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Cracking LR SJ. You’re in a great place to race a marathon. What’s the total elevation at Oulton Park?
Been injured with foot tendon issues for 10 days myself but signs of improvement after some time off & plenty of rehab exercises. I’ve managed 4M, 4M, 6M, 6M the last 4 days helped by orthotic insoles. Finished my run Thursday with pain at 4-5/10 but today was down around 2/10.
OO.. kudos due for getting out for 10m in that coastal battering! Nice tempo yesterday too. 32C sounds very hot though I always find overseas heat less stifling/humid than the UK somehow.
TR.. re. altitude.. when we went to the Himalayas back in 2001 I remember reaching a village at 11,000 ft. Instictively skipping up a few steps was enough to catch your breath. Our destination peak was 18,500 ft where everything felt like a huge effort. Everest is 1m higher than this! Good stuff on the turbo, sounds like you're keeping a sensible lid on it.
9.4m today, waited until the afternoon as the sky was a threatening blue/black colour earlier with heavy showers. 59.5m for the week, didn't have my OCD head on to rouund it up.
SJ - good run that. Not far off sub 3 pace as it is, which bodes well off lesser than fresh legs and without the carb load.
TR - Is it not 10 days from your positive test?
Wardi - big week again. Nice one.
10 miles today at the crack of dawn. Didn't look at the forecast and only copped a pasting a couple of times...but it was quite a pasting. All in all a good run and another good week. 5k tune up "race" next Saturday should be a good check where i'm at.
Joe - not so good weather dodging. 10 days from the symptoms, if you test positive.
took the cross training option again for 45 mins on the bike. week off this week so happy to be out of the house with little to worry about
6.4m this morning in dry conditions, the off road/fields looks saturated though.
+1 for saturation. I almost ended up on my arse today running across a small patch of mud and the other half saw a number fall over today on her walk. maybe people are just losing their sense of balance...
More turbo time done, will be able to ease into a run soon.
Joe - Any races around you coming up soon? I am pondering a local hilly HM on 20/12, finely balanced argument, I could do with the race, its very local but not getting my gander up yet.
10m morning dry run bar the odd muddy puddle.
TR.. good that you are still well enough to exercise, is the SPO still on the mend?
Wardi - do all runs have to end in .4? Well run.
7 miles today with some strides. Since being on this plan i noticed my slowest run has been at an average of 7:20 min mileing. It's punchy but so far enjoyable.
Jools - around 300m total elevation as it's supposed to be 30m a lap ascent. Obviously this isn't much compared to most of my long runs but that 30m comes mostly in one go up a sharp little bugger. I'll just have to ease up it each lap and maintain effort.
Joe - nice falling avoidance on the slippery stuff. Dark nights and wet leaves are proving tricky for me. How recent was your pals comms with Oulton park organisers? All I've seen is a statement saying they are waiting on advice. It's going to be 11th hour stuff I reckon.
TR - ironically a bit of a dry spell up here recently. Glad you're still maintaining. Everyone else improving?
Wardi - solid stuff especially with the curry and booze fueling you along.
OO - sounds like a decent blow-out pre xmas indulgence re the hilly half.
Mondays is non run day which was greatly received as my right knee was a little sore after sunday.
Back indoors tonight for 7x600m at 5k pace. Kept pace a little more conservative than the k reps last week. No point it falling off the back of the treadmill at this stage
Had loads of holiday to use up so finishing on the 9th dec. Cant wait. It's been a weird year for us all.
SJ - that was pretty up to date as far as I know but as I'm off work this week I haven't quizzed him on it. Fingers crossed your knee plays ball. if you can get through a sharp session like that it must be a good sign?
7 miles this morning with fly by of the local xmas tree farm. will be moving back home soon and with xmas uncertainty covid wise we're having our xmas day today with the other halfs parents. so roll on Turkey, trimmings and booze.
SJ.. cracking speed session there, nicely done. Remind me which event you are doing - I obviously wasn't paying attention!
A routine 10m this morning (no fractions today Joe
Wardi - absolutely stuffed. feel like I've had a weeks worth of food. good effort. weather looked foul out there. good to see a lack of decimal points.
Joe - fair enough. I reckon it will happen if we come out of this lockdown back into tier 3. Travelling from my area might be my biggest hurdle. The 'strongly advised' bit will play with my conscience I think. Early Christmas day sounds great
Wardi - Oulton Park runthrough event on Dec 6th. Nicely done and planned 10 miler. I do like the out and back run with the favourable conditions on the return leg. I often get that down the canal tow path. Sometimes I swear the wind changes direction and I cop for it both directions.
Knee feels much better but hammys are complaining a little. I did 16km on the treadmill tonight instead of 19 as I could feel them a little. Always going to get a few aches and pains so not too concerned. I just need to watch these sharper sessions a little bit.
Joe - for some reason i thought you were living there all the time
SJ - you're nearly at cotton wool time now, youve done all the hard stuff.
5m easy, breathing was ok, biggest issue was all my usual niggles had seized up. But at least im back to it, although i feel pretty achey now.
TR - we've been sleeping there a bit but without a working bathroom or kitchen we've had to stay at her parents. Has been good for new running routes even though it's only 5 miles away. Welcome back. Easy does it.
Joe - Yes, £22 for a 5K is a bit rich but going home for Christmas sounds good.
SJ - That all sounding pretty spot on for the marathon in terms of training and resisting overdoing the faster stuff. After all of the training, I would say its essential travel.
Entertaining myself with pencilling in a big city/ new city marathon schedule for 2021, 6 in all though looking pretty rammed from Sept-Dec, where its a marathon a month. Looking to run Geneva, Vienna and either Florence or Rome for the first time.
OO - i read about him. Sportiedoc the former triathlete got it bad too. All i can do is keep it short and easy for now, and monitor RHR etc. The stomach and groin having seized up was my limiter today, 2 wks of no running is a bad idea age 53. Feels like i have had a fair set back at the mo from the time off as well as any infection.
TR.. must be a relief to get out again even with a few grumbles, I'm sure you will loosen up in due course.
SJ.. I guess Oulton Park isn't too far from you so one less thing to worry about!
Joe.. we had a complete new kitchen 4 years ago and I remember it being very awkward managing without it for about 10 days.
Temps here this morning were about half of yesterday's 14 degrees (when I had a t shirt on!). Two layers needed today though it was under a lovely sunny/blue sky, 10k done with clear views over the fields.
11m yesterday, a steady 5m today. Looks like a decent day tomorrow so might head to the racecourse for a few laps.
OO - love a good calendar plan. we can dream of racing at least.
Wardi - my parents had their kitchen delivered pre the first lockdown but couldn't have it fitted until September so were surrounded by boxes but had a real let off that it didn't hit when the old kitchen had been ripped out. We're into the 5th day of fitting ours. we're doing it ourselves and so far so good. pretty happy with our bit, annoyed that one of the walls isn't straighter since it's so new!
A couple of days off running for me but back with a bang today. 5k tune up race number 1 on the pfitz faster road running plan. 16:56 the score on the doors. A 19 second PB and a lifelong dream of going sub 17 fulfilled. I suppose I have to try to edge down towards 16:30 with the help of the shoes.
Jools- ooh i like that run, i like those tempo reps
Joe - you'd go much quicker in a race
I was pissed off yday as my stirred up niggles led to a very achey and sore 6m, spent a lot of time rolling and stretchimg, and was a bit looser for 7m today, although i had a very sore hip flexor, but thats new so im ingnoring that. 7m av 8.15 is more or less a proper run, so ive cheered up a bit. But ive a long way to go to get back to decent distances.
Turbo tomorrow, im going to try to keep Sundays and Wednesdays as Turbo.
SPO wanted to venture out on her own with the dog, so she was under orders to not go far (a 15min job), and she came crawling back cos she stayed out for too long.