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ASICS Super Six: Matthew (Sub-5:00)
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Am not too bad just sore on the behind of the knee and left foot due to the aftermath of a cramp at 4:38am! Shoulder getting loose now.
Got to do food shopping today as wife in work so if you see a young bloke in the mobibilty scooter in Longwell Green Asda, probably not me!
Can I ask for late submission of report, is tonight ok?
Lol Silburbas am imagining you going crazy in the aisles supermarket sweep styleeey on mobility scooter
Karen really great going yesterday. When I was checking out how you were getting on I was surprised how slow your first section was but then I saw the beauty of your plan and how you were keeping such a consistent pace. An absolute triumph to go under 5:30 and an inspiration to me
Don't work too hard today
well done everyone!!
we all made it!!!
hope you lot are enjoying wearing those medlas with pride
so whats next for everyone?
jus signed up for windsor half and run richmond 10k- see if i can't knock sometime off those pbs!!
He he thanks Matt, don't you love it when a plan comes together!!
Going to do the birmingham half in October with the hubby - think i passed on the running bug!!
Going to enter the ballot for London 2012 as well.
Booked on to so far....
London traithlon Olympic distance 31st July- 1st attempt at tri and going to see what happens..wetsuit got and awesome ...going to try my best and going to be a pb anyway lol
Cardiff half marathon 16th October- really want to bring the time down same as you vik. During training this time around got down to 2:22ish for the half but want to bring this a bit closer to 2 hour. Being realistic for the marathon, if I am to do it again I really want to break 5 hours and so need to be much quicker. Watching graces (7miles) times she did (hope you don't mind grace) 2:15 ish for the first half and 2:35 ish for the second which shows the level of speed and consistancy.
As always its the years of investment in to the 24 pack around the gut that is the biggest hurdle but by keeping on trying it is going to go eventually
arghh just spent the last hour writing a report, only for rw to tell me the message is too long and to go back..i did, but the message isn't there!! So frustrating. Sorry, but I can't write it all again
Anyway, here is my garmin upload: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/80146789
Mile 22 - as you can see, pace maker comes along. . It pulled me out of this lethargic state and made me get my legs back.
Wouldn't have done it without him!
Picture below of my nephew and I. Look - he's predicting my time for next year! I wish!
Back to the bbq been an hot day on tenby and been on the beach and in the sea with wetsuit on....great
Spent most of yesterday in the garden lazing in the sun and resting my quads. Same plan for today with the exception of a celebratory lunch
Am hoping to be back at parkrun on Saturday but there's a way to go yet, my quads are still quite tender bless them!
Been swimming in the sea and out on the bike on the ironman course...which may of planted a seed of desire!
Watch those seeds MKT they have a nasty habit of growing LOL!
Here we go guys, some nasty photos to put above the mantlepiece, keep young children away from the fire!
http://www.marathonfoto.com/index.cfm?action=site.login&RaceOID=19802011S1&LastName=SKAPOULLIS&BibNumber=53302&spMAILINGID=36518508&spUserID=ODAwMjc3MDg4NwS2&spJOBID=99672131&spREPORTID=OTk2NzIxMzES1
just rushing in before work to say hello and happy easter
how is everyone recovering?
matt- an ironman just makes me
at the thought!!
Lovely week spent down in tenby camping and had awesome weather so we are all brown and it is not just dirt for a change lol
I went for a swim in the sea with my new wetsuit
Come on vik ill supply the vomit bags for the journey along the way lol
Hi all,
Sorry for not submitting the report of my London race, thing have been crazy and with the internet down at home, and I had my university assignments to do with I left them til after London - not a wise move to do 3 whole modules of learning and assignment in 2 weeks.
Overall I am please with my London run, despite the start, started well with the pace for the first few miles, until mile 9 I started to feel a bit ill, so stopped and sat down for 4 minutes before continuing. But the next couple of miles was a battle with my mind, until I saw my family (My father flew over from France especailly to see me running) at mile 14.
The wise man told me to forget about the time and enjoy it, so felt better and more confident and continued with the quest, trodding along taking in the atmosphere and views, which was a blur to me two years ago and the first 14 miles. (Perhaps the view was a bit offputting in some places with people puking!)
And I crossed the line in......5h 52m so a PB here, and finished with a smile. Although I wanted a sub 5, I realsed with a marathon, small things even stopping for 4 minutes can dramatically reduces your target, so perhaps I was bit a bit optimistic expecially with the weather over long distance. So me next goal is to train for a 4:30 marathon, and that way I can get a sub 5 after a few setbacks!
So my name has been entered in the ballot.............(and my wife, as she was thinking about it after seeing the experiance watching the runners, but was crossed with me after I put her now down!)
However the most important thing about this year was meeting people on this forum and making running more enjoyable, in which is how you get through the distance. To be honest when I crossed the line, I still felt fresh I could go on for more miles (Hey - who said Ultra!!)
Hope to see you in future races and hopefully around on the forums.
p.s. Matt - I was looking at my 5K section times with yours and we crossed each other several times(!)
There's a 50 mile ultra brecon to cardiff in a few weeks
Yet to get running again and a bit anxious about it for some reason. Anyone else feel the same. Guess the only way to overcome is to get the trainers on and head on out.
Know exactly what you mean MKT. Did local parkrun on Saturday and Sweatshop run last night - weird running for such short distances! Will have to start upping mileage soon for BUPA 10K at the end of the month.
Back to work with a bang on Tuesday - still only today to go!
Enjoy the royal wedding!
Well done MKT. Wish I could ride a bike but my quads just don't work! Never had a bike until about 5 years ago and I think I was just a bit too old in the tooth (or legs!) to adapt.
My new Forerunner 210 arrived yesterday so am going to be playing with the pacer on it tomorrow at parkrun - see how that goes!
Read your thread pre Paris, very inspiring for me as a bigger boned runner.
Are you still training?