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Big G-Well done on avoiding a repeat of last year.
Usual 8 mile after work,felt good again today,so happy I shortened yesterday's as that has given me a bit of recovery.
I guess I can add Marrakech to the list for next week? How warm will it be there?
Ian - I said to the instructor yesterday that I wish I'd done it years ago, but in reality when I was working I just didn't have the time or energy to do it as marathon training was as much as I could manage.
Keith - you should be using that Toblerone for weight training by lifting it not eating it.
I guess your map problem is not something to do with an option to not display the map on public websites? Wasn't there talk of not showing the map after runners/cyclists had their houses burgled as they were starting their run/cycle from their home rather than down the road?
6 miles today, ILTHR for the mid 4 miles, was harder today as tough headwind on the way out and HR got too high and then it's harder to get it back on track.
Pilates and gym, upper body later. Won't be able to try new lower body programme until next week after my marathon.
Shades, yes, it was very nice being out yesterday. I'm still not 100% sure about Marrakech yet, but at the start of the race (8:30am), according to the BBC the temperature is due to be 7deg, rising to 16 at 1pm, and 18 at 3pm. My running seems to be going quite well but probably my marathon endurance isn't what it should be, what with the training I missed at the back end of last year. I’m sure I could get around it though if I pace it accordingly.
I have an electrician coming around this morning, so only managed a short run this morning (4-miles). Quite windy out there today, but not too cold.
Shades, I get you. I find it hard to do anything other than run when I'm hitting my high mileage weeks, and that's without doing a job. I am trying, though!
Big G, you should be done well before 3 I hope!
11 miles this morning. I was intending to do 10 but there was a really lovely sunrise - lots of pinks and oranges - so I rerouted so I could run towards it for as long as possible. (Needless to say, it wasn't a fast run!)
Big G - nice run, those sound like decent temps.
Ian - sounds like the shorter run worked then.
Cozy - just relax on the run and don't worry about pace. If you don't know what pace to run, make sure you can have a conversation on the way round your run, that's normally a good indicator.
14 miler this morning, just easy pace as an early start at 4:10!!
Good article on my clubmate Steph here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/16/stephanie-davis-targets-olympic-marathon?fbclid=IwAR1Q1j6gNq9D4hEzOfuNXE0IFkka2dQX-lnKZfST1pnuPBAAro-8LBpj4xY
Steve, very early start there!
Steve - that's a long run before work.
Cal - that's a great article and kudos for your club too. She's certainly earned her place.
As of Monday I'm on the super shades marathon plan so I'm joining the early risers, at least for the shorter midweek runs, as the MWLR increases I may not have time and have to bite the bullet of heading out once kids in bed.
My theory is, much like Marcothon, it's just pure habit, once I'm in the habit it'll be fine.
I may reward myself with one of those 5kg Toblerones in May!
OH was on a course this evening so on a bit of a whim (and because the rain had stopped) I decided to go and do a 5x1k rep session with Torbay Tri. You may remember that I joined as a second claim member last year, but then soon after did my shoulder in and then hardly did any speed work for the rest of the year. There seem to be big changes in the club as Chairman, Treasurer and Membership Secretary are all stepping down at the end of this month.
Anyway, the session was a good one although very windy so it was hard work. I live a mile away ad jogged down, then we did a 1-mile warm up before getting into the session. It was a tough one and I was pretty slow in comparison to what I have done in the past, but I've not done a session like this for months. With that in mind I did enjoy it, although it's laid it out that I have a lot of work to do! With warmup and jog recovery etc, it was 7-miles in total.
Big G - good to hear that you went to your 2nd claim club for a speed session as I know you enjoy club sessions.
I too went to my club last night, we're only a small club circa 50 members but they meet 2 or 3 times a week. However I've never trained with them as I prefer to train alone and in the morning and I also train by HR so my visit last night was just to collect my new club vest and cap. On a Thursday night they've started a Couch to 5k group, this was the 3rd week and it was good to see for such a small club that they had 15ish there taking the course plus a few club members there to do the coaching.
8 miles this morning, nice morning but a sharp cold wind. Waited until it just got light but had to endure lots of traffic but despite that I had a good run.
Regarding Torbay Tri, I'm sure I've said it before, but Torbay Tri (and Torbay AC) have a lot of quicker runners. When I train at Trotters I suppose I'm kind of towards the front of the 2nd group, whereas yesterday I was definitely middle of the pack. Strange how some clubs attract faster runners. They're friendly, welcoming etc etc, but quick! I know a couple of quick Trotters who train with Torbay AC once a week. One of the lads I ran with on Saturday is a 1:17 Half runner so has no one to train with at Trotters really, but at Torbay AC there are half a dozen all around that speed or quicker so he feels that's what he needs to push on.
Took yesterday as a rest as the rain was horrific and I was due 1.
People didn't know what to buy me for xmas so I put some of the money together and bought an ultrasonic machine,not the type of thing I'd have bought myself,and have been using it daily since,not sure if I'm just having a good spell but my Achilles has been the best in a long time for the last couple of weeks,not even limping in the mornings,hope it continues.
I doubt the vest will get an airing until late April or more likely May, we'll see. It's lovely though, bought a 2XU (one of my favourite brands) vest and Mavericks had it printed for me, we can buy our own and get it printed, means that we get the fit and fabric we each like. When I was with the Trotters I never had a vest that fitted right.
Different clubs attract different runners, but Torbay AC take part in track events don't they? So I guess would will attract faster runners. Also the type of coaching/coaches has a lot to do with it.
Ian - that's great news on the achilles, the ultrasonic machine is doing it's stuff as you've certainly been doing some decent mileage too over the last few weeks.
Are you not tempted to race Sunday's half marathon?
Put your feet up for the rest of the day.
Shades, I think probably Trotters have a reputation for being more of a social club. Many in the club are serious about their running, but it does sometimes feel that the social side of things is more/as important. Torbay Tri/AC are a social/friendly group as well, but probably the emphasis is very much on the running/racing. You're right that I do really enjoy those 1k sessions. When I'm running well I feel that I get the most out of those sessions, but if I'm out of shape a bit they really expose it! Last night's was a toughie, but still enjoyable. I do hope to be able to go to a few more this year as it's ideal for where I live. I was back home at around 7:30pm last night.
I have noticed quite a few Trotters are on Zwift now, too. That's the virtual running system where people are running on treadmills, but running/racing with each other. It seems to have become more popular recently. It looks interesting to help with boredom on the treadmill, but I still prefer just getting out there. I think I'd hardly get any use out of a treadmill, except on those few occasions when it's icy.
8 miles for me,weather was ok,good timing as it started raining just after I finished.
Big G - Re local clubs, Torbay AC is an athletic club too and I think they train at the rugby ground, I'm sure they used to have a grass track they'd marked out. Trotters don't have training facilities such as that so naturally has become more a road/trail/social club.
Re Zwift, surely there can't be that many with a treadmill, I suppose they're using the treadmills in the gyms and using Zwift to relieve the boredom. Mostly fairly novice runners I would think, any serious runner would get out there to run.
As yet this winter we've not had any icy conditions to prevent getting out to run, however it's looking a bit slippery this morning as the roads didn't dry before the frost last night. I'm hoping the roads dry up today otherwise I won't be doing Plym Trail tomorrow, don't fancy driving down the hill to Clearbrook on an icy road, nor running on it either.
Rest day for me today.
Ian, nice run there
Best laid plans didn't come to fruition this morning. I set the alarm planning to do 6ish before parkrun....but no hot water. Pressure was low on boiler so I started topping it up and it immediately started leaking
Torbay parkrun (my local) has been cancelled today due to icy conditions. It's a tarmac track and a couple of corners do hold surface water a bit so it can get very slippery on those sections.
Big G-A couple of my friends have treadmills for that reason.After 8/10 hours at work they dont all have the freedom to go running for an hour so find it ok to jump on the treadmill as they can still be in the house then.
Bad news on the boiler today, hope the plumber arrives soon. I think plumbers might be quite busy today.
I've just been out to get petrol and a couple of things from Sainsburys and it's treacherous out there, ice everywhere and of course they never grit the roads round here at weekends. It's still only zero degrees out there now and this is the start time of my race tomorrow. Unless it thaws and then dries up everywhere I won't be running tomorrow, too dangerous to drive and too dangerous and cold to run.