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Luckily my boyfriend is hoping to get a marathon place as well so we try to keep each other motivated. I have had my place confirmed from a charity.
If you go on the training forum and look for a thread named Shade's training plan, then ask her to e mail you one, she's pretty good like that.
Now here's a question for the experienced amongst you...
I'm almost certain that I've been rejected again - this will be the 5th time in a row - and so will have a guaranteed place next year...
- and they say they don't discriminate against midfield club runners???????? -
I might still get a place via my club in which case I have to fill in a form to claim the place.
Now the crunch..
If I won and accepted a club place, would I sacrifice my 5 in a row in the eyes of FLM??
Thought I should chip in on a couple of topics that have come up -
1. Shin splints - don't get me started. Well, you have already ... I started with shin splints (or MTSS mainly) in my right leg last Oct and it ran until about Mar. I had 3 weeks of no pain and then it started in my left leg. It finished in the left around Sept. I had no pain until Nov. Now it is not so much pain as niggles - possibly simply because I am so worried about the pain coming back (it got quite bad at one stage!). I have tried a number of things and found the only thing to do was to run through them (my physio says ok but there seems to be 50/50 views at the running club!).
2. Motivation - perhaps because of all of the pain in the past, I feel really motivated at the moment and just wish my legs could keep up!
3. Training - I have recently stepped up to 6 days per week. Wed and Fri are my 'easy' run days where I try to stick to 60% of my heartrate (seems harder still in the cold). Work is going to interfere with the next few Thurs but I should be able to maintain 5 days a week. My Sundays still alternate between XC and long runs (which I am trying to do as per Stylish's advice!).
I have tried to be good and build gradually. In some ways I have built to 6 days so that when the injries occur (which seem to be inevitable with me) I can drop back a day or two - which my legs will see as extra rest (and therefore recover!) without me missing out on the other 4.
I do find that remembering how miserable it is when you can't run through injury or illness is a great motivator to get out while you can!
Clairej - which half are you doing on 10th? I am at Kenworthy Turkey Trot on that day - hoping to get at least on decent (injury free) half in before the end of the year. Best of luck with yours - they always feel great once you have finished.
NT
Hi NT, I don’t really agree with the above. I personally think that 6 days a week is too much and you shouldn’t run on the basis that if you get injured you can step back two days. Shin Splints normally occur when the mileage is increased too quickly especially on hard surfaces. If one has Shin Splints the only cure is to stop running for a while 2-3 weeks min and then start back very gradually. You shouldn’t run through pain, the body is telling you something. Sometimes less is more.
Should have done long run today - (in view of tomorrows forecast)... but was out with horse - so will just have to put my head down and get out there......
Hope everyone is well.
Got my rejection mag today too but should find out within next two weeks if I get a club place or not.
Stylish: you were very wise going for your LSR yesterday, well done on 11.5 miles! Good Luck with the club place :-)
I am now psyching myself up to go for a run in the wet & wind... I have had some bad headaches the past week and think I have got blocked sinuses, had to take some Sudafed yesterday and go back to bed so promised myself I would go for a run today. I feel a bit better but must go to my GP as I don't usually suffer from sinus problems :-( My head and eyes feel very heavy. Hopefully the wind will clear out any cobwebs!!!
Yes BF - I already have a confirmed place through The Children's Trust in Tadworth - just a small matter of £1400 to raise.... I have some connections ( through friends/work in past)with Tadworth so am very motivated to run for them - which helps. Would have been nice not to have the pressure though......
Hope all the plods were happy ones?
I did 25 mins on the cross-trainer and 40 mins on the treadmill in the gym this morning. Feel good and motivated again.
Got my acceptance mag Saturday Number 18356
Only did 4.5miles this weekend but it is a drop back week:-) Just the small matter of christmas parties in the way as I have one every Saturday until chrimbo better do the LSR runs Friday or Saturday afternoon then.
Good luck to all who got accepted and comiserations to those who didn't. Fingers crossed for Stylish and the club place.
Well done all thouse who got places.
Allover and others, crossing those fingers have helped as I got a club place. So Thunderbirds are go.
...'Captain Stylish..indestructible...'
Lucy: lucky you going to Barbados but won't you miss all this wind and rain to tun in???
Stylish: Congrats, I bet you are relieved?
I did 5k on the treadmill in the gym this morning, it was just too dark, cold and windy to run outside. Went to my GP last night and he has diagnosed chronic sinusitis and prescribed antibiotics which I don't like taking but may have to give in. I just hope they make me feel better.
Seren Nos all crossed up here
I did my LSR run for this week this morning before work 9Miles, I don't start until 12:00 so don't worry I wasn't up at some unearthly hour.
Lucy- Any room for a small one?
RW suggests that in order to be running those sort of times you need to be able to do a 1.50-2.00 half. I'm doing the Bedford half next weekend but not expecting any PBs from that as it is more than "undulating", apparently. But will be interesting to see how I do. I reckon if I can run sub 2.05 on a supposedly hilly course having not trained a great deal recently (although my 10k is now about 52:00) I should be on track for a sub 1.55 half by February/March? Does this sound possible?
I am entering a lot of halves in the buildup to FLM, the Fleet pre-London in particular. Anyone else doing that?