s something inspiring, interesting or even in some cases relatable about all the athletes that lined up in Paris. I know a lot more about many of them after looking them up because they were on the start list. I didn’t even know much about the French marathoners before the weekend!
Absolutely epic, the #1 and #2 women in history side by side with a mile to go, but one of them was also the #2 women's miler in history and that was the difference. It got interesting at about the same point on the course as where the men's race was all but decided.
I really wish I could have seen that final mile battle with my own eyes! I was delighted for Sifan Hassan to get her 3rd medal and gold this time but I do have a soft spot for Helen Obiri! Glad she got bronze despite some mishaps
Super race, Chloe! I think that your race strategy was perfect, just to run fast and see how it goes. And yes, being able to pick off runners who went out too fast and are paying for it is delightful motivation. You've raised your ceiling with big 5k and 10k PBs to your credit this summer and you're carrying excellent fitness into your half marathon training.
Thank you!! It really helped that it was a local race, no travel/logistics stress etc. Now I feel like the business is done for the year with the 5k and 10k and I’m looking forward to putting this progress to use into a half marathon block! Thanks again for all the support!
Well done hanging in there to the finish and coming away with a very fine result, Chloe. Quite a few of my races have been almost-DNFs, but I've always thought that if I didn't want to quit then I really wasn't running hard enough.😁Anyway almost-DNFs don't count. All the best for your 5k this weekend!
Thank you!! I feel like once you've had your first DNF it becomes easier to do it again at future races so I kept telling myself "don't you dare have your first one today"
@@ChloeHamard I'm not a "death before DNF" person myself, and my old man wisdom (if I may make such a claim) is that slippery slopes typically aren't as slippery or slopey as we suppose. But I've always finished races even when they went badly because grinding the rest of the way seemed faster and easier than finding some other way back, and also since I'm paying to run I might was well get my money's worth. I think it's rather funny though that professional runners quite often step off the course and save their legs for another day as soon as they realize that they'll be out of the prize money and the time won't do anything to improve their profile. For all the things that we do "like a pro," as recreational runners we desperately avoid imitating that one. But at this stage of life, my character has been tested and found wanting enough times and nothing I do while running is going to change that.😅
