This is one of my local pubs..
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Back running this week after an ankle injury, keeping distance lower but will up that next week.

Pace has increased nicely though over the last couple of weeks.

Bounce Ping Pong, Old Street. London

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Great work Lonohray, that is really impressive. Keep us updated.

Think I might give swimming a go on my off days; mind you i am not sure I could even make a length.

5k in the bag and Park-runs going to be a regular for me.

Next stop.......... 10k 'fun-run' although those two words do not belong in the same sentence as far as I'm concerned.

Good work, I am running 3k to 4k every other day since I started this thread, unfortunately I developed an ankle injury yesterday so may have to miss a day or two.

I was planning on running 5k this weekend but due to the ankle issue that might still be a week or two away now.

Good luck!

 

Get well soon, hope your enjoying watching the racing from the comfort of your bed.

Personally I would say 6/1 is about right on Vettel. Every year pre-season testing comes along and everybody plays down its importance, stating that there are too many variables and too much sandbagging for it to be relevant. However, this season, times are more irrelevant than ever .. I've never really seen anything like this before to be honest.

This is the first time we've seen a major aero regulation change with heavy limits on track time, CFD teraflops and wind tunnel time. When an aero change comes along, the absolute key is understanding baseline performance - this means building up knowledge of how airflow is behaving around the car with minimal aero additions. Once you understand the baseline, you can then add devices, winglets and flaps to the car, without track testing, and still have a reasonable confidence in their impact on the entire car. The problem is that it takes a long time to understand the baseline package, and the teams spent a good five/six days analysing this baseline which makes those lap times utterly redundant. Now we're clearly in the stage where more aero parts are hitting the cars, and lap times are tumbling. However, tomorrow is the final day of testing, and teams are just running out of time. No-one is anywhere near their ultimate pace yet even now - the way this is going, I think even after the Australian GP has finished we won't really know the pecking order; the teams just don't have enough time to do everything they need to.

To give you an example of just how little those lap times mean, Vettel set the fastest lap we've seen today, a 1:19.024. If you look at that lap, he backed off considerably on the start/finish straight, losing a heap of time (people are estimating around half a second). Also, there is a news story in the paddock at the moment that Mercedes are feeling like they could comfortably get into the 1:17's. The reality of the situation is that we just don't know which team sits where by looking at the lap times. That's why, in my opinion, Williams is a bad bet. Why not Haas or Toro Rosso? If your conclusion is solely based on lap time (which I suspect it is, although happy to be proved wrong) they have an equally good chance.

Where you can pick up an idea of who is quick though is by watching the footage from testing. The idea, which has served me extremely well in the past, is not to look at who's going fast, but to look at the driveability and tendencies of the cars. Who's smooth? Who's balance is poor? Who's wrestling the car? Who's using the full width of the track? Which cars look sluggish etc. etc. These are the things that give us the insights into the pecking order.

Over the seven days of testing so far, I've done well over 30 hours of analysis and am starting to build up a picture of the situation. Tomorrow is absolutely critical as teams continue to bring parts to their cars, so it should be an interesting day. I'm hoping to have some bet suggestions as soon as the market forms properly, but as things stand, I can't see any value spots out there really. That being said, tomorrow could change everything - let's see

Really interesting info, thanks for posting

Thanks for the feedback, I was worried what I wrote might not make much sense. I had to re-write a few times in order to get those difficult concepts across in a way that was understandable to those who don't have an in-depth motorsport knowledge

It was a great post pitched at just the right level.  It has certainly given me an extra layer of understanding ahead of the new season so thanks for taking time to post.

I love the f1 season, and look forward to your posts Peter.

Glad to see your still posting and look forward to reading your analysis in the coming season.

Cheers

Have used Goldcar.es in Spain for years with no issues. They do have some offices at French Airports, might be worth a look?

Those times look pretty good to me.

I am still running every other day and average around 3k.

Im running different routes most days at the moment and not to worried about times hopefully that will improve as time goes on.

Like you im just looking to run 5ks and stick to that, maybe a couple of months away realistically.

Will keep updating.

[Im not sure how long i have been a member on Blonde, must be near ten years?]

Im not sure how long i have been a member on Blonde, must be near ten years?

I log in pretty much everyday, dont really know anyone on Blonde but still pop in to catch up.

Im guilty in that i have contributed zero in all these years yet love the place.

Fingers crossed it keeps going as i dont do facebook etc.

Think i started my first ever thread a couple of weeks ago as i just started running, better late than never.

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11 years & 6 months.

That's a great thread by the way, well done.

Oh, ive also just bought a Kodi box thanks to Blonde.

Im not sure how long i have been a member on Blonde, must be near ten years?

I log in pretty much everyday, dont really know anyone on Blonde but still pop in to catch up.

Im guilty in that i have contributed zero in all these years yet love the place.

Fingers crossed it keeps going as i dont do facebook etc.

Think i started my first ever thread a couple of weeks ago as i just started running, better late than never.

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I need to get my run on, so happy to post a bit. Always good to know that someone else having a go too, mutual support and the like. 

Did I miss it where are you based. I am in Kent and want to get back to park running asp

5.18 average pace seems solid enough, where do you want to get too?  I should be around that pace myself at the moment , if not yet then in a week or so.

Enjoy your runs


Steve

Hi Steve,
I'm in the Cotswolds, its hilly around here so no flat runs for me.

Slower pace today but just over 4k and i had to walk a small section of a hill. Will run the same route/distance now for a week or so and then try 5k.

Hopefully in that time I can get my pace & stamina up a bit.

My goal was to be able to run 5k, as I run early in the morning before work 30 minutes is basically the max time I can afford to be out.

These boxes are taking away your wages Tikay!

Been running every other day, this mornings run went pretty well and recovery is getting much better.

It's surprising how your body adjust pretty quickly to change.

No local park runs as I live in the sticks.

[I think it possibly sounds like we have both tried to hard to early]

I think it possibly sounds like we have both tried to hard to early, the couch to 5k seems very easy in the early stages.

I think tomorrow i will just to run at a slower pace, same route and see how that goes.

Lonohray, let us know how you get on tonight.

I don't think this is rare for any form of exercise. It looks easy so you think you can just crack on and get shit done but then it hurts like hell and you realise it's actually really hard to run even half a mile.

Patience is key with any form of change to your regular habits. Take it steady and in 6 months you'll be at 5k and watching that time reducing nicely. Rush in to it and you'll mess yourself up and quit because it hurts and you have to take several days off.

Good luck!!

I ran the same route again this morning and tried to run at a slower more steady pace, it went well no aches and pains.

The ironic bit is I was quicker than the first run.

Feel fine tonight, so just going to keep on doing the same thing for a month then add a bit of extra distance a month at a time.

Cheers