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Legs coping okay but need more miles before add in anything harder at the moment. A few more weeks getting up to 50+ mpw should help.
Cal - looking to possibly do Blackpool half in February as a first tester run. I don't think it will be especially fast but will get the legs moving and will be a good early indicator prior to Wilmslow which is 4 weeks before Mcr.
Blackpool - could be windy!
Thanks to a very consistent 2017, I'm starting training in pretty good shape (xmas gluttony and a cough/cold aside) so looking forward to stepping it up over the coming weeks. One thing I have identified this week that I need to work on, is making sure I run the easy runs easy as if I don't concentrate I tend to pick up the pace without realising.
CR - I doing same P&D schedule as you. I'm repeating week 1 this week as I too started a wee bit too early. How have you adjusted it? I've mainly stuck a few more 20+ Lsr in there as the schedule is a bit light on those.
Ditto on the easy runs. I've been using a HRM for this very reason. Forces you to run slow. I've typically run easy runs too hard in the past too.
Sounds like you are coming into this campaign in decent shape. Sadly, not the same for me so taking this race as it comes and not worrying too much about times just yet.
On the plus side, I put in another 10 miler today so I should have the endurance for it if not the speed.
Looks like everyone making starts on their plans.
Last week hit 46 miles which was the longest since Oct, I have decided to really watch what I eat after the weekend (using up all the food in the freezers before I refill with veg). Just need to cut carbs and eat sensibly not not snack on crap!
A failed interval run on the dreadmill this morning (did 4 of 6 1k reps) wasn't a great start to the week but hope to get another 40 miles in.
Have booked trains up Friday and back Monday and 3 nights in Altrincham Travelodge (easy to get about by tram). May do a parkrun on the Saturday somewhere nr Manchester.
Officially week 1 of schedule so 8miles with 10x100m sprints tonight. Good to get legs moving quickly although overall pace still ploddy.
Robert - ditto on the diet front. Reached a lifetime high prior to Xmas. Cutting out the beer and trying to eat more veg/protein. Going well so far and even stopped the snacking on sugary treats.
You wouldn't believe what is next to my desk at work... Piles of Tunnocks tea cakes, caramel bars, left over biscuits bought in by co-workers... I've dodged it all so far.
I think I messed up my white-board transcript from the book and couldn't be bothered re-writing it all again so I am a week early (I think) so added another week in somewhere
Did 6 easy today - first time I've run two days in a row since my injury. Body as a whole was quite grumpy but I also slept poorly last night (ordered a new mattress when I woke up, which I hope will help!)
my body clock is all over the place, last year my spring marathon was MK (May 1st) year before Kent Roadrunner (End may) trying to train properly in Jan is hard work.
After yesterdays failed intervals got out for a gentle 6 miles earlier. Need to keep on forcing myself out to run and hopefully a bit of sensible eating will result in weight loss and help make the training easier (currently 13st 6 need to lose half a stone just to feel normal and ideally a stone before Manchester)
I didn't manage to get the 10x100m strides done at all last week. I didn't feel up to it at the end of the 8 mile GA so just thought I'd do them at end of the 9 miler but I had to then cut that short becuase of an urgent need to get home to the bathroom! Oh well.
First Lactate Threshold run done today, which I was looking forward to initially but then kind of dreading as I've been knackered today after a crap night's sleep. It actually wasn't too bad, although I did cheat and did 2 x 2m rather than 4 straight through. I keep telling myself it's early days!
Rob, like you, I need to shift the Christmas weight and then a bit more before the race and Cal, like you, I'm considering a new mattress!
Cal - funny you mention new mattress... I've been tracking sleep with a recently purchased Polar M430. I'm not sure if it's accuracy but my sleep is very intermittent apparently. I'm convinced it's the very lumpy mattress.
Robert - I know what you mean re weight and needing to lose some ballast. I'm plodding a lot of miles at a slower pace for conditioning and fat burning. You burn more % of fat at slower speeds. I'm trying to remain positive and patient. Speed and weight loss should occur naturally.
CR - I didn't think to do that re add some weeks from the longer form version of the schedule. Good thinking also with the 2 X 2miles - I will probably adopt that next week.. 4 miles at some kind of half marathon pace is gonna be rough for me... My HM time is 2 years old so meaningless. I think I will go for a heart rate rather than pace for now. As long as it's comfortably hard I think it amounts to same thing - tempo training.
Had a sore ankle since Tuesdays 8 miler with the strides.. felt sore speed-walking for the tram to and from work. Anyway, tested tonight in what should have been 9 GA but ended up 10 miles as ankle was good and since I had run extra slow as a precaution I felt good to plod on for another 8-9 mins. Still a bit sore now so some ibuprofen and monitor it.
Slowly slowly catchy monkey!
Mine was going really well but I have had a niggle in my right hip which turned quite painful during running club training on Wednesday. So I have taken the decision to take a week off running to try and rest it a wee bit. I always struggle with a tight IT bandswhich I think is the cause so i will be getting stuck into the foam roller and stretches with a sports massage booked for Monday. Hopefully the above helps. Figures crossed.
Did a parkrun today - time was nothing special but it was my best time since coming back from injury, so there's that.
Cal - nice result at the parkrun. I want to go do Heaton park (with the aforementioned hill) but am saving that for when I am a little stronger.
15 for me this afternoon at a leisurely 3 hour mara pace + 2 minutes ! Doesn't sound so bad when I write like that. Obviously it felt pretty comfortable at that pace and 15 miles 4 weeks ago would have been unthinkable so some sort of progress.
I’ve done a lot of stretching and foam rolling the last few day so I need to continue that. It’s always something I run out of time to do so that needs to change along with some glute exercises like u say.
Sounds like your heading back in the right direction with your parkrun time.
I went out today with a rough idea about doing 12 miles (10 had been my longest since injury) and ended up doing 13.1. Fairly hilly route, too. The best bit was that I felt strong towards the end, enough that the last three miles were the fastest (with the last being the fastest overall). Did some relaxing Yin yoga afterwards and feel more or less OK.
15 for me early on sunday at about MP + 50s. Felt nice and comfortable. I feel like the little bit of fitness I lost over Christmas with the bad diet and cough/cold is starting to return, which is pleasing. I've got a hilly, off-road half marathon this Sunday, instead of the 16 miles w.10 at MP that the plan says so I think I'll try and get there early for a long warm up and then go all out for the race. Hopefully, the lack of tarmac should mean I'll recover fairly quickly. I'll need to as the week after is a biggy, jumping up to 48 miles, with a 5 mile threshold mid week and 17 mile long run at the end. I think I'll be needing the recovery week that comes after that!
Good luck everyone... I'll come back if I change my mind!
Cotswoldrunner hope the diet/ nutrition is going well! Embrace the 48 mile week it'll give you a good indication how your fitness is and how you recover.
Saintjason sounds like you're ankle is better, well done on the long run.
Zippy hope the injury subsides and you can get some decent training in.
Cal great parkrun and brill getting in longer miles than expecting, huge mental boost and those hills will help make Manchester nice and easy!
Northender a sensible choice and probably a tough decision, running marathons are a hard thing, and need to be as fit as possible to make them enjoyable. May have a look at Newport as well as Boston for alternatives as they also have 10k and halfs respectively for Mrs R.
32 miles last week which included a 15 miler too fast on Saturday (8.32 pace) left me tired and wasn't able to get my butt off the couch on Sunday to do a trail run. Hope this week will see my 1st double long run weekend and run approx. 45-48 miles for the week.
Stepped on the scales on Monday and weighed in 13st 6. I was 12 stone 10 when I ran Atlantic Coast Challenge in October!!! Next few weeks will be tough fuelling runs and less food in the engine but hope it will result in me being able to train smarter at the business end of the plan.
Six miles this morning - went a bit quicker than intended but I think the fact I wasn't plodding round on dead legs is a postive sign.
New mattress arrived today too, so hopefully I will sleep better now and wake with fewer aches.
Enjoy the 15, I seem to enjoy the longer runs as it gives you the confidence for race day. Heard good things about Liverpool and did consider for this year but opted for a 50 miler a week or two before ruling out that idea.
11 tonight in decent conditions tbf. Rubbish sleep last two nights due to high winds rattling the windows. I think that contributed to feeling a tiny bit tired tonight.
saintjason, know the poor sleep only too well.... the dog has been allowed on the bed far too much recently and makes for an uncomfortable nights sleep a lot of the time.
Cal well done on the 10, fast miles at the end of longer runs are good to have.
8 miles Wednesday at a steady pace felt okay but the 5 miles last night felt tough, not a fan of running in the dark nor running at 8.30pm after dinner but they are miles in the bank and did allow me to have a snack before bed.
Sticking to the clean eating on day 5 now, OH crashed and burned last night with a pack of Jaffa cakes and a bottle of red wine. Plan if I wake up early enough is to run about 16 miles tomorrow (inc 4 laps of parkrun and the 4th starting at 9am) then a slow 10-13 miles on sunday.