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| Abingdon marathon at the get go ! |
It's been the flat weekender. The flattest inland 10k we know at Cambridge, along with the flattest UK Marathon that we know at Abingdon - (the Manchester marathon has a railway bridge that makes it a fraction hillier !). About time to remind ourselves of a classic bit of advertising - Flat Eric is the song -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY6WTuvyF7Y (this is the actual song used in the advert -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmsbP13xu6k )
Both events had perfect weather conditions - although the northerly breeze picked up on the marathon course for the return leg - making it a bit of a headwind for the latter part - not what you need !
Temperatures have certainly dropped over the last two weekends - we're now into single figures for the sunday mornings with Beachy Head next saturday being around 5degC, and a bit colder on the top of the cliffs - but at least that's going to be a homeward bound westerly to help runners on their way home.
In the meantime I found this fantastic pacing website - which is what the internet is really for - good useful information well set out -
https://marathonpacechart.com/
Past events and future events
Abingdon Marathon 2019
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| The start and it's all smiles |
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| It's the 2hr peleton effort - ended up at 2:29 |
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| It's a Monty Python / Benny Hill mash-up |
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| hiya ! |
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| getting fit for christmas |
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| teamwork running through the town |
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| it's only a few miles in, this is easy... |
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| all along the river |
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| a passing resemblance to Chryssie Wellington, but happier |
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| I don't think he carried the child the whole way ? |
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| nobody pushed her |
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| Neil channels the hulk |
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| 5yrs later. yeah Mum, I remember it well... |
The Newton Cambridge Town and Gown 10k 2019
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| Ingrid ready and waiting on Kings Parade - top tourist spot in cambridge |
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| Top team effort from Cambridge & Coleridge AC pacing out at the front |
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| Renegade master (of the ill behaviour?) |
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| Scenic. We also had the choice of Kings singing in the background |
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| Levitation at Jesus green |
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| putting down the pace on a typical cambridge town road |
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| top fundraising running team |
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| It's a nice run along the river Cam too |
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| That face when your chip time ends up at 30:00 dead |
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| taste the finish, but he really wanted to go to Midsummer House to try the tating menu there... |
So, without going down the political wonderland that is brexit, I'll leave you to consider us on the top of Beachy Head this saturday - hopefuly not freezing to death and the start of half term.
In other news my Haloween Costume components are in the post (got invited to a fancy dress party), so there's no looking back from here...
Until next time, train safe, keep warm, and make sure you have lots of bright kit for winter.
These are a bit sweaty - but you simply cannot beat them for safety for night running - I get nothing back from this link except a sense of duty fulfilled
https://sspimg.com/reflective-jacket and when I wear mine - a lot of positive comments as to how good they are. (Womens cut are also available with other bits like breathing zips etc - have a browse under womens Hi-viz).
Until next time
Anthony
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