Your finest hour.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:17 pm

Had my half marathon today...got 1:51:19

A bit gutted I must admit for not breaking 1 50 but at least I can honestly say I tried my best, and I managed to beat my previous by more than 5 minutes

think a bit more training is necessary next time.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:19 pm

Well done.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:26 pm

Aye, good stuff Verbal. Keep at it.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:23 pm

Well done, Verbal. If my rough calculations are correct that's a tad over 14 Km/h on average. To keep up that for nearly two hours - in my books anyhow - is bloody great.

It makes one's mind boggle when you look at the 'professionals' who do the full marathon in just over two hours (20 Km/h average). There're some fit buggers on this planet and I'm not one of them.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:32 pm

Indeed dujon - a top marathon runner is going at 20kph (13mph), just try try running at that speed down the gym on a treadmill, it's a touch difficult for a few hundred yards let alone 2 hours.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:07 pm

Scoring 152 in a big cricket match and getting into med school last year are probs my finest moments.

Matty-Sharples · Post by **Matty-Sharples** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:51 am

marshall_42 wrote:My finest hour....hasn't come yet.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:18 pm

Thanks guys...must say my legs are killing today. Kinda makes me feel like I earned the chips, peas, pudding and gravy last night

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:51 pm

well done Verbal. Top recovery food that as well. Get that from a nutritionist?

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:02 pm

Verbal wrote:Had my half marathon today...got 1:51:19

A bit gutted I must admit for not breaking 1 50 but at least I can honestly say I tried my best, and I managed to beat my previous by more than 5 minutes think a bit more training is necessary next time.

So what you're saying is that it's your finest hour............ and 51 minutes

Well done bro!

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:03 pm

Not quite, but the Chinese bloke behind the counter assured me it would do us no harm.

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:13 pm

Verbal wrote:Had my half marathon today...got 1:51:19

A bit gutted I must admit for not breaking 1 50 but at least I can honestly say I tried my best, and I managed to beat my previous by more than 5 minutes think a bit more training is necessary next time.

Well done, pal.

Where did you run?

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:23 pm

Thanks man. Did mine in Bath, how about yourself?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:33 pm

Verbal wrote:Thanks man. Did mine in Bath, how about yourself?

You ran for an hour and a half in the bath? Man that's a new one, were you practising for a steeplechase?

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:49 pm

Verbal wrote:Thanks man. Did mine in Bath, how about yourself?

Milton Keynes two weeks ago 1.49.10 Well chuffed as I'm the wrong side of 40 and it was my first.

Hence the thread.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:23 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Verbal wrote:Thanks man. Did mine in Bath, how about yourself?
You ran for an hour and a half in the bath? Man that's a new one, were you practising for a steeplechase?

not quite, but i did run a bath and lie in it for hour and half afterward.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:11 pm

communistworkethic wrote:Indeed dujon - a top marathon runner is going at 20kph (13mph), just try try running at that speed down the gym on a treadmill, it's a touch difficult for a few hundred yards let alone 2 hours.

Why is it so difficult on a treadmill to get up those speeds though?

For example, I often do 2km on the treadmill just a warmup before weights, and I do it in about 7mins30sec, which feels like a pretty fast pace to me, but on a track that's a crap time.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:58 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:Indeed dujon - a top marathon runner is going at 20kph (13mph), just try try running at that speed down the gym on a treadmill, it's a touch difficult for a few hundred yards let alone 2 hours.
Why is it so difficult on a treadmill to get up those speeds though?

For example, I often do 2km on the treadmill just a warmup before weights, and I do it in about 7mins30sec, which feels like a pretty fast pace to me, but on a track that's a crap time.

Well, it is 16 km/h by my reckoning - you'd need to get down to six minutes to do 20 kph. Still 16 kph is not too shabby if you have short legs...

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:02 pm

prague, 30 dabs

White Army · Post by **White Army** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:25 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:prague, 30 dabs

That would have been my finest 3 minutes (including de-robing)

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