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Mace -
Keep at it, Mace, it'll return.
I somehow managed to find the only 50 minute period of the whole day where it wasn't hammering down for my lunchtime 6.
Legs are still a bit tired from the weekends exertions - calves are a bit tight and right hip is grumbling as usual - so I've been cautious this week with an easy eight yesterday and six this morning. Will probably do a bike session this evening if I get time. Weather was ok this morning if a bit colder than I was expecting.
some good performances at the weekend and entertaining reports.
Keep at it Mace - it's good for you.
I have a running half day tomorrow. I'm not up for a 20 so debating a 15 miler or trying again with the 10 at MP I pulled out of 2 weeks ago. It's one of two sessions in my schedule to date I've not done.
Off to London today - not the day I would have picked following yesterday's events but I guess there are millions of people who work in London every day who don't have much choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8zfrytLh4
i think you might have anorexia - every time you look in the mirror do you think you look fat?
There was a bit of a mix-up on the 0-600 bag check at Coventry last weekend. Fortunately as one of the earlier finishers I was able to identify my own bag quite quickly. But not long after I notice there was a lengthy queue at that desk but only one or two at all the others.
Probably not a catastrophe of Manchester Marathon proportions, but would be irritating notheless.
A rather lacklustre 15 just done. Was going tremendously well until I turned a corner at 9 miles and the last 6 were straight into a headwind.
I did 4*1200m yesterday round Edgebaston Reservoir and it was reasonably comfortable - very different from the 5*600m a couple of weeks ago.
My week has been a bit shit with work and a cold to contend with. Just off out for a lunchtime run. Then got my long run tomorrow afternoon, due to Mother's Day. Could be a battle tomorrow.
Good luck DT. Conditions look good tomorrow, I'm sure you'll crack 19.
Midland spring relays for me tomorrow, one of my favourite events of the year. After a couple of late withdrawals it was touch and go whether we could get a team together for this but in the end we've ended up with a pretty strong team including Bob. Looking forward to it, hopefully DT's team mates have been practicing their handovers.
Good work, Lou. I'm assuming it was equally blustery around there?
I keep being asked to run in these relays, and despite them being twice a year I have never been able to. I will get slaughtered tomorrow for doing parkrun tomorrow no doubt. People often forget that being free to run for 20 minutes at 9am is very different to be able to make a 90 mile round trip to run for 20 minutes taking up all Saturday afternoon.
Good luck in your respective relays, Lit and Tommy.
At the southerns, our legs are 4miles and 2.6miles, and i've snuck into the 6 doing the former.
3 laps of 1.3miles. It's going to be pure carnage compared to the other relays i've done.
DT - Shame you haven't been able to do the relays previously, I think they're good fun (at our level) and watching the top runners thunder round at the front of the field is a laugh. The men's race last year was a close affair with the lead changing hands numerous times between the front three clubs. Sounds odd that you'll be 'slaughtered' for doing parkrun?
We encourage people to take part and in some ways it's disappointing that out of a club of nearly 350 members we can only muster 12 men and 6 women to take part but appreciate that it's a bit of a trek and does take up much more of the day than nipping out for an hour or so on Saturday morning which can clash with other commitments.
Stevie - That does sound like it will be carnage! The Midlands (and Nationals) are single laps of either ~5.5 miles for the long leg or just over 5k for the short leg. Good luck on the long leg!
Cheers Tommy, by nature I prefer to do the shorter option if there's a choice! However, I can't really moan at a 4miler - that will fly by with such company!
I had overlooked that there are also 30-40 women's teams too starting an hour in (i'm intrigued how they get the women off enmasse on such a short loop where it's certain some of the 50men will be flying past at the same time - separate lanes?) . So make that 80-90 runners on there at one time over 1.3miles!
Just watched last year's video, and I think it's ensured i'll struggle to sleep
Good luck to the midlanders. Would be interesting to see total teams involved and the make up of the qualfiers.
I was also quite intrigued to see about 8 starting teams in both men and women's sections didn't manage to get all 12 (or 6 for womens) runners round!
DT, take your reasoning completely. Just have to make it clear you aren't binning a major calendar event (they tell me!) to do a parkrun
It's the rest of the reasoning, distance/family etc that is your valid breakdown. Presumably you're not in some uber competitive AC club where non attendance is treated like treason!