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Re your forthcoming triple, recovery won't be much different than for a double, just a bit more tiredness due to depleted glycogen stores.
Cal - well that's good you'll get a refund for the 10k, especially as you had regretted entering the event.
Lots of races cancelled down here too.
Keith - well that's halfway now. Is Foxy likely to cancel Sunday's event?
Ian - not good about the achilles. Have you got yourself some higher drop shoes yet to give that achilles some relief?
Cozy - enjoy your 14 miles today.
Just starting to get light here so time for my run.
Not quite sure how long this storm is around,bbc app shows 50mph from tonight until tuesday afternoon.
Yes, I think my pace graphs between Darwin Day and Marrakech tell a story
We have a warning re Storm Ciara for 24 hours from midnight tonight, but gusts over 40mph are forecast for 48 hours from about tea time today. I don't remember seeing 60+mph ever forecast for here as we're inland. Anything over 50mph is quite scary to be out in.
Big G - I can see from the graph that you were struggling at Marrakech even on the gentle downhill part of the course in the latter stages.
I cut my run short as I have a really sore throat. My RHR was high this morning (56), I take it on waking but the alarm woke me today and that always puts my RHR up so dismissed the high reading. I didn't feel my usual enthusiasm for my run today but didn't feel ill, but once I started to run my throat became really dry and sore and I didn't feel great. Fortunately I was on my hilly run which is a loop of the town first so was able to cut back to home. So a miserable 2.42 miles for me, quite cold out there, but no wind! I know I'm not 100% as I'm not hungry either, just had some yogurt and fruit for breakfast.
Sofa day for me I think. I had been planning to go to the gym but will ditch that too.
Got 2 pairs,another pair of guide and a pair of Adrenaline,I wore Brooks when I started running so should be fine with them.
Good idea to cut the run short,hopefully it passes quickly.
I went and did 6.5 today, including parkrun. It was a steady run there, and a steady start to parkrun, although I put a bit of effort in towards the end. Then a steady run back. Felt pretty good actually, so again all pointing in the right direction. When I do a recovery run usually it’s only 3-4 miles, but with parkrun today it ended up being a bit longer. I’m doing the run report today, where I’ll talk a bit about last week’s Bushy Pilgrimage.
Nice running, Big G - which one did you do?
I had my second stab at Gunpowder today (the one that was cancelled due to ice three weeks ago). So tube (with a change), then train, then a 2 mile run to the park, although as I was there early I did an additional mile around the park for three.
It's hard path there - not the smoothest stuff as it has a gravelly texture, but it's quick enough. Two laps with a slight incline at the start of each lap - it amazed me how many people I overtook on that, it wasn't even a hill. There was a bit of congestion at the start so my first mile was around 8:15, but there was a lot of space after that and miles two and three were both exactly 7:56.6. Consistent eh? I was breathing quite loudly during the last half mile and I did push myself, but still found a little something for the finish, which doesn't often happen. My official time was 25:20, which is somewhat outside my best but still respectable (especially given this has been a 51 mile week since I did my long run on Monday). Good enough for 5th lady and 1st VW50. Rather glad I pushed it towards the end because there were two VW50s three seconds behind me!
After adopting the bent-over-with-hands-on-knees recovery posture, I got some water and ran the two miles back to the station for a total of 8 miles. Home by 11, which isn't bad considering it's not the most straightforward journey.
I doubt I will run tomorrow - I don't like 20mph winds let alone 60. Damned storm may keep me indoors for two days. Just hoping my Sky dish will be OK.
Shades, I'm not seriously looking for this year, so just curious really. But regarding Connemara Marathon, is it generally speaking advisable to book accommodation early in terms to get decent prices in Galway? It's on "the list" hence just looking into it. I take it you fly to Dublin and then get yourself over to Galway on the train, or hire a car, and then use their bus to get you to the start line?
Looks like we're all going to be affected by the weather. Here there are lots of trees never mind the potential hazard of being kneecapped by a rogue recycling box or bin if I run in built up areas.
Keith - sorry to hear your knee is really painful today. If you're not running tomorrow maybe better to drive home now to escape the storm?
Big G - that's a good recovery run from you today. I take it the legs are fine.
Re Connemara marathon, or maybe even the ultra
Galway is expensive for accommodation, it's a really lively city but there are B & B's available as well as the dearer hotels. I book early so I can get a good hotel that isn't too far to walk to the cathedral for the bus on race day. They party 24 hours a day in Galway so a very central hotel can be noisy so choose carefully.
I would recommend the ultra. Marathon runners have up to a 90 minute wait at the start with no shelter, bit like Loch Ness with the logistics of the buses.
Whereas the ultra runners are taken to Peacocks hotel so we can prep for the race in the warm, have coffee etc and then we are driven a mile to the start and we only have a 10 minute wait at the start.
I take it the race is still going ahead tomorrow?
Had a restless and a bit feverish night but I actually feel better today. RHR is still raised though so will stay home, no gym.
Heard the wind a few times during the night but it doesn't seem too bad here right now, more squally weather. Of course with the hills around here I could walk round the corner and it could be blowing a hoolie. Feels really mild.
A few images have turned up from that parkrun shoot I did the other week. Every now and then an image I’m in appears at the top of the main parkrun UK page, plus I’m on the parkrun area of the prodirect site. Haven’t seen any video yet though.
Big G - nice pic of you on the parkrun homepage. You look a natural in the photos.
Re Conne ultra. It's a single loop, the first 13.1 miles is the flattest part of the course. At 13.1 miles you pick up the marathon course and that is undulating, at marathon point you've descended a long hill into Leenane and you then pick up the half marathon course to the finish. The half marathon course is the hilliest part of the course with two significant hills, the one out of Leenane and the Hell of the West.
Ultra runners are allowed to put some stuff out in drop bags, drinks, food etc., maximum of 3 drop bags. Marathon runners don't have that service.
This is the elevation of the ultra, shown on the top of the medal. It's not as hilly as DD, but like Dartmoor is subject to variable weather.
Regarding those parkrun pics, the chap I'm with is the guy (Tim) trying to do 100 first finishers (can't say "winners" in the parkrun world
Re flights, just bear in mind you'll need a lot of kit should the weather be bad so you'll need a flight with generous cabin baggage unless you book a hold bag. You need warm dry kit as well as your race kit to travel to and from the race, bus takes an hour or so. So fleeces, waterproof jacket, dry shoes etc. You need to take whatever you would for a trip to Dartmoor. We've had warm sunny weather, torrential rain/hail/snow and sometimes all in the same day. I'm hoping for a warm one this year.
The ultra only has a couple of places left anyway. It's a wonderful event, runners travel from all over the world to run the marathon or ultra, I think I saw on the website that runners from 33 different countries last year.
Thanks Shades, lots to consider then. It does sound a great race.
Looking at the forecast the worst of the weather is coming here a bit later this afternoon. As it wasn't high tide I went out for a short run along the sea front. Quite blustery, and not many runners out, but a lot of dog walkers on the beach. I wouldn't want to run in much worse though, so just kept it to the 4-miles today. Easy with the tail wind....very hard into the head wind!
Ian love my adrenalines, been using them for 6 years get a good 500 miles out of them and then good for a gym shoe.
Shades hope you're back feeling yourself soon! I've had a new sore throats recently which hasn't affected me too much thankfully.
Keith well done with the runs, stayed at the furzton when did MK marathon, enjoyed a few beers after at their prices.
Cal I did gunpowder a couple of months ago... hoping that I get to have a fast attempt as think it could have PB potential.
Friday night had WJ quiz night, dragged on too much and club chairman had a few too many drinks by the end and was quite irritating but a few £££ raised for charity.
Woke up saturday shattered (cats kept us awake) but as I was car park marshal and elle was timekeeping got out of bed and decided to run, took it steady and went 30 seconds faster than my last attempt before xmas.
Enjoyed a 6 mile run today with clubmate, had a good moan about club stuff, I quite enjoy not having any responsibility at the club as usually I've found myself involved far too much with other sports clubs I have played for in the past.
19.2 miles for the week, biggest since I fell, all falling into place nicely (pun wasn't intended) Even OH has been out few times and recorded her biggest distances for a while