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Good to see Kelly Holmes getting it together at last.
Training tomorrow, weather permitting !! Hasn't it been lousy so far?
Posted on the old sub four thread. Hope you are well.
Shall we start taking bets on how many times during the 10k in Athens that Brendan Foster mentions that he thinks Paula has taken the wrong decision[providing she runs], and then changes tack when it looks like she may get a medal?!
Anybody else think the triathlon was excellent?. That Aussie must have been devastated to get so close to the Gold, and then get chased down.
Good running, y'all
On more mundane matters, a local running shoeshop is doing a 'buy a pair of these shoes, get a free heart-rate monitor' deal.
I've never used one of these gizmos before, but would like to incorporate it into my FLM training.
Do any of you guys have knowledge/experience of such things?
Had one of those 'doing more than the schedule says'runs today, so feeling quite chuffed.
Might of had something to do with running under the flight-path for a local air-show, which proved to be a good distraction.
I am also aiming for a sub 4 hour run after todays "longer than scheduled run" of 14 miles up some evil hills around me in 1hour 28mins.
Am well chuffed with that and have a new found enthusiasm!
suppose I better get through the great south run first tho!
I'm still stuck on the sidelines at the moment.still,lesson from last year was to get to the finish,first get to the start lots of people here started ratcheting up huge mileage and broke down close to the race with strange injuries which was heartbreaking...soo.... i'm not rushing to get back on the road quite yet.
I don't expect mine to more than 25-30 at most. Mainly due to time constraints. More than that, and like Alex said, i'll probably over-do things and get injured.
Debut message from an impossibly slow runner dreaming of breaking 4hrs for FLM 2005 a month before the big 4 0. Dreaming now because reality seems a long way away at the moment!
Live in London SW18, training for the Great North Run, and that is hard enough (will be 3rd attempt). The thought of starting again after a half-marathon is horrific.
Can it be done around a job of 12-hour days (occasional lunchtime runs), long runs at weekend (seem to burn out at 11 miles! I've never read about that!). Or should I get real, aim for 5-plus hrs and not worry about it?
Interested in views from anyone else who has tried the "impossible"?
I did a half marathon last weekend (2h04) and was wondering if anyone's got any advice on what to do now, as most of the marathon training schedules would start around Christmas - I dont want to suffer the same fate again.
my view on this will be to keep doing at least one long run a week (up to 15 miles) once triathlon season is over, mixed with a few shorter races at least until Xmas and then I'll just up the weekly miles in the New Year.........
well - that's the theory
To avoid injuries/overdoing it, only one of the runs I'm doing at the moment is on the road
Not sure about 12 hour days,but semi-permanent night duties makes training interesting!
Gailforce, there's no harm in finding a marathon schedule to suit you now, and just doing the 1st month of it a couple of times, in readiness for the New Year
Hi Alex - you are sick!
Hi KitKat - glad to hear you are enjoying the job and very jealous of you going to Athens
Hello everyone else - good luck in the training and in the ballot. Sorry about using your thread for these messages but the forum won`t let me post to the old sub-4 thread
[creeps out again]
How long did it take to go?
Just wondering as I have had pains in my legs for months now and even weeks resting doesn't help
bert Brown Bear
I wasnt able to run at all for 2 weeks, but I was able to do non-impacting exercise eg cycling, swimming and then gradually built up the running after that.
I'd really advise you to see a sports physio and have your legs checked out - I've always been a bit chicken in case they tell me to stop running, but a sports physio will know you dont want to do that if at all possible, and advise you accordingly.
on that note does anyone know of a good sports physio in the thanet area?
Bert Brown Bear
Stylish
Run on Saturday, and had some foot pain, so didn't do much until yesterday. 5 miles on the treadmill. so things are going pretty much to plan.
Recommend the gym. especailly one with a pool. Like to swim at least once a week to give the legs a bit of a rest from all the pounding. I use the Esporta in Romford. Think there is one in Ilford too.
my base training is fine and probably better than FLM03 as i've kept running over this cooler summer and been doing triathlons.
real test is the Vitruvian 1/2 ironman tri on 9/11 (ha!) - let's see how the legs stand up to the 1/2 marathon at the end of that..............I can see a big OUCH coming on already.........
Entering the murky world of heart rate monitors within a couple of days. Any advice?
best advice is to search on e-bay - I saved nearly £100 on retail price for mine.
Hope we are all still training hard!
Did my first 1/2 marathon (Thanet) on the weekend and managed to finish in 1:55 which I'm really chuffed with. This got me thinking about just how fast and for how long I'd need to run for sub 4hrs time, let me just say OUCH!!
Am I on track for sub 4hrs considering my time in the 1/2 and how long till the FLM?
Bert Brown Bear
Doing the Grat North Run in three weeks and hoping for the same sort of time. And will then be considering the very same questions ahead of (possibly) first FLM.