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Jackes

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  1. Talking of which... 950 on these and I don't see the retire date soon...
  2. Or else https://www.poobienaidoos.co.za/?s=pegasus+33&post_type=product
  3. And the extra 1,500 is also gone in half a day... Crazy!
  4. The starting figure for this year was 16,000 something. I know you can see it somewhere. Considering the traffic jam that was between Durban-Pmb this year (our seconds not making it in time to Camperdown, stuck on the highway) there might even be people not making it to the start whilst sitting on the highway there.. Edit: There were 13852 finishers of 17098 starters according to current timing data (more on this later) i.e. roughly 81% of starters finished. Check the rest of his Comrades states and graphs, amazingly interesting stuff. Great job!
  5. Crazy, 20,000 entries gone in 20 days...
  6. Saucony - 2018 http://www.roadtrailrun.com/2017/07/or-saucony-spring-2018-previews-and.html https://www.streetprorunning.com/blog/saucony-triumph-iso-4-exclusiva-mundial/ http://www.roadtrailrun.com/2017/08/saucony-triumph-iso-4-first-run.html
  7. Anybody perhaps? And then, how about Knysna Forest Marathon?
  8. I don't think it will make October, half the time of last year then?
  9. and even if you do, it is all in one area and there was guys quickly raking it up.
  10. Just thinking... Is there anything Comrades can do, perhaps just the same as OMTOM with the gogreen campaign, to keep the streets clean. Comparing the two, it was disgusting how the water sachets were just dumped everywhere during comrades. Then another thing is the black bags and Bonitas "tops" that you have to avoid like the plague after the start. I guess this is going to be a problem to sort out, but surely big boxes along the route where they can be thrown away can work. But I realize this one is wishful thinking, but it is a big problem and nonsense and I guess on the downrun it is going to be a serious hazard in the dark outside Pmb. There is however no excuse for the water sachets, there was A LOT of bins to throw them a way, you just have to hold on to them for a 1km or so.
  11. Explain please, for us outside the republic of Gauteng?
  12. And I would say if you can do at least 2 x 30-32km long slow ones in that, you should be ok. Keeping in mind that qualifying now is less important than going into January fit and injury free...
  13. Our treadmill is in the living area and we used to watch movies during those long runs on weekends. It was the inky way to help get through it. Now that we were outside the whole summer, this winter was a nightmare. Luckily we can go outside again now. What I can tell you is if you can do a 21 or whatever on the treadmill, you can sure as heaven do it outside. I helps with mental strenght. I struggled to do 5km runs on it this winter
  14. IIRC something like 1300 gain on the down vs the 1900 for the up. So definitely some climbing to do in between. Also heard Bruce comment on strenght training, especially quads.
  15. http://www.runnersguide.co.za/Calendar/qualifying%20races/Qualify.aspx Which one are you looking at?
  16. Exactly what I have done, flights and accommodation booked. Now they must just go and change the race date! Has anybody here done the PotatoPride Marathon in Frankfort?
  17. Two months later than last year. Apparently also some changes coming.
  18. Agreed. We used a slightly modified version of coach Norrie's. Parry's is a bit heavy KMs loaded for me for the first year guy, but that is just our opinion. Good luck to all the first timers, you're going to enjoy this very tough, but very rewarding ride! I mean run....
  19. Comrades Marathon‏Verified account @ComradesRace 19h19 hours ago We're close to 11,000 entries! This year marks the fastest entrant rate within the last 5 years
  20. Our max HR is Garmin calculated, I once again guess that is correct. Yeah, she huffed and puffed the whole run and I could not understand what the issue was, thought she was exaggerating.. Untill I saw this after the run, clearly she was giving it her all. Agreed!
  21. I did a hard reset on both 2 weeks back to sort out if there was any issues, but I guess it is what it is as you say, thanks for the explanation. And yeah, she lost all her fitness since comrades, damm struggling frustrating sufferfest laying ahead for the next few months, AGAIN....
  22. Yes you do, sex, weight and length. But why does she use less calories with that HR effort. That is my issue. I would've thought that at 1.9 and 88 vs her 1.65 and 60kg we should use roughly the same calories, taking into account male/female? Clearly according to her (unfit) HR she works WAY harder than I do, but clearly the newer watch recons otherwise.
  23. So we did a comparable run this morning again to check that calories on my wife's watch that is so way down on her new watch. Now same watches, Forerunner 230's. Same route together, everything, here is the data... Mine - 10.01 km / 58:49 / 786 C / 151 bpm-Avg HR / 165 bpm Max HR 161 spm Avg Cadence / 168 spm Max Cadence / 1.06 m Avg Stride Length Heart Rate Zones Z5 - 0:47 - 1%Z4 - 45:20 - 77%Z3 - 11:30 - 20%Z2 - 0:35 - 1%Z1 - 0:28 - 1% Hers - 10.01 km / 58:42 / 563 C /163 bpm Avg HR / 175 bpm Max HR 181 spm Avg Cadence / 189 spm Max Cadence / 0.94 m Avg Stride Length Heart Rate Zones Z5 - 36:52 - 62%Z4 - 18:18 - 31%Z3 - 2:09 - 3%Z2 - 0:47 - 1%Z1 - 0:28 - 0% So what am I missing or why has her calories gone down so much from the forerunner 15 (old) to this new one where there was not such a big difference between us normally. This whilst she is the one suffering on the run? My issue with this huge difference is, that our calories goes towards active days earned on the medical and not sometimes she misses out.
  24. "2015 M50 London Marathon winner" So these guys are wasting their time with ahtletics testing as well?
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