Just entered Weymouth 70.3 - eye wateringly expensive for a half
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I’m thinking about The Vitruvian the week before at £149-00
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Probably one for the injury or rant thread but my leg has been playing up again since Sunday so I doubt I’ll be entering many more races that involve running for a while. I think an easier pace would be safer but that’s harder to do when you are racing and I don’t want it dragging onto next year.
I’m going to look at entering a few TT’s so at least my cycling fitness might hold up and I can hopefully use the new bike.
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I was unhelpfully reminded that my first triathlon of the season is only 100 days away, the 70.3 in Holland.
I haven’t swam or biked anywhere near that distance since September, and only ran it about once!
I need to check\update my will 
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You should be safe in Holland Jeff, I think she’s Swedish 
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The Grizzly at the weekend…looking forward to doing something different
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Have fun! Never done it myself but it’s very popular within my club (Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds), there’s always a group of them there every year.
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Good luck. I’ve heard some podcasts about it I think. That’s the 10 mile looped ultra right?
I did the Grizzly a couple of times probably 30 odd years ago - once in an orange tutu (long story). At that time they swore that every year was going to be the last year, and yet it’s still going!
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Oh it’s nice and dry trails everywhere down here at the moment!! 
There are a couple of our crew running this year i think. I’ve not done it personally, but have run parts of the route loads of times. Should be fun!!
@FatPom No not a looped ultra. It’s a big (participation) off road race about 20 miles or so. Coast path, beach, river crossings, bogs and mud galore!
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Sorry, senior moment. I was thinking of the Grim Reaper. I like the look of the Grizzly, would have signed up but of course, I can barely walk today, so I’d be like a bear with a sore head. (geddit? )
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Perfect weather this morning for it!
Mild, sunny and filthy underfoot! 
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Not me but the bloke I’ve mentioned from the running club in the past ran 1:11 on a 10 miler this morning, the fastest M70 at that distance this year!
Maybe even a couple of seconds faster than I ran the half a couple of weeks ago.
Another member won the M50 in 57 which might be fastest M50 of the year as well for that age group.
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Marathon today. Sub 3 
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Flat course along the South Wales coast path, out and back, out with a tailwind, back into the headwind. Thankfully no rain, but plenty on splashing through puddles. In a nice group on the way out, ticking along at the required pace, but stretched out to single file at the turnaround and I pushed on. The pace dropped a bit into the wind, but still on track. Caught a few stragglers, thought I had time to spare, but the mile markers kept getting further away from my watch splits and the last stretch along the coast was the worst for wind. Then we had to do a loop to the finish that involved a short climb, thought I was going to cramp on the down hill, but managed to hold it togther for 2h58, 16th overall.
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Great work that
Yeah that’s cracking stuff @buzz!
How did you find the Grizzly @SidSnot. A mate won it again in a frankly ridiculous time. He’s out of this world on this sort of terrain.
Perfect weather, but one of the wettest ever years underfoot according to everyone I’ve spoken to!
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Fantastic result @buzz
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That is a result 
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Noticed @Tupperware has also been turning out some monster training runs on Strava, wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar marathon smashfest appear soon ??
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Awesome work fella, have you gone sub 3 before?