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10k beach run here at 7 min miles.
OO - cheers. So they're a flynit update. I only use mine for sessions so they last me ages as i dont do much of that. Ill kerp my eye out for a cheap pair sometime. Agreed on them being clunky at first at easy pace, but as above keep them for quicker stuff. As the plate wears they are probably ok for normal running though..
I had to go out in the car this morning. It was minus 5 and I had 27 heart attacks sliding down my hill, so I'm not sure why I thought it would be perfectly fine to go out and do my fartlek session this evening. I made it 0.1 miles before retreating to the treadmill. The ice had slightly melted at some point during the day, but then froze again, and at minus 3 this evening it was pretty slippery. So 9 miles with 3 x 1 mile around MP and 3 x 800m around HMP on the dreadmill, annoying the neighbours. At my current fitness level the 800s felt like sprints.
Since I was in no danger of slipping or getting them dirty on the treadmill, I finally decided to try out the Saucony Endorphin Pro that I got just before I broke my ankle. They're a little snug. I certainly wouldn't want to wear them for a marathon. Thinner socks and very short toenails and they'll be good for 5k though.
Big_G - do de-lurk more frequently!
OO - nippy beach in more ways than one, I imagine.
TR - my family keep talking about getting a dog but I reckon it's me who would end up doing the morning walk
Speedy - sounds treacherous. For once, the dreadmill is a good option.
Took another rest day to be on the safe side.
Blimey, you early birds are proud of yourselves. I'm usually up at 6am, too, but I don't like it, and it goes against my natural body clock at this time of year, even with a sunrise alarm clock. I may be out of bed, but I never feel awake until about 7.30 or 8am!
I simply couldn't do it, I'd rather go out at 8pm!
Big g, I purchased some new bikes for general miles and was about to buy the zoom fly until my mate talked me out of it so stuck with the epic react infinity.
Probably a wise decision, speedy! You don't want another breaksge.
I'm due to do 10m with an 8m tempo soon, but it snowed overnight and we keep having showers as well as being zero c. So on basis I did 8m at mp last Saturday and a decent mile reps session, i dont fancy taking my chances so I'm just going to wrap up and head out for an easy 10.
Day off work today to celebrate becoming a v45. Suddenly I have 5 minutes extra gfa grace for London and Berlin becomes a much more achievable 2.55.
Glute defo on the mend so will rest and stretch today (done that bit already) and continue the slow build-up with 12 easy ones tomorrow.
Jools made me laugh, id much rather be running mid morning in the daylight in 20 degrees than run commutes in the dark, wet or ice. But needs must.
Defo Gul, youd win that job as youre the first up. I get the evening shift somedays too, but i wouldn't be without her, she is my number 1 girl (as my wife points out).
Active rest day today, so just a slow spin out on the bike before work and some core work crammed into my lunch break (I only get 45 mins). Looking forward to an evening of... actually I don't even know. I might watch a film or something.
DT, I think for easy/general miles, that's probably a better choice. Happy birthday.
Gul Darr, I do enjoy all the training talk a lot, but I don't follow a plan really, so sometimes don't have much to contribute in that regard. Also, with a 3:19 PB I'm not quite there, but I do feel I've got a faster time in me on the right day (with the wind behind me....).
Supposed to do 8m tempo today but it was icey etc so decided for safety yo just fo 10.5m easy, being the wu and cd also. However 1.5m in it was clear it was more than safe. I wasnt really dressed for tempo with gloves hat underlayer and non tempo shoes. But I progressed it slowly. The 10m came in 6.52mm and the last 8 averaged 6.36 so nice trot without going mad, then a 0.5m cd.
My sciatic/ piriformis update: modified pidgeon stretch is doing wonders for post-run pain & instability.
It's a tough time of year/ history, but here's a reason to smile - today we had 8 hours of daylight for the first time since Dec 2nd
Easy 15m today which came out a surprisingly quick 7.38mm for 141 bpm. I was holding myself back pace wise as well.
Good news on the stretch Dom. I do like a good stretch for my dodgy hips.
10 miles this morning, rest day (from running) yesterday, 14.5 on Saturday and 10 on Friday so I've started the year off reasonably well and into a bit of a groove with it. Probably it'll be 13ish tomorrow. I'm currently running two days in a row and having a rest day (from running) to try and curtail what can happen where I end up running every day. I'm still a bit wary of an achilles issue I had last year so taking it more steady than I was in the summer. But I'm Zwifting quite a bit, which I'm really enjoying too and is a new thing for me.
TR - yes, I love the summer when I can get out into the countryside, but not sure about preferring 20 degrees.
Speedy - coming along nicely. I certainly wouldn't recommend running into a curb.
Big G - as you may have gathered, I'm not following a plan at the moment. It's a good sign when you just love to go out and run for its own sake and hopefully you'll not find yourself lacking motivation. Sounds sensible to take that 1 in 3 rest day.
Dom - hurray for the extra daylight
OO - good week.
I got rid of 4 pairs of running shoes this morning. Two pairs had clocked up 12xx miles each, but the other 2 didn't even manage 1,000 - shocking
Sorry DT, looks like I missed the birthday comment last week, hope you had a good one.
Saturday mud trails was fun, 13 miles and the hip/glute was OK. A bit stiff yesterday but managed an easy 5 miler as some sort of recovery.
Son's birthday weekend (actual day is today) so feeling fat again after a big roast yesterday and too much cake.
A bit milder this week, that should help with the mojo and getting out the door.
Peddar's way ultra was postponed, but I couldn't enter anyway because you need to have a race of at least mara distance in the last 12 months - they may have to relax that rule.
7 miles with strides this morning.
Gul, surely they have to change that to just proving from your Strava (or similar) that you've run that far. If VMLM are accepting virtual race times for GFA then anything is possible!
I've got a couple of races before then, also rolled over from last year but it starts to look doubtful if any of these will happen.
The problem is of course is that for a spring/early summer race, now is when the organisers have to begin work, applying for licences, rd closures etc so instead of taking a punt they are just knocking on the head.
I have the Dorney mara Easter weekend and beginning to wonder if that will happen, even though they delivered several Covid safe races last year. After that, i've London booked and Derby 10m that was cancelled last year, in mid November. They feel more likely what with the promise of vaccines for all by Autumn.
You should return the ones that didn't make 1k, Gul. Daylight robbery on you!!
Easy start to the week yesterday. Off out lunchtime for some intervals.
The Wrexham elite and Olympic trials might the the first to go ahead.
I've got a Berlin place if I want it from last year but I'm steering clear of foreign running trips and I'll focus on London a week later. Of course there's NY mara as well but think I'll opt for 2022.