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MrM2, it's a shame about Richmond. It's actually the first year since 2015 that I haven't entered (I even ran in 2020 although they cancelled the half but let everyone do the 10K in Kew Gardens, so I did that) so I'm quite glad of that.
Got my final 20 miler done today...legs were not exactly fresh but I guess that's the point. I can taper now, anyway.
YTD: 1190
Got out in today's fine weather and plodded through 8 miles. Seem to be having more and more days when my slow runs drop very easily to an 11min/mile pace! I'm wondering if I'm experiencing something like AF? But it isn't the same as last time. And it doesn't show up on the HR trace.
YTD: 1400' .
Fri 17k, Sat 5k(PR), Sun 17k.... 1001.6 miles in total, hadn't realised that until this morning. Legs feeling a little weak this morning so rest day today and looking at my plan is a low mileage week before Bristol & Cardiff HM in a couple of weeks
Have a picture to brighten up the thread, not as picturesque as some running places from most of you mind
Well done on the 20 miles Cal & some big runs in there MrM2, 1400 miles is fantastic.
We had nearly 100 people competing in the race I was marshalling....don't think I got any of them lost....although most noticed that it was a 14 mile Half...not my fault I hasten to add.
Hasn't stopped raining here since yesterday evening; I look at pictures from around the country and it seems to be dry and even sunny elsewhere!
Belated Anniversary wishes MrM2. Club had some runners at Richmond.
Well done on the 900 alehouse.
Cal, even Ben Parkes found the tunnel hot (he said as much in his video).
Donnie, I too had a cold, it cleared just before my latest booster (for Toronto).
Hobie, they consider pacing at parkrun as volunteering - try it to build up.
Congratulations on the 1000 dangeroushamster.
Since my last posting on 30 August.
31/08 - 5.77
01/09 - 5.25
03/09 - 8.34
04/09 - 13.11 (Vitality Big Half - got a perfect rating from Pace coordinator)
06/09 - 7.25
07/09 - 7.25
09/09 - 7.25
11/09 - 13.11 (GNR - my worst result in 38 years - going to put it behind me)
12/09 - 5.25
(65.33)
YTD = 1442.31 miles
Looking forward to London in three weeks.
Great pacing for the Big Half, Harmander...not easy with the tunnel and Canary Wharf mucking up GPS. (The tunnel didn't freak me out because I was hot, btw...though it was stuffy. It's more like some weird agoraphobia). Anyway, sorry GNR didn't go so well but we all have those days.
alehouse - it's raining in London as I type. After the drought we had, I guess this is good. Just hope it doesn't make too much mud. I don't like mud.
A very very very slow 4 mile recovery run today. Feel quite tired.
YTD: 1194
Hobie... A 14' half!!! Any extra metres over-distance can really spoil your day!
Alehouse... Well on target!
Harmander... Thanks,,,Great result for the Big Half! We wont talk about the other one...
Cal... I think you're entitled to a slow 4'.
Yesterday I also did a slow 4 miles. Today's run didn't happen. (Too many things happening at the same time...and it was raining!
YTD: 1404'
7 miles on Monday night, absolutely floored by a cold on Tuesday.
Ytd: 880.6
Harmander, good call on parkrun pacing...I like that idea, it's going to be a shock to the system getting going again after a few weeks resting.
I'm out of the knee brace today so let's see how this feels.
Donnie, hope you feel better soon.
Hobie, hope it goes well.
Did a 9 mile run with some hill sprints. Not big steep hills or anything, but enough to get me working. Need to get the legs turning over again.
YTD: 1203
YTD: 1211
Cal... Some serious work going on during your 'taper'!?
Drove down to the south coast yesterday. Enjoyed a refreshing seafront run this morning. Eight miles.
Made some effort to increase the pace on the return miles. Not a lot of success; only managing to speed up by a few seconds. Can't blame the conditions; they were ideal!
YTD: 1412' .
Hobie, I sympathise- it’s not easy on the injury bench
My comeback from the fracture is taking longer than hoped and I’m trying to be sensible. It took me 4 months to move from 600 to 700!
YTD 718.62 miles
Enjoyed an 8 mile run in Poole Park yesterday. (Not tempted to do their parkrun this morning...728 runners!)
But did get to the Bournemouth parkrun (just) to run their new route in 28:56.
Placed 280 out of 439 runners...so still quite busy. Age grade was just short of 70%. (Work to do!)
Still enjoying great weather, but a bit chilly first thing.
Enjoy your long week-end.
YTD: 1423' .
I've never done the Poole parkrun, MrM2...if my parents had lived another three or four years then I would have done...I started parkrunning three years after they died. I did run around that park though, a few times, when visiting them.
Well done on the AG.
Today I went to Hogmoor Inclosure in Hampshire with my friend Tunde (he has a car otherwise I'd have had a hard time getting to that one). It's a gloriously lumpy bumpy trail on sand (some of it is hard sandy trail but there are some looser bits). Not an easy run but it was really good fun and I loved it. 28:46 so actually a pretty good time for me on a course like that (by current standards). First in age group this time.
YTD: 1214
Out Thurs night ( 5 miles) and park run this morning. Tried to run within myself, timers were a little slower but only a bit and the effort conversed was significant.
Ytd: 888.7
YTD: 1432' .
Well done MrM2.
I was supposed to do 16 yesterday, but I just didn't feel well. I went for a slow walk to get my steps in but spent the rest of the day resting. Obviously helped as I'm OK today and did a 12 miler instead.
YTD: 1226
'Resting'.....now that's what I should have done today, but Mrs.M wanted to rest...so I got out for another 8 miles. Rest-day tomorrow!
YTD: 1440' .
YTD: 1232
Cal: enjoy the taper, you'll soon be checking weather forcasts for Chester which is a sign it's happening!
Got out Sunday for 5 miles. Monday evening was a bigger effort to run 13.2 in 1hr 51 and Tues worked hard to do 10k in 51min 30. My marathon prep is lacking a little in volume so trying to compensate by working hard on each run.
Covid booster in a few moments, I'm in the queue now, so that might scupper my run tonight.
Ytd: 913.2
Donnie, that's a decent selection of runs there. Not had my booster yet. I've heard peeps say they felt ill after so best not to have it too close to a race.
8 miles today with 3 miles of tempo in the middle. Tempo was around 9:20is which is slower than my 2019 MP but faster than I think my MP will be at Chester (well, I doubt I'd keep that up for 4+ hours, it felt like hard work). But I'm hoping it'll make my actual MP feel a bit easier.
YTD: 1240
YTD: 985.2
4 miles today - Chelmsford Central parkrun plus a mile warm-up. Lovely parkrun, though busy. However, I did get my fastest time of the year and first sub-27 of the year (26:55). Low bar, but I'll take it.
YTD: 1244
Donnie... Some good mara. prep going on now. Keep it up!
Alehouse... Another good month for you...and the 1000' is not too far away!
Cal...A few 9:20s in the middle of the run sounds promising. And a good result at parkrun!
Glad I got my rest day on Tues...but have run consec. days since then: 6', 2', 8' and then 16 miles today.
Had an hour of Physio yesterday; wasn't sure if it would kill me or cure me...Well I survived, but wasn't sure that I'd be able to run today. Waited til the afternoon and managed 16 miles. Couldn't hold the early 10min/mile pace but finished with an average of 10:21. Beautiful day.
Got to 11 miles and bumped into a good friend. 15 minutes later it was very hard to get moving again!
YTD: 1472' .
Today was better though. I did my last double figures run...10 miles starting slow but ending up with three miles around MP. (I'm hoping for a 4:15 mara, so shooting for a SB rather than a PB).
YTD: 1254
Needed to work quite hard but averaged 9:54/mile pace. That gave me an age grade of 69%. Yesterday's run gave me 68%. So, not too far off where I want to be.
Have a good week, Cal; you've put in all the work!
YTD: 1482' .