Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
Options
Gosport Half-Marathon
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
I'm still lurking on this thread even though I'm not 100% sure I'll be there on the day. Had a weeks complete enforced rest with the scarlet fever, then it took another two weeks before I was back to 'pre-fever' levels. I know I'll get round on the day, but I also know I won't be at my fittest so maybe won't do myself justice. But I've got a number now so don't want to drop out!
That said, I'd rather they hadn't sent me the map of the course. The road alongside Haslar is possibly the dullest in the known universe (unless you like counting bricks) and two crossings of Haslar 'Pneumonia' Bridge could be testing to say the least!
I still stand by my 2:30, but that'll be a walk-run effort whilst hoping for a tailwind!
EE
Right, to help you get everything back into perspective, I wrote a poem that neither rhymes or has any kind of structure (well ok, it's not really a poem... tee hee):
this is a hobby,
we do it by choice,
no-one has inflicted this upon us,
if we want to stop, we can,
if we want to run slowly, we can,
we're all fitter than average,
we should be enjoying this,
we shouldn't be obsessed by our performance.
let's smile about it, not worry ourselves silly.
to all the people watching, we'll all be heros on the day.
Ooh, I'm making myself cry now. ;-)
Well I'm at work today but I don't think I'll be here for long. Feel pretty dreadful and can barely move my head as my neck is so sore/stiff. Still, the sports massage I had on Friday has made my legs feel better!
I'll still be there on Sunday though, I'll be the one plodding around near the back looking knackered!
As for me, I'm doing OK and looking forward to Sunday. Hope it stays dry - anyone seen a forcast?
But on the bright side, the forecasts are really inaccurate that far in advance.
In addition given the weather we are due to be chilly and wet…. but at least I haven’t a cold, not yet anyway.
Deep down I'm thinking that my lack of fear is largely down to denial...
Glyco, you are a true laureate. I will chant this mantra as I plod.
Still looking forward to Sun..
2:10 anyone?
Ian, maybe no real physiological benefit, but certainly a psycological one. Now you can run around the course thinking "not as far as last week". See, every cloud has a silver lining!
Lou, poetry is not one of my skills, but you get the idea, eh? Certainly a good thing to look forward to your race! And I thought it was a nice idea of yours to make your name visible on your person somewhere. We always post our numbers, but no-one remembers them. It'd be good to see a few faces, despite their looks of utter fear and regret moments before the starting gun!
How's everyone feeling today? Hope the colds and strains etc are abating. Did a gentle 4 miler in the tready last night and it felt good. Doing 6/10k tonight on the tready again which will be hard then just a gentle 5 miler outside on Friday and that's me ready for Sunday.
I've made the mistake of working out what my time would be if I did the same pace I did at GSR. If I keep that pace I'd come home in about 1:36. Whilst that is possible, I've got to put that out of my mind and keep focus on 1:42.
Anyway, husband just taking me for a quick drive around the course (aaah) so I'll report back shortly - if I haven't given up on the idea completely when I see it for real...
Be interesting to find out what the course is like, although it's too late to throw in a load of hill training I suppose.
It's not a mistake to use your GSR pace to predict your possibility on the half mara. It just means that subconsciously, you set yourself the goal of 1:36, get worked up to it, don't sleep well and are really nervous on the day...
...just kidding. Erm, question though: was the GSR a flat course too?
Now then, assuming that my injuries are fixed in time, I'm gonna use you for pacing. That means I'll hopefully get in before 1:40, just behind you. So don't let me down BDB, keep an eye on your watch!! I'll be 10 metres behind you, every step of the way. tee hee!
As for my injuries, I think I'm going to try an easy 10K tonight to see how it feels. If it hurts, that's it, I'm in trouble. If it's OK, then just one more 10K on Thursday, and nothing else. I'm disappointed to have messed up my training last week, as it's cost me a couple of minutes no doubt.
And there's a few nice pubs for afterwards
I'd rest tonight if I were you and just have a gentle one on Thursday to see how things feel and to loosen up. You're not going to loose anything by resting an extra couple of days, but could harm yourself if not fully recovered.
I'll keep it in mind for next year.
As for injury: Arrghh, I know you're right. I know, I know. And I always do this, never put enough time aside to recover from injury and so carry them for weeks or months.
I'm trying to justify tonight's run on the grounds that it's my shortest running distance, and I'm going to pick the flatest route available to me (just a couple of hills). And if I don't run soon, my legs are twitching so much they're gonna detach themselves in the night and run off by themselves....