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2016 Marathon Training Thread
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Well done guys.
DD nice work on double session.
Tek sounds nice running through the park, bet it was busy.
SM nice and fast for that mile
Ollie well done on the run with the bro.
MG7 some good speed in the middle.
Cal sensible with rolling and spinning .
NP good running , glad to hear the MOT was all good.
6 m tonight in the warm and windy conditions, certianly will have to acclimatise to the heat not that I am complaining just yet
Morning.
Dr.Dan: Nice going on the 5.35 miles. Enjoy the bike commuting and easy runs in the meantime.
Nice running with the club and on the trails.
Cal: Sounds like a hard spin class yesterday.
NP: Don't reel me in.
HM4: Thanks.
MG1: Nice 6 miles, sounds like a decent run yesterday.
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5 miles from me today at some point. Don't know where, don't know when, but it'll be a 5 mile walts... Or run rather.
Have a good day.
Stuart that's a super one mile time, well done
OH hope you enjoyed the badminton
Michael well done on the 6 x 800
NN PB !!
Amazing WAVA score...
Ollie nice 7 yesterday, good luck with today's run
Dr Dan good set of intervals off the bike ride
Cal well done on the spin class
NP fast running on the road and trails ! Sounds like you're in excellent shape
HM thanks
MG well done on the warm and windy 6
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8.5m last night with the club, with 7m at MaraHR - ran it a bit too hard, but a good work-out nonetheless...
NP, that's a very low heart rate. You must be extremely fit! (Then again my mother had a very low resting pulse and that was mostly down to a leaky valve...)
Good job on the runs, everyone.
I promised myself some hills so today I did a 9 miler incorporating three laps of Streatham Common, which is bloody steep in places. Herne Hill Harriers do a cross country race there and I entered in 2010, back when my only other racing was a few 10Ks on flat Clapham Common. It was a humbling experience. I had to walk several times. Since then I've made a point of running it every so often. My current record is five laps of the HHH course plus to and from my house (about 2 miles away). But today I stuck with three laps because I haven't run in since before Christmas due to the groin strain.
I managed an average pace of 11:09 but there were a couple of 12+ miles in there - the ones that were almost entirely uphill. Clearly this is something I need to work on. I'm off to yoga now.
Great stuff NN
hill work is tough Cal, but generally easier in company, I find.
A hard run enjoyed is no bad thing Tek
Are you abroad or is it just warm darn sarf MG1?
Enjoy your 5 mile waltzing, Ollie!
Good to hear the doc's confirmed you are alive NP
Just 6.2 this pleasant evening. Legs feeling stiff and achey for no good reason. Fortunately none of the rest of the group felt like going fast. Perhaps just 2steady days at work (roll on 2017 ...)
NP Marathon... what marathon impressive pace on/off trails..
MG1 Know what you mean about the heat, I am used to running cool early mornings! Good 6miles
HM4 when r u out next?
Ollie Your runs sounds like you're going with the music! Weekly mileage sounds good r u able to sustain that?
Tek Great effort with the club run
Cal Definitely, hills are so humbling gr8 effort on running that x-country course they are tough.
NN Great results hope you and NP keep up with rallying calls like "age is just a number" and "I love getting old"
8.1 miles on this beautiful early morning run.. quite tired, showed in the pace. But pleased with v. steep hill section and recovery on remaining section of hill. With rest day on Friday should be OK for a 10miler on saturday.
Cal well done on that hilly 9 miler
OH good 6.2 on tired legs...
Michael good going on the hilly 8.1m
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I was supposed to run a 3.5m League race tonight, but the hammy is still sore so I just had an easy 4m jog
MG1 nice 6 miles last night also nice to see the speed creeping up this week and the temperature.
Ollie hope the 5 miles went well.
Teknik nice club running 8.5 miles with 7@MP last night, look after the hamstring nice recovery run.
Cal well done on the 9 miles with hills I love hills and 95% of my runs are done on them, make for strong legs.
OH nice running on a nice night for once, think all your times will fall in 2017
MG7 thats a good hilly 8.1miles think you will be fine on Saturday for 10.
70x25m front crawl this morning, 6 miles on the trails avg 7:01 pace so the speed is seeping back into the legs, core session tonight. Rest day tomorrow so just an easy swim. Will run the Parkrun on Saturday not got any time in mind for that will just run on feel.
NP, good to hear the MOT went well, I haven't been to the docs in ages, some more good running and swimming enjoy the rest day tomorrow
DR Dan, good work I hope the HM goes well at the weekend
Tek, A good run with the club last night
SM, wow that is a quick mile, I doubt I could hold that during a 100m sprint
MG7, a good interval session and hilly 8 today enjoy the rest day
MG, nice run, I don't mind the wind when it is warm unless I am doing a session well done with the 6
Ollie I hope you enjoyed the 5
Cal, Nice 9 miler today those hills will make you strong
OH, well done with the 6 miles today, you;ll be training like a pro next year
NN, another great run you just keep on improving congratulations
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I hope I got everyone, apologies if I missed anyone
Tuesday was just a recovery run with JS a bit off road and muddy
rest day yesterday and an interval session with the tri club tonight, the session was 4 x 0.9m and 2 x 0.4m another tough session which was hampered by the wind hopefully the legs will feel recovered for the 10k on Saturday,
Dr Dan - good intervals, the weather's certainly getting better for the bike commuting. Fingers crossed for good conditions Sunday.
NN - well done on the PB and great WAVA!
SM6 - all the mara training paying off on the shorter distance!
HM4 - well done getting back into the training, hope you can keep it up
OH - hope the legs feel a bit lighter after the steady run.
OP - hope the 5 mile waltz went well!
Cal - that sounds like a tough hill course, but great training. It's a bit flat near me - I can get to some hills on a long run, but for shorter efforts I have to resort to treadmill.
MG1 - nice 6 miles. it's getting warm isn't it, I'm sure we'll all acclimatize soon, but this heatwave(!) arrived a bit suddenly.
MG7 - good luck with the 10miler
Teknik - hope the hamstring is recovering
NP - good swim and trail running. I'm wondering what you call an 'easy swim' after knocking out 70 lengths. Glad the check-up was OK. I have a similar resting HR (I've measured as low as 42). I'm most definitely NOT a 20-year old elite athlete, but Doc has told me all is OK with the ticker.
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Work has taken it's toll this week, so I'm glad I got some cycling in on Sunday and Monday. Tue & Wed were both rest days (Tuesday by choice, Wednesday not so).
Tonight 4 easy miles when I got in from work.
Morning.
Teknik: Nice running/jogging.
Cal: Nice going on the hilly run.
OH: Nice 6.2 yesterday.
MG7: My usual mileage is around 65 - 70, just building back up to it at the moment, but have to remind myself I have plenty of time to do it gradually. Nice 8.1 miles.
NP: Nice swimming and running, enjoy the rest day.
SC: Nice intervals yesterday. All the best for the 10k.
Yellow52: Hope the 4 miles went well.
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3 miles from me today, not a waltz but a rumba (run-ba?
) today, nice and easy.
Have a good day.
Afternoon ... thats the nightshifts out the way , till Monday
NP back on pace a quick marathon recovery !! and thanks for you comments ! holidays getting in the way if marathon training ?? poor you
I am sure your MOT report will come back showing you are fighting fit ! you aleadt know that but its nice to have it confirrned ! I had a full body scan on a bodytrax which is meant to be 98% accurate , I have lost quite a bit of weight about 12lb since you last saw me hence the PBs ! I was please to see 0 viscal fat ( hidden fat around the torso ) and my overall body fat falls in the 'athlete' range 
SC have you another tri planned ?
MG1 , didnt you do Jersey last year ? where are you now ? missed that bit
MG7 nice 8.1 ... it was following NP that inspired me ! I had kind of accepted my age and a slow down ! but started looking at things like regular speed work and more cross training , I do regular gym classes now
Ollie sounds as if you enjoyed your 3 miler !
Yellow good to see you still managed to do something ! damn work eh ?
Tek wise to skip the 3.5 mile race !! those short fast races do more damage I am sure
OH glad to see you are having some pleasant weather up there ! nice 6.2
easy 4 miles and legs bums tums class yesterday
Rest day here 10k race tomorrow evening , not a PB course but hopfully a course PB quickest on the course for me so far is 47.57
NP nice set of pool lengths, and another fast trail run - enjoy the parkrun tomorrow
yellow well done on the biking and easy 4m
Ollie nice easy 3m
NN well done on the easy 4m and gym class - good luck on the 10k tomorrow evening
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Just a short 3.7m recovery run here
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Weekend Races
06/5/16 Scottish 5k Champs Stuart M
07/5/16 Serpentine 7k Handicap Teknik
07/5/16 Benromach Forres 10k Stewart C
08/5/16 Leeds Half Dr Dan
Good luck Stewart, Stuart, Dr Dan
Tek - Shame about missing yesterdays race but wee done on the recovery run, and good luck tomorrow
NN - Fantastic new 5k PB
Good luck for tomorrows 10k
Ollie - Good recovery run too
Yellow - Well done on the 4 miler, and cycling earlier in the week
Stewart - Nice intervals with the tri club. Good luck tomorrow
NP - Great running and swimming as always, good luck with the parkrun tomorrow
Michael - Sounds like a tough 8 miles!
Cal - Well done on the 9 miles
OH - Sounds a good JS plod!
MG - Summer might make it up here at some point! Well done on the 6
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Not racing tonight, slept terribly. I forgot that up until starting proper training for Manchester I very rarely ran on a Friday as my legs feel mince after being on them all night at work, and then not sleeping well. So signing up for a race wasn't wise, and I'm signed up for another in a few weeks time. Hmmm
I will go for a run shortly, only a few slow miles. Maybe do Falkirk parkrun again tomorrow.
Cal hope the legs are not to tight after the hills.
OH pleasant weather at last.
MG7 hope your 10 goes well tomorrow
NP good work pal, bet you will be at the front tomorrow on the park run !
Stewart have a good one tomorrow ????
Yellow hope the run was pleasant.
NN have another great race, Jersey for the last 3 years should be number 4 in October.
Ollie nice little 3 .
SM cant be nice running following night shiflts, have a good run tomorrow.
Nice steady 5 last night and rest today, great to be training in vest again. Park run #2 tomrrow and a few added miles to get up to 9 or 10.
3 miles this evening, all nautical
MG - Good luck with parkrun tomorrow
OH - Good paddling, nice weather for it
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Magic, just found out the girl I had planned to run with tonight ran 17:59
She's a 3000 runner, and she still couldn't beat me over a mile on Tuesday so I'm wondering had I turned up could I have ran that?? It seems unlikely, but I didn't think she could either...
Saying that, I done 5 miles tonight and my legs didn't feel great.
Planning some 400m intervals tomorrow and then an easy 8 miles or so on Sunday. And I need to scrub the BBQ ready for its first use!!
Hello, hope all is well.
Good luck to Night Nurse, Teknik, and Stewart C in their races today.
NN: Hope you had a nice rest day, best of luck in hunting down a course PB.
Teknik: Nice recovery run, hope today's 7k goes well.
SM6: Hope the easy run went well, good luck at parkrun if you do so tomorrow.
MG1: Enjoy parkrun today, hope you had a good rest day.
OH: Nice kayaking, sounds good conditions for it up there.
Yellow52: Enjoy the 400 metre intervals, like the sound of the BBQ.
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Just parkrun and a few more miles on top of that for me today, think I'll be putting some effort into the parkrun this week (sub-20 hopefully) but don't want it to feel too hard just yet, so will see.
Have a good day.
Well done guys.
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Stuart M, Tek, Stewart C & Dr Dan,
Good luck
Yellow,
That sounds a good idea. We had the picnic table up last night and dinner in the garden.
Have a good run Stuart, Stewart, Tek and DrDan
Ollie - 19.xx
Sea swim and 7mile run planned for me
SC nice interval session with the club hope the 10k went well.
Yellow 54 years young here soon to be 55 have had my HR as low as 36-38. That was a good session in the sun can you send some sun north please, enjoy the BBQ.
Ollie good 3 miles yesterday hope the Park run went well.
NN thats great on the body fat no wonder all your PB's are falling but it's also down to your dedication and hard work. Hope the 10k has gone well.
MG1 nice run on Friday and another great Park run today.
SM6 It's great that you can push the speed in a race and well done again on your mile speed.
OH hope the water has warmed up for your swim and your run went ok.
Rest day swim yesterday 40x25m, my car was in for a service and a fault come to light so no car until Monday afternoon then my son rang to say that they where coming up today so the Park run went out the window and I was up and out early for a steady six miles. MLR tomorrow. Can someone please push the sun north and take away this wind and rain. Ran if full winter gear this morning.......
9.5C water
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Run felt a lot better today, sun shining but still cool wind
Yellow, well done with the easy 4 and 6 in the sun a good speed session by the sounds of it
Ollie, you crack me up, run-ba indeed
I hope parkrun went well this morning
NN, no tri's on the horizon but I do enjoy their run sessions on a Thursday night, I think these interval sessions along with some tempo work will help me get some speed. good luck with the hilly 10k
Tek, well done with the recovery run
SM, shame you had to miss the race last night, but no point racing it if you were not 100%
OH, well done with the swim and run today, Yeah I saw that clip the other day,
NP, another good run today enjoy the MLR tomorrow and the family visit
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An easy 4 yesterday and a 4 mile walk to and from the football, caley lost 3-2
Benromach 10k Race Report
With a 2:30pm start time there was no rushing about this morning, the legs were generally feeling good the calves were a little tight, probably all that standing at the game, I took my son and youngest daughter along today, nice to get a little moral support. The course is on a flat loop running clockwise with an out and back section between miles 3 to 5 miles 1,2 and 4 against the wind.
After a 2 mile warm up I felt a PB might be possible if I could run smartly and not kill myself in the first four miles. I almost missed the start due to needing a pee but made it safely to line with a minute to spare. We were sent on our way promptly at 2:30.
I got into a decent rhythm fairly quickly and felt confident I could hold sub 7:40s, first mile came and went in 7:31. The second mile I tried tucking in behind a tall chap but he was starting to slow so I had to go it alone 7:50. A little rest bite from the wind now it was more of a side wind along this stretch, I still felt okay here but knew I had some work to do in the next mile 7:52. Back into it again and this was the slowest mile of the race it was a bit of a grind and it was starting to feel tough now 8:01. With the wind at my back now I tried to push on but the legs were not responding 7:59. Now into the last mile I could sense at least one guy just a bit behind me I tried to put in a few surges to drop him but he kept close 7:55. Into the last 0.2, I picked it up again but he was still there spotting the last corner I gave it everything and took the inside line unfortunately he got past me on the corner and there was no way I was going to get around him with only a few metres to go, came home in 48:40 watch time gun time 40:42, if nothing else I have been consistent this Spring the three 10k I have done are all with 8 seconds.
I have got another 10k at the end of the month, hopefully I get a sub 48 next time out, I know I’ve got it in me.
Still a good solid performance Stewart
you know you can can, Ollie
Evenin'.
HM4: Merci beaucoup.
OH: Sounds like the run went swimmingly, and the swim went runningly I guess.
Yellow52: 6 miles and a BBQ; well done on the run, and hope and Barbecued steaks are well done too.
NP: Nice going on the 6 miles today, hope you had a good day with your family.
SC: Fantastic, well done! Fingers crossed for sub-48 next time but enjoy your result today.
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19:23 from me at parkrun, perhaps would have managed a comfortable 19:5x if not for meeting a school friend whom was not for beating me. Blame my misplaced pride, but came in before him so no problems with that, all raced in good humour of course, though did have a pint riding on it.
OH glad to hear it felt better today.
Yellow plenty of recovery food on the bbq
NP sun for you tomrrow I think, enjoy the run
Stewart sure you can nail it at the next one !!!
8 m in total today including park run , super turnout with 1016 runners , fortunatly at the front of the starting pack to get round in 18:32 and a PB by 25 secs
Have quickly learned that there is no easy way of running 5 k !
Quick post
last nights 10k
I had forgotten just how hilly this course was ! my fastest time there over the years has been 47.57 so I knew it was no PB course
A big field of 745
A nice easy slightly downhill first half a mile before a 3 mile climb first mile in 7.33
my main aim was to try and stay in front of our ladies captain a V40'who runs 43 mins for a 10k , we ran the first 2 miles together then I decided to try and break away ... 'bye then julie ' she shouted that was it I had to stay in front
mile 2 uphill in 8.15 still gently climbing and feeling as if maybe I should have held back a bit mile 3 in 7.33 then thank god a flatter section and gentle downhill 7.27 ... despite this I was feeling sick and really digging in , quite a lot of support through the town helped mile 5 in 7.08 . the rest was nearly all gentle downhill mile 6 in 7.01 but then a nasty half mile incline at the end I heard someone shout good stuff julie dig in tracy ( captain) is just behind you ! then they shouted dig in tracy catch julie !! I looked round and there she was !! just when I didnt need it with an uphill finish !! I really couldnt let her beat me ... gave it my all and got her by 4 seconds we both collapsed in each others arms ... she said god I need the toilet ( too much info ha ha !! )
Finish time 46.38 2nd V50 ( I minute behind the 1st)
2nd ladies team prize
139/745 overall
course PB by 1 minute 20