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No, just a turbo in the garage CC2 and by the time I can use that walking will hopefully be an option. No cast means that any kind of movement is quite painful.
Just codeine, ibuprofen (which I'll only use for a week at most) and paracetamol Wardi.
1 more run to go for me (club session at 3pm today), but currently on 2,617 miles. The last year I exceeded that was 2016. That might explain why I'm now rather slow!
RJR - amazing 10k effort, congrats. Bet you can’t wait for a race to test yourself
TR - really good mileage, you seem to be back in the swing
Some really impressive yearly totals posted about. Just 710 miles for me but almost all of that has been in the last 6 months after injury, trying to set myself up for next year.
Wardi - well done for staying on your feet. I'm a wuss in these kinds of conditions.
SJ - That's a shame but sometimes you need to take a step back to appreciate the running again and come back with some energy. Best of luck.
OO - Sounds like pretty standard stuff to me. Perhaps they are the charity marathon runners of the future!
JH87 - Ah not good! Don't suppose you could have done much anyway in tier 4 but hopefully you can make use of the downtime. Hope the turbo isn't too much of a bore.
Heading for my first 50 mile week since Feb but taking it very easy with frost and ice about. About 1370 miles for the year. Not a big total but there was plenty of structure and it was enough to achieve my aims.
Happy new year everyone.
OO - dont you see dinosaurs routinely?
LMH - hopefully a mix of walking outside for sanity and turbo for fitness will help when you are able.
Jools - nice cake, just needs a bit of icing to get some speed back.
JH - fingers crossed you dont develop anything.
Joe - youd defo go lots quicker in a race. Hopefully you'll find that out soon.
10m for me, 3531 total. Good riddance 2020. Onwards and upwards.
It should settle in a few days Joolska (I hope!).
That's what matters rjr.
I won't be on the turbo TR.
LMH.. gutting to have a few weeks enforced lay off but hope the pain & discomfort side of things reduces soonest for you.
Jools.. good total for the year, hope the session went well.
Joe.. good stuff hitting 50+. Hope you can unleash some of your speed on a race in the not too distant future.
Lovely crisp sunny morning here, not a cloud in the sky. Got out for 6.5 miles, great views across the fields. I've ended up on 2468m for the year, happy enough with that.
Me & the Mrs have traditionally put on a New Year's Eve 3 course meal, wine, bubbly etc for about a dozen chums for the last 10 years. As we can't do that this year I'm treating her to an Indian meal from our (very good) local takeaway. The Kingfishers & bubbly are chilled, lime pickle is at the ready. Happy New Year all, hope you have a good night.
Well done jools
CC - i had to stop for 6 months in 2016/17. Took me a while and a lot of miles to get back towards where i was, esp as im in my 50s now. Keep plugging away, getting your coach is a good idea.
Seeing as my niggles are improving with management im going to try to run a bit quicker at times as i think it might help my body longer term, and ive eased the training back up after the CV19. So.....today was 9m inc 10x3min. Will see how it goes.
Happy New Year, thread.
CC2.. as TR said it just takes a bit of time. After my spring niggle my 'as you are' pace gradually improved by 30-45 secs a mile as the discomfort relented.
Still a bit of ice here & there so carefully picked my way through just over 9m. Glad I took the rain jacket as the middle 3-4 miles were in steady rain.
sj - yeah, Jr enjoyed it, cheers. He's unbothered by the date. I've always told him that when he's old enough to drink he'll at least have a day off work guaranteed after it. Nice training.
Jools - good to see you getting some good training in.
CC2 - likewise. Having tried being coached I can understand the benefits (though it didn't work so well for me - I'm a touch stubborn) so hopefully it works out well for you.
rjr - re: the sprinting comment. I've always had good results from regularly including sprints/hillsprints in my training (and strides). Helps with neuromuscular coordination and power. Nice 10km!
LMH - oh no. Sorry to hear that! Heal well!
Lots of good training by many; well done all. Frustratingly for me, after the 4 weeks previously averaging over 40mpw (including the fibro flare up week), I had to have a covid test (thankfully came back negative - so just a standard winter viral thingy). However as I was sat down last night planning an early start for a run this morning I got contact traced to self-isolate...... Ironically the only place I have been where I could have been in contact with somebody who tested positive would have been the test centre...... Sod's Law!!!
On the plus side the isolation period finishes 2 days before we get the keys to our new home so I've got plenty of time to pack now I guess!
Wardi - ouch on the waiting time but as you say no surprise.
Body bounced back pretty well from ydays session. So, 16m , 8 easy, 8 ~mp +10%. The gagdet reported the 3rd easy mile being way too fast, but upon checking the garmin trace was erratic.
8 running days in a row totalling 95m, which is good progress and helped by being able to run at the same time everyday, allowing for max recovery.
Dorney 13 wks today.
TT - that sucks. Surely you weren't in contact with anyone else for long enough at a test centre though? Has to be 15 minutes doesn't it? Gotta be honest, I'm tempted to delete that app. I sat in a tiny, stuffy, unventilated room for a couple of hours with my dad when he died (with Covid/of Covid, phrase it however you will) and I didn't get it. I have antibodies, proven by a test. They clearly work. The isolation was a killer though.
CC - big session that, thats a lot of work. What sort of effort/pace is the 5m ? Given theres 5 x 3 min afterward?
I noticed he set a similar (but harder) session for my friend Sam today. She ran for GB in the World Half Marathon champs in 2020, so she's a few (!) levels above me. I'm not sure how long her tempo was, but it was 5.45s and followed by 8 x 3 minute hills. I got off lightly with 5 reps it seems.
TT.. Sod's law indeed, you couldn't make it up etc. Best of luck with the house move, exciting times.
TR.. another decent 'long' MLR in the bag and that's a cracking total for 8 days.
A couple of my fingers have become swollen due to the Raynauds condition so I decided to have a 'day in' and avoid today's 0-1 degree temps and snow/sleet combo. In the event I quite enjoyed 10k on the treadie with the last 3m close to MP.
CC - fair play to her then. Good to see her progress, plenty to come too. Sounds more like MP with 5m and then 5 x 3min. You're in good hands with that coach.
Turbo here today.
TR.. I can manage the Raynauds ok, it's just a bit of a nuisance in the winter.
CC2.. must feel good to be back amongst decent mileage again. Pity about the chilly run, did you think you needed another layer?
JH87.. shame about the house situation, hope you can escape for a run soon.
Back outdoors today, though something of a challenge as the early morning rain showers had frozen and turned all paths into ice rinks. About 60-70% of my run (all untreated cycle/pedestrian routes) had to be done close to or on grass verges. 3 laps of the racecourse which went from frozen to thawing to thawed as the laps were done. The route back to the car was better than the outward run but due care & attention was still needed in places. Still, my legs got a good workout - 11.7m done; not falling over was a bonus.
TT - that's fair enough, anything that improves form and efficiency should help over any distance really.
Lots of activity I see to kick off the new year which is great to see, especially give the conditions.
Managed my 50 miles for the week with 14 miles today. Mileage very manageable when you don't have to think about work! Felt like a bit of a struggle beyond 10 miles which is not a huge surprise. Best run of the week was Friday's 9 miles with 5 miles at around HMP (29:47).
CC - onwards and upwards, hope the rain clears the snow.
Jools - good week again. I prefer the +10% second part of long runs nowadays, otherwise those runs feel a long way and get ploddy.
Wardi - hope your ice and snow thaws soon.
Joe - good week that, and pace. You could still do an Easter mara.
Anyone see Marders run today ?
Joe - A good day and a good week. You mentioned work, so another day wfh. Not been in an office since Jan 2020. Not missed it.
8m and a 60m week for me. Quite an enjoyable run in the sun this morning but sure was chilly.
OO - Similarly have worked from home since March and it has its ups but I'd still like the structure and interaction that comes from going into a venue every now and then.
Jools - Wow 9:30 is ploddy indeed although it probably doesn't do any harm. Running in the dark is the pits I think but like Madders, sometimes it's a must.
Glutes a bit achey today which I think is good as it's part of my strengthening routine to work them (and keep the ITB at bay hopefully!) so does show that I have engaged them. Plod later with the other half.