Monday, December 31, 2007

Highnam Handicap





































The big event this morning - 5 loops of the playing fields next to the Boy Charlton pool (about 545m). It's a bit rough underfoot in parts and quite soft grass in others. Had the usual fight last night about handicap times with people vastly underestimating their abilities. Basic format was that Gill and Laurence went off on scratch, Dad on 50 seconds, Jamie on 2 minutes and me on 4:45. Alec ran with Spohie as he's injured his knee. Henry, Paul, Jack and Sophie did 3 laps. Henry setting off with Laurence on her 3rd lap, Paul and Jack setting off when Gill/Laurence had done 1.7 laps and Sophie setting off when Gill/Laurence had done 1.3 laps. Bec and Billy did one lap starting with Paul and Jack.
Finishing times were as follows:
Sophie: 12:12
Jack: 12:38
Paul: 12:40
Bec: 13:00
Gill: 13:01
Jamie: 13:15
Dad: 13:22
Henry: 13:37
Me: 13:41
Laurence: 13:52
Billy: 13:55

Individual splits impossible to work out other than:

Me: 8:56
Jamie: 11:15
Dad: 12:32
Gill: 13:01
Laurence: 13:52

Works out at about 3:17 p/km for me which was about right for interval training. Laps went 1:41, 1:48, 1:50, 1:50, 1:48. Here are the race photos:










7 comments:

Hamburglar said...

Man, you have an active family - great photos.

Happy New Year!

David said...

Happy New Year Tom,

Hope the Achilles holds out until you've run 5000 in 15m20.

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year to you all!
James, good time. It seems like the French foie gras and the St Germain loop are doing you well. Great pictures!

Superflake said...

Happy New Year Tom. Hope you have a good one.

James said...

Great run by all. Shame Alec was injured and couldn't run too. The heat took its toll on the performances though - I'm sure that I weould have gone faster if it had been -5C !
Last run tomorrow and then 24 hour flight home. Training is now on for the sub 40 min 10km.

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