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T-Rex ...i see you got me firmly installed in the 3:50 group ........was hoping to see more of the sub four hour group this time around.....
All being well i am hoping to see you on the course somewhere in Gloucester.....
First lot of V02 interval training again today and boy was it tough ....combined with a snivel of a cold and a toddler that seems to be suffering with insomnia ..didnt make for and easy session but did it anyway !!!!!! Tis all a distant memory after the very nice bottle of red wine i have consumed this evening
Frodo ...so glad you are back running and dont forget that certificate otherwise there will be no running for you.....have been considering Milan marathon as my sister lives there but gather from translating the rules i would also need a medical certifcate......
Confused me so much havent dared enter yet !!!!
panad and jason - if you enable your "message member" facility I could send that recipe if you like. I'm wary about posting it on here because (i) I'm a bit protective about it (but I suppose it is only a pudding), and (ii) I don't want to ruin anyone's Christmas dinner. But IMHO it is a bit good.
nicola - sorry, I'm pulling out of Gloucester. There's no way this achilles is going to good enough in time for 31.1 road miles in only six weeks. Also now I have a work meeting on that day.
So, next scheduled race Rhayader 20, 19 March. I'm also entering Marlborough Downs 33, 14 May.
Defrosted again nicely here,so got a few runs in this week,pleasantly surprised by how fresh legs felt
Off to undo any good work on my general fitness tomorrow night with staff party
Evening all, are we all warming up a bit? Seems my Turkey Trot Half is happening on Sunday
.Good one Frodo, keep up the good work! How's the injury TRex? Do you think physio did any good after that pain?
Have a good one all esp Panad out on the lash
Yup, this thaw has got to be good. Christmas Pud 10 miler on Sunday ..... which will be the furthest I've run since Snod, and the first proper run I've done in two weeks!!! Think I'll forget about any speed and just look at it as a training run with company
Make the most of the weather folks ..... looks like it could be short-lived!
panad - you have mail
Thanks for the recipe TRex.
I've just ordered myself a copy of advanced marathoning - though I've with you Frodo, the thought of following an advanced plan does seem a bit wrong! - hoping to have a good read over the holidays and then make a proper start back into some more organised training in the new year
good running over the weekend everyone, especially those with races - hope they all go ahead ok.
(not long now until entries open
, Jan 1st seemed a very long time to wait at the end of October!)
Im another one that follwed the advanced marathon training plan and have bought a copy of the book......i looked at the easiest 18 week marathon training programme and gulped
Never ever did i think i would be able to do it but do you know something..........i did 
I only ever took one run at a time...stuck to it like glue.....i think thoughout the whole programme i only missed three short runs and i changed a v02 sessioin at the very end .....i upped two of the 20 mile runs to 22 and can only reiterate what everyone else says about it .............IT WORKS 
I felt physically and mentally much better prepared and i know that got me through Snowdonia in a much more enjoyable way than when i ran VLM.
I will be following it again for Snowdonia next year.....
SD - no- Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas' book. Check it out on Amazon.
Hello everyone- back from the land of the non- runners here!
Managed 6.3m today in ice-free conditions and SHORTS today. Last pre VLM training run tomorrow
18 week P&D plan for me too- though forced to drop down the mileage at this time of year and follow an earlier chapter- lol!
Hi all, I too used Advanced Marathon book this year..all was going well until I devised my own training plan and decided doing 3 marathons in 7 weeks was a better plan. Next year, I'll stick to the book!!!
Which chapter are you doing JD?
Well, Keyworth Half defo on tomorrow so that is good but just realised I haven't worn new trainers for a run yet (been in trail shoes for last two weeks) and old ones are mashed. So, going to have to take a gamble on the newbies..Not expecting to get a good time really as all training seems to have been at snail's pace for last few weeks!
For you, SD
links to Amazon
Cheers JD, I've packed both pairs and will decide in the morning. There is no tread left on old ones and I suspect there may still be ice bits around, oh what a worry
Chapter 10..erm, 50-70 a week? Dont have book with me right now..is that the one?
Hi all
Got out for my first run yesterday since Conwy half, only 4 miles at 9m/m pace..........felt great no pain in leg
going out again in morning. Had a look at Advanced marathon training going to buy it.
Going to enter Shakespeare marathon as well as snod along with a few halfs.
Frodo good to hear that you are running again
(and just how glad are your family that you are out and about again
Hope today goes well for all racing/training
All this talk of the advanced marathon training book has prompted me to order a copy from amazon, should arrive on Tuesday, something to keep me occupied on these long winter nights.
DE- nice running!
16m for me today- faster than planned, but felt good, though tougher towards the end! Didn't help that about 3m was along a fine grit path which had turned into wet concrete with the snow melt
16.00m in 2:00.34 av pace 7.32. From the splits you'll see I had a few unplanned laps! Splits 7:51 7:36 7:32 2:25(0.32m) 7:40 7:40 7:47 5:11(0.67m) 8 (0.02m)7:37 7:24 7:27 7:29 7:29 7:29 7:28 7:27 6:53
Blimey-Advanced Marathon book will be top of the bestsellers at this rate!
DE-awesome going on the LDWA event.
Good running/partying going on folks. Well, I managed to haul myself around the Turkey Trot Half..significantly overdressed and sweating like a pig by mile 5. Slow snow training over last few weeks told on me on a couple of the big hills but anyway managed to come in between 1hr 42-43 mins so fairly pleased.
Just seen Countryfile weather report for week ahead..forecaster used a string of superlatives to describe just how cold it is going to get again by the end of the week. Hang on to your thermals folks
Yeah - I just saw that forecast too, Brer and swore a bit
Pretty shocking 10miler race for me, over 10mins slower than PB, but I'm very glad I got off my arse and out. Just I realise now how much form I've lost over the last few weeks.
I've read the beefy bits of Advanced Marathoning now and must confess to a bit of brain ache
Going to follow the 18week plan for Paris, but if my fitness is not up to scratch, I can reset with the 12 week plan in January.
Onwards and downwards
Sad thing is that I know it is totally within my capabilities - I think anything under 3.40 would properly stretch me, but it's just that life keeps getting in the way of any prolonged, sustained or purposeful training.
Oh, ahem, and that I have real lazy beggar and gluttonous tendencies
However, I have made moves at work to make changes that would have a positive effect on training in 2012.