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Easy 3.6M in the rain today, just to loosen the legs and get some fresh air! A few strides at the end felt quite good but still not sure I can be arsed with the trip to Hyde Park tomorrow or not!
The houses about 2 metres from the river heavily rely on a solid wall!
Sounds like classic pre race feel. You just need a terrible feeling warm up to complete it!
SG - I would have been super impressed had you stopped your run at 7.17m.
Getting stevie see back would be supreme too
Every sumptious word.
It's like a soap opera.
Any thoughts on which and how many? 👍
I've kept it mostly short and sweet earlier in the week anticipating a Christmas Day parkrun (which I got round in 16.39) and a half marathon effort workout at the local Boxing Day 10k (probably top 10 finish) in bang on 36 I think.
At peak I'd be looking 34 for these, today was half 35 and half 36.
Certainly a rude awakening turning over at that effort, and aside from a slightly extended break in the bushes after rep 10, and subsequent bungling of that next rep's recording (realised i'd not started the watch as i finished it!), probably as expected right now.
Light wind, but not a big thing, but I suppose unless you're the short distance heroes of the thread you have to work your way back to the fast stuff!
ps Muddy, i forget how close to V50 you are, but you're going to be an absolute animal on the scene in that category!! Pots galore job!
That's one heck of a Christmas day effort! And a 10k time I'd probably have to work pretty hard to get currently, as a mere tempo for you.
One benefit of doing this random day of work, is that barely anyone else is in, and even leaving the track at about 8.28, normally a time that'd really have my ass flapping. I cruised in for about 8.45! Amazing! Love those empty roads!
SG - i was going to suggest some 39 sec reps (eg 30mins of 30sec/30sec).
> Decent couple of races there Muddy. Very swift Parkrun! Currently down at the folks house and there was a ridiculous 1345 finishers at the Poole Parkrun Christmas Day.
> Did the Poole 10k this morning. Now I’ve done races that you can classify in the ‘wet n windy’. This was taking it up to a new level. First watched my kid do the 1 mile relay and then it was our turn. So this starts going back towards the Parkrun finish, around the cricket pitch the wrong way, then out to basically three Parkrun loops. We started and a group of around 8 youngsters all shot off together, I just got past the V55 vet I knew and knuckled down. Probably the most isolated I’ve ever been in a race, generally 2-300m behind the leading pack and 1-200m ahead of my pursuers. The road out to the lake was particularly windy, nearly bringing you to a stop. Anyway got through 5k in 17.27 and made my mind up to try and get sub 35. So round again to 8k on 28.12, leaving me 6.50 for the last 2k. This was the wind behind you section, so dug in as there were a couple who had drifted off the back of the leading pack I tried to catch (in vain), but finished in 34.28. Got £15 for 1st V40 at least. Found out after that two women had fallen in the boating lake during the race! Weather has been ridiculous, been pissing down most of the day, heavy through the football and most of the evening. Longish run tomorrow i think.
Great running SC considering you had little competition to work off. Out of interest how do you feel effort / breathing wise when you hit the 5km mark in that race? I remember back in the day that the final 4km of any relatively decent 10km race were hanging on.
60 odd mins easy today, with 6 x 10secs hill sprints towards end. Off 2mins recovery. Parkrun tomorrow and Long run on Sunday should end a nice week.
Sounds plenty in your week to spice things up.
I need to start putting some 15s in, so this weekend needs to be the first.
Probably best having tomorrow as the rest day, just makes for an odd Sunday, as Wycombe have a game at 3pm!
More sensible than the Premier league making some teams play Thursday then Saturday though.
Is there really that much difference between 35-33? Its not top end speed surely? You wouldn't be able to run them all so consistently off 1min rest. bet 33s would be doable now off 2-3mins rest between reps. Depends on goal of the session though.
That's a very swift parkrun there MF!!!! As SG says, when you hit V50 you'll be scooping up the trophies!
Nice session SG.
Welcome back ALD
Well, I dragged my sorry, turkey and beer addled arse into London today. Glad I did, as I got there with minutes to spare after a warm up jog from Marylebone, conditions were perfect, and I managed to crack sub 19 just in time for the year end
I've been struggling with anything close to 6mM pace for anything all year, and beginning to think those days were gone. Splits today were 5:47, 6:03, 6:08 and some scraps for 18:47 (tbc) total. I was expecting to crash and burn after the first 5:47, but, although it felt pretty hard, it never quite got to the vom stage. Considering how much I've drunk and eaten in the past few days and how little speedwork I've been doing the last few months I'm happy enough with that!!!
But i've hit 34s for this sesh last couple of years, and 33 when 12 reps. So it's expectations really. I suppose it's the knock on down the chain. If you're off on the shortest, you'll be off on all the other reps down.
Without dipping too much into the "excuse" locker, that Jock Itch from Fetch was accusing me of the other day
A super vet at our club, 55ish reckons he does his 200 "reps" at about 28. Now i've no reason to doubt him, as if he could stay fit, he'd be competing for serious records at that age group, and did something insane like a 2.07 a couple of years ago. But he's not on strava, and I can't imagine him madly clicking his watch or listening to someone barking splits out!
28s!? I'm certain i'd struggle to boot one out at that pace.
He does seem to spend 6months a year injured though! But I suppose when you've always been a track guy, it's ingrained, and must be hard to keep ticking over the pain of the short distance, versus the relative cruising we do for longer distances!
Relays, xcs, 5ks and endure are fun, but you can't beat a proper hub race, number on job.
Always a good read.
Mad to say that we're just a few more days to go before we enter the TENTH year of this thread!!
TENTH!
Well done Bus on being well under 19, the consistent miles have been accruing so it's not come out of nowhere.
Great 10k Simon! I think I'd like to get somewhere near that on NYE.
Been umming and ahhing about going out for a recovery jog today. Last rest day was Sunday but need to get a good few miles in (thinking about half/marathon goals) then rest for the 10k on NYE.
I should probably reword that around March or so is the actual tenth anniversary!
In 5days i can worryingly say im 40 "next year".
Frig me!
SG: Ric would of course have suggested 20x one 200 every minute...