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No beer in the house right now, but a choice of 3 malt whiskys ... :-)
You've just knocked nearly 12 mins off your marathon pb, missed a Championship place by a whisker, and all off 35 mpw!!!???
Blimey.
I think the article my Keith Anderson was in the July or August issue
I keep meaning to try Kenyan hills. How steep do you reccomend?
My training is going well I did 74.46 over a windy undulating course at Hardley yesterday. Just about to go for a recovery run before breakfast. My key aim for FLM this year is to stay injury free. I have missed the last two due to a hip/ITB problem one on right and last year on left. My diagnosis was a tear of the band from the bone at the hip. I had loads of MRI etc but no magic cure. What I need to find is the exact cause.
I'm currently averaging 70-75pw including racing/tapering etc.
I'll try to post regularly this year as you guys are great for the motivation.
Training's going well for me too, touch wood. After 75 at Bristol half I have a long, hilly duathlon in November so I'm still mixing in some bike training. I don't know where you guys get the time for 70 mpw, I struggle to get in much more than 40.
Those Kenyan hill things sound interesting. The hill I use for my usual sessions (hard up, jog down) takes 1:30 so seems perfect for a 1:45 more evenly paced effort
I'm not doing a great deal at the moment, but plan to build up through the rest of the month to a steady 80-90 mpw til the end of the year, mainly steady running.
Good luck as a vet, and see you in a couple of years!
A tiny bit of good news for me - ran a bit over 2 miles last night, and for the first time in 10 weeks, no pain in the knee either during the run or the following morning. Small steps...
just a quick question hopefully someone can help me with.
I usually enter LFM via GFA, but I have just realised I've missed entry deadline.
Can I enter another way if I have a sub 3.15 marathon under my belt?? (I'm senior, female)
But I the womens championship qualifying time is 3:15 so you can enter under the championship scheme which does not have a cut off for ages. Check the FLM website under championship and it will give you the details. i.e. sub 3:15 in last tow years, then send in a letter with proof of result, photo identity proof etc. No money is needed at this time just a letter. I can send you mine that I have use din the past if you want.
Good luck.
if you could send me a copy of your letter that would be good thanks. Is there no entry deadline for champ entry then?
The championship qualifying standards for a full marathon are sub 2:45 for men and sub 3:15 for women.
If you are a UK runner and have a Championship Qualifying Performance from 2004 or 2005, please send proof of your performance (either a photocopied race certificate or a newspaper results clipping) and proof of ID (a photocopy of your passport, photographic driving licence or birth certificate) to:
Championship Entries
The Flora London Marathon
PO Box 3460
London
SE1 0YA
Applications for a entry form must be received by 6th January 2006. The Closing date for forms to be received in the London Marathon office is 13th January 2006 .
Hope you enjoy the early start with the fast ladies.
Milko here from last years 2.45 thread,dark nights are here so time to dust off the old computer and see what's going on. Good to see so many 2.45 aspirations this year.
Just skipped through the thread - looks like some good marathon performances in recent weeks, particularly from Dibs and S3oB, both who had a far from perfect build up.
Another solid run from BS to record yet another sub 3, you must have at least a dozen sub 3's to your name BS - good stuff.
Bad luck Matt, hope the body holds up at FLM.
Enjoy the Elite start Dappy. I've just read that FLM are considering a mixed race for '06, which I think would be great. It would give better opportunities for the likes of Dibs and Dappy to run faster times (it always looks a bit lonely for the Championship girls), but also what better incentive for our 31-32min 10k men to get out there and compete with the best women in the world? If you look at pics of Kristiansen/Waitz running London in the 80's they always had a group of male club runners hanging on to them, I'm sure it would inspire our better club runners to faster times. It'd be nice for us to have some female company as well.
As for me, well this plonker missed the closing date for GFA applications, so I'm sat here without an entry for FLM '06.
I've applied for a Championship place with my half/full times of 75.11/2.45.43 - both just outside the qualifying standards - but hey, maybe they'll take pity (doubtful).
No, I think I've set myself the challenge of running a sub75 half before Xmas - the first attempt being next Sunday at Worksop and the more realistic attempt 6 weeks later at Keyworth. Spent the last 2 weeks frantically putting the icing on a very shallow cake. Ah well, I like a good challenge anyway.
Hi Tom, sorry you had to miss Cardiff marathon, what are your future marathon plans now? Pleased to hear you're back to full training.
See you on TV BR - good controlled start there, you were the only one who wasn't sprinting. Decent finish time considering the rising temp.
Back to full mileage, though pace is still constrained by fitness and some sciatic aches. I'm running the Fenland 10M next week to guage what the level of fitness is. Marathon plans are on hold, as realistically i don't think I can race the 26.2 whilst there's still sciatica problems, no matter how slight.
Anyway its great to hear from you again, keep us up to date on your progress.
Looks like the event has grown, when I last ran it in '02 there were 800 runners, this year they have already got 2000 entries.
Tom - wise decision to put marathon plans on hold. I see the Fenland 10 advertised the other week and wondered if you'd be there, it incorporates the Eastern Vets champs doesn't it? you should be challenging for honours. It's a fast course anyway, I've set PB's there in the past over the 10m and half marathon courses.
I've run Worksop 3 times and set PB's twice and missed the 3rd by 13secs, it's also the only course where I've run sub 75, so quite optimistic, just wish it was a few weeks later.
Changed jobs in July (hence the name change), had a couple of weeks off running at the time plus 4 weeks of around 20m per week. Came back with a painful 82.09 at Newark half, followed 4 weeks later with a faster than expected 77.59 at Nottingham, so moving in the right direction.
Just got back from National Road Relay's, Sutton Park, with an encouraging run. 1st leg, 15.12 and 22nd, so pleased with that. Shortest race ever....not sure if i liked it though....far too fast, but i know i have to do it to get faster. Helen Clitheroe won my leg, about 1min 10secs a head of me, Kate Reed just missed Paula's course record by 1 second....how gutting, especially as she was there watching!
Training in heat chamber at moment, which is hell. Also very boring, treadmill in a hypoxic tent...27 degrees and 80% humidity. Its the closest thing to Singapore apparently, starting to wonder what i have let myself in for.
Stroud half tomorrow, so fingers crossed for a p.b....really need a better half time. Stroud's times look good, although a few people have told me its not as flat as you are lead to believe!!?
Dibsx
1st lady and loadsa money! 4 min p,b so very pleased. dibsx