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It wasn't such a great idea of the organisers to have them collected at special desk but should have been allocated to you with the other runner's numbers.
But if it's any consolation I meant to have mine framed but 19 years later it's still in the cupboard.
But nothing will take away the achievement of completing 100 marathons, so I hope you have a most enjoyable day tomorrow.
Shades-Good luck with your race tomorrow,500 races is incredible.
Ian, sounds positive. Well, er, postively negative, I guess?
I did Southall parkrun today (so I'm LonDone again). Felt OK, perfect weather and it's a flat course (maybe a bit too twisty for a really fast time, but still pretty quick especially as it's one that doesn't attract a lot of runners just yet). I was hopeful I could get back under 27 minutes (I did run 26:20 in December) but couldn't manage it. 27:22. My fastest time this year, but can't help but be a bit disappointed. I really need to get rid of that half a stone (not to mention doing some actual speed training again).
Park was nice though, and the volunteers were some of the most enthusiastic I've come across.
On that basis I'm not sure how fast I'll manage the Westminster Mile tomorrow. Probably won't even break 8 minutes.
Shades - 500 isn’t bad either 😉
Cal - Well done on LonDone.
6 miles this morning. Heavy legged from tempo day before yesterday but knee all good. Am looking forward to winding things down this taper. I’m not sure I’ve got quite the level of mileage I wanted in this block given the ITB management but aside from that I’m happy with how training has gone. Good news too that have got someone to watch the girls so OH can come to Copenhagen. Have therefore changed flights and landing on the Friday to have a proper weekend of it ahead of Sunday race.
Hope the LFT was negative today too.
Cal - good luck for your mile race tomorrow. I'd find that a very difficult and terrifying experience. 😱
Rcouture - you've not had the ITB nightmare that you had close to Florence so relax now and enjoy the taper.
Great news that your OH can accompany you to Copenhagen. Don't forget to look good in the race photos as she'll be taking loads 😉
well done on getting another parkrun in, hope you have a great run tomorrow!
Cal well done on the Londone again! Enjoy tomorrow and Monday, I really enjoyed both events in 2019 didn’t take them too seriously.
Rcouture great news on making a better break in Copenhagen!
5 mile run down to Barclay parkrun today, horrible course 3 laps with a few undulations (300ft) met up with someone who I used to play cricket with 15 years ago and had a catch up. Finished in 25:58 my fastest parkrun time since my fall and a fair bit left in the tank. Coffee with an WJ and school mate then got bus back as want to get out again tomorrow.
I looked at Morecambe, but long drive from here, maybe another year.
I saw Bolton got a lot of abuse, unnecessarily IMHO, as they've lost a lot money and not their fault there was a pandemic.
You've certainly recovered from Dorney to clock a speedy parkrun.
It was sad that Bolton didn't happen, I can understand why people would have been upset but these things happen. Had the race finished at the football stadium then I would have considered it just because what that stadium means to me watching Chelsea.
Clocked 140 miles for April, 2nd highest since my fall. That included the majority of my marathon training, a taper, the marathon itself.
Didn't realise Bolton had cancelled,had a quick Google and the biggest thing for me is the lack of transparency, if he's spent all the money then fair enough,pop it on a sheet on line and let people see where the money has gone.
Rob-I looked at Morrcambe as I've done a few races that way,it is flat,but a lot along the front so the weather could play havoc,esp in October.
Cal-Good luck in the mile,I've never raced that short, 5k pain is bad enough for me.
Rcouture-Good news on Copenhagen,we're just getting our stuff ready for Barca next weekend,hoping I'm fully recovered by then.
Heard about Bolton...a lot of people very annoyed with him. I was looking at it at one point as it's near Colin but there were a couple of things put me off. Glad I didn't bother.
Ian...annoying. As long as you feel OK.
mile loop and been meaning to run it since, so today decided to run 3 miles there and back plus another mile where I took a wrong turning in the woods. 13 miles multi terrain took in one of my out XC routes at school, also took about 200m of yesterdays Barclay parkrun
Big congrats to Big G for Belfast and his 100th marathon. Huge achievement! Respect.
So today was a bit of a step into the unknown...the Vitality Westminster Mile. It's the first standalone mile race I've done, although I did mile relays with my club a couple of times and always enjoyed them.
My concern today was putting my niggly bits under pressure, especially as I've done precisely no speedwork since Manchester with the exception of parkruns and a crap lot of strides when my knee was hurting. After yesterday's parkrun, I figured I've be doing well to get under 8 minutes.
Made sure I did my yoga and some stretching before I left the house, and I did a mile in Green Park when I arrived that also included a few drills.
I met a couple of nice women - one a lady in her 60s who runs barefoot and is rather quick (she lives in Battersea so I'm trying to get her to join Chasers) and another who is a doctor from Nigeria who I took to be American as she learned English with a US accent. She was very quick - 6 minute miler. Exchanged Facebook info, anyway.
The start was on the Mall and the route took us around the outside of St James Park before finishing in front of Buckingham Palace.
There was one adult wave, a lot of family waves and a parkrun wave (plus a couple of others...can't remember what). I was in the adult wave as it was the first to go, so I expected it to be really big, but it actually wasn't - maybe a few 100 people.
We started bang on 10am and then it was just a case of trying to go as fast as I could without blowing up. My left calf got a bit tight but other than that, I felt pretty strong and the distance markers (I noticed the ones at 800m and 400m to go) seemed to fly past. Once I turned the corner to see the finish I saw it was still under 8 minutes so I gave it as much as I could, until the point I was audibly gasping. I made it in 7:50, which I am pretty pleased with. This gives me something to build on going forward.
While I have the 10K tomorrow, I do have another mile race on the 12th, although it comes the day after the 5 mile trail race on Wimbledon Common so I doubt it'll be faster. But who knows?
Cal - That sounds like a fun race. No idea how I’d pace a mile. You’re doing vitality 10k tomorrow presumably?
6 miles this evening. HR looking good. A lot more to racing than just that but aerobically at least I’m feeling as good as I did pre injury last year. Knee was a bit grumbly at the start but settled down.
7 miles today,pretty slow but to be expected,effort was in the right place though.
It's a different political world in Belfast and very interesting. First time I did Belfast the Real IRA were holding a silent protest on the route, so we all dutifully read the placards, we didn't know what else to do.
Ian - oh dear, another couple of days off then.
Cal - well done, great mile time. 6 miles tomorrow at that pace and you'll have a very good PB
400th marathon completed today at North Dorset Village Marathon, also my 500th race over all distances.
Early start, left at 5:30 and the deer were out grazing at the top of Telegraph Hill, always makes me nervous seeing them so close to the road while we're driving past at 70mph but they seem unfazed. Could see that quite a few are about to give birth, looking very pregnant.
Arrived in good time and met up with a few running friends, nice to catch up.
Race starts at 8:30, it was cool, probably perfect for most, a little too cool for me, but no wind so it wasn't unpleasant. It rained for the whole of the race, but the rain was light and although it didn't stop we didn't get wet at all, quite weird but pleasant. But there were puddles on the road for the last few miles. I had a really good run to about 16 miles then started to find it harder so slowed a fair bit in the 2nd half especially the last 2km which is off road and felt quite stony and uncomfortable to my feet. Finished in 5:09. Lovely course, lush countryside and gorgeous chocolate box cottages. Very friendly race, lots of banter on the way round with other runners. Nice dayglo t-shirt, medal and delicious hog roast at the finish.
Big G - I caught up with the girl wearing race number 100, we had a chat, she was indeed doing her 100th marathon today.
Incidentally there were twice as many portaloos at NDVM than usual, so even at 8:15 queue was only 5 minutes. At least you were warned about the lack of toilets at the start at Belfast, so knew what to expect, doesn't stop you wanting to go though
Well done on the 400 and 500 shades, very impressive.
I dropped out of Brighton at 1/2 way as i was unwell (shouldnt have started in retrospect), think i had a touch of CV although i was passing LFTs. I knew i too had a NDVM number in reserve so saved my powder, although im still not 100% so didn't start today.
Im looking at Kempton in 4 wks as it will apparantly count for gfa, but not ideal as its loads of zig zagging about. Shame theres no Yeovil in June.
Sorry to hear you had to stop at Brighton, not having recovered fully from Covid.
Rcouture on here ran Kempton last year, he can maybe help re how the laps work, he had a good run there.
Got dragged round the garden centre this afternoon looking for plants for the garden, was hoping for a lazy afternoon in front of the TV. 39 miles the week after Dorney probably be a rest day tomorrow.