sorry that should read 2*(2*800m)


--- In whizzkidz@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Grenfell"
<andrew_grenfell@h...> wrote:
> Fair play I suppose. It must have been fait that after sending out
> that arrogant email (to provoke people into racing me), something
> would go wrong. I made the biggest racing mistake of my life.
> Basically my mind was on the next days 3 hour exam and not the
race.
>
> I was in the lead after 800m, and then mistakenly thought 'shit
I've
> actually only done 400m, not 800m. So I slowed down thinking I
still
> had 2 and 3/4 laps left. The fears were confirmed when I came
round
> to the bell (which I didn't hear - apparently it rang too early)
and
> saw the lap counter was on 2. But of course I'd lapped somebody,
so
> that's why the counter didn't show 1. I didn't even realise my
> mistake when people started sprinting past me on the last lap. In
> fact I'd run 1510m when I twigged. Was absolutely gutted, as the
> race was won in 4:21 and I could easily have held the lead.
>
> Of course what this means is that I've missed a training session,
as
> yesterday only really equated to a 1 rep session. So I'll be doing
a
> 1500m pace session 2*(800m, 3min rec) 10 min in-between sets, at
> Stretford tonight if anybody's interested.
>
>
> --- In whizzkidz@yahoogroups.com, Paul Rockliffe
<p.rockliffe@s...>
> wrote:
> > Open season you say Ward?
> >
> > I wasn't going to repond to the e-mail below as I'm sure I don't
> need to point
> > out that all of the "Former group" would be competitive until
way
> past 1500m,
> > let alone 800. But now the race has been completed I think it's
> appropriate
> > that a few of the results are shared with the group:
> >
> > The race was won in a time of 4.21.1 by a young 'un, in 4th
place
> was
> > Grim's "V50" and in 6th place was his "U13 Girl". Ok, she was
> 16, but you get
> > my point. Grim limped home in 7th place in 4.35.9.
> >
> > No one took up Grim's challenge as we all had better things to
do.
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > From: "Andrew Grenfell" <andrew_grenfell@h...>
> > To: whizzkidz@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [whizzkidz] Challenge Grimmers over 1500m
> > Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:22:41 -0000
> >
> > I will be doing a 1500m at Stretford on bank holiday Monday if
> > anybody is interested in joining me (get to track for around
3pm).
> > It would be good if we could get a big crowd up, as the 1500
> usually
> > only consists of me, an U13 girl and a V50 whenever I seem to do
> the
> > medal meets. I am particularly thinking more of names such as
> > Ballard, Bond, Rockliffe and Hainsworth rather than Holden,
Ward,
> > Whitelam and Da Silva. The former group could at least be
> > competitive up to around 800m, and hence help my time (aiming
for
> > sub 4:20 on Monday).
> >
> > P.S. I will take failure to show as an admission that you can't
> even
> > be competitive with the mighty Grim over even the 1st 800m, let
> > alone the whole distance.