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I'm back to being absolutely massive. I tried a run-walk the other day and it really is like I'm starting from scratch - actually worse. I want to fix things. I found a marathon 18 weeks from now (Milton Keynes) so this fits in nicely with the Shades level 1 plan I still have a copy of from 2013. My two questions are:
1) Should I have a base level of fitness BEFORE embarking on the plan (in which case i will find a later marathon) or can i be run walking the first few weeks?
2) Has the plan changed since 2013?
Cheers,
Khani
You can start the Level 1 plan now, the plan remains unchanged and you can start with a run/walk. Just don't overdo it too much in the early stages and ease up if you get any niggles. I'm sure your fitness will return quickly and you should lose a bit of weight along the way just by being a bit careful with the portions.
Have a lovely Christmas.
You are used to doing a comeback, you know you can do it. Doesn't matter if you have to walk, it's time on feet and miles in the bank.
Shades well done on the 7 miles
Cal frustrating about the MRI
5 miles this evening, have my 100th parkrun planned for tomorrow and 50th volunteer. Not sure if I’ll bother with Xmas day parkrun or May get out earlier
Late night last night and up early today for a parkrun here in NL.
Shades, they did try to call me on my landline. The issue is that I have taken to unplugging it at night due to some nuisance calls a while back, and I don't always remember to plug it back in again, so that one's on me.
Some good news, though - I just received a copy of the letter Prof. Sharma sent to my GP. It doesn't have the CT scan info but basically he's said my heart structure looks normal and valves OK so the MRI is just to check if he EEG missed anything. He also mentions he negative T wave thing I have is seens in 4% of athletic females so it's entirely possible it's just a quirk of my anatomy.
I'm in Manchester now - train was perfect (first time that's happened in the last year) but Colin was kept late at work so I had a coffee waiting for him. I'm letting him sleep in while I go to parkrun today - more adventures on the Metrolink.
Good news about Tokyo, hopefully maybe even less restrictions by the time you travel there.
Robert - congratulations, that's an impressive ratio of runs to volunteering.
Cal - I never answer my landline, haven't done so for years.
The report from the Prof must be the best Christmas present you could have. I hope that relieves the anxiety you've had to endure and you can settle into enjoying your running and marathon training. Terrific news.
Well done getting to Manchester OK.
Now we're into the Christmas holidays I can do all my runs in daylight for the next 10 days as there'll be so little traffic.
I'm not yet used to having to wait until dawn as I don't sleep later.
7 miles today, flat. Floods have gone, river has still burst its banks but path/roads all runnable now. Nice to run in daylight with little traffic, which seemed to be heading for the supermarkets. Good to bump into a couple of running friends and arranged to meet up for dinner the night before my next marathon as they'll be there too.
Elevation
Managed to get to the gym to squeeze a session in before Christmas. They're closed now until Wednesday.
Well done, Shades.
I managed to get myself to Sale Water Park on the tram, no issues. The parkrun itself is scenic but is on the most god-awful surface - stony gravelly trail but with sections that are just broken bricks. I ran about as fast as I could safely so finished in 28:36. I was first in age group, though.
Colin is taking me to another parkrun tomorrow.
Regarding Dutch expansion they pointed me towards this, which has potential new events. Another potential ‘Z’ according to that…. Selfishly for me, still nothing particularly close to Zwolle, where OH’s parents live, but never mind.
images.parkrun.com
About to head out for a short run soon.
Big G - it sounds like that Dutch couple have had an almost official response from parkrun. Surely would be foolish to attempt to start up in a new country with the energy crisis/high inflation as not good timing to set up a new charity and look for sponsors. Maybe at the end of 2023 when inflation should be down considerably they might start planning. Not sure how parkrun can reverse the 23% downturn in numbers right now until we hit the next running boom.
5 miles done, love my run on Xmas day, very few cars and the peacefulness is amazing. Only saw one other runner and a few dog walkers. 38 miles for the week, a vast improvement on last week's paltry 5 miles. Hopefully 50 miles next week.
8 miles this morning. I didn't wait for daylight as I was bouncing off the walls after all the food I ate yesterday. My planned route was lit by streetlights for the first half anyway, but I came back the same way as I only saw a couple of cars and I could run happily down the middle of the road. Colder today but good running conditions and for once I wasn't under or over dressed, had a most enjoyable run.
It is sunny here today though.
Yesterday I did Worsley Woods parkrun. It's a mixture of fast, flat tarmac with a muddy trip through the woods including two lots of steps, stuck in the middle. My middle mile was two minutes slower than the other two.
Today I popped out for a six mile run. I wore my rainbow leggings and the sky decided to match me on the way back, though I had to endure a little drizzle for the pleasure. I'll be making my way back to London tomorrow, but via Sheffield as there are no trains from Manchester.
Hope your journey home goes OK, maybe pack some sandwiches just in case 😉
Heavy rain and gale force winds on the way but at least no ice/frost for the next few days
Wore a new pair of shoes today, I bought them months ago but they were still boxed. They're white, only colour I could get at a decent price, ran past a plate glass shop front and happened to glance at my reflection and I looked like Minnie Mouse but without the ears
Did you have a polka dot skirt on then?
No polka skirt, just the huge shoes. I think white shoes always look twice the size they actually are.
6 dark, drizzly miles this morning. Less miserable than it sounds, though. It was quite warm.