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NP when are you off to the beach?
Fiona yep - just 13 days now. Safe trip home!
HM hope you're well
AGF hi
Bob welcome - great PB, well done
NN race list is here http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=53497 (save as your Favourite). I'm going to carb load in the final week - I don't bother with the depletion phase and generally follow the advice from the Ozzie Olympics team http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets/competition_and_training/carbohydrate_loading
As for fuelling I'm going to carry about 5 gels but rarely get through them all - plus I carry 500ml of "High 5" 4:1 carb drink.
One Gear great report and fantastic time - particularly given the fall !
MG nice speedy 5m - be careful not to overdo it
. Can't help with Jersey, sorry.
Jason hope you enjoyed the day off
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Nice recovery jog this morning - all ok here
Race List
28/04/13 Manchester Spark, Simon Fawke
28/04/13 Loop van Vlaanderen 25k Emmy
05/05/13
06/05/13 Milton Keynes Teknik
12/05/13 Cape Wrath OH
19/05/13 Hook 2.5 HM
26/05/13 Edinburgh Spark
26/05/13 MittelRhein Emmy
02/06/13
08/06/13 Luxembourg Emmy
09/06/13
16/06/13 Hoy Half OH
21/06/13 Nacht van Vlaanderen Emmy
23/06/13 North Downs 30k Teknik
29/06/13 Giant's Head Emmy
30/06/13
07/07/13
14/07/13
21/07/13 Fairlands Valley Challenge Teknik
21.07/13 Dundee Half Stuart M
28/07/13
04/08/13 World Police and Fire Games Half No Pain
11/08/13 Salisbury 54321 Teknik
11/08/13 Isle of Mull Half Andi
18/08/13
24/08/13 Thames Meander Emmy
25/08/13
01/09/13 Great Scottish Half Spark, Stuart M
08/09/13 Maidenhead Half Johnas
08/09/13 Dunstable Downs 20 Teknik
15/09/13 Bristol Half Night Nurse
15/09/13 Lake Vyrnwy Half Jason D
22/09/13 Tonbridge Half Johnas
22/09/13 Great Langdale Half OH
22/09/13 Pleshey Half Teknik
29/09/13 Loch Ness Stuart M, Spark, StewartC, Young Cowboy, Andi
29/09/13 Berlin AGF, Emmy, Kaz
06/10/13 Chester Pammie, Doc Pete
06/10/13 Jersey MG
13/10/13 Cologne Emmy (HM); sevendaughters
20/10/13 Birmingham Half MG
20/10/13 Abingdon Night Nurse
26/10/13 Snowdonia Jason D, OH
27/10/13 Frankfurt Teknik, Johnas, Emmy
22/12/13 Portsmouth Coastal Zoe Windsor
Slight correction Teknik
Cape Wrath HM is on Monday 13 May with full marathon on Saturday 18 May
(I'm signed up for both with the odd bit of fun in between!)
Also planning doing Harris HM on 8 June
OH corrections made...you've got a busy May and June!
Add me to Bristol & Birmingham half
Also has anyone ran the Amsterdam Marathon? Or could any one advise of a good one to run that I stand a chance of getting a place in? Around October time? Something to work towards I guess?
Sophie- added. Frankfurt!
. Flat, fast, not too packed, usually cold...
Argh sorry Teknik That's 6 July for Harris HM - got wrong month
sorted
Just parking my backside in here on NP's advice! Hello all. Jason, did you do London? How did you get on? (sorry, having trouble scrolling back through thread).
Jason already had you down for Lake no-syllable; Chester added.
HeOw welcome
Fiona did you fly home today?
NN I have a few half marathons that I will be taking on but with my PB at 1:20:20 don't think I could get anywhere near the time required for VLM. Will look at getting my GFA time back towards the end of year I think but next year will be out
HeOw welcome I'm sure Teknik will add you to the marathon list
NP- sounds ideal weather for walking, rather than running!
Chester hotel booked!
Tek,
I'm fine. There's going to be an addition to the race list as I've got a 5 miler in June. Not checked the date yet or even entered! However it is a permanent fixture on the list.
One Gear,
Great report & well done.
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Heard some really good news today. A friend who has been out of work for nearly a year has got a new job!
I'm beginning to get my training back on track and plan to go running tomorrow night.
Last week was my first 50+ miler for a while so am pleased. Today was my first speed session for a while too. I use that term loosely. 3 mile warm up(was hot before leaving) the 4x800m with 250m recovery and then 3+miles home. The 800's were a shock to the system
22.5 weeks to Berlin
Hope everyone is recovering from weekend antics
Welcome to the new guys. Will be great for you to stick around
Jason jet out to Grand Cayman tomorrow so up and out at dark o'clock to get across London to Heathrow
Ok here is my plan up to Christmas
Holiday and a bit of running along a beach and much swimming
Back home and into training.
Half Marathons 8th June Larne Half, 28th June Ards Half, 4th August WPFG 5000m, 6th August WPFG Half Marathon, 8th WPFG Biathlon. Sept 8 Titanic 10k.
28th Oct Dublin marathon to get back my FGFA place for 2015
NN it only took a day to get my head straight lol
AGF well done on miles this week
Now officially entered the Jersey M on the 6 th of Oct, so something to aim for again, Sophie it might be race to enter, I am combining it with a break over there, ??35 entry
So pleased to hear you are back on form NP!
No wonder with the holiday coming up! 
It was a beautiful day in London, just about got blown off the plane steps at Inverness.
I have to get a plan as feeling a bit lost now, just arrived home and I need to focus on something. I'll be interested to hear what sort of half training you will be doing.
AGF great to see you are getting back to it for Berlin!
MG1 nice that Jersey is on the calendar.
Best go unpack now, work tomorrow.
Will catch up properly later.
F
Hi guys hope everyone is recovering well from there races over the past few weeks and those still to run I hope the taper madness is not too severe.
HeOw, welcome to the thread
AGF, well done getting into the 50+ miles again, got to love the 800 repeats
NP, that's some list of races for the summer and Autumn, good to see you've put the bad experience behind you
HM4, glad to see the mojo is returning good luck with your planned races
MG1, good to see you've got an autumn race lined up
OH, Harris is a beautiful Island I remember visiting it in my youth, the beaches on the west coast are stunning
Tek, you've been busy updating the race list and if I may can you add Nairn Half Marathon 17th Aug and Elgin Half Marathon 1st September, thanks
4 mile JS run this evening, starting to feel looser and stronger as each day passes, I'm enjoying running for fun with any luck I'll be refreshed fit and raring too go
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Fiona, It has been a little windy here for a few days and I bet a few degrees cooler than London, hope you're recovering well and I'll see you at JS soon
HeOw - welcome to the thread
how's the training going for Manchester ? Hope your recent problems are all behind you now
Tek - impressive stats on the recovery run
Stewart - sounds like you're in a great place, enjoy
NP - that's a proper shitter on the GFA, you don't deserve that. But i have to say your attitude after the disappointment is top drawer mate, all the best to you and i hope you have a fantastic holiday.
Fiona - funny you say that as i'm starting to feel a bit lost as well now it's all over. I think i need to get some races lined up but i have no idea what to go for .... i could go for the same ones i did last year but that's a bit boring
Couple of recovery runs so far this week, 4.5 yesterday and 5 this morning. I'm keeping HR below 70% but legs are still feeling a little heavy and telling me that 5 is far enough for now.
NP enjoy your holiday!!
HM great news for your friend
. Let me know the June race and I'll add it
AGF good to hear you're back up to 50m. Nice speed session.
MG well done for committing to another race
Fiona you need to get a schedule sorted quick
Stewart nice JS run - glad you're enjoying it
mace well done on the recovery runs - good that you're taking it easy. Maras...Frankfurt? Leicester? Bournemouth? Halfs - Kent Coastal, Tunbridge, Maidenhead, Ealing?
All races added...link is herehttp://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=53497. I'll do the Skydrive update for the non-Fetchies later.
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Another little 3m bimble at 70%maxHR for me this morning. 10 miles at MP tomorrow, then the last MP 10m test on Sunday.
Tek - that's the problem, i feel like a kid in a sweetshop, there's so many
Overseas races really appeal to me but i'd want to take Mrs m and the kids - what did Frankfurt set you back last year including travel, hotel ?
nice bimbling