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I'm doing the Bristol Half in two weeks and have just sent off my form for the FLM05. Missed out the last 2 years so maybe this year. Unfortunately not getting any younger and the old legs may not last if I don't get in soon.
BTW, great knee bloke in Bristol, John Webb the ex-England rugby full back is a consultant here, not cheap but sorted me out.
Hope everyone is well and hello to all the new posters!
Fraggle, best of luck to your Dad for his treatment, hope things get better for you all.
Feel able to post now as I've just been to the gym at work, first time in about 3 weeks. Where did the summer go? Things are still about the same with me, still waiting for MRI scan appt. for knee, still managing a bit of running, swimming and gym work but not making a lot of progress. Work is back to normal but endlessly watching the Olympics scuppered all my good plans. Isn't it amazing how interesting bizarre sports where you don't even understand the rules can be when you're supposed to be doing housework, training etc?!?
Aiming for 5K at end of month - really hope I can make it to this one, I've missed about 3 so far! Thankfully the RunLondon 10K isn't happening just yet so I've still got a bit of time to train for this as well.
226 days to go!
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I feel like a tough athlete.
Sit-ups and stuff on Friday, 7 mile run on Saturday and then played an hour of 5-a-side football last night! It won't last :-).
Aiming for the Legoland 10k on Sunday, with hills and a bit of rough ground it should be a good hard slog.
Did myself proud at the Great South Run on sunday - got both 10k and 10M pb's in one race!
I'd better let you past on the narrow trails this Sunday then!
Still my training might be picking up now as I didn't manage to get a place on the Nike 10K so I've got to try and do 5x 5K training runs to get one of the reserved places left over. I bet loads of other people are trying this - wonder if I can do 5 in 5 days?!?
I've finally got a date for my MRI scan - 23rd December, v. festive!
186 days to go!
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Better get a move on..............
Does that count?
But then there will only be 160 days to go. Heeeeeellllllllppppp..
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hurrah!
is it me or is it humid out?
Nike 10k is first target and hoping for sub 70 mins but a lot of work to do.
Am I the slowest here?!
Andyp, it's not just humid here - it's lashing down!
Wooster, you're faster than me! Took me 76 mins. for my 1st 10k and I'm not much faster now.
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FLM is looking like a very long way at the moment but we've got ages to go (think positive). What other runs are people doing between now and FLM? I was thinking of a 10mile in Jan.
I'm doing:
17/10 - Legoland 10k
28/11 - Nike London 10k thingy
5/12 - GRIM - fab
Jan - dunno yet
Feb - Bramley 20? Will I be that fit? maybe the 10 mile option
Mar - Reading half m
That's it so far
Little Nemo - after I'd changed it did rain quite hard!
17/10 Legoland 10k
21/11 Leicester Half Marathon
5/12 Grim 8
26/12 Barrow Boxing day 6 handicap
6/2 Watford Half possibly
20/2 Bramley 20
6/3 Reading Half
20/3 Finchley 20
17/4 FLM
We will.
See you there on Sunday!
Reading Half will also have to be done as seems like standard prep for FLM.
Another 20 mile event is the Worthing 20, usually 3 weeks before FLM. A flat road race of 4x5 mile laps.
you all seem to be doing really well at the moment, now is a good time to be building up a good base to start your FLM training. What you don't want to do is suddenly launch into full on marathon training on the 1st Jan, then end up injured by the end of Feb.
I went on a Trailplus weekend last year, this included some helpful advice about diet. Like cutting out fat...think of it as eating a load of grease. Use a good jam on your toast, leave out the butter. Cut down on cheese, cake, biscuits, creamy sauces. Common sense I guess!
2005 will be my 3rd and hopefully 1st ballot success FLM. Its a great day and best to just enjoy the first one.
So is Choccy biccies....
I did my first half last Sunday in 3 hrs, 2 mins and 41 secs (very precise!) - I did run 9 mins walk 1 and was very proud that I kept it going all the way round. I didn't train half as much as I should have, but having done that and not (quite) come last, I plan to put in a lot more effort!
I went 7 years without cheese and didn't die, so if that's what it takes...
Good luck to everyone else!
My feet are sore!
I'll rest tomorrow I think......
I'd had a bit of a hamstring niggle (which flared up 3-4 miles into the Legoland 10k), but it was fine yesterday, so I'm quite pleased.
Managed 6 miles yesterday, at lunchtime too!
Plan for 9 this weekend as my long run.
Did nothing last week though so feeling v guilty.
Fraggle - hope the hamstring is ok now.
Didn't run at all last week as I was down at my parents, so need to get back into it!