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I average about 22-25m per week, so 30 would be a big week for me.
No comment on the 2nd challenge
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Edit - I'm off with the Didds family to Devon for 2 weeks tomorrow morning so will flit in and out when i can
I'll bring you all some cyber devon scones with jam and clotted cream back.
interesting watch for anyone thinking of doing outlaw or just done an ironman.
For anyone considering ironman I would say DO IT. It's incredible and the race isn't as hard as you think it's going to be, but only if you put the training in. It's the training that's the hard bit, not the race!
I was running anything from 15-25 miles a week during IM training, but that's on 3 runs so doesn't really count. Cycling mileage pretty high and swim K'age about 5 or 6k.
I am feeling a bit aimless at the mo. I need to get something booked in I think. Saying that, I am really struggling with a pain in my foot, so need to get that sorted first. Thinking it could be PF, so icing and rolling on a tennis ball. My only other 'injury' is my big toe nail which is black and about to drop off. It's pretty sore. My legs feel brilliant! So that's good
Hi Aitch,
Moz mentioned something about your training schedule (pages back) Don't suppose you've an e-version for an interested party
haha....oooh Betty
MrBB ok & been sorting out his running. Even came biking with me today & might tomorrow 
After my tumble on Sunday I've just biked all week but today I ran straight after for about 2.4 miles & felt great. Was really worried I may of done something bad cos it hurt so much & had bruising both sides of my foot. Biking 12ish miles or more tomorrow & then MrBB & I will run 5-6 miles Sunday all being well
Aitch...fab race report & you know what? I'd love to do something like that & I'm not going to say I can't. It would be my greatest achievement apart from producing 6 humans
Sooo - Len Health Update number 6 million and 8. Knee - great! Seems all groovy again (well, creaky and probably likely to never be "right" again, but it's pain-free!). Toe - also all well and good again. So really, no leg injuries at all. But... spent some time in Jessops recently, and need a bit of gynae surgery early in September. Sigh. Still, one day I might be normal again! Also, the bastard tablets they have me on have two major side effects - depression and weight gain. And I have to keep taking those. So I've been in better shape (she said, laughing hysterically) and I've been more motivated (ditto) and I'm slightly anxious about being a patient (okay, I HATE being a patient, and that's before I consider the general anaesthetic...) and I'm probably going to have to re-start my running career by doing walk 1 minute, run 1 minute.... but I'm hanging in there and I'd still like to do a Half. And be about 3 dress sizes smaller. And not be rattling with fecking pills..
Oh and the surgery clashes rather badly with my bloody re-scheduled parachute jump, so I'm going to have to re-re-schedule that, if they'll let me. Arses.
Am developing Mozzy-esque Tourettes too
x
He has both Tourettes and a swear box.
How very fucking dare you!
Aw Len you poor thing. Chin up though - Sheils will be on hand to visit and in even more good news I no longer work there so I won't!
Re my leg issue - pretty sure it's tight muscles pressing on a nerve - unpleasant, but fingers crossed it won't bench me. Decided to bin the sub 20 PR plan for now oherwise I'll start getting frantic and depressed, decided on a 'keep running on mimimal mileage' plan and see if it improves gradually whilst I'm still running. Hit DVS with me Mozster yesterday and pal'd him for a 2 lap warm up - felt a bit nervey and tight but not too worrying so went back yesterday evening for a reduced track session. Did 4 x 1k intervals - didn't push too hard, kept them around 4.10 then a mile at around half mara pace and that was it. Resisted the temptation to do more and came home to do a load of stretching and pilates. Possibly slightly better today - certainly no worse
. I find the track is very forgiving if I have a niggle - flat works really well as I can hold my form and the surface is nice and spongy so I'll probably be going there a lot in the next few weeks! Bike today and 6 mile run along the Monsal trail planned for Sunday - fingers crossed.
"Don't run before you can walk".
So why am I looking at Ironman races, having never even been to a sprint tri?!
<edit, apart from doing water safety cover over ten years ago>
For the same reason I'm considering it, when I'm currently teaching myself to walk again....
I did 4min slow run, 1 min walk, for 20 mins on thurs... I covered a whopping 1.18miles!
Its a big goal and a big commitment. £200+ entry isn't to be sneezed at, neither is the new bike I'd need.
I'd like to get a look at a decent training schedule, find out exactly what I'd be letting myself in for. I'm kinda thinking sensibly I'd target one or two Olympics, or push for a 70.3...
Hi Aitch,
Is that the one out of "Be Iron Fit"?
You can tell its been on my mind for a bit, I got it as an Xmas pressie last year... Months before I could do a stroke of crawl
How quick does such as Outlaw fill up?
I'm kinda thinking if I do go with this it'll give me a year. 6 months to work on my weaker areas
1 swimming
2 Bike. I used to cycle to work and back. 30 mile round journey. But that doesn' t compare with the efficiency req'd for 112 miles....
Then 6 months for the actual training.
Obviously with a wife and 3 kids, it's not just my decision.
Just watched (finally) the adventure show with the Isle of Jura fell race on.
isle of jura fell race
looks VERY tempting. Something to consider before the bob graham I have agreed to do with Steve Moran in 2013.
Morning all!
Garry - I'm thinking along the same lines as H (and hoping to pick her brains some more)
Running is my weak point, but also most likely to injure me, so I'm going all out on the cycling in the hope that the fresher I get to the run, the better. I know it's not going to be fast & am totally prepared to walk the whole thing if needed,
For reference, there's a 13 week plan here http://www.cluboceano.com/13.htm
On the basis of that & advice from pirate mentor I bought Gale's book - I'm hoping to follow her 26 week plan.
Morning all!
GI - Mileage-wise, I`ve been running every other day since April when an injury appeared (and is still there really) so I`m 35 at most, usually nearer to 20. It seems to have been going ok as I`ve tried to keep plenty of quality in there and make sure every run has a purpose. This week I`ve done a 12.5, a 6 and a 9.5 so I`ll run today too. Hoping to do Leek half next week but too short on miles to get a good time realistically. What time did you do your mile in?
Anyone doing Newark or Askern today? 2 high profile, local-ish races. Wish I was as the weather is surprisingly amenable. Races I`ve done at Fleetwood, Owston and Burnley have all been really tough recently with hot weather.
Who`s doing Dublin?
Problems i had yesterday were already ran 38miles this week so having lactic acid in my legs after only 200m wasn't good which lead to negativaty mentally.
Steve 'windy' millar ran 5:51 which for someone who as only just broken 21min at parkrun is an immense time.
PS quitting in a ONE mike run = not cool! You've lost street cred now
Aitch, i have always been a fast sprinter, it is distances above i have To work at. 5K PB is just around the corner.
Morning!
What do the predictors say, GI? I`d guess that you should be a lot quicker at all distances with improved stamina if your mile time is accurate. Mind you, there`s not a lot of point in doing proper LDRs if mile / 5 k is your goal.
Starting to get very frustrated with my foot. It's still hurting. I can't train (not that I probably should be at the mo), I can't walk too far without it really hurting or stand up for too long. It's really annoying! Not entirely sure what it is. Could be PF, but might just be something post IM. I don't know. Hurts though
Back on the wagon with weight loss this morning. Want to shift 1.5st before Christmas. Think my biggest issue will be portion size. Getting used to not eating as mug again because I'm not IM training any more! The plan is to run more (when foot's better) and do lots of strength work in the gym. Some high intensity stuff will help the weight come off - I think!!
I didn't really expect to beat mile time on Sat anyway but wanted a go.
after axholme the targets for rest of year will be cusworth 10k, SY x-country league(10k.ish), abbey dash 10k and the mighty percy pud.
parkruns are C races for now. I will be making various attempts at 5k PB for rest of year but they will be few and far between. come a long way this year so for now happy i am a better, faster and fitter than last year.
Evening! Couldn`t decide what to do today; gym or run. Decided to do both!
RW Time Predictor gives 1.16:10 from a 4.59 mile. Interesting even if you`re not in as good a shape now! Just shout up if you need any advice about Axholme!
Aitch - hope foot heals soon. There was a feature on recovery footwear in RW this month. TBH I didn`t even know such a thing existed!