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Got anything lined up for Spring?
In full training again, but tonsils still inflamed and HR way high. Looks like I need to adjust my time... :-(
1 Tiger
31 Micksta (57mins)
212 Johnny J (78 mins)
227 Leighton Williams 2(90 mins, first race)
228 SlowButFar (83 mins)
244 Walthamstow Horizontal (70 mins)
307 Twisted Blister (70ish)
331 Mad not Mad (90-99mins)
372 Longlegs
377 Puffy (81 Mins)
380 Jelly Bean
464 Red or Dead (72 mins)
490 Mark Nash (99 mins) first time at 10 miles
561 Pantman (57 min)
588 Tallguy (80/90 min)
603 Andrew Burgess 2 (82 mins)
612 Porcus (70 mins)
649 Itchyringer
Were both gonna be lucky to get into the top 10 on 57mins with a 1000 plus entry! lol
Still should be close between us both though, IEK has a reasonable squad so we could get a team prize! ;p
See y'all in the morning!
Thanks
RedOrDead - No. 464.
Really good race, well organised and weather was great. If anything it surprised me how warm it was. It is mid January after all!
Thanks to Twisted Blister for running with me - I could not hold on to you after 8 miles though!
Well marshalled but were there any mile markers before the 4 mile marker (apologies if I missed them)?
RedOrDead
My first race after months of injury - and spot on my anticipated time: 69:46 (so actually 14 seconds inside!) from line to line, so I'm happy!
A good well organised event - especially the lovely sunny day! Well done, Dartford Road Runners
I managed to see the mile markers at except for miles 2 and 3. That hill that starts at 5 miles and goes on past the 6 mile mark was a bit harsh.
Thoroughly enjoyed it though, will be back next year!
Mountaingirl - I agree the start was a bit congested, and it took me about 20 seconds to get to the starting line after the hooter. Just put it down to good training for the start at FLM!
I woke to tonsils the size of small apples after a terrible run yesterday (HR sky high) - I nearly didn't come at all. As it was I gave it a try as it was Grand Prix event and I want the points.
That said, it went pretty well. The first two were way off the front - I stuck in the main group after them for the first mile or so. Then it became clear (via HRM) that although the pace felt comfortable it was going to take too much out of me while carrying a sickness of some sort. So I eased back a little and after 2M nobody passed me nor did I pass anyone else - a lonely road.
I finished 7th (out of 1100+) in 57:35, PBed by about 6min and got 2nd in my first county champs (which I am absolutely delighted with) - but of course am left with a feeling of "what if" regarding my poor health. I'm sure I'd have got under 56min on a good day (55min was original target) - that said, the course was tougher than I'd expected.
All in all I was pretty pleased with my performance and it was another step in the right direction to my first main goal of the year - Thanet 20 on March 6th.
Congrats to JohnnyJ and Tiger for getting PBs on a difficult course.
I think I made the right decision in not racing. I haven't travelled to do any of my training, and didn't even do the county xc champs yesterday - so another week off racing and I will be fit to race again.
Well done JohnnyJ and Tiger too.
Hope you are firing on all cylinders when you race again.