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[ShaunSA]

Skipped yesterday and today

Have PR tomorrow and a 5k TR on Sunday. Looking forward to both.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Just doing a 12km trail on Sunday. Test driving the new shoes...

 

[Eti1]

that's impressive, how do you feel towards the end?

Pretty good, I manage to attack the 2nd 5K a lot better than the first. Maybe I need to warm up better.

But sore muscles need a rest now.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Pretty good, I manage to attack the 2nd 5K a lot better than the first. Maybe I need to warm up better.

But sore muscles need a rest now.

nice, that's interesting

 

[Steamy Tom]

5km@28:50 - the pooch ran with today so i had to hang around at the back then pass people like a mad man but he ran really well. I struggled more than he did xD walked twice to bring my heart rate down, spiked to 203 again

 

[longboy]

Diabetes runs in your family because nobody runs in your family.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Diabetes runs in your family because nobody runs in your family.

obesity runs in your family because nobody runs in your family

 

[Agent_Smith]

Nice to get into the hills again but damn I'm buggered! Think I'm still feeling Comrades. A fall about 2km from the end didn't help matters either.

 

[Steamy Tom]

After the comrades how was the recovery?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Still ongoing

How bad is it? And what tricks did you use in the time after to make your legs want to work again?

 

[handyman007]

Did the Knysna Forest half marathon. 2:18.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Did the Knysna Forest half marathon. 2:18.

How was the course?

 

[ShaunSA]

Sub 25 on Saturday's PR. Sub 30 on Sunday's TR.

Chuffed with my efforts.

 

[handyman007]

How was the course?

Enjoyed it. First half mostly hard gravel roads and the second part on tar/paving. Pretty big downhill at Simola.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Sub 25 on Saturday's PR. Sub 30 on Sunday's TR.

Chuffed with my efforts.

excellent \/

 

[Steamy Tom]

Enjoyed it. First half mostly hard gravel roads and the second part on tar/paving. Pretty big downhill at Simola.

eish the gravel must have been murder on your shoes and feet?

 

[Agent_Smith]

Did the Knysna Forest half marathon. 2:18.

Very nice. Never done it myself but I hear that it's a brute. The marathon itself is supposedly ranked as one of the toughest in the country.

 

[handyman007]

Very nice. Never done it myself but I hear that it's a brute. The marathon itself is supposedly ranked as one of the toughest in the country.

It's something different. You go to Loerie Park in Knysna where taxi's pick you up and drop you of 1.5 km from the start. You have to walk the 1.5 km to the start through the woods. At the start, there's fires and free coffee, tea and biscuits. You are encouraged to take old blankets and clothing to keep warm and then leave them at the start for people in need.

 

[handyman007]

eish the gravel must have been murder on your shoes and feet?

No, it's fine.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Naa I'm free to run again. But my own rule is to only start again once the last blue tone nail falls off.

It's nice to be lazy for a bit . But not for to long as starting again is hard .