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Ian - that seems like a good plan for your taper. Enjoy the decluttering, is this to get rid of your stuff that's too big for you now?
Have been to the gym, another glutes session. Think I'm improving on technique and don't feel I've trashed my glutes this time.
If I ever do a french race I'll just get my daughter to sign it for me,presumably it can be a doctor and doesn't have to be a GP?
Ian - it doesn't have to be a GP but does require a stamp of surgery/doctor's address/hospital.
As far as I know there is no comeback, it's a requirement for the race insurance, so the race cannot be sued. We sign a disclaimer for all the races we enter in the UK for the same reason.
I've just chucked a load of race shirts too for the recycling bins as too many to wear and end up wearing the ones I like best again and again. They're usually very hard wearing too so don't seem to wear out.
Shades - there is a woman that runs the events I run and she takes race shirts and turns them into blankets and cushions which are awesome.
I've booked my next 4 events which are 16/02 SVN - mods v rockers, 29/02 SVN - Leap year challenge and 1/03 SVN - Olympic challenge, 22/03 Saturn running - Pokerun (Pokemon themed and a fundraising event to help a friend’s attempt at swimming the channel) definitely need to try get as much time on my feet as possible so I should utilise the whole event times for each one..
I've noted your forthcoming events for the list.
If as part of your training for your 100 miler you fancy a 100km race there is a road one, flat, no mud on 16th May. Part of the Anglo Celtic Plate which is a competition for 50k and 100k but they take other entries to make the event viable.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410836392286271/
I've done a marathon and a couple of 50k events on that course, I think each lap was 3 or 4 miles. Entries will open soon.
I've got a couple of friends that have had their race shirts made into blankets, I've seen the photos and they're really impressive. For me I would have no use of a blanket but I think it's a great way of keeping them.
8 miles for me this morning, I went out later and was rewarded in being able to come back on the back roads as it's getting lighter now in the mornings. Despite my gym session yesterday my legs felt really fresh, well at least for the first 6 miles. Nice morning, mild again.
My Garmin has thrown a wobbly, I know I like a hill or two but it tells me I did 1385ft of elevation for 8 miles, should be about 350. I looked on Garmin Connect and although I haven't altered any settings or done an update the elevation adjustment had been disabled for this run.
Shades, that looks like an interesting race...I could definitely be tempted by that 50K. But next year, not this.
That is weird about your Garmin.
I felt rough yesterday so the 20 didn't happen. I couldn't even summon the energy to do my physio exercises, let alone run. I decided to do nothing and try to get it done today instead, and fortunately I felt a bit less crappy when I woke up. I compromised a bit and did 18 instead, as (due to morning traffic making crossing the major roads a no -go - I do not like to stop and wait to cross roads) it would be a pretty boring route around side roads with a fair bit of repetition. I did see a couple of foxes and the cute corgi pup I spotted previously, and once it got light I saw some croci in bloom.
It was a very slow run but that's fine, it's done and I don't feel awful.
That 50k/100k will be somewhere else next year, it's the Anglo Celtic Plate so could be Ireland, Scotland or Wales but might still be worth the trip as you won't get many road ultras in this country apart from DD. Sometimes it's in April, it varies. Need to keep an eye on the EA website or FB as it tends not to be advertised much.
If you want something flatter than DD maybe think of travelling to Ireland they have quite a few road ultras and 39.3 miles is a popular distance there and they're not all hilly
16 miler with 12 at MP on Saturday, MP averaged around 7 min/miles, happy with that, but did feel tough. Recovery 6 on Sunday for another 63 mile week!
Some of the lovely mud we played in yesterday
How's your OH, recovering OK?
Iain - that's that awful clogging mud that sticks like glue. Bet your shoes and kit were a right mess.
Oh, I thought the ACP was 3 weeks before, maybe too close for comfort.
That's also my idea if hell,I was whinging when I had about 50mtrs of grass in my 5 miler never mind that rubbish.
I wasn’t feeling totally myself this morning (a bit lethargic) so thought it would be a rest day today, but by late afternoon I felt ok again so went out for a very gentle 8-miler. I was glad I left it until later as in the end I had an enjoyable run.
Alex
Or you could find another event to do as part of your training to give you a very long run but with a chance to trial race nutrition, kit etc., say a 40 miler.
I tend to use marathon events as part of my ultra training, but I'm not training for anything longer than 40 miles now.
6 miles today, bitterly cold wind, made ILTHR run a bit hard in places. My glutes etc are a bit achy this morning.
Pilates and gym later.
Gym once my breakfast has gone down.
12 miler on Saturday (longest I've ever done outside my half), used tailwind for the first time and liked it, but I'll be honest in saying I've not much to compare it to! As my long runs get longer I guess it will be more of a test of anything I'm using.
5 miles this morning, fairly nice running conditions in Scotland today, Saturday was very windy.
Iain - Wow, that must be horrific to clean off!! Not running conditions at all.
Shades - Have a half in a few weeks and a 10k, but won't taper for them, so I'll see how they go.
11 miler this morning.
Cozy - well done on your longest training run. Tailwind gets very good reviews, stick with what works for you. Do Edinburgh provide any sports drinks/gels during the marathon?
Steve - good, will be interesting to see how your shorter races go, pre Manchester.
Good Pilates class, some leg work that really made my aching legs hurt even more. Good session in the gym, upper body. Gym was nice and quiet, seems the New Year resolution new members don't last more than a couple of weeks now
has anyone found a good way (or any way) to make up a drink while on the run?
As I mentioned above, I am trying out a few things, but if I need to take 4 sachets of tailwind in a marathon I'd rather use the water at the stops than carry it, but I've no idea of the logistics of getting the powder in the bottle!
Maybe you could make up a small bottle of very high concentrate and then pour that into a water bottle when required. But again some of the sports bottles have caps that are difficult to remove, especially when running.
Of course if you chose carefully some smaller marathons offer a bottle service and you can send your own drinks out to the drink station. Our local ultra Dartmoor Discovery does that and Isle of Man Marathon does it too, think the Cornish does too.
You could always run with a pack with bottles or a bladder if you'd like to use tailwind.
Thanks Topolino.
This is probably the first thing I've tried that I though, I could see myself drinking/eating that for 4 hours (well hopefully about 3:50
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I'll find a solution, I'll maybe invent one! Dragons den here I come!