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I can't be doing with all the additional dressing and undressing of all those layers, plus the planning time thinking what I need to wear and then all the additional kit to wash!
Tr, I've not done a half in build up to a mara for a good while so I'll just leave the planning to Lewis.
10m and spin yesterday, spin first thing today, off out in a mo for 6m easy.
I've just added a student discount code my mate gave me and got them for £121. I'll just return the more expensive pair now, £40 back in the present pot.
DT - defo, you do what Lewis sets for sure. Im interested to see how he deals with the 1/2 taper and recovery.
In other news my fitness is coming back and bit and the various niggles are settling a bit. 15 wks til Brighton, so 3 wks to bridge the small gap to decent length medium and long runs, and then 12 wks of decent niles (hopefully). Although having said that im on for 3300 for 2021.
Great shoe collection there TR I'm rather well stocked up with new shoes too 🤫
For me, gonna sneak over 2500 this year- a bit down on last year but with nearly 100 miles of swimming I think it's a decent effort all round.
Off to London tonight and planning to run Hilly Fields parkrun tomorrow with the full family.
Hope you all have a great Xmas 👍
I will just say that if I were to go out for a run, I would have 3 upper layers too but it's definitely still shorts weather here.
Happy Christmas everyone. Here's to 2022, whatever it might bring, hope you all keep well and can enjoy some running.
Just over 15 miles this morning, nice and slow to protect the glutes/hammies which seem to be improving.
Realised it was Friday whilst running so it was 59 miles for the seven day week.
Should hit an annual total of 2000 miles for the first time ever next week, it's already been my biggest December.
Have a great Christmas, everyone. Hope Santa brings loads of running kit!
Good to hear from you Gérard and Gul. Hope you both get back at it next year. Where's SBD of late?
Good luck with the target, BigG.
Looks like you got plenty of festive running in, oo.
Tr, good to hear niggles are clearing. Hopefully you'll get a good block in and push sub 2.50?
Decent tally, gdawg, I'll land just short of 2500, but it'll be my highest ever.
10.5m Xmas eve with 8 at mara pace. Seemed quite a bit more effort than usual, probably just out of routine. Nothing yesterday, just family time then an easy 8.5m this morning. Will do my planned 15 tomorrow instead when we have less going on.
I had intended to race 10k tomorrow, but the booster ruined me and it's very, very far away, so I've canned that. I had already planned a slow easy one today in prep for the race though, and didn't want to cancel on my friend. 6 very soggy miles at a smidge slower than 9 min miling. I'll consider this past week as a rest week. I *could* go out again later. Or I could just snuggle up with a book and the cat. I'll probably do 14 or so tomorrow instead of the 10k race.
Of course I did parkrun in a stupid outfit yesterday. I needed the Santa hat since the wind was icy. Managed mara pace on the hilly course and felt relatively comfortable, so my body is recovering. Hopefully next week I can get back to doing sessions and then... well, the many XC races of January are someone dependant on whatever new restrictions may or may not be coming.
Let's hope we can all race in Jan 🤞
CC - good for you, can you do Bristol? Agreed on the finishing high enough being harder than then qual time, esp at the longer distances.
You've had a cracking year DT, well done, its been a great watch. A strong run is the aim at Brighton as it can be windy and its lumpy early on, but yes, i hope to aim low 2.50s or better at vlm, time will tell.
Zero Christmas Day, 10m yday, turbo intervals today (10min wu, 20x2m30s/30s, 5min wd) today.
15 today, since I didn't get a long one yesterday. Trying to make the most of the week off work and pretending to be a full time athlete, so I also did some general conditioning work in the afternoon with plenty of resting in between.
Speedy, isn't Bristol 10k mid May as opposed September, which you seem to be saying above?
Thanks, TR, now to try and repeat, though the gains won't come so easy, if at all from here in. London will be a jog for me having hopefully run Berlin weekend before, though no outcome yet to my gfa application.
Nice 15m yesterday at 7.26mm, just seemed to bounce along at very low effort. Easy 10m this morning. I realised end of last week I was a lot closer to 2500m than I thought so the race is on. I'm on 2476. Have 10-11m planned tomorrow with 8 at mara pace. That'll leave 13m over 2 days. Seems doable albeit I'm going away Thursday lunchtime for 5 days so will need to make sure whatever plans Friday holds, there's 40 mins free for a 5 or 6 miler.
Will see me to about 220 for December which will be my highest December.
Grass reps with club today. I'm not a fan, but I'm sure they'll do me good if the XC races in January do go ahead.
A good couple of sessions DT. For 2019, Berlin confirmed the GFA application at the same time as the general ballot. I'm sure they would have contacted you by now if there was a problem. Well done on the 5 mile PB.
Good mileage for the year TR and good to hear the fitness is coming back. Are you not tempted to enter Manchester?
A good family Christmas Day outing OO. Well done on the Valencia Marathon result - good to have done if not your fastest.
Hope you can get back to some running in 2022 Gerard.
Well done on the annual mileage G-D.
Hope you're enjoying the daylight running Gul.
Bit of a wobble from me mid November with a minor niggle and a lack of enthusiasm. Only managed weeks of 61, 38, 55 and 35 and DNSd at the three entered races. On reflection, I think I needed more down time post London.
Almost back on track with 74 and 77 for the last two weeks, including 18 miles on Christmas eve, 7.5 miles on Christmas day and 12.5 miles on Boxing day. Should just squeeze over 3,200 for the year assuming I manage the planned 20 miles on New Year's Eve!
SBD - well done on the easier weeks, defo needed, you were defo straight back to it too soon after vlm with GSR........i wouldnt mind doing manc, but itd need some logistics and i already have a rolled over Brighton place including park and ride, i had a crap day there in 2019 when the wind blew and my dad was really poorly n hospital (i was shattered on the start line, i shouldnt have run), i need to set the record straight, but ill sack it at late notice if its windy and find a smaller race.
A wet and windy 18m here today as i didnt do a long run at the weekend.
A bit of a slow start to the year, but a good London campaign, followed by a November motivational crash and a bit of end of year enthusiasm!
Re Berlin, I was just maybe expecting something similar to London where you get positive confirmation that your gfa application is all good.
Tr, looking at garmin, I started very tentatively in early July then built up in August and was back to a level of normality by September.
Speedy, ah right, could have sworn I'd seen it in May.
Decided to do my standard 160bpm tempo today just to mix it up after being left disappointed my the one on Xmas eve. I realised I'd broken my own trusted approach by chasing in the pace in the first half instead of letting it come second half. So today I did opposite and kept trying to pull pace back until halfway. Came in 6 16mm for 8m at 161bpm. Last week was 6.24 for 162.
Nice progression with splits of 6.20, 6.20, 6.23 and 6.20 then 6.14, 6.13, 6.07 and 6.11. Felt much easier doing it that way.
13m left to make target.