Six days before I run this half marathon and I have finally got a pair of trailers which are going to carry me the distance. I took them out for a test drive on Sunday, just a quick 5 mile run and found them so much more comfortable. I did get blisters again but this time I think because my feet are a bit soft and not used to running.
Talking tactics with my dad in the afternoon he pointed out that I have as yet, not run the full half marathon distance… And it’s a fair point. Yes I can run pretty quickly, and I have adequate cardio vascular performance for an hour or so of endurance work but can I keep it up for over two hours? I just don’t know. I think the generally accepted pre-race preparation is to scale back the distance you run a week or so before, so I suppose the first time I run the full 13 miles is when I don my race number.
This morning before work I swam 1.2 miles in about 50 minutes. I’m not yet swimming faster, I didn’t really expect so after only 4 sessions in the pool, as the mile still came round at about the 40 – 45 minute mark but pleased that I was able to keep going for a few hundred more metres.
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Training, Planning and Running the Devizes to Westminster Race
Welcome to my blog where I am documenting all of the training and planning toward competing in the Devizes to Westminster kayak marathon in 2010.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
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The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race is the longest non-stop canoe race in the world. It starts in the quiet market town of Devizes in Wiltshire and finishes 125 miles later at Westminster Bridge, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
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Quote: "I have finally got a pair of trailers"
Would it be churlish of me to say that, yes, a good pair of TRAILERS will probably make the half marathon easier - particularly if you also have something to pull said trailers and can just kick back in one, relax and enjoy the scenery...
:)
Steering the boat into the bank: Try this:- assuming that you are trying to pull in to the bank to your right hand side, put on rudder to turn LEFT, and bow man (possibly stern man too) does a bow rudder to his RIGHT. That should see the boat rudder kicking the stern to Starboard, and the bow rudder also drawing the bow to Starboard. Second thoughts, stern man gives a little bit of way forward, or in reverse to stop.
Yes, umm, trailers are my secret weapon... Curse you and your unerring eye for spelling mistakes.
The bow rudder had zero effect on the boats direction. We did try this. the only way to turn was to continue to paddle forward and let the rudder do all of the work. I think it is all about timing the rudder correctly.
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