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Hi JLB,
I'm using a training plan from the smart coach program for the 10k i'm doing in June, it seems fairly reasonable. Although the long runs seem at a slower pace than I usually run 10 min/mile and I usually run 9.30 min/miles on my long runs. I guess it's just to get the legs used to the longer distances?
Was meant to be out on a 3 mile easy run last night but ended up working late and not managing to make it out, going tonight instead.
Looking at heading down to the Parkrun in a couple of weeks to see what I can do. Really have no idea.
Good luck with the 10k.
Seven, I'm in the same position - during my marathon training I've picked up a lot of annoying little niggles and ended up missing a lot of my training. I really want to go back to the beginning and build up the distance slowly (as everyone always tells me to!). Its hard to hold myself back though...
Which half are you doing?
I haven't competed in anything official just hitting the local roads. I'm thinking of joining my local running club and maybe enter some races! Like Lauren and seven I have picked up a couple of twinges but just put that down to being a newbie on the running scene!
Hi Craig,
I hadn't heard of Parkrun until yesterday, if you go to www.parkrun.org.uk
you'll be able to search for any runs near you.
What sort of time are you hoping for in the great north run?
Enjoy your training but don't go to hard to quick, being injured is really frustrating!
You've got some pretty decent times there I reckon Craig! I hope to get under 45 mins for 10K this year. Sure you'll be able to get under 2 hours for the great North run based on those times.
I've only recently got into running fairly recently and i'm really enjoying it. Even when I was out last night about 2.5miles from home and the heavens opened I didn't really care!
Looked on the website and it has a park run 5 miles from my home can't get much better than that hopefully I'll get chance to do it soon cheers
Hope everyone has had a good week?
Just got back from a 13k run, a new route for me, a mixture of road and footpaths it was pretty muddy and very slippery but good fun (apart from being chased by a dog and shouted at by an angry farmer when I made a wrong turn!).
Think it's time I got some trail shoes. Anybody recommend any decent ones? Ideally I'd like ones which can be used on road as well as trail as most of my routes are a mix of these.
There was over 1500 runners and I got really boxed in at the start which panicked me a little as I'm not used to races, and didn't want my time wrecked. I ran a pretty frantic 1st K trying to find some space for myself which told at the end of the race when I struggled from about 7K.
Not sure about trail shoes Tommy I'm afraid, probably a good investment as you'll end up shredding road shoes pretty quickly off-road.
Hi Everyone
It's been ages since I, and by the looks of it, anyone else has posted on here so thought I would get it going again.Since I last posted, I stoped running for a couple of months after my half marathon in March. Let all injuries run their course before starting up again with the incentive being Bristol HM at the end of September.
When I started again I begun with really small runs and only once or twice per week. Built up the distance over the months but rarely exceeded 2 runs per week. Seems to have worked as I have not picked up any injuries lately. I ran the HM in 1:47 which is quite a lot better than my last two (2:30 - no training, and 2:05 - with injury).
I've not got a place for the London marathon and have made the switch to a pair of Vibrams. Im still getting used to them so have reduced mileage right down and am sticking to 2 runs per week. Will build up both distance and frequency in January with a good base behind me. Did a different park run on Saturday and smashed my pb. (possibly down to the lack of hill and also the faster pace in Vibrams. New PB sits at 21:36.
New Goals are - Pre end of the year:
Sub 20min 5k
Comfortably get up to 3 runs per week
A long run at some point of 10 miles or more
Goals for 2013:
Train for the marathon without injury
Follow a propper plan
Finish the marathon
Finish in less than 4 hours
As for the 5k's just want to keep them consistently below 20mins
What is everyone else up to? Any goals smashed and new ones set? Hope everyone is good
Rich
Hi Lauren
How have things been going since the marathon? Yeh it may have been if you were there as well. I was wearing a blue Bristol Half Marathon top and vibram shoes? How did you get on at Dulwich? I thought it was so much easier than the Brockwell one but may still keep doing Brockwell from time to time as its fewer laps and the hill is good for training.
Got any races planned?
Haha, how weird! Yes, really enjoyed Dulwich... it was good to just blast round and not get held up by the hills. Nearly 2 minutes off my PB is a nice little bonus too! I'm doing a flat 10k in a few weeks (Old Deer Park, if that interests you at all), so it's a good comparison, reckon I should be able to beat my 10k PB there.
I've been quite busy since I last posted here, have done a couple of triathlons this summer and Royal Parks Half Marathon a feww weeks ago too (2:01:01, a PB by 18 minutes). However, I'm having knee surgery in 26th November, so will be out of action for a few weeks after that - I'm trying to fit everything in before that!
Great work on your half marathon time, that is quite an improvement! Which marathon are you doing?
No way. Was that me? If so apologies for smelling like beer still. thought I would try and run off the night before and it actually kind of worked. Could have been the cold that did it though. Nice one on the PB (5k and HM) and sorry to hear about the op, have you been working towards a quick 5k as well? I'm looking to do a 10k soon actually so will have a look into the Old Deer Park one. I'm doing the London Marathon and really can't wait. Going to take some propper training mind
Richard, good luck with your sub 20 minute 5K target. I also set myself a target of a sub 20 min 5K by the end of 2012. My parkrun PB from last month stands at 21.01 and shortly afterwards I managed 20.52 at a 5K in London (Hyde Park).
Is Dulwich parkrun a quick course? I've got a couple of parkrun events near where I live in South london/Surrey which are flattish but both are partlyon grass anf have beem muddy and hard work of late. I know Crystal Palace is all on raod/path but pretty tough I imagine due to the hilly nature of the are.
Have a couple of 10k's coming up next month a distance I haven't run since 2008. Fancy having a go in the near future at a HM but lack the dedication necessary to do a marathon. A work colleague recently did the Royal Parks HM and managed a huge PB there so may give this a go next year. I love running in Central London.
Hi Geoff
I've only done one other park run but dulwich is 3 laps of a flat course and all on road so I assume its one of the faster ones. I wasn't aware that there was one in Hyde park though so I may do that at some point. Good lick with the training for the 10k, if its one where there will be supporters that will easily be enough to moivate you to the end. I saw there was another HM in London over the weekend sponsored by Nike which looked pretty good. Do you know which half you would do?
Rich
Hi Rich, sounds like I should give Dulwich a go.
Hyde Park 5K isn't a parkrun. Its a race held on the last Friday of each month (usually a 12.30 start I think) organised by the Serpentine Running Club. Entry fee is £4.00 (£2.00 if your a member of a running club). It all on paths around Hyde Park and pretty flat though last 400 metres is slightly uphill which you certainly notice. The numbers aren't huge and usually split into an 'A' race for sub 22 min runners and a B race for others. Very popular so spaces go pretty quick. Am having another go next month. Love parkruns and don't mind hills but not a huge fan of mud and puddles.
Both 10k's I'm doing are on road and mostly flat so offer good PB potential. Online calculators suggest I should be capabale of around 43.30 based on my 5k times of 21 mins or just under.
HM is something I'll probably leave until early next year as need to do more mileage. I usually do one longish run of 8-10 miles most weeks but haven't gone further than this for sometime.
Let us know how your parkruns go.
Hi All,
I have a current 5km PB of 25:38 and looking for tips to bring it down over the next two months before I start marathon spring training. I run 4 times a week for about 20-25miles. I'm seeing benefits in my half marathon times but struggle with the speed stuff.
Ta
Hi Smileybob (good name)
About this time last year or a bit earlier, I had an average 5k time of around 27mins. I have to say, and everyone on here advocates as well, that parkruns are a really good way to measure your progress as and when you can make it down to them.
As for speeding up, I found that the best thing for me was joining my local running club. Quite often they run (excuse the pun) various interval sessions which I have found helped me run a lot faster in all distances. For my last half marathon, I mostly did one of these in a week and then a normal run in the weekend and my time tumbled. If you can get down to one I would thoroughly recommend it but if not, there are loads of interval sessions which you can do on your own which you can find on here or elsewhere on the net.
Which marathon are you training for? I don't think I've ever got to running as much as four times a week with that kind of milage so could do with your advice on that one.
Rich
Hey Rich,
Thanks, am already a member of a club and they do have an interval session and I have seen improvements but as most of my running this year has been based on longer distances training it hasn't made much difference. so going to have a focused couple of months to look at improving the shorter stuff. The PB has been there for 5 months. Just wondering if anyone had any nuggets of advice. I have been down to Parkrun but will have to make a bit more of an effort to get down more often.
Training for Manchester marathon so it will change but my current training is made up off....
Mon - Rest
Tues - Intervals 3ish miles
Wed - Easy 3 miles
Thurs - Run 6+
Fri - Rest
Sat or Sun - Longer run 10+ depending on what i've got coming up
5k - 21:27, I'll soon be running my 50th Parkrun, and if I can get close or under 21 my 50th would be 10 minutes faster than my 1st.
10k - 47:17, it was part of my build up to my second HM.
HM - 1:45:07, ran 2 HM to date
Marathon - 4:28:49, ran my first marathon on Monday (Dublin) disappointed in my performance; was aiming for 3:50, and was well on target until wheels came of just before 20. Many lessons learned though.
I joined a running club when I decided to train for the marathon, and it's been great. Hoping to do some XC races once I get my legs back.
Rich/Geoff - I feel some kind of sub 20 for 5k challenge in prospect, although I don't think I'll be running in anger until December after marathon.
Gentle tootle around Victoria Park for me tomorrow, see how my legs react.
Have a great weekend all.
JLB3, thanks and as you know I've started on the weight loss
so 7 seconds per lb does that apply to having put weight on as well then? I'm abit heavier than when I set my PB
I've not ran a 5km in anger since my PB back in June so perhaps need to give it a whirl and see where I'm upto, although my local parkrun (preston) is not considered a PB course. Got a 10km and a 10miler coming up first though.
JLB3, yes definately up for a sub 20 5K challenge though I think it may be a while before I crack 20 mins or even do a PB. During September I managed a string of parkrun PB's and a 5K PB at a race in London (Hyde Park) when it was dry underfoot. Unfortunately both the 2 local parkruns I do are partly on grass which has been wet/muddy & full of puddles so its a real struggle to get under 21 30 at the moment.
I'm having another go at the Hyde Park 5K race at the end of this month which is all on path so hopefully can get a bit nearer 20 mins.
Did a 10K road race today but was not enjoyable. Pi$$ed down during the race and poured with rain overnight. Loads of deep puddles and nearly fell over on some leaves early on so no PB today and nowhere near the 43 30 time I'm supposed to be capable of based on my best 5K time. Have another couple of 10k's before Xmas so hoping for better conditions and a much quicker time.
Hi JLB. Great work on the progress. I think when I first started posting on here we had 5k paces of around 26/27 mins so that's a great improvement. Nice one on the marathon also. What kind of training plan did you follow? I really want to get my milleage up as well but am having to be really patient (which im rubbish at). Have you suffered at all with much injury when training or did you do a lot of strengthening stuff as well? I think my problem is that I dont ever do a disciplined LSR. If I feel great after a few miles I speed up and then tank.
I think the sub 20min challenge is on though if anyone else is up for it? I'm going to have to resist the temptation for a couple of weeks whilst I get some longer runs in and will then go for one before the end of the year.