Virtual Racing Recap

Reports (restricted)
10th May 2020

I hope everyone is well?

I just through I would send a note with some of the virtual racing results over the last month, also there are a few more races coming up as well if you would like to get involved. If you have not tried virtual racing I can highly recommend it!

BMC Bannister Mile

Basic premise here was to run a mile as fast as you can and discover there really is nowhere flat in Tunbridge Wells! I personally used a section on the Langton Road which several others seemed to as well; at this pace you really feel the undulations! I was pretty happy however with 5:14 ( my quickest on the track was 5:08). Patrick was the quickest Harrier and only 4 seconds quicker than me, although he claims he actually ran 5:04 but didn’t stop his watch in time (I believe him, honest). Pru also managed to just pip Hayley in the ladies competition also by 4 seconds. Anyway well done all, some excellent times there.

Pos Entry Name1 Name2 Cat Cat P Club Time
365 _9WUK Patrick BAREHAM SM 117 TUNW 5:10.00
410 _GQAP Michael KING M40 54 TUNW 5:14.00
535 _U76D Edward STEELE M35 60 TUNW 5:27.00
557 _7ZYH Andy HOWEY M55 7 TUNW 5:29.00
575 _LC76 James CHANDLER M45 40 TUNW 5:31.00
599 _5KHE Mike CARDALL M35 65 TUNW 5:33.00
679 _9HZL Christopher POTTER M50 29 TUNW 5:40.00
742 _85LU Tobyn YOUNG M40 103 TUNW 5:47.00
916 _O0HE Robert WINTER M40 111 TUNW 6:10.00
937 _DLNO Saul HARRIS M50 46 TUNW 6:14.00
966 _5B5C Andrew DEIGHTON M55 30 TUNW 6:21.00
1028 _Q5QX Pru CLEMENTS W45 20 TUNW 6:34.00
1040 _GBTK Hayley LARKIN SW 72 TUNW 6:38.00
1117 _KIX1 Sonja KING W40 26 TUNW 7:10.00

Full results at: https://data.opentrack.run/x/2020/GBR/bmcmile/event/T1/1/1/

Team competition was based on age grading

75.64% (43rd out of 52 teams)

557: Andy Howey (81.97%), 575: James Chandler (76.27%), 679: Christopher Potter (75.45%), 410: Michael King (75.01%), 365: Patrick Bareham (72.97%), 1028: Pru Clements (72.20%)

https://data.opentrack.run/x/2020/GBR/bmcmile/scores/age-grades-all/

Podium 5km

Dan Watt, Hayley Larkin and myself took part in the Podium 5k virtual challenge. This was a face book based event where you had to do an out and back 5km route and submit your Garmin or Strava time. The basic premise was every 2 weeks the field would be cut by half with fastest runners making it through to the next round. However the rules seemed to get amended so only the fastest 80 Men and Women made it through to round 2. This was then whittled down to fastest 20 for round 3.

Unfortunately Hayley was eliminated in round 1 but myself (to my amazement) and Dan made it through to round 3. However round 3 involved breaking 15:33 mins to progress so I didn’t make it and I’m guessing Dan didn’t attempt it.

Round 1

  • Hayley Larkin –22:11 (eliminated)
  • Dan Watts – 17:34 (70th)
  • Mike King – 18:04 (78th)

Round 2

  • Mike King – 17:48 (1 second virtual 5km PB), eliminated.

Official results are on the Podium 5k Facebook page if you want to look.

TWC – April spring to spring

Well the racing certainly got going on the Calybeate spring challenge (Pantiles spring to the Dunorlan park spring).

Some great last minute racing with Dillion taking the crown from John Law on the last day, but in a cruel twist Mike Staddon then came along an hour later and in another display of his new form stole the crown from Dillon! Hayley also pipped Kate at the last minute, but in an even crueler twist Cathy let her have this for less than an hour to cement her place as the Queen of the TW challenge.

Full results https://www.strava.com/segments/23147945

Upcoming races

There are quite a few but these are probably the most suitable to us.

· Hopefully we can run some form of virtual handicap as well.

Anyway hopefully everyone can still enjoy their running and please stay safe.

Regards

Mike