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Over 60's training (Part 2)
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a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do .................. in terms of buying kit!
Baby sitting is extremely tiring - and a bug zone as well.
Welshpoppy
by the light of the silvery moon...............
Dave
well a battling draw may have shaken off your CBA - but
alehouse
ouch - pleased you bounced a bit.
Call that mud
An hour plus over that will do something to your legs - not sure what!!
Touched lucky this morning - as I opened the door the weather changed to rain/sleet/snow so I ducked back in and swiftly donned by Goretex jacket - a very good move as it got steadily worse!
4 miles done in 39:28 (9:3m/m) with avHR 131 and a max of 147 as I accelerated to keep pace with friends in a car who chatted to me through the window on their way to the gym. Of course I called them southern softies but I will admit to turning up my shower setting a notch - and having a toasted crumpet as an extra treat for breakfast afterwards
May have to dig my running tights out ................
TS - ano good run there - pacing by car is a change from your "usual" young ladies
speaking of young ladies - how is WP?
tights here too, TS, this morn, as the mojo returned, helped by an appointment with my V65 buddy. We ambled a very steady 7 (including, alehouse, some of the XC sections in Graves Park). Topics included the game - yes, we were happy enough with a point, esp as the Owls played over an hour with 10 men . . . .
Dave
Torque: Running tights
Dave: Glad to hear mojo returned and had a good buddy chat
That made me smile:-)
I walked 4 miles in very wet weather it was head down and get it done.Tomorrow is looking cold-1!
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
I think I prefer snow cover to that mud! You are going to have to give up trying to dive into it.
WP,
4 miles in the rain, no, on the sofa watching spurs sounds like a much better idea, of course, assuming they win.
TS,
its winter kit here now for the next 5 months. We have very little snow but the temperature is below freezing at night and around zero during the day., warm for this time of year. No major snow in the forecast so my snowblower can sleep on.
7k for me, cruising the village and the sun actually came out to make it very pleasant.
Mick
good stuff - nothing like having a meet up to ensure you get out the door.
7 miles was a good reward with a bit of xcountry thrown in as well - hardcore!
Welshpoppy
sounded nice out there for you
Mick
hope Spurs looked better on hour new big screen TV...........
Good news on the sunshine for your run and I suppose you will be glad the snowblower stays in the garage as it will mean you can continue to get outside for a run.
Hard man again today - went out in shorts, base later and tee on a dry cold morning which changed in 5 minutes to a wet, snowy one on a brisk wind. Big dry flakes which clung to eyelashes when I turned into the northerly wind.
Unfortunately legs were not so responsive today so the 4 miles took 39:51 (9:57m/m) with avHR131 and a max of 145 - it was what it was
Quite pleased to get back home and of course the snow stopped as I entered the door!!
Torque: Snow!! you did well in those conditions so well done legs!
4.35 mile walk for me the hilly route out and back and think knee is healing still a pain.I am scared silly to fall again on knee as 2 falls on same part of knee.But think I can try a mile tomorrow but in daylight.
I was so tired yesterday I went to bed for 90 minutes and when tired I make mistakes I burnt a yankee candle jar on dresser and it burnt through the wood to leave a huge circular burn mark:-(
Miles makes smiles.
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good, albeit cautious, news re knee, WP - not so with the dresser damage !! Hope tomorrow's "tryout" goes well.
Dave
nice to see the white stuff being circulated - I don't want to keep it all to myself in future
Good fuelling up measures
alehouse
my house is on the 110m contour line and when I look out west the next thing I see are the tops of the Pennines and from the top of my first hill I can also see clear across the Vale of York so I get the weather from all the nasty directions!!
Anyway suitable leg coverings have been unearthed from their storage drawer ready for future use. No head covering though - I do hate running with anything on my head - it has to be really tipping down for me to even consider putting up my hood on the jacket, it's normally tucked up inside it.
Welshpoppy
candles should be banned unless one has no electricity
A pleasant morning out there and at 4 degrees not as chilly as forecast. No wind, which always helps. A little shopping and then it is sport watching.
Torque:I hope you had better conditions today....hang on do you not rest on saturday's?
Ale: Sounds like fun!!
I put back my tryout as -1 and was not wearing skort for walking first in those temps(cant have anything over knee it takes the scab off and not fully scabbed as yet! so walked just under 3 miles whilst collecting some sharon fruit from village shop.I could run on treadmill but I won't:-)
Miles makes smiles.
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no headgear for me either, TS, except in very extreme circumstances (or unless sensible hat is donned) . . .
which WP seems to have worn today . . . . is the sharon fruit for cooking? Cake was chocolate ganache - very nice . . . .
back in shorts today - 4c here too, but bright and still, so pleasant loops of local park for 3 miles. Sport here too, now
Dave
No headgear, you must have hair! You would be in trouble here, in summer you would get very burnt and in winter you would get frost bite.
TS,
No snow here still but it is below freezing and miserable to run in.
7k progressive with the boys followed by coffee and cranberry scones so enjoyable despite the weather. I definitely wore a hat.
Mick
-3 and icy I am not walking in that so will do some indoor exercise not sure what but 500 calories worth sounds good to me:-)
Miles makes smiles.
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Damp and cold here for my run. Brought up just under 39 k for the week as I gradually re-build. Must re-build my exercises, also!
I opted for 15 mins on exercise bike, 25 mins walk/run on treadmill,resistance bands, walking with nick.Still not 500 cals but it will have to do.
Miles makes smiles.
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well on the way to your target for the year - good going.
Unfortunately you persuaded me to look at my totals and left me feeling depressed - 845 miles/1360km so far.
I guess I could turn that into 900 miles/1450km by the year's end - but not the way my legs felt today:/
Dave
good sports day watch? I contented myself with the rugby as I had a lot of things to do on my "rest" day!!
Welshpoppy
Noooo - ice and sore knees do not go together.
Sounds like you have a proper gym set up there!
Mick
never had cranberry scones - I shall have to suggest them to Mrs TS
Nice way to finish a not so nice run
I got notification of the new Hash trail starting 1.75 miles from home so went off to do it this morning.
Pleasant all downhill trot to the start and then a very short 2.5 mile off road trail along flooded paths and general shiggy which left me unprepared for the slog back up hill so I will regard that as 6 tough miles
Ran almost 15 kms yesterday - hot and hilly with the group. I have a very sore hamstring/butt - not sure if my back is out.
I bar-code scanned at Parkrun on Saturday - maybe have another go next Saturday if my legs are up to it. I see there is still an empty slot on the W70 Owairaka parkrun leader board.
Torque Steer - your hash stuff sounds fun.
Welsh Poppy - don't like the sound of burning stuff in your room - be careful.
Mick - just couldn't do those freezing temps!
Birch - never heard of those waterproof socks before!
Alehouse - well done on the 2020 in 2020 - good that something has been good about 2020!
nice varied session of exercise, WP . .
NZC - tough run in the heat, esp with niggles
TS - tough also, perhaps - but I'll wager it was a satisfying session . . . yes, thanks - enjoyed the sport yesterday and especially today - Sheffield's other club losing to alehouse's team via a last min winner by the Wednesday fan JV
alehouse/TS - my (injury affected) total is 689 miles - the lowest for many years
rested today - thought it was prudent, after 6 weeks consecutively building the longer run.
Dave
real target is to stay fit and fine tune medications - miles will rise hopefully as I try and get HM fit (or fit enough to finish!) by September - which seems a long way away
NZC
glory hunter
warm weather running eh - sounds nice - but I prefer the cold stuff as long as it's not too wet, which unfortunately we do seem to get now as climate changes start to bite.
The Hash trails do give everyone a chance to run somewhere different which is a nice change from plodding the same streets and paths. Hopefully one day we will be able to all meet up again but in the meantime it keeps everyone connected.
Dave
ah yes - schadenfreude is alive and well in rival supporters
We will have Mick coming along shortly and extolling Spurs demolition of the old enemy Arsenal
It was dry and cold this morning which was a nice change from wet stuff. Legs were a bit Bambish after yesterday so I eased round gently and was quite surprised to run the 4 miles in 39:32 ( 9:56m/m) with avHR 131 and a max of 141
it may be a low mileage year but the uptick over the couple of few months must be encouraging towards the new year
Dave you wear the sensible hat so well
1 mile on treadmill as Mr icy was back again this morning but managed to get out for a walk at 2pm 2 miles but good to get out of house!
Miles makes smiles.
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Birch: what TS said. And TS, September does seem a long way off so plenty of time to gradually increase the SLR and MLR in particular.
NZ: would love a little warmth!
kept Monday as my rest day (even though no run yesterday), so a decent one planned tomorrow.
WP - love the way you "do what you can", when you can't "do what you'd like" !!
Dave
ps - found this posted elsewhere - Kevin Sinfield's marathon times in his Rob Burrow/MND 7 marathons in 7 days challenge
sub 9m/m for 7 days/7 marathons
I saw him being interviewed and he said he did "a bit of running" !!
Remarkably consistent as he ran different routes and a superb fund raising effort (£2 million) on behalf of his pal Rob Burrow - and for MND in general.
Not on it this morning despite it being dry and crisp and meandered round the 4 miles in 40:02 - couldn't even raise a sprint to get under 40 at the end
HR data all over the place - apparently an avHR of 153 and a max of 161 - I don't think so!!
Not every run is going to be a good one, TS! Some you just have to slog out.
Just under half an hour here: foul icy cold rain all day, including for my run. Did make a concession to the weather and ran on a section of the banks and nearby that are either tarmac or cinders.
NZC,
You do get use to the cold but not the 20c swings in 24hrs.
WP,
What sort of treadmill do you have?
Dave,
That is an incredible achievement but it does make you wonder if that is good for you or if it may do some permanent damage.
TS,
Yes I did enjoy the win but the game became very repetitive in the second half, not the usual style of a Spurs team.
I lost confidence in the wrist based HRMs and have switched back to a chest strap and have had no problems since.
A bit nippy this morning -8c but the sun finally came out and made my 7k very pleasant.
Mick
Dave