Afternoon! Happy New Year to all! Hope we all have a good one, and injury free (although CB hasn't made a good start on that front...having had two broken shoulders and an op in the last few years you have my sympathy). AF: a jobs a job...must try to get some work myself (will only be doing a couple of hours a week…
For some reason I entered this race ages ago but never thought to check for a thread. D'uh. I'm kind of wishing I hadn't now - I was feeling nervous enough about it before, and now I've read all about the hills...well....argh really. I did 2:46 in the Oakley 20 last year, so, allowing for hills, I'm hoping for about 3…
Afternoon all Wardi, nice PB! What: 10 steady miles Why: Mid-week Last Hard: Yesterday Last Rest: 6 days Was in central London at lunch time so decided to visit Trafalgar Square. It was choca., traffic was at a standstill and the atmosphere electric. Flypast by the Reds really topped it off...bit of a closet plane spotter…
Really enjoyed the race until I came out of Eastney just after mile 8 - it was like one of those Buster Keaton films where there was an industrial fan right in front of me on full power whilst perople through buckets of water... Funnily enough, I ran the last mile 19 seconds quicker than the fisrt mile. I achieved my goal…
Thought results might be posted tonight - I'm fairly sure they were pretty sharp last year, but can't see them yet. New PB for me at this event (46:15 on my watch), but did throw up several times at the end - apologies to anyone who had to watch that! (And thanks to everyone who gave me sympathetic advice). I blame the…
Thanks! Fun I am looking forward to it in terms of the experience but it is going to be tough.... but it is done in teams of 2 so there is also moral support to give and receive... High rise blocks - hundreds and I am going to look for one that has a nice security guard who will let me in, I don't live in a tower block...…
19 years old - youth on your side. I had a 1:46 HM long before I managed a sub 23 5K. With that training plan I'd have thought a sub 20 5K and 1:35 HM could be on the cards. This year I hit a 20:45 5K and 44:58 10K before managing a 1:38 HM on a lot less training miles, maybe average 25 miles a week over 4 months (and I'm…
we had a great OW swim last saturday for the fullmoon in barry.....half were in wetsuits including me and half were without.... (true idiots).........it was lovely and everyone had glowsticks attached and the sea was warm and the rain stopped and the sky cleared so we had a beautiful view of the moon the whole time.... the…
Up at 6:30 (not by plan) and managed a 21 miler. High points and low points: highs- 1)discovering an outside tap at the 12 mile point. I'm afraid it doesn't compare with George's run, but hey, small mercies. 2)13 mile time 1:46 3)21 mile time 3:03 Lows- 1) nearly getting flattened by a 30 ton Terex dump truck 2)The wall. I…
LMH - very wise attitude! TR - good to see you TT - glad you can start to trot again. Your easy 30 mins will still be faster than my flat out... Meant to say, it seems I've entered Brighton marathon. I'm still hoping to get a club place for London so might attempt a double. I've been wondering about my Weds HR too! I was…