Running

[Carlos]

Amazing result and regardless of that well done just competing at 40+

[Sundayjumper]

And I was just saying to my wife - 3rd in age group is extremely good because it's not "3rd place out of some 40-somethings who are all doing their first triathlon", it's 3rd place out of a group of 40-somethings, some of whom have been doing triathlons for 20+ years.

[240PP]

Nice one

[nuttinnew]

V. good point SJ; + , G.

[Gavster]

Cheers guys super pleased with the result and now eyeing up Brighton Triathlon in September

@Sundayjumper those wheels definitely helped

[mik]

Pretty impressive.

[Ascender]

3rd in age group and 38th overall out of around 370 (if adjusted to remove the extra km lol) very chuffed with that

Well done!

[Gavster]

Thanks Mike

I’ll stop spamming about my triathlon now that I’ve got a good ‘on a mission’ bike shot

[Jimmy Choo]

Awesome work. That's a pretty badass achievement.

[mik]

How reassuringly expensive was the new bike?

[Gavster]

Surprisingly not too much, because of the usual eBay bargain hunting that runs in the family I found a Felt B2 which is around 10 years old (they were ~£6k new), I specifically wanted to get mechanical gears, rather than electric, because I'm not ready for gremlins, I just wanted something that works. Found one in absolutely perfect mint condition, had basically been a decoration on someone's wall. Then SJ lent me a pair of carbon Roval wheels to make it extra nimble.

It's the first time I've used a TT bike and it makes such an enormous difference, especially when going into headwinds.

[mik]

Ooh - bargains are good. That's a nice looking bike.

[Gavster]

Another Triathlon success Smashed my way through Brighton triathlon today, building on the base from London.

Placed 2/30 in age group, and 21/382 overall. Took around 4 minutes off my total swim/cycle/run times from London. Super pleased!

Also, they guy who won my age group recently came 4th in his age group at the World champs. So yeah he’s quick

[DeskJockey]

That's a great result. How did you not melt in the heat?

[jamcg]

Well done

[Ascender]

Another step forward in recovery, my boy and I took part in a backyard race at the weekend. You have 60 minutes to do a 4 mile loop, if you're not on the start line when the next one starts you're out and last person standing wins.

He wanted to do more than a marathon distance and managed 30 miles so was absolutely delighted. Even moreso as he'd only managed an 8 mile run in training. Those pesky youngsters with their vitality and natural fitness.

I wanted to do 20 miles as I've only just got back into a few months of running and had done a 16 miler but managed 26 miles so will take that as a sign of decent progress.

[Gavster]

Awesome, sounds fun! How do you pace it? Run slow to avoid fatigue, but running slow also reduces recovery time. So he was running on/off for 8 hours? Reminds me of the Goggins 4x4x48 challenge!

[240PP]

Did my first Parkrun yesterday. Quite enjoyed it although there were lots of Strava types who appear to take it way too seriously.

A lad at football is doing 5k a day for two months so I said I’d join him yesterday. He also recruited the local MP to run it with us (whose primary motive was photos for his insta/FB, fair enough I guess )

I managed 27:14 so approx 8:45 per mile.

[Gavster]

Nice one! Parkruns are great, really cool community if you show up regularly.

[Ascender]

Did my first Parkrun yesterday. Quite enjoyed it although there were lots of Strava types who appear to take it way too seriously.

A lad at football is doing 5k a day for two months so I said I’d join him yesterday. He also recruited the local MP to run it with us (whose primary motive was photos for his insta/FB, fair enough I guess )

I managed 27:14 so approx 8:45 per mile.

Well done! Good that you enjoyed it and that's a good pace too.

I have heard they can be quite competitive these days, but a good community spirit still.