The beloved running philosopher and cardiologist Dr. George Sheehan was once asked the difference between a jogger and a runner. His reply was a model of medical brevity: “A race entry form.”
Terry Laughlin, in Total Immersion book, Chapter 12
Race
Why we race #231
Sometimes a race is a good day out – regardless of where you finish.
Belle, in ‘The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl‘
Race notes: MABAC Cranleigh 15 mile race
Target time: 3:00:00 (21 miles)
Actual time: 2:08:12 (15 miles)
Course PB: 3:20:39 (21 miles)
A mixed bag of a race (which basically means a bad day on the road)
Race notes: Surrey half marathon 2018
Target time: 1:45:00
Actual time: 1:46:18
Course PB: 1:46:18
My first race on this Surrey HM course – not as fast as planned (hoped?), but better than the Wokingham half. And much, much faster than when I last ran this race :)
Last week on Garmin – the Surrey HM week
Second race of the year, and regression on weight loss.
Race notes: Wokingham half marathon 2018
Target time: 1:42:00
Actual time: 1:47:31
Course PB: 1:44:17
Ran the first race of the year this Sunday. It didn’t go to plan.
Last week on Garmin – the Wokingham HM week
Progress on weight, and the year’s first race.
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Down Tow Up Flow Half Marathon
Ran my 2nd Half, and only the fourth 10 mile+ run, of the year on 26th July, at Down Tow Up Flow (DTUF) half marathon. Raghs had discovered this race, and when she decided not to run it, I signed up instead1.
DTUF is a point to point race, run on the Thames towpath between Marlow and Windsor. The route alternates each year between Down-Tow (Marlow-Windsor) and Up-Flow (Windsor-Marlow). This year it was running as the river flows, from Marlow to Windsor.
Prepare Well, Sleep Tight.
Image shared by Evans Cycles, on Twitter.
3 Reasons You Lose A Bike Race
Reasons you lose a bike race:
85% – you didn’t stand on the pedals hard enough
14.99% – you got schooled by someone clever
0.01% – your bike