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Ian - I felt so sorry for the organisers of Boston last year as they did everything they could, and a bit more, and still had the race pulled at the last minute.
My 8 mile hilly route this morning, so mild, really good conditions except very windy briefly on the top of the hills. Good to see more early morning runners out now too.
Big G - that's another long walk!
I have visions of the orangutans locking themselves away as if the bailiffs were expected. 🦧 Animals know when something is about to happen.
Nice 10 today,went out along the front and got the usual headwind back,nice weather to run in though.
10 miles for me too at lunch along the river. Was roasting when I went out. Tons of runners along the towpath so it was up and down with my neck buff. Some people seem to look offended when I pull it up, they should watch the news! 😀
Big G, my friend Colin adores orangutans. He's borderline obsessed (which includes scanning every food item for palm oil).
Rcouture, I guess any hint of OK weather at this time of year will bring everyone and their dog out.
Rcouture - must be a bit frustrating having to run when it's so crowded. I've noticed that if it rains that cuts the number of folk out. Luckily as I run early in the day, I only have a few other pedestrians/dog walkers/runners out so no problem, just exchange a cheery good morning usually.
Cal - enjoy your final hill session, don't trash the legs.
6 miles this morning, no wind, good running conditions.
Food shop today so my one and only weekly trip out of the house apart from my running, of course.
6.5 mile walk this morning, and had to be out early as I've got a plumber coming around as we've a few small jobs that have backed up, but need doing.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/02/zwift_suspends_digital_dopers/
I think it's easy to cheat in races on Zwift if someone is so inclined. Someone simply saying they're lighter than they actually are would skew the results as their w/kg would be higher. My figures are all accurate in the game though.
On the other side of it, a famous pro rider got throttled in the game a few months ago as the system threw up a message saying "Either you missed your calling as a pro, or there is something wrong with one of your devices".
https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/7988/thomas-de-gendt-kicked-out-of-zwift-race-for-being-too-strong
Well, the recovery run did the trick. I got myself out at 6.30am and knocked out a 12 mile run with over 400m of climb. I did what I said I do, which was heading over to the far side of Streatham Common and doing reps of Norbury Hill. Normally I go up the steeper and harder Gibson's Hill then down Norbury, but I did the reverse today. There's a short 10% bit just before you turn into Norbury but Norbury Hill itself is 6-7% for the mostpart, so it's easier on the calves. It also gave me chance to practise my downhill technique on Gibson's - first downhill was very tentative (it was barely light at that point, mind) but I got quicker with each lap.
I still had some energy on the way home, which is net downhill, so the last couple of miles were sub-10s. Yeah, I really enjoyed that run.
Big G - I'm a great fan of Thomas de Gendt, I have great admiration for a maverick.
Cal - great running. Does that mean we might see you do a recovery run the day after a marathon
If we are allowed to start racing in April or May then I am looking at Milton Keynes, possibly...there's also Bolton but that one is proper hilly so I won't be able to go for a time. I guess we'll all have to wait and see how things pan out.
Cal - I definitely think you should do Bolton after all the hill training you've been doing over the last few months.
RCouture, not sure exactly where you're based but if you are looking for a decent marathon close-ish to London, I enjoyed Chelmsford a lot. No idea what their plans are for this year (it's an Autumn race), but just thought I'd mention it. People were complaining that it was hilly, but it really wasn't at all - I did a good time there, despite carrying an injury and I'm not great on hills. I made the weekend of it and got a parkrun in too
(Ahh, those were the days - planning marathon/parkrun weekends away!)
Rcouture- I am edging towards signing up for MK,I reason there site and if it gets postponed you can defer so thats good enough for me.
Big G-I didn't even realise it was a thing,suppose it's the usual make yourself look good on the internet crowd.My stats are true on there.Speaking if which I did another race today,22.6m took me 1hr 3 so happy with that,averaged 2.2w/kg so I'm in the right category.I'm enjoying riding on it,I definitely enjoy the racing more than just going for a ride though,I find I really struggle with that unless I'm watching something on tv.
7 miles today, colder and felt quite chilly until the rain started and then that brought the temperature up a bit. Went out on the main road planning to do return run on the back roads but this morning it's very dark and I had to come back on the main road. Just one of those mornings when it feels like it's not going to get light at all.
Shades, I was looking at Chelmsford too. I did enjoy it. A few miles at the start in the centre, a lot out on country roads, and then finishing back in the park. It was a good one and really nice scenery I thought - quite different to Devon with not many hedges along the roads meant I felt I could see for miles on parts of the course. The course was quite exposed in places but it was good conditions when I did it, and I'd definitely do it again.
10-mile walk in the heavy rain this morning. Not pleasant and although I was in full waterproofs and kept quite dry, I was questioning my sanity. The main thing that is keeping me walking is that a) it won't be forever and I'll happily ditch it when I'm able to run again and b) I hope it's still good training as some of my routes do have some hills in, which I march up at a decent pace.
Hopefully you'll be able to introduce some running soon
I remember your good review of Chelmsford and at the time I made a mental note to put it on my 'to do' list.
I've done Halstead a few times so am used to the lack of hedges that we're so used to here in Devon. Halstead is a very good race, scheduled for 9th May provisionally. I'd like to do Halstead this year but I think it could be another casualty of the pandemic this year.
Nice day today but I've taken a rest day - after running 34 miles in three days, I feel it's sensible.
Rcouture - it's not looking good for a March marathon really.
You're certainly ramping up the mileage. You might benefit from a step back week every few weeks, if you don't already do so.
Good news you've both entered MK, I do hope it goes ahead for you.
7 miles after work,felt really good today,still slower than usual but felt easy and enjoyable.