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Bit worried I'm not getting enough hills in - must try to get out on the South Downs Way, but including travel that basically takes the whole day, which means I barely see my husband or cat! I have started on the hill-repeats on the Comrades Bill Rowan training schedule, and most of my running club's routes are hilly/undulating, and when I run to work it's up and over Crystal Palace hill (and the weekdays I don't run it, I cycle it), but I'm not sure that's enough.
Instead I have just protoyped a fly-over tour in Google Earth. I'll share details tomorrow once it is a bit more refined.
Dannirr – your MdS training has been ace – you’ll be in great shape for it! You’ll have to swing by with your race report afterwards!
lowrez – Sorry you had a tough time at Wrexham – That suit must have ramped up the temperature! On the plus side it’s good to have you on board for Manchester – we should meet up with Seren as well
SS - 3 marathons + 1 Ultra for me, but I also have a few other marathon distance runs in the mix as well
Bike IT – Good work with the map, looking forward to the flyover tour in google earth - hope you get running soon!
Debra – I know what you mean about worried about not enough hills – time to get my arse in gear!
Seren – How’s the hip getting on?
I’ve had a couple lazy weeks bubbling on around 30 m/w where I’ve adjusted to a new job and having a commute for the first time in my life! Ran a faster 20 miler run on Sunday and felt really strong and kept a good pace the whole way round. Starting to figure out how to incorporate more mid week longer runs into the weekly schedule with the commute
Mr Zuvai, glad you had a good run on Sunday.
I've stepped up my mileage and I'm including a split mid-week long run: c. 5.6 miles to work, ditto home, then 3 miles to the club and 6.5 miles club run - so nearly 21 miles during today, and I felt okay. Pleased about that (weekend I did 2 hrs or so Saturday, 3 hrs or so Sunday, and yesterday hill reps with about 5 miles total).
I don't mind treadmill running - I've gotten used to it over the years as I can't venture too far from home when I'm on call anyway. Today was less fun - ramped the room heat up to 110 degrees F for 30 mins while on the treadmill
Glad to hear some good running going....
the consultant thinks its a busitis and has done an urgent physio appointment....so its more rest and I will see him in 8 weeks....If its not better by then he will give me an injection which will hopefully work enough for me to attempt Comrades......training is overated anyway...
After 4 weeks not running I'm not sure how much it will improve in the next 8 weeks but i will see.....
really pleased I got my qualifier out the was at abingdon as it still means i have a chance of being on the start line..although without the training not so much chance as seeing the finishing line
Dannirr - I've heard of those treadmills. They sound pretty cool but I still prefer being outside. Appreciate their uses though
My hill reps didn't go quite to plan yesterday. I had a headache and with the exertion of running up a hill I thought my brains were about to explode. So 1 rep and home
I've only got in 3 runs of marathon plus distance so that will have to be enough. Need to find some hills though. Seem to be having a lazy week. That's after last weeks lazy week!!
Seren, I hope things improve enough for you to complete on the day.
SS - 3 runs at marathon distance should by no means be associated with the word "only"; that is more than some training plans; you are doing great!
Bike It - I love the map! I have built similar for my canal runs; be wary of making very long single lines, I don't know the limit, it probably has to do with how many points are on them, but I cried when I reached 60 odd miles one day and my line went dead. I managed to recover it by exporting, splitting it manually and loading it back in pieces. Also there is a limit of 10 layers I hit, I started to put each separate piece of the line in a separate layer, that's how I discovered that one, you can drag and drop things between layers though which gets around it.
Mr. Z - looks like its party time at Manchester - although I will need to be ultra sensible and focused (that will be a major challenge - ha ha) - I have to qualify at this one. I'm still sore from Sunday but have plans for a 16 miler this weekend, got to keep the engines rolling.
Seren: My previous physio told me of someone who did get injured in Jan, worked on rehab only (no running), went to Durban and collected the race pack as it was 'paid for and qualified already, decided to start the race expecting to be cut-off and managed to finish. It was not pretty, but a finish is a finish.
I've got the African equivalent of Daniir's treadmill. I put 2 brick under the back of my treadmill for descents.
I'm still trying to get a good solution to get a tour of the streetview scene for the maps. I've got a couple of solutions, but each has it's disadvantages so I put something out when it is more mature.
I ran 8km last night - longest run of the year. Killer gym session today. Onwards and upwards
It's good to see most of you doing very well. Seren and Bike It, I hope your recovery goes well and that you will both be on the start line. I'm at least as marginal in this respect as you are. After some major surgery in mid Jan, my recovery has been as good as could be hoped for but has left a huge fitness deficit. I've only been back to running for 5 weeks now and have finally reached a level of about 40 miles/week, however longest run has been only one of 21k! I don't think I can try to build up any faster without risking injury.
So, a lot of work and good luck needed before my hoped for sub 5 in Boston. My first 'test will be the Ashby 20 this Sunday. I really need to do that a comfortable few % faster than sub 5 marathon pace in order to build some confidence. Fingers crossed.
Bike It - Well done too. You're going in the right direction
Hope Ashby went well Terry. I can't figure out how to get notifications either?
Intended to do 16 miles today but my hamstring and knee were doing a great wobbly double act so I bailed at 3 to limit any damage after they just wouldn't play ball. Had this great idea to jump on the static bike when I got back but could only spin for 10 minutes before my quads were tired... got a massage booked tomorrow... hope this is just a blip got a flaming marathon to run a fortnight today!
Hope the massage does the trick, Lowrez.
Bike it, Glad to see that things are going in the right direction.
Seren, sorry to hear your news but at least you don't have to worry about qualification and hopefully you can get a finish.
Ha - in the editor, the above post looks like:-
55 miles for me last week - none of which were particularly fast but still miles banked.
Terry, well done on getting through it - sticking at it will do you good for Boston!
In the meantime, I finally found how to get this website to send me automatic emailed notifications when someone posts something. Apart from repeatedly ticking all the 'notification preferences' boxes, I finally found the small gold star at top right alongside the Comrades 2017 forum name. That 'star' needs to be 'ticked' to 'bookmark' and follow the forum - it seems the default on the new site was 'unbookmark'. My updates are now arriving routinely.
Terry - Don't knock yourself. Sounds to me like you're doing really well after what you've been through. With another 4 weeks I reckon you'll be good for a qualifier. Keep doing what you're doing.
What sort of elevation gains is everyone running? Have decided that I need to do more hills. Does anyone know the distances and gradients of the 5 main hills at Comrades?
Thanks Terry, I have found that cog! We are going to make it - onward!
SS - I am power walking up all of those - and running a few yards of each so I can say in all honesty I did run up them - ha ha! You have to "manage them", not attack them, they are run destroying beasts if you "have a go" at them.
I am not doing any specific hill work, maybe I should! Just running up whatever turns up in front of me in training.