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In 2010 I finished 17th overall
and 3rd Vet50's. This year i feel i'm running at roughly that pace ( 8:34 mm)
I'm hoping the going underfoot will be firm and not muddy.
@Waccy however bad my maths is thats still a great effort
Actually, it interested me enough to do my last medium run (21k) on the road. All my traiing has been over the Ox Droves and so on. It's long time since I did a pure road run and it was so nice - about 20min quicker than my trail runs! I forget that there is much difference. I've never run on a dreadmill so I don't know how that stacks up.
Got physio tomorrow so hopefully that'll fix my ITB up! Really looking forward to this even if I have to move down to the 30k it'll be a blast!
Thanks Rich. I find the treadmill very helpful at times as it allows me to increase my pace and hold it for an hour at a time.( have to restart, what a pain) You can't do that out on the road or trail for a hundred different reasons, like cars, pavements, traffic lights etc.
Hope everything goes well for you at the physio .
Good luck for tomorrow Rich!
Hi Waccy. Still great running! I also hope that it won't be muddy as I will be running in road shoes.
I just hope it's cool. Last night I was struggling to run under 9min/mile. This morning in the cool i was running 7.45min/mile!
Yes the heat can make a big difference to the pace but I do prefer it to the cold.
I had to withdraw from a race this year because of the cold. That's never happeneed with the heat.
Another fast session for me today. After an easy two mile warm up I went on the track for an hour and did 8.4 miles
Followed by a 7 min mile and a 6 :45 min mile.
I haven't felt this strong for ages.
That's the last of my serious training. Now i'll just jog lightly until race day.
Have a nice weekend folks.
A week today!
Hope everyone's last LSR went well
If the weather is to be believed it may be a wet one.
Well Salisbury sits on top of chalk so it should be quick to drain, but its heavy rain for the next few days and cloudy over the weekend......at the moment. I really wanted to rock my sandals
although from memory large chunks are on pavements and I cant think their will be much mud as most of the trails were pretty good
Waccy that is weird. I love running in the cold. I'd say 5-10C is perfect for me. 20C is hot, but anything over 25C and I can pretty much guarantee I won't finish.
Fat Dave7- I've never ran in extreme heat so I don't know how I'd get on in desert conditions. I just know the cold did me in after 10 hours of a 100 mile race. It was -3 and getting colder !
Did a two hour trail run yesterday . Must admit it's much harder than the treadmill but then again it is a great deal more enjoyable. ( despite the nettles and thorns. )
A couple of six milers left for me this week
then I'll be more than
54321 ready steady go!
haha I barely tapered last week so this week I'm taking it east. 5m yesterday, prob three 4 milers this week and i'm done. The rest of the week...praying!
Finished 2 hr trail on Sunday then 6K-4K-3K easy this week but don't ask me I just make it up as I go along
Will be running 15 miles the day before
as its my back to back this weekend, as its a warm up for a 56 miler in 4 weeks time 
So i should come solidly last place 
Can anybody remember the name of that massive Castle part way round the course where you go over the bridge and they have all the Swans paddling about. I think its a private house? I cant for the life of me remember the name?
My foot has stopped hurting
Now what do I do?
I have been racking up the miles on the bike but have not run since the 16th of July.... and that was 3.8k...
I guess I will answer the age old question, how much help is cycling to a marathon runner. Watch this space...
I am now buzzing with expectation, which probably means a pb for 10k..... and then 32k of pain
The castle is Longford Castle - yes it is private. I probably won't see it this year - almost certainly only doing the 10K, not such an interesting route but I haven't done the training for anything longer.
Longford castle! You are a scholar and a gentleman/lady
Sideburn- Go for it, i'll do exactly the same in the 50k, its not meant to be pretty!
and my phone never lies (I wish!) but it is looking promising...
Forecast is looking good although still not decided on kit choice yet.
What times are people looking at getting there on Sunday. As I'm doing the 50k I should be down there for just after 8am.
I'm staying at a B&B so I'll be up early for brekkie and will then also aim for soon after 8 I imagine. Get my number sorted and scout out the start etc.
I also can't decide on kit. I can't decide whether to carry a camelbak or a belt and bottle.
8am is when im planning for. Gives me enough time to worry and fret and possibly get lost on the way from where im staying.
Doing the 50k - have been back through the thread, looked at the reviews and re-read the info pack...
It sounds to me like the checkpoints are officially "water only", but the reviews seem to talk of bread and butter pudding, jelly babies, mars bars etc...!
I'm a bit of an eating machine on these long runs, (this is a back-to-back training session for me) so it'd be good to know if I need to take my own snacks or I can run without a pack for a change? It sounds to me like I can rely on the checkpoints for calories, (I'll eat anything)
Any advice would be much appreciated - see you on Sunday
Hello GeeeM, Sorry I cannot advice what will be available on the checkpoints as this is the first time I'm doing this race. I will take some jelly babies with me and put my boyfriend at the finish line with some home made cakes