markavfc40 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 @andyjsg Good luck on Sunday mate in London marathon and best of luck to anyone else doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Next marathon I am doing is recreating the Polytechnic Marathon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 So err we gonna start a strava group ? Keep tabs on who's doing what or is there only one or two on it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) First competitive race (not counting Parkruns) since my comeback tomorrow. YVAA (Yorkshire Vets) league, race 1, Honley. Borderline fell race - circuit of running track, two miles up steep rugged hill, two miles along hill crest, two miles down steep track & road, circuit of running track, finish. Hit the bar. Looking forward to it. Sorta. EDIT: When I say "tomorrow", I mean, of course, Sunday. Edited April 22, 2016 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Meath_Villan said: So err we gonna start a strava group ? Keep tabs on who's doing what or is there only one or two on it ? You mean this: https://www.strava.com/clubs/villatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2016 Number picked up and I am officially bricking it :-) :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 You are running in full Gabby fancy dress? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 hour ago, PauloBarnesi said: You mean this: https://www.strava.com/clubs/villatalk yeah thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24, 2016 Well that sucked, not even a PB. My HR was through the roof (higher than my fast 10k) had to stop to puke a few times, managed to jog it for a GFA next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24, 2016 So, how have the VT London Marathoners got on? I did my Vets' League race - tougher and more of a fell race than I remembered it - steep, and muddy as all hell. Finished 2/3 of the way down the field - disappointing, as I was in the top third last time I did it. Still, 7th M60, and points on the board for the club. Met some old friends I hadn't seen for years, too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24, 2016 Not very well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Decided to begin a little light running at home the other week - mainly running on the spot with a running app in my pocket Started off fairly well and managed to eventually got myself averaging sub-8 minutes and then didn't run for a few weeks due to being a bit busy, although I do walk 3.5 miles home from work pretty often. Did some running on Wednesday and managed 5 miles after feeling drained and went for a shower afterwards and was doubled over with pain in my right kidney area which still feels rather tender. Might try another run on Wednesday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24, 2016 39 minutes ago, andyjsg said: Not very well.... What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24, 2016 Puking, lots of puking. Got a GFA to have another shot next year. Worth checking out my strava for this one, the suffer score is ridiculous, would say I am probably still not recovered from last weeks flu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Reading the story of Emil Zápotek. Can’t see anyone doing what he did at the Olympics; 5000, 10000, Marathon Gold. Incredible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 3 miles from the finish line Such sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Meath_Villan said: 3 miles from the finish line Such sad news. No doubt this will delight the smug couch potatoes who insist that running is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2016 3 miles from the finish line Such sad news Yes I saw this earlier today, awful news. When I came through the finish there was some poor dude spread out on a stretcher not looking great. Also a guy I met doing my marathon last year and from local races since I ran past at 10k. He got to 40k in 2:53 and finished in 3:57 as the ambulance peeps wouldn't let him go. He has run 150 marathons and ran 12 under 3 hours last year. You can never under estimate what can go wrong in a marathon. So I had almost forgotten that I get to run another one in a couple of months, but this one is after a 2.5 mile swim and 112 mile bike ride in 30 plus degrees heat - easy peasy eh!?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) 50 minutes ago, mjmooney said: No doubt this will delight the smug couch potatoes who insist that running is dangerous. Just point them to the thousands of people who die every year slumped in a chair well over weight. As for this poor chap it is a real tragedy especially as he was so young. You'd imagine he was really fit so just one of those freak occurrences and may be due to an underlying issue he was totally oblivious to. Edited April 25, 2016 by markavfc40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 40 minutes ago, andyjsg said: Yes I saw this earlier today, awful news. When I came through the finish there was some poor dude spread out on a stretcher not looking great. Also a guy I met doing my marathon last year and from local races since I ran past at 10k. He got to 40k in 2:53 and finished in 3:57 as the ambulance peeps wouldn't let him go. He has run 150 marathons and ran 12 under 3 hours last year. You can never under estimate what can go wrong in a marathon. So I had almost forgotten that I get to run another one in a couple of months, but this one is after a 2.5 mile swim and 112 mile bike ride in 30 plus degrees heat - easy peasy eh!?! doing an ironman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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