I did it!!!!!
Chaz.Harding
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Ok, so I did it 
Over the f%$king moon
They'll be some guys (and possibly girls!) who have ran further, faster, over worse terrain, but for me, I'm WELL impressed 8)
I don't AT ALL consider myself a good runner - so 50 miles, in 9 hours 11 minutes and 27 seconds is DAMN good 8)
Although, I'd strongly recommend at least doing a full marathon before trying to run nearly 2 marathons... :oops: Ahh well. Although, now I ache so badly I can't sleep. I can't walk without looking like I've been anally intruded / doing the robot. Stairs are a no-go, and I reeeeeeally struggle to stand up and sit down. EVERYTHING aches - from my neck, shoulders, back, HIP FLEXORS, quads, hamstrings, calves, ankles and feet... But was well worth it. Bragging rights to the max!
The route was horrible. Proper boggy, muddy, claggy clay, soaking ground, all the way. It was a 50 mile XC route... The first 20 miles were horrible, then after that the ground dried up (but was still super uneven and wet). By mile 8, my feet were soaked, when I accidentally ran into an ankle-deep puddle... Grrr....
Then having to ride my motorbike home 90 miles, at 10pm... That was fun... NOT!
Page 3, place 57, race number 194 8)
But the feeling afterwards... Immense 8)
Edit - even if they did spell my name wrong. Who the hell is 'Chez'...?
Over the f%$king moon
They'll be some guys (and possibly girls!) who have ran further, faster, over worse terrain, but for me, I'm WELL impressed 8)
I don't AT ALL consider myself a good runner - so 50 miles, in 9 hours 11 minutes and 27 seconds is DAMN good 8)
Although, I'd strongly recommend at least doing a full marathon before trying to run nearly 2 marathons... :oops: Ahh well. Although, now I ache so badly I can't sleep. I can't walk without looking like I've been anally intruded / doing the robot. Stairs are a no-go, and I reeeeeeally struggle to stand up and sit down. EVERYTHING aches - from my neck, shoulders, back, HIP FLEXORS, quads, hamstrings, calves, ankles and feet... But was well worth it. Bragging rights to the max!
The route was horrible. Proper boggy, muddy, claggy clay, soaking ground, all the way. It was a 50 mile XC route... The first 20 miles were horrible, then after that the ground dried up (but was still super uneven and wet). By mile 8, my feet were soaked, when I accidentally ran into an ankle-deep puddle... Grrr....
Then having to ride my motorbike home 90 miles, at 10pm... That was fun... NOT!
Page 3, place 57, race number 194 8)
But the feeling afterwards... Immense 8)
Edit - even if they did spell my name wrong. Who the hell is 'Chez'...?
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Awesome mate, simply awesome.0
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good work fella ! you're gonna ache tomorrow tho........ Falcon Sierra - 80's
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kudos, Chaz. Damned impressive.
did you look at the winning time???? what kinda freak freakary is that! :shock:0 -
The race was on Saturday, and I ached from about the 35 mile point ON THE DAY.
Then today has been horrible.
Tomorow, hopefully better, but I'm not counting on it Boo-yah mofo
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Big respect Chaz, nice one dude. What We Achieve In Life, Echoes In Eternity0
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Yeah well... I bet I could eat a bigger steak than you....0
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To be fair, I bigged myself up (a bit too much in retrospect) saying that I could do it, and was hoping for a 10hr run time - I beat it my nearly an hour - but MY GOD it was bloody difficult!
But, I did it! 8)Boo-yah mofo
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very impressive mate, really it is.
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I wasn't asking for training tips - just preparation tips. I couldn't get hold of any zinc oxide tape. Grrr...
No nipple rub though! Boo-yah mofo
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That's fantastic! Must be such a good feeling! 0
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so would you do one again or is it too early?0
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I would, but not yet.
And DEFINITELY more running-specific training is needed.
But yeah, it's an achievement - one for the memories :PBoo-yah mofo
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properly outstanding stuff mate.
i remember marching 35 miles in 9hrs 2 minutes when i were a young lad in an airmobile unit but was in absolute clip by the end and for days afterwards, i couldnt imagine covering more distance, let alone as quickly as that.
top effort, well done.
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Andy - I'm a steak eating MASTER!
And I'ma big lad - I'd give you a good run :PBoo-yah mofo
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Bloody Hell Chaz, nice one! I bet you're well pleased you're within the top half of the finishers!
So were there moments you walked? And did you go through the mental spell of 'I cant do this' only to come out of it a few miles later?
I'm going to go for a run tonight, I haven't done it in about 10 years It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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Very very well done you nutter!
Would love to do something like that.
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:shock: Good going there fella.
Can't imagine ever running that far unless something with pointy teeth was chasing me.0 -
well done thats a great achievement chaz. it would be bad enough on a good surface, but in mud and shit, very impressive, respectif it ain't rainin.....it ain't trainin
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Cat With No Tail wrote::shock: Good going there fella.
Can't imagine ever running that far unless something with pointy teeth was chasing me.
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congrats mate, i am guessing parts of you hurt now you never knew existed.
Well done on the time too, i'd still be running it a week on sunday 2009 Trek 3900 disc https://www.flickr.com/photos/125245570 ... 613755884/
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Big well done fella!
what was the race called, out of interest?"scalare come se al grembo degli dei" (apologies to any Italain speakers if the grammar/spelling is off)0 -
Thanks guys.
The race was the Thames Trot 50
And sorry for the delay Surf_Matt, but the route isn't published on the net (that I can find after 5 mins of Googling anyway). If you go onto Google Maps, and search for Iffley, Oxford, find the river Thames, and follow the river untill you reach Henley town centre, that's the route Boo-yah mofo
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Chaz, that's sodding brilliant chap.
50 miles? I'd put a wager on 50% of this forum having trouble riding that on a bike!
I'd be chuffed to do 5 miles on foot, so very very impressed.
The bragging rights are surely only secondary to "I am Chuck Norris", and even that's a close thing! Good work fella!Proved by testing to be faster than a badger.
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