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As of yesterday that was it for marathons for me apart from london - take a chance on the ballot, a club place or do the charidee thang again - but now I'm just wondering about giving cardiff a bash in October - but would that be soon enough for a GFA entry? wasn't 8 October cu-off this year?
Couldn't tell you about the cut off though....have not got a clue, sorry.
Hopefully my time means that I'll have no problem qualifying for the 'Good for Age' category in the FLM 2006 - in which case it would seem churlish not to run! In fact i'm really excited already!
Been taking it easy and pretty much recovered now without injury and looking forward to getting back into it! Really want to drop a few pounds by the time I run London but i find it such a struggle losing weight even when running 40+ miles a week - why IS that?! Guess I'm just destined to be a big piece! Have a 5k at the weekend - a race for life in Richmond so just a fun jog with the girls!
Anyway - I've turned into a bit of a running bore - and none of my friends are really runners so can't really share my enthusiasm - 10k being their limit, so it's good to see this little gathering here and all this running talk!
Anyhooo - thank for the inspiration guys! Hopefully some of you more experienced runners can guide me on my wobbly way! Anna
One way of preventing that of course is just drinking water, at least on any runs under, say, 10 miles. And stay away from the energy bars except on race days. Works for me!
But well done on your run in Edinburgh anyway - that's a fantastic time for a first marathon, especially on that course. I live there, and ran that one last year, although I gather the bloody great hill over the first mile last year - Arthur's Seat - wasn't a feature this time. Did you still run up the Royal Mile?
As Jen says this doesn't help with weight loss but with just water I feel weak all day and can't function.
anyone have other ideas for replacing fuel lost in most efficient way?
I certainly try to stay away from too many energy bars as I try to get my carbs from my diet rather than supplements or anything too artificial - try a bowl of Frosties or something after a run maybe? Energy bars certainly have their place but I would only eat them sparingly. But I guess whatever works for you! It's difficult trying to get the balance right (between enough carbs in and expending enough calories so you lose weight but are still able to run efficiently).
Lucky you living in Edinburgh, I like to visit lots - I used to live in Glasgow and fancy myself as a bit of an honorary scot. We ran down Princes street but not the royal mile I don't think . . . didn't see so much of the city actually but was glad to get away with not running up Arthurs seat - I wouldn't have scarped my sub 3.45 with that I think!
Talking of which I'm really nervous now about the GFA thing - have been thinking its a sure thing YIKES! I will be seriously gutted if its lowered. Going to look it up now - which forum did you read it on?
I think of myself as an honorary Scot too (but still English through and through) - I'm from Surrey but went to uni in Edinburgh 6 years ago and never left!
The charity route is very daunting though - I raised quite a bit in the last year through various sponsorship - but still would have been £500 short of the amount required for my chosen charity. I couldn't do it all again (and then some) as I'd be asking the same people who were super generous before as I was running a first marathon.
Looking forward to getting my running shoes back on and into the park tonight - be my first proper run (over 40 mins) since my marathon. Been trying to stay off feet as knee was a bit sore but I feel sluggish and ready to go!
Friday afternoons at work . . . yawn.
Abigdon Marathon starts Monday for Abingdon.
I have now booked / got the following races
26/06 - Thame 10K
02/07 - Midsummer Munro 1/2mar
16/07 - Hook Norton 6 (if I can get off work)
20/07 - Waddesdon 5k
07/08 - Milland Valley 1/2mar
20/08 - Mbrace Runners Quest 1/2mar
11/09 - Witney 10 (Cotswolds classic)
18/09 - Dunstable Downs 20m
02/10 - Bristol 1/2mar
16/10 - Abingdon Marathon
A few others will sneek in for the club champs etc.
May be see a few of you at the above races, take care and Enjoy:-)
Dont rush back, get it right then plan your goals. Even the best laid plans can go for a walk......
I'm still panicking about the GFA rumours - although I suppose there are always other big city marathons in the spring to aim for if the gits do lower the standard. When's Paris anyone? Or Amsterdam? Both fast and flat I believe...
Get yourself down to a physio ASAP and see what they have to say. It might be something simple that they can sort in a few days/weeks. At least you will know what it is.
I had an issue with my knee a few years back where there was a serious imbalance in the muscle outside to inside and the knee cap had moved outward.
I needed someone to point it out and then once I got the exercises it got better within a few weeks. Resting wouldn't have done me any good!
Best Of luck
When your fit you don't wanna go, you get injured you can't think of anything else!
Maybe they'll move it to 3:40 for women, which is what it is for the youngest age group for Boston?
Glad to hear (for my sake anyway) that it IS biased towards women. Not sure it's working though I have to say as even when I ran 3:41 I was surrounded by men... must look up the stats for the Dublin and Edinburgh marathons and see what the ratio is of men to women...
Really don't think that I could try for a new one in the Autumn - not sure am up to getting straight back into training from the last one and then start it all again for FLM even if I DID make a better time. My knee isn't great and my body wants a gentler time! Also have all sorts planned through the summer right through to a two week holiday in September and just don't know when I could get all those killer long runs in. Think I'm going to try not to think about it now until LFM announce it and then consider my options . . . .
LET'S BE OPTIMISTIC!!!
Right now I can't even imagine doing a marathon. I'm only running 25-30 miles a week right now, focusing a lot on speed for upcoming 5Ks and 5 milers, so I've pretty much abandoned the weekend long run altogether, and instead I'm doing a couple of midlength 6-8 milers each week, a recovery run whenever I need it and 2 or 3 speed sessions a week, either intervals, tempo or fartlek. I'm hoping that with all this focus on speed, that when I get back to endurance work again in the Autumn that I'll be able to keep a bit of that speed and stand more chance of faster times at the longer distances. I know I've got the basic endurance to run marathons, but if I'm to stand any chance of sub 3:30 I need to pick up the pace...
I'm trying to be optimistic too, but also realising that it could change so I'm not too disappointed if it does. Anyone up for Paris or Rotterdam instead if it does?!
Katie - How many of the men finished under 3:15 though, as that's the GFA limit up to age 49 isn't it? The women's GFA covers everyone from 18-49 but the men's is sub-3:00 for 18-40 years old and sub 3:15 for those up to 49. So there's really only 30 mins difference and with those ages taken into account I'd say the amount of men up to 49 reaching standard would be higher. I think!
Geoff, RFJ - I've also entered Abingdon, had to do something to put my FLM nightmare behind me and give me something to work for.
I'm considering Abingdon, but as I'm doing New York 3 weeks later not sure if it would be a good idea!!
As for the GFA converation, I'd be in trouble as my time is 3h40.24!! Would be typical though, but fingers crossed.
I'v done 3 marathons now - 5.13, 4.47, 4.28.
would love to aim for 3.30 at London next year - am I being too ambitious.