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We have entered a 10k in Blackpool next Saturday night,OH struggles to get many Sunday's off and we seen this for next Saturday and she wanted to do it.
So after nothing for 6 months,potentially 3 races in 3 weekends.
Shades, it's City Runs. https://www.city-runs.co.uk
Regarding that weekend you mentioned, I did have Warsaw 27th Sept, and do have the postponed Frome Half if it goes ahead, but I think I can get a refund on that. It's also Goodwood but I'm not 100% sure about a marathon at the moment after no long runs. I know you said I'd be fine with my training, but I'm not sure at the moment. If it stays like this weather-wise, I can't really see me getting out for long runs as just standing still in the sun and I'm sweating!
Big G - the Anglo Celtic 100k was moved to that weekend in September but the Anglo Celtic competition is not going ahead for obvious reasons. But I've heard they will probably go ahead with a marathon, not sure of any other distances. It's at Boddington in Gloucestershire, road, I've forgotten how many laps for the marathon, maybe 11 or 12. Quiet rural roads, not a hill in sight. Easy drive there. Will be a UKA event.
You could easily run a marathon off your existing training as long as you keep the mileage up and you're doing Plym Trail before that aren't you?.
Details will be confirmed this week.
Cal - Can you invest in a good fan? It really makes a difference regarding sleeping through the night. OH moans about the noise it makes but I find that sort of white noise (or whatever it's called) quite pleasant.
Big G - You are really on form at the moment, looking forward to seeing how that translates to racing.
Shades - Can't believe you did ironing in this weather. I hardly ever iron, absolutely hate it. I just shake things out when I take them off the washing line and then fold them.
You sound quite philosophical about your "would have been" 400 tomorrow.. how many marathons are you at now? Running your 100th on the hottest day ever!, your 100th is really special I imagine, there's no way you're going to forget that.
New shoes for your birthday, how lovely. I'm running pretty much all the time in my Asics that I got last time I was in Wales. I'd never bought Asics before and they took a bit of breaking in but now I love them. They are so bouncy and feel much more cushioned than my Nikes, and even my Hokas. But maybe that's because my other shoes are dead old now
Absolutely awful run this morning, had to walk loads to keep HR down but I'm putting that down to the heat. Plagued by horseflies as well, and I was on the roads. I've actually stopped trail running in the forest because of those insects and now they're coming out in force on the tarmac roads that run through the forest, there's no getting away from them:#
BigG: it's been cooler today (40c in the sun) and a little breeze. I'm still not running more than 10miles in this weather though. It's too much.
Shades: I've done ironing too. I try to keep on top of it before I spend an hour doing it.
Ian: good luck to you and your girls tomorrow!
I would do it but I'm down for Goodwood, they didn't offer refunds, choice of virtual or transfer to another event.
Mamafox - I don't have much ironing as now I no longer work I seem to live in lycra. But I do like duvet covers and pillow cases ironed and I have a few running tops that need ironing.
Re marathons, I'm stuck on 389 now, but given up the chase for numbers right now.
When I did my 100th it was the hottest day on the mainland, luckily I was on the Isle of Man and always cooler there.
Thought I would treat myself to the shoes, would have spent a lot more if I'd been on the IOM.
Which ASICS have you got?
I think it has to rain to get rid of the horseflies doesn't it. It's when it's hot and dry they chase us and every other poor animal too.
Shades - well done. I don't even own an iron! I did clean my kitchen and bathroom today though so I've earned some virtue points too. Enjoy the shoes!
Talking of races, a guy in my club is doing NDW 100 - what a terrible weekend to be running that! He's doing pretty well though, fifth place at the moment. I hope he makes it.
Race day is finally here again.
Cal - double points for you cleaning in this weather, I didn't do any cleaning yesterday.
How was your gym weights session under Covid rules?
It was Connemara 100 this weekend too and they had similar weather to us. That's always been my dream ultra to do as it's road around a really beautiful area, but my stomach isn't up to coping with 100 miles.
Ian - good luck. All that pre race faffing, checking the weather, working out what time to leave etc.
I saw the results of that 5k, fabulous times. The guy that was 2nd Alex Yee is an amazing runner too and he's a triathlete, maybe he should do both athletics and triathlon.
Big G - definitely the best time to run. Never gone back to bed after a run but why not.
10 miles this morning. Poor night's sleep due to the heat, not unexpected, but I felt fine and not sleep deprived. But once I started to run it was my poor body that was tired after I've done 2 consecutive days at the gym. Yesterday I went full out on my glutes/hamstrings/quads and calves and I could really feel them this morning, glycogen depleted. I ran down to the industrial estate and did one lap, this is Big G's speedwork course, then out on my favourite hilly route. I knew the hills would be tough but this route is well shaded for a considerable part of it and being out in the country cooler than urban areas, and it was, with a lovely breeze in places, so it was worth the hills for the better conditions. Quite humid though. Nice round 50 miles for me for the week.
I don't care for swimming and haven't ridden a bike since I failed to negotiate a bend at the age of 15 and hit and went over a 5 bar gate. Wrote off the bike, which wasn't mine.
I was unlikely to do that Two Tunnels race anyway due to logistics as we've discussed, but also as the Half is in the afternoon it's another reason for me not to do it. I would want a reasonable shot of a decent time so with a bigger chance of it being hot in the afternoon, I definitely won't be travelling there.
Alehouse, I hadn't realised that many were tri athletes in that race either although I knew JB was in there and heard his name a few times. I quite enjoyed the footage. Very simple and not "professional" as it was presumably just from a phone, but I quite enjoyed it and he was right there in the action.
Big G - my route this morning has an option to shorten it, I didn't, but at this time of year it's not worth flogging yourself in unpleasant conditions.
That put me off the Two Tunnels too, having a certain start time and it being later that I would have wanted. The year I ran the 50km we started first and fairly early, which was good. It was a very hot day but the tunnels are deliciously cold.
Shades, I've been the only one in the free weights area both times I've been.
My only attempt to ride a bike, as a kid, ended with me in a rosebush. I haven't been on one since (well, aside from spin bikes, but not the same!).
I managed to get 6 hours last night, which is actually good considering it was almost 30 degrees in my room when I went to bed. Using earplugs has been a game changer - I really seem to sleep a lot better when wearing them, even if there isn't much noise outside.
Today I decided to explore as far as Hackbridge - the park there is actually really nice. Then I popped into Wilderness Island (a little nature reserve off the Wandle which only has one entrance so there's no way through, just in and around and back the way you came) on the way back as I was curious. It's mostly trees and narrow trails and I had to slow right down as I didn't want to roll my damn ankle again on the tree roots.
Came back via Mitcham Common. That common is so confusing due to the fact it's in sections due to the roads that go through it, and one section looks much like another. Went the wrong way again but at least I knew where I was from the last time I went the wrong way.
Anyway, that brings me to 52 miles for the week, which is my first 50+ since the groin injury in June.
Tomorrow will be a rest - I've booked the gym for 9:30 and will probably do a walk at some point, but no more than three miles.
They don't seem to be rushing back to your gym then.
My gym is increasing capacity from 18 to 25 spaces per session from this week so they must be happy with how the reopening is going.
Well done to your clubmate at the NDW100. I've never done 100 miles but I know it's a completely different ball game. No matter how much you want to finish once you're up to the last few miles the mind won't overpower the body and it's common to hallucinate in the last few miles.
Big G - I'm really enjoying Adharanand Finn's book on ultra running, I'm treating myself to a few pages every day.
Shades: great work in the heat too. Your poor muscles! I hope you can rest? I'd love to get out to do Connemara but it's not looking likely for a few years.
A very hot 10k for me this morning. I was planning on further but I wisely stopped as k started feeling rough. Today was not my day. When I got home it said 30c with 65% humidity.
I'm resting today and have Pilates in the morning, but no gym until Tuesday.
I have sneaked a look at Ian's result
Emmy, probably sensible.
Yep, every time I breastfeed, my tolerance to heat goes right down. I'm guessing its my body preserving itself?
I've never mastered the 24 hour race, my best was my first and I managed 80 miles, it was blisters that stopped me going any further that time. Subsequent races always my stomach (acid) so have given up trying to do longer ultras, for now anyway.
Big G - I haven't met him, he used to run with the Mavericks now and then, he's a friend of T's.
In terms of covid it felt completely safe,massive field at the start separated into a toilet queue and a warm up area,toilets had sanitiser on the way in and out.
Start area was a little tight,yellow markings on the floor separated 2mtrs but people a bit closer but we were only there a bit.
Onto the race,started a bit fast,as usual,but didn't want to leave anything,first 2 miles are slightly uphill and in to the wind,clocked 6:02,then 6:07,at mile 3 we turn and go slightly downhill so I hit 5:54,felt it was a bit fast so pulled back slightly and then went 6:07,6:04 getting to halfway in 30:36 which I knew was way too fast.
2nd half and the wind was picking up,it was a bigger headwind on the way back up the bypass so I slowed a bit,got to 10k in 37:59 just 26 sec behind my PB and second fastest ever.We turned off the main road with 5k left,I had 19:45 to break 62,a nice bit of downhill gave me a little more time in the bank,came to the last mile thinking I had it safe,got to 10 miles and at 1:01:23 bit still not finished,annoying as my watch was measuring right with all the mile markers so don't know what happened,head down and chased a guy in front which helped drag me over in 1:01:55.
Very happy to break 62,bodes well for my next 2 races,could I do 20 mins for another 5k? I think I could so hopefully 1:22 is possible.
So you achieved your target of sub 62.
And the rest of the family?
Re the mile markers, they probably marked the miles by measuring with a GPS whereas the whole course would be measured officially. So it's often the last mile that seems long, happens frequently in marathons.