She is an endurance monster, no matter which way you look at it.
Results:
God save the Queen.
She is an endurance monster, no matter which way you look at it.
Results:
God save the Queen.
wtf!?!
Picture proof anywhere?
Now THAT's a way to draft!
Averaging 4:52 min per Km, how does that compare to a typical hobby-skier?
well, she is putting that ass to good use.
I put that as a 3:45-4:00 marathon, but it highly depends on your starting position (you can easily loose 45min in the unpriviledged waves.)
I assume they were gives a place in the 2nd wave, so <=4:00 in a sport you rarely practise AND that relies heavily on equipment, technique and upper body strength is really respectable!
Lots of club-level skiers at a level of "comparable to 40min 10k run" are quite glad to manage 8-9 hours (from one of the back waves).
191/586 in age group.
The time looks pretty quick to me, but times in skiing vary based on the course profile and the conditions of the day much more than running.
usinganotherhandle wrote:
Picture proof anywhere?
YES:
http://f.blick.ch/img/incoming/crop1793240/055275815-chorizontal-w980/Pippa-Middleton-Wasalauf.jpgIt looks like the skiing is really working for her famous feature.
Remember, she also did a Triathlon.
Swim, Bike, Run, Ski,... is there anything she can't do?
http://www.foxcrawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Pippa-Middleton-triathlon-England.jpg
WTF is that picture? A dude running barefoot and in a wetsuit? Is that common at TRIS?
Also, is that other guy running in cycling cleats?
Weird group, those triathletes.
Citizen Runner wrote:
191/586 in age group.
The time looks pretty quick to me, but times in skiing vary based on the course profile and the conditions of the day much more than running.
But even in a superfast year 7:13 is really good for a "charity athlete".
Anything above 3 hours of whole body exercise gets _really_ gruelsome!
That picture looks as horrible as I expected it from an unspecifcly trained athlete.
Which makes 7:13 even more astonishing!
I'd like to see videos somewhere.
How many here have ever skied 90K, it is a very long way.
Lockey wrote:
WTF is that picture? A dude running barefoot and in a wetsuit? Is that common at TRIS?
Also, is that other guy running in cycling cleats?
Weird group, those triathletes.
Happens a lot when you have different lengths going on at the same time. Pippa probably ran a sprint while the guy in the wetsuit is going for a full ironman. But not sure why transition points would be set up so that you would have to run with your cycling cleats. Thus, they are a weird group afterall.
She's Pipparific!
I did 60km once, with a break in the middle. Classic style, so you can slack off if necessary.
My relatively unfit companions (but with good technique) were spent after 30km…
It's the whole body aspect that kills you.
In a country that never sees snow like the UK, and therefore has never brought up any significant winter athletes, she may just be able to qualify for the next Olympics - and she wouldn't even be the first royal to do so.
Suspect it was a relay and her swim and bike partners joined her for the finish. Now why one would not take off the wetsuit and the cleats while waiting for the other legs to finish, I have no idea.
Weird bunch indeed, and I am one.
I've done the Canadian World Loppet race and a few other 50 km races over the years, though not particularly fast by anything but aging hobby skier standards. 90 km is indeed a very long way to ski. I'd like to do some of the Scandinavian races, but it probably won't happen until retirement.
90K on ski's is not your typical "off the couch" athlete. Good for her. I bet if she had run a 3:30 marathon, this would be front page news.
Marry a royal.
I've done the Canadian Birkie a few times - 55km classic technique with a 12lb pack. A few observations:
1. Conditions make a huge difference - I've been anywhere from 3:37 to 4:31 for the same course/distance in pretty much the same shape depending on the snow conditions and temperature
2. If it's a skating (free technique) race vs classic - skating is faster.
3. X-C skiing for that period of time is much closer to cycling than it is to running. It's tiring, but it beats up your body way less than running a fast marathon.
Still, 7:13 for 90 km sounds pretty impressive for if skiing is not your first sport
