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I'm down for at least 2 might nudge up to 4 or 5 by the end of the year might do a couple as long fun training runs, not eorrying about pace
slightly expensive for training runs, but a lot more fun.
First early run done of 2014 - 4m easy on the treadmill. Body balance tonight if the classes are on.
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Will. I have saved a previous set of 16 training emails from RW and they are what I am following but you would have to enter them manually...
Fiona that was an impressive bike ride ! Well done for getting out to do the intervals last night. Nice easy 4m this morning
Kevin W and Kevin C welcome to the thread
Stewart nice easy 4m
Stuart nice steady 7m and good luck with your P&D 12/70 (lite)
..what's a mere 78 mins...LOL
OH nice 10 miler - good to hear you're feeling better
Mathschick nice run and bike
Kevin G welcome. This is going to be tough remembering everyone...
HM good to have a plan
MG thanks for tip - nice steady 6m
NP nice double again
Will and Booktrunk welcome
Paul how did the steady 4 go?
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Howling wind, torrential rain and then hail made this morning's 17m LSR a toughie. 9:15mm and 74% of Maximum Heart Rate on average - last few miles drifted slightly over my 75% limit but not too badly.
Race List up to the end of May
If I missed anyone, please post and I'll correct.
05/1/14
12/1/14
19/1/14
26/1/14 Ferriby 10m IccleJim
02/2/14
09/2/14 Barry 40 Jason D
16/2/14 Stamford 30k IccleJim
22/3/14 Larne Half No Pain
23/2/14 Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Stewart C
23/2/14 Sleaford Half IccleJim
02/3/14 Bideford Half Night Nurse
09/3/14 Essex 20 Teknik
09/3/14 Inverness Half Stuart M, Stewart C, Fiona C
09/3/14 Ashby 20 IccleJim
09/3/14 Lydd Half mace
16/3/14
23/3/14 Warwick Half AGF
23/3/14 Brentwood Half Teknik
23/3/14 Loch Katrine OH
29/3/14 Born to Run Ultra Jason D
29/3/14 Victoria Park 5m Teknik
30/3/14
06/4/14 Manchester AGF
06/4/13 Brighton mace, Lisa123, Tim Mallett, Kevin G, Will L
06/4/14 Lochaber Stuart M, Stewart C
13/4/14 London Jason D, Fiona C, Night Nurse, No Pain, Paul Terrill, Kevin C
13/4/14 Llanelli Mathschick
20/4/14
27/4/14 Great Edinburgh 10 Stuart M
04/5/14
11/5/14
17/5/14 Cape Wrath OH
25/5/14 Edinburgh Stuart Wallace, Laudi, Kevin Wickham
31/5/14 Stockholm MG1
For those on Fetch, the race list is housed here http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=53497
Windy night, up for a ten mile run with clubmates so no backing out, rained at mile 5 but the sun came out......eventually!!
Well done for that LSR, Tek .Tough conditions.
Kevin G - i recognised your club vest so did a bit of stalking and see your name on my local parkrun recently
Still feeling rough, slept terrible, howling wind, and calf niggling so i sacked this morning's 12 and hid under the duvet when the alarm went off at 5am
Hi Teknik. Nice list. I'm doing Cliveden XC this coming Sunday (approx 10k) if not cancelled. Also Reading half on 2nd March.
Not on fetch...
Hi all,
Only managed 3.5 miles last night as I set off too quick, but apart from that its the best I have felt for over a month.
Teknik, Sleaford Half is a possible for me if training goes to plan if not will have to look for one in March.
Mace - Probably a good idea in the circumstances
Tek - Nice long run, especially if it's as windy down where you are as it is here.
Kevin G - Well done on getting a good early morning run in
Fiona - Well done on the early one too!
Kevin W - At least you got some miles done!
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Howling wind outside, not even attempting to run. I'm on a recovery week anyway, so no real issue. Done a mile in the pool instead.
Finally got signed up for the Inverness Half. Price is a bit steep, I think it's 9 quid more than Alloa. Saying that, pretty insignificant once I factor in travel/accommodation and beer...
SM, I'm doing the same, I'll turn one of the 17/18's into a 20 to make it 5x20+ runs, and the Inverness half will be my 18 with 14@MP, I'm also not doing the doubles so the mileage should stay below 70pw, good decision not to run today it is really blowing out there.
Fiona, well done with the early run
Tek, great Long run in tough conditions I wouldn't be at all concerned about the HR in those conditions
Kevin G, well done with the club 10 miler
Mace, no point aggravating the calf, and if you're still not well best to rest now so you can recover quicker
Kevin W, nice 3 miler good to hear you're feeling better
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It was meant to be an 11 mile run today but I needed to be back before 12, so I cut it down to 10, I managed to avoid the worst of the weather but it was still windy HRM was playing up so the stats are garbage.
Well done on tough miles in this weather Teknik and KG, always good to get these done!
mace, don't blame you, 5am is a horrible time to go out running when it's rubbish weather. It's bad enough running out to the garage!
KW good that you got out last night.
SM6 the main Inverness runs (10k, half and marathon) all seem a bit pricey. Suppose my £70 winnings at the 10k more than covered the cost so I shouldn't complain!
Stewart well done on your run, not easy conditions to run in today.
No body balance for me after my massage.
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Well done guys. Hope the weather isn't too bad for you.
Stuart,
I'm definitely doing Hook 2.5 mile race in May and Victory 10k which I think is September. I'm hoping to do Purbrook Ladies 5 mile in June but have a feeling that this is going to be on the same weekend as a car club weekend Chris wants to go on.
Tek,
Thanks
Kevin G nice windy 10 with the club
mace enjoy the rest - get well soon
Paul I've added your races - I'll repost the list later in the month
Kevin W well done for getting out - glad you're feeling a little better
Stuart nice distance in the pool
Stewart well done on battling through the 10m
Fiona hope the massage did the trick
HM I've got you down for 14 September for that 10k
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Really struggled this morning - legs tired from the LSR - and I couldn't keep up with the club run without the HR exploding. 5.5m in the mud done. Tomorrow is the start of our weekly tempo runs / races...eek!
Hi peeps, well I'm on the bench hopefully not for long I was putting all the Christmas stuff into the roof space and put my back out yesterday afternoon. So floating around the house at the moment on Tramadol and diazepam. Got the disc back in about an hour ago but still very painful as a few of you know this has happened a few times in the past number of years and normaly takes a few days to settle down. Will miss today's training and re-jig next week.
Tek,
I don't think they've released the date yet. I couldn't see anything this morning. Well done on the run.
NP,
Hope that doesn't cause too many problems for you.
SM nice swimming , good to do a bit of variation
NP hope the back recovers quickly , I am sure those painkillers will make things feel more comfortable
Tek, well done on the muddy run this morning enjoy the tempo stuff
19 m @ 8.40 av this morning in nice cool, calm conditions that certainly were a welcome change
NP take care of the back, at least it's not a running injury so as you say should be back to it in a few days!!
MG1 that sounds like a nice run.
Teknik no wonder your HR was high running through mud! Good luck tomorrow.
HM4 good that you are planning some events.
My plan said a parkrun today but road shoes would have been rubbish as the course is wet and slippery at the moment so I did 3.1m on the road. Not great, a tough run, but at least I have something to work on.
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Fiona, would have been tough to do a 5k on your own at pace, give it a few weeks and you'll be flying
MG, another great long run you've been running really well enjoy your rest day tomorrow
HM, good to see you've got some races in the pipeline
NP, ouch! hope the back settle down and you can get back into the training soon
Tek, a xc route will be tougher and the HR would be higher anyway, good luck with the change in race regime
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An easy 5 miles this morning on a gently undulating route, happy enough to keep the average HR at 73% for a 10:11mm pace, long run tomorrow 18 with 10 @MP should be fun!
Stewart - Nice easy run today, sounds like a tough one tomorrow!
Fiona - That is a good run! You'll never get close to race pace running on your own. I reckon 21 minutes on your own, would be mid 19s in a race...
MG - Another great long run
You'll be in fantastic form by the end of May!
NP - Hopefully the back sorts itself quickly
Tek - Not surprised you struggled a bit after yesterday! Good luck with the hard session tomorrow!
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Same 7.3 as Thursday, decided to run a bit slower (aiming for about 9:10ish). Ended up running faster...d'oh.
13 or so tomorrow.
I'm in, booked place on the York Marathon in October which is likely to be my first one, have got first half marathon in May at Edinburgh.
Currently doing Hadd training am still in the pre Hadd stage though building up the miles.
Good luck tomorrow Stewart, the forecast looks ok. Do you have a route in mind?
I like the sound of over a minute less Stuart! I have a parkrun to do in 2 weeks time. I'm in London that weekend so will be looking for one to do there.
York sounds nice davey. I think some of the guys here do Hadd style training.
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Quick sea dip followed by 7.5 over mixed terrain.
Winds dropped today but daughtwer had rough trip on ferry to Aberdeen.
Welcome Davey to the madhouse
Wind due to get up again tomorrow afternoon Stewart ...
Good long run MG1
23:15 for the parkrun; faster than last week, but still 45 secs slower than my best and I should be close to that each week! very wet but not slippery.
Not sure about an LSR tomorrow,might rest!
Paul, good luck with xc
IJ, good run at parkrun, enjoy the rest day tomorrow
OH, well done with swim and 7 mile run, I'll need to get my run done early it's going to be hard enough without a wind
Fiona, I'll do my usual along the river down to the point and I'll run around the canal up to dochgarroch, it will be nice and flat
davey, Tek is the main man on this thread with regard to Hadd training
SM, nice 7 miler today enjoy the 13 tomorrow
Paul - Good luck with the XC
IJ - At least it's faster than last week! A good time all the same!
OH - Nice run, and dip in the water!
davey - Welcome, York looks like a good marathon. It's one I'm considering for Autumn.
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Quick gym session not long after my run. Not too exciting, jumped on the scales to survey the damage from Xmas. A fairly modest 3lb gain leaves me at 11'10. 11st is the target for April, haven't been that weight since I left school...
Hi all,
new to this forum. Took up running last May At 40yr old. My wife as always ran. I always said I would never do it. However, ran the great north run to raise money for the northern general hospital. Completed it in a time of 2hrs 10. Wife could have run much faster but was worried I might collapse so stayed with me.
i enjoyed the. Half marathon so much that I have just signed up for the sheffield half marathon in April. Looking forward to it
happy new year to each and everyone
Sorry,
think I may have posted in wrong thread. Did not realise this was the full marathon thread.
sorry