HALVE MARATHON ZWOLLE 2023 - AFTERMOVIE - DID MY KNEE HOLD UP?

I ran the half marathon of Zwolle 2023 in The Netherlands. It is the second time that I am participating. Last year I ran a sub 1.30 half marathon, but this year I focussed on completing. It was very hot and I am not in shape due to my injury of last months. It was an amazing experience!
Aftermovie half marathon of Zwolle 2022:
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If you have remarks youself, I just want to learn more myself, so just shoot your thoughts in the comments!
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[@evenleinanlund8600]

Keep it going man👍

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

Thankyou for watching! I am going to push for it further yes! Now looking for my next challenge. You have suggestions?

[@evenleinanlund8600]

@@marathontrainingwithivan How about «Marathon Eindhoven» this october, If your knees are doing good, then maybe that is a cool challenge for you!

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

@@evenleinanlund8600 Im looking into it!

[@Richard-lx3xk]

Great recap! I've also ran the half marathon of Zwolle, in 1:37. You still managed to get a great time with the factors you had to deal with. I wonder, how did you run a sub 1:30 last year with all the people you have to pass at the beginning? I noticed slowing down about 30/40 seconds at the beginning because people wouldn't move and you also had the business runners that started in front of us - after that I blew up because I wanted to run faster to compensate for the time loss.

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

Thanks for watching! Great time man with these temperatures! In the past they had different starting blocks based on times. I do not know why they are not doing that anymore. However last year this was not there anymore already. I really feel what you have been going through as I had the same experience last year, but also this year with this 1.48. Last year, I ran the first few kilometers a bit faster zigzaging through the people, but that costs a lot of energy. Next to that I ran on the pavement next to the road for a while at the start eventhough that was not allowed. But the best tip is just to work your way through the people before the start. Take 10 minutes to just walk through all the waiting people until you are somewhere at the front. Are you going to run another half soon? I suppose that 1.30 half marathon was your goal?

[@Richard-lx3xk]

@@marathontrainingwithivan Thanks!! Interesting that you've had the same experience and you are right, it costs a lot of energy. But walking through the waited people is something I should have done, so that's a great tip I'm going to implement. Yeah, a sub 1.30 was my original goal. I will be running the marathon of Eindhoven in October (I'm going for sub 3:10) so that will be my main event to train for, but I might do another half in september to see where I'm at. What are your plans in the coming months? Looking at your times on Strava, you can definitely run a FAST marathon. Your times are better than mine.

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

@@Richard-lx3xk Thanks! I think it is good to do another half marathon, just to get into the mood and manage your expectations! I do not know how the Eindhoven Marathon is, but if they do not have seperate starting blocks, you should definitly take your time to walk to the front ;) At the moment I am looking into some trails as a preparation for my next goal: I am planning to run the Kustmarathon Zeeland in October. I am coming back from a knee injury, so I do not want to push yet with fast times and the kustmarathon Zeeland was always on my wish list. As it is not a fast marathon it suits definitly with the roadmap ahead for mee: I first want to build up mileage again and not mileage and speed at the same time. Probably in the spring of 2024 I will try running a fast marathon.

[@Richard-lx3xk]

​@@marathontrainingwithivan Understandable and smart. Great goal. Hope you have a blast at the Kustmarathon Zeeland and come back even stronger than before!

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

@@Richard-lx3xk good luck with the Eindhoven Marathon! Let me know how it goes!