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It did thanks OuchOuch, just 14 as I was late getting out as we had to get a plumber to come and look at a leak. If the knee is ok tomorrow I'll aim for a long run. I envy you the coastal path for tomorrow.
LMH - that is pushing on, not 100% but i didnt have any compromised runs this week. 3 more similar weeks will hopefully be enough.
LMH - hope the knee is ok today!
OO - enjoy the coastal path! And it’s a lovely thought but I think I’ll decline on the performance of Swan Lake with CRAB. Mostly cos of his overactive feet. I don’t want him going all Shakin’ Stevens on me half way through. Especially after a pint or two of Mild. He’ll make me look ridiculous.
Off to the gym and then work all day. Forecast is nice (might get into double figures temperature-wise today!) so will hopefully sell some overpriced ice-cream to susceptible tourists. Lovely.
I backed up last week's local parkrun PB y'day with another. London buses and all that. Some lad less than half my age shot off and was 100m ahead by halfway. I spent the entire uphill second half chipping away at his lead and got to within a few yards but he just held me off by 3 secs. But 5 secs quicker than last week in 17:08.
Added another 2 before and 13 after for 18 for the day. Didn't need any help standing up in the sunshine either!
It's survived today's run so far thanks LS21. You could definitely sell me an over priced ice cream today - lovely here.
Nice running and racing Dan.
10 early today. As was on the road early for cricket, sitting in the sun now watching. Might have a beer too.
Congratulations on the PB, DanA, mighty swift and all on your own too.
LS21 - Good point, well made.
Too much sea mist this morning so swapped for an equally scenic inland hilly run, 17m d&d with 1500 ft up and down, much prefer the up.
A bit of TR action (minus the orange singlet) 80miles and no doubles for the week. Managed to avoid Hezza too. Result.
As you were.
I'll save you a seat on the bus now then Crab
After a couple of brisk 10s at the weekend I fancied a 20 today, but two long days travelling for cricket etc meant I was regretting that I needed to run long after a few miles today, forced out 6, then made it to 12 and put another 4m loop on, but was absolutely done by now. Setting off for another 4m was a bad idea and I was so bolloxed at the top of the hill at 18m that i wanted to stop, and figured this wasn' do me any good. So I jogged the 1m down and then walked the last mile home ( a first). Crap day, but fully expected it after a few miles. Juggling it all is tough through the summer.
Would have loved to give Yeovil a crack but doing TriX again on the 16th so best not. I'm going to have a shot at GFA in Dorchester in 3 weeks time - just hope the weather behaves. Bit of a lumpy course & want to avoid blowing up so I'll aim for 3:05ish. At least it's an 8:30am start.
Looks like MK Marathon today was just as bad as VLM - another crazy 10am start.
Trying it all again next Sat in another low-key village 10K... will set out a bit more slowly this time though!
Top miles TR -- forgive me, what's your new target race again?
TR - Yes, some very hot marathons yesterday. Still nothing approaching my 33C PW in Tenerife 2015. Won by a local in 3.01 or something.
Some good 20m+ banked by Crab/ Jooligan...different experiences though. 63m week for me, hoping for 65+ this and to say hello again to 20m+ training runs as mara training again.
OO - you can keep 33 degrees, I'm not skinny or small.
7m easy today, felt much better than at the end of ydays run.
Yeovil sounds like a good team outing there, enjoy all. I'm actually a tad jealous now I think about it -- would be quite a trek from Cambridge though.
My legs were still a bit creaky this morning but I'll card a zero tomorrow because of a work trip, so I managed 11M which got progressively better in glorious sunshine en route to work.
TR.. more good miles in the bank, hope it pays off for you and the weather gods are kind.
Dan.. fine Park Run form in evidence, PB duly noted.
Decided on a complete break in Sorrento apart from some long hiking up almost vertical hills. The pizzas & Peroni were plentiful and much enjoyed. Building up the miles again steadily this week. I was lead bike at our local 10k last night - I was part designer of the course so trusted to go the right way. Funny how it gives you a birds eye view of everything that could possibly go wrong - though nothing did.
Anyone here planning to attend the 'Night of the 10,000m PB's' on the 19th? I'm coming down for an overnight stay to take it in and have a beer or two.
Life prevented my planned 16m run home today, but I managed to do a 10 and 10 double instead..
Wardi - The pizza sounds good too.
12 miles of trail running tonight in some nearby woods at around 8 - 8.30 minute miles - I could get into this...
LS21 - was unattached last year but cooerced into paying my subs this year on account of being needed for Calderdale B team, which I can now no longer run anyway.
TR - great to see you back at it and getting those miles banked once again. As CW I'm mildly jealous of the mini thread gathering but I think I need to work on my speed before ramping up for Abo.
With that in mind have entered a HM at end of July so have been running shorter sessions but emphasis on speed.
Change of job in a couple of weeks will involve a 1 hour drive instead of 30 mins on tram currently. Hopefully doesn't impact too much as I can start and finish early, However, it does involve driving one of the Pennine passes again.
Crab - I didn't come down south in the end, so there was no danger of bumping into me. Solid week of training there.
CW - not that surprising, you're probably not used to running at 10k pace, so as TR says you'd have probably been better off in a marathon (or WfL as per last year)! My legs currently feel a lot worse 36 hours after Tuesday's track session than at any point after the marathon.
Nothing particularly interesting to report here, running most days but generally quite short with mini-P and/or the dog. The only run to note was track on Tuesday - 20x(300 hard, 100 easy), and I managed to cover the 5M in 27:36. I wore spikes to try to get used to them before some upcoming athletics fixtures - I wasn't planning to do the whole session in them but they felt OK so I stuck it out. Calves felt pretty battered afterwards though!
TR - Glad to see you training and running well.
CW - A bog average 10K after a brilliant marathon, you should probably retire.
Wardi - Sorrento sounds lovely.
Great to see Jools running again.
I'm mid taper for the North Downs Way 50 miler, 9 days to go, nerves are kicking in.
Whats the Yeovil race? One of the 5K things?
Good to see most training ok after London, yes as stated CW, no shame in feeling a bit rusty after London! Did that England masters 10k thing in Brum on Sunday as part of the Great Brum run. Course isn't too bad apart from the drag up in the last 1500m. Got my mug on Channel 5 too
Ended up with 33.34/33.39, not too bad as it was warm and a 10.45 start. Good weekend away etc etc...
Track tonight, pray for me..25 x 400 last week. Real shame I missed it!
Come on SJ - you can treat it as a catered long run with company - you too SL, it will be a breeze for you.
Hope you have a better 10k (this?) weekend Charlie.
Nice double TR.
I guess you're going to have to OuchOuch.
Nice parkrunning Dan.
Another LSR today then physio - turns out my foot/ankle issue is cuboid syndrome and what I thought was a knot in my calf is actually in the peroneus. Massaged, needled and taped and pronounced fine to continue running (and foam rolling/using the stick/icing).
LMH - good news, cleared for take off.
Simon - Yeovil is the full Monty, I need a gfa and some others are coming for the ride.
Stu - do it, do it. We'll let you take the steering wheel.
10m more, tough after ydays double double and my ankle was aching so a possible 12 became 10. Still solid.
Good news then LMH.
15 hilly trail miles yesterday & 7 today for me + 2x10M cycle commutes both days.
Go on SL, a blatant bit of V40 pot hunting, you'll be fine. It'll give Crab a laugh if nothing else.
Suddenly there seems to be a bit of a focus on TR's marathon. No pressure mate, we're all rooting for you.
Last weekend for me was a bit like CW's. Richmond half, surrey champs race. Started off OK, running with the another V50 I know from old, nice group clicking through the first few miles at a reasonable trot but well within myself. After 4 or so though the group started to drift off and despite maintaining effort my pace was nosediving from there on - first 5 in a comfortable sub 30 ended as a 1:21 which is disappointing as even on tired legs after VLM (which I didn't think was a problem) I'd have expected to avoid such a drastic tail-off.
So I'm taking a break and cutting running right back for a while. I've got an entry to the London 10,000 at the end of the month but that's just a fun day out really and a chance to let junior beat me now that he's old enough to do it.
Thanks for the supportive words re the post-marathon 10K! I should say if CRAB's reasonable for me (and I noted that well and gratefully I should say) is a BAFTA, then PhilPub should get an Oscar for his ~2:33 in VLM as a V45 too now. Different gravy.
And yes I only kind of entered it in case it tied in with a lunch with the in-laws whose village it's in, but I do have another 10K tomorrow -- but I won't (ineffectively) thrash myself like I did last week, just treat it as a hard effort and see what happens I guess. I'd like my legs to still be OK for a longer easy run on Sunday in fact.