16-10-2009, 12:39 AM,
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RE: October
Good run g'man - I'm no fan of running downhill either. One advantage of the treadmill of course: no downhill (except on some the stupid, wankier expensive models).
And so you finished 21st eh? Out of how many runners?
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16-10-2009, 12:11 PM,
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RE: October
(16-10-2009, 12:08 PM)glaconman Wrote: Cheers MLCM. This wasn't a huge field. About 80 runners. Part of appeal in many ways.
Top quarter (well nearly) of any field is impressive, but especially a small field, as they're usually serious runners. Great effort!
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16-10-2009, 01:13 PM,
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glaconman
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RE: October
Actually I'm kicking myself EG because I'll miss Bronte Way on Sunday.
A point-to-point fell race that comes over the moors from Colne and finishes in the doorway of a pub (The Fleece at the bottom of the old cobbled street in Haworth). Plus free Taylors for all competitors!
Let me repeat that: the finish line is a pub doorway in Haworth and you are then given free Taylors.
This is going straight in the diary for next year!
Bradford City Run it is
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16-10-2009, 08:44 PM,
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RE: October
(16-10-2009, 01:13 PM)glaconman Wrote: Let me repeat that: the finish line is a pub doorway in Haworth and you are then given free Taylors.
Stop it! Stop it!!
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16-10-2009, 08:52 PM,
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RE: October
(16-10-2009, 01:31 PM)El Gordo Wrote: I ventured into my usual village pub last night for a quick pint, and what should I see on the bar? A Timothy Taylor's Landlord handpump. Hurrah!
There goes the training!
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20-10-2009, 08:46 AM,
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glaconman
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RE: October
Bradford 10 Mile City Run - 18th October - Hilly
The topograhy of Bradford is like that of a bowl. Whichever direction you move in, from the centre, you encounter a hill. The City Run is no-doubt part of a bigger plan and, in the first instance, it's a dry-run for a potential marathon next year. And if this race is anything to go by it will be tough encounter.
The marathon will consist of 5 loops, with each loop visiting a different Victorian park, and each loop coming back into the city. Out of the bowl and back into the bowl. Many times. This race was 2 loops and hard enough. Interesting to see how they'll manage this constant influx and ouflow of runners from a logistical point-of-view.
And even though there may have been more intriguing races held today (races involving desolate moorland, picturesque settlements, pub doorways and free-beer even), I was glad to support this one.
In a tactical sense I overcooked this one. Again. That just seems to be my style. I ran hard and well to the end of mile 8. I just about managed to hold some form in mile 9. But the wheels really came off over the last mile and I began to sink backwards. At the time it feels hopeless and hard-to-bear.
But the cold figures tell a different story. 10 miles in 66 minutes. 43rd out of 548 runners. 7th in my age category. If you'd have told me I'd be running this well 9 months ago I'd have had to laugh. The following day I got a call from the club and was asked to run the final leg in a 50 mile team relay. You run in pairs and the other guy runs a half marathon in 1:22. No pressure then.
As somebody once so consistently pointed out: If you are holding onto a rising balloon you are presented with a difficult political decision - let go while you've still got the chance or hold onto the rope and continue getting higher. That's politics man.
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20-10-2009, 01:29 PM,
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RE: October
To echo a previous remark in these hallowed halls I suspect you're glimpsing your true potential Glaconman. It must be pretty darned exciting; great running.
I'm an advoctae of the hillwork as a base-builder and you're a shining example of how it accelerates progress. Sadly my own reluctance to ditch the social mores that shadow my profession will always mean I can only dream of such achievements. That doesn't make me any less pleased for you though; superb.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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20-10-2009, 09:17 PM,
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Class act.
Crikey G'man that certainly is a superb run, and a great result. Given how well you ran Bradford, are you setting a target time for the marathon? A sub-90 half certainly looks feasible, but what do you reckon for the full distance?
Top effort!
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