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I made if back from Tromso. Based on the travelling involved it's certainly more difficult to get to and further away than you'd think. I was roughly 12 hours each way from door to door. That's the equivalent of travelling to east coast USA!
I had a great time over there. Always good to catch up with friends from here. Lovely part of the world..
I'm reasonably happy with my time. I ran faster than at Copenhagen last month, but was never really in a position to run the time I wanted. I don't think I got my eating right on the day, had a few stomach issues early on. I also suffered all through the second half of the race with tight hamstrings. Either I wasn't in the shape I thought I was, the day of travel the day before took it out me, or I hadn't fully recovered from being an idiot and gunning for it in the heat of Copenhagen four weeks earlier. Still it goes down as my third fastest marathon, which is a bonus when I know that run was far from perfect.
Good event. The route is a mixed bag. I enjoyed the first half of the course. The later section out and back to the airport isn't particularly interesting though. Glad to have ticked that one off the bucket list.
Sub 4 was the aim, happy to have done that ??? ditching HRM for future runs.
Take care all xx
Nodster and all the Midnight Runners, well done.
Why ditch the HRM Nodster?
Well done all Tromsoites!
it was lovely reading about your experiences but shame about the travel. Hope you all recover well.
Well done at Tronso you crazy midsummer marathon maniacs ... hats off to Mr HIAHS for a juicy PB, as well as me clubmate Jake who, for a while, has been gunning for a c.3 hour marathon / London GFA time and he finally put a good one together on the day and bagged a 3.02 and 15th overall. He got his GFA application in on the last day and got his acceptance so job done. Put him on a fast course like London, Berlin, Amsterdam or Valencia and I reckon you knock another 5 mins off for sure.
I've been taking part in various track races with varying results. Short stuff is not really my bag, but you get a chance to run an even paced hard tempo run on a track 5000. Friday evening I have the 10,000 which is a little more tricky .... a second a lap can make or break your race. I'll just try to run it even and put it down as good training. I had a good 10k at Bupa London recently in 38.24.
List Fairly please put me down for:
Cardiff Half - Oct 2nd 2016
Reading Half - March 19th 2017
London Marathon - April 23rd 2017
Vitality 10,000 - May 29th 2017
You're going to start thinking I'm stalking you Jimbob. I've handed money over for two of those, and in the ballot for a third one...
well you might as well give into the dark side and sign up for the other
Hi, well done to all who did tromso the weekend, just back from st-etienne had a great time.
List fairy- could you put me down for the Manchester marathon April 2nd seems a nice flat one!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NODSTER!!!!
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I second Nells. Hope you have a great birthday Nodster, and get lots of pressies.
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Morning all! I've had a cold brewing for a few days now that has decided to become a full on stonker since yesterday... Think running is off the cards for me for a few days seeing as I'm struggling to breathe sitting down. Boo. A quieter week ahead it seems... Are you still running the Black Country half Christopher Field or is that dependent on tonight's result?
Jul 2: Black Country Half Marathon - Christopher Field.
Jul 3: Bewl 15 - baldstan.
Jul 9: Timberhonger 10k - Christopher Field.
Jul 10: Leeds 10k - Andy W. Sprint tri Spalding - Magna Carter.
Jul 16: Race to the Stones: Heroine in a Half-Shell, Running Rodent, Stuchbury, kenno.
Jul 17: The Dorset Invader Marathon - Nodster. Windmill half (Lytham) - Kirsten B. Wild One Marathon - Tired legs.
Jul 20: Meadower's birthday.
Jul 23: Iron distance tri - Outlaw Nottingham - Magna Carter.
Jul 24: Surrey Slog - baldstan.
Jul 28: ATM's birthday.
Aug 4: Uisge Jo's birthday.
Aug 6: Phoenix Summer Marathon - Nodster.
Aug 7: York 10k - Andy W. Run Norwich 10K - Smudgerncfc.
Aug 13: Roseland August Trail (Black RAT - 32 miles) - Christophe D.
Aug 18: Andy W’s birthday.
Aug 27: Enigma Marathon - Nodster.
Sep 4: Benign Murmurring's birthday. Maidenhead Half - iantcox. Kenilworth Half Marathon - Jellybum.
Sep 10: Half Ironman - The Vitruvian - Magna Carter.
Sep 11: Great North Run - Andy W, Christopher Field, Hales HayleyB, Hari2, Kirsten B. Surrey Bacchus Marathon - Benign Murmurring, Nells, Nodster, Betzza. Sapiac Half - Slinkyminky. Wirral Half - Orbutt.
Sep 16: PC's birthday, Mrs O's birthday.
Sep 18: Richmond Half Marathon - baldstan. Coyote Marathon - LeggyMountbatten, Nodster. Worcester City 10K - Tired legs.
Sept 25: Berlin Marathon - Mister Mike. Ealing Half - iantcox. Robin Hood Marathon - Nodster. Cheltenham Half - Christopher Field. Bristol Half - yer maj. Loch Ness Marathon - andrewr123.
Sep 26: Hayley B's birthday.
Oct 2: Chester Marathon - Andy W, Meadower. Leon Half - Running Rodent. Cardiff Half - The Jimbob, Nells.
Oct 6: Onetit's birthday.
Oct 9: Yorkshire Marathon - Karen Bowman 2, iantcox, Loubella. Great Eastern Run Half - Magna Carter.
Oct 16: Amsterdam Marathon - Christopher Field. Cabbage Patch 10 - Nells. Manchester Half - Kirsten B.
Oct 23: Abingdon marathon - yer maj.
Oct 29: Beachy Head Marathon - baldstan.
Oct 30: Orapidrun's birthday. Marine Corps Marathon - Nodster.
Nov 6: Danni's birthday. New York Marathon - The Jimbob, Nodster, Slinkyminky.
Nov 13: Lytham windmill 10k - Kirsten B.
Nov 20: Phoenix Winter Marathon - Nodster.
Nov 25: Jimbob's birthday.
Nov 26: Saxon Shore Saturday - Nodster.
Nov 27: Saxon Shore Sunday - Nodster. Florence Marathon - Tired legs.
Dec 11: Telford 10k - Christopher Field, Tired legs.
Dec 18: Portsmouth Coastal Waterside - Nodster.
2017
Jan 1: Roundman's birthday.
Jan 3: OO52's birthday.
Jan 7: Polar Night Half Marathon - LloydR
Jan 12: Orbutt's birthday.
Jan 15: Yer Maj's birthday.
Jan 30: Stuchbury's birthday.
Feb 10: Emmy's birthday.
Feb 26: Brighton Half Marathon - baldstan.
Mar 1: Radar Sal's birthday.
Mar 19: Reading Half - The Jimbob.
Mar 25: Leggy Mountbatten's birthday.
Apr 2: Manchester Marathon - Andy-W-, Karen Bowman 2, Christopher Field.
Apr 3: Betzza’s Birthday.
Apr 7-17: Marathon des Sables - Dannirr, Nodster.
Apr 9: Paris Marathon
Apr 10: Kaz's birthday.
Apr 11: Chris Morgan's birthday.
Apr 23: Kirsten Lancs Lass' birthday. London Marathon - The Jimbob
Apr 24: Picklelily's birthday.
Apr 26: Nells' birthday.
May 14: Leeds Half Marathon - Andy-W-.
May 15: Scott W's birthday.
May 17: Simon Mac's birthday.
May 20: TBO2's birthday.
May 27: Kent Roadrunner Marathon - Nodster.
May 28: Liverpoo
May 28: Liverpool Rock n Roll Marathon - Andy-W-, Orbutt. Liverpool Rock n Roll Half - Christopher Field.
May 29: Vitality 10,000 - The Jimbob, Nells.
Jun 1: Penny71’s birthday.
Jun 2: Eggy's birthday.
Jun 23 : Nodster’s birthday.
Jun 25: Keyser Suze's birthday.
Hi Nell, yes I will be running the Black Country half on the Saturday morning and if England win will start travelling sat afternon to Paris. Not going today as a long journey and my son and friends have no holidays left to use
I did the Donnington 10 miles yesterday around the race track (4 laps) and did not realise how many hills there was on a race circuit and there was a strong wind against you every time you came down the finishing straight. I finished in 1:18 which is a bit slower pace than I had been doing which I put down to a quite hard run and little running done over the last couple of weeks.
Hope you feel better soon Nells and everyone had a good weekend whatever you were doing.
Hi all, just checking in now I'm fully over Paris and have planned a new (minimalist) race schedule to hit my goals.
List Fairy, please...
Hope everybody is doing well... only 18 pages so far!
The Alloa half is open already! I've still not gotten around to running that one yet.
No, it's not open but the date has been announced... I did it 2 years ago and it's probably overall my best performance.
A few short climbs (including one near the end which almost killed me) but fairly flat overall. There's a great long straight bit in wonderful countryside which seemed to add to overall speed. Definite PB potential plus well organised and decent tee-shirts (tend to be very bright and bold if you like that sort of thing!)
I might try and get a place for it next year. Sounds like it could work out well timing wise for Paris.
Hello everyone. I've not been here for a while. I've been fighting an insertional Achilles problem in my left leg. It has won and I'm out of race to the stones. I've done lots of physio and it hasn't helped much. I'm getting refered to a specialist on the NHS now. No races planned now until Autumn.
List fairy, please put me down for the Oxford Half on 9th October. This is where I am planning my comeback. Going to work on the strength in my hamstrings and calves.
I probably had this issue in Paris and didn't realise this was the cause of most of my pain.
Thinking long and hard about a spring marathon now. I feel I have a score to settle with Paris, but thinking about staying closer to home also. Don't know. Open to suggestions!
You know Paris makes sense!
I can't help with UK based marathons at that time of year. The only two I've done are London, not exactly easy to get in to. Edinburgh, which I wouldn't recommend at all.
Hamburg has always appealed, I've been a few times and it is so quick to get to from Heathrow ... the problem for me has always been it clashes with London and Paris. So many good races all crammed into a 6 week period.
I'm nursing a sore leg , I pulled a muscle running up a grassy bank awkwardly, so this week of high mileage / easy pace will be now be average amount of mileage / easy pace ... taking a couple of days extra rest, with the usual Rest Ice Compression Elevation
Kenno, Jimbob, Nells hope you get better soon.
The weather is not helping-what happened to the summer?
Thanks TBO2. Cold seems to be clearing as quickly as it arrived, managed a 6 mile trot last night that was about as good as I usually manage these days at the best of times. Going to try and fit in a quick (ha!) 4 miles in a bit to try and burn off some pre-footy nervous energy. I have everything crossed for tonight - it's the only thing that's given me any reason to be cheerful this week in the midst of the bonkers politics, useless weather, snot fest and the most boring batch of work I've had for a long long time. Glad to be able to blow some cobwebs away anyway (possibly literally today going by the gusts about at the moment), hope your leg gets better soon Jimbob and good luck with the NHS referral Kenno.