I have had a great experience training and working with Nicky. She has executed nearly all of my sessions to an excellent standard, during our 16 week campaign I can only recall her missing one session which was through illness. This is a reflection of not only her ability but also her dedication to training. Nicky is a great example of what consistent training at the right paces can achieve.
Nicky's previous half marathon pb stood at 1 hour 52 minutes and 42 seconds which she set at the Oxford half back in the autumn of 2022. If you read my blog you will see that a few weeks ago Nicky set an incredible pb at the Battersea 10k. So from this race we knew that Nicky was in great form going into our main target race in Milton Keynes on the 12th of March 2023. Come race day we were sadly not blessed with the best conditions but this is something that we cannot control, I always tell my athletes to make the best of it. Nicky gave everything during the race and I am pleased to announce that she came home with a superb time of 1 hour 46 minutes and 18 seconds. This is a new pb by a staggering 6 minutes and 24 seconds! To put this into context further Nicky ran 29 seconds per mile faster than her previous best time which is truly amazing!
Although myself and Nicky are really pleased with this campaign I am very confident that she can improve again. I can certainly see her getting her half marathon time down further this autumn. In the near future we are going to have a chat to discuss the best options for Nicky moving forward. I really hope I get to work with her again, it has been a really enjoyable experience, watch this space!
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