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I had a red Sandman in the '70s.new frame gets wet this week. Yah! the colors are this combination.
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I ran two marathons before moving to japan.Hey all
Not been on here for ages as I've been focusing on my Tokyo Marathon training. 6 years waiting to get a place then 5 months of training down the drain in an instant . Oh well, at least I'll be back on the bike sooner than planned. I'll hopefully be able to carry at least some of this running form over to the bike.
gutted for you, you will be doing it next year right?
no refunds for 2020 and if we want to run 2021 we have to pay again. The contract says if they cancel the event , but technically it hasn't been cancelled. The elites will still be running the 2020 Tokyo Marathon so they are just restricting the runners. Not sure how that would hold up in a court of law.@leicaman have they refunded people for the cancellation? that was the first thing that crossed my mind when I read it. or are they simply claiming force majeure or smt?
Ha ha. Thanks for the offer. I have really enjoyed my training this time. No injuries and my body has responded really well to the training. I'm in the best running form I've ever been in, I think. The first few 50+km long runs were tough but I got used to them. This training block has highlighted a few areas I will tweak for the 2021 marathon so I'm thinking of shaving one or two more minutes off my goal time for 2021.I ran two marathons before moving to japan.
I am sad you will miss the actual "celebration of training" - because ultimately that is what the actual race is. If you trained properly - you just get to soak in the atmosphere and get the opportunity to safely run through the city.
Funny thing for me is looking back - I did all my long training runs as trail runs. I have more fond memories of 3 hour runs in the woods than the actual marathons themselves. ~ Admittedly I would feel robbed if I didn't get to do the full sanctioned race - but in retrospect, that was far from the highlight.
I learned more about my pain threshold and proper nutrition during training than any other time. I also learned I needed to listen to my body(not my brain or emotions) and back off when my body said it was time.
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I know more about endurance and my ability to fight through discomfort due to the experience.
Hopefully your situation will be similar and it will transfer over to the bike.
If you have some residual anger, you can borrow my SS and thrash it in the woods if it makes you feel better!
(I will be doing this very thing in 30 minutes to get out my work frustrations)
Magnificent photos!Slick clay + rigid single speeds = dumb fun
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I had a tube but didn't want to use it. Didn't want to retape the rim. Had the wife come get me.did you have a spare tube to get you home?
when i run tubeless I also carry a tube in my saddle bag. I have not had to use one yet fortunately.
Why would you have to retape the rim? Pull the valve, pop in the tube, ride home.I had a tube but didn't want to use it. Didn't want to retape the rim. Had the wife come get me.
My commute is not that long and traffic here not too bad here.