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where have all the bloggers gone? Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:04 pm dhcm

looked down list and no one posting anything for ages (apart from Paul). well I am one of the culprits so quick update on progress. I have basically given up triathlon because despite endless efforts i just cannot make progress on swim and have decided that makes it too frustrating. also i have been doing more road cycling and running, so don't want to waste precious spare time in pool. the good news is that orthotics seem to have dealt with endless running injuries (which were the reason I took up triathlon in first place) so continuing to make progress. times still inching better - just ahead of aging curve - highlights being sub18 for 5k, sub 38for 10k, and best of all, finally getting GFA 3.08 qualifying for automatic entry to london marathon. but I have not given up on "Athlon" completely. just dropped the annoying swimming bit and spent more time on duathlon. Actually I find this tougher than triathlon - get more tired in the first 5k run then a typical swim because I am one paced at swimming but have plenty of gears on the run. Target was to qualify GB age group, and managed to squeak into the 45-49 category for this years ETU sprint event. So this spring is etu sprint duathlon in Kalkar in April, followed a week later by london marathon, and then switching to bike training for this years etape in July.
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2015 events
Anglican sprint duathlon, etu qualifier, 2secs outside automatic qualification , but qualified eventually on rolldown blenheim. cramp on run - had to stop. finished several minutes off 2014 etape du tour alps. fell apart halfway. very tough to finish. but did finish City race 5k 18.03 crouch end 10k 40.xx 1500m 4.47

2014 events
Stratford marathon 3.22 - recovering from injury Abingdon marathon 3.08 - finally FFA following decent training in run up cityrace 5k 17.55 crouch end 10k 38.xx blenheim 1.15.xx

2013 events
etape du tour (alps) 5.47. placed 16%. best bike ride Rutland marathon 3.41. freezing heavy rain throughout. survival only aim city race 5k 18.30 crouch end 10k (add) blenheim Hyde park add others

2012 Events
April - London Marathon - 3:40 May - Crouch End 10K - 38.25 June - Blenheim (Sprint) (13:45/35:49/22:13). 1:17:00, 4th out of 261 in M40-44 (Saturday only) June - Dambuster (Oly) July - Etape du Tour (Act 1 - alps)

2011 Events
Quattro Sportive (82miles). 4:43 (incl.10 min breaks) F3Events Evening Sprint Triathlon (750(????)/20/5), May = 1:13:28 (17:20/1:38/33:34/0:45/20:09) Crouch End 10.1K. 38:15 Blenheim Sprint (June) (750/19.8/5.4), 1:19:37 (14.29/4.29/35.59/1.49/22.53) F3Events Evening Sprint Triathlon (750(?)/20/5), June = 1:10:51 (16.13/1:05/32:47/0:44/19:59) Maldon triathlon (July) (c.1100/45/9) = 2:19:00 (21.25/1.21/1.18.37/0.36/36.49). 1st in age group! 220/Humanrace Evening Sprint (26 August) (750/20/5), 1:10:45 (14.49/1.54/33.31/1.05/19.26) Vitruvian HIM (Sept) (1900/85/21.1), 4:51:05 (39.36/2.47/2.30.35/1.41/1.36.26) The Fix-UK Tri-Challenge Relay (Sept) (400(?)/15/5 x 3), team time=2.39, personal splits 8.23/24.40/17.56. 7th overall but WINNERS MIXED CATEGORY Jekyll & Hyde duathlon (Oct) (4.2/20.8/7.6), 15.45/0.35/34.01/0.34/29.54), scoring MVET for club in London triathlon league

2010 Triathlon Results
Triathlete's World Evening Sprint (750/20/5),May=1.20.05 (17.55/2.42/37.58/0.56/20.33) Blenheim Sprint (750/19.6/5.4)=1.21.26 (15.03/3.54/37.10/1.48/23.33) Triathlete's World Evening Sprint (750/20/5),July=1.12.43 (15.47/1.07/35.53/0.36/19.16) Dextro Hyde Park Tri Olympic (1500/36/10)=2.23.06 (30.02/4.18/1.04.25/2.58/41.24) Tri-challenge relay (400/15/5): swim=7.48, bike=unknown, run leg 1=21.17, leg 2=22.52, leg 3=20.12 (accident to team member, so ran all run legs)

2009 Triathlon Results
Blenheim Super-sprint (400/13.6/3.2)=59.40 (9.06/5.18/29.52/2.13/13.13) Tri-Challenge relay (400/15/5)= swim=8.45,bike=29.12,run=19.27 NB. Recovering from shoulder break in Apr 2009

Personal Bests
Run 800m(2011)=2.17 5K(2014)=17.55 10K=37.59 HM (2013)1.28 marathon (2014)=3.08 Swim (pool) 100m=1.40 400m=7.50 750m=13.41 (miscounted laps?) 1500m = 28.36

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