The Running thread

[dcdavecollett]

Well done! How knackering was it?

[JD]

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.

[Jon Crofts]

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.

[Somniloquism]

Damn. Meant to make a zebedee joke yesterday but noticed you edited it today.

[AV82EC]

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.

[dcdavecollett]

Sounds like a great effort, mate.

[Jon Crofts]

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

[shirley_villan]

London Marathon completed Sunday. Amazing event. Was aiming for sub 3:20 and got 3:08:51 so was chuffed with that.

[Bostongbboy]

Great run SV , in my mind in that crowd that equates to 7 min mile pace. Well done. Worth all the effort.

[Risso]

Well done SV, great time.

[PaulWinch again]

Hells bells that’s some serious pace sv. Well done!

[Exeter 77]

8:51 from being classed as an 'elite' athlete. Very impressive.

[Richard E]

Amazing effort, well done!

[Jon Crofts]

Great time that well done, beats my PB by 4 minutes and 12 seconds. Bastard.

[Richard E]

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.