Official Running Thread

[knocky1]

In fact it was starting the phone earlier than the watch and forgetting to stop it. Have a look now. You can rest easy for a bit

The hill slowing you on the climb and giving you speed on the down is now on the graph. I thought you had a super human steady pace regardless of terrain. Brilliant run regardless of Strava and Garmin.

 

[dazzer6666]

Got one. I use both the phone and a watch as I've had the watch die on me and I'm a paranoid data nerd. Normally they match to within a couple of seconds but I screwed up today.

Not much excuse for going too fast at BM then [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[downham seagull]

79.59%. No Knocky table just those who come forward

Think I would need to drop low 17's to get near that. Give me a few months!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not much excuse for going too fast at BM then [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

It's worse than that. The fecker died on 24 miles because even though I'd charged it I'd been using it as an actual watch since 6.30am on the day of the race. Had it been working I'd have sprinted like Usain Bolt on crack, pain or no pain, to get under 4 hours. Unfortunately I had no idea of my time whatsoever! #shootmenow

 

[Bozza]

It's worse than that. The fecker died on 24 miles because even though I'd charged it I'd been using it as an actual watch since 6.30am on the day of the race. Had it been working I'd have sprinted like Usain Bolt on crack, pain or no pain, to get under 4 hours. Unfortunately I had no idea of my time whatsoever! #shootmenow

That doesn't sound like your watch is right. My Garmin is on my wrist 24/7, used as a watch and does continual HR monitoring too. It lasts at least a week without charges.

 

[Bozza]

Got one. I use both the phone and a watch as I've had the watch die on me and I'm a paranoid data nerd. Normally they match to within a couple of seconds but I screwed up today.

Ah - that might explain something. I was Strava-stalking a few of the NSC running club earlier to see how many miles a week you were all having to do to train for a marathon training and on one week I noticed you did 78.5 miles which made me go "Woooooooah!" but looking closer, there are 4 pairs of near-identical runs - date/time/distance/duration. Do they both get logged into Strava and you then have to delete one, if you remember?

Since I got my Garmin,

 

[downham seagull]

79.59%. No Knocky table just those who come forward

Just checked 17.35 so a 29 sec PB required. On a good day think I could sneak under 18 on present form but will aim for the NSC title and take back to Notfolk!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Ah - that might explain something. I was Strava-stalking a few of the NSC running club earlier to see how many miles a week you were all having to do to train for a marathon training and on one week I noticed you did 78.5 miles which made me go "Woooooooah!" but looking closer, there are 4 pairs of near-identical runs - date/time/distance/duration. Do they both get logged into Strava and you then have to delete one, if you remember?

Since I got my Garmin,

I had my watch set to only manually upload to avoid dupes. It took a software update and uploaded the whole lot to strava because I linked it to my Garmin connect account way back when. I thought I'd de-duped them but I might need to trawl through further. 40 - 45 miles a week was about my peak in marathon training.

It's only a forerunner 10 as well, nowhere near as whizzy as yours. It has a 5 hour exercise max and I was aiming for sub-4. Clearly using it as a timepiece takes out of that, or I hadn't fully charged it.

It's my birthday in November so I'll probably get an upgrade that does HRM and has longer battery life then, ready for next year.

 

[knocky1]

It's only a forerunner 10 as well, nowhere near as whizzy as yours. It has a 5 hour exercise max and I was aiming for sub-4. Clearly using it as a timepiece takes out of that, or I hadn't fully charged it.

It's my birthday in November so I'll probably get an upgrade that does HRM and has longer battery life then, ready for next year.

.....or you could run it quicker next year and keep the one you have. I just found out that the new battery in my Garmin lasts at least 5:10:00. It is now Knocky 5 Jackson 7. I'm catching the ironman up!

 

[dazzer6666]

Three Forts done. Relentless hills as usual with 3000 ft of elevation but fairly happy with 4.43 given all the recent training interruptions. Good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] enjoying his trip out to the Dyke, and pretty sure [MENTION=30744]Pembury[/MENTION] was smashing it - miles ahead of me on the out and back section anyway. Hope [MENTION=23419]penny's harmonica[/MENTION] had a good half too. Decent NSC representation out there this morning


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[penny's harmonica]

Three Forts done. Relentless hills as usual with 3000 ft of elevation but fairly happy with 4.43 given all the recent training interruptions. Good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] enjoying his trip out to the Dyke, and pretty sure [MENTION=30744]Pembury[/MENTION] was smashing it - miles ahead of me on the out and back section anyway. Hope [MENTION=23419]penny's harmonica[/MENTION] had a good half too. Decent NSC representation out there this morning

I only entered today after reading all your positive comments and got to say thanks. I bloody loved it. Incredibly tough going and in hindsight probably went off a bit quick but I didn't realise what was coming. The weather was really kind to us today, just wish I could have taken in the sights a bit more instead of desperately taking in oxygen. I managed 1:48, which is slower than I'd hoped before I started but looking back I'm well pleased. That's the toughest race I've done.
Good to see the NSC runners beforehand, your obviously getting back in the groove and good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] make a decent time considering he's only run 5 miles in the last fortnight.
Definitely putting that in the calendar for next year.

 

[dazzer6666]

Three Forts done. Relentless hills as usual with 3000 ft of elevation but fairly happy with 4.43 given all the recent training interruptions. Good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] enjoying his trip out to the Dyke, and pretty sure [MENTION=30744]Pembury[/MENTION] was smashing it - miles ahead of me on the out and back section anyway. Hope [MENTION=23419]penny's harmonica[/MENTION] had a good half too. Decent NSC representation out there this morning

I only entered today after reading all your positive comments and got to say thanks. I bloody loved it. Incredibly tough going and in hindsight probably went off a bit quick but I didn't realise what was coming. The weather was really kind to us today, just wish I could have taken in the sights a bit more instead of desperately taking in oxygen. I managed 1:48, which is slower than I'd hoped before I started but looking back I'm well pleased. That's the toughest race I've done.
Good to see the NSC runners beforehand, your obviously getting back in the groove and good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] make a decent time considering he's only run 5 miles in the last fortnight.
Definitely putting that in the calendar for next year.

Great time on that course, nice one !

 

[big nuts]

Well done to the three forts runners. Sounds a tough course, going by the elevation.

2nd run post marathon for me upping the mileage from 5k to 4.5 miles. A little bit cloudier in Mexico but still really hot.
Final run Tuesday before heading home looking to get to 10k.

Didn't feel any tightness in my calf or groin today so having an extended rest looks to have done the trick.

 

[knocky1]

Good to see the NSC runners beforehand, your obviously getting back in the groove and good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] make a decent time considering he's only run 5 miles in the last fortnight.
Definitely putting that in the calendar for next year.

I'd rather only run 5 miles before than the 40 [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] accumulated this week before today. The man has bionic legs. Great meeting his running club.

Great event organisation, excellent camaraderie, many Hove Park faces around, beautiful weather showcasing the beauty of the South Downs. Walking uphills leads to chatting time and a group formed that all encouraged each other.
When they suggested a sprint finish we all went for it. The downside was I crossed the finish line flat out, tripped on the blue covers and flew through the air horizontally. Thankfully the medal man caught me and kept me upright.

Now for the final promotion push!

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

I'd rather only run 5 miles before than the 40 [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] accumulated this week before today. The man has bionic legs. Great meeting his running club.

Great event organisation, excellent camaraderie, many Hove Park faces around, beautiful weather showcasing the beauty of the South Downs. Walking uphills leads to chatting time and a group formed that all encouraged each other.
When they suggested a sprint finish we all went for it. The downside was I crossed the finish line flat out, tripped on the blue covers and flew through the air horizontally. Thankfully the medal man caught me and kept me upright.

Now for the final promotion push!

Epic stuff. Hats off to the 3 Forts Three.

 

[penny's harmonica]

I'd rather only run 5 miles before than the 40 [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] accumulated this week before today. The man has bionic legs. Great meeting his running club.

Great event organisation, excellent camaraderie, many Hove Park faces around, beautiful weather showcasing the beauty of the South Downs. Walking uphills leads to chatting time and a group formed that all encouraged each other.
When they suggested a sprint finish we all went for it. The downside was I crossed the finish line flat out, tripped on the blue covers and flew through the air horizontally. Thankfully the medal man caught me and kept me upright.

Now for the final promotion push![/i

I hope that was caught on camera. Time for a new avatar...

 

[dazzer6666]

I'd rather only run 5 miles before than the 40 [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] accumulated this week before today. The man has bionic legs. Great meeting his running club.

Great event organisation, excellent camaraderie, many Hove Park faces around, beautiful weather showcasing the beauty of the South Downs. Walking uphills leads to chatting time and a group formed that all encouraged each other.
When they suggested a sprint finish we all went for it. The downside was I crossed the finish line flat out, tripped on the blue covers and flew through the air horizontally. Thankfully the medal man caught me and kept me upright.

Now for the final promotion push![/i

I hope that was caught on camera. Time for a new avatar...

Sounds like it was just after the official photographer. I'll message him and ask him anyway though

You've described trail running to a tee.........to the point I tripped up as well, at 25m. Gashed my knee but no real drama (or photos)

 

[Pembury]

Three Forts done. Relentless hills as usual with 3000 ft of elevation but fairly happy with 4.43 given all the recent training interruptions. Good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] enjoying his trip out to the Dyke, and pretty sure [MENTION=30744]Pembury[/MENTION] was smashing it - miles ahead of me on the out and back section anyway. Hope [MENTION=23419]penny's harmonica[/MENTION] had a good half too. Decent NSC representation out there this morning

I only entered today after reading all your positive comments and got to say thanks. I bloody loved it. Incredibly tough going and in hindsight probably went off a bit quick but I didn't realise what was coming. The weather was really kind to us today, just wish I could have taken in the sights a bit more instead of desperately taking in oxygen. I managed 1:48, which is slower than I'd hoped before I started but looking back I'm well pleased. That's the toughest race I've done.
Good to see the NSC runners beforehand, your obviously getting back in the groove and good to see [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] make a decent time considering he's only run 5 miles in the last fortnight.
Definitely putting that in the calendar for next year.

1:48 is great time on that course. Nice one.

 

[Pembury]

Well done to all nsc runners today, great runs and great times!

Sub 4hrs was slightly beyond me today.. I felt london in the legs on the last 2 downhills.. But all good.

 

[downham seagull]

Ran the Kings Lynn 10k
Official time 37.19!! PB by 50 sec and beat last year by 75 sec for 59th place out of 2,100 . First 4 miles were good, dipped mile 5 but dug in the last 2k to smash my time, played upto the crowd on the run in but it's what these events are about. Such a good event loved it!!!



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