My First Marathon
#31
Re: My First Marathon
A friend of mine recently completed her first ultra marathon between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Because it was along the canal it was very flat. According to several of her fellow runners it is easier to run when there is changeable terrain as you're not using the same muscle groups constantly.
I'm sort of assuming that you won't be constantly ascending all the time during the run, are you also training on flat and downhill stuff?
I'm sort of assuming that you won't be constantly ascending all the time during the run, are you also training on flat and downhill stuff?
Flat yes, downwards not so much.
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#33
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https://www.facebook.com/GreatWallOfChinaMarathon/
As for running up Jebal Hafeet, we had a support car driving up and down checking on us and to bring us down for the second go.
#34
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Sorry, I was only referring to the training. The GWC is an out-n-back, you do 21km, turn round and come back. So yes, on the real thing there are ups and downs.
https://www.facebook.com/GreatWallOfChinaMarathon/
As for running up Jebal Hafeet, we had a support car driving up and down checking on us and to bring us down for the second go.
https://www.facebook.com/GreatWallOfChinaMarathon/
As for running up Jebal Hafeet, we had a support car driving up and down checking on us and to bring us down for the second go.
Edit: I take it back, I've just gone through the photos and comments. You're bloody psycho!
Last edited by moneypenny20; Apr 16th 2016 at 1:56 pm.
#35
Re: My First Marathon
We will be doing Jebal Hafeet three times on 29th April. Rock on. 33km and 3000m of aggregate climb. That will be the last long run before the event.
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Re: My First Marathon
Have you looked at Al Jais? 30km from the roundabout to the barrier at the construction site entrance. Flat for the first 5, then about 4% grade to 15Km and then a consistent 6% to the top.
Edit. Also probably a bit cooler than JH too.
#37
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After reading all this I have decided to start taking the stairs to my 2nd floor apartment instead of using the lift from now on and in totally un-related news, I have decided to not talk to anyone for the first 10 minutes after I get back (gasping for breath really doesnt make too good a conversation)
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After reading all this I have decided to start taking the stairs to my 2nd floor apartment instead of using the lift from now on and in totally un-related news, I have decided to not talk to anyone for the first 10 minutes after I get back (gasping for breath really doesnt make too good a conversation)
#39
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Screw that! Nearly died when I did Wadi Bih a few years ago....
Have you looked at Al Jais? 30km from the roundabout to the barrier at the construction site entrance. Flat for the first 5, then about 4% grade to 15Km and then a consistent 6% to the top.
Edit. Also probably a bit cooler than JH too.
Have you looked at Al Jais? 30km from the roundabout to the barrier at the construction site entrance. Flat for the first 5, then about 4% grade to 15Km and then a consistent 6% to the top.
Edit. Also probably a bit cooler than JH too.
I'd actually booked a hotel in Al Ain for next weekend so am committed to JH. This might be interesting for the weekend after.
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If you get blisters, then apparently binding the affected areas of your feet with 3M Micropore tape before you run is the best way to prevent them, or so I read recently. HTH.
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No worries. Drop me a PM if you want me to email over a google earth file of the alignment. It's only a rough one but will let you see the elevation changes.
#42
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Three hour "run" this morning - warmed up with a 1.5km run before the tower, entered the tower's basement and started running from the basement to the top (20+1 floors) and for a change - run back down, 20 times of that, followed by a 5km warm down run outside (at 11.30am!), and a 1.5km walk home.
I need to try and estimate how far the running in the tower actually is, I reckon somewhere around 300m per go up, plus the climb up. This would be around 12km (up and down) of running in the tower and 2000m of climb.
Feel pretty good, massive lunch.
I need to try and estimate how far the running in the tower actually is, I reckon somewhere around 300m per go up, plus the climb up. This would be around 12km (up and down) of running in the tower and 2000m of climb.
Feel pretty good, massive lunch.
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The QS in me says that most of the storeys will be the same height, and all the steps will be. Measure one step, count the steps in one storey, count the storeys, do some arithmetic.
#44
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For sure. From what I can see the first 3 floors are all different (basement is tripple depth, the lobby double, the second has a mezz, after that, all standard) will measure later!