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What can be better 12 hours of night running backwards and forwards across the Humber Bridge, anybody going to join me?
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I just happened upon it when Pam Storey mentioned she had entered it.
I have researched about the bridge and it appears that we will be running along the pedestrian path (obviously) which is lower than the roadway, in fact it looks like the road is just about above head height so it will be a bit unnerving with cars and lorries whizzing past at 40-50 mph.
What will be the killer is the camber of the bridge (I don't know if that is the technical term) as it will be more like a fartlek as we go over the centre section, up,down,up, down.
The incline / decline was the first thing that I thought of too. (I think the camber is the slope from left to right, or vice versa, on a road).
I thought it better than the uppydownyness of the bridge
I have been sad enough to try and find the rise of the expanse but can only find general tourist information but have looked at images and this is going to be a major aspect as to how I approach this run....I certainly won't be carrying a 25Ib pack
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I am not particularly keen on points 1 and 2, but might still consider doing it if other events haven't caught my eye.
Jerry - Does Mrs S know you have entered? I would have thought GUCR would be your last ok'd event for the next 2 years
PB's
1mile: 5:36 - 20/06/2012 - Arethusa Mile (Bushy Park)
5K: 18:55 - 24/07/11 - Bushy Park
10K: 39:15 - 19/03/11 - 2nd 10k of below race
Half Mara: 1:26.50 - 19/03/11 - Dorney Lake 1:26.50)
Mara: 3:12.50 - 04/062012 - Kent Roadrunner
50k (Trail): 4:34.37 - 12/08/2012 - Salisbury 54321
50miles (Trail): 7:27.43 - 04/02/2012 - Thames Trot 50
100miles (Trail): 22:14.10 - 03/03/2012 - Thamespath 100 (102miles)
I am not particularly keen on points 1 and 2, but might still consider doing it if other events haven't caught my eye. Jerry - Does Mrs S know you have entered? I would have thought GUCR would be your last ok'd event for the next 2 years
I have just told her and she didn't even bat an eyelid....if I know her as well as I do, it will be filed away and brought up at a suitable time!
Had a chance to speak to a guy from my Club last night who lives just down the road from the bridge and I now understand why they are calling it the Hell on the Humber, apparently South to North is almost one incline and sounds horrendous, somehow I cannt see 100 km + coming out of this!!!!
Jerry, that must mean that North to South is downhill, so you can make the time up lost on the uphill section
100km+ in 12hrs, I suppose all depends on how steep the hill is, what the winds are like on the day (can
be somewhat windy up there so I am led to believe) and what condition you are in and how hard you want to
push it within the 12hrs. Post GUCR this will feel like a walk in the park.......
OMG it is just going to be one big fartlek run which in a way is a good thing!
I have officially pulled out of this race...see here for details
Oh dear. I completely understand though.
At least it gives you motivation for Autumn ahead :-)
Oh dear. I completely understand though. At least it gives you motivation for Autumn ahead :-)
I have a cunning plan and it has been agreed by the Delightful Mrs S so in the process of just fine tuning my training
News to come
I have a cunning plan and it has been agreed by the Delightful Mrs S so in the process of just fine tuning my training News to come
Sounds good. I need to get my ass in gear as well. Only got a trail mara end of Oct.