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14 miles this morning, mostly easy and a few steady.to finish.
Speedy, yes as oo said, once you get the first few weeks done, the journey back is sort of exciting. You can almost see yourself getting fitter every run you do.
Gdawg, good to see you off the mark.
Gul, nice solid 14.
SBD, great mileage, something I couldn't imagine doing! Yes, 30m per week doesn't sound particularly impressive or the training of an 80 minute half, but you can't discount completely the bike work and the helping hand I've given myself with weightloss.
I took new years day off then back at it yesterday pm. 4m wu, 2 x 4m at mp off 1m then 1m cd. The 9m came out at 6 45mm average and mp miles sat nicely at 6.34/6.35. By the last 4m stint the temp had dropped at it was pretty slippy so pleased to have held pace and stayed upright.
Just spin this morning.
Now Berlin will be 22 then I'm planning to select 2023 for NY to just give this situation proper time to clear then I'll start looking at the other 3.
Boston will have to wait for me, until I'm old enough to qualify (don't think I'll be fast enough in my 40s)
DT - 13wks til Dorney, has yr coach started you on a build for it yet? Ive built it back up and am feeling fitter and healthier so im building towards Dorney now.
Not quite as sharp as I felt early December but then with taper and some lower intensity weeks over the last 3 that's understandable. Should come back fast enough in January.
Travel plans.... I remember those. I was supposed to go to Toronto in 2020 for the World Masters. That got cancelled of course. They thought they might be able to stage the World Champs in conjunction with the Europeans in Tampere (Finland) in July 2021, but now that's postponed until 2022 and my 2022 target of the Worlds in Gothenburg has gone back to 2024. Does this virus not know that I'm getting older all this time???! Mind you, in 2024 I'll be a youngster in the V45 category, which might actually be better than being a 43 year old in the (very competitive) V40 category, as I would have been for the original Gothenburg dates. I just need to stay healthy and uninjured....
Just 7 miles today but it was my Birthday 😇. Just enough to get me to 50 for the week.
Nice mileage, Joel's.
Speedy, my wife turned 50 in November, we started the year with some big plans.
Tr, Lewis doesn't believe in drawing a line in the sand and saying 'let's start mara training but in my head, I'm going to start taking all the stuff outside of actual training more seriously from tomorrow as my line in the sand.
DT - fair do's, but he's obviously started you towards Dorney. Dont go too monk like, 13 wks is a long time. I look forward to seeing what training he gives you. Do you ever hear of the other athlete he coached on here ? Was it stevie something ? He ran 2.54ish at Abo a couple of years back and looked set for more gains.
Stevew? He did 2 48 in Berlin subsequently but he seems to keep getting calf injuries. I think there's a lot to be said for a seasoned runner who has taken 10 years to incrementally and very slowly get better. The body is built to withstand the paces over the years. When you start running, go straight to marathon and get to that level in 18 months the paces you are progressing to very quickly are tough for the ligaments and soft tissue to keep up with.
That's my theory at least, might be very wrong but just an observation.
Changing form deliberately and quickly is a big risk as much of form is bio-mechanics and my physio posts pictures of elite runners with awful form as she sees so many trying to change theirs and forsnt believe the risk v reward is there.
With the lack of social life and working from home, it's my best chance of really having a crack at being the best I can in my view. The only thing that would really mess that up is schools closing. That changes my circumstances hugely.
Dom: Don't write off a Boston qualifier just because you're in your 40s. I managed it and enjoyed the event immensely. Compared to London and others, I think the Boston qualifiers are quite generous, yet they make a massive thing of them in the USA.
5 majors down, I only need Tokyo, haven't got a clue when I'll be able to do that now.
OO: Hope you had a great birthday!!
Looked at my Garmin app and it seems my weight last January was identical as it is now. The mission to lose those pounds began with 3 runs of 4, 10 and 4 miles so far. Glute seems better, so will keep on the roller and run gently for now.
Dom - hope it works out with the majors when things return to normal.
TR - that's still a mahoosive total for last year. I'm pleased to still be working from home and hopefully that will be the norm apart from odd occasions. Work has moved offices and it would now be well over an hour's drive for me or a bonkers run commute
Speedy - some positives from getting older, then!
Jools - good miles. Cut-back is hopefully over for me now.
OO - hope you had a good birthday. Snap with the miles.
GD - my weight is fairly stable at the moment, even over the Christmas hols. Glad the glute is okay.
13 here today in dreadful weather. Battered by hale stones at one point.
Take care in the dark Jools, hope you have a good torch. I have one of those chest mounted ones which I've been really impressed with.
DT - looks like you're going to have to run before (home) school starts for the day.