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Hi all just dropping in again to keep my mind on Edinburgh!
I am finding it hard to feel enthusiastic about doing a marathon next year at the moment. I was really up for it weeks ago when I entered, but haven't done as much maintenance running as I hoped for past month or so. I have done ave 20 mpw over 3 or 4 runs, but wanted to be over 25 mpw and at least 4 runs by now.
Did the Abbey Dash in Leeds last Sunday and got a pb of 52.42, which was 3 mins off previous pb, so was very pleased. Got to keep the momentum up............ but haven't run since, which is really unlike me! I am going out for 10 miles this morning even though the forecast is bad here in Yorkshire!
Caz you seem to be going great guns at the moment. Are you increasing your long runs past 14 miles yet, or maintaining around that until you increase during the marathon training (does that make sense lol!) I am hoping to start upping my long runs from now but don't want to do too much too soon for me. The thought of doing a 20/22 miler makes me break out into a cold sweat still!
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Hi!
Hope you don't mind me joining in?!
Heading back to Ednburgh after 3 years away and officially starting my training any day soon (shifts allowing). I've been ticking over with long runs of 14 miles since the Great North Run and now looking forward to upping things over the next few months.
Does anyone have a link to a map of the course? I've checked the website and it just says something along the lines of its the same as last years route but I've never run that course before.
Hope everyone's training is going well and looking forward to getting to know you all over the next few months!!
Mandie if you look back a page or 2 I gave a rough idea of where it goes for Julie.
Beebers the plan is to take it up a mile one week then drop back to 10 the next then up a mile etc... So it goes something like this... 12mile, 10mile, 13mile, 10mile etc... Am in Scotland on jolly holly at the moment so it was only a 5mile on Saturday this week, although it was done at a faster pace. Think the plan says 10 this coming saturday and then 14 the week after. EEK!!!
Dave, will go see if I can find you on FB in a mo. Look out for Eeyore wanting to be your friend.
GoldPig, am now friends with you. *waves frantically*
Caz....waving back
I really need to start picking up the miles as i am in my comfort zone of 6s and7s. Went for a 10m today and managed 3.5m, things just didnt feel right and the legs were heavy. Told myself its a recovery run from saturdays race and its better than nothing.
Got the stockport 10m in less than 2 week, so will try harder.
Gold Pig - you still up for tonight's club run ? If so - bring your winter warmers.... cos it's gonna be chillyJoin the club.... We recently had internet snooping software installed here at work... so any day now, I'm expecting a summons from the IT Director to explain why , during working hours, I've been googling 'laboutins' and ordering shag-pile carpet.....
Thanks CazSoul!
Gold Pig - I'm doing the Stockport 10 too!
Mandie...got my number for stockport today....666
Just what i bloody needed.
What time you looking for as i havnt done a 10m race before, are you innit to win it.
Just noticed my typo: Louboutin not Laboutin sorry for confusion...interested to see what google puts up for the typo!
Gold Pig maybe it'll be a good number for you.....hmmm
I've not got any more races booked in.
Went our last night for first time after Wesham. Did a nice steady slowish 8miles.
Poor you julieflies, I hate not being able to run. I get quite grumpy!!
Julie...make the most of the rest, will send some grapes round
I may turn the number upside down, and see what they say.
BBP...How were the legs after wesham. I did a 10k tempo with the club last night and it felt harder than the race.
Sorry to hear that JulieF.... you're suffering at the moment, aren't you
Google seemed happy to translate laboutin to louboutin without any bother..... and without me even noticing 
Well done BBurn.... it was a bit rough last night.... Gold Pig and I were out in the elements too..... I think it was about 6.5 miles - tho I cant be precise - as usual, I forgot to start me Garmin - d'oh !!
Must admit, my legs were a little heavy last night, and quads still a bit stiff (doing squats with bar on my shoulders in gym on Monday probably didn't help that! Doh!!)
I averaged 9:55 min/miles, so much slower than Saturday - I don't think I could have attempted a tempo run, much more of a plod.
Weather was weird, when I set off it was really cold, with frost on the ground, sleet in the middle of the run, which turned to driving rain by the time I got home. LOVELY
Hi Mandie! Not to diminish CazSoul's most excellent description of the route....but I came across this link to the 2009 route map - apparently this year's route will be similar.
http://www.downloads.edinburgh-marathon.com/MarMaps/2009_Course_ALL.pdf
I thought my description of the route was spot on... But yeah the map probably gives you a better idea of where the pubs are etc. so much much better.
Have delayed tonights 5mile run until tomorrow as its so blooming cold I want to whip up a big pot of hearty chicken stew and if I went out for a run tonight after abs class I'd never get my tea and a grumbly tummy Cazzy is not a happy Cazzy. Ooooh must change my name, now that we're in December... Mr CS came up with Caz-Santa-Soul... What do with think??? I was Cazmas-Soul last year. I was also in the "hot on the forums" thingy in the mag with my Chrimbly name... Bloody typical the one time I get a mention and I've got my Christmas hat on.
Oooh don't get a mardie on! I just thought it was a little bit light on.... er...detail, that's all !
Caz-Santa-Soul... not bad.... Hmm it's a tricky name to bugger about with..... 'Christmas Cazz'ed' ... (sounds a bit Bah Humbug)... 'Merry Cazmas'..... 'Crimbly-Caz' ..... 'Christmas Carol' ?? Sheesh... I dunno.... is there a prize ??
WTF is the 'hot on the forums' thingy ?
Hot on the forums thingy is that bit near the front of the mag where they copy & paste a bit off the forums which they consider to be useful info from the forumites... It was a post about struggling to get past a certain distance/time and my helpful reply was that maybe it was a psychological problem rather than physical and to try a different route and to leave the watch at home.
OK, I can see there may be some flaws in my course description... Erm.... maybe I should've mentioned you go downhill quite a bit too...
Hmmmmm I quite like Chrimbly-CazSoul... Oooooh decisions decisions.
I was meant to go to abs class tonight but I came down with a severe case of cantbearseditis when I realised I was gonna have to walk home from work in high heels... I must remember to take a pair of trainers in with me for just such occasions... My car is poorly poorly and the garage needed to keep it in overnight.
Teucher - thanks for the link! Looks like its going to be a longer slog along the coast than it used to be.
CazSoul, looking at the map I'd say your description is pretty good!! Hope your car is feeling lots better tomorrow.
Gold Pig - Great number for Stockport!!!! mine arrived this morning, 27 (must have applied really early). Anything around the 1hr 30mins mark will do me.
CDDPS - 'Hot on the forums' thingy.... yes I found it ..... nice bit of psychology there
I see there's no mention in the article of the affliction 'cantbearseditis' LOL! Hmm... high heels... .they do seem to be a feature of this thread.... Well, I lost two hours of my life yesterday evening queueing on the M65 home from work.... was all set for a spell in the gym... and then realised that my subscription had expired 
Mandie - your'e welcome ! I have a rough idea of central Edinburgh, and if that start is where I think it is - then as CDDPS says, that initial downhill section could be a bit of a ball-ache !! Also, I have a friend in Musselburgh.... and that seems a hell of along way away from the city centre..ok.. ok... I wont dwell on that for now
Gold Pig - are you doing the club track night tonight ? I'll be doing the circuits session at Broomies. Won't see you at the club run tomorrow night - I'm off to Oxford for the weekend....
I dont mind that huge bit of out and back, as long as there isnt a force 9 gale blowing in from the sea. They have a section like that at Sheffield Half and it was the only bit where I didnt notice the hills cos I was too busy goggling at the people coming back whilst I was still on the out bit. So please bear in mind peeps, I will need an accurate description of what you look like and what you will be wearing so I can look out for you and wave like a loon when I see you going in the other direction.
I hope my car is feeling better today too Mandie... Although I do have a pair of trainers under my desk now as I had to walk into work this morning... Really really hope it isnt gonna cost me more than the car is actually worth too.
CS - That's a bummer..... trouble is, unless you're a mechanic (and I'm not) - you're at the mercy of these peeps. I think it sometimes depends on which garage you take it to as well. It's been a bad year in our household for cars. I had a 11-year old Audi from new, 240,000 on the clock - which virtually sailed through the MOT every year - until this year, when I took it to a different garage close to work. It cost £700 in Feb to get it through it's MOT (not a sausage the year before !!) - and then £500 a month later to replace some high-pressure hoses (gold-plated, presumably) ..when the power steering went. I cut my losses in June and scrapped it when the head gasket went and another garage near home wanted £1000 to fix it.... In September I drove the missus' car to work and (having not ...er... checked .... er... the oil level for a while) - blew the engine - outside Blackburn....... and I had to fork out £2,400 to replace it - I kid you not !!
Just wanted to cheer you up
No - it's not just you
Trouble is - it's a 'catch-22' isn't it ? Once you've parted with hard-earned dosh to fix one problem.... you're inclined to keep hold of it - to get the benefit - until somet else goes..needing more dosh... and so on... I've got 100 miles a day to commute , and being on contract, if I dont work I dont get paid, so I can't afford to be without it, or spend time off work hawking it round garages looking for a 'best price' 
Now if only I could walk to work ....
What about a bike ? Sounds like you're talking yourself out of using the car........
I'm not going to mention 'carbon footprint'
or 'Kyoto' 
<ducks smartly to avoid side-swipe from CS's mink-lined, crocodile-skin handbag >
Come to mention it - I take the car every time we meet up for a club run - which is only a mile down the road.....
Its daft isnt it??? I didnt go to the gym last night cos I didnt have a car as well as having a severe case of cantbearseditis... The gym is less than a mile from home... We're meant to be running 26.2miles in a little over 5months time and yet to go somewhere a mile or so away we get the car out.
I have thought about dusting my bike off, it wouldn't be too bad going to work as its all downhill but going home would be a bugger.... None of them are steep hills by any stretch of the imagination but they are a constant incline the whole way... I regularly see a bloke cycling back up the hill with a fag hanging out of his gob looking like he's gonna collapse any minute.