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Big G - I wonder how it's cooling but I can understand why they would want to use it as I suppose the nearest to some sort of compression on the legs.
The running kit Kipchoge wore was nice and stylish, but I think the tracksuits lack style and look so boring and dull.
Respect to the 2nd finisher who didn't drop out, he's hurting now can hardly walk
Now you know why he's my favourite elite marathon runner.
They're off to be drug tested now
I thought the commentator towards the end of the event (was it a race?) made a good point about Kipchoge - he is a racer and a competitor, but he still remained competitive in what was essentially a time trial. I agree history has been made and it shows that the 2hr barrier is there to be broken in the right circumstances. To knock that amount off the WR time is amazing.
Maybe race organisers will take some of this into an "official" event. An early start time that suits the elites, in cool, non-humid conditions on a flat, non-twisty course, would count for a lot I think.
I see they've rounded the time down to 2:00:24
It's strange to think that a second/mile quicker and he'd have done it.
I wonder how much he got paid for this event too. In his interview with Paula at the end, he said he'd been focussing on this for 7 months, and obviously missed London at the very least. The organisers said they've been preparing for it for 2 years, so presumably he's been involved for a lot longer than 7 months too.
I wonder if there will be a surge in sales of Nike shoes this week?!
Brilliant running at your parkrun, you've got your energy back.
After seeing Kipchoge looking so good in a red vest, I've decided to get one of my own (actually I'd decided this yesterday) so I've just mailed to ask if I can join the Mavericks
Just been shopping with car as i have odd aches in leg muscles this morning... Was going to bike 20 miles to Tesco to get prescription and eat something whilst they processed it then another 15 or so miles to parcel office to get my fetch hoodie. Still i'll go out for a smallish bike ride between football later and see how it feels. Doubtful it'll bother me cycling.
Despite only shopping for some things i er spent £50 but do have a full cupboard now
I do like the Mavericks colours, but I don't overly like the sponsorship/labels on the kit.
Big G - no, not planning to train with them at all. I prefer to train in the morning on my own. Re the sponsor, it's a window company isn't it? That doesn't bother me at all, could be a lot worse.
When I watched Manchester marathon on YouTube Tarquin walked into the picture when greeting his team member over the finish line.
I did do parkrun. I had a mile warm-up (including some drills) and did a good bit of rolling and mobilising before I went out. Butt still hurt but I think it's going to do that for a good long while yet. I got around in 27 minutes (dead according to my watch). I guess my official time will be a second or two slower. I'd like to get back under 27 (and well, preferably under 26, but I only did that once at parkrun and once on a track) but since the hammy tendon is effectively stopping me from doing speedwork, that'll take a while.
Well done on a much faster parkrun than me, Big G.
How the hell do you carry a sack of cat litter on a bike, Keith?
Cal, thanks, and well done on your parkrun time too. As you say, you've got a niggle at the moment but once that's sorted you'll be back pushing for that 26mins again I'm sure.
Just debating whether to go the cinema this afternoon or not - there's not a lot on for me, although I did see a film called "Their Finest" in the week, which I did enjoy. I'm a member of a local cinema - it costs £10 for membership for a year, and then I get £2.50 off entry prices, so I see a film for £4.50 which is pretty good value really.
That's a good parkrun result for you too today.
Big G - just heard from Tarquin, looks like I'm going to be a Maverick
Managed to get 2 kids and hungover OH to parkrun. Ran with little one who tried to go as fast as his brother in first mile (7:00) and then slowed to about 7:45 in 2nd two miles! But I think my 15 yo may have got a PB.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/05/breaking2-falls-short-eliud-kipchoge-runs-astonishing-20025-marathon-distance/
I've admired Kipchoge for a long time, that LetsRun article is very good and they say the success of the attempt was all down to Kipchoge not the kit! I'd like to see his training plan
I've been faffing all morning and sorting out race kit for tomorrow and I found a pair of gloves that I've spent the last 6 months looking for. I don't think I need them for tomorrow but they are my favourite running gloves and haven't been able to get another pair (they were from Lidl's), I even cleaned out the whole car looking for them and had assumed I'd left them at a race. Vest tomorrow, temp up to 16 degrees
Big G - I started watching the Elite Race at VLM last night and when the visually impaired runners set off the commentator said that in a championship event such as VLM the guide is expected to be 25% faster than the runners so that if the runner has a brilliant run the guide can cope with that and also if the guide has a bad run he should still be able to run at the runner's speed, thought that was an interesting fact.
Right signing off now and will head for Wales in a while... £6.70 toll on the bridge now
75 minutes of Yin yoga clocked just now. We did a lot of hip openers today, which I really need, including a series of dragons (Shades will appreciate that!)
Got to agree that an amazing runner + perfect conditions will make the run, rather than funny shoes and bits of tape. (I'm not a fan of those shoes, they look clunky to me. Even if they are light).
Big G - this is another link about Breaking 2, but reckons the car was a bigger advantage than the pacers:
http://sportsscientists.com/2017/05/eliud-kipchoge-20025/
Parkrun PB by 30s for middle son, 21:28. OH almost got one, but only because I wore his barcode wristband by mistake instead of mine! Luckily they emailed us and then amended.
Shades - good luck in Wales!
Cal, my parkrun time was confirmed too, so I'm happy with that. I've got this offroad 10K tomorrow which I'm planning on doing as long as the weather stays okay. It won't be a hard effort though.
Shades, good luck in Wales
I will aim for a long run next weekend instead, which should still give me a two week taper. Having said that, I haven't ruled out canning Liverpool if I have to. I don't want to as I've paid for the train and a hotel, but I may not get a choice. I'm seeing my masseur tomorrow and hopefully he can do something to alleviate the problem.
Cal-Well done on you parkrun and hope you have a better long run next week,can you fit it in in the middle of the week,to give yourself a bit longer taper?
SK-Speedy family parkrun for you.
Had a long day yesterday as Tranmere won so we are off to Wembley next weekend to see if we get promoted.We're going down afor 2 nights so staying on the saturday,i've persuaded my friends that leaving in the afternoon is better,means I can get a long run in before we go
Hilly run for me today,tough one as it came out at 70ft per mile so 6 hard miles so I was very surprised to see it came out quicker than my HM pb,so really happy with that.
Good luck to Shades today
Excellent job on the hilly run. The training seems to be going well for you.
Ian, good training by you and good luck to Tranmere!
I did the 10K offroad race today, although it was actually only 5.6 miles as they had to change the course as it was too rutted to cross the usual motocross course! 530ft of ascent....ooooph! Anyway, I got around it in 48:31 on my watch, so happy enough with that.
It was well organised but the terrain, although dry, was tough going for about 2/3 of it (the rest was on gravelly roads). Rutted paths, farmland, narrow single-file paths, overhanging branches, going through gates etc. I'm glad I wore my trail shoes, which haven't had an outing for months! A good event and a decent goodie bag for such a low-priced race. I think I paid £11 and got a medal, Crunchie, Creme Egg (sorry Keith), packet of Trebor mints, a packet of Jelly Babies and water (plus, randomly, a packet of pencils and a postit notepad). Can't complain at that really. Again, it's another one I may put forward for the Club Champs next year. Shades, a load of Mavericks were there as they were using the event as an excuse to meet up and go for a meal/drink afterwards.