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Shades, I did see that Indian Queens Half is hoping to go ahead on 20th Dec. There's not a lot of info at the moment but they've got a license for that date now, and more info will appear on their Facebook page in due course.
https://www.runbritain.com/RaceDetail.aspx?eventid=75b80ec8595e&raceid=74b40dcf595f
Will be much better if you can do your rehab in the gym/pool, very hard to keep the motivation going at home.
Indian Queens is usually in August isn't it? I hoped to do it one day but don't think I want to race in December.
Cal - so Express is another way of uploading data.
I just find the Garmin software so wobbly, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Good gym session, gym busy on max capacity of 25 but still able to use what equipment I wanted to without delays.
Popped into shop on way home and bought a new cooker, delivery on Thursday
Rob - Yes, I used to do the back to back long runs for ultras, defo good training on those for the long races.
Big G / Shades - I also want a pair on NB 1080v10!! Will wait for them to drop in price though.
15 miles on Saturday for a 50 mile week. Today was 12 miles with 6m at around MP -10s a mile (I was aiming for 6:30-40). Reps came out to 6:33/33/31/34/33/30, happy with that, felt strong during those.
Shades: wasn't Wolverhampton the most boring marathon ever? Or was that Stevenage? I remember one of them had a reputation for being dull?
Big G: good idea for the Tri club/using their facilities. Does that mean you'll be dipping your toes into triathlon now?
Cal: are you still having issues with Garmin? I know a few friends were reporting issues as it was down for a while.
I did another lunch run. It's nice to get out for a bit of speed and managed to do the run, shower and eat within an hour. It looks like I'll be back in the office every week or so but they've given me an absolute monster of a car to drive. It feels like a tank
12 miles today,felt hard so hopefully just one of them days.
Emmy Steve Edwards who’s ran 800+ marathons describes Stevenage as one of the worst marathons he’s done, I work close by so know the route, I don’t think it’s awful but thankfully the marathon is only every 10 years, next instalment should be 2024. I’ve done the half a few times.
steve well done on the 50 mile week, the 50 mile week seemed popular last week
Cal I saw on Facebook that there were issues garmin, hope it sorts itself soon.
shades My gym never seems to be full, I don’t know what it was like precovid. Hope all works okay with the oven. Leg still feels a bit numb in places but it’s a lot better, also still a bit bruised on the scaring under my knee but no pain.
Big g hope the nikes help
Our neighbour went away for a couple of weeks at the weekend, she had got people to look after her dogs. I night and her friends gave up, she frantically called us to see if we can help. So for the next couple of weeks we’re looking after their 2 dogs and 2 cats. They need to have one of us stay at all time as they keep on wanting to mate, if we separate them in different rooms they bark and cry.
Emmy, ha ha, no I've got no thoughts of doing a Tri. But I need to do something if I'm not running much as I don't want to balloon in weight and want to try and keep some kind of fitness. 2 or 3 years ago I did look at a local run-bike-run event, but I didn't get around to entering it. I am a member of the local Tri club as they meet for running just one mile from my house and it works well, although I haven't ran with them as much as I'd hoped. They're a good bunch though.
Robert, good luck keeping the dogs apart!
Cal, I too saw there was some issue with Garmin for some users, so hopefully it's all sorted now.
Steve, well done again. You're getting those sessions in really consistently.
Unfortunately those Nikes aren't for me. Not the achilles area, but just the general feel of them wasn't quite right when they were on whilst I was in the house. I did a short (1-mile) run in them and the achilles area felt okay but although I felt the laces were correct, my foot was moving from side to side in them and they just didn't feel comfortable. If in a shop I wouldn't have bought them, so they're packed up ready to go back. Those NB are a bit pricey but I have ordered a pair which will be coming tomorrow, as the achilles area does seem quite good in them from the pics and reviews I've seen.
Achilles seems okay this morning, and I've done my exercises and stretches, and will be walking up to work with OH again this morning. I'm hoping the Tri club card turns up today and I can get signed up at the gym. Currently my weight is still good but I do feel I need to do something exercise-wise! If the card doesn't arrive today I'll give the membership secretary a nudge.
Ian: I think we're having the same luck. Found another race for October... Full. I did Stevenage Marathon in 2014 and it was the dullest race ever. It was the underpasses.
Big G: sounds like a good idea to return the shoes. I hope the gym card turns up.
5miles for me this morning with the dogs. 9c so a bit of a chill but it was fine once I warmed up. I seem to be having no luck with races (as mentioned above). Another race found but they're all full.
I had to get mine picked up by courier as it had to stay chilled.
Emmy I think Dorney might still have spaces.
Watch is still not uploading automatically and tech support has not got back to me still. But as I said, I can still get the data off it so I'm alright for now.
Wanted to get an MP run done today so settled on Battersea Park as the best option as it is wide and flat, and the local road triangle I often use for tempos is getting a bit busier (there are no roads to cross but it's an industrial bit with vans and lorries sometimes coming out of drives, and one side has a school which will probably be open today).
I did have to stop three times for traffic on the way there (I set out at 5:50 so was in the park before 6:30), but somehow got lucky on the home run even though it was later and busier.
Once I'd got to the park (3 miles away) I started on my MP tempo. I was thinking about either doing two lots of a three miles with a recovery mile in between, or try for six straight through. As it was, I was in a pretty good rhythm after three MP miles so I stuck with it, and ended up doing 7 MP miles before heading back home.
MP splits were 9:07 (a little slow but still sub-4 pace)/8:55/8:51/8:50/8:58/8:54/8:49. Not sure I can do that for 26 miles but I'm pretty happy with that nonetheless.
The full run was a 2:07 half marathon which is faster than any of the HMs I ran in the first half of 2015 - amazing how we progress.
Big G - unlucky on the Nikes, but good that you can send them back.
Cal - Superb MP run.
Easy 6 miles today (9:44 min/miles for 120 bpm!), right at the bottom end of the HADD range!
Let me know when/if you see those NB shoes drop in price, I'll do the same for you.
Emmy - Wolverhampton was 2 laps, not a boring course and quite varied and when they amended the course to go around paths on some housing estates it had lots of turns so wasn't boring as on the 2nd lap it wasn't that easy to remember which way to go. Must have been Stevenage.
Emmy/Robert - I did Stevenage in 2004 and although I remember a lot of subways I had a good run there. I think if you have a good run then you feel more kindly towards an event and vice versa.
Robert - well you are a really good neighbour and your neighbour has some not so good friends, although of course there could have been unforeseen circumstances.
Do you have to book the gym in advance? They're making some small changes from next week with times for the gym and I think soon to bring back some gym staff from furlough which will be good,
Ian - oh no, still really annoying even though you weren't sure if you were going to run it.
We had a Zoom meeting last night and one guy has booked 5 holidays this year and all have ended up being countries with quarantine restrictions brought in quite close to departure date, he's given up and is holidaying now in the UK.
Big G - that's disappointing about the Pegasus shoes but if they don't feel right it's not worth persevering. Will be interested in your review of the 1080's, if they suit you and your achilles well then it will be money well spent.
Cal - great splits today.
Hope Garmin starts to behave, it's so annoying when it doesn't.
No running today, my rest day. Gentle circuits was good and not so gentle, today he was focussing on technique and as he knows each of us quite well he individually amended our technique on each exercise just to increase the training effect. Gym after, upper body.
I've dropped the Nikes back off at the PO, so hopefully the refund will appear back in my account in the next few days.
Ian - I thought Cyprus had really strict entry regulations re Covid, or has that been relaxed now.
Right I'm hoping this is not the kiss of death to what few races we have but marathon list coming up..
It was funny though as a Giant Tortoise escaped yesterday. They have large boulders all around the enclosure and the assumption is that he somehow managed to get over one of those, without toppling backwards. He was lured back in by the keepers bribing him with carrots and cucumber and there were some pics that were quite amusing. I got a text off OH saying he escaped again this morning though....they're not stupid!
Thanks TR. I'm currently specifically looking for something that won't irritate my achilles though, so I don't want the material to be too plush/thick or high in that area. The NB have a heel collar that kind of tapers away from the achilles/ankle, and it's thin material there, so I am hoping they may help me be able to run a bit. The Zoom Flys I raced in last week have a similar tapered heel collar and they didn't irritate me that day, but I don't need a carbon plate for an every day shoe. The issue with the Zoom Flys is that they're difficult to run slowly in for a training run! I do use Saucony and have the Guide ISOs. I like them a lot, and my "go to" shoe is usually the Asics GT 2000 as I get a lot of miles out of them, but I recently noticed they have a high heel collar which isn't helping me at the moment. I got a lot of miles out of a pair of Sketchers, funnily enough, but I can't find them for sale at the moment.
Mixed memories seeing that list, Shades. Especially that Enigma double with a 3:44 followed the day after by a 4:53, and a DNS on the third day. Ooooph! Funnily enough I was looking back at Marrakech yesterday in terms of my race report and pics etc. That was a really good weekend away. Afterwards, I wasn't sure if I'd do the event again only because I have a long list of races I'd like to do, but it was a great weekend and place to visit, so if I go back I'd probably tie it in with the event if I could. I guess I'm at best 50/50 about Plym Trail at the moment though....
Big G - your OH working from home would bring a whole new meaning to 'the elephant in the room'
I'd forgotten about the DNS, we don't mention them on here.
I have been through all my current running shoes, and there are quite a few, various brands and various models and the only pair with the flared heel are my NB shoes
Cyprus want a test no more than 72 hours before departure,luckily we can both get one easily.
Big G - id just focuss on doing a set or 2 of calf raises on a step after each run and save the Nikes for sessions and races. I find the Pegs have high arches at first but wear in. I bought a pair of 4% in the Black Friday sales, only worn them once in a 10k do far, and they rere really high under my arches too, probably need wearing in too. But they are for short races only at the mo, they were unstable and the arches would annoy me in a longer race. Might be worth getting a pair of next % black friday, track the nike website in black friday week, i paid £120ish for the 4%, the price dropped a few days in a row.
I'm now a member of a gym for the first time in years! It's just for the spinning and swimming, plus access to the cycling velopark. I have my first spinning session tonight so hoping it goes okay. As I said earlier, I need to do something whilst I can't run much!
TR - that's OK. Wasn't sure if you did quite a few as you're planning 2 in 2 weeks soon.
Big G - congrats on the gym membership and good luck at the spin class. 😉
Diamond League on this evening BBC RB and online I expect.