Training - What Training?!

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10km from Lympstone along the Exmouth seafront and back via the Exe Estuary trail.

Fantastic sunrise.

Old ladies taking their daily dip in the Channel :cold_face::cold_face: hard as nails that lot - air temp 0C. Dry robe city

Drive back to Manchester - grey and overcast, snow on the ground 2 degrees. Great little trip that - lovely area of the world - very jealous of the Budleigh resident of this site

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6km 5:15/km 123bpm

Cold and wet and dark.

Ankle still hurts. FFS :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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Quiet week for me, nothing since last Tuesday

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6.5km row at lunch. Like being in a fridge.

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10k MAF run

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I was like “5m elevation, where the eff are you? Lincolnshire?”

Then I saw the “East Riding of Yorkshire” tag :rofl::see_no_evil:

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And that’s probably an exaggeration.
For cycling purposes I’m over 10 miles from anything even resembling a hill.

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Not even a bridge over a motorway? Where Maryka’s from in canada, there are bridges over motorways, and old dump’s that have been “sculpted”.

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We have small hills ( 15m elevation ) not too far away that are good enough for running, but it’s pan flat here. Nothing that’s a good bike climb until you get west of Hull.

The nearest 10 mile TT course to me is called “Witches Tit” :joy:

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Edit - moved question to different thread.

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Might be worth asking on the swimming thread?

Sounds a bit technique related?

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Thanks, will move it there.

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Very impromptu 5k time trial. 5km at 4:40s ‘warm up’, 5k aiming for 3:30s. Finished with a 17:35 which is 25 second PB. On my own and in 900km well used Tempos. Not far off my equivalent VDOT compared to my HM time. Could probably find a bit more in an actual race.

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WTAF :clap:t3::exploding_head:

Was that downhill with a tailwind?

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Niiicceeee!!!

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Fairly neutral hill wise, same with the wind, some was into, but it wasn’t that windy anyway! Have a Strava stalk! Felt way more fresh that when did I the same this time last year.

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TeeJay Peeps (me) says - that’s sure as hell downhill from 5.5km :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

I’ve got one with -15m elevation and it’s always a tailwind, too.
Epic course :+1:t3:
(A34 bypass Alderley Park to Wilmslow)

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Its more for comparison wise for me, I ran the same route pretty much bang on a year ago last time when I did a 17:59. Also when was Stravas elevation estimations that accurate? :rofl: Do the 5km before going up hill not cancel it out :rofl: I can’t find anywhere that is flat enough to do it unless I do small loops somewhere (not happening)

How did you end up following Chris M (on Strava)?

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@Tupperware ?
Just asked to stalk him and his Lakesman exploits :smiling_imp:

Or another one?

But yes, for 5km - just repeat.
I’d not be able to run that fast by myself :clap:t3:

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Oh is that Chris M on Strava?!

I had a follow from him and followed back based on the ‘who you both follow’ list being TTers. But i couldn’t place the forum name!