Beaten by Edwin Kipyego. Again!
His time for the Bristol Half Marathon 01:03:20 - almost 2 minutes ahead of the next man.
40 seconds faster than his time for the Bath-Half.
He said that he hoped to beat the Bristol course record of 01:02:55 and suggested the strong winds prevented him. He was reported by the Evening Post as being ill at the finish - so he was trying hard.
My time for Bristol - 02:06:11. The first of 4 with that time - thanks to my final sprint.
6min and 45sec faster than my Bath-Half time.
I was not ill at the finish. Must try harder.
Fractionally over double the time of the winner.
Warm-Up in Millenium Square
Half and Half
Statistically this is a useful rule-of-thumb. My times are likely to be double those of an elite athlete and my speeds about half.
Cycling - On road races when the professionals are slowly cruising they are going at about 25mph. My touring speed is about 12.5mph.
Running - 1 mile - has been done in under 4 minutes. I can do it in under 8.
Swimming - I have no stats for this. But as my breast stroke is faster than my Australian crawl you can guess that my crawl ‘aint fast - or efficient. My back-stroke is my fastest stroke but I need a line on the ceiling to follow - so not suitable for outdoor swimming. My porpoise - whether with dolphin double-kick or breast-stroke style leg action - is so inefficient that I have never been able to exceed a length using that stroke. Doggy paddle is not much more than treading water. My Catherine Wheel is spectacular - but of course if done properly keeps me rotating in the same place so cannot be used as a swimming stroke.
Even Steps
For each of my modes of travelling my average speed appears to double for the “next” one, approximately:-
- Walking - 3 mph
- Running - 6 mph
- Cycling - 12 ½ mph
- Driving old car - 25 mph
- Driving modern car - 50 mph.
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