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RAF Running Vest - Can anyone Lend?

I'm running the Marathon leg in Barcelona on 4 Oct, and don't particularly want to run in my Trivest....accentuates the love handles etc etc

Does anyone have an RAF running vest in M or L (with RAF/Royal Air Force on it) that I could borrow? If so, could I ask that you pass it to Turbo Man or IronFairy to bring across to Barcelona? (those sound like X-Men names or something)

Many thanks in advance!

Re: RAF Running Vest - Can anyone Lend?

Ben Livesey might be in possession of one, I'll text him, if so I can bring along.

K

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I have one that I lent to JC for London Marathon. He still has it but he could have washed it by now

The vest needs to go under 3 hours for the marathon though; it's feeling very unhappy as the last outing ended up being a sight seeing tour of London Undergound

Give me a shout if you still need one.

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Not sure Ben Livesey's vest will fit young James, perhaps Sags one would be a better fit.

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Is Sags a ripling beefcake too?

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No, he's not, see his blog!

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Come to think of it, Ben and Sags are a similar size, they're very lean, so they probably won't fit you James.

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Quote: Frank
Come to think of it, Ben and Sags are a similar size, they're very lean, so they probably won't fit you James.


Pah, not everyone can be a Kodiak Bear of a man Grrrrraaaaaagggghhhhhh

Re: RAF Running Vest - Can anyone Lend?

with a stick insects legs!

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Quote: Turbo Man (The Cyclist)
with a stick insects legs!


After a holiday in India, my wife swears I have their DNA when it comes to limbs I wish it was Kenyan. Anyway, my burly torso is a nice compliment to the pocket rockets

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I'm getting a very strange image in my head! A sub 3 hour marathon runner with a big torso and insect legs, may be you are so fast because you have 6 legs?

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I would just like to clarify, at no point have I actually said I'm going to run sub-3; despite the pressure 'old Frank' is trying to put me under!

If I did it would be a fabulous 'surprise', but I'm counting no chickens! I'm in a bit of a motivational no-mans-land at the moment; with my last Tri done, it's that end-of-season feeling.

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Oh come on young 'un, if you can do 3:30 in an Ironman, then a stand alone marathon should be a doddle for you. It's not like you have to swim and bike too!

I've got every confidence in you (no pressure!).

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Turbo is relying on you to for your team sub 9 finish ...

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Well, it'll be a tough goal anyway, that'll mean ca. 58:00 swim, 5:00 bike and assuming 60secs per transition....a 2:59:59 run

I NEED to be in shape to enjoy the post-race party, so don't expect me to end up in the Med Tent on numerous drips after this one

Has anyone noticed that the only way to go faster on the run is to train more.....no aero helmets, no discs, no slippery rubber suits....dang it!

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yep, why do you think Turbo nabbed the bike leg! I'm sure we could gather around your guerney and infuse some pear cider in your drip ..

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Quote: On A Limb
Has anyone noticed that the only way to go faster on the run is to train more.....no aero helmets, no discs, no slippery rubber suits....dang it!

Aero helmet - check.
Disc wheel - check.
Slippery rubber suit - WTF? Am I on the right forum?

And On A Limb, you didn't need to say you could run a sub-3 hour marathon; we did it for you. In fact I'm pretty sure it was Debs who set your target (easy get out as Debs is not available to defend herself!).

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Yeah but do you need the vest?!! Shall I give you my chest measurement - suckin in as I type. . .

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Quote: Mark Sags
Yeah but do you need the vest?!! Shall I give you my chest measurement - suckin in as I type. . .


Don't worry Sags, I'll get my wife to sew-in some extra panels for my gargantuan 'lats'

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I will chase young JC to get the vest back. However, sub-3hrs is a must!

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Quote: On A Limb
Quote: Mark Sags
Yeah but do you need the vest?!! Shall I give you my chest measurement - suckin in as I type. . .


Don't worry Sags, I'll get my wife to sew-in some extra panels for my gargantuan 'lats'

I must have missed the 'beefcake' in this picture - perhaps you're hiding behind Frank?

http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=59830&highlight=

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You couldn't hide a Leprachaun behind Frank.

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Hmmm, no one in that picture looks like a beefcake, reckon the running vest will fit

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Quote: Turbo Man

I must have missed the 'beefcake' in this picture - perhaps you're hiding behind Frank?


No, I'm further down the beach, kicking sand in the face of some guy who said he was Mr Olympia(?)

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I have a 'grown ups' vest you can borrow and i can bring it with me, no chance of it going under 3 hrs though unless i swim in it? and that might be a close call!
see you all in Barca

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James, Roy's vest will fit you nicely, you two are very similar in size, Sags and JC are whippets, so unless it is hanging off them there's no way it'll fit your beefcakeness!

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I'm bringing a spare for up here too, so we have you covered!

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Quote: Frank
James, Roy's vest will fit you nicely, you two are very similar in size, Sags and JC are whippets, so unless it is hanging off them there's no way it'll fit your beefcakeness!


So Roy looks like this too?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hE0TRpE-p8U/SN0ik6k3_LI/AAAAAAAALp8/ghk9hMNang8/s400/Alex+Kovas+4.jpg

BTW, thanks for all your offers/help! See you soon in Calella (I'm in the CMR 4* with Turbo and whomever else is booked there?)