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5 x figure of eight hill session last night
6 x "round the cathedral" speed session at 6.30am this morning. Yee ha!
AGF - a whole stone ... that's good going !! I suspect the booze may have played a part
Fiona - good news from the fizz
Stewart - good news on the calf, nice mileage
OH - a fine long run
MG - sounds nice, welcome back
Keep up the good training all.
I'm building slowly and into the 6 the week of base ready for P&D. Running 5 days with 2 rest days Mon+Fri. Should hit 55M this week and over the last 4 weeks have averaged 50M, 12M mid-week and 17-18M Sunday with 1 x 20 in the bag. And the HR appears to be flattening out nicely.
SM, well done with the 10 mile run, bad news about the holidays, hope you can find an alternative marathon in the spring
MG, welcome back, shame you didn't get a run while you were away, nice run yesterday
Fiona, sensible that you abstained from doing intervals with the group, I actually enjoy the show last night all the dance groups did a good job
IJ, good session last night shame you missed out
Mace, good work you will be in fine fettle for the start of the campaign
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A little over 4 miles last night in the wind and rain before going to watch the youngest dance, I had to quicken the pace so I could get back in time, the better half would have killed me if I made us late
Goodness gracious! I didn't run this evening! I did do today's part of the 30 day challenge, which was 80 squats, and a sneaky "plank-to-Stairway to Heaven". I managed 4:00 minutes tonight!
IJ sorry you didn't get the club place. Good hill session last night, and 4 minutes is an impressive plank time.
Stuart good 10 miler - hope you sort the holidays / marathon out.
MG good pace for the 10m
Fiona well done on the steady run
Mace nice base building - a twenty already! Good news on the HR too
Stewart Lol well done on the progressive 4m. I do 3 club runs a week and they're nearly always off-road bogfests this time of year.
HM hope you got out...
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Another little 3m run this morning, HR still elevated but not too bad...
Well done guys.
I did manage to get out however it wasn't quite how I expected. Chris has decided he wants to get fitter & is now up to 3 miles so came out with me, however I spent more time walking that running with how slowly he was going.
Tek well done on the little run
Stewart good 4 in rubbish conditions
Mace impressive stuff, well done
Fiona nice work yesterday , must be a little frustrating watching the others but you will soon be up to speed I am sure
Easy 5 tonight, out with work tomorrow night so may have a rest til Friday then its off to Twickenham saturday
mace that's a very impressive base mileage.
Stewart there's photos of you on the Harriers website (Lochaber) - second one to Sarah collecting her prize!
Well done getting to the show on time!
My HR is far too high Teknik but that's cos I'm unfit!!
Odd how the pace still feels ok.
IJ nice cross training.
Good that you got out HM4, better than the alternative!
MG1 enjoy the rest.
5.1 miles for me tonight, really breezy. Was going to do weights but the room was full. That's me 0.6 miles off my highest mileage week in 6 weeks.
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IJ, well done with the cross training,
Tek, nice little 3 miler and I bet the bogfests are great fun
MG, another good run, enjoy the rugby, I'll be watching it on the telly
Fiona, well done you will be back at full tilt in no time, not a bad photo
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9 mile run in a little over 90 minutes last night, a bit windy on the canal and by the river but atleast it wasn't as wet as Tuesday,
couldn't get out of bed today...!
Stewart - Nice running last night. I think I'd take the rain over the wind though!
Fiona - Good to see you're slowly getting back into the swing of things
MG - Good running, enjoy the rugby
HM - Well done. It's still better than nothing!
Tek - Nice wee run
IJ - Good cross training
Mace - Looks like the mileage is building up nicely
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2x~2.5 miles plus 30 minute gym session.
Couldn't get in the squat rack at the gym, and wasn't in the mood to wait about so that was slightly disappointing. The 2 runs were ok, although the run too the gym was into a bit of a breeze the whole way.
Had a look into what maras were available the weeks I had the Monday off work (April 13/20 and May 5) and nothing looks too appealing so likely I'll be doing Lochaber. Only alternative is Sunderland (possibly 4th of May) and that might not be run. Lochaber is the marathon I want to run, so I might just have to accept I'm going to have to use a holiday...
HM well done for getting out (and Chris!)
MG nice easy 5 last night
Fiona well done on the 5.1m last night - that's 5 on the trot
Stewart nice 9 miler last night
IJ enjoy the day off!
Stuart well done on the run to and from the gym. Decision made !
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5.25m with the club this morning through the park and woods. Finally got some antibiotics, so hopefully I can shake this lurgy soon.
day off? ha! fat chance of that! just a mad rush once I could get up to get to work in time!
Quick post , will catch up later
11 .25 easy miles yesterday and 10.25 easy miles today...I just love base training, yesterday was perfect chilly but bright with no wind....today how ever was wet and windy today dont ya just love running this time of year ?
I do.
Whats the spring marathon list looking like ?
sorry to hear about the VLM club place IJ
Thanks guys.
Well done on everyone's training.
Nice running last night Stewart, didn't see you tonight but I'm sure you must have been there!
Stuart know the feeling, our gym is getting really busy with the dark nights/cold.
Teknik take it easy whilst on the drugs!!
NN I do like this time of year but the dark takes more getting used to than the cold for me!
5 miles tonight. First proper run with the Harriers in about 6 weeks.
Ran with them for 3 miles then I headed back, being sensible!
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SM, a good run and gym session yesterday, shame you couldn't get the squats done,
Tek, hope the antibiotics do the job, nice 5 with the club too
NN, some good MLR's over the last few days,
HM, good run earlier this week hope you can manage to get out again soon
Fiona, I was there, went out for a couple of miles before JS to make up the miles, well done on the run with the guys last night
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2 miles before JS and 4 with the group, an enjoyable run with a little work on godmans and merlwood to get the heart pumping
Evening
Fiona nice to see you running and being sensible ...I am the same re the dark, I do most of my running late afternoon after sleeping off a night shift so cant run my favourite country lane routes its too dark by 4
Stewart C what you on about ? godmans and merlwood a new training method ? or some local hills ?
more easy miles in the bag 8.85 @ 73%
NN - Nice running, really getting the miles in
Stewart - Good running yesterday.
Fiona - Well done on being sensible!
Tek - Hope you feeling 100% soon.
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10.20 miles @ 9:32 this morning.
Might not had got in the squat rack yesterday morning, but leg presses and lunges still can mash your legs. So was struggling with extremely heavy legs for the duration.
HR wasn't too bad, 151 ave. Had a look, and I ran an identical loop to this the week after I set my 5k pb, and for the same HR my average pace was 16 seconds quicker, although I imagine it was less windy, so I'm getting back to where I was.
Well on course for my highest monthly total ever, might even hit 200 miles...
SM6 nice combo work
NN well done on the three runs , as you say nice base building
Fiona well done , bet that felt good to be back out with your club
Easy 12 m @ 8.47 this adternoon, lovely still autumn conditions , cold is a alot better but not gone .
SM6 nice running ...on mashed legs I know that feeling well ,my wednesday runs are always done with very sore ...bum cheeks
thanks to my Tuesday body blast sessions
MG1 more miles , nice running , take care you dont want it to tuen into man flu
Stewart well done, those are tough hills (NN
) I could not even cycle down Godsmans and walking was not so good either the day after weights!
NN and Stuart nice easy miles.
MG1 good that the cold is going, that sounds like a nice run.
Body balance for me later but no run today.
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NN nice couple of medium runs, and well done on today's 9m too
Fiona nice run with the Harriers, have fun at the BB tonight
Stewart nice hilly 6 miles
HM thanks
Stuart well done on the 10.2m, good to see the pace coming back - super month !
MG good 12m today, glad you're shaking the cold...
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Busy day here, had too much to carry so I couldn't do the backpack run, and had to resort to the treddie this evening. 3m easy for me.
great hilly mileages, nice one folks!
no run today (or it'd become a 12 day streak!) but 100 squats and a five minute plank (this time using Comfortably Numb as the backing track... I made it to the guitar solo before falling over!). Then a killer pilates class!
Good luck weekend runners!
Stewart,
I'm working tomorrow so think it will be Sunday & I'll most probably have Chris with me.
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Well done on everyone's training.
HM - Hope you and Chris get a run in tomorrow
IJ - Nice x-training. The plank is a bit boring, and it's usually my shoulders that give up before my core making it a pretty guff exercise for me.
Tek - Well done on getting the run in, even if it was on the treddy.
Fiona - Hope you enjoyed body balance. Are you running today?
MG - Good running yesterday, good that your feeling better too
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7.7 miles inc/ 20:52 parkrun.
Was doubting myself half way round, then ended up with a beast of a sprint finish. Last wee bit was run at 5:05 pace, and that was into a headwind! Shame the finish isn't the other way, I'd have loved to see 4:xx flash up
Gym in an hour or so for more lower body punishment. Surprised how quickly my legs loosened up this morning, as they were very heavy when I woke up.
IJ well done on the squats, plank and pilates
HM hope you get out tomorrow
Stuart super sprint finish for the parkrun - good luck in the gym
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5m through the woods with the club for me this morning.
Stuart, thats a good gym session and a speedy parkrun - especially the sprint - well done !!!
Tek, I see you have started another "streak". I dont think I can do that as my body needs a rest every few days.
IJ - thats a Strong core indeed to do a 5 minute plank - no wonder you have been smashing the PB's !!
Fiona - Good to see you starting to run again. 21 weeks to London for you
Night Nurse - that 3 good runs on successive days for you !!! whats your next race?
Stewart - that was a good long run last weekend - good stuff !!
Today was my first run for 3-4 days as I have been on a course working long hours. I am shattered if I am honest. The course and the trip to India have tired me out. 12 hours kip last night.
Has also been a bit stressfull as Lulu has had an op. A lump appeared next to her stomach and she had surgery. We were told it might be a cancerous tumour based on what they saw - but the results have that as negative. Its a relief - but we still do not know the cause. She is now fine in herself again - however it was a tough week and she has been in a lot of pain. At one point she has a very large ball of fluid appear....but that has now reduced......looking forward to take her for a small run/slow jog at the end of next week
7 miles today was hard !!!....and only 20 weeks to Manchester - lots to do to get in sub 3:30 shape !!!
Teknik that must take a bit of planning with the backpack, sounds like another nice run this morning.
IJ great track - bet you were wishing you were by the end!!
Blimey, 5:05mm is rapid Stewart and into a headwind!
AGF 20/21 weeks is not long - a bit of a wake up call! Great news about Lulu!!
7 miles for me but kept it really easy as I did go a bit mad on Thursday and just felt a bit of tightness in the calf especially on the uphill. Blowing a gale but great being out!
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