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Sale on at Pete Bland Sports, amazing service. Shoes cost £30 in the sale, no carriage on orders over £25. Order acknowledgement from Pete Bland at 12:58 yesterday, email from Royal mail at 13:09 with tracking number, so that took them 11 minutes to despatch them including collection or delivery to carrier
I've been in their shop in Kendal and they really know their stuff when it comes to running shoes, there's always a great atmosphere in the shop and I never want to leave.
I admit I pushed myself - ran the first mile fast but slowed down after that - there's an incline at the end of each lap and it seemd to get steeper each time. I thought I'd get under 26, but was amazed to finish in 25:07 - a new PB. My Garmin measured it a bit short but then, looking at the map, it made a bit of a mess of the paths, which are lined with trees and feature a lot of turns. Results came through quickly, confirming my time, age group 1st and 10th lady, so I'm pleased with that.
I cocked up a bit going home. I'd missed the Overground train to Clapham Junction so I got one that meant changing at Streatham. The problem is, Streatham has three stations, and the train stopped at two of them and I got off at the wrong one. I figured it was quicker to run home from there rather than wait for another train to take me to the right Streatham where I'd have to change anyway, so did another mile and a bit. Quite tired now, though I've got to go to Pilates in a minute! Ah! (At least my flat is nice and cool now though!)
Big G - that's a great run and you sound as if it was comfortable pacing for you. Strange how quickly we find feeling cold an odd sensation.
Enjoy the celebrations with Lesley.
Cal-sub 25 won't be far now,well done.
Big G-Sounds like you had a good race,hope the weather eases tomorrow but can't see it looking at the forecast.
Ian - £51 is a very good price. I dug out a new pair of new Guide 9's from the cupboard yesterday, these are a half size bigger. I noticed at Tenby that one of my toes was sore after the race, it was a very hot day so want to go up half a size in my next few of marathons to stop that happening again. I still have another pair of new Guide 9's in the cupboard, still haven't bought any Guide 10's, I expect by the time I need more race shoes the 10's will have all gone and it'll be the ISO's.
The shoes I've ordered are Saucony Swerve, which I believe replace the Jazz, these are for training only. I was planning to get another pair of Hoka Cliftons but as I've had niggles in the achilles area recently I didn't want another pair of 4mm drop shoes right now, the Swerves are the same as the Guides 8mm.
Big G - good luck today, hope the legs aren't too tired.
Lots of rain here
Cal know how you feel about neighbours, ours used to be a nightmare, always shouting at whatever bloke she was with at the time, loads of parties.. seems to have died down since she had a baby. Not sure for how much longer though. Well done on the parkrun. That 10k at Hyde Park seems to have sneaked up on us.
Big G, thats great running, two sub 4s and a neg split with a strong finish is a great achievement. You'll be booking more enigma back to backs now lol.
Ian well done on getting the guides for £52! I managed to get a pair recently for £60 and hurricanes for £65.
Been a busy few days left it late to put open uni assignment in (3 week extension) and didnt start it till the evening before the deadline and managed an 85% which meant no running on Wednesday for me, I was also at a 1st aid course wed/ thurs/ fri and only managed a couple of miles on a treadmill.
Managed to force myself to parkrun on saturday as had volunteered to help set up, started and couldn't really muster any enthusiasm to get round. Did manage a run in the drizzle today... 13 miles alternate sub 9 and sub 8 miles, felt tougher than I'd like but saw it through.
My OH started slimming world this week, so will try to lose weight with her, we have loads of recipes in a folder that we will go through over the next few months. Yesterday we made cheesy chicken broccoli pretty simple but delish base of chicken stock, herbs and rice and add chicken, broccoli and cheese. Main thing is not to eat crap during the day and only eat main meals, i'm not following the diet myself.
Also booked a week in Hayle in October, may travel to elle's sister in Wilshire after my half marathon in Peterborough to break the journey, cant see any races anywhere in cornwall 15-22nd oct, its the day after Eden Project.
Just reading back a bit...
Cal, well done on your parkrun PB - that's a great time. Im hoping to do a bit of a parkrun tourism next weekend. I'm doing a marathon on the Sunday at Forest of Dean, but saw they've got a parkrun there on the Saturday too, which I may do as I'm thinking of making the weekend of it.
Jelly, good news on getting your Cornish entry in, and it sounds like you've got a lot on, but enjoying the different training, which is the main thing.
Ian/Shades, I bought a couple more pairs of my marathon shoes - Asics Roadhawks. Intersport had them for a good price (£39.99) in my size so I got a couple more pairs. I think RRP is £99.99 but I've never paid that - lots of places have the for £49.99, but £39.99 is good value.
My training shoes are Asics GT2000 - Ver 4 were really good, but I've found Ver 5 not as hard wearing, and also the inside/top of the heel has worn where it rubs my heel. I won't get any more of those, but it means I'm back in market for training shoes.
Robert, what OU course are you doing? Ahem, funnily enough, I was thinking "Hmm, can I do the Quad around this lake??!". Not sure about that though, in terms of if I actually want to!
Big G-Brilliant running over both days ,I think I'm talking myself into attempting a double at some point.
Big G - I thought you'd be sending your race report from a KFC
That's great value for your shoes worth stocking up at that price. There seem to be some good deals around now on shoes.
If you want a more interesting quad, there's one in Donegal and it's a different course every day. https://extremenorthevents.com/quadrathon-4-half-full-marathons/ I've got a few friends that have done it and say it's brilliant, all road courses.
Or maybe think about doing doubles that are different events which is much more enjoyable than the same course again.
Cal - hope the calf is OK today and it was just one of those scary twinges that come to nothing.
Robert - not sure what the pasties are, they were Ginsters for a while. Trust me when you've run 26 miles over the roads of Bodmin moor in all sorts of weather you don't care who made the pasty, they taste good.
Good luck to your OH with Slimming World and the healthier eating will be to your benefit too.
I've pencilled in Plym Trail for the 21st October in my race diary, would be great to see you there.
Ian - a double
Very humid this morning, a little light drizzle. It's lovely after the rain, everything looks clean and washed. had a good run and then saw my kingfisher on my way home
Was an incredibly brutal day for all..
The swim course was altered cause the water was too choppy so it became 3 laps rather than 1 out and back. The swimmer came in in 1:02. The bike set off and had fierce wind and lashing rain to deal with. He came home in 6:12 and sent me on my way. I know the course but it didn't make it any easier with the wind blowing in every direction. I had to rely on the experience I have for a completely self paced run which I found tough. I can home in 3:09:34 and the teams total time was 10:27:34 so a really good time. We stayed to the very end to welcome the stragglers home and have them a guard of honour as they crossed the line..all in all it was a great day. .
Looks like I'll be signing up for the full IM next year.
Iain, well done - that's a great time in tough conditions! A full Ironman, eh!? Somehow I wondered if I might see you type that one day...
Cal, me too. I had two ice creams over the weekend whist in MK....
Shades, just a quick one about HA. She went over and did Ironman Zurich on the weekend, and did the marathon in 3:43 (11:29 overall). Do you remember last year she was hobbling around with a stress fracture(?), and then had an accident on her bike. I haven't seen her around for a while, but what a come back, and what a runner. Lovely person too. I can't remember if she's done one before or not - I know she's done a Half, but I can't remember if she's done a full. Something's telling me she has, but I could be wrong.
Shades, interesting about that Donegal quad - I'll have to keep it in mind. That's the thing with the Enigma races; the route is pretty repetitive, but the ease of having the hotel and pub right there is very handy, so it's a balance in some ways. After day 1, I was showered, fed and back at my room in about an hour after the race, with my feet up for the rest of the afternoon. It's very convenient from that point of view, and definitely helps with recovery when I compare that to travelling from North Dorset to MK for that other double I did (times do not compare as they were hot races, but the driving is still tiring I find). But, yes, I would prefer more interesting courses if I did attempt a quad! Also though, I'd really want to try and perform relatively well for me - I wouldn't want to have to walk for large parts of it and the aim would to be relatively consistent. Obviously I know weather conditions, niggles etc come into play, but my plan would be to be consistent, which would probably mean different types of training would be needed (long runs, back to back, possibly?). I don't know if that's what I want really, so will have to think on it.
Strangely though, I did actually quite enjoy the races this time. I just kept on thinking I needed to make the most of it, as I think if it had been the weekend before my times would have been substantially slower due to the weather (I'm talking probably 2hrs slower overall). With the cooler conditions I felt I had a good chance to go under 4hrs for both, especially when I felt so good at the start of day 2. I just found myself breaking the events down into sections - laps, and also different landmarks on each lap - and the time went pretty quickly really.
Big G, I'm doing Business Management Leadership practice, almost finished level 1 (taken 18 months) Just four years of part time study to go. I don't separate my racing shoes and training shoes, usually have a new pair for a marathon which I'll train about 50-100 miles in before hand, then they become training shoes or will use again for another marathon. Not too much of a problem if not doing too many marathons, but when you're doing as many as you're doing could be expensive!
Shades, oh wanted to go to Ireland and I was looking into that race, she soon changed her mind about going to Ireland. Can get the train to Plymouth Just looking to see if there are any ways from Plymouth to Plmm (and return) for the start, I won't ask the oh to drive from Hayle as it's a holiday for her, I'm not that confident about my driving but will defo look into it.
Cal, I know a lot of people who have lost a lot of weight using slimming world, it isn't magic just cut down on crap and eat proper food. It seems they try to make the food look good and encourage members to take photos which means presentation is good.
Iain of all the weekends to be camping! Heard Ironman Hamburg cut out the swim this year due to algae in the water.
Legs tired today after yesterdays run, may see how they are this evening and get out for an easy run.
Great that the calf is OK.
Iain - that's a great run in those conditions, well done. Full IM for you next year, brilliant. Your relay team are really going to miss you though.
Big G - that's a great result from HA, I saw her out training on her bike a few weeks ago but didn't get a chance to speak to her. I think that's her first IM, when she did so well in the half IM I remember asking her whether she'd do the full IM and she said unlikely as she found it very cold after the swim and couldn't warm up. That may explain why she went to Zurich for the IM.
I've just come home from Yogalates and I have an email from Donegal re the quad, I'll forward it to you just so you can read a few more details and maybe consider it for next year. closing date is tomorrow for this year and I assume you're not considering a late entry
Robert - you would need to drive to Plym Trail marathon which starts at Clearbrook, if there's a bus it probably arrives on a Tuesday and comes back on a Saturday! There isn't any mobile signal there either.
Ian - there are a few marathons on a Saturday so it's finding them and then pairing up with a Sunday race. Langdale is on a Saturday, although maybe not the perfect race for a double!
Glad the legs are feeling good today, once you get into multiple marathons and ultras it's the mind that becomes a more significant factor rather than the training. Your mind was in the right place this weekend and it shows in your results. Previously you've had a couple of difficult runs on that course but his time you nailed it.
I agree, not good going on a waiting list. As you might not get a place until last minute that's an event that you want to plan for, although some of them don't!
Talking of shoes, my new shoes have arrived, great service and they look lovely. Can't wait to try them out tomorrow morning.
Big G not sure i'd be up for too many road marathons back to back myself, but did enjoy ACC in October, although after the 2nd day I was struggling a bit in the evening and just wanted to sleep, may have been the worry that it was alot tougher on the 3rd day and some dodgy terrain plus the 6000ft elevation. Am considering a double 50k next summer if it falls right.
Most impressed stuck to clean eating for 4 days and not slipped yet! Got out for 7 mile jaunt after work, fairly undulating also took my local parkrun in reverse and felt like a brand new run, they are also filming for a sky one drama loads of medievil tents and people dressed up in old cloaks, kept me entertained for a few seconds.
Good news on the clean eating
Cal - great PB at your mile relays, that's a lot of teams especially just from your club, must have taken a lot of organisation.
Less humid today and we've had a little more rain overnight. 2 days since we had all that rain and already I can see the green grass growing. New shoes are lovely, very good cushioning and so comfortable. Only when I use a pair of new shoes do I realise how much the cushioning has gone in some of my other shoes, may have to have a cull.