05-30-2021, 09:01 PM
I ran the Welsh 3000s
Furthest you’ve ever walked
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05-30-2021, 09:01 PM
I ran the Welsh 3000s
05-30-2021, 09:27 PM
05-30-2021, 09:31 PM
Did one marathon (as a runner) many years ago - The Brum Peoples' Marathon; not the most scenic of courses, still got the commemorative vest. Stuck to halves and 10-milers thereafter, simply because the marathon training (50ish miles per week) meant I was too knackered for much else beyond sleeping and going to the pub.
We've done some hard walks in the Cairngorms - long walks in followed by a couple of the high summits and another long walk out. Never worked out the average speed - not much point when you're frequently stopping to watch wildlife - but we wouldn't be doing 4 miles an hour, and neither would anybody else over that kind of terrain. Not that all the big hills are necessarily too demanding; depends on where the walk starts from; Cairn Gorm from the visitor centre car park is not quite a stroll, but hardly difficult. Its near neighbour Braeriach, on the other hand, is an altogether different proposition.
05-30-2021, 10:23 PM
05-30-2021, 10:52 PM
In 1977 I walked through snowdrifts from Bromley/Kingswinford via Pensnett to West Brom (Johnsons Rolls at Church Lane). About 12 miles. Through deep snow drifts. Did my job (charging the furnaces) and walked back.
Did they give me a medal? Did they give me thanks? No, but I wasn't sacked. Still, I fugged off PDQ. A fuggin marathon? Pffft. I should have worn pink cowboy boots from Puerto Rico to show my contempt. And my sense of style. Peasants.
05-31-2021, 07:04 AM
Loffin
05-31-2021, 07:05 AM
(05-30-2021, 10:23 PM)Duffers Wrote:(05-30-2021, 08:12 PM)Duffers Wrote: London Marathon is the furthest I’ve ever ran. Yeh, but did you manage to walk that 2 miles, at 4.19 miles per hour though?
05-31-2021, 07:54 AM
(05-30-2021, 10:23 PM)Duffers Wrote:(05-30-2021, 08:12 PM)Duffers Wrote: London Marathon is the furthest I’ve ever ran. God knows how many I did. I remember the course coming up as further than 26.2 on my Garmin (probably because I kept going sideways to get more freebies from the crowds) but there is that long walk out the funnel at the end too (plus steps... good idea!). Then had to walk to find the hotel where the massage was waiting for me. The marathon was under 5 hours so could say 5.2 miles per hour
05-31-2021, 07:58 AM
(05-31-2021, 07:54 AM)Lightnin Wrote:(05-30-2021, 10:23 PM)Duffers Wrote:(05-30-2021, 08:12 PM)Duffers Wrote: London Marathon is the furthest I’ve ever ran. Pleased to learn there was a happy ending
I told you I’ll be back
05-31-2021, 09:09 AM
(05-30-2021, 09:27 PM)Llandudno Baggie Wrote:(05-30-2021, 09:01 PM)baggpuss Wrote: I ran the Welsh 3000s Yes, done it twice now,could barely walk the next day both times! Cannot believe that the record is now 4.10.48 (Finlay Wild). https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2019/05/...shoe-71955 Took us 11.15 (from memory) not including the walk up from Pen-y-pass and the long hike from Foel-Fras back to the car. |
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