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  1. SeaBee
    Whaaaaat?! That's an interesting move. On leave, so will miss it this year - always a nice one!
  2. SeaBee
    I've now not done it for the last two years. Last year it coincided with Mont Marie (trail run) and this year I had gastro since Thursday. That gravel - and it's hot by then... with that little climb into the gravel section. Fun times! I'm reverse - I have not run a good time on Winelands on the two occasions I did do it. 2015 it was my first ever marathon and 2016 I ran with a very buggered foot, so to be excused. Wanted to "take revenge" this year, but it was not to be.
  3. SeaBee
    It's usually at 10...? @ronniek - Winelands is not the friendliest marathon in the cape, but it remains a special one! So easy to go out too fast on that first flat section, get bitten on the way back - Annandale drag and that last 10, as you say, tend to be real wake-up calls.
  4. SeaBee
    With the oxy being quiet.
  5. SeaBee
    Nice one Frosty! Awesome to hit your goal first time in a new distance! I had to sit out Winelands - got a stomach virus on Thursday and is even now still a bit pap. But much better... Even braved my first coffee this morning!
  6. SeaBee
    That should be the main reason - health and enjoyment. If I may say something - also give consideration to hitting the trails...
  7. SeaBee
    +another 1. As a buddy said, it was his best inVESTment (is it Friday yet?!) in trail running...
  8. SeaBee
    Otter another case of "It's impossible until it's done"... A couple of years ago a sub-4 Otter was deemed impossible. Then one guy scraped it. Now top 5 all doing sub-4! Amazing...
  9. SeaBee
    Haahaha, so it's REALLY Friday!
  10. SeaBee
    Born to run...(?) Only thing I can think of!
  11. SeaBee
    ​Agreed! But I tend to run on the same (physical) side of the road - just to avoid running with the same camber for every bit of the way. So one half with and one against traffic, so that same hip does not constantly remain below the other. At the times I run, there are so few of us on the road that we're friends by now!
  12. SeaBee
    Surely you don't need to have run the qualifier before you enter...? (Not that I have entered or plan to do so.)
  13. SeaBee
    Firstly, no formula will be spot-on. HR is very individual. Secondly, it sounds as if you already know the answer. Go for a test or test yourself. And if you're looking for a "good enough" answer, check max HR on a race with a lekker hill in you that you know you've nailed. That won't be max, because deep-down you know you still have some way to go in your race, but at least it'll be a good indication. Without having the necessity for a bucket. Edit: Why so worried about HR max? A lot of programs work off either LT or pace...(?)
  14. SeaBee
    I run with a variety of drops in both environment, but most I go to is 8. And the 8 is the exception, I prefer 0 and 4(-6). I keep mixing it up, so that I don't run just in 4mm for 2 months, then 0 for 2 months. The fact that I don't heel-strike, does (in my mind) make a bit of a difference to the relevance of drop. I did run in a 10mm drop once - positively hated it. Felt like the heel was "wiggling" under me from the very first run. And it bothered me so much subconsciously that I ended up with a short of serious Achilles injury, fortunately diagnosed early enough, from not putting down my heel at all during my stride due to not wanting that feeling.
  15. SeaBee
    Is there a link to this magical Asics program? Esp since I've been "tapering" for a couple of weeks and recovering an injury... may be good to start with a program
  16. SeaBee
    Hi Andrew, my wife saw some friends riding 7WeeksPoort in some of your kit (they picked it up at Argus expo) with matching buffs. Black with bright flowers on it. Looking at the site above (weardirect), I could not find anything. Closest was arm warmers looking like that. She is specifically interested in the buff. Are you planning on having a rerun on those or has it gone the way of the dodo?
  17. SeaBee
    It's a multi-directional palindrome - you can stand on your head and it'll still work! That MUST mean even more - go klap it!
  18. SeaBee
    And so it happened that I had a bike ride again! SeweweeksPoort, the week after Cape Town. What an awesome ride... Next time I might actually try to not forget my water in LadiSmith the morning of the race! (That made for an interesting story...) Now, still struggling with the foot and having tapered/recovered for two weeks I am SO ready to do something. Might hit the gym tonight - before I actually hit somebody (or even worse, go running!)
  19. SeaBee
    NEVER measure your running progress/status against others' abilities. 7 min k's for 15 k's is most likely better than you dreamt of a couple of months ago. You do your pace and measure against yourself. There will always be somebody faster. And the most important measure is the size of the smile. If I was to measure my running against the distance or the pace some of my mates go, I'd be forever depressed. Do it and enjoy it!
  20. SeaBee
    If you're already racing a 15k, then a 21 finish should not be an issue. Do a couple of nice and slow 17-18 k runs before the 21 just for gradual increase and you'll be fine. Like everybody has said - gradual increase in pace or tempo (not both!) weekly and you'll remain healthy and enjoying it.
  21. SeaBee
    Because it's so close to CTM, just gentle stretching and rubbing/rolling. Also stretch the calve - slightly. Not pushing any of the stretches, just activating the area and stimulating the blood flow. I've been strapped to support the bridge area, but it is quite irritating. Edit: I have one of those b4play balls for rolling - love them!
  22. SeaBee
    Just came from the physio... so not as planned! Strained my foot a bit a couple of weeks ago and it's never gotten better. Now it's in a PF type state, but more towards the inside of the foot than the underside. (If that makes sense. Basically the big toe's bridge support tendon.) No land speed records were in any danger from me anyways, but now I'm just hoping to hit my goal. Expecting it to be a whole lot less fun than anticipated earlier.
  23. SeaBee
    I have a Bonati - love it. Unless specific requirements forces your hand, try and ride it out until a new version comes out... and it's about this time of year I bought mine, maybe a bit later. They tend to then want to get rid of the old one. Fortunately they had my size... (And I actually preferred the colour to the then new one!)
  24. SeaBee
    We were trail running once and I was wearing my Superiors - a first timer in the group also wearing Altra said her brother refers to them as the crocs of running! That says it all... they are just comfortable. I suppose it's not cool to say I am wearing my Altra Instincts (which is past their running days) at the office currently!
  25. SeaBee
    Will also be there!
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