tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post7711344889955448497..comments2023-10-10T22:33:28.445+09:00Comments on Bloggus variegatus: On Trail RacesStephen Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763302279648129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-89885005433938177592009-05-03T19:10:00.000+09:002009-05-03T19:10:00.000+09:00So we'll be seeing you at 6' 2010 then :)So we'll be seeing you at 6' 2010 then :)2Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016333222687724233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-12007695940425522952009-04-26T13:35:00.000+09:002009-04-26T13:35:00.000+09:00Lte's not even think about sore quads! I coul...Lte's not even think about sore quads! I could neither sit down nor stand up again without aid for 3 days after Canberra Marathon!!<br /><br />I'm good to go again now & will run(?) the SMH Half Marathon in 3 weeks time.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comments on my blog. Like you said, Steve, to keep running sheer bloody mindedness is all that's needed when you're almost 80!! Speed, talent & all the assets younger runners have are no longer needed...what a relief!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798328736016110783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-18009306556317585422009-04-24T20:14:00.000+09:002009-04-24T20:14:00.000+09:00"Why wouldn't you want to do something like that?
..."Why wouldn't you want to do something like that?<br />Well, just to be a contrary old cuss:<br />1) When I race, I like to run fast, not slow.<br />2) When I race, I don't like hills. And I like mountains even less.<br />3) When I race, I don't want to have to constantly look down to check my footing so I don't twist an ankle or worse.<br />4) When I race, I don't like narrow paths. If I want to pass someone, or a group of people, I want to be able to do it right when I want to. 5km of single track? Sorry, but that's not a race, that's a line of elephants out for a stroll.<br />For training runs, delightful. I like hard training runs. For races, no thank you.TokyoRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293712044402763377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-33214628939155214062009-04-24T18:03:00.000+09:002009-04-24T18:03:00.000+09:00I think we might have a convert! Actually trail ru...I think we might have a convert! Actually trail running is not incompatible with marathoning - I know a few who doubled Six Foot and Canberra quite well. One ran 4:10 and 2:59 (first time under 3 hours).<br /><br />You're right - the climbs at 6' are big, but it's all runnable (except Nellies). The last 5k to Cox's is a technical single track and the last 3k to the finish is murder on the quads.<br /><br />It's the <I>event</I> of 6' that draws me back - I'm definitely not a hard-core trail or ultra runner.<br /><br />Hope the quads are feeling better ;)Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15317841.post-13955668724153892832009-04-23T19:55:00.000+09:002009-04-23T19:55:00.000+09:00Tamami and I will be running another trail race in...Tamami and I will be running another trail race in September/October if we can find an "easy" one.<br />See if you can get hold of a copy of a book called 'Running through the Wall'. Personal Encounters with the Ultra marathon. Neal Jamison.<br />Well worth a read.<br />I have just re-read this...loads of stories of trail runs which you can drool over.Jon in Tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023386470129571018noreply@blogger.com