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I used to suffer with calf problems until I targeted them with weight training, but would use Deep Heat spray to help warm them up. Seemed to work.
Glyco - you've got to earn that roast dinner some how, so no backing out.
Safe journeys everyone. If I don't get to say hi on Sunday, hope everything goes well for you all.
I, in the meantime, have chosen a nice little pair of earings (very discrete and undangly), tinted lipsalve and a nice bobble for my hair. I am now fully prepared.
Yes, safe trip all of you, hope to see you there.
Enjoy your Saturday. See you at the race.
The more difficult decision is shorts or longs, shirt or vest - and to think that my last three races have all suffered from being over-hot. Well not that bad for the GSR, but a bit hot for the time of year anyway.
Ponder ponder ponder... I'm just about to go out for my last little gentle 3-miler to keep the bits moving. I might get some idea on attire from that (or maybe not).
Good luck on Sunday.
As I thought, it was c-c-c-cold with a capital F when I went out, but the uphill section in mile 2 soon sorted that out.
Only problem was a shooting pain in my big toe as I jinked around one of those chicane type barriers that are meant to stop kids running out into the road. Optimistic that it's not a real problem, but I'm going to put my feet up for a while anyway.
Just like to say good luck to everyone for Sunday.
Anyway, here I am at Gosport last year Go here and look for race number 255 Nice cheesy photos!!
Lots of shorts and bare shoulders in those pics. Was it warmer than this year?
So, does this mean there will be photos this year? I may have to rethink my lipstick colour. And perhaps I should go for the green t rather than the black.
Oh now you've done it Blackers...
(Yes, I for one do work - but this week i seem to have based it around my thread notifications! as they say in the Disneyworld ad, 'i'm so excited')
Good luck peeps!
Good luck all.
I think it will depend on when and how much the sun comes out. Here it didn't shine at all today and hardly got up to zero; the other side of Reading it was bright sun and 6-8 degrees.
Just printed out the runners and riders and form guide.
Good luck all.
But it was bloody hard work. Had a very tough couple of miles around 10-12, probably tied up with the fact that it was the second time around.
Some of the mile markers seemed a bit erratic, so it's a bit difficult to work out what my real pace was.
How were all the injuries/ailments? Did you run? Did you finish? I finished up feeling stiff as a board - still do, even after a soak in the bath.
The cold weather turned out to be a bit of a non-event, probably because there was no biting wind.
Anyway, congratulations to all those who ran/finished. Looking forward to hearing your accounts.
I bottled it I'm afraid. Injuries and illness meant no runs in two weeks and I felt undertrained so thought the time was best spent with my family rather than injuring myself further trying to run 13 miles. I'm a bit annoyed as it was such a lovely day and I've been looking forward to this for a while.
Hope you all did well - what next for the southern section of the forum?
Will definitely be back next year as the dorset and new forest half marathons newar me are all "undulating" !!
Weather was ideal(glad I chose shorts and runners vest),marshals superb and managed a pb by 3 mins (1:39)and 20 mins off last year.
Glad everyone else who ran had a good race
and definitely hope to do it again next year.
Mmmm what should I enter next???
I'll be there if I can shake this cold.
especially the way I feel at the moment!
Forgot to thank you for posting the link for last years photos.God I look ghastly!
Hope this years are better.
Does anyone know when the results will be uploaded?
A very enjoyable race in ideal conditions, well organised with great marshalling
managed a p.b by about 30 seconds so fairly pleased with that.
I have to agree about a couple of dodgy mile markers notably 4 & 12
All in all though a great event
One quick question to the locals. Is the traffic always that bad coming out of Gosport?