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Mowzer, yes we walked along that ridge, but climbing up to the top was the worst bit for me. A proper scramble and a few people decided not to do the last bit. Strange, as in the guide book it said it was 'family friendly', which personally I'd say was optimistic.
We went up the higher 'Old Man Coniston' yesterday, which was steeper and more technical in places. That involved a fairly steep ridge too. It was really cold up there, but we saw a fell runner come up in shorts and a vest, touch the cairn, and then leg it back down the otherside. We did just over 9 miles on the walk, and I did a short 4-miler in the morning (including a bakery stop...).
HIP FLEXOR
Place foot on edge of wall or any stable surface, bend front knee and lean into the stretch until you can feel it
HAMSTRING STRETCH
Then straighten the leg and gently lean from the waist until you can feel the stretch in your hamstring.
Note - If you are not very flexible and/or your hamstrings are tight you can do these stretches on a lower surface, do not injure yourself by trying to use too high a surface for you.
That's your lot, a set of basic stretches for running.
Are you doing Loch Ness this weekend?
Big G - more beautiful photos
I'm so glad I've left, I believe the minutes of that meeting where decisions were made but not minuted to members have still not been issued. And I'm still waiting after several months to get a response to by request on when my name will be disassociated with the club on UKA/RunBritain website, despite me asking DL at the time of my resignation several times. Best thing I ever did was leave.
Yes, at Loch Ness this weekend
13th March
Enigma - Milton Keynes
Big G - PB 3:54:17
2nd April
Manchester
Cal - PB 4:29:29
Ian5 - 4:29
Steve - PB 3:10:15
NickW2 - PB 3:24:59
9th April
Paris
SuzSaville82 - PB 4:26
Rotterdam
Emmy 4:42
Brighton
Louey - 4:24:45
23rd April
London
Big G - 4:00:59
Iain Love - 2:57:49
Slowkoala - 3:12:43
Southampton
Jugula - 4:21
29th April
Plym Trail
Big G - 4:29
Shades - 5:01
7th May
Great Welsh
Shades - 4:44:12
13th May
Marathon de Blaye
mamafox - 3:40 - 3rd place and she did win the wine
14th May
Hereford
Shades - 4:45:59
21st May
Worcester
Shades - 4:53:46
Leiden
Big G - 3:54:25
Emmy - 4:42:59 (including beer stops)
27th May
Saturday Night
Iain - 3:20:45 Winner
28th May
Liverpool
Cal - 4:37:52
Dorchester
Shades - 4:56:16
3rd June
Dartmoor Discovery
Shades - PB 6:32:17
11th June
Yeovil Marathon
Shades - 5:13
15th June
Dorney Lake 6 Hour
Shades - 5:29:59
18th June
Enigma Clueless
Big G - 5:09:58
24th June
Giantshead
Emmy - 5:56
24th/25th June
Harp 24
mowzer - 28 miles
25th June
Boddington Marathon
Shades - 4:59:57
2nd July
Wirral Ultra
Ian5 - PB 7:01
9th July
LDWA From Here to There
mowzer 9:06
15th July
Chiltern Challenge 50km
Steve - PB 5:06
23rd July
Ironman Marathon
Iain - 3:29:54
29th July
Enigma Planes
Big G - 4:35
6th August
Gloucester
Big G - 3:58:10
12th August
SVP 100km
Steve - PB 12:22
13th August
54321
mowzer - 7:50
Isle of Man
Shades - 4:59:06
3rd September
City to Sea
Big G - 5:28:53
14th September
Big G - 4:14:12
17th September
Lancaster
Ian - PB 3:34:41
24th September
Barnstaple
Big G
Loch Ness
Shades
30th September
Plym Trail
Big G
Shades
So far for October I have Ian and Little Nell for Chester, Steve and John at Birmingham and Emmy at MCM, Washington. Anyone else with October marathons/ultras please let me know.
Shades, just letting you know that I've transferred Barnstaple marathon to next year so my next race is Plym Trail.
I've just emailed Davey to check if Lesley was doing her 100th that weekend, but she's not, on 85 now. Her original plan was to aim to do her 100th on the Sunday there.
Will def spend a bit of time working out where the hell i can run from my hotel
Cal - we had a Shadies meet at Chester in 2014, I think 5 or 6 of us were running. We met up for dinner the night before, Toby Carvery none of that pasta malarkey, and we all ran PB's or SB's, that was where Iain knocked a massive 20 minutes odd off his time and went sub 3 for the first time. Very well organised race and good race venue at the race course.
I'm sure Birmingham will have more crowd support but if you wait a few weeks Steve and John can give a detailed report of the race.
There are lots of other good autumn marathons, you might want to consider Langdale which is the toughest road marathon in the country, beautiful scenery and challenging course in the Lake District. Races aren't all about PB's. Snowdonia is a lovely race too, but a part of it is off road, trail more than mud I think, the course has changed since I did it last.
Ian - I haven't got access to Nat Geo, doubt my guest house in Inverness will either which is where I'll be on Saturday night. Kipchoge is my favourite marathon runner, agree humble and polite and when he goes home he does the cooking and the cleaning
Keith - I take it you no longer are having stomach problems and have settled back into your usual diet
Mild and drizzly this morning, nice for running
Shades - I think Nat Geo are putting the film on their YouTube channel so I'm hoping to watch it some time over the weekend.
Track tonight but I have a busy day at work so hoping I can still make it as I wasn't able to go last week.
On the Facebook page for the Birmingham Marathon, there are a lot of people complaining about the fact that no sports drinks will be available on the course, just water. They are also providing GU gels at specific points. As far as I know Great Run events normally provide Lucozade Sports drinks during their events so I think a lot of people will be expecting them to be available. I was wondering if some kind of energy drink is normally available during Marathon races ? I have only ever ran a HM distance before, but I think for Marathons many runners would benefit from energy drinks in the latter part of a Marathon race ?
Shades, I was looking at Marathons around here, as it is stunning, so Langdale is on the list now...
John - many big marathons provide sports drinks, but it can be risky to rely solely on sports drinks provided as you could get to a drink station where you'd planned to take a sports drink and find they are all gone. Also it's advisable to be used to the brand provided. Often whether they are available is down to sponsorship. Many runners don't use sports drinks (I don't) as they can upset the stomach easily, I still have memories of my first marathon at London and lots of runners vomiting having taken a sports drink that didn't agree with them.
At smaller marathons there is often a personal drinks service, quite a few races that I run regularly do this, you deposit your own drink/food in a box at race HQ and it is taken to the drink station of your choice. Of course this can't be done for big races, except for the elite.
It is best to carry with you what you need, except for water. I never take sports drinks or gels handed out during a race, always have my own supplies with me.
Shades, one of my criteria for marathons is whether they are easy to get to (near to a mainline station with a straight route from London) and also how much it's likely to cost me to get there. Manchester is easy. Train is expensive but I have free accomodation thanks to my friend, plus I get to see him. Liverpool cost me a lot as the train fare is more and I had to book a hotel. (I was originally going to stay with my friend and he was to drive me over on the day, but then he had to work that Sunday). But I was sufficiently impressed by the race to sign up again.
Anyway, that's the reason I'm not looking to go up to Scotland or Lakes or anything just yet. And I'd also like to have more marathon experience before I sign up for a tough one. The regular road marathons are enough of a challenge for me at this point.
Back is still hurting quite a bit, though I did my yoga class this morning. Hope it goes away soon.
I'd certainly recommend Langdale, I'd like to do it again, it is two laps and doing the hill at the beginning of the 2nd lap is lung bursting.
I'm not sure about York, but if the race starts in a central location that would be good for you transport wise.
Loch Ness would also be easy for you, fly to Inverness, stay in the city, there is a bus that takes all the runners to the start and we run back to Inverness. Good bus service from airport to Inverness. I don't use a car on my visit to this race. You'd probably get a flight cheaper than a train fare to some cities. I've paid £60 for my flight, I book on the day the flights came out which was in November, Easyjet for me. Accommodation is expensive in Inverness so again book early, you'd probably need 2 nights
As you were able to do your yoga hopefully your back will be OK soon.
Bit wet here, but at least I'm not still working so can slip and slide all over the track!
Cal-I'm sure you are aware but when you're planning long train trips,the tickets get released 12 weeks before,then usually a few days after that the advance tickets are cheapest.Also look at splitting it,even sitting on the same train I've got cheaper buying liverpoool-crewe and crewe to london for example,it's also often cheaper buying London-stockport,then stockport to Manchester,same train just the rubbish way the ticketing system works at times.
I've pretty much planned my races for the early part of next year now,got 2 alternative plans depending on if I get into London or not.The autumn will depend on if I see 3:15 as achievable in the spring or not,depending on how I get on.If I achieve 3:15 in the spring then I might do something like Langdale,if I'm close then I can have another go in the Autumn so will be looking for an easier one.
I am making a note of that amount of walking, especially as it was all a week after Dorney Marathon, but I know it does not "count" for running mileage. I'm suitably tired, though!
For the marathon list, for October I have booked:
- Munich - 8th Oct
- Abingdon - 21st Oct
I have two more in mind, but I'm going to wait before I enter them, as it'll depend on how I am feeling. So I'd prefer them not to be added to the list just yet, if that's okay. The first possible is day 2 of Plym Trail and if I do this it'll be my first double - I've emailed Davey and he knows I'm considering Day 2, and I've asked him if he thinks I could enter on the day (he hasn't responded yet). The second possible is Dartmoor Vale. Of those two, I currently think day 2 of Plym Trail is more likely than DMV. This is partly because I have entered a double in early Nov, and also because I don't especially like DMV!
Apart from the double in early Nov, there's currently nothing else I have booked in November, although Cornish Marathon is a possibility (I've not entered it yet).
I'm hoping our talk of marathons doesn't make you feel left out but maybe will give you more desire to run another one when you're ready. Loch Ness is a good race, about 2,500 finishers in the marathon so enough company on the course but not crowded.
Lily - well done on getting your last long run done and the achilles and knee are OK, you can enjoy the taper now.
Ian - crikey, I had to bully you into doing the odd hilly run a few months ago and now you're talking about Langdale
Big G - welcome home after a long drive
I'll add the October races when I update the marathon list next week, I won't add anything until you've entered the race.
If you're thinking about the Cornish it does usually fill before the closing date.
I've not run DMV for years since they moved the date to clash with Dublin and of course there is no contest. But I may end up doing DMV next year as I may not be going to Dublin as the Mavericks are planning an autumn marathon trip and I have targeted an event in Listowel in Ireland in September so will have to see how the budget is.
Welcome Jelly to the thread. You've achieved a lot starting with Couch to 5k and a couple of years later well into the marathons and Cider Frolic and C2S are tough races too. You've definitely got the marathon bug
I guess the end of your post should say that your big target is DD as I've seen that in your mail. I think your phone has cut off the end of your post. I will reply to your mail in a little while.
Rest day for me today, was planning a short run but I've been waiting for the plumber to come back from his holidays and then he suddenly said he would come this morning but I don't know what time and I want to try and get out to do a food shop early before he comes.