I was told that MK was a fast course - and it was
PC_67
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Anyone here do Milton Keynes OD on Sunday morning?
Good race, nice venue, well organized and damned fast!
I think it’s fair to say that the course might not have been the full distance but stuff it, I got the time I was looking for and I can now say I’ve gone under 2:30.
Swim was a bit of a circuitous route around a lake. My eyes nearly popped out of my head seeing my watch at 25:10 on exit, my fastest swim split yet. It must have been short.
Bike was a 2 lap route with some climbing but some nice fast descents too. My legs lacked power at key times – lesson for next season I guess – and I was a couple of minutes slower than I’d hoped for at 1:14. My bike computer clocked 39.3km which would have included the in and out of T1 & T2 bits.
3 lap run route which again must have been short – I was within a minute of my standalone 10k PB, clocking in at 44:27.
Total time 2:27, just outside the top half in my age category.
Pleased with that but still - it's a target to beat next year.
Transitions were sloppy but I wasn't too fussed about leaving 30 seconds out there.
On to my debut marathon in October now. I’m training exclusively for this now.
This season's "end of term report":
- I’m no longer a laggard in the swim having finished above the bottom 40% in both my recent races, but still room to get better. Still, it’s nice to finally think I'm still in the race after the swim leg.
- Put more hours in on the bike. Spend much more time at or close to race intensity.
- Running going well – keep working at it and further improvement beckons.
Good race, nice venue, well organized and damned fast!
I think it’s fair to say that the course might not have been the full distance but stuff it, I got the time I was looking for and I can now say I’ve gone under 2:30.
Swim was a bit of a circuitous route around a lake. My eyes nearly popped out of my head seeing my watch at 25:10 on exit, my fastest swim split yet. It must have been short.
Bike was a 2 lap route with some climbing but some nice fast descents too. My legs lacked power at key times – lesson for next season I guess – and I was a couple of minutes slower than I’d hoped for at 1:14. My bike computer clocked 39.3km which would have included the in and out of T1 & T2 bits.
3 lap run route which again must have been short – I was within a minute of my standalone 10k PB, clocking in at 44:27.
Total time 2:27, just outside the top half in my age category.
Pleased with that but still - it's a target to beat next year.
Transitions were sloppy but I wasn't too fussed about leaving 30 seconds out there.
On to my debut marathon in October now. I’m training exclusively for this now.
This season's "end of term report":
- I’m no longer a laggard in the swim having finished above the bottom 40% in both my recent races, but still room to get better. Still, it’s nice to finally think I'm still in the race after the swim leg.
- Put more hours in on the bike. Spend much more time at or close to race intensity.
- Running going well – keep working at it and further improvement beckons.
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It was a great course, really enjoyed it, and would definitly recommend it. But it would be good if they cold get the distances right as its hard to track your progress compared to previous races.
With regard to the run course, the thought crossed me that that silly little detour around the copse early in each lap was there to make sure the run course came to exactly 10k, as there'd have been little point in it otherwise.
Anyway, I'll do that event again. It's handy enough from NW London where I live and everything ran really smoothly.
I agree about only comparing like-with-like times.
I love that bike route, especially the killer hill followed by some fast road. Totally screwed up the bike on this tri though, near on 40 minutes per lap (have done that loop in under 35 minutes before)