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40th wedding anniversary tomorrow! Happy birthday to TS.
TS, Mel and Redhead all anticipating your upcoming events. Nice feeling. Nothing booked in for me - just a pretty full Xmas/New Year park
run diary if I can stay free of injury - will then review in the New Year and, like TS, one year older!
Happy running to all!
OUCH! That's what my whole body screamed at me this morning as I headed out for my run. The HIT session has certainly hit me. I shall go back for more though as I'm sure it will strengthen me in places requiring a bit more strength ;-)
JB6 Happy 40th anniversary - is that ruby? Another good time for your parkrun and well done on your age category win.
TE, that sounds like a good plan for 2018. I remember exactly how hilly the IOW is from when I did that stunt as the stoker on the back of a tandem!
WtnMel, thanks for the good luck wishes. The Michael Moseley book is very good and I've been incorporating short bursts of running into my general plods. The session I did the other day was based on different 'stations' at which you did the required exercise for 1 minute and then moved to the next (eg press-ups, lifts, squats, walking lunges). I think there were 8 different things and after the first round we had to run up and down a short incline 3 times and then repeat the whole lot again. It sounds easy but I'm still feeling it in my quads today!
JB6, I shall expect you to have a go at one of the wonderful trail marathons down your way next year ;-)
Mr Fox, I have a message for you. "If you'd been shoved in a box with assorted Xmas decoration for decades then your antennae would be in a twist too! Love from silver butterfly". Btw, I haven't had any joy tracing your old adversary yet. I asked the club membership secretary and she referred me on to the former President who still hasn't got back to me. Sorry xxx
TE, hope you aren't out running in the forest in this weather!
It's wet and windy, but the rain is forecast to clear up later.
JB, congratulations for your 40th wedding anniversary today. Will you be celebrating the occasion? Thanks for my "happy birthday." I'm looking forward to my first race, which should show an improved WAVA, but not likely, as pace will still be slow. Well done for another excellent parkrun, and if you maintain the same standard, will probably get into the 80% WAVA category.
Red, I'm not surprised that you are feeling the after effects of your HIT session. Karen does them regularly, and still aches afterwards. You will, however, definitely feel the benefits, as they will strengthen your core, which will be essential to see you through next years very tough season.
I remember you mentioning your tandem ride round the IoW a few years ago, and knitting a scarf at the same time, if I remember rightly
WtnMel, My parents had both left Wills, and I took out Powers of Attorney for them both, which enabled my sister and I to mange their financial affairs etc when they were no longer able to.
Pleased to see that your pace is improving, as is mine also. I ran 4 miles in the forest yesterday morning, at an average pace of 11.17. that is my fastest since my injury at the end of June. My 4th mile was the quickest at 10.47.
Hope you get your new laptop soon. I've taken your advice to download Garmin Connect Express, and connect my Garmin to the laptop with the USB cable. This connects the detail to Garmin Connect and Strava instantly.
Watching European Cross Country on the red button.
WtnMel, we haven't had any snow in the New Forest region, but it's very cold. It rained heavily all day yesterday, and was so cold that I didn't go for my planned Monday run. It's minus 3 this morning and I will walk to Tesco to see whether the ground is icy. If so, I won't run. It's not worth risking a fall, and incurring additional injuries.
I haven't bothered connecting my Garmin to link with fetch, as I prefer inputting data manually there.
Lovely sunny day here but very frosty and too slippery to venture out for a run on our untreated lanes. Not in the right frame of mind for the treadmill so might try a short xc run later. It was -6 here first thing. Brrrrrr!
WtnMel, sensible to stay inside when conditions underfoot are treacherous. Not worth risking a fall.
TE, take care on your walk.
HS - the snow here is beginning to thaw and we're expecting rain tomorrow which will get rid of whatever remains. Definitely a good idea to try a walk first to check conditions underfoot. Fair comment re Garmin Connect vs Fetch .. personally I'm happy to let the updates happen automatically then go in and edit the new running log entry.
Red - not sure how cold it got here (Gloucs) overnight (possibly -6) but as I mentioned to HS, it seems to have crept above freezing now.
I don't think our paths will be clear just yet so I'm planning to run on my treadmill this afternoon.
I was going to phone PC World customer services to get an update on my laptop but I checked online and can see my order now says 'Dispatched to store' so I'm expecting an email later to tell me it's ready for collection.
One other laptop-related thing to mention. Couldn't work out why my laptop's hard-drive had so little space after I copied my music across to the external hard-drive. But then yesterday I discovered a setting in iTunes saying 'make a copy of the file when importing music' and it was adding the files to my hard-drive. I've changed that setting and as a result freed up oodles of space
Can't summon up much enthusiasm right now. Suddenly the idea of an investment in a treadmill as per Redhead and Mel seems quite attractive.
Very quiet 40th anniversary for us - we took the grandchildren on a 'Santa' themed miniature railway - the two older ones were terrified and the baby was crying. But we enjoyed it!
No news of Mok's marathon result as yet?
Speaking of which - I ran 4mls on my treadmill this afternoon. I know running on a treadmill is easier than outside (I didn't set it to have any incline). I'm usually a 10:50-11:10mm runner but was surprised to see the resulting splits (11.08 10.42 10.30 10.04).
The snow didn't thaw as much as I was expecting today but I think we're going to get rain tomorrow. I'm also hoping by tomorrow my laptop will have got to Cheltenham and I can get my grubby mitts on it
It's wet and windy here and really dreary. Won't be able to go for a run until later.
JB6, lol at you enjoying the trip more than the little 'uns, bless them!
WtnMel, we bought our treddy when I was caring for mum and only just starting out on my running journey. It allowed me to have her with me so I could keep an eye on her (she wandered). I always set the treddy at an incline of 1.5% as I was told that mimics the resistance you get when runinng on tarmac. I used to enjoy doing hill reps on the treddy too but haven't bothered with that for a while. Hope your laptop arrives today.
I seem to have got a bit behind with my posting, so will try to catch up.
Red, I didn't slip up during my walk on the icy pavements, but I walked very carefully.
Reference your mention of doing "hill reps" on your treddy, I think that you must do more than enough hill work during your numerous marathons and ultras!
WtnMel, hope you soon receive that e mail informing you that your laptop is ready for collection.
I've probably mentioned before that I can't get on with treadmills. I've tried several times in the past, but have now given up. I was in the gym yesterday morning after my spin session, and there were several runners using the treadmills, working really hard. Conditions outside were perfect for running, so I thought to myself " why aren't they running outside in the forest, or even on the roads." Perhaps they are nursing injuries, otherwise I can't think why they are running indoors.
JB, sounds good, the "Santa" themed miniature railway. Typical adults enjoying the rides more than the children
Had a good spin session yesterday morning which was mainly long hills, and hill sprints. I'm still not standing up on the pedals, and enjoy the challenge of remaining seated. I had a good work out in the gym afterwards, mainly upper body work, finishing up on the cross trainer.
My bargain offer 6 weeks membership expires on Sunday, so I am going to rejoin taking up the Senior Direct Membership for 65+ for 12 weeks.
I've got an appointment with the Hygienist at 11.00, but shouldn't have to pay, as I've taken out a Dental Plan which I pay into monthly by direct debit.
I've another spin session this evening at 6pm.
Heavy rain and strong wind earlier, but seems to have brightened up a bit now.
WtnMel, good news that you have got your new laptop at last. Good luck with transferring all the data etc onto it. I have a maintenance contract with a local computer expert, and he does all the transfers etc when I change laptops. He does monthly health checks, but I don't bother with those as I keep everything up to date. I only use him when "things go wrong." The contract covers all his labour and call outs, and would only charge for necessary hardware. Luckily, I haven't needed any hardware to pay for.
Good that you are still running with your club, and great admiration for Virginia's accomplishments.
Had another good spin session last night, with lots of "hill work," and "hill sprints." My endurance from running is standing me in good stead, as I am able to maintain my effort for the duration of the sprints. With the shorter sprints with short recoveries, we set the controls to measure how far we have "travelled" and attempt to go further each time.
Was going to go for a short run today, but as I have "spun" two days in a row, thought I should have a rest day.
Bit wet and windy here but still managed 5 mile run plus my HIT session which was brutal today. I have now discovered I can't do Burpees 'cos they cause great pain to my hands and wrists and I can't say I'm sorry as they are really hard!
Nice spinning TE - hope you're not going over to triathlons ;-)
WtnMel, glad to hear your lappy has arrived at last.
Red - yep, burpees are hard work (says he who hasn't tried to do any for at least 5 years!).
*waves* to anyone else who pops along here
Cold and frosty, but intending to go for a run later.
Red, those HIT sessions are similar to what we did when I was with Team Solent in circuit training. I remember the burpees, star jumps, press ups, sit ups, planks, shuttle sprints, walking lunges, hopping etc. Very tough, and we used to jog to each new activity. Good luck with them, but not advisable before races of any distance. I can remember running cross country on Saturdays, with legs screaming after Thursdays circuit training. I was in my early forties then, and wouldn't fancy it now.
I believe that you have double ultras again this weekend, so best of luck with them.
I'm not intending to do triathlons, but am thinking about starting swimming again. If the roads weren't so dangerous, I would certainly think about cycling again, because when I was younger, I did a lot of cycling, and even cycled to work when I was living and working in Liverpool.
WtnMel, do you listen to music through head phones, whilst doing the boring work of transferring data from one computer to another?
I have revived my ancient shuffle ipod which I thought "had had it," and might wear it this morning for my run to take my mind of the knee. The spin work has helped so much, especially doing it two days in a row. It has kept my inspiration going. I watched the short video of this years Southampton Marathon which I ran in April, this morning, which has made me determined to be fit to run it again. It will be run in the opposite direction next year, so should be a faster route, which doesn't mean that I will be any faster unfortunately.
Alice is running in the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon again on Sunday, which involves some running on the stones on the beach, and the slower runners on the return, running knee deep in the sea. Not for the faint hearted.
Been busy cooking and baking all day - baking for someone's 100th marathon celebrations tomorrow (vegan chocolate orange cakes) plus my usual banana cake and for for home-alone-husband and me upon my return. Phew!
No running today Terry, just an ultra tomorrow and it looks as if I may get a tad wet and blown around
Re the burpees, i won't be doing them again as the impact hurts my arthritic old wrists too much. I'm sure the Coach will find somethign equally tough for me instead.
Where's Moks got to with his race report? Possibly still in Lanza?
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Been a bit pre-occupied of late so apologies for no keeping up (a bit like a training run!). Any running I've done has been rather reluctant and short but I dragged myself out today for a slippery prom parkrun. I rather wish I hadn't as I was beaten on my home patch and did a slower time than of late: 21:37. Worse still, I sustained a calf pull about 400m from the finish (I'd still have been beaten). The timing could hardly have been worse as I was planning about 7 runs over Xmas, my birthday and the New Year.
I used to get this regularly but have been free of it for a while so at least I know the score. But I might have to look for some other exercise to keep me ticking over. Rest assured (RH) burpees will not feature!
Perhaps I'll get back for the New Year . We'll see. I've had a very good run this year so I can't complain especially given what poor HS has gone through.
Alice didn't do the Coastal Marathon after all, as her husband, who had also entered was injured, and she didn't want to go on her own. I would have taken his place if I had enough mileage in my legs. As it turned out, the race was extended to 27 miles, as it was a high tide.
JB, sorry to hear that your calf problem has returned. A rest over the Christmas Period will probably help it to clear up. Suggest you try spinning, its worked for me.
Had my quickest run yesterday since my injury. It was a 5 mile forest run, which I ran in 55.08, an average pace of 10.58. First run under 11 minute pace. My 5th mile was 9.59, so my pace is returning. I'm running with the two Sarah's tomorrow morning, so hope to run 9 or 10 miles in the forest, but at a slower pace. My mileage to date is 987, so with tomorrows run will take me very close to the 1,000.
What a glorious day it is, all sunny and bright. I want to play out but I've got too many indoor chores to catch up with! yestreday was great fun, despite the weather which started with freezing fog for my journey down there, bright sunshine for a couple of hours and then torrential rain and a horrid headwind for the next 4 hours! Clocked another 50k (31.1miles) and got to test out my ridiculously expensive new rainproof jacket (required kit for most long distance ultra events) which cretainly proved its worth. Finished in 6:20 and very pleased with that as Iost some time going back to my car for the jacket when the sky went black. Last event of the year is next Saturday for the Dymchurch marathon which may involve high tide and/or strong gusting winds. Bring it on! :-D
JB6, oh poor you. Rest up and let it heal over the festive period then come back stronger.
TE, yay, you're definitely on the way back. From what I hear Alice was wise to cancel as people complained about trudging through stinky mud on the beach! My mileage is just under 2000 atm and I don't think I'll get over it this year.
Where's Moks with his race report?
Another spam post above. It really is pathetic the way this so called secure web allows such trash to be posted. At one time we had moderators on here that would regularly remove it, but RW Towers just doesn't seem to care.
Red, very well done for another excellent ultra. I'm not surprised that you are fast approaching 2,000 miles. Good luck with Saturdays marathon.
WtnMel, your sound system sounds very comprehensive to me.
I find that small dogs encountered during my forest runs, are often more aggressive than large ones.
I had a very enjoyable muddy forest run yesterday morning with the two Sarah's. We ran 9.25 miles, bringing my yearly mileage up to 995. Not bad considering I didn't run for 5 months
Having a rest day today, as muscles aching, as expected, but knee "is behaving well!"
During recent nasty spells of weather I can understand your reluctance to get out and run. Up here in the frozen north last week was a shocker for black ice and there were days when I hardly dare move out the house. But there were a couple of mornings when I forced myself to make the effort and after days of confinement they were doubly enjoyable, giving me a smug sense of satisfaction. So take note and good luck. You can do it!
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Another glorious day here, all frosty and bright and sparkly with the sun shining! Haven't managed a run yet as been busy cleaning windows and oring housework type stuff but will be out very soon.
Welcome mrcharly. I doubt I'll ever be 'mature' even though I turned 60 this year. If you're just starting out running then please take it nice and slowly and don't try to do too much too soon. There's a wealth of knowledge on here so do please ask if you need any advice as our speedy boys are excellent role models (go and check out Mr Fox's linky as he's a shining example of excellence as is our very own hillstrider).
WtnMel, I admire your support duties in assisting Margaret with the leftovers! Hope your run went well.
TE, an excellent confidence booster for you. You are definitely on the way back.
Well The marathon did not go as expected, legs felt great at the start, the only time they did ! After 10k felt if something was wrong, at half way in 1.53, I still felt I could pull that back for my 3.40 /45 target, but within the next mile , I slowed down and from then on walked most of the time. Had a chat with an Irish runner who was in a worse state than me, but he said he had just come out of a pub having drank a few beers mid race. At 32 K in 3.03 mins. Heard my name being called by 2 ladies from Cardiff, so I sat and chatted with them, hence my 45 min for the next 5k then finished with a reluctant last 5k run of an agonising 33 mins. So my time ( second worse time ) of 4.21 mins . Six hours later very drunk with some great friends, so the day ended well.
I haven’t been able to get on here for a while due to moving house 10 days ago (nightmare) and losing an internet connection due to moving to a new build with no phone line. Now have BT standard broadband (had their super fast fibre previously and Virgin’s cable prior to that so finding the standard broadband really slow). In addition just before moving I installed an IOS update on my MacBook after which my Hotmail account kept asking for my password but, although correct, kept saying it was incorrect. I haven’t been able to sort it out yet so reduced to accessing emails on my iPhone.
I’ll read back over everyone’s posts asap, really busy just now trying to update all the relevant organisations with our new address, plus my aunt has had another fall and is back in hospital. No time for running just now unfortunately, although I will try to get out tomorrow (been saying that for days!) weather and commitments permitting. Hope everyone is well, injury free and enjoying their running.