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TR - I am tempted by some new race shoes but still weighing up the Nikes vs Endorphins. A nice buy though and yes easily 2-3 minutes gain and easier recovery.
10m for me, 3m with the dog and then keen to do a hilly run as training for my forthcoming trail marathons which have plenty of climbing dropped her home and out again for 7m with 1500 of ft of climb which seemed plenty.
OO.. from what I remember of Cornwall you wouldn't have far to go to find a hill.🙂 What's your dog's maximum distance?
TR..I've noticed a few comments from runners saying there was a definite anti-Nike sentiment a few years back. All seems to have been forgiven now with the go faster shoes!
Just over 5m this morning before the afternoon downpours started.
OO - that's a nice days work and great that your friend managed to keep you company for a few miles. My Goldie retriever is 10 years old today, that has flown by in the blink of an eye. She was never much of a running mate though.
Wardi - better weather over your side today? Warm and intermittent sunshine here. Most pleasant after all the rain.
TR - Nice pressie. Looks like you'll be a good few minutes up the road at London with the speedy shoes on. I'm staying old-school I think. Although I do like the idea that the Nikes are beneficial to leg recovery.
Jools - yes hoping the consistent training does indeed work its pace magic once again. No reason why it wont but diminishing returns I guess as we get older. At some point the pace just goes?
30km again this morning with company. Felt strong again and picking pace up a little towards the end. Some tarmac, trails past Man U training ground and canal tow path. Nice in the aforementioned sunshine.
I've also entered a few low-key fixtures for june/july. A trail 5 miler and the club 5k series. I generally hate 5k but it's a chance to compare fitness over a set of races. I have also used my deferred Oulton Park entry for the half at Aintree. Which I think is 5 weeks out from London.
Nice long run SJ, yes simular conditions here - see below.
Showers forecast all day here. Too warm for a jacket or gilet this morning though so took a chance on t-shirt and shorts. Managed 12.5m at a decent pace in nice temps and even some sun.. and oh joy I didn't get wet!
61m for the week, leg much improved.
Wardi - good keeping dry skills. I got wet in my 20m yday, would have got wet if id run instead of turbo, and got wet just now on walkies..........legs ok today, HR a bit low at first, legs will be toast for tomorrows run commute home though......i made the commitment to try to keep off my running legs one day a week for a while through the spring and summer rhough, will review it after Goodwood part 3 (in 7 wks).
Wardi - excellent news re the leg and proof if any were needed by declaring on 61 for the week. 55 at this end which is where I wanted to be this week having built up to 60 last. I realise me speaking all european with the km's isn't helping anyone on here. I'll convert from now on.
Thought I best get something provisionally booked for my over-night in the big smoke on October 2nd. As I've only ever run London once, in 2008, I have only that experience to go off. I think I stayed near London Bridge and possibly the DLR was my go-to for the Excel and Greenwich. Is there anything better? I think I've left it too late for anything near Greenwich itself.
That's another excellent weekends' work in the bank. I like the look of those rep sessions and hitting target paces. I've incorporated running long on tired legs before to good effect. In fact, I think I might have borrowed that idea from you a few years ago. I seem to recall running 10mile progressively on Saturdays before a sunday long run.
Jools.. that's a cracking two days of exercise and a great progress/confidence booster.
Wardi/ SJ - My pooch, Bramble used to be good for 12 miles or so, she just ran with me, now she is far too interested in sights and smells, so I have to put her on a lead and this tends to be a slow 2-3m out somewhere and then lead-off and she runs back freely. I tend to run with her 3-4 times a week.
Feels peoples running and training has cranked up a gear over the weekend with London on the horizon, faster and tougher sessions, tougher back to back sessions. accommodation being sorted out, plans starting and tune-up races scheduled. So a collective well-done folks.
With my marathon 5 weeks ago, ran another 21m y'day but this time a slow hilly affair in 3:00:08, seeking out every hill between here and Padstow so clocked 2,300 ft of climbing - the marathon has 3,600 ft. 74m for the week which is the highest since 3/2019 with 3 20m+ runs banked in the past 5 weeks. Cut back week this.
TT - id be surprised if you showed up here and said you'd had a seamless few weeks of consistent running.
13m run home tonight, feeling the turbo (as expected). Poured down for 3m, but luckily it stopped and i warmed up a bit then.
TR.. shame about the wetting but a good MLR done & dusted.
TT.. excellent DIY skills! Hopefully you can get into a training groove when it's all done.
10k in the drizzle this morning, heavy rain in the afternoon once again. Off road is starting to get muddy again after the hard baked dust of the drought!
Cheers Wardi. The carpets going in Thursday week is a deadline of sorts for the major diy so I'm hopeful that that marks a return to proper training too.
Quick turnaround for 10m inc 12x3mins/30sec. Legs were still achey from sundays Turbo so the pace was way off, but i tried hard enough. Might need to review my sunday Turbo as it affects my running for a couple of days.....or just suck it up.
In non-running news, the sofa we ordered in December has finally arrived. To be fair, it was always supposed to take 12-16 weeks as it was custom build due to us needing a very small sofa (our cottage has small rooms and narrow doors) and then lockdown 3 intervened and slowed things down. But there is now a sofa for the humans and sofa for the cats, which is good news for us!
Speaking of narrow doors.. our house is like a giant bungalow with the upstairs built into the roof. In some of the upper deck rooms there are 'Wendy House' style mini doors for access to the eaves. I had to crawl through one at the weekend to investigate a leak. The doors measure 13" x 32" so they should have a sign above saying 'Small children or skinny athletes only. 🤔
TR.. good effort after a few heavy days. The one thing I first noticed in senior years was recovery taking a bit longer than my youth.
TT.. new carpets always feel nice underfoot. We had our stairs/landing done in March and the novelty hasn't worn off yet!
10.5m done this morning. After a 10 minute black cloud and cold rain interlude the sun reappeared for the rest of the run so only a brief wetting.
TR - Taking it a bit easier on the Turbo could be an idea.
My marathon in Wales for the end of June has been cancelled! Bit of a bugger as was going to see my siblings at the same time. Luckily there's another hilly marathon the same weekend in North Devon, so I will enter that. Even more climbing as it largely follows the coastal path, so should be a stunner if the sun is out.
13 for me this morning. Rather heavy legged, but I realised that it is because I am on my 7th day of running, and that the 13 miles took me to a rolling 7 day total of 76 miles.