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Oh that's a shame for young Trotter but nothing he can do about that. I hope he finds another race to do.
I've never done the Grizzly either as it's as hard as a marathon but too short so not worth the effort. Years ago, the same Trotter that forgot her glasses at our LDWA event, asked me to enter as she wanted to run it. It was paper entry then but you had to enter by return of post to get a place. She gave me the entry form with instructions to complete immediately but I sat on it for a week then sent it in. She never understood why she got a place and I didn't
Grizzly is permitted by ARC, permit insurance from UKA or ARC does not cover cancellation due to the weather. If a race wants cancellation insurance due to the weather they'd have to buy that themselves and I can't see that would be cheap and after the last few weeks it will be even dearer next year. That's why races have details of cancellation in their terms and conditions. What a nasty couple reacting to the cancellation like that on FB, I bet they've never helped out at a race in their lives. In these conditions I don't see how you can expect marshals to stand out for over 6 hours. Good for them putting on The Cub, they must have worked all night to work out a safe route.
To be honest though, I think a lot of it is people on Facebook making a lot of noise about things they don't understand, or think about. That is a common thing on Facebook generally, unfortunately.
Regarding parkrun, I don't know if they had a tie in with Strava officially. I know on the parkrun results lists, if a runner links their parkrun profile with Strava, the parkrun results have a link to that runner's Strava profile, but I don't know if they ever had any other affiliation.
I haven't received my race number yet, but I'm sure I will do soon. Those clips look good, but do you have to punch holes in the number to get them to work?
I'm sure I saw Strava all over parkrun's website a couple of years ago, I think it was when we discussing starting up parkruns.
Yes, you have to punch holes in the race numbers, I've got an ordinary hole puncher for paper at home, so that should do it or I could buy one to put in my race kit for when I collect numbers on the day, or use safety pins for those races. The Great Welsh number already has pre-punched holes which is convenient.
Right must go and do some housework
After settling down it feels like my right soreness is more at the lower part of the back of the heel so hopefully not linked to the achilles.
Had a good talk to the wife about it all as she really doesn't want me to give up and told me a few home truths about the different person I am since I've been running and also spoke to the physio so I'm going to get running again,but slow right down so less likely to aggravate it.No race or time targets and see what happens.
It snowed overnight and was quite cold this morning but the pavements were wet so I guess the snow was melting, I ran 11 miles with 3 people from the local running club, they were going to run Reading half but as it was cancelled were at a loose end, it got colder towards the end and the wind had picked up so those wet pavements might freeze which won’t be good.
Big G- I won't probably be able to enter another one as next weekend I have plans then I'm back working the next 4 weekends then it's the Stirling Marathon. I will probably test myself on one of my other runs to see where I'm at.
Good to hear that the Trimpell 20 went ahead, my friend was due to run it but can't see her in the results, she's not one to be put off by a bit of bad weather but maybe it was the travel.
steven - much harder to do a time trial on your own than do a race but I think you're experienced enough to know how fit you are and what you can go for at Stirling.
Iain - brilliant and you must be in great shape to PB on that course and in the cold with calf cramps. Your training must be going well, you must have been working hard with your coach.
Well we have what I call 'proper' snow down here and the most I've ever seen since living in this part of Devon, 37 years. We have about 4 to 6 inches, it's just stopped snowing now after 24 hours constant. But we don't appear to have the debilitating ice that we had last time and the snow appears soft in most place. I went out for a walk in it yesterday and it was lovely, the parks were full of laughter with so many playing in the snow. I'm going out for a short run once I've booked my Pilates class at 7 a.m. as I'm sure I can find enough soft snow to run in. It's still very cold and I've dug out my face warmer again, thought I'd packed that away for this year.
I decided not to run today as the pavements are still slippery but it should be warmer tomorrow.
Cal - I did wonder if you'd get back OK glad you made the most of what you could do. Vienna is a lovely place, I'm determined to do the marathon there at some time.
Well my hoped for run in the snow didn't work. The snow is too deep to run in, I tried and it was like running in glue. I tried on the paths that had been trodden on and that was too slippery, so I gave up trying to run at all and walked 4 miles in the deep snow, which was quite a good work out for my legs. Hardly any traffic around and most driving carefully, the industrial estate is like a ghost town. Don't think I'll be able to get out even to walk tomorrow as the snow/ice is now starting to freeze everywhere, thaw is expected tomorrow.
Talking of which, I have my Manchester number - 9805. Let's hope I can stay on top of my niggles between now and the race.
Shades-im not going to stop running but I am reducing it to twice a week along with joining a gym for a couple of months so I can do other cardio work.
Cal, good news you enjoyed the cities but unfortunate you weren't able to do the rides. I'd go back to Vienna too as I really enjoyed it although I also went when it was very cold in November. Xmas markets were good at that time of year though! The marathon is on my list too.
I'm writing this from Edinburgh(!!), as I'm staying with a couple of friends. Flights were peanuts (my friends messaged me a few weeks ago when they noticed the prices were very low) and with no accommodation costs in the city I was looking forward to it, but I was really unsure about whether I'd make it due to the weather! In the end I booked a cheap B&B close to the airport for last night and the main roads were ok yesterday PM so I got to Bristol fine. Flight was 2hrs delayed this morning but I'm here, which looked very, very unlikely 24hrs ago!
No snow here but it's cold, although quite sunny.
I'm currently in the cafe where JK Rowling wrote her early books and I have to say the coffee is very good!
Ian- glad you've decided to keep running and that you o/h has caught the running bug. I think sometimes we all need our better half's to tell us a few home truths.
Big G- Hope you'll enjoy Edinburgh it's a fantastic city. I am biased as it is my home city to be fair.
10 miles today with the final 3 miles around m/p. First run in about 1 week. All snow has cleared but it was bitterly cold with the east wind.
Shades - No it's an optical HR! That's true, I think it's the hotels that add a bit to the cost.
OTB - I have the Roclite 280s, really good shoes.
16 miles for me on Saturday, out the door at 6:30am!! Ran 8:02 average, which was happy with as was keeping the pace easy. Was bitterly cold and my hands were so painful when I had finished. Picked up some Montaine gloves in the afternoon. Then another 11 miles on Sunday at 8:22s in the snow, but again kept it easy, new gloves kept my hands warm, which was a bonus, love running in the snow.
Big G - you jetsetter
steven - I hope you get your target time at Stirling. I've heard that they amended the course to improve it this year. Good news you could finally get out for a run today.
Steve - you can expect more random/rogue HR readings with the optical. However. they're reliable for measuring your resting HR and that's the one that usually signifies that you could be coming down with a virus or overtraining.
It's only this weather which is extreme for us when you really need the decent kit. Those gloves are a good investment.
Re a topic I mentioned a few months ago about lots of runners having their credit/debit cards scammed after using Active.com. Active.com have now finally admitted that there is a problem and that was over a 10 month period and have sent out emails, I don't have one as I closed my account. This is after months of us emailing them saying there was a problem and they denied it, they are a bunch of crooks. I can only advise that you ask the race organisers for an alternative method of payment and avoid Active.com so race organisers stop using them, although they have to give 12 months notice to leave them!!!
No run for me today, bitterly cold and we have a heavy frost. The roads are dry and clear but unfortunately the pavements still have snow and now ice. I can't run on the roads as the traffic is almost back to normal, but it's due to thaw today.
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No ice today, real easy 6 miles keeping HR low (124bpm for 9:24 average).
Sun is out here but ice not melting yet.
That's a nice low HR for you today
Big G - have a nice time up there!
As I'd decided it was a bit icy to run yesterday, I did my first run of the week today. I waited until 9.30am to give any remaining ice a chance to melt, but it was still pretty cold. The air temp wasn't bad, actually, but there was a very bitter wind and I got pelted with drizzle at one point. (Typically, the sun peeked out after I got home. Bah!)
I always feel stiff and uncoordinated after a break (even a short one) and I was expecting the first mile to be well over 11 minutes, so I was pretty surprised when my watch showed 10:22. The rest of the run was around last year's MP, except for mile 5 which was 9:45, though it is a little bit down hill and it's often the fastest mile of my middling distance runs.
Unfortunately that sore groin/thigh muscle is still sore. Not quite sure what's going on there. I can run with it but I know the marathon distance will root out any weakness you have and make you pay so I should probably get it looked at, even though money is tight right now.
5 easy miles this afternoon finally in some sunshine i was even able to run in a t-shirt. For a brief moment I thought it was summer.
steven - don't be so rash, put that thermal vest back on
I woke just after 4 a.m. and couldn't wait to get up and go out for a run, I've lost 3 days due to the weather. Ran down the main road and then back on the country lanes, unfortunately that was a bad choice as the back road was icy and I had to stop and tiptoe over a lot of ice and/or where I could walk in the ditch. Some was melt off the fields and some was just sections where the sun didn't dry out the road yesterday. The ice walking knocked over half a mile off my run but apart from that it was a good run, sun came out, it's very cold though
With 2 lots of snow/ice and my ankle sprain I am already 123 miles behind on my mileage target for March,
Anyway, lovely day today, so ended up doing 10 miles at MP and, while I had a twinge or two, it felt fine to run on. I'm very conscious of my posture so I'm making an effort not to collapse into my pelvis, so to speak - not too bad over a medium distance but when I'm 4 hours into a marathon it'll be a lot trickier to maintain.
My hamstring/bum grumbled a lot, though but it can shut up as I know resting does diddly squat for it.
I think I'll hold off the physio for now - he'll just tell me to do exercises, which I'm doing anyway. I'll probably get a massage nearer the race instead.
Cal - if that 20 miler was your last long run you have a chance for that niggle to clear up but as you say it will probably come on late in the marathon. I agree not worth seeing the physio at this time.