tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post3499062618348500081..comments2023-10-21T12:46:09.555+01:00Comments on Richards Parish Walk Blog: 27th April 2011Richard Spenceleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10133724629294983834noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post-37299345566271380292011-05-07T03:42:10.560+01:002011-05-07T03:42:10.560+01:00Looking at the photo in a new light now! It was su...Looking at the photo in a new light now! It was sunrise, and I just have my hands in my pockets...Richard Spenceleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133724629294983834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post-58836663153299590742011-05-07T00:49:28.409+01:002011-05-07T00:49:28.409+01:00Nice blogging but was it really necessary to post ...Nice blogging but was it really necessary to post a photo of you having a piss at sunset!!! :-)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973232079084863412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post-11411785743622191032011-04-29T15:44:13.506+01:002011-04-29T15:44:13.506+01:00Haha! 5:30 was set for about 30 metres on my garmi...Haha! 5:30 was set for about 30 metres on my garmin, on a steep downhill stretch during a sprint section when I was on the verge of losing control. It was either that or headbutt the tarmac, and I won't be losing control on that section again.<br /> My coach has done pretty well considering what he has to work with. Initially he was just trying to get me fluid and comfortable with an easy style, apparently a good race walk takes years, not months, to learn, and it's only recently we've been working on speed. As I'm still in the Lakes it's not often I get to see him although I've had a couple of rep sessions with him and the young lads he's working with, and have been incorporating them into my long walks a couple of times a week, but it's too soon for this years Parish. The secret to winning the Parish is the right mix of fast twitch and slow twitch fibres so good speed over long distances, something Jock seems to have achieved very well.<br /> I think the best I can hope for this year is top 5 and, if all goes well on the day, a same day finish. There's a lot of improving walkers out there, and I can see a few going for a similar target so time will tell. <br /> We've got to get round first. 85 miles is a long way...Richard Spenceleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133724629294983834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post-73753880849310965032011-04-29T12:28:27.460+01:002011-04-29T12:28:27.460+01:00p.s. 5:30 mile? That's quicker than I can run?...p.s. 5:30 mile? That's quicker than I can run? Is there any point in the rest of us turning up:-(?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364690572314815754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145423172904238090.post-68744335040271703222011-04-29T10:48:24.334+01:002011-04-29T10:48:24.334+01:00See you kind of incorporate it into your longer wa...See you kind of incorporate it into your longer walks but<br />has your coach never recommended rep sessions?<br /><br />200 heartbeat sounds pretty scary for a man of such advanced years;-)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364690572314815754noreply@blogger.com