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Shades, yes, I have two black nails too and I'll definitely lose at least one of them.
Yes, I do have A races but that doesn't affect the other races I do. If I do a traditional taper I will have a terrible race, just doesn't work for me. I usually recover fairly quickly and I have in the past run 2 marathon PB's on consecutive weeks.
Big G - is that the Nice race on November? Usually very expensive re accommodation etc but supposed to be a lovely race.
But needs a medical certificate, I suspect post pandemic the price has doubled. 🤨
I've painted my toenails!
Pilates today, first class this year
Rest day today, but I've taken Tigg out for a walk. Well, I stood in a field and threw the ball for him about 30 times, which has tired him until late afternoon
Cal - I don't think your dentist would suggest removing it without good cause. I would get it done now rather than when you're in full marathon training. I had one removed a few years ago and although it's not pleasant for a day or so being careful, it soon healed and I'm a few years older than you.
Pilates was great but so showed up what I've lost core and strength wise over lockdown. Mostly did joint mobilisation.
Ian - how did you get on at the physio?
5 miles this morning, chilly but nice morning. I ran this route about a week ago and the cow parsley has grown at least 2 feet since then, all that rain I guess.
Rcouture-When I read back I realised how I've been sucked in to this,thinking 6 in a year isn't many,to the vast majority of people,even runners,6 is a lot,just on here it doesn't seem many.
Ian - I was thinking that 6 a year sounded a lot! I don’t know how I’d manage that. Assuming that after this race I don’t decide that I never want to do a marathon again, I’m not quite sure how I’d progress since I don’t think I can fit many more miles into life. Especially with things opening up and having even less time with commuting and travel etc... Anyway will work that out when I get to it.
Didn’t run yesterday so will go out for an easy 6 later. I have no idea if this taper is going well or not and I’m wondering a bit if I’ve not suffered from not having an actual marathon plan for this period. Legs feel fine but not particularly better than usual and my RHR has weirdly been elevated the last couple of days.
No running yesterday and just 4.5 miles this morning with Tigg. Nice weather out this morning.
Rcouture-If you decide to do more,don't worry you'll have loads of improvement yet,just keeping to your usual mileage will get you improvements as you get used to the distance.
Great news on your 2nd jab, I believe that you should almost immediately now have a Covid passport on your NHS app for travel
Ian/Rcouture - for many one marathon a year is one too many
Rcouture - when running 15-20 a year then I don't do any long runs for the period I'm racing, which would normally be April-October so I'm spending less time training than if I was doing a traditional preparation for one or two marathons a year.
Many runners only intend to run one marathon, bucket list item. Some hate it and never do another, others finish the first one and then there is a predictable depression post race as the goal you've been working so hard (and so long) for has now passed. The usual cure is to enter another marathon, and there's often those thoughts that 'if only' the weather had been better, the course was more to my liking etc. etc., and that becomes 'next time'.
Your taper sounds perfectly normal.
Big G - it's next time for both of us re the tooth extraction then. 😭
Have you entered the RED event/s? I've entered the Saturday and put down ultra, not sure why I did that, but I know on the day I can do whatever distance I want.
Life is getting back to normal, took me 10 minutes to drive the half mile home from the supermarket
Physio went OK,didn't say to stop running which is their usual stock answer,not sure what the actual injury is,but he says I have a lot of scar tissue around the ligament which could be causing it so we are going to try and break that up,and he said my left leg is quite weak compared to the right so some strength exercises for that leg, got 4 more sessions booked in then we will go from there.
I think you've got a deferred entry for Newport haven't you?.
Ian - that's a promising physio assessment. There's the risk of not fully healing from previous injuries will eventually cause you more problems so a good chance to deal with that now.
It's only taken a week but finally got my phone synced with my Garmin. After about ten notifications from my Garmin with a passcode, nine failed and the tenth worked.
Rcouture-There should be plenty of races to choose from by the spring.Newport is spring but apart from the start and finish and I bit in major? It is mainly country.Manchester is usually spring and very well supported for most of the race.
I want to do Boston but 2022 is easter weekend and I cannot get that off,so looks like 2023 for that.
Ian, good news you're able to run. That's what us runners like to hear
RCouture, I'd say you definitely got PBs in you off of your marathon training. In terms of mileage and managing time etc, you can make large improvements off of your kind of mileage, so need to worry about that.
I don't suppose we'll know until the autumn how realistic it is for the usual spring marathons to go ahead.
Ian - this is a good opportunity to finally get shot of that niggly achilles and related problems.
You'll have to settle for Boston UK next year then
Big G - ha, ha I thought I was daft putting the ultra, but that looks lightweight compared to the double. The pics of the route makes it look like Plym Trail without the hills. It's the laps that might be a struggle though.
You're getting close to your 100th now, any tentative plans?
I forgot I had a deferred entry with Infinity, so I've signed up for one of their events in October. It's over the border into Wales, feels quite daring.
Regarding the RED events, for me in a way it's much more preferable doing those two than travelling all the way to MK to run around a lake for a couple of days, and that was the main thing in my mind when I entered them.
After grinding to a halt on 82 in March last year I've done 3 this year, so all being well DD will be 86. I've got 4 booked (1xPlym Trail, 2xRED, 1x Dorney Lake) so if I get those done I'll be in the "nervous nineties".
Rcouture-I'd hope we are back to normal by next year but who knows,out of the spring ones tokyo is very hard to get in,London unless you want to fundraise,think your gfa would be about 3 so tough,but Boston might be in your range if you fancy it?
Had an enjoyable 7 miles in the sun today,no issues with vaccine side effect yet so all good there hopefully.
In line with UK Athletics COVID guidelines we have reduced contact points by having fewer refreshment stations. Water will be available at registration for a final drink before setting off. There will be refreshment stations at the following locations:
- YMCA South Camp entrance, Lakeside - 10 miles
- United Utilities entrance, A592 - 16 miles
- Brockhole north entrance, A591 - 23 miles
Each station will have bottled water and cups of VOOM Hydrate Smart (hypotonic electrolyte drink). There will be space at each station for you to safely fill your own water carrying system if you chooseAll runners must be past Newby Bridge (13 miles) by 1.00pm. Any runners not at this point by then will be asked to retire from the event.
There will be a sweep minibus travelling at the rear of the race at a 15 minute mile pace, leaving the start at 9.30am.
The cut off and sweep bus is new???? Don't recall that being a thing usually.
I skipped the less interesting stuff above e.g. stay in car until 15 mins before start time, takes 5 mins to register (do this on way to start) also meant to leave as soon as capable of doing so. Water and bananas at finish so er i'll skip that and go to my bag in car which will have a FGS shake and food of some sort.
Big G - I guess you can't really make firm plans for your 100th right now so that should mean less stress for you in the nervous nineties. It's only once the plan is in place and announced that it becomes a bit stressful. 😱
I had to cram a few in to get my numbers right when I did my 100th, including a double starting with an ultra that turned out to be hottest day in Wiltshire for 50 years. I've only been sick a few times during/post race and that was one of them. Then drove to Wales and marathon the next day, still feeling rough on the start line.
I think DD is a tricky race to choose, if you had a niggle and had to walk some of it would you make the cut offs, or more importantly would you enjoy it. Whatever event you choose it should be for you not for the Trotters, so whatever is your favourite, even if that's a trip away with OH, there'll most likely be some 100MC there to celebrate with you and do the presentations. 100th is important, 200th/300th etc are not.
You're right, a double of RED events is far better than a trek to MK to go around TBL
Ian - great news re no after effects of 2nd jab. I've got my 2nd jab on Saturday.
Keith - thanks for that. Sheer madness and stupidity not to have more drink stations. Part of the blame I put on RB and EA, but Brathay organisers should use their common sense. If I had to reduce water stations I'd put them at 5/10/15/20/23. It's all very well to say runners can refill their bottles, how long is that going to take, it's not like it's an off road ultra where refuelling/refilling is an accepted part of the process. Fortunately the weather looks cold so that's a bonus re the lack of water.
No, I don't remember the cut off time either, not sure about the minibus.
6 miles this morning, wind is starting to pick up, we have storm force winds for the next 36 hours or so. Nearly the end of May and I'm still wearing winter kit for my runs and still got the heating on.
Gym later.
Keith/Ian, what do you think you'll do about the water situation at Windermere? Take a bottle in a belt, or something else?