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Back to club training last night, first time since I broke my ankle in July. Grass reps, which I hate, but so good to be meeting up with other humans, especially female ones. I hadn't realised how much I'd missed female company, but I've literally only seen my friend Stuart (and his wife and kids in passing I suppose) for months and months!
CC2 - grass sessions will do you good but not as good as running in a group again. Sounds great.
Wardi - 20-30 seconds is no big issue in the grand scheme. A few extra mins on your 4 milers?
I was determined to do my 15 mile MLR today but bailed at 13. 22 degrees with no water and not as much shade as I would like had me out on my feet. I thought back to that hot London marathon when I ran up to London to watch. I would definitely have struggled to run 26.2 in it.
Joe.. If I'm doing much over 13-14m on a warm day I usually put some water in a hedge bottom on the route, or choose a route where I know there is an outside tap. London 2018 was indeed a sweatfest - 20 degrees at the start! Well done getting 13m done anyway.
Joe - sounds warm there, it was a grey day here. 13m is enough for now.
Well done on the sunny mlr too wardi
10m comnute run home here, no sunshine or warmth to report.
TR - I read that the old school black plimsolls that Chris Thompson looked to be running in were in fact (and unsurprisingly) blacked out vaporflys. So you can be old school and hi tech!
Other spnsored runners do the same although they dont all paint them, marders wears them too now. Maybe i should get the paint out on my 4%.
5m easy today, real weary. Dont think id have been able to do 10m if i wanted to.
7 steady this morning with a clubmate.
TR - I don't think your body has forgotten last weeks 20m followed by a 15m. As Joolska said, and time to taper and sharpen now. Less is more or something like that.
Super day here today. Thought about time I did a proper run and not a general plod around 7.30-8.00 mm which I've been doing so a few weeks, so 11m inc a 9m progressive run from 7.30 down to 6.40. Quite excited for the guys on other forums doing the Dorney marathon this weekend.
Oh and don't go painting your shoes, you'll have Charlie back on here advising which paint is fastest.🤔
Nice progressive run OO, are your shins ok now?
Just over 9m today, still a bit on the cool side. My grumbling leg was a lot better today so enjoyed the run a lot more.
Have a good weekend all.
Just 6m easy here this morning, long run inc mp tomorrow.
TR - Good luck with that long run. You're getting a good mix of easy and sessions.
OO - Good looking progressive run. I do quite like progressive runs for the mental game. Holding back and slowly releasing over time and wondering how that final rep or mile is going to go.
7 miles easy on Thursday. Yesterday should have been 12 miles with 7 @ HMP. In the midst of a 70 mile week with 22 miles Sunday that looked crackers. On top of the mileage this week i've been shifting tonnes of soil and hardcore from drive to garden and so pretty much everything hurts. So "rest day" yesterday, 9 miles this morning and 22 planned tomorrow. I think at this stage I can forgo most runs but I need to get the longer runs in.
3 wks til GW, so mp fitness test today after a few steady weeks to try and freshen up a bit as i was so smoked.
The breezy day nearly convinced me to sack off the mp effort, but i need to know where my fitness is at.....so 4m, 13.1m, 3m......last summer i did the 13.1 which is lumpy in the first couple and last couple of miles 3 times between 1.27.01 and 1.27.14......1.27.42 today, some of the deficit will be due to the breeze, so thankfully im not too far behind where i was.
I did intervals on Friday: 4 x 1M @ HM effort. Surprised and pleased with 6.34, 6.31, 6.29 and 6.32. I've just about got half marathon pace effort down to marathon PB pace: first time in years! (I guess the legs were a bit fresher because I didn't have a MLR in the week because it was a cutback week.)
I did my long run yesterday (18 miles at a surprisingly sprightly 7.59m/m. Same route as last week's 8.17m/m. Just shows you shouldn't get too hung up on the pace a run comes out at, I guess!). A recovery run today (7 miles @ 8.34s) so that I can do my MLR tomorrow. 55 for the week. Tiny bit of work to do today but then going for a walk in the glorious sunshine with Mr. Jools.
Jools - that's another good week ticked off.
6m easy peasy pace for me.
TR - Agreed. I can see how you can have good mileage or fast running but both together in a week is tough.
Wardi - 10/12 definitely keeps the fitness up so shouldn't be a problem.
Legs hurt from mile 1 this morning and I was totally cooked after 10 so I'm glad I made it through 18.5 miles this morning. Not the planned 22 but I couldn't hack it. Focus for the next weeks has to be the longer runs. Heart rate is fine but legs have got to get me through 26.2
Joe.. that's still a decent length of run, no point in flogging a tired horse.
Joolska - Good to see that set of 6.30 mm, nice work.
Joe - well toughed out and 18.5m is a very decent run.
TR - You've flown through your mp test with that 1.27.40, so much harder in the midst of a tough training plan. Looking good for GW.
A 13 & 4m doubles to give 52m for the week, a bit low but not feeling 100% this week.
Wardi - hope the curry was good
OO - well done on the double, not sure id have got out for the 4m.......agreed, the 13.1 test was a boost, im hopefully not far off where i was in Sept. Wind strength will be the biggest issue (again), but as ever its an uncontollable, just got to hope for better weather than last time.
OO - I'd be happy with a 52m down week but hopefully you're back up to full strength soon.
CC2 - nice running. wise not to look too hard at the splits.
TR - good start to the week. 7 weeks until race day yesterday.
I missed a 20 miler with the heart issue and so not completing yesterday's run only leaves one more 20 in the plan. That would be my worry at this stage. Hitting MP is fine, keeping HR down too is ok but I haven't run much over 2 hours let alone closer to 3. I'd feel better if I can get a 20 and a 22 done with keeping up the midweek MLRs and just let the other miles run themselves.
TR.. a decent 10m done, is it 3 weeks to GW now?
Jools.. nice MLR, hope your shin settles down.
Very windy here all day, plus frost in the bird bath this morning! Got out for a sunny but gusty 10k on the most sheltered route I could find.
Wardi - good training as always. You must be one of the most consistent on here in terms of volume. Nerve issues are frustrating so hopefully you can shift it asap.
Joe - good to see you back at it. The tests are worth it for peace of mind.
OO - rough on the shin splints, but looks like you managed it smartly.
CC2 - nice 10 miler.
Jools - good volume and sessions. Glad to see things are coming along nicely for you!
TR - looks like a good shout with Goodwood given the timing of your jab.
Been a few weeks since I posted. I followed up my 63m week with a 36, a 33, and a 48, but no drama involved for the lower mileage - it was simply a combination of post jab fatigue and masses of diy (demolition, rebuilding, rewiring, woodworking, plastering, etc).
Managed some hills yesterday, and an easy 15m today, so a decent start to the week, but from now until the end of May needs more of the above diy wise, so mileage might be lower, haphazard, or both!