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Hope things ease off, Gul.
G-dawg- That sounds fun!! You did well to hold it all together and hit he paces though.
Nice little session today, 12k alternating between HMP and mp, 6 of each. A bit more volume than my usual Tuesday session but pretty much hit all the paces. Average pace for the 12k was 6.15mm and 158 bpm.
I did this session on 02 Feb but at 10k. That came out 6.22mm for 158bpm. Same HR, 7s per mile quicker and 2k further run on same course, just added on an extra loop which worked well as each inner loop is 1.25m.
I had a new garmin vo2 high of 64 come up at the end.
There was an interesting discussion last night on the sub 3 FB page and the effect of weight loss. General though was for a marathon, each lb lighter is a minute off your mara time, assuming same degree of fitness. I have a reasonable interest in the topic. In my last weigh in before London 19, before my carb load I was 11,3. Today I was 10,6 so i'm some 10lb lighter and still chipping away. I ran 2.57 that day, so according to this I should run 2.47, not even taking into account greater fitness.
Anyway...2 more long runs and 2 more sessions left. I just need Dorney to move from provisional green light to full green light.
I've also invested in some new running shorts. My current race shorts are proper short ones and my half in December I experienced some mild chaffing by the end which has played on my mind a bit. I decided to go top end and have spent £90 (Ninety pounds!) on a pair of Soar elite 2.0 half tights. I have justified it back the fact that my lads weekend in Edinburgh was obviously cancelled in Feb and that's usually a £600 weekend with accom, match tickets, beer etc.
Hope it works Gul can't beat a rest day now and then.
GD I'm a big fan of bran flakes but usually at 10pm so I can digest before the next run. If you are gonna late night snack I figure it might as well be something healthy.
8 today with 12*400 at tempo pace.
Monster day for me today. 5 miles slow on the treadmill before work as usual, but tonight was 8 x 1km (90 secs rest) 500m (2 mins rest). 12km of effort, all faster than the pace I ran for my 5k time trial (although that was hilly). With WU, CD and recoveries I covered over 13.5 miles, so 18.5 miles for the day with a full day's work in the middle. Will I even be able to move tomorrow?!
Kudos for the amount of faster running and strength stuff you're doing, Speedy. I'm just glad to be able to do 60mpw and 1 faster session at the moment after years of the body breaking down. Although - thinking about it - even at my fittest, and doing 70mpw, I could never manage more than 3 faster sessions per fortnight, so perhaps I'm just a little weakling!
Jools - impressive combination of running and chores
DT - that's quite a big drop in weight. Hope those tights are worth it. Are they lighter than your shorts?!
Jools - you've picked a good day for a rest. It's blowing a hooley here. Sounds like you're already around the right weight.
OO - nice tempo reps.
Speedy - that's an impressive day. I could probably do with some strength training, but I can't get interested in it
Aches and pains seem to have gone and I was in two minds whether or not to have a short run this morning, but the wind tipped the balance. So one more rest day it is.
Glad the aches are settling, Gul. An extra rest day is probably a smart move to make sure things are really settled, in any event.
Jools - I loathe the wind. I like your planning.
OO - You are tall and a lean athlete even if you do like cake.
DT - You are in excellent shape. I hope you can race soon.
G -Dawg - Man you are buzzing at the mo and I'm really impressed with the paces you are running for your medium long ones. Hope you can get a race in soon too.
Gul - No harm done and your body will thank you.
Birch - Lovely to hear from you and glad your "boy is doing well". He's a fine athlete, takes after someone we all know on here
It's been quite cold here of late but it's nice having the brighter evenings as I don't like running when it's dark. I am so looking forward to Spring. It's felt like a particularly long winter this one.
DT / TR - a bit of certainty would be nice, and in good time, rather than it still being all up in the air.
4 easy miles today and no drama (or shopping).
If our local track opens on 29th March I'm considering another track marathon- just a slow one to see where I'm at. There is also an XC relay race in April (3k per leg). I've been selected for the B team which suits me as no pressure.
It's very annoying how quick you are off so little training Gerard 😉
Glad you had a pain free run Gul even if lacking the thrill of an errand.....
A steady 6 miles for me. It wasn't the best, as my legs are a bit heavy and the weather still isn't great, but it's done!
Speedy, that was a pretty big day there.
Thanks, Gerard. I'm itching to get racing! The last year just seems to have been one long continuation of nothing, so i'll be glad when everthing moves on!
OO- Not sure i'd be up for that I must say!
Gul, good that there were no issues.
TR- I suspect they are going to bat the problem off into the long grass and move it to reserve date, even though in essence it achieves absolutely nothing. The problem with marathons, many want a definite plan weeks in advance and if they just say today they are going to hold off until the guidance is received there'll be some level of FB mob out to get them, even though the alternative solution is in fact counter productive as it means they will have to break their plan, continue training as opposed tapering, all for the same decision. I'm eyeing up Peterborough mara which is 23rd May as that's after the next phase.
Got up and out just after 8 for 5m recovery following an easy 8m yesterday and a 12m MLR on Wednesday. Have moved my long run to tomorrow this week to free up Mothers day. That's a pretty meaty long run though with 2 x 6m at mara pace. Looks set to be windy for it.
Hope the races sort themselves out for DT and TR.
Work flex hours meant I could get my longer run started at lunchtime today. Made the mistake of cutting across a couple of trails in my road shoes which saw my slipping all over the shop but was soon on safe tarmac.
A flash hail storm made things interesting in the middle but overall it was a good mixed pace session that I just ran on feel so can’t really call it a LSR. Came out at 17 miles with a 7.36 average.
I know it’s not as disciplined as it should be but I’m not in campaign and I genuinely thought it was slower.
The great news is with just a recovery run tomorrow, I can enjoy a glass or two of wine tonight with the chilli, lovely!
TR, yes, continued variations on the scientists advising each country!
There were a few whinges from people who wanted certainty and it's not fair etc and that it should be postponed until after the 17th May but thankfully ATW events s fairly well populated with more experienced runners as opposed to fun runners so they largely received short shrift. The obvious point was that if they organise it for the 23rd May, you still don't get any certainty until the last 10 days or so that the Govt are going to move us to stage 3 so in essence you don 't actually fix the issue.
G-dawg, nice to get the long run bagged. Friday is usually beer night for me but not this week.
Good for you Dawg. I have a few frothies on a Friday night and then do my long run saturday and have a few more saturday, but im used to it. I even have a few the night before a 1/2 mara or shorter. My 21m inc 10mp was a bit tough last saturday, but i was blaming the breeze.