Spartathlon 2016

kit3

This epic race starts at 7 Irish time tomorrow morning. UM1 from around these parts is bib number 292. Not sure if anyone else around here is doing it this year ?

http://www.spartathlon.gr/en/live-data-en.html

Ed Mc Groarty

Enduro bib 320.

Although a lack of facebook selfies to confirm he's actually there.

Um1s definitely there,
Some things you can't unsee.

nhunter100

Following.

kit3

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Enduro bib 320.

Although a lack of facebook selfies to confirm he's actually there.

Um1s definitely there,
Some things you can't unsee.

Haha. A certain pair of red shorts ??

Wild Garlic

kit3 wrote: »

Haha. A certain pair of red shorts ??

Oh I seen that as well. My eyes hurt!

Ed Mc Groarty

Not sure of the history of Irish women doing this race but Bridget Brady is running under Belgium bib 380.

TFBubendorfer

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Not sure of the history of Irish women doing this race but Bridget Brady is running under Belgium bib 380.

Doina Nugent is the only ever Irish female finisher, at that was back in 1998.
On the plus side, she still has the fastest ever Irish finish :eek:

TFBubendorfer

CP 11 is the first marathon done.

Enduro 3:52
Keith Whyte 3:41
Billy Holden 4:07 (thank God, I was afraid he'd run off at 3-hour pace again)

No sign of UM1 as of yet.

I doubt I'll get much work done today ... too busy refreshing the same page hundreds of times, and wishing I'd be there

kit3

Anto through CP11 - 4.11

TFBubendorfer

kit3 wrote: »

Anto through CP11 - 4.11

And he's running together with Rolando Espina by the looks of it

TFBubendorfer

Katalin Nagy, last year's first woman and also the reigning world champion over 24 hrs, is in second place overall in Corinth, less than 4 minutes behind the overall leader.

Still only a third into the race but there is a possibility of an overall female winner this year!

TFBubendorfer

Keith Whyte 7:05 into Corinth. That's fast!

Ed Mc Groarty

TFBubendorfer wrote:

Keith Whyte 7:05 into Corinth. That's fast!

What distance is that thomas?

TFBubendorfer

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

What distance is that thomas?

50 miles

TFBubendorfer

Corinth (CP22, 50 miles). That's the most manic checkpoint of the entire race, extremely busy.

Keith Whyte 7:05
Enduro 7:33
UM1 8:36 (running together with Rolando)
Billy Holden 8:41

That tracker is strangely addictive ...

Bahanaman

I have Billy at 13:41 at cp 22! Am I reading it wrong?

Ed Mc Groarty

TFBubendorfer wrote:

Keith Whyte7:05
Enduro 7:33 UM1 8:36 (running together with Rolando)
Billy Holden 8:41

Vilnis pleite 8:22
Bridget Brady 8:57
Sammy Kilpatrick 8:02

Bahanaman

Time of Day?

kit3

Bahanaman wrote: »

Time of Day?

That's the time of day alright

TFBubendorfer

Assos (CP28, 100k). That's where the climbing starts, very gradual at first though.
Keith Whyte 9:10
Enduro 9:36
Kilpatrick Samuel 10:34
Pleite Vilnis 10:50
Billy Holden / UM1 / Rolando 11:25

Cut-off at that point is 12:25 (that's hours since the start = 17:25 pm Irish time)

At the pointy end of the field, Katalin Nagy is still in second place 2 minutes behind the leader, now already past halfway

Ed Mc Groarty

Bridget Brady 11:47 cp28

TFBubendorfer

Enduro must have put on the afterburners. He's the top Irish runner at the halfway point, now in 24th place.

Enduro 12:13
Keith Whythe 12:31
Vilnis Pleite 13:39

That's gas. Last year I must have been around the same time into Nemea as Vilnis but it was pitch dark already and I could have sworn it was much, much later in the day.
The other Irish are yet to arrive there.

At the top end they are getting close to the mountain top and Katalin Nagy has taken the lead at CP 46!!! (mountain top is CP 48)

Update: but she's back in second place at CP47

kit3

Anto, Rolando & Billy through CP35 together at 19.49 (Irish time)

Bahanaman

COME ON BILLY!! This would cap the greatest year of his life.

Ed Mc Groarty

kit3 wrote:

Anto, Ronaldo & Billy through CP35 together at 19.49 (Irish time)

Sammy looks out.
Bridget Brady 15 mins behind.

TFBubendorfer

Radzikowski Andrzej wins in just over 23 hrs :eek:
Bonfiglio Marco in second place also under 24

Nagy Katalin fourth place overall.

No results from CP 52, the one after the mountain.

In Tegea, CP 60, just before the second mountain:
Enduro in 15th place
Keith Wythe 22nd
Vilnis Pleite 42nd (bloody hell he has improved!)

No other recent news of any other Irish runners I could find. Billy and Anto were crossing the mountain together, Rolando was about 30 minutes ahead of them, Brady was 3 seconds ahead of him

Ed Mc Groarty

Rolando through CP60
Brady CP60 30min. behind

Billy through CP52
Um1 15min. behind

Billy and um1 should be through CP60 soon id think.

Ed Mc Groarty

Billy and um1 through CP60 15min. apart

Ed Mc Groarty

Enduro has finished in 26:36
8th place,
Well done.

Ed Mc Groarty

Keith Whyte finished 28:53
27th place

Ed Mc Groarty

Vilnis pleite finished 30:22