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After moving in to town I have developed extreme commute envy. I think I'm doing sub-5 miles a day into uni and around town and back. It's just NOT ENOUGH.

@Carson Yar yar Half-wrapped B123's. I put them back on to get a little use out of them, but I far prefer my LA84's. Plus, my wrapping job is bullshit, lumpy as anything, needs fixing.

mate tell me about it, i can't even commute, would take me longer to get on my bike and lock it up than walk. Sad times

Sorry to say im pretty sure its that...rest and get some new shoes?

I think i've decided its better to run without music. I completely agree it can keep you going when the feel shit but sometimes find myself zoning out and running to the beat and dropping my pace. Ran without it today and did loads better on the route than i've ever done. Ran Brighton marathon last year and they had a headphone ban (not that anyone pays any attention to it) and found I was paying attention to how I was running a lot more.

If you start training on the track don't always go the same way round - you'll wear your inside leg down and be walking in circles forever.

If i train everyday doing 3000m on each leg will I be 3'2" by february? Might be a disadvantage having a 10cm stride.

considering doing 3000m for my uni in february....any tips anyone? Don't really have a clue about track running rather that road.

Yeah, I know it does much more as you say.

If you run set routes regularly & keep a training diary (takes just as long to punch numbers into a spreadsheet/website or write them down in a book, as it does to download data ;) ), exact distance isn't that important to measure progress as if you're getting faster / feeling easier over appx but constant distance then that's great!

Having a "virtual partner" strikes me as over rated too - just remember your PB, or look it up in training diary, and try to run faster (or whatever goal you set vs the training partner) - learn pacing on your routes by thinking about how you run over that course... In some ways virtual partner can be counter productive, as you could easily end up racing more training sessions, which from experience can lead to long injury layoff.

Additionally - if you rely too much on this stuff in training, and it fails on race day, you're fucked for that race.

That's my tuppence on GPS, and I'm no fan of compression fit technology, forefoot/barefoot running technology, super high mileage training plans, or much else that is often touted as the new thing either. Just call me grumpy.

Agree with the point about racing training session. When I know my PB and current pace all I wanna do is beat it. But I think for running new routes or areas its good to know how far you've been etc. I know running routes you've have experience on has advantages but for interests sake, its all about somewhere new.

s'all about the compression lycra, as you said makes you look super cool and surely that is half the point of running no?

Just did a PB for 5 miles, good start to the year! Also tried out Runkeeper Pro. Seems alright and gives pretty accurate route data (obvs depends on GPS signal) but its slowwwww to use on my phone at least (HTC Wildfire) but thats probably cos its a crap phone. Seems pretty worth £zero though.

Might do my local one again. Its a tiny affair, with say 25 completing the marathon distance and maybe 100 do the half. To save on water stations the route returns to the start/finish line at half marathon distance, and then as people clap and try to hand you a medal, t-shirt etc. you have say no thanks I want to do that again, and follow the same route on more time.

fecking soul destroying.

Fuck I am imagine that sucks. On the brighton one the half way point is right next to finish...pretty depressing to be halfway when people are finishing.

Anyone running Brighton/London marathon (or any other marathon around the same time) this year? Need someone to tell me how well their training is going to depress me into running harder.

Dibs "honey writes" posted please

You'd think that, but actually a curved nose proves better than a wedge for subsonic flow, I think because there is a trade off between form drag and skin friction, so the shorter nose cone wins with less surface area. The optimum at cycling speeds is something like a tear drop with maximal thickness at about 1/3 of chord and overall chord:thickness of about 6:1, although this is not UCI legal. Trek have put a Kamm tail on (perhaps more accurately, cut it off), mostly to comply with regulations, so I think their tube has its maximal thickness behind the midpoint.

Yea thats right, there is too much surface on a double wedge so rounding off the front reduces the drag....didn't think i'd talk about aerospace related things on here!

Thanks but I'm trying to sell wheels rather than buy them.

GP4s going on eBay tomorrow. Cranks still available

I'd love the GP4s but in Manc.....how much posted?

Who rides the moave/purple aero fixie with wing tt forks? Trying to tell you to do a skid from my van at preston circus!
Thats a nice looking whip

Fuck just spotted this! That was me, I was on my way back up north with all my stuff so didn't comply with the skid. Was wondering what was being mouthed at me from a van....its usually not that nice

thanks for the stickers whoever spotted my bike on north campus??

its a bitta plastic 2 quid seems pointless. the children were great thanks. got one sorted cheers adam.

has anyone got one of those belt clip things for a rear cateyes light?

EDIT: like this

http://www.sjscycles.com/supersize/15500.jpg

I'll give you a can or some good karma. 2 quid seems excessive.

Blacks have a 2 for 1 on North Face jackets at the moment, does anyone wanna go in with me?

im up for it

I'd be there in a second if I didn't have work, sorry buddy hope it all goes well

Grobag arrived, perfect buddy...good sale.

Dibs Grobag, PM'ed

I know don't actually play polo but big fan of the unicorn idea/ste's new logo. Can imagine people would buy those.

one just off sackville st, on the path next to the railway bridge...apart from that im not very observant

Heal up mate sounds pretty nasty. Who shouts at someone bleeding on the floor?

I'll probably be there to celebrate being back in Manchester

I'll have to join you otherwise i'll just be sitting on my own