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February Running Challenge
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Got out for my inaugural boards running challenge tonight! Hill is literally outside the door of the house in the estate, so handy enough. 14 times up it made for shaky legs in the end. Did the run as a trail run so I could keep an eye on the metres gained! Calculated beforehand I could get 15 done, but didn't pace it right!
I do reckon I could have gotten another 2 if I had run back down faster tho - pain that half the time your descending!!
Garmin and Strava were same gain actually - 307m
https://www.strava.com/activities/4729932097
Am I reading that right? When you started it looks like the bottom your hill is 4 metres below sea level. By the end it's 31m below sea level for around the same point. You must have been hitting the ground with some force
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Dubh Geannain wrote: »Am I reading that right? When you started it looks like the bottom your hill is 4 metres below sea level. By the end it's 31m below sea level for around the same point. You must have been hitting the ground with some force
Yea, I saw that on a second look alright, no idea what's going on there. I run that hill on every run as I have to get home! Strava can be annoying sometimes!0 -
Dubh Geannain wrote: »Am I reading that right? When you started it looks like the bottom your hill is 4 metres below sea level. By the end it's 31m below sea level for around the same point. You must have been hitting the ground with some force
Actually - the same data is on the Garmin too. I know the gain for the segment is 24m as I created the segment on Strava a few months ago - but looks like I was done out of some metres - 14 times up is 336m, and only got 307m on the Garmin!
And I start just above Sea level - the estate is aptly named Harbour Heights!0 -
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My turn to try the thoroughly unoriginal Fairycastle route! Thought I'd get it in before the snow.
439m of climb, agonizingly close to Lambay's effort for a very similar route. maybe I'll do it again later in the month and hope that measurement uncertainty would put me ahead.
Really enjoyed the challenge, For no other reason would I run up Fairycastle before work in February.
Don't embarras me now and tell me you had the buggy too 0 -
Lambay island wrote: »Don't embarras me now and tell me you had the buggy too
The buggy plan went out the window when you posted an effort all the way to the top of Fairycastle. :mad::mad:
The buggy would struggle to go at any real pace on the rock path past the masts! my original idea for the buggy route (which I might still do) is to go to the masts then keep doing reps on the tar road until I run out of time. But that would probably only be 300 or 350m effort at a guess.0 -
shotgunmcos wrote: »Fair play to you both - altimeters aside - those are impressive efforts!
crisco10 - thats looks to be a popular hill! And 3 metres off Lambay for top spot :P:eek:
Edit: It was enough to put you top overall though!
eposhea - thats some hill to have in your everyday run! 8% avg gradient :eek:
Cheers - yea, it's always nice to finish with a goo leg pump!Agreed. Amazing runs. eposhea, running 8% grades like that suggests you’re in far better 10k shape than you think.
Thanks - I have upped the mileage considerably in the last 2 months - I think fitness is building nicely (for me
) - will have to plan a 10KM TT soon - very flat where I am bar the hill finish, so could be a flattering time! 0 -
Cheers - yea, it's always nice to finish with a goo leg pump!
Thanks - I have upped the mileage considerably in the last 2 months - I think fitness is building nicely (for me) - will have to plan a 10KM TT soon - very flat where I am bar the hill finish, so could be a flattering time!
Don't be under any illusions. Most of us are not looking for a hilly route for our lockdown TT's. Lol. We're all trying to flatter ourselves... Except for a few sado masochistic honest few.0 -
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TFBubendorfer wrote: »The Cliff Walk definitely isn't a great option but I'm thinking repeats up to the cross might be a good one.
Yah the cliff's brutal for it. Gained about 140m over 6.8km during the week.
I've done 160-170m over 1km from sea level to the base of the rocks the cross is on in about 13/14 minutes with a 10kg dumbell in a backpack wearing hiking boots.
Gonna drag wife and baby up carraiggollogan for a look on Sunday. They've no idea why.
...also - carrying a 16kg 20 month old up bray head and the sugar loaf is probably the most relevant training I've ever got for this
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shotgunmcos wrote: »16kg 20month old??!!!
You are taking about a little human yeah?
I completely misspoke. He was only about 15.5kg at 20 months and hit 16kg at 22
(tbh he also came out at 11.5lb and has tracked that giant baby growth curve ever since)0 -
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I wanted to walk soooo bad..
I'll post details on my log but this was tough, really tough. Found a hill just within my 5k which was a 27m over 400m. It averaged 7+% gradient but had 11-12% ramps. I was wobbly for a finish and pressed stop at 39:50 only to realise I hadn't actually pressed it :eek:.. Panicky stop at 39:59 just in time :eek::cool:
303m elevation and I doubt I could squeeze any more out of it. Reps are bloody hard. Strava gave me 255m. I covered 11x 2 min reps and a few ramps at the top.
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Did a recce today on the only hill/mountain in my 5k radius. I'd have gotten more had I run too the hill but opted to just run up and around it. Hilariously garmin gives me exactly the same 150m elevation I got from my run around town but this was much slower (very difficult terrain for a lot of it).
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TFBubendorfer wrote: »Oh good god!
I ran up and down our driveway, which is a fairly steep hill. While this was more a test to see if my Achilles would be able to cope with hills rather than a real workout I still expected more.
Garmin says 153 meters https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/6238693383
Strava says 100 meters https://www.strava.com/activities/4753918781 (bastards!)
I see we both have the head and carrick gollan to take advantage of for this challenge 0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »February Table Update #5
* denotes bonus point to be added if challenge completed
?? need a time limit (10k or double 5k rounded to nearest minute)
Points system is 20, 19, 18... 1,1,1. For this challenge it MAY be the same for both hill rep options and mountain climb options.
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Some are getting same Strava/Garmin -
Some are getting higher Strava
Some are getting higher Garmin :cool:
Some are using elevation correction on Strava which sometime gives you more
Some are enabling elevation correction on GC which invariably gives you less :rolleyes:
Link whichever you like ... rules#1-6 stand
The likely split will be climbs vs Reps. With each getting the same points system0 -
Another recce. Tried a hill in Catherine's Pk. It's short but steep. Returns were very disappointing, lap data very erratic. Strava showed a variation from 1m to 11m! Garmin lap data was worthless, but the elevation trace seemed to show a consistent 8m.
Garmin 106m
Strava 93m
I did 2 x 6 x hill. Each ascent took about 60sec; each descent a little more. 5 mins between sets.
Overall gain includes cool down return to car.
Legs are feeling it.
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Pherekydes wrote: »Another recce. Tried a hill in Catherine's Pk. It's short but steep. Returns were very disappointing, lap data very erratic. Strava showed a variation from 1m to 11m! Garmin lap data was worthless, but the elevation trace seemed to show a consistent 8m.
Garmin 106m
Strava 93m
I did 2 x 6 x hill. Each ascent took about 60sec; each descent a little more. 5 mins between sets.
Overall gain includes cool down return to car.
Legs are feeling it.
Did you try the one at the end of the river walk? That's surely worth more. That's assuming the one you did was the short sharp one at the small ruin?0 -
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Pherekydes wrote: »The one at the end of the river walk is the one I did, Annie. Honestly, I was expecting more from it.
I did think about the other one you mentioned, but didn't fancy it. It might get a go yet. :pac:
Fair play Pherekydes! Many had a few goes at the January Challenge but pretty brave to have multiple goes at this one
Also, I am constantly typing your username wrong and the gent you are, never to correct me 0 -
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354m climb reps challenge
I had rest day yesterday, so decided to give this a shot today with reps up and down a 90m hill.(with a mini rep towards end to use up couple minutes). I think I need more than a rest day tomorrow. Ignore heart data, it's a wrist monitor.
The last climb was difficult and made me wish my 10k time was only 30 mins! 354m climb, delighted the with effort and the lungs really felt they got good clear out! It was a very slow cool down to get home.
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323m in 44mins
Ran up my local Annagh hill, which was frozen and snow dusted as you went higher. I opted to take a direct steep route (over 40% gradient in places!) which meant a climb with stick in hand, and lots of slipping back down. All my running is easy pace for the moment so no records were broken. I reached the highest point sooner than anticipated so had to run back down and up again to try and grab extra elevation. Next time I think a longer route up might be more runnable, and may lead to greater cumulative height. I'd also bring a camera for the views which for now remain in memory... a distant snow-covered Lug, the sun setting over frozen Mt Leinster, snow squalls coming over the Irish Sea from Wales...
But the overall "score" is not really important... it'd be different in other weather, ground conditions, route choice, time of year. And that's the real beauty of running up a hill (and I reckon a large part of the reason MCOS chose this particular challenge!)
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Kurt_Godel. wrote: »323m in 44mins
Ran up my local Annagh hill, which was frozen and snow dusted as you went higher. I opted to take a direct steep route (over 40% gradient in places!) which meant a climb with stick in hand, and lots of slipping back down. All my running is easy pace for the moment so no records were broken. I reached the highest point sooner than anticipated so had to run back down and up again to try and grab extra elevation. Next time I think a longer route up might be more runnable, and may lead to greater cumulative height. I'd also bring a camera for the views which for now remain in memory... a distant snow-covered Lug, the sun setting over frozen Mt Leinster, snow squalls coming over the Irish Sea from Wales...
But the overall "score" is not really important... it'd be different in other weather, ground conditions, route choice, time of year. And that's the real beauty of running up a hill (and I reckon a large part of the reason MCOS chose this particular challenge!)
Kudos Mike, good fun was had
Thanks Paul! Knew you love the hills and knew you'd enjoy this one. Thanks for taking part. Not quite the mad TDA challenges we used to do on the dark side forum way back. But many months still to go...0 -
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