Breaking 2

My Own Sub-2 Hour Running Journey

David Hampson
Nov 4 · 5 min read
Sprint Finish During my First Half Marathon in October 2019 in Toronto.

I will break my own two-hour half marathon barrier

In October, I ran my very and came in with a time of 2:20:02. This means that I need to drop 20 minutes and 3 seconds to come in at 1:59:59 by the time I run the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon in October 2020. That means that my pacing is going from 6:38/km…

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🐝 Mancunian, 📍 Toronto, 🍕 & 🍩 are eternal 👟 Brooks Ghost 12 🏃‍♂️ #Outrunner http://linktr.ee/davidrunsworld - Links to Charities I’m running for.

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