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If you are one of those who has sprint finish, then the last little bit (100m or so) in through the car park entrance and into the car park intself can be a bit annoying as there are plenty of folk who slow down or stop there to wave/meet family and generally get in the way.
unless of course you are in amongst the first few finishers.........
....I imagine......
The trouble is that will only make the top 100 even faster!
I don't know what they've done in recent years, but there won't be any road closures except for the last section. But there's going to be so many runners that the road might as well be closed really. Although they're not using the castle car park this year for the start/finish, parking will be restricted to the organisers and helpers etc.
Starting to get deja vue - if I don't know where the end is, how can I plan my finish?
It would definitely be further at the start to get to the roundabout outside the castle (instead of going down the dark, dingy path.
The finish would also be longer as you have to run past the previous years finish - further up the hill before turning into the castle to get to the courtyard.
Training was going great and then I rather stupidly pushed my distance up massively in a week by doing 2 x 13 milers and a 15 miler in the same week, walked most of the second half of the last run back to home due a severe pain in my left knee every time I placed my foot down.... was fine walking on it didnt really hurt at all except when walking downhill but running on it felt like there was a needle being jabbed in between the bones :-/
Been resting it and cross training since then and then every so often trying to run on it and it starts off ok but then within 6 or 7km the pain is back.
My own stupid fault but soooooo frustrating not being able to run when I feel sooooo fit cardio and muscular wise, just the stupid knee stopping me.
Couple of nurofen will hopefully see me through teh castle to castle in a decent time although completing it without having to walk would seem like a win atm never mind the 43 min target . :-/
Quick google search has turned this up which looks very useful and the symtoms are very much what I am experiencing.
http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/itb_stretch/
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Nibbs 779
Banbert - 108
Feel the need - 1815
Chunky One - Ian Lang - 100
(Jumping Jack) Flash - 255
Guy Heaton - 371
Fastest Fat Man - 557
Flanker - 706
Mikey Lazy - 921
Running Caz 1785
Prue 2175
JohnB 654
Ultra Minnie 2271
Nibbs 779
Banbert - 108
Feel the need - 1815
Chunky One - Ian Lang - 100
(Jumping Jack) Flash - 255
Guy Heaton - 371
Fastest Fat Man - 557
Flanker - 706
Mikey Lazy - 921
Running Caz 1785
Prue 2175
JohnB 654
Ultra Minnie 2271
anthony a 915
I think Sundays going to be a struggle.....
......and there were swarms of "summer bugs" to eat along the route.
Just checked the weather for sunday and its forecasting a drop in the current temperature and partial cloud so could be nice conditions..... although I wouldnt be surprised if that changed before Sunday.
Anyone got any tricks I can use? Or failing that anyone planning on a 45 minute pace whose heels I can follow for the first few k?!
Iknow what you mean though, i'm still in marathon mode, so it seems to take me about 4 miles to get going these days!
Nibbs 779
Banbert - 108
Feel the need - 1815
Chunky One - Ian Lang - 100
(Jumping Jack) Flash - 255
Guy Heaton - 371
Fastest Fat Man - 557
Flanker - 706
Mikey Lazy - 921
Running Caz 1785
Prue 2175
JohnB 654
Ultra Minnie 2271
anthony a 915
Tupper 230
i hope everyone has a good run and enjoys the day
i've entered race, have been running for about a year and a half and aiming for around 58 mins- i'm a slow girl. been running about 2-4 times a week depending on schudule and can run 9.50 miles comfortably for 7/8 miles. i've been laid out with bad back and didn't run for a couple of weeks and then gone diving so haven't run for about 3 weeks. Back now tip top but was hoping to have done some speed work before race but plans been stuffed by injury. i just seem to plod along at same old pace, i know its too late to do anything now but what tactics would anyone suggest for race. i have a tendacy to finsih a run with far too much in the tank.
any thoughts appreciated
Drink lots for several days before hand to fully hydrate and rest properly.
Now if only I could swallow some of my own medicine I might be injury free myself...pah!
good luck on Sunday
If your enjoying it you'll run better!
have fun
Off for heat treatment and a massage in a few mins to try and promote recovery but not even sure if I will make Sunday now & I guess the PB is off
haven't run for about 3 weeks, hoping that i'm going to enjoy it and push myself a bit more than normal.
Flanker, sorry about injury, it's a real shame and so frustrating. i just gave into it in the end and went diving instead of training!
I've never been able to train gently - I'm also terribly competitive, be it a race or just a solo run against the watch. Suppose I should have known better!
I suspect I will end up doing it dosed up with ibuprofen. It's my local race and i missed it last year through injury and really don't want to do so again. I'll be the one running stooped over!