Any Runners On Here??

[smutchin]

Then I am in Barcelona for 5 days for work reasons (seriously) so I have to find some good running routes...

Up Montjuïc!

I bet there are some really lovely hilly routes round there, especially if you head out of town a bit. Have you looked on Endomondo? There should be loads of user-generated routes on there.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Up Montjuïc!

I bet there are some really lovely hilly routes round there, especially if you head out of town a bit. Have you looked on Endomondo? There should be loads of user-generated routes on there.

Thanks. There are probably some on mapmyrun too... hill-training and speedwork is what I am going to concentrate on, having been doing some longer distances over the past week.

 

[Ian A]

Thanks. There are probably some on mapmyrun too... hill-training and speedwork is what I am going to concentrate on, having been doing some longer distances over the past week.

It's nearly twenty years since i last visited Barcelona and remember the fun fair in the mountain was pretty close to the main city. The Challenge Barcelona bike leg is famously lumpy and close to the main city. Lots of fantastic scenery and hilly routes as tough as you like. Plenty of flat too if you need that.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Pontefract ParkRun '152' this morning
The slightly inclement conditions seemed to keep a large percentage of starters away this morning

Quite a blustery day, as well as the incessant heavy drizzle, that didn't quite burst into the threatened rain

I did my usual slow start, with a slight bit of being boxed in, to record a 30th/202 @ 21:50 (286 finishers last week)


Oh!!, & the best of luck to my Club-mate (& near neighbour) Craig Tipton this morning, who is up in the Yorkshire Dales, & running the http://www.threepeaksrace.org.uk/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Plus;

I've just sent off entries for these 2 races;
2. 'Bluebell Trail 10'
This is a nice scenic, mixed terrain race (10 mile, not 10K)
There's ancient pack-horse routes, canal towpaths, woodland
And, the fearsome Trooper Lane, which supposedly ascends over 570 feet in half-a-mile

I tried it for the first time last year, whilst suffering from the 'P-F', & it was hard, perhaps the downhills were harder than the uphills (barring Trooper Lane)

http://www.stainlandlions.com/Club_Races/2013/BluebellTrail/index.htm

Not an easy race again!!!
Dropped a few places in the first set of woods, to Copley
Made a few up along the Canal towpath
Walked up part of Trooper Lane
Really enjoyed the fast, cobbled, muddy, descent of Dark Lane/Magna Via (medieval 'hollow-way')
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/841842
Suffered a bit from the 8 mile mark, but I'd caught a friend up (David Kidd, from 'Pontefract AC') , between top of Trooper Lane, & Dark Lane, so we worked together
He bet me by maybe 40 seconds though, in the end

I did, however, knock the best part of 13 minutes off last years time - I had hoped for '20', but it was not to be
Stopped watch at 1.27:19 (no officials yet)

Not sure who this guy is, but it shows how steep Trooper Lane is!!!!




Pre-race
Denise Clark, the writer, Adrian Leach & Darren Horobin




Three sets of images here, if they are 'publicly viewable'
https://www.facebook.com/Mongoose39uk



Trooper Lane, takes its toll

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

More Bluebell photos (up by 'Halifax Beacon')


https://www.flickr.com/photos/114228235@N04/sets/72157644459075296

 

[User169]

Haven't been doing too much running recently - took 6 weeks off to give a couple of annoying aches and pains the chance to clear up properly. Started to get back on track over the last couple of weeks and ran a half marathon yesterday at my children's athletics club. Clocked a satisfying 1:32 - 5 minutes quicker than my previous attempt in Feb.

 

[Ian A]

I've been ticking over with easy shorter runs recently and no races as I've been increasing my cycling mileage. Don't want to overdo things. Built up to doing 100+ mile bike rides yesterday and the weekend before so taking it easy with everything else. Planning on a shorter bike ride next weekend so I'll go for a longer run instead and see how the legs feel.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I did, however, knock the best part of 13 minutes off last years time - I had hoped for '20', but it was not to be
Stopped watch at 1.27:19 (no officials yet)

\
They're out!
Sadly, I've not magically lost another 5 minutes, but my position is far better than I expected
79th/452 @ 1.27:18



Oh!, & looking down Trooper Lane, from roughly half-way

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran 'Trunce 3' on Monday (12th)
Very wet!!, the River Don was in fine form!, with water deep enough to get the shorts soggy

A record field. Just

Finishing; 75th/336 @ 33:52

An odd race, as a few Barnsley Harriers & myself were stood by the start-stone (partially buried rock at side of track), & 100+ had gathered further up

When Andy called them back, it ended up with them all in front of us, with far too many to push forwards through
So, lots of time/places were lost immediately, plus the wasted energy trying to get back up to a reasonable position

Hence the above 'down the field' position

Oh well, that's racing though


Lots of Race 3 pictures here;


https://www.flickr.com/photos/124579423@N04/sets/72157644648668281/

Page 1 is out of synch, as the runners in the river are back-markers

 

[smutchin]

I've entered the Beauty & The Beast marathon again. Only this time I'm not doing it as a team of three, I'm doing the whole damn thing solo.
http://hellyhansenbeautyandthebeast.co.uk/

It'll be my second ever full marathon. The first will be the Thanet Marathon. Which takes place 6 days earlier.

Oh well, at least Thanet is a road race and therefore somewhat easier terrain, though not exactly flat.

 

[User169]

I've entered the Beauty & The Beast marathon again. Only this time I'm not doing it as a team of three, I'm doing the whole damn thing solo.
http://hellyhansenbeautyandthebeast.co.uk/

It'll be my second ever full marathon. The first will be the Thanet Marathon. Which takes place 6 days earlier.

Oh well, at least Thanet is a road race and therefore somewhat easier terrain, though not exactly flat.

Two marathons in a week sounds pretty tough Smutch!

 

[smutchin]

Yeah, but they're two I really want to do...

Fortunately, it turns out the second one has been moved to the 20th rather than the original date of the 13th, so they're actually nearly two whole weeks apart. Much easier!

 

[User169]

Leiden half marathon yesterday. Scorching temps and a beer too many the night before made it a tough one. Started well and was around 1:30 pace, but struggled over the last 10km and got back in 1:34:06. Finally though, I seem to be able to run a half marathon without getting an injury, so am planning to gradually up the training mileage and get under 1:30 this year.

 

[smutchin]

Good work. Sub-1.30 would be very respectable.