Marathon Windows Tour Of Epsom & Ewell Race 1: 3.3MT - Page 2 - Events

annajo

07/06/2005 at 17:44

I love that last hill, someyear I will stop doing pointless sprint finishes up it (I can't help myself ;) )

Well think i managed to avoid coming last, not by much though sadly. serves me right for being a lazy so and so for the last few months(/years!)

bit tired today - maybe going to the pub last night after the race was a bad idea... as was getting in at half past midnight... oops

thanks for coming back and cheering me on chris!

see you all tonight

annajo

08/06/2005 at 10:37

bit harder last night, my legs feel a bit dead today, but I'm hoping for the mid-week 'second wind' ?!

didn't come last again, phew, I was actually in last place for a bit at the start, which was a bit depressing. I'm trying to avoid looking up times I did in previous years.

Cheers murf for the shout out you gave me on that last straight up to the finish, I heard you from way out and it really helped :) + ta slips for jogging back and saying ello

Snoop Dogg

08/06/2005 at 11:14

I'll be up there in Epsom for the one tonight trying for a sub 30.

See y'all!

Tiger

08/06/2005 at 11:38

Sub 30 eh? I'll have some of that! Give us a tow up that hill? :)

I'm feeling a little bit exhausted today!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Snoop Dogg

08/06/2005 at 11:54

HILL??? I don't remember any hill! (and I remember doing it the last couple of years)

wakey wakey!

Tiger

08/06/2005 at 12:03

You'll remember it soon enough!

This desk in my office is a bit hard, I could do with a pillow :)

annajo

08/06/2005 at 16:32

desks are rubbish for sleeping on, aren't they. someone should have designed them better

annajo

09/06/2005 at 10:33

where's McGoohan, MadEnoughToRun and Stone(d) and Stone(d)'s friend? how are you all doing?

legs starting to hurt a little bit now. I'm stone cold last in the series, sob sob, with each day about 5 minutes slower than last year and about 7 minutes slower than the year before. but at least i'm getting round.

Starting to remember how to race again now after months and months away from it, I was a bit braver yesterday night and overtook several people, so hopefully have caught up on people in the tour standings.

I found out that the girl ahead of me in the series, who I ran most of Tuesday and a bit of yesterday with (and who is really lovely! I love meeting cool people during runs), took a wrong turn on the Horton race so missed out a bit of the course by mistake, so thats the reason why I'm so far behind her in the standings. I chipped away a bit of that time last night though...

well done tiger on beating 30 minutes last night, thats fantastic!

Stone(d)

10/06/2005 at 13:35

Tanya and I did the first night only....you know, small steps. It was Tanya's first race and a very respectable 32.22. Good luck to all you crazy people....and the last night tonight. Never done this sort of series so I guess this evening you get to find out who the 'bandits' are ??!! Anyway, enjoy.....we'll be back next year for more than one night.

McGoohan

10/06/2005 at 13:57

annajo, I dropped out of this series cause I aggravated an 'old' injury in the Dorking 10 on Sunday. Also puts me out of the Epsom 10K this coming Sunday.

:(

Glad to see you're enjoying it though. Moment of truth tonight eh?

annajo

10/06/2005 at 14:05

thats a shame, McGoohan, how long do you think its gonna keep you out for?

well done to Tanya - she beat me, timewise! (most people did!)

well i've never finished in the mass of runners in the last handicap race, always ahead of the pack. Tonight I get to start off first (grrr) although I managed to get a bit of time on the people ahead of me again (1 minute 45 in one case, I think I'm improving!)

Starting to get the race head back on again, which is good. now for a bit of training, and lets see if i can be back on form next year

good luck for tonight everyone, see you then

McGoohan

10/06/2005 at 14:09

I see the physio next Wednesday annajo and then, well, we'll see. However, there is a midweek 10K in Reigate on 13/7/05 and I'd really really really like to be back running by then.

Good luck for tonight, BTW

annajo

10/06/2005 at 14:13

cheers, and good luck with the physio

XFR Bear

10/06/2005 at 14:15

was quite funny Tuesday night - went over to Nonsuch Park to do 20 mins on grass and bumped into a load of peeps there for a race. It was the first race I ever did way back in 1998.

I was running the course as I know it's 2.2 miles!

Tiger

10/06/2005 at 15:18

Yes but Bear we do it twice!

I found last night quite a struggle, but I always do that one. I start off thinking oh hell time trial which probably doesn't help!

Still will hopefully give me a better handicap time as I was feeling stressed about starting too late to catch up!

In theory Annajo we should cross the finish line together :)

slipperydaddy

10/06/2005 at 15:27

Well last night was a bit better. Starting to feel a bit lighter in my legs. I tried staying with the guy in 3rd (someone I can usually stay with when fit), and lasted just under a lap with him. I think it's going to be really close between myself and 3-4 people for the top 10.

annajo

10/06/2005 at 17:05

ah fruity you should have said hello!!

fingers crossed tonight i beat the handicap, i usually get stronger during the week so i hope i at least can keep that going

DaveJF

12/06/2005 at 08:28

Four good days and a slightly below par handicap left me in fourth at the end. Great fun as ever, I'll be back next year. Epsom 10k this morning will make it 7 races in 8 days.

Trogs.

pirate

12/06/2005 at 22:41

After a good week with PBs for races 1,3,5 and near misses for the other two I felt the effects at the Epsom 10k today. Running at same effort according to my HRM as during the Tour produced a pace at least 30secs/mile slower.

Still, enjoyed the Tour more this year than last time I did the whole week a couple of years ago, probably because it was cooler this year.

Alfie

13/06/2005 at 08:38

Wow, what a great event. Really liked the time trial and handicap although legs suffering a bit now.

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