Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Monday, November 01, 2004 How fast do you have to be to qualify for the sprint final?How fast do you have to be to qualify for the WOC sprint final?I don't know. But as I was looking at Brian May's maps and splits a couple of days ago I wondered how fast Brian was. A quick google search gave me some info. Here are Brian's running times from 2003 (a year when Brian ran at the WOC): 5Km 17:22 8Km 29:21 Half marathon 1:15:27 and 1:17:02 25Km 1:34:47 Marathon 2:48:13 I don't know anything about these races. Where the courses flat or hilly? Where the conditions good? I don't know. But I was struck by a couple of things: 1. The times are decent, but not great. Those aren't the times of a runner with a lot of natural talent (unless they are running on very little training). Brian's times look like what you'd expect from someone with a bit of talent and some preparation.* 2. In 2003, Brian did a good bit of road racing -- two half marathons, one 25 km race and a marathon. I looked up Brian's training entry for his marathon. Here is what he wrote: Started too fast (1st half in 1:17:19), crashed and burned. It felt good early on (was running with a couple of friends), but should have done my own thing and backed off earlier than I did. Hit the 20 mile mark still on 6-minute pace (2:00:17), but was toast by then. 48 minutes for the last 10k ... ouch! Oh well ... live and learn. * I realize it might sound like I'm not impressed with Brian as an athlete. Actually, I am. I think he's done quite well, especially given that he works and has a family. posted by Michael | 7:14 PM 
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