DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Simplycynical

Ukevas wrote: »

... have to up your 9.50 pace

Can't see that happening anytime soon. Don't you know? I'm consistent :rotfl:

Hmm, talking of 2010 races I think I've got a confession to make ................................

kmstuart

7th march is a no no as i have the small matter of Glasgow to Edinburgh on the 6th. I might however be fine for Silverstone depending on what my mates plans are. I think he said 2 weeks til he knows about VLM charity spot. I did suggest Blackpool as an alternative though

Alias_Omega

Medical is easy, i just extended me service in work so its a nice little print out by the doctor.

The hardest bit is getting there....and would it be value for money etc...


I could see myself sleeping in a field by the side of the road..

Ukevas

Simplycynical wrote: »

Can't see that happening anytime soon. Don't you know? I'm consistent :rotfl:

Hmm, talking of 2010 races I think I've got a confession to make ................................

tq16

:eek:just signed myself and oh for silverstone half!
simply- whats your confession?, intrigued now........... Your marathon training seems much harder than mine, I only had to do 5 miles this weekend and have 2 short runs this week. Would be interested to hear from Rich et al in regards to your theory- sounds right to me.

Congrats Ukevas

Mascott- scary how many people think a half is nothing/easy!!!

Alias_Omega

Paris Half Marathon-

Easyjet are £57 return from liverpool, travelling out friday morning, returning monday morning..

1x 20kg bag per person is well enough. Just ensure your weary alot of clothes..

Next step, hotels..

Alias_Omega

Alias_Omega wrote: »

Paris Half Marathon-

Easyjet are £57 return from liverpool, travelling out friday morning, returning monday morning..

1x 20kg bag per person is well enough. Just ensure your weary alot of clothes..

Next step, hotels..

Nice 3 nights in a hotel in paris for £175 @ 4*

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-days-in-the-Radisson-SAS-Hotel-in-PARIS-France_W0QQitemZ300356084826QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Tickets_Travel_Accommodation_ET?hash=item45ee9e245a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Idiophreak

Hi All,
Just a flying race report on the Cancer Research Cardiff 10k today...

My mate was hungover and thus kept going to the loo - which meant we missed hearing most of the instructions etc at the start - a consequence of which was that we started *a long* way out of position - the first 1.2 miles was just a battle to get past people - often having to run up the bank, or through nettles etc to get by - in short, it was 1.2miles of fartlek. Once I found a better rhythm, though things settled down a bit.

It was cold. And raining. And quite muddy in places...half on tarmac, half on fields, parkland etc. It was so rainy I couldn't really see my garmin, in fact. In an effort to make up my poor start, I decided to try and hold 7min/miles for as long as possible - but around half way, I looked at my watch and seemed to be a way behind where I wanted to be, still...I was starting to feel tired, but pushed on - toward the end of the race, however, I looked down and worked out I was on for a time around 48:00, which I thought, considering the poor start, the poor surface and the weather, wouldn't be too bad.

(I should also add the course wasn't exactly easy - quite a lot of "little" hills, over bridges, down banks etc, but nothing too large - but a lot of 180 bends, too, which tend to sap my legs a bit)

I must have added something up wrong, however, because next thing I knew, I was running the last 100m and had the clock in front of me - which was at around 44:30, so I ran for the line and stopped my garmin - 44:08. Was really quite shocked - not sure where my maths went wrong, but maybe I should get it wrong more often.

So, managed another PB, even with the rain, the cold, the mud, the traffic and the 4 pints I had swishing in my belly from the night before - a result I was pleased with, overall...

Looking at my splits, my mile times were all between 7:00 and 7:10ish, except for the first one, which is 8:20, or something - so could probably shave another minute off on a better day - starting to feel like <40 may be on afterall

Alias_Omega

4 pints.?

Were you just out for a light bite to eat, and had a drink with your meal.

I did my first 10k with about 9 pints & a few JD's inside me. The was stood at the start line throwing up watching me get ready to go.

Puff...

tq16

Congratulations Idiophreak :-)