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Snail thank you for reply over porridge will go and get Scotts porridge oats this lunch time and give it a whirl,do we add anything to porridge raisens,jam etc sorry a real novice with porridge;-)
It was to be my recovery run after Wednesdays long run but afraid legs not willing so another rest day for me:-(
But hopefully will be able to run tomorrow
Have a good day out there folks
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
What: hill session. Hillx7 increasing distance/intensity with each one. 1m warm up/cool down.
Why: building strength/endurance and I enjoy it.
Birds are noisy this morning!
Lets see if I can manage to make porridge without burning it today.
What: rest am, 4M easy pm.
Why: Southern XC tomorrow, category "C" race so using it as a had training run.
Last hard: Tues
Last rest: 14 days
what:lsd(12 miles) with mate from the gym
why: schedule says so and to run with a bit of company for a change!
hope the weather holds out.
had hailstones yesterday:(
catch you later
tiaxx
Rest today
Just heard they've had snow in Greece.
What: nowt
Why: Friday = rest day and I'm utterly knackered after the last 6 days of training and racing.
Last hard run: Did the planned 5x2k @ 10k pace through the Notts Uni campus last night, it was brutal. The 2k repeat ran up and over the hill leading up to Trent Building for anyone that knows the campus. Followed this with 5M easy which coupled with the warm-up and the 6M at lunch brought me to 19M for the day. On my knees, weeping like a child by the time I got home.
Last rest day: Friday
Have fun out there ;-)
Busy day at work, deadlines to meet.
What: Completed 1:20 min LT-15 run for 9.72 miles.
Why: Stage2 BT
Last hard: 2003
Last rest: 26 days ago.
Hope to see you at tonight's Social.
Have a good one.
nrg-b.
welcome to Jon Pepper who posted on yesterday's thread!
Enjoy your rest WP! I'm sure you'll be fine tomorrow.
What:rest day for me
Why:physio, then take daughter to docs, then out for club presentation night.
Last hard:yesterday
Last rest:Friday
Good luck in x-c tomorrow BT and nayone else racing this weekend!
What: 9 miles done, 6 at lunchtime and another 9 tonight
Why: weight loss and aerobic base building
Last hard: November 30th
Last rest: 27 days
Have a good one (and welcome JP)
Anyway will make up for it at lunchtime today.
What: 45 min steady
Why: to get out there
Last hard: 04/01
Last rest: Yesterday (oops)
good w/e everyone, am off mountain-biking in Wales.
7.5 miles home from work tonight.
Just got to get through the day first!
What: Lots of walking (4 miles done before breakfast because it was preferably to staying in bed with a snorer, a snuggler, a kicker and a kneading cat, and another 5 on the agenda for later), and a gentle run with 12-year-old daughter this evening.
Why: Fat-burning and transport and I've been promising for weeks to take Kevin out for a run.
Last rest: Monday.
Last hard: Yesterday's fartlek run (4.5 miles) was quite hard.
I might finally get round to going to the gym and doing some weights this weekend.
What: bike 4 miles to work am and back pm 45 min @ pace
Why: night off tonight
Last hard: Wednesday
Last rest: last friday
New adidas trainers arrived this morning! yippeeee
Keep falling forward, only faster
Friday at last.
What:Will try and do a long slteady 1.5/2hours tonight, but find long ones hard on my own, especially on pavements. Plus might be too stiff from circuits last night.
Why:Need long runs, 35miler approaching and still haven't done any long ones recently.
Last rest:Tuesday.
Weekend:Football Sat and Sun.
Good luck to all racers.
Am I right NRG-B? (Must be the first time in ages I've recognised the lyrics!)
What: 3 miles steady.
Why: Schedule says so.
Last hard: Probably last Sunday's 12 miler, which for some reason felt 100% harder than the 11 miles the Sunday before.
Last rest: Yesterday - had planned a run, but hectic day at work and going to bed late on Wednesday wiped me out, so decided to rest instead!
Have a good day guys. Enjoy the mild weather while it lasts as apparently we're in for some arctic conditions next week!
What: nothing
Why: planned rest day, and legs are telling me I need it
Last hard: yesterday
Last rest: 7 days
Have a good one.
nearly the weekend hurrah!
what: Forum Social in London
why: haven't been before and its about time I socialised!
last hard:tuesday
last rest: last friday
think I am getting a cold which is not good news so I'll see how it goes this weekend.
Off to see HIs Dark Materials tomorrow!
Very pleased with last nights track session. Did 4 x 1600m, and at a pace slightly faster than last weeks 5 x 800m, wihich is very pleasing (although I was handicapped by the weather last week). I was by no means going flat out, so there's plenty of room for improvement. Legs still feel a little tired this morning though.
Today: nothing
Why: Friday is rest day
Last hard: track last night
Last rest: Wednesday
Was hoping to do my weekend long run (16m) tomorrow, but it's looking like it might be Sunday now. No matter.
NRG-B, see you at the social tonight. Snail, are you coming?
v
get in
get coffee
log on
check out the forums!
Good luck Big Tim in your race tomorrow
and anybody else running this weekend
What: 4 miles am done, 10 miles pm
why: mileage building
have a good day everybody
What Rest
Why Friday is rest day
What: rest
why: racing slaughterford 9 on Sunday
dreading it a bit.
good luck to other weekend racers
and have fun at the London social
and well done marmite master on 5 x 2000 survival - hardest game in the world.
What. Long run today. Oh, ha ha. I have just seen the paper boy (well, man actually) slide down the road. I am considering ice skates for this run.
Why: Hal decrees
Last hard: yesterday - tempo run followed by snowbording on ice. Always hard work.
Last rest: Wednesday. ICe induced.
Ah well, it's meant to snow today, so things will improve!
Have a good day, everyone!
Goodness me MM, that's some day you had yesterday. I sense that you're responding to WP's incipient challenge to put in "the toughest session yet - match that". Strangely reminiscent of the Horwill-inspired duel between the long missed Drew & Achilles show in the run up to FLM last year.
Our club run last night was a tough fartlek type approach, rather sensed everyone was searching out weaknesses by throwing kenyan style surges in all the time. HR 20+ bpm higer than I usually train.
w/e plan
Today rest
Tomorrow : Mud, brambles, map and Compass - another opportunity to add to the "runner gets lost" saga
Sun : 4mile race which I will use as a speed trial. I will intentionally go off faster than ever before and expect to finish as the wandering dead. based on last 10k and the prediction routines I should do 26:30, target sub 26.
6 easy lunchtime miles today.
Busy here already I see!
Welcome to Jon Pepper on yesterday post!
What: am: Squash ( played )pm: 5-8 mile easy.
Why: Two long sessions yesterday just a short session today.
Last Hard: Sunday
Last Rest: Wednesday
Enjoy