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Big G - I've heard that Langport is a nice event. Those collapsible cups are so clever. Putting tea in your camelbak might not work!
Ian - I realise you're still managing the injury but there is solid progress.
Jelly - There's no urgency to return the book, hope you enjoyed it.
Cooler this morning, pleasant for my run, wildlife watch was only a mole today. Dead of course, I've never seen a live one.
Is it this weekend your 10k?
Have left myself on the list for Yeovil although I'm a doubtful starter.
Just checking in, been very busy at work, house purchasing and training. Hence not keeping up much with the forum. But pleased to say i'm doing my best to keep my mileage up.
Wanted to congratulate Iain, Big_g and Robert for their Ultra's. Very inspirational!
Shades - I assume from the table above that you unfortunately didn't get to run DD. Was I right in thinking you were hoping to?
As for me, I have South Downs Marathon next Saturday. Very excited and nervous at the same time. Not run a trail marathon yet plus this one has almost 3000ft of elevation and will likely be hot and humid. A lot of first's for me. Depending on how I get on will influence me as to whether I aim for an ultra next year. One step at at time.
Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!
Want to try something new next weekend to try and avoid cramping. I was thinking of adding two High5 Zero tablets into my water bladder for the race. So i'll carry the electrolyte drink with me and then i'll take on pure water at the water stations, which appear to be well placed along the route.
Is it worth trying a salt tablet as well?
I did 5 miles this evening at a steady pace. Lovely run, but I say "steady pace" as there's still not the remotest hint of any speed there whatsoever!!
5 mile race for me today,bit of the opposite of last week,went out too fast and paid at the end.It was 3.5 laps not 2.5 as I thought and Mellor overtook me on the last bend, got round the last lap and finished in 33.43.A 4 min PB but that was set 3 years ago.Jonny finished in 24:00 ,UK best for this year by 15 secs,it's incredible watching how good he looks while running so fast.
Big G - it will take a while for your legs to get their bounce back.
OTB - hope the house purchase is going well, when do you move in?
Re DD I knew a while ago that I wasn't fit enough to make the cut offs and complete the whole race but had still hoped to run the first 20 miles but after getting a cold followed by tonsillitis that wasn't possible.
Can I put you on the start list for DD next year? There'll be posts on here when entries open
Re salt tablets, you don't need them if you're going to use other electrolytes such as your High 5 tabs. What I would suggest is that you take a couple of extra tabs with you and then if you need them you can add them to the water at the drink stations, the weather could be hot so you may need more.
Ian - well done, that's a cracking PB after all you've been through. Bit a surprise then the miscalculation of laps
Another nice morning, actually did part of my run on a hillier route which really shows my lack of fitness but it felt good running down the hills. Wearing my first pair of Hokas that have nearly 800 miles on them and the cushioning on the downhill felt as if they were almost new.
Well done Ian, great time there!
Just seen the Yeovil email about the race instructions. We can leave drinks at the stations, so I'm going to leave a couple of bottles of water with the High 5 in I think.
Re Yeovil, that's the advantage of smaller club type races being able to put your drinks out. It's a nice race, quiet country lanes and not a Dartmooresque hill in sight
I still haven't decided whether or run Yeovil or not, I'm dithering. My lack of form/fitness is obvious when I updated my shoe mileage, my last 3 month's mileage has been 114, 111, and 106 and those figures include 2 ultras and 2 marathons
Just had a tough Pilates class, usual instructor on holiday. Enjoyed it though, they're introducing more classes so I might squeeze another one in each week.
Thinking back to Brighton, although I always grabbed a high5 drink at the water stations they were only half full plastic cups. And I imagine they were very weak. Probably got 4 or 5 of them throughout the whole race. Most likely nowhere near enough to adequately replenish my salt lost.
Interested to see if taking them properly and more frequently could help my cramps.
Shades - shame to hear it wasn't your year for the DD, frustrating no doubt. Guess it happens every once in a while, Fingers crossed next year though. A you say to others on here, better to rest and recover rather than push and do any long term muscle damage.
I'll see how I go with South Downs before I commit to an Ultra. I would like to run a race with you guys and girls. Be lovely to meet in person and put faces to usernames
That's a very quick 5 miles, Ian, well done on the PB.
OTB- I use High 5 tablets all the time and find them really good. I know I have suffered hamstring cramps in my marathons when using them however I think this is more down to poor stretching and lack of strength training. Good luck with your South Downs trail marathon.
5 miles easy run today think I'm actually starting to nail this easy pace running. Start my October marathon next week really looking forward to the training for this one. Done 2 days of strength/stretch training this week I know that's not much however it is 2 days more than I used to do.
Steven-When you get very consistent at those nice easy runs watch your times drop down,that's what I did last year and my times were amazing.
Cal-No guarantees those races will be warm,so you might PB yet.
Big G-It was only 5 days ago you did DD so hardly a surprise there's no speed back yet,even after a full I have no speed back at this stage so well done for what you are doing.
Shades-That's really low mileage for you,shows how the illnesses have affected you.
Looking back on last night I'm ok with the time,but my pacing was shocking,started at 6:18 and ended at 7:04 with each mile getting slower,the first half mile was downhill but it felt really hard,don't suppose my 20 on Saturday was ideal prep.
Nice evening run pacing OH with her last speed session before the 10k next weekend.
Do you need sub 4 for a GFA?
steven - even if your strength exercises drop to 2 days a week, that's enough to make a difference as long as you are still doing them.
Glad you're settling well into the easy running.
Ian - I was shocked how low my mileage was, but it does explain my loss of fitness.
6:18 for your first mile, that's fast!!
I guess you OH is planning another PB at her 10km, are you running that race too?
Rest day for me today. My hamstrings are slightly sore this morning, I can't think that's because I ran one longish hill yesterday, must have been that killer Pilates session.
Feeling like I actually want to run today, so will head out for a run shortly. I'm going to Plymouth later with the step-dog, who needs to be groomed. She's a type of breed that needs to be hand-stripped, not trimmed, and there's not many that do it decently. Probably going to go for a nice walk around a place called Noss Mayo and then stop for a late lunch at a seafood place.
https://www.scienceinsport.com/great-run-bundle
For info, the above link has a code (GR4267) to get an SiS bundle for £4.99 delivered, which is a good price for what's included.
Checked my mileage and it's also really low,509 for this year compared to 784 last year,and this time last year I was about to do my only 200 mile months so will fall further behind.
Big G - funny how you get that knee niggle now and then in a training run but you can run a tough course like DD without any problems. Is it the same knee and the same pain you got last year a few times?
Knees are funny things.
That's a great deal with SIS, I do hear a lot of good reports on their gels. Pity I don't use that stuff.
I have bought loads of cereal bars off the internet to try out in races, most of them with caffeine but haven't had a chance to try them out in a race yet.
Big G - my knees have been grouching a little but seem better this week than last. Just the achilles now (and that ever-grumbling hamstring, but I'm just so used to that I barely notice it any more).
I wasn't planning on running today since I did intervals yesterday and hot pilates in the afternoon, but I felt kind of stiff first thing so I thought I'd give my legs a bit of a shake out as it was sunny. So, 5 miles recovery, plus I walked around the pond a bit after as it was too nice to head straight back inside. I saw a lady in a Royal Parks shirt taking a photo of the goslings so I had a little chat with her, then petted a big floofy Newfoundland pup that I'd seen on the way back from Sainsbury's the other week.
Felt much happier when I got back...happy enough to enter another bloody marathon. I discovered a lot of people from my club are going to Valencia, so now I am too. Oh I have no self control.
Think i'll try one of the energy bars during my next race. I know I wont be running the whole way, probably snack on one whilst walking a big hill or something.
Thanks for the good luck everyone, getting pre-race excitement again. Racing certainly is addictive
Taper and carb loading next week. My favorite!
Big G- I don't normally use SIS but I will definitely take a look.
Shades- totally agree as long as I'm doing some strength exercises it's more than I used to do so I will feel the benifets eventually.
15 miles today again easy. It included my first hill run of the year not the biggest hill where I live however it still is a test for me. It arrived around mile 10 it was only about 500m in length with an ave gradient of around 10% and I was chuffed with myself that I got up it without stopping. Nowhere near ready to attempt the other hills yet which are longer and steeper but as they say I have to start somewhere.
Nearby, there's a decent coffee shop called Rockets and Rascals, which is actually a cycling shop and sells very, very good coffee and cake, so we went there. There's loads of cycling memorabilia on the walls, and at the back is the workshop with the guys servicing bikes, and lots of gear hanging off the walls.
There's this great thing on the wall....which I thought could have also been about pairs of running shoes
I know what you mean about shoes. I like the look of Nike Epic React...nice and light but more cushioned than my Frees, which would make for a nice marathon shoe. (Having said that, my feet didn't hurt as much this year...perhaps they are getting used to the pounding). But they are still full price everywhere so I'm going to have to wait.