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Sunday 8th Session
What: 15 mile long slow distance run around Sutton, Banstead, Epsom and Mitcham.
Why: Gradual build up to FLM 2003
After that: Watch Paula Radcliffe win the Sports Personality of the Year.
Why: Gradual build up to FLM 2003
After that: Watch Paula Radcliffe win the Sports Personality of the Year.
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What: Watch SPOTY-to-be Paula Radcliffe do something exciting like beep an air horn, then run 10K along the new Bedford by-pass
Why: Race day!
Hard: Tuesday
Rest: Yesterday
Power to all elbows out there.
Why: no reason
last hard: yesterday
last rest: Friday
Good luck to all the racers and Paula R for later.
why : bruised left foot. physio told me no running for at least a week.
last hard : wednesday
last rest : thursday onwards and all next week it would appear.
Not happy with foot injury. FLM training has started well but now i'll lose momentum. Will have to keep CV work up on exercise bike and swimming but am desparate to run. Oh well i guess a week off will not be as bad now as it will be in Febuary or March. Good luck to any racers today.
Why: easy day
Last hard: yesterday
Last rest: Wednesday
Achilles, you mentioned on yesterday's training thread that you find Yasso 800's a good gauge for your marathon time. Last time I did this session was in September when I averaged 2:43 for the 10 reps off 90 sec recoveries. Taking the full recovery I could probably have done them in 2:40. BUT I don't feel capable of doing a 2:40 marathon.
Why: long run
Last Rest: last Sunday
Last Hard Day: Friday
Drew, I'm sure you're right, but somehow they work for me, but then as I say my marathon times are better than they ought to be given my times over shorter distances, so that might have something to do with it. I've noticed you can do your speedwork quite a bit faster than I can manage, but our marathon times are pretty close. anyway, first one to Buckingham Palace gets the beers in! ;-)
Anyway,
What: supposed to be Sunday slow long run.
Why: that's what I do on sunday morning if not in a race.
Last hard: friday morning
Last rest: yesterday
Did: 35 minutes ( usually do it in 32 minutes)
What happen? I haven't run much this week recovring from last sunday race and my cold.
run too fast too early. Can only do better next sunday, just have to build up during the week.
Good Luck to anyboby running & racing!
Off for a week with the dreaded lurgy and now still feeling breathless, sore throat etc.
Goig for a gentle run anyway-5k -I guess, just to see if anything still works. I wnoder if I could get posted to the South of France!
Good luck to all racing and training, and speedy recovery to those suffering.
Why: Heading for Silvesterlauf 8km on 31 Dec.
That was a very cold run this morning, but its done and dusted ans now I can relax for the rest of the day.
What: 15 miles in hard windy wet cold conditions ( 1hr 54mins )with 3 mega hills, then stupid as I am I went straight into xmas shopping carrying all my running gear and walking about for another 3hrs blowing 250 notes,
Why: coz its sunday
Last Hard: Today
Last Rest: Sat
COME ON PAULA!!!
Why: piglets like to do long runs on Sunday.
Best bit: found an Earth Star fungus in the woods! It was amazing, and beautiful - like an albino orange that had unpeeled itself to reveal an egg...
C'mon Paula! :-)
9.5k on treadmill
Why
cos Im a wuss
Cmon paula!!!!!!!!!!!
Why: It's a great day out!
Last hard run: Today!
Last rest day: Yesterday.
Drew + Achilles,
thanks again for the info on yesterdays thread, I appreciate the input.
best
mm
What: meant to be long run but ended up being tempo session as I had a life laundry day - clearing out my gaff
Why: still in the 'in between' marathons frame of mind. Meant to start this week, but can start next week, or week after
Last hard: Yesterday's hills had it's hard moments, but no biggy recently
Last rest: Friday
What: 18.5 miles steady in 2:25 ish
Why: FLM build up, just been rejected but what the hell
Last Hard: yesterday (joyous intervals & hills)
Last Rest: Friday
Rock on Paula
What: 10k race in freezing weather! Race report on events forum.
Why: because it was only just over 6miles! Easier than doing 15+, which is what Sunday runs normally are.
Last hard: today.
Last rest: yesterday.
ok il go now
why: cos I need runs of this length (and longer) for Helsby
last hard day: Fri
last long day: Sun
last rest day: Thu
If I had access to a treadmill Benz I'd have been a wuss and done it all on that instead.
Really depressed at the weather forecast for this week ( more of the same). Thinking about having an easy week.....
3 on calls = an extra48 hours work
But must train
good luck for next week - I can't believe you mean an "extra" 48 hours!
Course its all for the relief of 'uman suffering, so of COURSE I dont mind
Early morning runs a looming
Last Hard: Sat
Last Rest: Fri
MM, apologies accepted from yesterday.
I too was interested to read Drew's + Achille's responses.
If I'm right their marathon times are better than mine but I cover the shorter distances quicker. My times suggest I can run 2:37 - 2:40. So far 2:49 is my PB but on the tough Madrid course.
I'm considering running another in April but still undecided yet. It may sound daft but I will train for one & do it if I'm running well. Possibly Tauton.
nrb. 48hrs extra!!!!!
Congratulations on your XC result yesterday B Tim, and then 19 miles on top of that!
What: token 4 miler.
Why: All I had time for given xmas socials and family commitments.
Last hard: Fri
Last rest: yesterday.
Training's not gone to plan this week, as I haven't been able to do any speed training at all., but that may have been a good thing as my niggles have gone and still got a long run in on Fri.
FLM club ballot on Wed, then I'll take proper stock of my plans.
Right, off to read your race reports now folks.
What; Easy half hour run (just done it - in -3 degrees (and dark) - lovely
Why: Had weird virus all week which knocked me flat. So first time I've run since Tuesday. Feel a bit p"""ed off to miss a week's training, but that's life.
Feelin' good now and racing for the first time in ages next Sunday (there's no racing over here all winter, so I'm having to fly to Blighty to get my kicks!)
What: LSD 15 Miler
Why: Haven't done 1 in ages, makes up a 50 mile week, trying to build up endurance for XC finals
Last Hard: Yesterday (Tempo)
Last rest: Monday
Ahhhh, and exhale... 15 miles feels like much more of an effort now than it used to when I was training for the marathon, etc, even though I'm a faster runner these days, hmmmm. Im dreading next years marathon training!
Why entered it
Last hard today
Last easy yesterday, it was a great event, good vibes
What - 13.5 miles over all terrain.
Why - Bad toblerone moment yesterday and lazy rest too.
Last Hard - today was about as hard as it gets for me
Last rest - yesterday.
Worst aspect of run - Couldn't see bog all after 5 minutes when specs steamed up!
Best aspeact - Ran through wonderful countryside I couldn't see!
Cheers.
Confession time - didn't do anything today. Couldn't get my heart rate down to an acceptable level so decided to take a rest instead. This time last year I would have went out anyway!
P.S. Well done on showing restraint today mate, like you say Stress then Recovery. Does you good in the long haul, even if weekly mileage plots look a little poorer for it.
P.P.S. Re: Weight training.
Switched to a 3x week full body routine, 3 sets of 10 (70% 1RPM), 1 compound exercise per bodypart. Takes me about 75 minutes in all, and seems to be working. I look 'bulkier', which at first seems to be undesirable, but I'm getting quicker week to week, so it can't be doing any harm. Having aid that, I've got to up my weights in 2 weeks, so I'll let you know how THAT goes