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I was very happy with my long run this morning- 13 miles at dead on 2 hours. I pushed my usual plodding pace a little and was hoping for a 9mm but am happy enough with a bit slower. I ran with a lovely friend who's quicker than me and pushed me, although it was still fairly comfy and I was still chatting. The aim is for a HM PB in four weeks....
Nessie, hope stuff ceases to be as tiresome soon. And, to all of us, try not to be put off by the site makeover. It can't sway our purpose in posting here!
I'm getting business planned. It happens around tables; all are seated; the air temperature rises in direct proportion to the time of the meeting. Long-time colleagues full to the brim with the latest corporate messages do their risible best to persuade me to embrace what's *best* for me. Substitute 'the college' for me and that's much closer to the truth.
[Rant almost over]
So, in Sep. I get FT hours and a wing woman to train up; or go half time, still with the training; or I resign at any time from today.
Doubt is like rust; Neil Young wrote, 'Rust Never Sleeps'. All for now.
I guess I need to work harder on hip strength- I've been a bit lazy with my physio exercises - so my own fault. There was an 18 mile session today, but I was working. I'll see how I feel tomorrow about a run before work, otherwise it'll be the usual Tuesday 10k/30:30 run.
Ideally, I'd like to regularly fit in 'longer' (by which I currently only mean 15k+) runs before the Brecon Beacons Half in May. Or even the Ridge Off Roader in 2 weeks! Anyway, that's the plan for 2017. Increase distance, improve core/back strength, work on my gait and cadence, work on my head (I currently find I get bored after a while if I have to run laps or circuits and that affects my form) and finally(!) find more off road / trail runs. Simples!
Hoping for something a bit longer early next week provided the very minor niggle in my leg doesn't turn out to be something worse.
I'm very happy with that considering I have a bit of a dodgy back and am still a bit fat after Christmas.
Swittle- work sounds horrid. I know well about senior management in FE and how little it is about teaching and learning, but about performance management, target setting, box ticking and basically corporate bollocks. As you said. I am very well protected for now with my benign management team in Sixth Form, although our current principal is leaving in July so anything could happen...I wish I had some words of wisdom for you :-( Is the teaching still a positive??? That is my one constant when times are hard at work. Still love the classroom.
It was a very easy 4-5 miles in the forest with some friends this morning. Mild and mucky in the mud
2145 hours and 7.3 miles multi terrain. Soggy grassland, redeeming trails, some sandy XC stuff and the ever reliable beach, tide lapping at my feet as I looked out at the derricks & platforms out to sea, lighted up like dilatory Christmas trees, making sure to steer clear of any Iron Men off to the shops for whatever they might need at that time of night.
I actually felt good enough this morning to do my recovery run today, rather than resting as I normally do the day after a race. So, 4 miles very easy.
Sorry to hear about your work stress swittle. I hope it gets sorted soon.
Sounds like a good plan metalhead. I should add all of those to my own list.
Saturday: 21,1 km in 2:02:12 with around 500m +/- (some of which were steep enough to reduce me to a shuffle uphill which was just about a jog). I had a 5 mins break which I stopped my watch for after the first half to add 249 steps up a forty metre high watch tower to enjoy the unrestricted view of the Bernese Alps. Must go in the evening again to get a good picture. Was very tired by the time I got home. Not used to that distance and amount of climbing at the moment.
Sunday: around 40km local cycling.
Well done on that run - I think a climb like that would finish me! I'd like to see that view, though.
Terrible sleep again - wanted to go back to bed but the sun was shining so I went out and did 6 miles easy. 10:45 average pace.
Hazel, Cal, great running.
Me- yesterday was a swim as usual. Tried to work on technique using the Total Immersion technique, which *feels* very minimal and slow but actually was the quickest mile swim I've done in months. Interesting.
This morning's usual 5.30 am outing was surprisingly chilly but the sun was already trying to rise by a little after 6 am and it was a fun and varied session of 4 x 400m, 2 x 800m, 4 x 400m. Warm up and down of a mile each.I managed to keep the pace pretty constant for the second lot of 400s, which was the idea.
Came home for a shower and the now weekly ritual of boiled egg with soldiers with the youngest before school and work :-) a perfect post-run breakfast
I think it's intervals next (Thursday) than hopefully 13 miles on Saturday with the marathon training guys... Next weekend (12th) is the Ridge Off Roader. I should probably do some hill work in preparation for that too!
Cal, I thought about whether I should write that I'm looking forward to your marathon. I know they hurt having done 2 myself. I'm not (yet) training for one and it is much easier to sit back and watch someone else do so. Hmmm - how should I put it? I like reading your posts and your progress over the months with those regular HM PBs. I think if you stay injury free you should be on for a good time in your marathon as well.
Next time I do that hill run I'll take a camera with me - i generally take a rucksack as there is no water supply on route.
Nice swimming and running Nessie. Must come around for breakfast some time - I used to love toast soldiers and boiled egg.
Looks like a nice race Metalhead. Going by the profile the climbs look steep in places. Which distance are you doing?
JT are you stilll out there? Everything ok?
Me: had a CBA moment on Tuesday and didn't go out with the group, it was pelting it down with hail an hour before and very windy. Did some much needed core work instead.
Otherwise 2 gentle 5km jogs at dusk on Monday and Wednesday. Really enjoyed both, no pace pressures and I liked the feeling of the countryside quietening down for the night.
Got my act back together yesterday for a 10 miler in 1:17:12. I have my first race for this year over 15km in just over 2 weeks so that was a test for that. The time didn't include two brief breaks to chat to my Tuesday group founder who was off to milk his cows and a walking diversion through some small brambles to avoid a fallen tree. Pretty pleased otherwise with the time. I am hoping for a new PB for the 15km which is currently at 1:10:50 set two years ago. I would love to get a sub 1:10.
I feel I've made really good progress during the last 6 months. I just need to keep on top of my niggles and not mess myself up before the race (or catch a cold on the plane home from Dubai..)
That's a great time for the 10 miles - you'll kill that 15K.
There once was a 1000+ runner 15k race on the May BH only a mile away from me, multi-terrain, tracks, promenade & finishing on a rugby pitch! I only missed one in 14 years. Can't remember times.
Ye, agreed, Cal, your confidence, endurance & times have all improved well.
With the mini-stampede of RW devotees to fetcheveryone, I've noticed names from my peak RW days, 2004 onwards.
As I'm marshalling tomorrow, I had to skip parkrun and get my second 20 done today. It went about as well as you can expect - I was actually faster (3:26:08) than last time I did the run (3 weeks ago) but it was pretty hard towards the end. My pace didn't really drop, though, which is the main thing.
Well done on the 20 miler Cal.
swittle - the new forum has its disadvantages but I've got used to them now. If everyone on here heads to fetch then I will follow but for now.. I do have a browse there every now and then but I'm not (yet) a member.
A tough 12 km for me today in 1:01:06. The first 3km were gently downhill but were followed by nearly 4km of continuous uphill with some nasty steep bits . Was relieved that the remainder was all downhill or flat. Got out before the nasty weather fortunately. Saw some catkins, masses of snowdrops and several storks (our village has a small colony (?) of them). And also 4 other runners which is a good score for the route, one of which was a miserable bloke hiding behind his sunglasses and didn't say hello back.
Well done, Cal & Nessie in quite different challenges! Hazel, there used to be a feature called Run Watch [totally unofficial] here: posters recorded the number of runners they'd seen.
Tonight, out after 8pm for 8.3 miles. Lively SW wind dictated my route, essentially, a circuit of the Marina, swell lapping against the lazy dinghies, firm footing up the beach and some unexpected XC to avoid flooded paths. Two late night dogs exercising their 'pets' and a couple at the end of a very long walk indeed!
swittle yep - Jogwatch, taxiwatch, birdwatch etc. I admit to reading my way through quite a lot of this thread over several months bit by bit. I read some of the first posts when I joined here to see that the thread is about and kept going somehow (over several months). I like all the different characters. (what happened to marshallini for example?).
Nice relay race Nessie.
A lateish 5km jog yesterday - it was dark so fortunately I couldn't see how much it was raining but not too dark that I overlooked the big puddles.
Long way from my home town in midlands so always like to make sure I get coastal run in when I can.