He does if he wants a fat boy breakfast.GLCQuantum wrote:I''ll guess John gets back around 1hr 30 surely. Young fit lad like himself.
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Have you guys seen the crazy times that people finish the half marathon in...
World record
Ridiculous!
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I'd have liked to see him finish in that speed on last years course. Only in Thailand could they think of running up a mountain to finish.
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I agree. Only in Thailand....running up a mountain to finish.
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That's just a wee speed-bump...Big Boy wrote:I'd have liked to see him finish in that speed on last years course. Only in Thailand could they think of running up a mountain to finish.
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It was big enough for me
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Well, I'm sure everybody will be pleased to know that I don't have to move this thread into Night Crawlers. Neither I, nor any of my spotters saw anybody running around sporting Superman trunks - were you there GLC? So no GLC photos to post.
I was there this morning to support Team Wado, and I am delighted to announce that Ginjaninja was the first Farang home after running the full course in a very creditable 1 hr 30 min. Wado Karate did the lessor distance because he had to be at work for 9. Whilt not earth shattering, he achieved his 1 hour goal.
A few snaps from the event..........
A very well organised event.
I was there this morning to support Team Wado, and I am delighted to announce that Ginjaninja was the first Farang home after running the full course in a very creditable 1 hr 30 min. Wado Karate did the lessor distance because he had to be at work for 9. Whilt not earth shattering, he achieved his 1 hour goal.
A few snaps from the event..........
A very well organised event.
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You would have been waiting quite some time to see me crawl over the line.
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So, you were there? Didn't see anybody in a Superman outfit. What was your time?
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Ginjaninja, before and after... love it!!
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There was this as welldtaai-maai wrote:Ginjaninja, before and after... love it!!
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Just under 1hr 34mins to be precise B.B. and 6th place in my age category.
My iPhone running app recorded less than the 21.1km for the half-marathon.
Well done to Sensei John who made good time in the 10K and also BritJim who also came 6th place in his age category (half-marathon) missing a trophy by one position. Better luck next year Jim.
I thought I made a good start getting on to Takiab beach running with maybe the top 5 runners it appeared however once I got round the Khao Tao reservoir and almost at the 9km marker I met with the real runners having already passed the half-way marker and heading home. Two kilometres ahead!!!?? Does that mean they will finish >4kms ahead of me at the finish??
At this point it was clear to me that there was no way I could win this event (yeah dream-on GN).
Around the 11km marker (I think) a foreigner overtook me as well as a very friendly and very lean Thai guy who I recognised from my morning beach runs. Getting closer to the beach again, an older Thai guy shouted in support "#2 foreigner"..... As funny as it was I wasn't having any of that 'number 2 falang' carry-on.
At the first water-stop heading back North again I was able to pass the #1 falang as he fetched some water and put some distance between us (thank you CamelBak!). My friendly Thai runner kept a good pace and we ran quite quickly shoulder to shoulder for almost the entire length of the beach. At the last water-stop he signalled that he needed a drink and just took off turbo-charged. There was no way I was going to keep with him.
My beach friend took the podium in the top-five to receive his trophy.... well done that guy and I think without his spirit and companionship I wouldn't have done so well on the run back to finish.
Anyway been looking forward to this beer for several weeks now....
Ginjaninja.
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It was still a very creditable time GN.
The guy that won the race however, must have finished a good 20 minutes ahead of you, if in fact he'd done the whole course i.e. his bib indicated a Half Marathon runner.
Likewise, the winner of the 10K (if you believe the bibs) was an older lady, who was not performing as though she was running a 40 min 10K race as she crossed the finish line. There were some serious runners in that 10K, and I could not imagine her beating them.
The guy that won the race however, must have finished a good 20 minutes ahead of you, if in fact he'd done the whole course i.e. his bib indicated a Half Marathon runner.
Likewise, the winner of the 10K (if you believe the bibs) was an older lady, who was not performing as though she was running a 40 min 10K race as she crossed the finish line. There were some serious runners in that 10K, and I could not imagine her beating them.
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BB, the half-marathon runners had a electronic timing chip that records the start, half-way (Sai Noi) and finish. At every short-cut opportunity there was a warden policing the route so it would be very hard to cheat the trail. I believe the runners that passed me (homeward leg) at the 9Kms marker would have easily beat my time by 20mins.Big Boy wrote:The guy that won the race however, must have finished a good 20 minutes ahead of you, if in fact he'd done the whole course i.e. his bib indicated a Half Marathon runner.
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I'm not suggesting cheating, in fact the guy that came first looked really good value for a Half Marathon runner. However, I personally think the lady wearing the 10K bib was more likely to have run to Oasis, had breakfast and then run back again . Seriously, I think she had probably done the 5K run, and was wearing the wrong bib.
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