@andrewwoodroffe Maybe sponsored by Runna to post this stuff, but could well be using a coach. Thought the same… 2:30 is a huge ask. Will be interesting to see how he does. But let’s be fair, it’s quite the base building block he’s done 😆
@andrewwoodroffe Races on open roads are so risky. Someone died in the bike leg after colliding with a vehicle in a full distance in Annecy a few weeks ago. So dangerous especially on races with long, fast, winding decents. Definitely worth paying extra for races on closed roads
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's half marathon debut in Copenhagen did not go well. He stopped running at the 10k mark after passing in the lead at 27:27.
Tried to start again and run with second pack, but stopped again. Eventually jogged it in and ran 63:13.
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2 - City lead!!!
It's a great start for City, as Kyle Kenniford tucks home inside the area! (1-0)
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#ProjectAfrica Day 107: 60km
Gonna be honest the last few days have probably been some of the toughest of my life.
On day 102 I was separated from the boys & the support van after some impassable roads in the planned route.
In an attempt to find the boys at a village on the plan B route, I stumbled into a rural settlement where the chief told me I must give him money. I had none. So that went down well.
Pretty soon I found myself surrounded by lots of game blokes with machetes. Was escorted out the village into the bush. Mind was racing. I’ve heard the horror stories. Thought I might be about to become one. Emptied my bag to show I had nothing but a half eaten biscuit. Gave it to them, and ran.
Spent the next few hours bushwhacking through overgrown jungle paths. Trying to stay off any tracks until I was far away. Made it to the village on the plan B route to find the road was also impassable for the support van again.
Exhausted and dehydrated, I started heading back to the last known place with passable roads when 2 blokes pulled up on a motorbike. They spoke no English but tried to communicate I must come with them to get back to my friends.
As you can imagine, I was extremely reluctant. I also had no money, food, water, signal, data, or knowledge of where the boys were. Was growing increasingly concerned that I wouldn’t find any of these things before sunset.
So I decided my best bet was to trust that the boys had sent these guys to bring me to them. What happened next was a 7 hour motorbike ride deeper into the jungle. In my head I thought this was it. Me. The self proclaimed hardest geezer. About to get held in a Congo gulag before being ripped apart limb by limb and eaten.
So yeah. That was some going. Eventually I rolled into a village late in the evening where I was taken into a hut, and lots of men argued about what to do with me and talked about how much money I owe them (still had none).
Then the acting chief who spoke small amounts of English came, and we managed to iron things out. Get French speaking Harry on the phone, and find that this was a misunderstanding. The boys spent the next couple days trying to get together a rescue plan through some of the worst roads I’ve ever seen. Bring some money for these people, and get me back.
We made it out. And travelled back to the start point of day 102, where I ran 60km today on our new route. My head ain’t fully there right now. But we move the same way as always, forward🫡
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#ProjectAfrica Day 20: 55.7km
Bang bang on the long open road today. Really feel like we’re properly into the meat and potatoes of the African continent now.
Body is feeling primed and ready for another 220 days of whatever gets thrown at it. Feel like nothing can stop me. Probably getting carried away. We’ll see🤣
The support we’ve had in the last 20 days is honestly mind blowing to me. Big thank you to everyone engaging with the content, sending messages, sharing our stuff. You’re a huge part of making this thing happen.
About to go get stuck in to a hot shower and give these chicken legs a rub down.
Chief curator over and out for another day🫡