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TD sorry to hear about your calf. Don't panic about Berlin. At least if you're tapering you can give it the rest that it needs.
16 miles today - mileage creeping up towards maximum. Here's hoping everything stays in working order. TP - sounds like you're ahead of me if you're even contemplating 30k.
Back.. have done 12 hrs swimming this weekend
Three weeks to go.. I think I'm as ready as I'll ever be.......
Impressive DV- you'll be getting webbed fingers....
working on a Bank Holiday
12 hrs swimming....
Well done, tart' on the 25. And more from RR! * Mr. Puffy, that's serious mileage.Are you training for something?* I'm in a bit of a panic, re Venice.There will be tubleweed blowing round St. Mark's by the time I get to the Finish.Bring lots of dosh so you can sip Bellinis while you wait for me...
Morning... yes, I will be in pirate gear and I have a pirate swim cap...
There are some official pirate flags... not sure who looks after them... will need to ask around on the tri forum and locate them...
Nothing for me today.. just can't be bothered......!
A flag.. I'm still waiting for my knitted Michele Pfeiffer.....! And I seem to recall that at least one of the women needs a knitted uterus.....
Existentialist knitting takes time, DV.Fair point, though.I never did knit that Michelle Pfeiffer...
Right, 'off for sea-swim, No. 2. It will be nearer 12 minutes than 12 hours...
Winning the All England face stuffing and red wine drinking championship on Saturday night didn't help either.
I'll maybe let you off, if you can find a lifesize Michele Pfeiffer cardboard cut-out to meet me in Paris..
** no pressure **
We're going to need more wool....
Who would 've believed the sea off the coast of Scotland is bloomin' cold and the waves are, err, a bit strong....
Red wine is good for your heart, Mr. P
You'll be fine for the 9th.
OO - you aren't the only one at work today, so keep your chin up! Hoping you get your 38 mins tmrw night - I couldn't look at another image like the agony on Mo Farah's face in that last 70 metres of the 10K. I reckon that was the most real tv image I've seen this year. He was in mental and physical agony.
No running for me this last weekend - Helterskelter - I'm not even at the taper point yet - that's supposed to be next weekend. I think normally, a taper is where you reduce your workload to get rested. I've got naff all mileage in my legs that i need to rest from. Just silly injuries!
Got in 32 mins off swimming at lunchtime = 1.2km ish
See Osteopath in the morning and then Sports Doctor at the Univesity Hospital in Antwerp on Wed afternoon. Hoping that someone will be able to tell me why I am being so fragile right now and give me a certificate I can eat to tell my body it's ok to run again.
ATM - you did promise all that knitting to DV. And to be honest, Michelle Pfeifer is going to get a bit wrinkly soon if you don't get her over to him. Well, unless she's been botoxd.
my favourite quote from the last thread was lr's "one mans bum bag is another man's fanny pack" - tremendous!
how much training have you done for berlin td? do you have a nice graph? what is your target>
Just back after *cough* a month of no running.....my brain has decided I will *never* be able to run a marathon now so there's no point even entering. Help. My head is stuck at 24k....
SR & yer maj- we tried to shake you off but you passed the test.
You're right Tricky that shot of Mo Farah's face was incredible. But you have to give it to the winner, he produced an amazing finish and deserved it. These championships seem to be going the wrong way for the Brits after all the hype. And as for the C4 coverage I'm surprised how amatuer it is- wish it was BBC!
10k tonight. I've not had the best few weeks since my last race so 38 mins. is a tall order. I'll enjoy it in any case- you can't beat a good race to get the adrenalin pumpin.
OO - I reckon Mo was putting on his best aerodynamic face - trying too eek out a few milliseconds off his time. It was a sensational finish. Anyone here reckon they could throw Jessica Ennis more than 40 metres?! Good luck tonight.
Mmm, Stray_DM it's been an utter disaster - worst prep ever. Reckon I've done 720kms so far in a 16 week programme. I had a pretty bad accident on a mountainbike 9½ weeks ago - still having osteopath treatment on my back and off to see a sports doc tmrw. Not running at the moment. It's going to be a weird marathon, wanting to push myself but without any of the normal backdrop of training to rely on. Trying to be philosophical about it and keep smiling. Nearly killed myself.....
Yer_Maj - 24k. If that's what you think your limit is, then I suggest you keep on running it as often as you can until you get thoroughly bored of just doing 24k and you will burst on through it. Perhaps you can tell us what makes you think and feel it really is a set limit? I'd just say that part of the point of doing long distance running in your training, is to take you to your limits, and in so doing, your body and mind is stretched - they increase their capacity to cope with the training stress.
So if you find it hard, know that you are doing the right training and believe in yourself and the rules of training and physiology, that it makes you stronger. Or buy a bike. And a helmet
Some cross-training with MrsTD to look forward to (in the gym) this lunchtime. No saucy comments please. Unless they are funny, or saucy.
It is still 50/50 whether I do an autumn mara at all
yer_maj, remember when you first did 5k? 10 seemed totally out of the question..a heart attack was more likely.But now you can do 24!
So, you're already more than half-way there. And, unless you know Paris well, once you're halfway round, you might as well keep going, non?
It is definitely worth entering....if only to see Redpanda and Gold Pig in their Union Jack shorts *
Where ARE you, two? *And you've got more than 7 months to learn all the words to this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkMgJdZQwhk
Evening all. Having played down my chances of a good race this evening I'm slighly embarassed to report a good run out in the Blyth 10km race. Time was 37:18 which is a seasons best. Actually it's my best since 2007 and a V45 PB. Hard to explain why you run well somtimes, I've had a poor couple of weeks training.
Well done OO.. that is very impressive indeed!!
How's the latest A2A entrant doing, today,DV? * And how are you feeling ? Are you allowed to tout for sponsorship on the thread?
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OO - 10K in 37:18 ?!!!!
Send that man to S.Korea quick, the GB team needs fresh young blood.
Right, am off to see the sports doc. Fingers crossed that this is the turning point for some rapid improvement in fortune. Bad news will not be accepted.