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Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #915 on: September 25, 2022, 09:09:26 PM »
Well done! How knackering was it?

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #916 on: September 26, 2022, 04:51:58 AM »
Got a podium spot in my Age Group and in the veterans category at a Spring triathlon this morning, good to test the fast twitch muscles as well as the slow now and again..

Well done Jon. Congratulations.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #917 on: September 26, 2022, 08:11:49 AM »
Well done! How knackering was it?

Different race altogether to what I'm used to for sure, normally it's a steady swim, fast bike but hold something back for the run, start the run off steady and push and see how hard you can go for 13.1 miles.

A sprint is flat out from the gun.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #918 on: September 26, 2022, 04:35:08 PM »
Damn. Meant to make a zebedee joke yesterday but noticed you edited it today.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #919 on: October 02, 2022, 12:43:55 PM »
So after a year plagued by injury, illness and life just getting in the way, plodded round my only event this year a sprint Duathlon. It was sloooow, 1hr 31mins at Oulton Park. However fitness was in such a state that just finishing feels like an achievement. Of course I utterly cocked up my watch going through transition 1, didn’t notice until transition 2 so other than official timings no real data to analyse. Hey ho.

Really need to work on my running as I’ve really struggled to get back to anything like the form I was in at this time last year so think the focus is going to shift to some 10k road races over the winter then maybe some mountain trail short ultras over the spring and summer. Onwards….

Oh and as a final insult I forgot to press go on my Garmin head unit so got no data for cycling either. What a fuckwit.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2022, 02:22:16 PM by AV82EC »

Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #920 on: October 03, 2022, 01:29:45 AM »
Sounds like a great effort, mate.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #921 on: October 04, 2022, 09:47:28 AM »
So after a year plagued by injury, illness and life just getting in the way, plodded round my only event this year a sprint Duathlon. It was sloooow, 1hr 31mins at Oulton Park. However fitness was in such a state that just finishing feels like an achievement. Of course I utterly cocked up my watch going through transition 1, didn’t notice until transition 2 so other than official timings no real data to analyse. Hey ho.

Really need to work on my running as I’ve really struggled to get back to anything like the form I was in at this time last year so think the focus is going to shift to some 10k road races over the winter then maybe some mountain trail short ultras over the spring and summer. Onwards….

Oh and as a final insult I forgot to press go on my Garmin head unit so got no data for cycling either. What a fuckwit.

Ironman Barcelona last year I lost my Garmin watch in the swim in the first 100 metres, I did remember to hit start on the Garmin on my bike but somehow managed to delete the file and of course no run data. No data on Strava, so it never actually happend a bit like your duathlon ;)

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #922 on: October 04, 2022, 01:23:13 PM »
London Marathon completed Sunday. Amazing event. Was aiming for sub 3:20 and got 3:08:51 so was chuffed with that.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #923 on: October 04, 2022, 03:45:01 PM »
Great run SV , in my mind in that crowd that equates to 7 min mile pace. Well done. Worth all the effort.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #924 on: October 04, 2022, 03:58:33 PM »
Well done SV, great time.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #925 on: October 04, 2022, 07:18:18 PM »
Hells bells that’s some serious pace sv. Well done!

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #926 on: October 04, 2022, 07:43:10 PM »
8:51 from being classed as an 'elite' athlete. Very impressive.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #927 on: October 04, 2022, 07:57:36 PM »
Amazing effort, well done!

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #928 on: October 04, 2022, 08:09:40 PM »
Great time that well done, beats my PB by 4 minutes and 12 seconds. Bastard.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #929 on: October 04, 2022, 08:58:20 PM »
Really want to do another marathon, disappointed there was never another Birmingham one after the 2017 event. Have entered the London ballot again, hopefully fourth (or is it fifth?) time lucky. If not will have to try and find another one. Anyone got any suggestions for decent UK ones? Have thought about Milton Keynes as its just up the road from my parents in Buckingham. 

 


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