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Keep up the goood work!
Sorry to hear about the ankle - how did it happen ? Are you doing the beginner's schedule from this site ?
Maybe I'll see you at Windsor - I've entered too.
Slug
had some laser treatment yesterday and have been given a few exercises which involve standing on one leg with eyes closed - something that I have no touble with after a few lagers!!
Laser treatment - that sounds really serious - what did they do cut it off !!!!
Are you going to redo week 2 or move straight to week 3 ? I ask because I've found the step up in miles tough (I'm just finishing week 3). It could be because I've done two tough cross training sessions as well.
Slug
I agree with you, i am only on week 1. But day 4 in week 3 is going to be a tough one.. jumping from 3-4 miles to 7-8.
Am running with my sister in law - we both started running 6 months ago following birth of our 3rd/4th children. Just to complete without walking at all will be more than I ever thought I could do when we began.
Tomorrow is that day ! 3m timed today and 8 tomorrow. How did your 4 miles today go ?
IMM,
I think you are right. I think there is always a risk of re-injury if you jump back in higher up, without having done the work. Maybe you could combine weeks 5 and 6 to catch it up ? Or, if you aren't doing a 10k in week 7, it looks like there's a bit of a taper in the schedule. If you're not racing you could miss that entire week.
Bambi,
Good luck today and let us know how it goes. It really helps motivation hearing how others get on.
Slug
1/2M is on July 11th or something like that so I have enough time to play with I think and I did take a drop in mileage to start with so shouldnt take me long to get back up to where I should be ....
Enjoy your plods today!
had my second 4 mile run today did it in 37 mins (non stop) which is about 4 mins of my first atempt.
Feeling really good, i agree with slug its motivational to read about other people get on... i also find it motivational coming on here and talking about mine.
3 min timed tomorrow so going to push myself a little on that one.
Can anyone tell me what a reachable average mile a minute is on a 4 mile run? i am on a mile in 9mins at the moment.
i understand its differnt with each person, just curious.
Thanks to everyone who is posting on here, keep in touch.
Going to runners need next friday i think, so will let you know how i get on.
If it is distance you are ultimately aiming for then get used to how it feels say for a 10min/mile and just push yourself on the timed days.
which unless you're quite nippy will prob be less than 8 miles and worth considering?
i think it does, but i have not got that far yet.
When i do i think i will opt for the 8 miles (suckered into this running lark now)
I work on the 30 mins out 30 mins back theory which normally works out about right and helps me keep to an even pace as well
simon - stick to the time on feet and ignore the distance for a while - less likely to suffer from an overuse injury
the speed will come.
i am confued now.
I am working on a training schedule which says how may miles i should do?
I tend to run the miles and keep a log of both miles and time to keep an eye on progress.
Also i thought by making sure i do the miles per day (regardless of time taken) then at least i know i will be able to complete the 1/2 marathon. where as if i run for time only then i will not know?
Am i way off track? any advice will be good... only been runing for less than a week now.
cheers
Simon
when it states just how many miles - do them comfortably and record the time when it asks.
That way you get to see the imporvement
hahahha dont worry i was not going to try and do 8 miles on one hour
but is it best to run for an hour on that day, or aim for the 8 miles (in any time)?
I think i got my wires crossed... so on the other run days i just do the miles.. eg end of week 5 is 9-10 miles.
Thanks for everyones help
At the end of the day - your body will dictate how much you can and cant do.
Bambi, how did your racing go today?
To be honest i am doing better than i thought, but find it hard to run when its hot.
Lucky there was some cloud today, but could feel myself slow a little everytime the sun poped out.
Any tips on running in the sun (sounds like a tv show.. "running in the sun")
Glad to hear you had a good run (so how much of the 9 miles did you run)
Also any of the technical clothing out there is worth an investment.
Failing all the above - wait until the evening when it is cooler - or for the very brave first thing in the morning!
thanks for that, got the water. Will try and BB cap and see if that helps. Might also look for some lightweight shorts and t-shirt. ones I am using at the moment are quite heavy.
Running mid morning at the moment (warm but not too hot), don't want to get used to running when its cool and get hit hard on the race day... trying to acclimatise myself
Slug, I ran almost all of it, except the bits that were nearly vertical, and the steep steps. But those bits were only a small amount of the distance.
I was planning to do Week 4 Day 4 tomorrow, but I think I'll have to have a rest day and do it later in the week.
I've got mixed feelings about the miles versus time thing. I've got a bit of a base having run regularly since December and trained in martial arts forever. It will definitely take me longer than an hour to do 8 easy miles - more like 1:30. But I also feel I need to burn the calories.
I'd be interested in others' views.
Congrats to everyone on their runs, especially to Simon, finishing week one. Go for it on the 3 miles, but make sure the others are real easy sessions, otherwise you might get an injury and miss out on all this great training.
Slug
I have been plodding along for about 18 months now and wanted something a bit more structured and with an end goal so I have taken a drop in mileage and by default, time as well. But enjoy the shorter distances and be aware of how your body reacts - I use the easy/shorter runs to concentrate on my posture .... but it is individual!
wanted to die by mile three, mainly because the heat was totally taking it out of me and I already needed the loo. I had fallen right to the back because I just felt so lethargic but then I hardly ate a thing that morning, no breakfast etc as I felt too sick to eat.
At mile 4 I cried thinking I was going to have to give up and wondering what the hell all the training had been for.
Then I passed a couple of women out walking their dogs who promptly gave me a round of applause and praised my poor attempt!! That boosted my confidence reminding me that there are a million people who couldn't even jog a mile let alone 13.
So from there on in it wasn't so bad. Needed the toilet right to mile 9 when I finally found one I could use. Had been having wicked stomach cramps intermittently for about 3 miles before that. All the time I had to focus on the reason I was running (the charity) and consider how my discomfort was nothing compared to their long term suffering. Sounds trite perhaps but I meant it and it kept me from too much self pity.
Around mile 9 I started to realise I was going to finish after all and it became more enjoyable.At mile 10 my 55 year old father, who hasn't jogged for years, got dropped of to me and accompanied me back to the finish. That was a blessing too. I am so used to running with a companion and chatting the time away that the contrast of running with merely my own thoughts had been adding to the toughness early on.
All that said I came in at 2hrs 32 with about a 5 to ten minute stop off at the toilet....I wasn't last so that was something, although the only two behind me were injured!
If I ever decide to do it again I shall certainly learn from today's experience....must eat, must take immodium and must choose a race in winter time.
Thanks for all your advice and good luck Simon with your race.
xx