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ASICS Super Six: Matthew (Sub-5:00)
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I think I need to take a leaf out of your book and get more social with the runs. I had a great time jogging with seren and did not even notice the distance. So calling out to the runners of Wales- anyone up for a running partner?
Matt
Just trying to keep a check on you! Would you mind writing down everything you eat and drink tomorrow and the times you are eating these foods/fluids and post on before saturday, just keen to double check things.
MKT
well done on what you've done so far and well done on the great posts and blogs. Agree one run which didn't go as planned doesn't mean there are any real problems to worry about. Just make sure you get the preparation right.
Thanks to Bud for doing what he has done so far and I hope to continue to help you towards your goal and am available at any time with any queries etc.
Agree finding people to run with will be a big help. I did a 13 mile run today and it was about 10 minutes quicker than I bwould have done on my own though I was close to cursing my training partner for going so quick!
Hi Matt,
how's the knee feeling now? Remember to keep the bridges going regularly to acivate the gluts and try standingon bad leg with good leg bent resting on a wall and turn supporting knee out bent at an angle of 30 degress this really works the glut and stops the Tensor fascia lata pulling the ITb tight. Don't forget to keep stretching the hips. All really important as you start to go further.
keep up the good work
Sarah
Didn't get on my bike yesterday but did buy a pump as we only have a communal one which is never around when I want it. The police are offering a security service tomorrow so will bring my bike to get it coded then go out after.
Good luck with your run today if you are running I know you did plan a rest day but not sure if you were going to do yesterdays.
Regarding starting extra slowly it only has to be for the first couple of miles to settle in to the run. You won't lose much time but it can ease you in to a comfortable run.
Is there any local races you could enter ( not necessarily to race them) but for the company and the atmosphere.
Good luck.
Hey MKT, glad you're finding ways of geting the fun back and also well done not continuing when you felt under the weather, absolutely the right thing to do. Hope you feel better soon. Have plenty of vitamin C to ward off the germs - oranges are good if you like 'em or a vit C tablet.
Regarding average times, I always do the first mile 30 secs slower so it might be that your average is faster than you think if this is something you do!
Take care and have fun!
RB
Hi Matt - sounds as though you're going strong and totally agree about strawberry yoghurt - it's far and away the best. I could eat it for every meal.
Tri sounds awesome too - you might even convince me to sign up for one too! I got a new road bike recently with the aim of cycling from London to Paris this summer - perhaps for the marathon?!
Hi Everyone, hope all is well, Matt you certainly are in awe, with all that x-training, 54 miles(!) I can only last 9-10 miles on a bike ride and that takes me an hour.
Although i do swimming once a week on Fridays when I can, I usually do 1 to 1.5km swim in 25-40 mins. Most breaststroke, I have not masterered the front stroke as I keep getting drowned!
Would love to tri a try! Someone needs to convince me to part my cash to enter one of these! Are they expensive if having to do three sports?
Run has be ok for this week (mojo lacking with all the problems happening here), did 5 miles on Tuesday lunchtime, could not do the speedwork indicated on the schedule as forgot my watch.
9 miler tonight which will consist of a 2.5 miles run ti clubhouse, run 4 miles with running club and then 2.5 miles back home, so hope that goes well(!) Hope traffic is nice to me so I can get home in time to do this.
Biggest problem us now is that our washing machine conked out, so washing has been an issue. I need clean kit for the Human Race HM this weekend!
I will catch up with posts later this evening as need to attempt to save marriage by doing jobs around the house as I got quite evil with the man flu so making up required. It's feels ace to have energy again
Ps if I don't blog by midnight then attempt to make wife happy has failed please send help lol
Get well soon MKT!
I've been feeling off all week to have only done one run of 6 miles today! my niggle is a bit sore still but will rest up again until sunday when I'm doing brighton half!
Oh and MKT saw some horrible looking liquid in sainsbury's today actually called 'MANFLU' so it must be real
I heard a totally untrue rumour that manflu is brought on by incessant nagging and unreasonable behaviour.
Hope you feel 100% by the weekend.
Going to start a list- reasons to look forward to the long run..
1) audio books
2) podcast
3) escape the washing up
Be back once the daughter stop pretending to be a gremlin...now that tranquiliser gun.....
AS
That is exactly how I feel I just think of each mile as 100 calories of nice food I can have. 9 miles tonight so 900 calories buys me a lot of trash.
MKT- try audible.co.uk for audiobooks my new one is 13hrs- think that might just see me through training and only cost me £7.99 bargain i think!
5) that sense of achievement when you wake up monday morning and go into work saying 'oh i only did...... miles'
Your liking the idea of a tri, nice one- go on sign up for London it'll be a right chuckle and a great excuse to spend quality time with your new bike. That cycle to Paris sounds like good times to, I might look in to that. I'm loving being on the bike after a day at work (although left butt cheek is still in disagreement even from monday) and teaching myself the front crawl now feels great that am not drowning.
Really looking forward to your help and advice for me and all the lovely people on this forum to guide us towards dipping gracefully below the demon 5 hour mark. Love the comment earlier too about manflu and nagging...could possibly comment
Realises that attempting to speak to Ruth indirectly, yet directly is cowardly and I need to man up to the food consumption. Ruth your advice has actually been the best bit of this experience so far and already made a difference. Plenty more for me to be doing and nows not the time to be slacking off. I cannot change the past but I can control the future.....high on cheesyness rating but true!
In fact I offer to wash anyone's running kit whose washing machine has broken down. Send all to runners world labelled Matt gonna wash my stuff for me, sweet!
Am imaging Alice's face picturing smelly packages placed on her desk and not being amused....so executive decision...going to have to withdraw offer lol.
You must be feeling better ploughing through all those messages -that sub 5 is waiting and just needs a few months of good training to achieve and staying injury free and healthy,
Seems like we are swimming at the same time on Fri. Are you going tomorrow night? If I feel up to it going to go for 2k in the hour...also thinking about just going for a 3 mile tester run to get back in to the running well see in the morning... got circuit training but will fit it all in
Morning MKT,
Probably my curse of mentioning the traffic last night. One of those rubbish truck smashed the back of 60 plate car - wonder how long the owner had that car as it is a dead cert write off - ouch!
So did the club 4 miles run and leg were feeling good, so hope all goes well for Sunday when doing the Human Race Pace HM in Dorney Lake.
Turned up my in-laws last night 10pm, with my smelly running clothes...dont think it was appreciated!! Thanks for your offer Matt - best put it pass your wife first, I remember those day when it was my turn to wash the Sunday Football kit - was not a happy lady!
Was going to swim tonight, but my eldest said he wants to go to the cinema tonight, and my wife working so no one there to look after the younger two. Have to see what happens later as 17 years old boys are very fickle people!
If Ihave that weight handicap, I will probably ask Sebastian to take your place - I weigh 17 stones, so winning would be easy compare to those 7 stone matchstick runners carring 10 years supply of monster mucnh!
Hmmm Cheptow Tri......As I live in Bristol thats only over the bridge.....<Off to look at more details....>
Silburbas- chepstow tri is called the south west triathlon and should pop up on the google.
Add a few vit C to your diet Or multivits to ur diet, they claim to help your immune system especially recovering from those long miles.
Hope you feel better soon. Try and keep positive. One of the good thing about the rest is your body is repairing and sometimes you come back stronger. You have done plenty miles on your feet so far so don't worry too much.
Off to look at the so called "south west tri"!
Although drug test would reveal todays food of yoghurt for breakfast, orange as snack, omelette for lunch with slice of toast....