London Duathlon 2005

[Deleted User]

Ah - I saw two pirates start at the beginning, and it must have been Spans I saw racing off from the start line!

[Deleted User]

yep that was me and my pacing going array again!!

Godzilla

I was the fatter one not racing off anywhere...

[Deleted User]

In which case I saw you too!

SusieBee

Well done, everyone, and well done Spans on your two teriffic runs! Unfortunately, my cold decided to migrate south, and I was in no fit state to do much at all on Saturday, so another DNS for me. I was gutted because, with all the hill training I've been doing, my cycling's coming on in leaps and bounds, but I'm aiming to enter another duathlon towards the end of the year - maybe the tough one on Boxhill.....

Munch Lunch

well done everyone. Just out of interest,could people post their race numbers; on top of taking a fair few pics of Spans and Zilla, i've got 120-140 pics of other athletes from the challenge race! So if you spotted a bloke with a pirate top on the side of the course, limping around with an SLR camera, i may have possibly taken your piccie as you whizzed past!

Mackem - I've entered the Hyde Park event but given my knee injury, i'm not sure if i'll be able to compete..:-(

ImRio

The pics on the web site are good too. Difficult to decide which to have now!

My race number was 574 If you have any of the steep hill it was probably me pushing the bike up it!!! lol


I am going to have to look for a decent bike for next year. forgot to tighten the suspension on mine and I spent an awful lot of energy bouncing around!! Still lessons learnt!

ML poor you with your knee. Hope it gets better soon x

[Deleted User]

Did anyone write down the official distances for the Challenge event on the day? The 1st run was about 11k, the bike about 21k etc. There were some accurate measurements at the sign in desk but I didn't record them.
The web site dodn't help much - it says the 2nd run was 21.8k!!
Thanks
Scott

ImRio

The first run was 10.9k the bike was 21.8 and the last run was 5.1k I am reliably informed by my other half who was spectating and overheard it mentioned. Apparently it was ok because it was within the 2% difference (I am assuming that that was of the overall difference!)

Godzilla

Munch - you are a superb photographer mate - enjoy your rest!

[Deleted User]

Just been informed (and subsequently found) that they have finally split the results by male /female competitors...

http://www.thelondonduathlon.com/Results 2005/AllResults.xls

...and I like what I see... 4th female overall and fastest female on both the run legs

Munch Lunch

Like the new profile pic spans...:-)

Well done on your results! So Iron Man in Frankfurt next year then..........?? :-)

[Deleted User]

ha ha ha... i thought that I needed something to celebrate my selection!!

ImRio

Spans it looks like you were 3rd Female! Well done you!

I was 212th which at least wasn't last!! And anyway I enjoyed it. Lots of room for improvement before next year!!!!!

[Deleted User]

awesome, so Toni was a guy!!... shame I know the 2 girls that beat me and therefore I won't move up the order any further...

Kanga M

Get Barlist to pay them a visit ;-)

Plum

Nice to see you today my antipodean chum


Lazy day watching my bike being thrashed round the course and admiring all the lycra clad lovelies

looked so much fun I think I will give it a go next year

Munch Lunch

Finally made it home after this morning's excursion (via Gourmet Burger Kitchen!). Thoroughly enjoyed myself at this, dispite the my hamstring tightening up halfway round the 2nd lap of the bike. Managed to drag myself round the final run leg to cross the line in about 2hrs 4min (i think, forgot to stop the watch....). Though not an exceptional time by the standards of you lot here(!), as my first multi-discipline event, it'll do me :-)



..will be back next year......

Kanga M

Cheers Plummy. Soz I couldn't chat, too busy wearing my undies over my shorts and dispensing some tough love as Super Marshall ... also known as checking race & bike numbers

Munch - you looked a lot more chilled than most other finishers, some weary folk out there today.

Kanga M

Anyone else noticed this is last year's thread ? Just searched on duathlon this morning to pick up the vibe, and this was the first relevant one I found. Same peeps, same drivel, and an earlier vintage

Plum

My bike got round the 20k.in 45 mins ish even without me on it... so now I know it can go fast if it tries I have no excuse for being idle.

was it just me Kanga or were some of those going in to check their bikes looking for a fight, I didnt think being asked to put your helmet on or do it up was cause for throwing your teddy in the corner but some were getting really stressed and I was there really quite early.

Munch sorry i missed you i thought I saw you out there but wasnt sure, I had my pirate hoodier on first thing but it got so bliddy warm it came off and I became anonymous

Hollywood (busy on runsaturday.com)

So Munch was that you in the pirate gear this morning? Somehow managed to miss you on the first run (we must have run right past you), but you looked strong on the two bike laps :-)

Hollywood (busy on runsaturday.com)

AJH - good to see you this afternoon - but we definitely need to get you a skull and crossbones for your front as well as your back!

Hollywood (busy on runsaturday.com)

Some photos up at flickr. Sorry to those who snuck up on me so I didn't snap!

Munch Lunch

Hollywood - yep that was me in the pirate kit and you managed to get 2 pics of me on the bike. Cheers :-)

[Deleted User]

evening alll

nice to see some old and new friends today . . .
despite a marathon last week I managed 2;16 today
and managed the second run at a faster pace than
the first . . .

Ultra AJH

Thats just what I was thinking Hollywood!

But I enjoyed it anyway.

Sorry I didnt see you Plum, it was very stressful getting there and I didn't want to go off and leave hubby after he had to walk about 3 miles to get to the right place. He was slightly pissed off!