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Not too bad. Rest, ice, massage should get me back on my feet. Bugger!
I also didn't fancy the wind yesterday, but I got out today for a slow, clunky three miler. Still got some sore and tight bits but eased up during the run. I'm starting to think my sore groin is due to sitting rather than running. Made sure I had a good old stretch when I got back.
John, how's the hammy?
Cal, well done for helping out at the parkrun (and then doing your Good Samaritan bit too). Also plaudits due for doing similar at the JPR. I'll be at our local one but only as a supporter to my grandkids. At least it's all over quite quickly!
Parkrun for me today. Very iffy whether I'd do it given the hammy but it was as good as gold in the warm up. And then started playing up with the first step of the actual run! So I thought I'd just run and see if it got any worse - just a dull ache. Luckily it was a 'constant'. The time was 20.54 which was pretty good in the circumstances. Even better was that I caught up with and passed a local 65-60 legend - a sub 19 man. Had a chat with him at the end and I found out why - he's been injured and is on the way back. Even then he clocked about an 83% age grade (beating me as he's a bit older), but this for him was very low (!).
Mrs JB got past the 60% mark for the first time for a while.
Risked an interval session this morning - 250m/30 second rest and managed 10 before a noticing a slight tweak in the hammy. But stopped before it developed.
My son was due to do a local HM Sunday week, but isn't physically up to it right now. I was toying with the idea of running it (maybe just sub 2 hour) but we can't transfer his number so it saves me the dilemma of entering an event that I'd be woefully underprepared for.
A slow but nasty steep 4k from me yesterday and a 2k on the rower today. Harder than both of these was a session at the allotment swinging a pick axe in the sunshine!
(John I think it's because she's younger than us...
Allotment digging sounds like hard work.
Back out there today (and what a gorgeous morning it was) for a 5 miler. Could feel the groin a little but not enough to worry me. It hasn't got worse since, which is a good sign, so I'm safe to do my parkrun on Saturday.
Set out to see if I could run a sub 4 km.
After a brisk 2k warm up and with decent rests, I managed one in 4.02 and then a 3.59. A relief.
Planning a bit of parkrun tourism tomorrow: Broadwater near posh Godalming. One of yours, Cal? Are to trying somewhere new too?
Fabulous day here on the coast.
I think I have been lucky so far injury wise JB. I am 48 but only started running in 2007 and more seriously as of 2013 so don't have too many years in the legs yet for my age I guess. Your allotment digging sounds hard work - clay soil? Well done on the sub 4 km - I think I have ever only done around 3 of those and most involved a downhill last km of a race! Enjoy your parkrun tomorrow too.
Recovery 5 miles yesterday afternoon which felt ok. I seem to have a better feeling for the pace now though it can feel very sluggish at times and I often want to speed up just to get the legs to wake up. Nice in the woods - bit of wind in the treetops and birdsong - other than that I met one bloke on his mtb. Guess quite a lot of people were stuck in Easter traffic jams. Nice weather here at the moment - it was hard not to do more today but need to save the beans for tomorrow. Modest 19m trundle on the bike therefore with a break for more woodland walking and cake.
Today's parkrun course was a bit tougher than anticipated but very scenic.
22.23 was good enough for 14th out of 151 and the 2nd best age grade of the day @ 76%.
I did harbour the ambition of breaking the course record for my age category but failed by 30 seconds and settle for 3rd on the leaderboard. On a good day I might have got closer. Just being greedy!
Cal, in case you are interested it very near a station! (Waterloo to Portsmouth line.)
Speaking of...I did my 100th different parkrun venue today at South Woodham Ferrers (a mouthful!) in Essex. Lovely parkrun just up from Burnham on Crouch, which I did earlier in the year, and rather similar (this one also borders the River Crouch) though this is a one lapper. It was a mix of (mostly stony) trail, a little grass and a little hard surface. As it wasn't wet I chanced my old Zoom Flys anyway and they were OK.
A few people I know came with, so it was a nice occasion, made even better by the weather. Actually felt quite hot towards the end.
Came in at 27:57...my third fastest time of the year so I seem to be recovering from the marathon. It also happens I needed 57 for my parkrun bingo, so was very happy to get that as a bonus.
My tourism will slow down a bit now, for financial reasons, but I'll still get out there when I can.
Celebrated after with coffee and cake (there's a stall there, and they did a fab gluten free coffee and walnut cake that wasn't bone dry like most GF cakes are) before taking the two trains and three tube lines back home again.
Cal, I've visited Burnham on Crouch but not on a Saturday. I thought it looked really interesting (historically). Good performance and well done on your 100th venue. I'm dead jealous.
I know you are a gym user so I'll share news of my latest acquisition: a 40lb weighted vest. I can't actually do much in it but just getting the bloody thing on is an exercise in itself!
Hazel that's absolutely amazing! Fantastic! (I also have run faster in a half than my official 10 mile PB.. I think it's largely down to a lack of 10 mile races and the fact the one I've done the most is in the middle of summer when it can be very warm).
Opted not to run yesterday as two of the peeps I went to my parkrun with were volunteering at Figges Marsh juniors yesterday (Figges Marsh is a bit of grass between Tooting and Mitcham, 2 miles from me) so I decided to volunteer as well. Figured the 4 miles of walking I did was enough exercise for the day.
Made up for that with a bright and breezy 10 miles this morning. Absolutely perfect weather - blue skies, sun, but nicely cool on my skin so I didn't get too hot. Still plenty of blossoms (mostly cherries now) and also bluebells in some of the woodier bits. A few aches and pains but most eased off. My right knee was a bit grouchy...I think it's because I sat a lot yesterday (once I'd got home from the junior parkrun). I need to remind myself to get up and stretch or walk around way more often than I actually do, but I do get so absorbed when I'm playing a game. Eh well.
I've not run a 3 mile for a food while, and, still a bit irked by my last parkrun pace, decided to go all out and go for a sub 20. Missed it by 28 seconds, but it was a rather ambitious target.
John, Good to see you back on the PR course smashing out what are bloody hard times for most of us even though you are just coming back from injury
Hazel, I am jealous of your training and how much you put in
Covid really seems to have set me back on my overall fitness and pacing. What was easy 3 weeks ago has become damn right hard. First pyramid session yesterday aiming for sub 45m in 10k and whilst not far away during a HM (46m) I seem miles off now... That session was just disturbingly hard
Up until now I've relied on Garmin coach plans but they start you from scratch which I don't want, especially with races only 5 weeks away. So I purchased a Ben Parkes plan from tinternet which seems pretty decent. I need some sort of plan telling me what to do or it'll go belly up.
... which is just as well, as this bloody hamstring is being stubborn
Ben Parkes does some good stuff on You Tube. He came to our local Park Run and said some very nice things about it. Someone I know had a chat with him and Ben is a top guy. If you check out his You Tube channel it's the Worthing PR.
(I spend far too much time on You Tube.)
Good luck with getting back on form.
I like Mark Lewis on YT as well if want additional viewing. I've not had the chance to view any of Ben's stuff but I know he's on it.
Easy 10k last night, will be an easy 10k tonight as well if I get the time !
Got races next weekend so hopefully I'll be OK for those (a mile and a 10K...plus parkrun of course).
I managed 1k before the hammy went. Had to walk back past 300 runners!
The overall winner was a VW25 who broke the course record!
As for me I've hit a 'runner's low'.