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RW F7 – Complete in one piece
RW F7 – Complete in one piece
Seren with BecksF & Em-68
Hi, my name’s Becks and I would love to get round a marathon! I’m relatively new to running (saw this competition on the *GULP just entered my first marathon* thread...that says it all!), always been pretty active but started running 2 years ago when was looking for a way to help me lose 3 stone. This achieved I carried on, managing 2 10k’s in 2014 in under an hour.
Em-68
I'm a 46 year old, overweight (although losing) runner with about a year's running experience. In January 2014 I set myself the goal of running a half marathon. I lost 3 stone and ran the Royal Parks Half in 2 hours 34. This was on injured achilles tendons - should have pulled out but I'd been sponsored £1000 to do it. Although slower than I'd have liked, I got round without stopping and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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To clarify, these ladies were so similar in their experiences and pitches that it was so hard to seperate
I know Seren is as mad as a box of frogs and she will look after you well and you will also be able to spur each other on day to day
Good luck ladies !!
Hi both....
amazing job on the weightloss both of you... Will inspire me to lose the Christmas weight.
which marathons have you entered and what is your basic training week like at the moment
any recent races and any others planned
Becks... learning the difference between niggles that you can run through and those you can't is one of the hardest things...
which marathon have you entered
and anyone else hoping to just complete....please join in with support
Oh wow! That's fantastic - thanks!
Hi Seren and Becks pleased to virtually meet you both 
As far as training goes, I've just finished week 9 of a Garmin beginners half marathon plan. It's 3 runs a week, at the moment one is a 45 minute steady run, one is 35-40 minutes of interval training and today was a 10 mile long run. (1:56 mins)
I'm running the Cambridge half on March 8th.
Then the Milton Keynes marathon on May 4th.
My reasoning behind doing a half marathon plan was that I'd been injured over the summer, done the Royal Parks half and then a 10K in November on very painful heels and then had a break and wanted to ease back in slowly - hence only 3 runs a week. The Cambridge half is 8 weeks before the MK marathon, so it fits in well as a training run.
So, do what you will with me, Seren! - I'm looking forward to some hard work!
Well done guys! Good luck
Becks.. thats your first task. choose and enter a marathon. You need one so that you can focus and aim towards an event
Hi Em.. if I'm right is it 15 weeks till your marathon How are the heels now. Are you painfree with them
well done on what you've acheived so far Becks and Em, and all the best with your training.
you're in safe hands with Seren - she'll see you right!
I am pain free, although they are sometimes a little stiff. I've only just started to introduce intervals and think it might be worth leaving them out and just getting the miles in?
Thanks Rich and Pudge!
Lots and lots and lots of eccentric calf raises ... and then some more
Em.. agree with meldy on the calf raises.and unless you really love doing intervals i would leave them off the programme . Ensuring the heel improves and doesn't get worse is the first priority...
doing one or two slow/ steady runs instead would be more beneficial to you.
for both of you. Do you ever do parkruns or have access to parkruns.
Same here, don't do it - but it's only a 5 minute walk away.
will calf raise and leave out intervals. Thanks for confirming that.
Good luck, you can never do enough calf raises!
To me the main thing in marathon training is to try and keep injury free. If you havent got years of training in your legs its best to keep the miles nice and slow or steady and to build them up slowly. time on your feet is very important.
but parkruns can be a great way of still getting some quicker running in without the start stopping of intervals. so a mile warm up and then a brisk parkrun and a cool down can be a great way of doing some faster training...
this obviously doesn't fit in if you can only do your longruns on a saturday..
what days do you ladies do your long runs and how many other things in your lives have an effect on when and how often you can train
lots of questions to start with
I generally do my long run on Sundays.
Things that interfere: I have a dog who needs walking twice a day - or one long walk at the weekend. My OH can do that if I get pushed for time.
My mid-week runs are currently early morning after I've walked the dog... I could run after work. I have a treadmill at home that I use if it's too dark/slippery outside - and a cross trainer - which was useful when I was injured
Well done both of you! You have a great mentor there!
Be prepared to be poked and prodded
Morning! It's a chilly one out there. Dog walked and calf raises done.
Something else I've thought about - I'm still trying to lose a chunk of weight, so any nutritional advice would be welcomed!
Ah I'm with Em - could do with losing approx another stone (ish) but without taking too much away from my runs! Have been using the 5:2 and doing diet days on rest/cross training days...?
And Hi and thank you to everyone who has popped in to say hi, the more support (and motivation) the better!
Morning.. re weight loss. i need to lose a stone as well. One idea could be to each morning write down your meal and snack plan for the day on the thread. So its written down you should be more likely to stick to it.
The idea will not be for us to pick each others meal plans apart because you have both done well with the weightloss so you know what you should do to lose it. You just need some new motivation..
regarding the running... after each long run make sure you refuel quickly afterwards.. a milkshake or something similar..
Seren - Love that idea for the meal plan. Today - lunch will be eggs on toast, then will have a banana after my run (around 7ish) then out for dinner at yo sushi.
Also aiming for half marathon in march, then full mara August. How long would you say to be running each week/long run?
breafast lowfat sausage sandwiches
snack grapes
lunch pate on toast
snacks cleminties
dinner pork curry and rice..
there its written down will stick to it
.Em.. Not sure what the next week for your schedule on the half plan is.
but maybe try and fit in 3 runs in the week between 2 and 6 miles. whatever fits in for you..... and then add amile to the long run...
what are your thoughts on your trainiung for the next few weeks..
backs... I think you should try and get into the routine of running 4 times a week if yoiu can fit it in ready for the marathon..It can be done on 3 but i think 4 makes a difference if you can.
3 of them in the week could be anything between 2 and 5 miles now . keep them steady to make sure there is no problems. and then try and do 6 on the weekend..