Nice one Eddie

Rev\'d Gatlin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8256589.stm

43 marathons in 51 days. Top effort. No previous experience, 5 weeks of training. His 1st marathon took about 10 hrs, he's now down to just over 5. Would that work on a bike? Would it be possible to knock lumps out off your sportive times in just a couple of months?

bobtbuilder

It's a really inspiring story.

Would it be possible to knock lumps out off your sportive times in just a couple of months?

I would think so. The key element is the lask of prior experience. Once your body adapts to something new, you should get some fairly rapid improvements.

DavidBelcher

Rev\'d Gatlin wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8256589.stm

43 marathons in 51 days. Top effort. No previous experience, 5 weeks of training. His 1st marathon took about 10 hrs, he's now down to just over 5. Would that work on a bike? Would it be possible to knock lumps out off your sportive times in just a couple of months?

Saw a piece on this on breakfast telly this morning, sterling effort from Eddie. Excellent choice of support vehicle too!

http://www.thisisbusiness-staffordshire ... ticle.html

David

Rev\'d Gatlin

DavidBelcher wrote:

Rev\'d Gatlin wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8256589.stm

43 marathons in 51 days. Top effort. No previous experience, 5 weeks of training. His 1st marathon took about 10 hrs, he's now down to just over 5. Would that work on a bike? Would it be possible to knock lumps out off your sportive times in just a couple of months?

Saw a piece on this on breakfast telly this morning, sterling effort from Eddie. Excellent choice of support vehicle too!

http://www.thisisbusiness-staffordshire ... ticle.html

David

I saw him running in the Lake District in the summer, but I didn't see the van. I feel cheated.

DavidBelcher

When asked what was next on the 'to do' list after the final marathon, Izzard's reply was along the lines of "go to sleep for a week". And boy has he earned it!

David

hammerite

Rev\'d Gatlin wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8256589.stm

43 marathons in 51 days. Top effort. No previous experience, 5 weeks of training. His 1st marathon took about 10 hrs, he's now down to just over 5. Would that work on a bike? Would it be possible to knock lumps out off your sportive times in just a couple of months?

You have to remember on the first day he would have been woried about having another 50 days to go of doing the same thing, so probably took it steady. He was also stopping to meet people, have photos taken, for interviews etc.... every day.

Yesterday was a planned attempt to set a PB, he had pace runners, 3 rickshaws as well as the ice cream van, he told people on twitter that he wasn't going to stop to talk to people or take photographs. To be honest it's amazing he managed it still with the efforts of the past two months. Especially as he injured his ankle last week and was pretty much walking most of the route for a couple of days.

His previous best was set on Saturday (5h 48), he took Sunday as a day off, did a 5 mile run/5 mile walk strategy on Monday, all to save himself for the PB attempt yesterday. Apparently he was pegging it at under 8 min mile towards the end yesterday as he wanted to get under 5 hours as well as set a PB.

Excellent effort alround. Don't forget to donate http://www.comicrelief.com/donate/eddie

pottssteve

It hasn't made the news in Hong Kong; did he do it in a frock?

Either way, fair play to him.