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Vinnydabutcher

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  1. I loved my Fulcrum`s and would def buy Fulcrum again. I rode the Fulcrum Red Metal 5 - 26' - greatest wheels I ever had (and this includes I9, American Classic, Ritchey, Crank bros ect) when it comes to bang for your buck! I cant comment on after sales service since I never had any issues with them. The Red Power 29 is on the lower end of their spectrum but I would buy them with confidence. Fulcrum makes great wheels.
  2. Agreed, you need to take care of your mental capacity and that is something many athletes really get wrong. You need to `want` to run in March/April - just slogging through will cost you in May. I`ve always felt that one shouldn't `race` a marathon in March/April/May as the recovery afterwards eats into your quality prep time. Qualify in Nov/Dec if you can - take a little break to recover physically/mentally and then drive really focused from mid Jan onwards. I was also a bit fan of quality over quantity and went to the line as a novice with only about 1000km on the legs for the year - in hindsight, I think I would have been better off with 900km but more quality work. Listen to your body rather than chasing miles - you need to stay mentally fresh to get the best out of your training.
  3. Also looking for an entry is someone is willing to part with it. vince@singletrackfuel.com Cheers
  4. Yip - they ran out - apparently it will be sent off next week. If i may be a douche - Stretch, I think that 2015 medal look `the tits` - would swap my 2016 for a 2015 anytime. But neither there nor here - its still sub 9, Ill take it with a smile! Last 5km was run on anger and fear of missing BR exclusively!!!!!!
  5. Hey Stretch - yea baby - managed to sneak in there. Not an easy day at all - knew I was in for a long day when by Ashburton I was feeling tired and uncomfortable. Locked it down and pulled Rule #5 all the way to the sea. Was on that 6min/km from Umkumaas already - would win time on the down and loose it on the up hills. At 15km to go I had 1min in the bag if I could keep 6min/km - hard going. Decided not to look at the watch after toll gate. Took a final look at 1km to go and had 11min to do it. Stopped to say hi to my family at ICC and finished up. No medal yet - apparently they will courier it off. long ass day to spend in the hurtbox!!!!
  6. Wattbike is a great tool for any training system - not just limited to cycling. We ride at least once a week and it has given my running great gains. Strength, recovery, assessments, conditioning, rehab - all can be done on the Wattbike. Even got Mrs Da Butcher - who doesnt ride at ALL - to use it in her training with MASSIVE results!!!! Wonderful tool - great value vs Time input and all data is immediately available! 100% hurtbox - but a fantastic tool!!!!!
  7. Just find the app `UltimateLive` in the app store - search for the athlete`s name and follow them there.
  8. If I can get a driver Ill come pick your ass up mate!!!!!!!! Coffee on Sat sounds wicked. lets sort out times closer to date!!!!
  9. @Stretch - da flu is over and gone - started running last week again. Did some good track & tempo work and took it easy on the last long (20km) run over the weekend. Legs are starting to come back - felt good on the tempo`s this morning. So now we need to finish up the week with a 15/10 over the weekend. Next week the volume gets turned down. Driving to Hilton on Thursday night - will work in a 5km on Fri & Sat and Sunday we run to the beach. On a side note - anyone driving from Hilton to the start? We can use my bus an fit more people in - just need to get the bus returned to Mrs & the little Butchers.
  10. Getting the itch now. Been out of the running shoes the last week with flu but rather now than 3 weeks from now. Just want to get it over with so I can start the taper - will also make me feel better to get some tar under the trainers. Getting close now boys! Seems like I will line up with just about 1200km on the legs - hoping they will be fresh and eager on the day. See you boys at the beach!
  11. Hey Stretch - not at the back - very much at the front. I was really happy about my 42km split at Loskop - 03:47 and this included a rum/walk strategy + 2 x `Taking the bears to the super bowl` stops. My qualifier at Johnsons was only 03:44. Coming through 27km i decided to run steady and managed a negative split - 02:20 over the first 25 and 02:08 over the last. So my startegy of 05:40/km with a 90 sec walk every 10km seems well within reach. Just 10 more days of big miles ( in human terms) 95km + per week and then we start hearing the voices. Its on now Chaps!
  12. Had a good run this weekend at Loskop with it being my first official Ultra. Started out very conservatively and ran with a friend up until 27km where she was taking strain. I ran on comfortably and saw with 10 to go that a sub 04:30 was on the cards - opened it up a little an caught the sub 04:30 inside the finish shoot. Very happy with a 04:28 on the day - a good confidence builder. Doing the Magnolia club run next weekend as a social km builder and then its time to wind up the mind. How did everyone else go?
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