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Charlie.. cracking time at the end of a big week and nicely rounded up to a long run. Hope the wounds and Garmin scratches are repairable!
UDS.. nice run there, still plenty of training time to gain more improvements too.
Joe.. close to your PB off not much running mileage is encouraging, nice prize booty too - have you got any Brandy?
Jooligan.. 30 secs quicker than my PB set in a previous lifetime
CD.. great racing & surprised you only just made the V50 podium!
Dan A.. good weekend miles. Impulsive behaviour in starting the half, though bear in mind VLM don't do entries on the day
OO.. just over two weeks to Barca, is that your last big long run?
TR.. nice trio of MLR & LR's, my old legs can't cope with that sort of sequence any more
After 14m & 11m at the weekend the last 3 days have been 5, 11 & 9.
Some good results at Wokingham HM and MK almost HM. Nice running all! Particular congrats to Jooligan on a huge pb.
TR - you're coming along nicely!
Unfortunately my spring marathon jinx has come into play again...... I had bloods taken before Bramley and now know why I had no strength in my legs. Apparently this virus has hit me way worse than I thought as my blood markers are worse than when I came back from Kenya quite poorly a few years back. I won't bore you with the details, but the GP' reading of it is bad virus = hampered immune system = IBS flare ups = iron and folate deficient again....... hence the lack of strength, feeling weak, etc.
The irony is that before the virus I'd completely sorted out my IBS with the removal of wheat and coffee.
I ran low mileage, and easy last week. Planning on a bit more, but still easy this week, and with a bit of luck will introduce some shorter efforts next week and take my time to build up and do a good proper base period for the first time in years, most likely just training through Barcelona and Paris and doing them for a bit of a jolly.
It's frustrating, but the hard decision to step back is the right one as otherwise I'd end up digging myself into a hole and writing off the whole year.
They look like good miles to me Wardi. I agree, the VLM age group 'prize' is rather unassuming.
Coming along nicely TR.
TR - some serious effort being recorded there. What's the Bournemouth 20 bit?
Short courses, unacceptable. Manchester best have it sorted this year.
Took Mon/Tue as rest days. Monday is my usually non-run day and Tuesday was Mrs SJs b'day.
10 last night run progressively. A modest session by this threads standards but I was pleased to see evidence of progression. I don't think it's at the rate necessary for a tilt at sub-3 in a few weeks time but I may be getting into 3:15 shape which was a soft goal anyway.
Setting off for the New Forest shortly for a long weekend with my folks. Probably run the NF10 route a couple of times for this week's long run (if I can remember the route).
No exercise yesterday as expected because of a work trip, but 17.4M in the bag already today to make up for it, with more to do on the way home.
Top double there TR I should say!
Wardi - Thanks, yes in taper mode. Another 13m fast run on Saturday and then 10 days of the faster shorter stuff and then hopefully 2.4X something.
TR - Some good runs there, you've got the fire!
SJ - You might surprise yourself Manchester (as I am sure you know) is a fast course anda good few weeks of training yet. Loved it last year.
A few days of doubles as really enjoying running in this weather (blue skies and about 6C in Cornwall) indeed gotta watch I don't overdo it.
CW - no doubt a minimum of 8.8m home again?
OO - running in Cornwall sounds nice.
Just 6m easy today, I have pushed my legs hard since a few days off in half term last week, and my quads feel like king kong has been squeezing them. I think I'll stick to a long run and the mlr commute as 2 main days and fill the rest with whatever time and energy allows.
I'm starting to get a sniff of a M50 sub 3 which would be awesome after a year of minimal running, but i need to make sure I make the start line, for starters.
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Simon, as I'm suddenly all bold after my first half in 2 1/2 years, I have to echo TR, get a fast half done while you can! If you're knocking out 1hr 13s on the cheeky, even if slightly short, what could you do with a proper targeted build up amongst a fast field!
JB- good team win! Is that £50 each or between the team? I remember getting a little glass thing when we won with Sandhurst Joggers years back, but no Wonga!
Do you still have to go to Wokingham town hall on a Monday night for a little ceremony to pick it up? I remember being especially gutted as it was the Manchester derby that night! Easy 15min drive for the rest of the team, but a 45min drive from Wycombe for me!
OO.. all the best for the taper then, nearly cotton wool time.
TR.. I clocked a 3:03 as a V50 so a revived mileage monster like you must be in with a Sub 3 shout
SC2.. I understand the leading mens & ladies teams at VLM get a well earned bundle of cash so it did surprise me that the A/G winners got no booty.
CD.. my clubmate was happy enough to bask in the glory of his V60 win in the end. However being of Scottish heritage he did lament the lack of a wee fiscal offering to make it even sweeter.
SJ.. sounds like a promising 10 miler, still a few weeks available to yield improvements.
Nice commuting miles Charlie!
Wardi - I remember that 3.03. So close!
If I was 1st in my AG at vlm, i wouldnt care if the prize was a whack round the chops with a wet fish, it's not about the prize, it' about being 1st (AG) on the result sheet.
NF cold and dark on last night's 6 mile amble to freshen legs up after the long drive down. Squeezing runs in around family stuff, only the odd comment so far ?
A short recovery run and a 20 to sneak in under the radar on this trip.
I fancy getting a few south coasters in.
Gosport mile/5k, Eastbourne mile/5k for their 2 races over 45mins unique flavour.
Gosport/Portsmouth 5ks - probably about 10 races between the two series to pick from. The difficulty is committing to an actual date, as it's very easy to say "I'll do the next one", and miss the lot!
GSR, Gosport half. Victory 5 (though a shame it's moved off September). I can feel the old passion coarsing through at the moment!
SG - I did a few Victory 5's, it's not as popular now as organisers had to start messing with a well tried and tested formula and moved it. Sadly the Wolverton 5 has succumbed also, it was 2pm on a Saturday afternoon in November, now they are moving the bloody thing to Sunday morning. Not doing that race again.
Regarding a hard half - I did that at Reading in 2015 and had a crap one. Might do another one, I'll see.
Yes Wardi - very ageist
I think the 2017 course was a different route to some sort of road works or something.
Wolverton 5 being a Sunday would actually suit me, as it always clashed with footy watching.
Stevie G - each; what a result!
Anyone else at the the national tomorrow? I'll be there, but got a tough bike session planned in the morning so will most likely be a soak up the atmosphere run. It's not like I'm going to be challenging for a placing anyway..
That's not good news at all TT, hope it's not too long-lasting.
SG - from your Wokey report on t'other thread we probably weren't too far apart in the early miles. Nice result, always good when it's better than expected.
TR, if you run sub 3 do we all get to slap you with a wet fish?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s
OO - I can't get that to open, but I'm strongly suspecting Monty Python.
What with us being a similar age 'n' all.
SJ - good miles there. Indeed, MP for the longer reps, faster for the short ones, 2min jog between short reps, 3min after long reps. Maybe start with 16, 4x4, 16? I'm doing it by effort of couse rather than pace.
SG - Nice to see you loving it. GSR is always at risk of October winds so not a target race for me, lordshill 10 is much better IMO. The 5ks moved location slightly when they flattened the greyhound stadium, short races asn't really my bag (I only live a 10min w/u jog from those 5k's now too). Midsummer 5 at chichester is one to consider for 5m PB, might see you sometime.
SJ must have inspired me with his talk of the NF, as I entered the NF mara today to go with my abo number. Abo can be sold, and NF deferred or changed to 1/2 though. I have put 5 months of consistent running in now I'm a lot healthier, so I need to make sure I keep at t through the summer or I'll let it slide due to all the cricket commitments.
8m today, 67 for week so far, so a few miles tomorrow will get me into the 70s.
TR- That's some big miles!
Cheerful D-just catching up, but that's some V50 time at Wokingham! Looking back at your PO10, I see PW and Peterborough were really low 74s. I know it was 10 years ago, and the course and memories may have changed, but how did those courses rate v Wokingham?
Anyone else whose done them more recently, please feel free to add in!
High mileage there TR. That approach is never going to suit me but I'm very impressed with the continuous dedication of folk in this group to keep logging those high miles. I imagine your bodies have become very accustomed to it so you feel less beat up.
Tomorrow I will be out on my ElliptiGO stand up bike for some active zero impact recovery. It's a great machine that really supplements run training and allows me to go easy or hard but without the impact of logging high run miles.
Good luck to anyone over doing the Nationals in Parliament Hill fields today. Tough but very enjoyable course.