Sub 9 Hour Journey

[joex]

I think he’s in 5th overall AG with a few minutes on the guy behind him. 4km to go.

[fruit_thief]

Through 38.2km in 2h56.

[fruit_thief]

If the 38.2km marker is in the right spot, and the run course is exactly 42.2km, then Chris is on for about 9h03 ?

Amazing stuff

[Annas]

This is all just amazing, come on Chris

[Doonhamer]

Squeaky bum time for sub-9

[FatPom]

A rare visit to this thread for me but ‘C’MON CHRIS!’

[fruit_thief]

Look at those placings

[Duckhen]

That’s stellar Chris well done

[Bosco64]

Crushed it Chris - thanks for bringing us all along for that race. Huge effort and result!

[Bob]

Incredible racing. A huge well done Chris

[jeffb]

So close, well done Chris, need to be proud of that after the hip problem.

[Doonhamer]

14th over all, that’s an eye-popping result.

[FatPom]

Outstanding result from a humble guy. Just brilliant

[Annas]

Just an amazing result Chris and thoroughly deserved and worked for. Huge congratulations
And as @Bosco64 mentioned before, thanks for bringing us along. It really made this race exciting for us to follow

[BadAsh]

Absolutely amazing result!

[Tupperware]

WOW! Amazing, well done Chris

[joex]

Well
Done!

[tunster]

Fantastic racing Chris - well done!

[PCP]

Would like to know how it felt running down and passing Pete Jacobs?!

Not sub 9 but an incredible performance and result.

The top AG went 8:31 ffs

[Paul_L]

Well done Chris.

I trawled back through this thread for your first post on it.

@Chriswim

For me, probably looking closer towards 48 and somewhere close to 5:05 if I have any chance. Will then need to give everything to (virtually) hunt you back down as you stay strong for your 3:10.

I’ve swam :49 4x before in lakes = every time I’ve done the distance. Confident I can go faster this year, but this time will be in sea which could change things if choppy.
I’ve ran 3:19. I’m confident I can get to better run condition, eg 3:05-3:10 IF I start the run as fresh, which will be a tough ask.
I biked 6:16 at IMUK, and 2:27 at a recent flat half. Seems a big ask to get that down to 5 hours in 6 months, but no point setting a goal of 9:10. I’m aiming big and will be just as proud if I know I’ve done what I could.

Looks like a HUGE PB on the bike.

S – 49:35
T1 – 3:13
B – 4:53.01
T2 – 2:08
R – 3:15:07
T – 9:03:05

But @jeffb puts your overall result in context.

@jeffb

So close, well done Chris, need to be proud of that after the hip problem.

Which leads back to these posts.

@Chriswim

Been 10 weeks since I was hit with the hip flexor tendinopathy. Pretty much no significant running since then (66km in March, 77km in April, always with it flaring afterwards) replaced with lots of isometrics and glute work, but fingers crossed I’m just getting back on my feet now. Too late to have any significant run build so will be an unknown, but the huge swim-bike volumes are transferring across: I feel better running now and lower HR for pace than I did pre-injury.

@Chriswim

But no deep run volume or long runs for reassurance how it will go from 25-40km.

A PB on the run (?) with the training restrictions you have is truly epic.

Chapeau!

Cheers, Paul.