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@Tillstar - thank you. I'm quite chuffed as I've missed a load of training. If I can knock out that run with this fitness I'm well on track for what I want to achieve next April. And hope the motivation returns quick enough for you!
@Wenturtle well done on the GFA - a tough call to make on which one to race. But an enviable position to be in!
Morning all
Well have done a couple of small runs this week did 3 on Monday and 4 yesterday thankfully Snowmaiden ankle seems ok
Wenturtle yes well done on the GFA place for London both me and Snowmaiden have entered the ballot knowing my luck Snowmaiden will get in and i won't which is exsactly what happened with the Great North run when Poohbear got in and i never
Tillstar may be you need a cut back week after all you have been doing a lot of training and with 10 months to go you still have plenty of time to get the mileage in
No sign of any mojo on the M25 on the way home Tillstar - but it was rush hour(s)......I did see some blobby squidgey stuff which had been run over - could that have been it?
Toby is there a ballot for great north run? I presumed you just entered that. It must be the only non mrathon race that needs a ballot .... would like to do it one year.
Wenturtle - I must have picked up the squidegy stuff on my wheels as mojo is back but in a damaged state lol. Still im looking forward to training tonight so must be okay, just got to keep this feeling past the end of the work day.
Toby Glad to hear Snowmaiden's ankle is okay.
Just 5x400 intervals tonight so will ride my bike to the gym too. Also less than a pound off my weight target.
Happy Running everyone
Hi I am in for 2015, my first Brighton
Hi last out of the water - first brighton or first marathon???
I haven't posted for a while but I'm still plodding (quite literally) along.
I'm now able to run 5k, albeit slowly. This was a massive achievement for me, I was extremely happy the first time I did it.
On the downside, my Achilles tendon in my left leg has been creaking; I now have exercises to strengthen my calves and have only run once in the last two weeks. I'm desperate to get back out there but am concerned about making it worse. I never thought I'd miss running! I'm due to go out on Saturday but will take it easy.
SleepyJ hope the run goes Ok on Sunday and your Achilles tendon dosn't play up
Lazy week for me as I've had heavy legs all week from the half. Core in the gym last night but traded the treadmill for the sauna. 30 mile commute on the bike today and felt surprisingly good. Planning an easy hour tomorrow in the fields and then next week I'll knuckle down again
5k/20 mins on treadmill.
Just whacked it up to 15k/hr, did a few mins, felt good, did five, six eight ten minutes of this and realised I could do this. Dropped down to 14 point something k/hr for a bit after 16 mins but then whacked it up to 16k/hr for the last stretch to just make it. 5000m in 20 minutes. Never thought I would do that. Now want to see if I can do it in a parkrun. Only done one so far and that was 21:29.
good luck all
Morning all
8 miles for on Friday did them on the treadmill in the garage for a change other than that not a lot going on running wise Snowmaiden training is becoming a little more tricky now as her ours at work have increases and she working some funny shifts that aren’t always conducive to the training but will get there
Some great running going on well done Basher and Tillstar
Hey everyone,
I'm new to this marathon training stuff so I though I'd say hi and get some advice. I've been running for about a year and Brighton will be my first marathon. I ran my first Half last week so after resting this week I'm going to start upping the training again. I'm planning to do 3 x 1 hr runs and 3 x strength workouts in the gym for the next 2/3 months - 'building a base' I think is the term - then do a couple of 10k races and maybe another half to see where I am before upping the mileage
anyone got any good advice for a marathon newbie?
5k/25 mins...running and jogging/walking. Did a 6 minute mile within it and another 4 mins worth ar 6 min mile pace. Decrease the jogging bits and increase the 6min mile minutes up then a 18:45 5k is doable. Only two weeks now before I start my 3:15 16 week plan for Stevenage marathon and looking ahead it is the speedy Tuesday runs that will really test me, have to be able to do 4x6 min miles with 2min jogs in between, so working towards that. Feel if I can make the intervals work then the LSRs will look after themselves.
Nick...put "chss marathon" into google and there is a pdf with all 16 week plans for differing target times. I like this best because it gives specific times and distances, none of this vague "effort level" stuff.
Basher I'm planning on doing Stevenage too - albeit nowhere near as fast as you! I've asked this elsewhere on here but any idea of the course?
3:15 is perhaps pie in the sky, just thought I would at least see if I can do the training for a3:15 if not the actual 3:15 marathon. Dont know about the course, apparently lots of up and down underpasses which I guess wont make it any easier.
Also got some running shoes today. One hundred big ones, plus another twelve quid for some special socks, they tested my gait and that on the treadmill. was just running in my all purpose squash/tennis/cricket/walking down the street trainers. These bad boys are different gravy, so comfy.
Nick sounds like a good plan
Morning All! Can anyone recommend a good half marathon training programme? Thanks
Tillstar - there dont seem to be many good half marathon plans around, most of the books like jack daniels suggest modifying a 10k schedule with longer weekend runs or better still a marathon schedule but cut the long run down. important runs are the threshold LT runs - ie 10 mile with 5 miles at your 10m - HM pace. they are tough to hit as well.
Nick dont burn yourself out too soon - Im keen on the strength suff pre training but think 3x1 hour would be better split into 2 x 45 mins and a longer run or even 4x 45 mins hour runsare about 9 miles for me and 3 of those a week would be quite tough - what will you be upping the mileage to? do you have a plan in mind?
Concentrating on club running at the moment. marathon training wont start untill October but i'm looking forward to it.
Chris.
Tillstar all i do when training for a H/M is use my my marathon training plan and cut all the runs in half
10k/50mins on TM last night.
Got a 5.3mile cross country on the south downs tomorrow night so shall rest today.
Thanks for the advice Wenturtle and Toby. I shall do that.
3 miles for me this morning. First run since Thursday as decided not to run this Sunday as it was my last one before every weekend is on a training plan. Felt sluggish and think that's been too much rest but its done and averaged 9.16 so im happy with that