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Sorry for the lack of posting and comments - been a little busy with other stuff (my tenant's given notice, amongst other things...but this is actually great news as prospective tenants have been making offers to replace her and I should get a few hundred a month more from August).
Anyway, Thursday was a rest/walk/weight training day; Friday was another slow 6 miles which Strava, annoyingly, described as harder than my usual effort (I think Strava must compare it to all my other activities including walks and yoga, rather than just my runs. Anyway, never mind that).
Yesterday, a clubmate had borrowed his mum's little car for the weekend so offered to drive to a hard to get to parkrun with another couple of his friends. He picked Bedgebury Pinetum, which is a lovely conifer plantation out in Kent (with some other stuff there - there's a Go Ape and various carved Gruffalo statues). Nice and scenic with good (firm gravelly) trails, but definitely not flat. The course resembles a deflated balloon on a zig/zag string...you start on a downhill (6-7%) before rounding a bend and then running uphill until you get to the "balloon" bit. Then it levels out (ish) before going back down the "string" part to the finish. Unfortunately, that also means a punishing uphill finish. I thought I'd paced myself well - not too hard - before I got to that bit, but my lungs and legs just didn't have anything in them. I finished in 28:49 so at least it was under 29 minutes.
Hams were OK until I got back into the back seat of the little car (it was a Smart Car) for the journey home - righty ham tendon ached horribly. Still, it recovered OK once I got home, so no damage done.
Today I decided on a 10 miler (I didn't want to go too long as I've got the next Wimbledon trail race on Wednesday, plus a 5K race on Friday) so ran down to Battersea Park, along the river, back through Wandsworth and King George's Park to Earlsfield then home via Wandsworth Common. Conditions were perfect - clear and sunny but with a nice cool breeze, so I was able to up the pace a little to the faster end of my easy range. Body didn't feel too bad at all. Enjoyed this run. 33 miles for the week so getting back to it.
I hope your daughter is suitably impressed with your hill running skills now she's experienced part of DD course.
Big G - I think late entries or entries by transfer could stand a hefty price hike of the entry fee. Say entries after 1st March an extra tenner. Would help cover all the extra commission fees from the entry system for transfers. IMHO DD is good value for a race.
Robert - that doesn't sound too bad, and a variety helps with any monotony of a timed event.
8 miles favourite hilly route today, same route as I wrecked my ankle on 2 weeks ago. But the roads were dry and no debris on the road, only a dismembered pigeon 🤮 Another lovely morning, first time I've done any hills since hurting my ankle and it was OK except on the longer downhills when I could start to feel it, they weren't as steep as DD hills but I still have 13 days. I'll have to see how Cork goes first.
I might go to the gym later as I'm grounded tomorrow morning, having a smart meter fitted.
Nice to see you're getting back into your training now, hope all the aches and pains are clearing up too.
Shades, yeah, something like that would be a good way of doing it. As you say, it’s a good value race. Club races tend to be, don’t they.
Last day of the Giro today and I’ve really enjoyed it. They were in the Dolomites yesterday and it was stunning again. When I was there I didn’t get a chance to see a stage, which was a shame.
Shades-She rode down the hill into Ashburton that we run/walk up, and did the long road from Postbridge to the finish,also seen she went to Widdicombe so definitely some hills involved.
If anyone is after Next %2,I have just got a pair off Keller Sports for £137,I'm a premium member so got 10% then May2022,gives another 10% off.
Good you're starting to find your 'work' level in the gym. That's a sensible approach re flexibility, just starting at the basics.
Re stride length, yes it's possible but the stride length should only be increased by improvement in power/strength not by just deliberately taking longer strides. Increase cadence first and then if you have improved your power you will probably settle into a longer stride and your cadence will find a comfortable level too. Lots and lots of work on glutes/hamstrings etc
I still have yesterday's Giro highlights to watch, it's been a great race.
Shades - Nice 8 miles, less nice on the poor pigeon.
On the PC the prices seem dearer than on the phone,I think its because I'm logged in as premium on the phone,when you log in as premium the black and purple end up as £137.
shades well done on the 8 miles, when do you leave for cork?
8.5 miles for me this afternoon, legs felt a bit heavier than normal. 36 miles for the week with midweek race, handicap and parkrun enjoyed varying the pace instead of plodding.
I don't want to be always refering to the good old days but...
.. when Plymouth airport was open there was a daily flight to Cork. Car parking was outside the door of the terminal, closer parking than if you were at Tesco's. Check in was 30 minutes before departure time, I think the parking was free too.
But the airport closed several years ago. Then there was a daily flight from Bristol. I was hoping that flight would be reinstated after the pandemic, but not yet.
Options are limited, there's a Ryanair flight from Birmingham but I think it would only be at gunpoint that I would ever fly with Ryanair again. Plus as it's Jubilee weekend the drive to Birmingham which is usually 3 hours would likely be nearer to 6 hours. So it's coach to Heathrow, for years the earliest used to leave at 5:30 that's changed to 8:30 so again with Jubilee traffic, likely to be some delays and if airport is busy, possibility of missing flight. So I'm leaving Thursday, staying the night at Heathrow and flying over on Friday.
Rob-36 is a good number for the week.
14 today brought up just over 40 the week,I only planned 12 but was feeling good so did an extra lap of the park.
38 was planned so slightly ahead of plan and 2 x exercise sessions done.
Cal i remember doing a 4 lap 10k at QEOP with runthrough never again!
Robert - although it seems a lot of faff, the coach and hotel at Heathrow is cheaper than the petrol if I drove to Bristol airport and paid airport parking. National Express are also expecting some delays as have extended journey time for travel to airport. Only negative is that my coach home has been altered to a later departure time, I expect that's a shortage of staff, I don't know.
I did look at flying from Exeter, which is 14 miles from home, to Dublin. Then travel down to Cork by coach, travelling back up to Dublin on the Monday. That was a good plan until I found there was no flight home on the Tuesday.
That's the major negative of living down here is limited travel options when wanting to fly anywhere. Even more limited since the pandemic and now that fares will probably double in the next few months unlikely more destinations will be introduced.
Big G - was that your superyacht?
Rest day for me today.
Just done my stretches, which I’m going to try and do most days. It’s only 15-20mins. Will head off to the gym soon for upper body, which I’m not as good at, so don’t enjoy as much! Zwift later.
Whenever flying back to Plymouth the cabin staff would come round and ask if you'd like a taxi booked to meet the plane.
I don't like doing upper body routine either. I do try to alternate upper and lower body.
Fingers crossed re the PF.
Big G Good news on the morning pf, thats when it was worse for me, it's an awful feeling waking up and not being able to walk properly.
I feel I haven't travelled much recently, I've only been on a plane for one trip in the last 7 years. Rest day today, haven't really given much thought to this week as got it off work to get my uni assignment due in on the 7th.
I thought you and Elle had a holiday away more often. No wonder that your holiday next year is so important to you.
When I was working I would go to Ireland up to eight times a year for races. Have even taken my car over for 8 days and done an ultra and marathon on following weekends. I used to run in the Marathon Club Ireland colours, lovely club. Only dropped my membership when I stopped work and a much tighter budget.
There are still quite a few races in Ireland on my wish list plus those I want to do again of course.
Ian - what a nightmare for your sister. I'd have taken the hotel but that's no good if she needed to be back at work today.
6 miles this morning, fresh, bit chilly for this time of year.
Gym later.
Right off to the gym and to get some euros. So long since I've bought euros I had to think hard about where to get them