2 fells races and 280 miles on the bike – all in a days work! Written on September 22, 2010, by matt.
By Ricky Lightfoot: This year hasn’t been so productive for me, in and out of injury I’ve never really hit that form which I had last year. Through frustration I decided to slow things down a bit and only do the things I really enjoyed and concentrate on getting over the latest injury. At the [...]
Transalps – the road to recovery Written on September 21, 2010, by andys.
Running 310km is pretty tiring. For the last week or so it’s been mainly a question of catching up on sleep (9 hours per night is ideal), eating well and the odd gentle run and bike ride thrown in to remind the body that you’re not a loafer after all. No surprises that after the [...]
Transalps Written on September 12, 2010, by andys.
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Transalps DAY8 (the end!) Written on September 11, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 33.4km Climb: 1269m Descent 1123m Time: ~2hrs48’ Heart average: 146bpm Heart max: 165bpm Calories burnt: 1262kcal Stage position: 1st (by approx 12mins) Overall position 1st (by approx 93mins) Andy’s account How to make a 20 mile run with 4000ft of climb feel short? First run the best part of 200 miles with [...]
Transalps DAY7 Written on September 10, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 42.195km Climb: 1963m Descent 1990m Time: 3hrs55’7’’ Heart average: 145bpm Heart max: 164bpm Calories burnt: 1348kcal (doesn’t sound right that?…) Stage position: 1st (by approx 18mins) Overall position 1st (by approx 80mins) Andy’s account Today was good! Legs were on fire and the course was simply awesome. We’re now on the edge [...]
3 ½ weeks in the alps was just not long enough! Written on September 10, 2010, by matt.
I had planned to take part in 3 races whilst in the Alps, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to as an ongoing injury problem caught up with me. So instead of feeling sorry for myself, I met up with a friend and we decided to make the most of the glorious sunny weather and hit [...]
Transalps DAY 6 Written on September 9, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 39.7km Climb: 1512m Descent 1193m Time: 3hrs25’20’’ Heart average: 145bpm Heart max: 161bpm Calories burnt: 1626kcal Stage position: 1st (by approx 5mins) Overall position 1st (by approx 61mins) Andy’s account It’s incredible how you can feel so bad on one day and then recover the next. Luckily that’s what happened, as I [...]
Transalps DAY5 Written on September 8, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 34.5km Climb: 1813m Descent 2408m Time: 3hrs 38’50’’ Heart average: 142bpm Heart max: 163bpm Calories burnt: 1671kcal Stage position: 1st (by approx 5mins) Overall position 1st (by approx 56mins) Andy’s account Only Tom knows how tough I found today. Unfortunately I was mega low on energy, been struggling to eat and properly [...]
Transalps DAY4 Written on September 7, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 43.9km Climb: 1967m Descent 1377m Time: 4hrs 14’22’’ Heart average: 144bpm Heart max: 163bpm ZipVit burnt: 2015kcal Stage position: 1st (by approx 18mins) Overall position 1st (by approx 41mins) Andy’s account The multiple big meals yesterday afternoon and evening obviously worked a wonder as both Tom and I were on top form [...]
Transalps DAY3 Written on September 6, 2010, by andys.
Stage stats Distance: 46.9km Climb: 2252m Descent 2130m Time: 4hrs 39’40’’ Heart average: 143bpm (blatantly not trying hard enough!) Heart max: 165bpm ZipVit burnt: 2176kcal (quickly replaced by a large plate of ribs and chips at the finish) Stage position: 1st Overall position 1st (by approx 33mins) Andy’s account A bit of a slog! We [...]