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Lee Swim attracts record numbers
Balmy weather together with a record entry made this year’s Lee Swim in Cork on Saturday the most popular yet with thousands lining the quay walls to watch the swimmers race the 2,000m course through the heart of the city.
This year’s race attracted a record entry of 347 with some 307 swimmers entering the water and all but two managing to finish the course.
The race was won by British entrant Neil Bowers from Newcastle while the first woman home was Rachel Lee from the Guinness Club in Dublin..
Source: Irish Times
just eight seconds – just…
“I really didn’t think it was possible to break the record that I set last year,” she said.
“To do so and to do it so definitively has been incredibly overwhelming. I think I’ve even surprised myself.”
Wellington remains unbeaten over an Ironman course, the long-distance discipline of triathlon which comprises a 1.2-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a marathon run.
Despite having won three times at the event’s spiritual home, the World Championships in Hawaii, she says Challenge Roth is right up there with Kona when it comes to fanatical support.
Source: BBC Sports
Former CW Coach Brett Sutton comments HERE
…Both Jacobs and Llanos worked hard to keep pace with Henning. Eventually the trio was joined by cyclists Sebastian Kienle and Normann Stadler, both of Germany. Kienle excelled as Stadler dropped out of the race. At the end of the 112 miles, Kienle was in the lead and was trailed by Henning and Llanos. Kienle started the marathon with a four-minute lead and was able to extend that in the first 10 kilometers. As the day went on, it looked like Kienle may have gone out too fast. Henning turned in a 2:39:43 marathon to take the win in 7:52:36, just two minutes slower than the men’s iron-distance world record. Kienle held on for second, with Llanos finishing third.
Source: Competitor.com
Steven Munatones from Huntington Beach, California runs the very informative “The Daily News of Open Water Swimming” Blog.
My picture taken during a training swim in Lough Neagh is just published together with lots of interesting open water swimming info.
The good old mid weeek club race was on the schedule yesterday. Nice and windy flat course with 26 riders in the bunch. No serious hills along the route so it was a nice fast racing fest.
I could not push to the fullest in the sprint so 5th place was not too bad for some injured recreational cycling.
Niall and i finished the day with a stunning sunset swim in Loch Neagh.
So, after next week, the marathon quest she set for herself as a little girl begins in earnest. “We’re going to pony up to some real serious training,” she says of the goals being laid out by her coach, Jerry Schumacher. (By David Leon Moore)
The above article on Shalane Flanagan’s NYC preperation made me thinking. Is my marathon season 2010 over?
As i do not know what is wrong with both of my legs i am pretty unsure on the next (running) races.
I am signed up for the Berlin Marathon (90 days to go) as well as the New York City Marathon (132 days to go). The Berlin Marathon 2010 is already a write off for me. With the current time frame i wont get a good preperation done. As i am gearing towards the Big Apple for my yearly highlight i am unsure as well.
By now i should be getting serious base miles in, but i do not. I am still not running. Since may i have not ran a single meter and there is no progression with my injury. A recent pressure studies showed no unusual data. That still leaves me unsure for another while, without training and no date to start back training.
Swimming and cycling is the only (sporting) activity for me at the moment. But the muscular problems wont let me train properly on the bike either. Both legs are tight since months. A frustrating scenario.
The next step is an MRI scan that hopefully helps the doctors to find out what is wrong with me.
Swimming and cycling is fine but nothing beats the early morning run.
