SwissVan Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 So on another note, how awesome is that warm fuzzy feeling when you chase down and pass a cyclist on a climb, doesn't happen that often but there are certain sections of road which make it possible. Had a guy who was clearly casually heading home from work on his bike yesterday and passed him, think I turned his commute into an impromptu hill sprint session...Not so funny ???? Last year I got passed by a runner while I was taking part in a hill climb TT
SeaBee Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 So on another note, how awesome is that warm fuzzy feeling when you chase down and pass a cyclist on a climb, doesn't happen that often but there are certain sections of road which make it possible. Always awesome - get to do that regularly in the mountain - you should see some of the people's faces when I greet them!
EmJayZA Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 So on another note, how awesome is that warm fuzzy feeling when you chase down and pass a cyclist on a climb, doesn't happen that often but there are certain sections of road which make it possible. Had a guy who was clearly casually heading home from work on his bike yesterday and passed him, think I turned his commute into an impromptu hill sprint session... #Goals. Still a long way off though. But, one step at a time.
Frosty Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 Goodlyck to all OMTOM participants. One day I’ll do it (the half). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk shaper, Lexx, Hacc and 1 other 4
shaper Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 All the best for those doing the OMTOM tomorrow!! Safe running and enjoy yourself ! Hacc and tjommies3 2
Stretch Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Mizuno Comrades Race shirts.... https://www.facebook.com/ComradesMarathon/posts/1759796344085102You see that women on Facebook bitching because the ladies was pink? I.e. the stereotype of pink girl and blue boy. What do you all think... My thought is... Ffs!
Jaws677 Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 You see that women on Facebook bitching because the ladies was pink? I.e. the stereotype of pink girl and blue boy. What do you all think... My thought is... Ffs! People like that make me sickWhy doesn’t she just get a blue one then.
Hacc Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks, looking forward to the race tomorrow. Beautiful cool weather at the moment, with no wind. Still recovering from the 2 hour que at the race number collection. Had my rant already today, so I won't post it here. The OMTOM organisers will definitely get a piece of my mind on Monday. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
ycowley Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Enjoy OMTOm tomorrow guys. Come back and give us race reports in detail please tjommies3 1
Jaws677 Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Good luck to all Two Oceans runners !! tjommies3 1
Wayne Potgieter Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 So I can finally contribute to this thread. I normally run little 5 k runs around the neighbourhood. Maybe once a week. Always just under 30 minutes. About a month ago I signed up to a new gym in the area called F45. It’s a mix of HIIT/functional training/group classes. I have been pushing myself pretty hard there. Decided to go for a run this morning and at 5kms my legs came alive. It felt like I was running on clouds. I decided to push on. At 10kms I messaged the wife and told her I was still running. Legs felt amazing. At several points in the run I actually laughed. I could not believe how good my legs were feeling. I carried on. At 18km I started to slow down. I was no longer able to hold a sub 6min/km pace and it started creeping up. Legs felt heavier and heavier. At 20km I changed direction towards the house and finished on exactly 21km for a total time of 2:04:27I am pretty proud of myself. I have never run that far or fast in my life. My base fitness has improved so much. Calories burned 1519. I used to think running was for poor people who could not afford a bicycle, but today was really fun. amr63, ScottCM, shaper and 7 others 10
coppi Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Well done WPRunning is only cool when you are fit and can enjoy it like you did........ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wayne Potgieter and ScottCM 2
Andrew Steer Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Great stuff WayneJust keep in mind your legs might take some time to adapt to the rigors of running, try building up over time after this... but great job on stepping up the fitness so impressively ????????Running is great reward for short effort
Andrew Steer Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Rough day out at OMTOM... not surprisingly though. Last 25kms were serious vasbyt as my whole body just wasn’t conditioned for anything like this. Feet, ITB, hammies... the running gods taught me some lessons. Glad to survive though and tick another off, even if a lot slower than last year. Hope everyone had a good day out, it’s such a lekker route ???? Stretch, Hacc, Mats and 8 others 11
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