F3 Events - Longest day Sportive, Duathlon, 10k 2012 Pictures now online

The picture galleries for the F3 Events action from the weekend are now all live and online here:

Sportive
http://bit.ly/F3-Longest-Day-Sportive-Ride-photos

Duathlon#4
http://bit.ly/F3-Winter-Duathlon-4-2012-race-photos

10k and 5k #4
http://bit.ly/F3-Events-10k-4-2012-race-photos

On a day with a cold northerly wind, but otherwise perfect skies, as long as you had gloves it seemed that most people were out and enjoying the fresh weather. Keep moving - then you were warm enough, which made me quite jealous. 

By the start of the duathlon I'd already shared out a spare jumper, a woolly hat and a pair of gloves out to various different marshals - so todays top tip is keep spare warm kit in the car at all times - you never know when you might need it to give to other people.

 

The duathlon had some close racing at the front end and some first timers at the other end making for a good mix of standards and experience taking to the routes. I always found taking part in events where there were people better than me a good lift that raised my own game, and there were a lot of people saying their run times were up on what they had expected - so a good end to the 4th in the series for F3 events.

Race planning:

Next weekend and ahead, if you're not joining in the traffic jam that is the London Marathon next sunday there are many things you can be doing instead- mostly involving running or cycling !

Guildford:
Saturday April 21st http://bit.ly/Clandon-park-run-entry-2012

Sussex: 
Sunday April 22nd http://bit.ly/Chilterns-dipper-sportive-entry-2012  100mile and 100k route choices

Sunday April 22nd http://bit.ly/REP-Bluebell-Run-entry-2012  Free race photo downloads !

Cambridge: 
Sunday April 29th http://bit.ly/Cambridge-town-and-gown-2012-entry 

Sussex: 
May 5,6,7 - http://bit.ly/Sussex-living-race-series-2012
May 6th - Three Forts Half and Full Marathon http://bit.ly/Three-Forts-entry-2012

Watford: 
May 7th - http://bit.ly/Watford-10k-entry-2012
 

Here's a handful from the gallery across the races on Sunday, athletic bunch they were too...

 

A quick 10k round the training lake in perfect temperature for running

Focus on the corners in the duathlon

Happy duathlon time trialling

Hanging almost everything out o nthe Duo

Giant on a tractor bike. It all seems so wrong ?

Water relief at the drink station

Taking a bow at the finish

Was Brad Pitt on the duo ?

Attacking the hills early on

Good downhill technique

Remember - "It's not a race", until you loose.

Careful balancing required at the top of the hill

Having lost the front of his bike he continued on the 90k course instead

At the top of the highest climb enjoying the view

  

Forced air cooling

Zoomifying all the way down to Dorney

now - to othe galleries !

 Sportive
http://bit.ly/F3-Longest-Day-Sportive-Ride-photos

Duathlon#4
http://bit.ly/F3-Winter-Duathlon-4-2012-race-photos

10k and 5k #4
http://bit.ly/F3-Events-10k-4-2012-race-photos

Until next time
Anthony