The Forum of Benfleet Running Club

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

I managed to scrap 3 guys from work together into a team, although they are not runners. They are all younger than me, so will go "hell for leather" and probably speed past me over the 3.1/2 mile course.

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

There are over 30 of us doing it this year.
Hopefully i'll be in first for the company again, my first race this year so I'm running it as hard and as fast as I can - Hell Yeah compress

Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

As they say boys......

'AVE IT!

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

I'm going to have to miss the Tuesday session to fine tune my legs for this one - cant wait compress

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

Yep, me too.

(like a fast 3 miles is really my forte !)

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

Karl, you mean your not doing your normal 20 mile pre warm up run ? cyclops_ani

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 539 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Hey!!

I mised a chance to finish a race in under an hour!!

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

Mike - Plenty of 5kms coming up so I'm sure you're be able to sprint round in less than an hour compress

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 539 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Would be interested in any 5 or 10k races between now and October 13th.
I have Felsted, Canvey and Southend in mind. Any others I should know about? Flatter the better. lol

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

Mike - There are loads of shorter races throughout the year, keep checking the board at the club, there are loads i havent done, but I'm sure plenty of people will be able to point you to the flatter races Smile

The Race for Business was good today, it was nice that it poured down with rain 3 mins into the race - lol

My first race this year and I got round in one piece and ran at a good pace so I'm happy with that, cant wait for the Dark Lane 5km now - Bring it on compress

Mike I guess this doesnt go towards the merit table does it ?
Please Please compress

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

Yes, got torrential rained on again
(this is becoming a habit) but pleased with my 23 mins.

Beat all but one of my "team Ilford", and they were all at least half my age (cos I'm a vet now - have you heard !)

Well done Steve, and Andy (who I bumped into at the finish)

jacklarge · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Rayleigh, Essex

Karl,

You mean you let one of your work colleagues beat you confused1

(get him to do the Benfleet Ultra 50 and see how he fares bom

)

Well done on your time, not bad for an old vet Wink

Cheers,

John.
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

Yes...

I let one of them beat me (only by 40 secs or so.)
so don't feel too bad about it today.

They are all b*llck*d today though, which is nice.

The rest of the team had money rideing on the winner,
so they had more motivation then me.

My golden rule is never bet on West Ham (again) or myself.

As Steve said, I didn't have my normal 20 mile warm-up.

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Benfleet

Only came 47th overall, worst than last year and I ran it quicker.
Average pace of 6.24 min/mile pace so I'm fairly happy with that considering the injurys etc

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

Well done Steve.

Also happy with my 06:39 per mile pace. 132nd out of 1520.

Mike Mason · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 947 Location: Hockley

Well done Steve and Karl. Yes Karl reaching 50 may have impacted your running but think of the nice Saga holidays you can now have with Godfrey! Ernie has started ancient history tours - Pyramids/Hadrians Wall etc - seeing the sights that delighted him as a boy....................when they were constructing them.

rgds

Mike
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: Rayleigh

Mike,

for future reference -

that curvy roundy bit , with the squiggly edges at the top of the map -

thats Scotland..

och aye !

david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 183 Location: thundersley

well done karl and steve , i take it it wasnt 5k than ?

are there any results for this one ? , my brother in law did it in about 33 mins (hes not a runner)