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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    becky_rtw wrote: »
    All for you guys having a crack at a half (or another in Sally's case) but whatever their course description says Birmingham is known for being hilly...

    In fact here is the elevation chart:
    http://www.birminghamhalfmarathon.com/images/55.jpg

    there are 2 200 ft climbs :eek:

    How does that compare with the bromsgrove timberhonger Becky - do you know (find out!)
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  • becky_rtw
    becky_rtw Posts: 8,393 Forumite
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    200ft is the same as 15 3-bed semis on top of each other :eek:

    The monster hill I do is 300ft and I lose 2 minutes on each loop that includes it - but more importantly the second time is very bad on the legs because lactic acid builds up and you can easily get stuck in that slower pace and not speed up again - especially when tired...
  • Buffythedebtslayer
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Maz~He really winds me up & I wasent even there.

    What Beanie said.

    :rolleyes2
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  • beanielou
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  • scaredy_cat
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    i prefer Orlando Bloom with long blonde hair and pointy ears...... phwoooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! :drool:
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  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »
    What Beanie said.

    :rolleyes2


    Yep I agree with that too

    *passes Maz the spade*
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  • Ames
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    I never got the attraction of Legolas. Aragorn on the other hand.. *swoon*
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    sallyx wrote: »
    200ft bloody hell...thats not flat!

    thats why I start to think I don't understand hills Sally, I live and have worked around Birmingham.....its no worse (in my head) than Leeds....there are a couple of steep streets but they aren't long stretches....

    :confused:
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  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    thats why I start to think I don't understand hills Sally, I live and have worked around Birmingham.....its no worse (in my head) than Leeds....there are a couple of steep streets but they aren't long stretches....

    :confused:

    maybe they arent 200ft elevations then. That hill that comes off the high street and up to jewelery quarter is quite big..bet it goes around there
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  • becky_rtw
    becky_rtw Posts: 8,393 Forumite
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    Dont know about that one Sammy - if you mapped it on mapmyrun it would tell you :D
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