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A warm 12m as my 'long' run earlier.
Nice and sensible TT
Wardi - agreed, at least its been warm running in the rain.
9m inc 4m temp this morning so a quick turnaround. did the first 4m of my commute 6m tenp route, the first 2m was slow as expected due to the hills, the next 2m i expected to get some time back on the flat but it was into the wind, so the av pave was slow, but i tried hard, so we move on.
TR.. good tempo effort considering your 14m last night.
Jools.. very unlucky with the ankle injury. Don't get too down on one race, you've been training well at decent paces so it could just be an off day.
Impressive turnaround TR from Mondays MLR to the tempo effort the following morning. Paces don't mean much at this stage anyway as you know. As long as the general trend is downwards it's all good
Nicely done on the 10.8 Wardi. Good luck to your club mate in her ultra. Good to be helping out on those kind of events. Definitely out early doors for Sunday long run this week.
Sorry to hear the relay didn't go well Jools. Super frustrating spraining the ankle again. Assuming it's the same one? You've been super consistent so a few easier days won't hurt you in terms of fitness.
Ticking along at this end. 10+6 easy double on Monday. 6k tempo on grass with second half pick up in the middle of 11 at the club last night. Followed by 14.9 tonight. Pretty tired by the end of tonight's run.
Feels like I'm at the edge of over doing it. My left lower leg (not sure it's restricted to the ankle area anymore) is sore when not running and aches enough whilst in bed to wake me occasionally. Have taken some anti inflams, rolling calves, stretching, icing, compression wrap etc. Loosens after 5 mins of running but isn't going away.
Have ordered some structured trainers as running exclusively in neutral shoes probably isn't a good idea. I only switched to neutral shoes last autumn.
Whilst running, I thought would like to be in the place where SJ is, in terms of a good sustained improving block of training and where TT is, enjoying his running without a forthcoming marathon. But then just read your post SJ, sounds like you've smartly anticipated a possible injury.
Good solid training as always TR & Wardi and sorry to hear about your ankle Jools and as Wardi says don't stress on one race outcome.
SJ - seems like you're creaking a bit, but in the approx 1/2 a week between sunday am and weds pm you did what you were doing in a week recently. Keep away from the cliff edge and keep listening to the body.
OO - good to see you back to it, hopefully you can get a decent block in now.
Jools - hope ots not as bad as you fear and that you heal quuck, youd set yourself up so well through the winter and spring.
8m yday morning, 10m home tonight. Brighyon 10k never happened, last few weeks have been far too hectic.
My eldest and his gf have tested positive for CV, its rife again round here esp in the youngsters. Avoiding isolating again is going to be difficult, esp as spo has a family wedding next weekend.
OO.. great to see you are back running, sounds like a decent start.
Jools.. so sorry that it's such a serious sprain, you don't seem to have much luck with your ankles! Wishing you a steady recovery.
10m in this morning, very sore quads, hopefully just from s and c tues pm. Few frothies later then a long run tomorrow.
Wardi - Saw your FB post, hats off to your ultra girl, what a run.
Beautifully warm out there today. 4m early doors and 4m more @9 pm when much cooler.
Nice double today BTW.
Hope the beers went down well TR, I'm tempted by a few tonight with a curry.
Wardi - well played, it was scorchio today. I had a bottle of luco and water yday, stashed them in the hedgerow for the 10m effort though.
Went walking with the spo this morning, wasnt going to run in the midday heat again, so stuck with the Sunday turbo, but that was still a warm one.
Good to see you back at it OO.
Nicely done Wardi on the long run and shade route planning. Definitely a wise decision. I bet those beers are going down nicely.
Cracking long run again yesterday TR. You have picked up where you left off after the disappointing half. I imagine the frothies were most enjoyable. Also I bet there were some decent puddles from the turbo today.
Jogged thurs, 13 miles Friday, rest day yesterday (first one since mid May) then 20 today. I had to stop with 10k remaining to buy more fluid as I had drunk my 500ml I took with me.
From thurs onwards I've used a new pair of Saucony Guides which are the structured variant of their range. It hasn't magically improved things, not that I thought it would. I'm going to have a rethink of the plan and probably add in a fortnightly rest day at least. I'm not sure I can cope without a bit of break.
Achilles/ankle sore tonight, so will nurse it through next week. 75 miles this week is right up there with the max I can fit in. I had an easier week last week so not sure if I'm overdoing it but will take a few km off each run next week to see if things settle.
Probably a case of trying to up the ante a little in chasing an improvement. Repeating the same training back to back has seen the best improvements I've known so should have continued along that path. Getting a little fed up of p&d if I'm honest 4 or 5 cycles in, obviously a gap last year as no races for me.
It was actually quite pleasant when I went out this evening at 7:30pm Wardi. A gentle breeze along the tow path kept the temps down. You did well to find the shade on your run.
Creaked along for 5 miles along the aforementioned tow path tonight. I noted afterwards that the obligatory first km was a slight hobble job with the odd Ooo and arrr. Got going eventually.
Long time no speak.
Long story short, the achilles issue has been a real bugger to get rid of. With no signs it was coming, I thought I'd get back to running pretty quickly but it's taken 10 weeks or so of stretching and a slow return to running (a few miles at a time) to feel somewhat like a runner again. I'm up to running around 20 miles a week at the moment with some cycling mixed in as well. Great North Run is going ahead in 8 weeks time so I have some focus. I don't expect to do very well (I can run a few miles at sub 7 and around 6 miles at more comfortable paces atm) but hopefully the fitness will return reasonably quickly. I have the Liverpool marathon in October which I'll probably just let slide as I am best-manning a wedding a couple of days before in Cambridge making it a logistical challenge as much as anything. But if I can build fitness and miles I may look to a marathon at the end of 2021 or early 2022.
Jools - nice report on the SWT. Really enjoy the long distance reports as there's always some drama. But what a cracking effort and completion was never really in doubt surely given your training? Nice effort in the tri as well. Looked like fun conditions!
SJ - Great to see you back and running well. Hope it continues and you can record a good time.
TR - Consistent as ever and hopefully lining yourself up for a good Autumn effort.
Joolska - best of luck with the recovery. Hope you are back fighting fit soon.
Wardi - I see your weather dodging skills remain strong and you can find some sustained shade.
OO - Good luck with the training. Hope the niggle clears soon. Seems you aren't in the worst shape to start.
Joe - ive wondered about you a couple of times, good that you are moving again, you were in good shape so hopefully it'll come back quickly.
Wardi - nice one, top day for biking.
As i did mp sarurday, i wasnt sure a hard tempo or LT would be wise in this mornings commute), so i did 4 easy and then 6m at a slower tempo pace (aimed for ~7mm, achieved just a smidge over).
TT.. oof bad news with the back problem but hope it's cleared now. Is it a cortisone injection Mrs TT needs?
TR.. good tempo work in the heat.
There was a thin layer of cloud this morning which kept the temps down and provided a pleasant cool breeze. Took advantage to get 10.2m done. The hot sun did break through in the afternoon.
Good to see a 10m race happening just up the road from me last night (vale of York 10). Over 630 finishers, the first two were sub 52 minutes which is impressive on a hot night.
Good news jools, hopefully you can get it moving a bit now.
Wardi- nice, was still scorchio running home tonight.
14m run home, felt a bit grim afterwards.