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Bush Tucker Man:
I ran to work on Wednesday morning.
On arrival I felt surprisingly good, despite the fact that it's the first time I've ran since Tuesday July 29th.
I think it was an intermediate time, as I had no watch on, but I believe it was about 32 minutes
Running home at 13:00 seemed harder though (but I'd had nothing to eat since 18:00 the previous evening, bar a couple of yoghurts), so seemed a bit down on energy :|
I think that it was still a 33 minute time though.
It just seemed harder, maybe because of the humidity?
Plus...
I found a card that I was given at the Cyclo-Cross at Huddersfield after the last race (30th July)
It's from a guy who does athletics/cycling/swimming event photograpy, and having searched the site, there's a few good ones of me :-k
(I might even let Joanne order one :D)
http://www.flamingphotography.co.uk/
I'm on;
Page 1, trying to get a decent position from the start
Page 2, banking into a corner by the f**tballers cage
Page 4, Wondering when it'll all end, or still suffering the after-effects of Cramp?
Page 4, Come on!, ring that bell for the last lap!"
Out of the lot, the one on page 5 is best, there's a 'certain' look of concentration on my face
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on August 01, 2008, 00:30:20 ---Not too sure of a position (for the race, or the 'overall' in the series), as they're not on-line yet
--- End quote ---
The 'overall results' are up now
I was 26th/105 & 9th/25 (age-group) :dance:
Roll on Sunday 31st August, & the first Cyclo-Cross of the 2008/2009 season
Oakwell Hall, Birstall (just down the road from jct 27/M62)
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on July 20, 2008, 17:28:40 ---This morning saw a return to running.
It was a bit slippery going through the woods, and I had to walk about 500yards of it, as it was just too greasy.
It took me 33 minutes
Come 14:00 & the run home was treated a different way, I ran around the road (the way I'd drive to work, or do the 'school-run')
It's probably (roughly) a mile longer to go that way, as well as a long hill (1-in-15?)
Anyway the approximate time for that was 35 minutes
--- End quote ---
I decided to run to work today, as it was a decent day (& it more or less guarantees me a slightly earlier finish)
It was the first time I'd run since the morning of Thursday 14th August (when I did a '33' there & '34' home)
It was hard getting there this afternoon, probably due to that fact, but I managed a 32:45*
This was a 'round the roads' run, not through the woods (about 3/4 mile longer)
I was talking to one of my collegues and she was telling me I ought to be sectioned for running here & then back home after 8 lovely hours & I stated; "Roll on the day I can get to the 30minute mark for the same route, I'm be happy when it happens"
Well, that day rolled around on the way home :dance: :dance:
I pushed myself a bit harder coming home tonight, & managed a 30:12 * (round the roads too!)
I'm happy with that :thumbup: :thumbup:
*Both timed to the second, as I bought a new Chronograph type watch for the running/riding
Bush Tucker Man:
Sorry to drag an old thread 'kicking & screaming' out of the archives, but since I made the last addition, I've done a few more events & 'PBs' :-k
Part 1
1. my run home from work has now been reduced to a 'PB' of 28:54 for the 'road-route', which I'm fairly happy with :dance:
However, I'll still be trying to beat it whenever I feel good!, & my average time is probably 30:30
2. I typed 'Roll on Sunday 31st August, & the first Cyclo-Cross of the 2008/2009 season
Oakwell Hall, Birstall (just down the road from jct 27/M62)'
Well, obviously that's been & gone now.
Joanne (SWMBO) & Amelia ('small-child') were both on holiday when that took place, so I had a lively support crew of the Travers family (Helen;aka 'Sleepless Paradise', Johnty, their daughter Chrissie, & Wilson - the Springer Spaniel)
I think they were a bit surprised at the speed and toughness of the event
The final results was a 30th/62 finishers
I know that's the placing I got, but the start was terrible. It was only about 9 riders wide & we were 7 rows deep!
That's a bit unfair!, as I've previously beaten riders who got high teen/low twenties, but they were better placed than me at the start (further forward, so avoided the snarl-up on the first narrow sections)
Here are Johnty's pics from the event (22 images)
Click on pic to open
3. September 12th
Extended the run to work, by carrying on through the grounds into Wakefield
I'd ordered a book from Waterstones, so thought I'd go & collect it, as I had time.
My collegues were at the front of the department performing a 'NBCD'*
exercise
It took an extra ten minutes to get into the city-centre, due to the recent road-works & closing of pedestrian subways.
Then an extra 10 minutes back - up one of the steepest footpaths in the city
On arrival back, I had the 'offer of a lifetime'.
Two of our (lucious blonde haired) Sisters offered to take my sweaty (but well sculpted) form into the decontamination shower & wash/hose me down
I was tempted to remove my t-shirt & shoes, but 'Sods Law' states that had I done so, a manager (or a Matron) would have walked up at that moment in time, and we all would have received a 'rollicking'
Oh well.................. I'll have to find out who's doing the next exercise & run there again
Oh?, the book in question?
It was the eagerly awaited release from Inspector Gadget; 'Perverting The Course Of Justice'
A very good book indeed :clap: :clap: :clap:
*'Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Decontamination
4. Then there was a gap between my planned events, one due for Sunday 14th September was cancelled, due to a waterlogged course, so I needed something else to keep the 'competative edge' up.
I found a local 10K :shock:
This a fundraising event for the 'Prince Of Wales Hospice' in Pontefract.
I figured out the course from the (on-line) newspaper reports concerning road-closures, as the route wasn't 'officially' published in advance.
I'd suggested to people that given I've done a 5-miler in 36:53, I could now do a 10K in 40minutes :shock:
But, having mentally run the course in my mind, I revised that back to 45 minutes :angel:
2007 was the first time they'd run the race, & the winning times were
Last year was the inaurgural event, with 150 competitors) & the winning times were;
Male
1st; 35:39
2nd; 35:51
Female
1st; 39:16
2nd; 42:10
The route?
Start at Pontefract Park
Leave in (extreme) south-east corner
Up Park Lane (long-drag past College & Club-House)
Straight over cross-roads at North Featherstone
Down Castleford Lane (yellow road) just east of Ackton
At junction (by M62 bridge) turn right up B6241 into Featherstone (sharp climb just before cemetary)
Once back at North Featherstone cross-roads left (back onto) Park Lane
Finish inside Park, by racecourse :shock: :shock: :shock:
I'll admit I suffered on parts of it - mainly between the 4k & 7k marks
Still I finished it, not in as good a time as I would have liked but it was still a reasonably respectable one.
Ian, the dad of one of Amelias class-mates did it, but finished a couple of minutes ahead of me (but he is a regular on training runs with a local running club)
People were still finishing as we left.
Oh!, & I saw numbers as high as 286 when we were gathering at the start, assuming that they started issuing from 1 (saw number 6)
The point being, I wouldn't even like to guess my finishing position
There were quite a few nice female bums to follow too :clap:
My time? 45:17, which gained me a final placing of 80th/268
The winner was 33:25
Ian, who I mentioned above, finished in 59th @ 43:33
Full results
5. I saw this a while ago and now I'm going to have a recurring nightmare.
I'm standing expectantly on the startline of a Cyclo-Cross race, when I idly turn to look at who's next to me, & judge whether I'll get to the first corner before him.
Then I think to myself....... "I know that face. It's......... NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The start whistle blows & I wake up in a cold sweat
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4WEpy0dnU
Bush Tucker Man:
Part 2 :oops:
6. Running the 10K was really strange though, but for the following reasons;
1. No passing traffic, as the route had an official road-closure for 2 hours.
It was weird being able to choose your own route when running down the road, & changing from side to side without looking over your shoulder
2. People standing in their gardens/drives and clapping/cheering as you ran past. Most uplifting :clap:
3. The crowd also sheering/clapping/encouraging at the finish in the park.
I'm used to having a few people standing at the finish-line of a cyclo-cross, but I know a lot of them (wifes/girlfriends/parents/children/etc..)
7. Sunday 12th October saw the return to Cyclo-Cross, with the Seacroft Wheelers organised event at Temple Newsam (Leeds)
Ian (school-run dad, who beat me in the 10K) turned up & raced, as I'd planted the seed with his wife at school a few mornings before ;)
I think he was a bit stunned by how hard it all is :-k
If he'd asked Helen & Johnty, they'd have been able to tell him, as they came to the one at Oakwell Hall (31st August)
Still, a fat tyred mountain-bike isn't the best bike for it (I know from past experience)
There were supposedly 82 starters! (according to the race referee)
I had a storming start ('blows own trumpet'), passing at least 15 riders in the first 500yards of riding.
Once the race was underway, only 1 person caught me up & passed me.
Ian finished before me.
Not because he beat me. but he was lapped by the winner just short of the line, so didn't have to do another lap
Click on me below, for the full site ('Events & Results', 2008/2009)
I finished in 23rd/75 overall, which equals 19th/47 (in age-group; Vet 40-49)
I think I'm quite happy with that :clap:
Ian, got 52nd/75 overall, & got 36th/47 (in age-group)
He did very well for a first timer :clap:
Roll on Saturday 22nd November & the 'Cyclists verses Harriers' at Bingley for the decider
The gauntlet has been dropped & picked up!
'official' race report site, plus some pictures (I'm in Gallery 1)
8. Yesterday saw me competing in a Cyclo-Cross at Salendine Nook, Huddersfield
Prior to the event I was wondering if I'd beat my 23rd/75 of last week?? (it'd be a 'pro-rata' result, of course, dependant on race-finishing numbers)
It was an extremely windswept course, with it sweeping down off Saddleworth Moor
I had a reasonable start, passing a few on the way to the first 'tight-spot' :dance:
The wind was a real problem;
1. Strong enough to cause problems when battering straight into it.
Still...... it caused everyone else the same problem, not just me.
2. Riding through the sections that had marker tapes was fraught, as taking a decent line (to maintain speed, or pass other riders) offered the risk of entangling yourself in yards of plastic.
It happened to a couple of riders.... or cracking your leg on one of the stakes holding the tape, as I did on one lap & snapping it with my shin, level to the ground "Ouch!!"
3. Not being able to hear other riders coming up from behind at points, even if they were calling "On your left/right!"
I'm not sure how many riders actually were on the start-sheet, but the end result was;
I didn't beat last weeks placing :doh: :doh:
I guess last weeks course suited me better, this was too windy, & I hadn't got the same incentive this week, "blah - blah!"
Yes!, I know!, excuses :oops:
'YPs' Round 5
I placed at 29th/76 overall, & 24th/50 in my age-group.
I lost one of the places by being 'pipped to the post' by feet :x
9. There's the official race report on the 'British Cycling' www now
The report agrees with me about the weather ;);
Quote;
The Veteran's and Women's race saw conditions beginning to worsen: although the threatened rain never materialised, a strong wind blew up and made many of the exposed grassland sections, already soft and damp, even more draggy and energy sapping.
Unquote
Sorry if this has been a bit boring for most of you, but members like 'Greenie' (who ride/race) will undoubtedly relate to it.
Also, any runners might relate to my 10K times
Thankyou for taking the time to read my soporific meanderings :lol:
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