Archive for April, 2006

Fonthill SARUM British Middle-Distance Race, 29 April

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

(Cross posted from Attackpoint. See also my leg by leg analysis and mistake and speed analysis.)
The British Elite Middle-Distance Championships - as the elites were running the same class as everyone else, I decided to enter elite - and was promptly seeded last. This meant I started first, so had the whole forest to myself. [...]

Northaw Great Wood HH District Event, 23 April

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

(Cross posted from Attackpoint.)
A couple of silly blunders near the end marred an otherwise very good HH District race at Northaw Great Wood, near Cuffley. I ran the Brown course, as it had just stopped raining. The forest was still damp, but this was actually rather nice as it kept me cool.
Legs 1-3 were [...]

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Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

RouteGadget

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Following Mapsurfer’s lead, I’ve installed RouteGadget on YepSport, so I can electronically plot my route for some of my races. There is an index of available maps I have up. For now, the only race is Day 2 of the JK, at Keldy. Here’s my route, running M21s.
Drawing my route for this course was an [...]

JK 2006

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Photograph by DigiSport, reproduced with permission.
One word - superb!
I really enjoyed this year’s JK. I had low expectations of the areas and my own fitness - but I was pleasantly surprised on both counts and glad I went.
The sprint race was superb and I’m definitely keen to do more. Day 1 was a true [...]

JK 2006 Results

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

SprintTemple NewshamMen’s Open3.24km, 90m climb21:03 (86th of 211)
Race Writeup
Day 1Ilkley MoorM21S7.4km, 200m climb69:20 (27th of 64)
Race Writeup
Day 2KeldyM21S7.6km, 195m climb73:22 (16th of 50)
Race WriteupRoute
RelaysBramham ParkAd-Hoc, Leg 13.73km, 40m climb24:10 (10th of 121)
Race Writeup