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Gav
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Natasha
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Race is on 5th Feb, starting at 10am. There's a 5km and a 21.09 km
race, both leaving from Granollers, 30kms from Barcelona. Goes through towns, road is tarmaced. Doesn't say how many participants. Open to pro and rec skaters. 3 water stops at 7, 13 and 17 kms. Sign up at www.siesports.com (registration closes on 31st Jan 06). Timing chip is obligatory, prizes for the first 3 women and men. Cost is 18.00€ (20.00€ from 15th Jan). |
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Ray
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:40 pm Subject: |
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This looks good. According to the results it was won in 45 mins last year - so not a fast course/fast skaters but it could be fun and give an early race in the year without going to Africa.
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Gav
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:31 pm Subject: |
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| 45min is rather slow.... 30-33min would be a pro time for a decent race. Are you sure that's not the running results for some similar race btw? I wasn't sure which results were which. |
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Tim
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:37 pm Subject: race |
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| Hmmm...tempting. Anyone thinking about having a go ? |
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Ray
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:39 pm Subject: |
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Yes it is slow - it was headed Resultados "AMB PATINS MITJAMARATO 2005 GRANOLLERS - LES FRANQUESES - LA GARRIGA" and I thought that PATINS could be skaters - but the other words could mean Geriatric Skaters skating backwards - the site is:
http://www.siesports.com/index.php?include=lista_resultats.php&id_cursa=225
Only about 60 skaters are listed - so its a small race in a town about 12 miles outside Barcelona - but it could be a fun winter break with a 13 mile skate thrown in - which you could win! |
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Gav
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:57 pm Subject: |
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hey! who wants to go to barcelona!  |
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Natasha
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:13 pm Subject: |
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| Gav wrote: |
| 45min is rather slow.... 30-33min would be a pro time for a decent race. Are you sure that's not the running results for some similar race btw? I wasn't sure which results were which. |
The running race was won in 1:01:33 - they look like pretty slow skaters! |
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fzurro
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:06 pm Subject: |
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| Hmmm, I'm scared of the big ones and not ready yet. Might give this a try. Being Spanish should also help even though all the pages are in Catalan |
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fzurro
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:11 pm Subject: |
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Found this in Spanish
http://www.patincardedeu.com/Mitjaambpatins06.pdf
Los patinadores deberán circular siempre por la parte derecha de la calzada..
Something to remember for British People (use the right lane, hehe) |
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roger
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:52 pm Subject: |
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The running race was won in 1:01:33 - they look like pretty slow skaters! |
The running race was run by HAILE GEBRSELASSIE - who has several Olympic gold medals, and has held many world records. The first Spanish guy finished in 1:09.
The skate race was won an unknown Spanish guy.
More a case of fast runners than slow skaters! |
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Rick
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:40 pm Subject: |
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| 1:01:33 is a stonking time for a running half marathon. The "unratified" world record is 59:16. Haile G has said he is going to try to break it in 10 days time. |
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Gav
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:45 pm Subject: |
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| It's still a very slow skating time. I did a 33min half marathon in berlin if I remember correctly. |
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Rick
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:49 pm Subject: |
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| Perhaps it was wet. Still slow though. Would expect a reasonable wet time of about 36-38 mins |
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Michi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:51 pm Subject: |
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| desco wrote: |
| it was won in 45 mins last year |
Hey cool, that's my Berlin half marathon time.
I could win a race in Spain. Maybe I should think about this  |
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