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Derv,
Richmond Park's got its slopes but in Cornwall terms it probably still qualifies as 'flat'! Best of luck this weekend.
cheers man i was born just south of you in beckenham but moved at 18 , there isnt a flat race down here which makes it a bit different when i travel some place else to race
Good luck to all those racing this weekend. I am just chilling for half hour then out for a run. Cant really be arsed this week (no pun intended). Hopefully get my mojo back over the weekend. Might go for a swim in a bit too.
I fancy running somewhere different on sunday for my long run, anyone know anywhere in the midlands thats any good?
havent been down to the club this week and feeling bit demotivated on the running front as have had to run the same streets tues/wed/thurs and will do tonight. Work been crazy and knackered too. Hopefully will wake up with renewed vigour tomorrow! Am off for a session in the woods which I am looking forward to. Plus netball tomorow afternoon. OH away mow until Sunday so will get the wine out and some peace and quiet!
Hey maybe we should all meet up for a long run at some point - get one of the 20 milers or something done with some company...
Jele Bebe
You could always run FROM the Midlands. That's the best idea.
Otherwise, try places like Leicestershire: from Barrow on Soar and that sort of place or Market Bosworth, or Kiddermister/Wyre Forest, or Cannock Chase. The further you get from the conurbations the better.
RattyMatty There's nowhere nice to run in Halifax as (as DFC) it's "grim oop north".
JA If you come down to London, I'll take you for a long run in the woods ... and bring you back too! No plans to visit the Midlands on any weekend soon however. Keep your pecker up - I'm sure a bath, a nice glass of wine and a good sleep will make you see things differently.
FWIW -
10k (Oct 07) = 33:31
26.2M (April 07) = 2:47:36
Marafun = 5.0004 x 10k
JEJ - I hope you run it, the video made it look really nice. Even if you 'jog' around you know you will get a PB by at least a couple of minutes.
Padams - enjoy the sun. Work or play?
Finally got the satellite launched; been working crazy shifts which has left me feeling rather jet lagged. Agree about the weather, went for a very nice 8M this afternoon along the Avon & Kennet canal just as the Sun was setting - although it felt like midnight as I have been up since 3am. Did a 16 x 1 min with 30 sec recovery session yesterday, I really like this session (not too hard!) as it gets the legs turning over fast - not sure how much use it is.
Good luck to OO + other racers this weekend.
Lol BR is Kt "ex female" a male now?
I agree with BR and TR on the progression of marathon improvements. We all have our dream marathon time, but every race I do I try and get as near to it as I can because I can never assume or guarentee that I will be in that shape again. If I decided that a 2.50 was my target and I would do that based on previous race times then I would aim to train with progression in mind giving each marathon leading to the 2.50 the best shot possible.
I have every respect for MkeG as he took me from 3.26 to 2.56 in 18 months with his advice, but I ran 3 marathons progressing each time. I doubt I'll get a 2.50 in my next atttempt or anywhere near it, but I'll be aiming for the best I possibly can!
Good luck to OO and the other weeks races.
DanA – just registered where the body on the Kew towpath was and I also often run past that area early in the morning…would have certainly been an upsetting thing to come across.
Amsterdamers (DanA, Jools & Gatorade) – have you checked out the runners TV, it will show you running at different parts of the course, so quite a nice gimmick (can be accessed by clicking the camera next to your result details).
PP – I am intending to do a couple of laps of Richmond park tomorrow morning so will look out for the XC racers.
You lightweight - ask someone like CRAB or RB how hard they trained for a sub 2:45.
Pretenders like me sack runs ! The real thread heroes don't.
Correction to 10k / marathon relationship (I thought it meant this year only)
10k pb 33.41 (Nov 2003 and Feb 2005)
Mar pb 2.42.10 (Oct 2004)
JB
Midlands running:
Depends how far you want to go from home. This side of the M40 you've got Clent Hills, The Lickey Hills, (and Wasley Hills in between both), and a little down the M5 the Malvern Hills. Theres also the canal towpaths - between Stratford & Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham, (and probably Coventry & Birmingham.)
If you ever need a guide over this side let me know - am full time parent this weekend though and in final week of taper too.
JEJ = 5.11
PP = 5.11
Marders = 5.04
MtR = 5.02
Coro = 5.00
EbB = 4.95
Gobi = 4.93
MT = 4.84
BR = 4.81
WW = 4.81
DN = 4.79
Hilly = 4.62
Joolska = 4.60
Padams = 4.51
Oooh, haven't played this game.
Mara PB 2.55 (1996)
10k pb 36.41 (1995)
More recently
Mara (recent) pb 2.59.16 (2007)
10(RECENT)PB 37.21 (2007)
Plug that in Coro
JEJ = 5.11
PP = 5.11
Marders = 5.04
MtR = 5.02
Coro = 5.00
EbB = 4.95
Gobi = 4.93
MT = 4.84
BR = 4.81
WW = 4.81
Do2 = 4.80
DN = 4.79
Hilly = 4.62
Joolska = 4.60
Padams = 4.51
Do2 - quite average.
Thanks mate - thats cheered me up no end!!??!!??
2:26 rather than 2:36, no?
Ah - I see. No.
Coro,
I'll dig this list out agin when I get back from France - hopefully be able to really bugger your stats up then!
Can I join to.
Mar PB (2006) 03:07:39
10k PB (2006) 00:35:44
Ratio 5.25!
FWIW:
Haile Gebrselassie 2:04:26/0:26:22 = 4.72
Paul Radcliffe 2:15:25/0:30:01 = 4.51