On Saturday 4 FlitwickTri members took part in a sunny and warm Parkrun MK.
The times were: Pete Jones 25.00, Penny Carter 29.45, Fiona Jones 31.35 and Sian Jones 40.02.
Well done to you all.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Luton AC Road Race Series - race 2
On Sunday 22nd July I took part in the second of 3 races in the Luton AC Road Race Series. It was a 5k race in and around Wardown Park .
In very warm conditions and on a relatively flat course I recorded my fastest 5k time of 27m 37s coming 81st out of 104 runners. My second PB of the weekend!
I will complete the 3rd and final race this Sunday – it being a 10k race on a hilly course around the grounds of Luton Hoo.
Les
Monday, 23 July 2012
Kimbolton Triathlon 22.07.12
Hi Folks,
Yesterday I competed in the first Kimbolton Triathlon (400m, 20k, 5k ) run by Just Racing.
It was a well run event and even though I had to wear a swim hat for the first time in my life I was pleased with my swim time knocking a further 2 min off my PB for 400m. The cycle was good on lovely country roads with only a couple of hills. The run involved 3 laps of part of the wonderful school grounds which was more like a cross country being mostly
on grass.
I was very pleased with my two transitions where I tried the ‘jump on’ method for the second time. Both transitions were over a minute faster than previous ones, so the new tri suite helped too.
A fun day out at the start of my summer holiday..... next race Newmarket Duathlon on 19 August.
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| Thirsty work |
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| Note the bare feet! |
Pete Jones
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Parkrun MK 21.07.12
A glorious Saturday morning at Willen Lake resulted in a record 352 runners taking part in today’s Parkrun. Of these 58 were first timers and 32 were “unknowns”
Being the only Flitwick Tri runner at this event I came 179th with a personal best of 27m 44s a stupendous 50 seconds improvement on my previous PB.
PB may be the result of running with MK Sweatshop on a Wednesday evening.
Les
Friday, 20 July 2012
Silverstone Duathlon 17.07.12 - race 3
Hi Folks
Yesterday Jason, Les and I took on the 3rd Silverstone Duathlon. It was a fast field and a breezy evening. I managed to knock a minute off my last time at 1 hour 11 minutes. The new shoes worked ok as did the leap onto the bike, my first try at this technique. Les had a leg problem so decided to stop and shout at the rest of us. Jason had a good run and plodded in at 1 hour 28 min.
Time now to relax before this Sundays Kimbolton Triathlon. This is the first one held there and the event looks good ! Will provide feedback later.
Pete
Sunday, 15 July 2012
MK Parkrun - 14.07.12
Whilst I was the sole representative of Flitwick Tri at this event I was in good company with Tim Don winning easily in 15m 39s. I however managed 126th place out of a field of 244 in a time of 28m 40s – just 6 seconds outside my PB for MK.
Les
3 Counties 100
Today I took part in the 3 Counties 100 Cyclo Sportive which started just north of Northampton and went upo towards Rutland Water and looped around back to the starting point. I did the 109K route.
When I arrived I was chatting to the guy that parked next to me who said he had done the the event last year and when asked what the course was like his answer was "challenging". Another chap said "there are no real flat parts to take it easy, it's either uphill or downhill" and he was certainly right on that score.
The first 38 miles to the feed station was a mix of long steady climbs with the occassional steep sections, and terryfying descents, some down single track country lanes! I was hitting 40mph and was taking it easy compared to some people.
The part from the feed station onwards was slightly less hilly but this coincided with the cloud arriving and the wind picking up, unfortunately it was against us most of the way back.
On one of the steeper climbs at around 50 miles my left thigh decided to cramp up and not co-operate, unfortunately my right quad decided to take similar action! Thankfully I managed to dismount before falling off. A few minutes of pain and stretching got the legs working and I managed to make it to the finish. By the end I was running on vapours.
An average speed of just over 15.1mph, despite the hills, made it a successful, if thoroughly exhausting, morning.
Chris
When I arrived I was chatting to the guy that parked next to me who said he had done the the event last year and when asked what the course was like his answer was "challenging". Another chap said "there are no real flat parts to take it easy, it's either uphill or downhill" and he was certainly right on that score.
The first 38 miles to the feed station was a mix of long steady climbs with the occassional steep sections, and terryfying descents, some down single track country lanes! I was hitting 40mph and was taking it easy compared to some people.
The part from the feed station onwards was slightly less hilly but this coincided with the cloud arriving and the wind picking up, unfortunately it was against us most of the way back.
On one of the steeper climbs at around 50 miles my left thigh decided to cramp up and not co-operate, unfortunately my right quad decided to take similar action! Thankfully I managed to dismount before falling off. A few minutes of pain and stretching got the legs working and I managed to make it to the finish. By the end I was running on vapours.
An average speed of just over 15.1mph, despite the hills, made it a successful, if thoroughly exhausting, morning.
Chris
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