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Re: London Marathon

Postby Ivor » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:55 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]What is the cycling equivalent of doing a marathon?

getting a puncture 25 miles into a 50 mile TT and having to get back on foot? :D
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Re: London Marathon

Postby adrian » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:17 pm

Well done Ajay. Family Ashworth were at Canada Water (11m) and looked out for you, but to no avail.

My twin bro did 3.03 - apparently the heat cost him dear :x
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Re: London Marathon

Postby George » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:41 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]What is the cycling equivalent of doing a marathon?

Doing a 100 mile TT i'd say although timewise in Ajays instance it might be a 12 Hour[url=http://www.smileyhut.com][img]http://www.smileyhut.com/laughing/rofl.gif[/img][/url]
[quote="adrian"]Well done Ajay..My twin bro did 3.03 - apparently the heat cost him dear :x

Guru PVT rode the ACC 25 this morning - apparently the cold cost him dear[url=http://www.smileyhut.com][img]http://www.smileyhut.com/laughing/rofl.gif[/img][/url]
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Re: London Marathon

Postby mlocke » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:43 pm

Anyone know what ED has done ?
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Re: London Marathon

Postby Rob C » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:55 pm

http://results-2009.london-marathon.co.uk

Ed = 3:43 something

well done to those that finished...

How are you feeling now?
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Re: London Marathon

Postby ajay khandelwal » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:29 pm

ha ha guys ! Im feeling fine as long as i avoid the stairs !
I saw Marco on Tower Bridge, same as 2007, thanks for your shout Marco.
Adrian, what does it feel like to have an athlete as a twin brother, surely non-identical ? :lol:
I did feel a bit rough between miles 20 - 26. Full report to follow...!
I've worked out if i continue to knock 1.05 off my pb each year, I'll be finishing the race in 1.35 in 3 years, so watch out George,
and ninder's just pointed out that Ill be finished before Ive started in five years time !
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Re: London Marathon

Postby EdO » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:28 am

I might skip Palace this week if that's ok :shock:
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Re: London Marathon

Postby EdO » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:34 am

3.43.01 was my time.

Was on schedule for a sub 3:30 @ mile 20 then MR CRAMP :( :( paid me a visit and after that it was a case of just finishing.
The heat played a major factor for me and I think that was the same for the other runners I've spoken to. You train all winter in crap weather then on the day it's hot and sunny.

I'll post up report when later tonight when I'm not so dehydrated.

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Re: London Marathon

Postby Sylv » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:19 am

Well done guys!
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Re: London Marathon

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:58 pm

VERY well done. Hats off to ya!
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Re: London Marathon

Postby Will » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:55 pm

Well done fellas :D

On the subject of marathon a mate was telling me how one of his running mates - a very experienced runner - had a bit of a funny spell during the marathon on Sunday. He pretty much collapsed and it got sufficiently serious that he had to be whisked off in an ambulance. It turned out that it was probably because he'd popped a couple of ibuprofen which - to cut a long story short - combined with the hot sweaty exercise had contributed to his condition of hyponatremia (sodium deficiency leading to swelling of the brain).

Apparently it happens from time to time and taking ibuprofen before bouts of strenuous (sweaty) exercise is a bad idea. I didn't know that and I guess some of you here may not either which is why I tell the story. :o

[url]http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2577555[/url]
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Re: London Marathon

Postby Jim B » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:01 pm

Good effort. Hope the blisters aren't too bad. No one can really imagine what it feels like to run that far unless they've done one themselves.
Cycling equivalent must be something like a 12 hour or a sportive like Tour of Flanders or Paris Roubaix.
Make sure you have a decent rest now. Paula Radcliffe takes a fortnight off after each one.
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Re: London Marathon

Postby ajay khandelwal » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:08 pm

Its been a while since I put up any sort of race report. In fact, last time I did the Addiscombe newsletter was hand printed and delivered by bike, Slv was a hairy legged mountain biker, George was a rookie on a borrowed 20kg bike with mudguards, and Marek was about to win a race but had a mechanical/ Toks was peddling some controversial coaching theroies (...ok somethings stay the same :D )

So I got a last minute place through my employer to enter the marathon and in terms of training I ran with Dulwich Runners once a week, and tried to do a run over the weekend. Pretty lazy really, and I know I should have been training 4-5 times a week, and doing twice the mileage. I ran a half marathon - the Sussex Beacon - in 1.55 (2.15 in 07!), and did the Worthing "20" in 3.15. I also did the self transcendence run in Battersea Park, which is 10 miles, in 1.21 (c. 8 minute miles). All reasonable enough for me, and if you type the numbers into a race time predictor for the marathon, you get 3.45-4.20, depending which times you use. But in reality of course, I knew I was lacking a bit of endurance...as demonstrated by my marathon amble in 2007, when I finished in 5.55 ! I seriously trailed off after the half way mark (split times below)

This time round I was a bit better prepared, although I had only been running 1-2 times a week, with my maximum mileage being around 20 miles in a good week. I'd lost a few kilogrammes too, weighing in at 72 kilogrammes (75-6 in 07). A few days before the race I got a bit of cold, nothing too serious, but I felt pretty tired. I took panadol the days before and on the day of the race. I also tried to load up with the 500 gm (7gm per kilo of body weight) of recommended carbs, by eating energy gels on top of rice and pasta.

I got a bus and DLR to the Greenwich start. I was in pen 6 - midway between the fluffy animals and serious runners, and spoke to Audrey (from Liverpool, first time she'd been to London in her life) who I advised against running off too fast, 'look at all those idiots, they'll be crawling in the last few miles...well go past the lot of them !'. Realising I had a captive audience I regaled her with my upto date scientific research knowledge, 'Studies have shown that 85 % of runners set off too fast, on average running the 2nd half of the marathon 17 minutes slower than the first.' I took her stunned silence as a sign she was re-adjusting her race strategy, and decided that this was a good moment to move up through the pack.

I was enjoying the run, pretty relaxed and leisurely, and pretty similar to the pace i ran in 2007, in fact both years i ran the first 10 km in 1.06. I didn;t have any Garmin or heart rate monitor and just ran on feel. I felt ok, but knew I wasn't upto the times set in my 4.20 pacing band. :cry: Luckily I had another pacing band for 4.30, but it didn't look i was upto that either :oops: , as I was running about 30 seconds outside the 10.18 per mile required. After about 10km I hit on the strategy of running along the blue line, which marks the fastest route along the course, maybe this would help me claw back the 30 seconds I needed ? However, the only problem was this cunning strategy, was the great british public. There were people out there who had done even less training than me, or possible none at all. These folks were noticeable by the fact they had ipods on and were walking after 10km ALONG THE BLUE LINES WITH A MATE ON EITHER SIDE :roll: . The result of these selfish actions was that a seasoned athlete like myself, who had built his season around this event, was cruelly shunted off course, meandering from side to side, trying to find a rhythm and line, and adding untold metres to my run.

I carried on conservatively over tower bridge, where I saw Marco. Still felt ok. I friend at the running club had told me, 'The Marathon begins at mile 20, imagine you've got to do what you've done upto then again." So my plan was to save some energy for the finish. But when I got to mile 20 I started to fade. I started imagining I had another marathon in front of me like my friend had told me, and that was not a good feeling. :lol: He is no longer a friend. :D I felt like throwing up. I felt the heat. My advice to Audrey was ringing in my ears, '85 % of runners set off too fast'. I was one of the 85%. I was a mere statistic, a hot slightly nauseous statistic, deliriously swaying from side to side, rather than moving forward. From mile 22, runners who I had weaved past, starting going past me in the 100s, then 1000s. At mile 24, I was still running, but just looking down at the road, one step at a time, when I was rudely jolted by the sight of a 3 ft tall 70 year old woman who WALKED past me. SHE WALKING ON THE BLUE LINE WITH AN IPOD WITH BIG FLUFFY EARPHONES. I was running, but she was walking was faster. I used her for some drafting, and she provided a good windshield for my knees. I was getting desperate now, so I ran after PINK PANTHER for another mile, because everyone was cheering him, and I pretended they were cheering for me. This was no longer funny. 800 metres to go, 600, 385 yards. I ran the section after 40 km SLOWER than I had in 2007! Overall 4.51 time. I ran 2nd half 8 minutes slower than the first. Not fast, but 1.04 faster than 2007. Felt absolutely rough and couldn't touch anything in the goodie bag, went to sleep when I got home. Felt ok in time for Dulwich runners Pizza party in the evening. Some impressive times in the club, including a 57 year old woman who ran 3.23, and some men in the 2.40s. Ouch.

How an Addiscombe contingent doing a marathon for a bit of fun later this year ? Seriously anyone up for it.
I've set myself a target to do another one, and get closer to 4.00 hours
I think there's one in Thanet (kent) and New Forest - easy enough to get places and enter ? Post on this thread if you're interested... :D








In fact here are my split times from 2007

Name MR Ajay Khandelwal (KEN/ Addiscombe)
Runner No.: 5
Club
Age group M25
TIMES
10 km 0:30:12
20 km 1:00:22
half 1:03:39
30 km 1:30:41
40 km 2:01:13
finish 2:07:41
TOTAL
Position (overall) 1
Position (gender) 1
Position (age group) 1
Finish time 2:07:41

Actually, I think they've got me mixed up with a certain Mr Lel...
My results were
PERSON
Name MR KHANDELWAL, AJAY K (GBR)
Runner No.: 34963
Club DULWICH RUNNERS
Age group M35
TIMES
10 km 1:06:41
20 km 2:18:47
half 2:28:13
30 km 3:48:58
40 km 5:36:32
finish 5:55:33
TOTAL
Position (overall) 32201
Position (gender) 23134
Position (age group) 4351
Finish time 5:55:33


And for

Flora London Marathon 2009 Results


Name KHANDELWAL, AJAY K (GBR) Club DULWICH RUNNERS
Runner No. 52547 Age group M18
TIMES
5 km 0:33:00 25 km 2:47:41
10 km 1:06:36 30 km 3:19:45
15 km 1:40:45 35 km 3:53:40
20 km 2:14:34 40 km 4:30:06
half 2:21:37 finish 4:51:23
TOTAL
Position (overall) 23528 Position
Position (gender) 17669 Finish time 4:51:23
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Re: London Marathon

Postby ajay khandelwal » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:21 pm

More than 35,000 finish the 2009 Flora London Marathon
More than 35,000 competitors finished the London Marathon today, the last ever to be sponsored by Flora.

By 7pm this evening 35,306 had finished after Sir Chris Hoy had set 35,747 on their way from Greenwich this morning, the second largest field in London Marathon history. 36,156 had registered to run by close of play on Saturday from nearly 50,000 accepted applications.

At the end of 26.2 miles it was the Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru who led them home, the Kenyan winning the fastest men's elite race since the London Marathon started in 1981.

Wanjiru crossed the line in a course record of 2:05:10 with Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia second in 2:05:20 and Jaouad Gharib of Morocco third in 2:05:27 – the second time in two years that three men have run quicker than 2 hours 6 minutes.

Germany's Irina Mikitenko defended her title to win the elite women's race in 2:22:11 while Mara Yamauchi gave more than 750,000 spectators cause to cheer as the Briton finished second in 2:23:12, breaking her personal best by nearly two minutes. Russia's Liliya Shobukhova was third on her marathon debut, clocking 2:24:24.

Australian Kurt Fearnley beat Britain's David Weir - SPEAKER AT THE ADDISCOMBE CLUB DINNER -in a sprint finish to win the men's wheelchair race in a course record of 1:28:56, while American Amanda McGrory took the women's wheelchair title in 1:50:39 just ahead of last year's champion Sandra Graf of Switzerland.
Among the masses of personal triumphs on a beautiful Spring day, 10 Guinness World Records were broken including the fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus (2:55:50 by Paul Simons), the fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable (3:34:55 by Robert Prothero) and the fastest fruit (4:19:37 by Thomas Day).

There were also records for the fastest leprechaun (4:22:08 by Jack Lyons), the fastest animal (3:42:27 by Alastair Martin) and the fastest cartoon character (3:36:07 by Darren Stone).

As usual, many turned out in fancy dress and many thousands more ran to raise money for hundreds of charities. One running couple were married en route – at St Bride's Church in Fleet Street – while celebrities Katie Price and Peter Andre kept the photographers waiting as they jogged in seven hours and 11 minutes after the starting gun was fired at 9.45 this morning.

6038 runners received medical attention during the day (as did 120 members of public around the course), 35 were taken to hospital and 25 were admitted.
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Re: London Marathon

Postby Toks » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:36 pm

Absolutely brilliant Super! Well done mate. I'm in awe 8) 8)
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