Belfast Runner - I've emailed you the plans this morning. Choose the plan that suits you best and will fit in with the rest of your life. You're already up to 11 miles as your longest run and that's good, I would always advise starting a plan early if you can. This gives you extra time should you get a cold or an injury that means you have to ease up or rest for a little while. It's also easier to schedule in your pre marathon races if you have a couple of weeks in hand.
That's good that you're doing your first half very soon, if you want to use my plan then we should calculate your marathon training paces from your half marathon result.
I don't get the "go out as fast as you can and hold on" approach, surely it just ends in a world of pain?!!
Nor do I, a world of pain and misery. That's why we train to avoid that so why would we deliberately do it?
Agree re the carbo loading, don't want to feel bloated just comfortable.
SK - I've just clicked on the link and I get £40, the other colour is £80.
Thanks for the link re Sportsshoes, I looked on their website but I think I selected size 7 and they didn't come up. But that's a good deal, I had terrible problems with Sportsshoes last time I swore I wouldn't deal with them again but their prices are very competitive and they are good until you deal with the idiots in their customer service department.
Errrm Shades - you'd better add me to the list for Burton Bradstock as I seem to have accidentally entered....
Ha, ha, marathon junkie, will add you to the list, I expect there's a few Trotters doing Burton as it's not that far away. Have you entered the Cornish?
Keith - ouch, that must be so painful and you won't be looking your best!
I kept hearing on the travel news yesterday that you were under water up there.
Emmy - hope that hip is just a passing niggle and just one of those bad runs that we all have now and then. Treat yourself to some new shoes.
A lot colder today and darker, never really seemed to get light even on my run back home.
Emmy, you have my sympathies - my right hip is still being a bugger.
So, news is a bit mixed. Got the call from the doctor and all tests are normal except that my white cell count is a bit low. Which is exactly what happened 10 years ago when I got run down. She said I should go back and get some more tests in a few weeks to see if I've had something like glandular fever or hepatitis (I don't think I have but, well, you never know). Anyway, if it is something like that then it's treatable.
Oh the other hand, my back pain is definitely worse. I wonder if I strained it (or at least made it worse) on Sunday? Since it happens it seems to get better then worse. Yoga is particularly difficult at the moment. I can actually do the backbends fine but twisting movements hurt and going from downward dog into lunge is difficult. I'd get a treatment but I can't afford another one until the next rent cheque goes through. Argh.
Shades, after Munich I was thinking of having a look around to see if there was something this weekend, because although local I'm still not sure about DMV. As Burton Bradstock is only about 90-mins away, I thought I may as well. I'm not sure what pace to go out at - I'll just decide when I get there - but I don't want to be totally knackered for Abingdon. Part of me thinks maybe see if I can do a consistent 9s, or maybe do 9:30s for a large part of it, and then see if I can push it for the last 10K or something. But I don't think I'll "race" it for a PB, due to Abingdon. Or I may just run it to feel and not worry about pace as such. Not sure really - any advice? I'm not bothered about finish time, I suppose is what I'm saying.
Also, having the DMV weekend off may be a good idea anyway, as the week after I've got my first double planned. Having said all that, I have emailed the DMV organiser asking when the entries close.....part of me thinks it's a shame not to do it as it is so close to me!
I haven't entered Cornish yet. I'm not sure what to do really, as I'm going out on the Saturday evening to a comedy show (Jason Manford). Although I won't be drinking necessarily, it'll be a late night and obviously I have be up early Sunday to get down to Cornwall. I would like to do it though, and I know I'll need to enter soonish so I need to make my mind up.
I saw Davey has sent out some promotion thing for his races next year, and it does make them cheap (£25 a race if you do at least one event each weekend). But I know I can't do one of them so I'm not necessarily going to enter Davey's early and I'll just decide on what else there is around. The twice I've done it I can't say I've overly enjoyed it....once when I was tired after London, and the second the other week which was horrible!
Abingdon number has been received. Exciting. I have a feeling it's going to be a bloody quick race, and I think there's a chance that even if I'm on for a PB I may be on my own as the rest of the field shoot off into the distance. A strict 5hr cut off shows it's aimed at the quicker runners I suppose. Nothing necessarily wrong with that in my opinion, although I did see something from a slower runner complaining that the event is elitist. I don't really agree with that though. Similarly, when people say Torbay AC is elitist, I don't agree with that either. They happen to attract quicker runners, but that doesn't make them elitist, does it?
I agree with you Big G with the Elites thing. Some people think clubs with lots of quick runners is just aimed at Elites. Torbay has a good beginners ethos. Most people first choose a club based on distance to training and if training nights fit with current commitments. There are a few which flit in between clubs looking for goodness knows what and clubs are not for some which is also fine. Some race RD have lots of other factors to consider like marshals available, road closures, aid stations and support plus many more. Some people get the green eyed monster if they can't enter something as most of the negative views of London are based. I've kept very quiet on that one as I got first time Ballot and some people have made me feel guilty as they have tried for so long. I've been playing the lottery some many many years and never won. Looking on run Britain something in the water in Cardiff lol
Jelly, I tend to keep quiet about London, although I did "bite" at one member on our club's Facebook page. He was going on about how London should change the rules, and how unfair it all was. I have always thought that it's their race, so they can do what they like. I was lucky in last year's ballot, but even if I hadn't been lucky, it's always been my thought on it. At the end of the day it's a charity race (nothing wrong with that either, but that's what it is), and they could make it a whole lot harder (qualifiers, more expensive, etc etc) for runners to get in. I feel lucky to have done it twice (once charity, once ballot) and this year's became my favourite race I've done, but even so I don't think they should change the rules. If they do change the rules that's up to them, but I just think it's their race so they can do what they like. Imagine if Chair started getting complaints about that DD entry system being "unfair" and that it should be changed. He'd tell them to p*** off!
Don't feel bad that you were lucky - you entered the ballot alongside everyone else, and you deserved your place. You did nothing wrong, you trained for the race, and you loved it. That's what matters. When I got in I had people asking "How did you manage that?!". I didn't know how to answer that except by saying "Urrrrm, I entered the ballot just like you did!".
Cal - well that's good news and as you've had the low white cell count before, chances are you are run down again, maybe why you were so susceptible to that bite getting infected. Sorry to hear the back is so sore, maybe the yoga isn't helping and you should just drop to gentle stretching until the back feels stronger.
Big G - Well don't aim for a PB at Burton Bradstock as the course doesn't have a course measurement certificate and is not permitted by ARC or UKA so wouldn't count if you were using the race time for a qualification. They have measured the course and they have their own insurance, I checked.
Abingdon is not an elitist race and runners of all abilities, you certainly won't be on your own. It has finishers spread out well up to 5 hours. It's popular with the faster runners as it's a good GFA/Boston qualifying course. the Army championships and I think 3 separate County Championships and they are fiercely contested. The course is exceedingly dull but the race is popular as it's fast and it's very well organised. I'm sure the 5 hour limit is due to traffic and police restrictions.
I just asked about Cornish as it's perfect DD training, getting used to running over a hilly course. But the race is full now anyway, you can put your name on a waiting list for a transfer.
I saw Davey's email but I'm not intending to do the January or May races anyway, not sure about the later ones. I might be tempted by a late entry in January if there's a heatwave promised for that weekend, but I'll be well into my winter training then, we'll see.
Belfast runner - you're very welcome.
Jelly - I get so cross with all the sour grapes about those moaning not getting a ballot place. With London there are so many ways that a runner can get a place and if a runner really wants to run London and they don't get a ballot place then there are other ways. But those other ways require effort, for which most of the moaners are too lazy to do, that is raise the money for charity or train for a GFA place, other options just pay the charity money yourself, either by savings or get a part time job. Funny how the moaners never do any of those things. I think the London entry system is very fair. I don't think you should worry about upsetting others just because they didn't get a place, you entered the ballot and you got a place. Do you think those moaners would be as considerate to you if they had got a place and you didn't.
London was my first marathon and I loved it, but I hated it the other 3 times I ran it.
1 day away and 50 notifications... Not much to report here,went for 4 miles yesterday and my ankle starting niggling a bit,only done 420 miles in my shoes but may be gone as I'm a bit heavier than most so may not last as long.Got my guides on the way so will look for another pair aswell soon
Cal - That is good news, what a relief.. now you need to look after yourself and get back on form again. Any way you could afford to take yourself away for a holiday or long weekend somewhere? Hope that back problem sorts itself out soon.
SK - No, I'm not going to use the Hokas for racing - they're very comfortable but just feel a bit mushy to race in.
Shades - Yes that's why I do the split recovery runs in one go - for me it's too much stress to organise going out twice in one day which defeats the object of a revitalising recovery run really.
Nice 24k within pace done yesterday and completely bombed a speed session today. Had switched runs round due to timing anyway but the speed one was never really on the cards. I've got a bit of a cold plus bloody toothache again so it was a miracle that I got the runs done at all.
Other news is that while rushing round taking middle son to Handball yesterday I put smallest child in his car seat whilst putting my iphone on the roof than only went and forgot about it and zoomed off! To cut a long story short I looked everywhere in the car, back at the gym and then retraced my journey and found it by the side of the road just after a roundabout. Unbelieveably it hadn't been picked up. The screen is cracked but that can be replaced and the phone works fine thank God. This is sort of running related (said defensively) as my timing app is on it for doing my strengthening work and stretches and I am on an unbroken streak of 6 weeks at the moment, plus I like looking at all my running stats on it too. WHAT a relief
Cal, that's good news, at least you should get some peace of mind even if the injuries are still troublesome. Shades, no not really tempted though I did enter the London ballot but didn't get in. I'm not that bothered as I prefer smaller races that aren't so congested. I seem to be better suited to half marathon distance and quite enjoy doing them, maybe that's something to do with the amount of training I'm prepared to do!
Cal - that's a relief that it's nothing sinister, but frustrating that you're still not 100 percent.
Shades - I only get the £40 price for the pink for size 4, for all other sizes I get £80! I don't want the pink anyhow, just curious that I might be getting a different quote based on cookies!
I saw that someone had even created an online petition to get VLM to change the ballot rules!
Belfast runner- welcome, I'm quite new to the thread as well and you certainly get great advice from all the shadies.
Cal- good news it's nothing major and if it is just down to being run down then you'll certainly recover.
Only 4 miles easy for me today, just can't seem to find time for a run lately if it's not due to being extremely busy at work its now my brother in law being rushed into hospital on Monday critically I'll. However when it comes to things like that running will always come second.
Shades- would you mind if I email you for your plans.
Cal - good news from the doctor! At least if it's "just" rundown, it's relatively easy to resolve. Steven - sorry to hear about your brother in law. I hope that he'll be ok.
Ian - hopefully that's just a little niggle, maybe due to camber either from your training route or from the marathon.
mamafox - skip the speed sessions if you have a light cold and/or toothache. You will get injured or ill doing speedwork when you're not 100%.
Blimey that was a bit of luck finding your phone, I imagine that you don't drive slowly, lots to do etc Better back up your running and exercise stats so you can access from another device, just in case.
Jugula - I was planning to do Southampton next year as you had such a good run there, but I think now I'll stay home and watch London on telly, that weekend is the only one in the Spring when I don't have a race planned so will probably need the rest. Will pencil Southampton in for 2019.
SK - Sports Direct are crap, I only get £40 for size 4 too, I didn't get as far as clicking on the size I wanted, the colour put me off.
That's so funny about the online petition for changing the ballot, those online petitions are meaningless and pathetic. Perhaps London can ban anyone that signs the petition
Steven - So sorry to hear about your brother in law, I hope he's going to be OK
Of course, pm me your email address and I'll send you Level 2.
Shades - it may be just one pair... I tried on one pair and they feel a bit narrow and tight? Maybe they just need some running in? The second pair fit like a glove and absolutely no hip pain so I think that was the cause.
Struggling to keep up with the thread tbh - so much going on!
Cal - glad it doesn't sound too serious.
Good luck to all those racing this weekend.
After cycling to work on monday I then had a tough squash match on Tuesday night, but was really pleased as I saved match points and won my match, which was the decisive match for our team. Tuesday night unfortunately my daughter decided not to sleep very much, I think this contributed to me not recovering well and a few things aching on Wednesday. I still made it to my club's run in the evening and did 8 miles at a recovery sort of pace mostly, came out about 8:45 average. Felt better at the end than the start which is always a good sign. Felt quite run down yesterday but got 6.5 hours last night which is good going these days and feel a lot more with it today.
Thanks Steve, can't wait to start the race. I'm going to get all my stuff ready tonight and get organised as on race morning I am all over them place and faffing around trying to find stuff normally.
I am enjoying the carb loading, it's a bit of a balancing act trying to not eat too much and making myself a bit bloated. I'd like to think I've got the balance about right. Also drinking plenty of water.
I normally have a big bowl of porridge a couple of hours before my HM's so I plan to do the same. I also have a couple of rounds of toast with jam about 1 1/2 hours before, then a banana 20 mins before race. I can feel a bit full but I seem to burn off the "heavy feeling" by about the 6 mile point.
I can't wait for this work day to be over. Done 12 days straight and we don't have the pleasant of customers. Drinking Ribena as water lasted a day, last couple of days been adding Electrolytes tablet to first one. Trying not to over eat on junk snacks but found hard this week with nerves, meal wise I'm fine. Looking forward to catching coach in the morning. I did my kit last night as we need to full house with food for teenagers over the weekend. Good luck to all who are racing this weekend.
Steve - good luck to you and I hope you make that Target A time. Going to be a little warmer than usual for this time of year.
Emmy - maybe just use thinner socks or use the narrower pair in colder weather when your feet don't expand.
Nick - I'm having trouble too sometimes keeping up with the thread
Well done at the squash match.
John - you seem to have your pre marathon food sorted. You can always pack a jam sandwich in your bag just in case for before the race.
Jelly - you must have the patience of a saint to deal with some of those customers.
There is no advantage to trying to stock up your body with electrolytes, now that you're tapering and not running and not dehydrated your electrolytes will be at their normal level. If you take on more they will just be flushed down the toilet, literally. Just stay well hydrated and your body will do the rest. Oatcakes are good to nibble on and a bit healthier than other biscuits. They're also nice post race as fairly salty.
Lily - Yorkshire marathon is on telly, I think tomorrow morning C4
Carry tablets broken in half and put them into the water, trail runs normally got my bladder pack. I'm ok Lucozade which is what I had in London. Will have drink ready at end too.
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That's good that you're doing your first half very soon, if you want to use my plan then we should calculate your marathon training paces from your half marathon result.
Nor do I, a world of pain and misery. That's why we train to avoid that so why would we deliberately do it?
Agree re the carbo loading, don't want to feel bloated just comfortable.
SK - I've just clicked on the link and I get £40, the other colour is £80.
Thanks for the link re Sportsshoes, I looked on their website but I think I selected size 7 and they didn't come up. But that's a good deal, I had terrible problems with Sportsshoes last time I swore I wouldn't deal with them again but their prices are very competitive and they are good until you deal with the idiots in their customer service department.
Ha, ha, marathon junkie, will add you to the list, I expect there's a few Trotters doing Burton as it's not that far away. Have you entered the Cornish?
Keith - ouch, that must be so painful and you won't be looking your best!
I kept hearing on the travel news yesterday that you were under water up there.
Emmy - hope that hip is just a passing niggle and just one of those bad runs that we all have now and then. Treat yourself to some new shoes.
A lot colder today and darker, never really seemed to get light even on my run back home.
So, news is a bit mixed. Got the call from the doctor and all tests are normal except that my white cell count is a bit low. Which is exactly what happened 10 years ago when I got run down. She said I should go back and get some more tests in a few weeks to see if I've had something like glandular fever or hepatitis (I don't think I have but, well, you never know). Anyway, if it is something like that then it's treatable.
Oh the other hand, my back pain is definitely worse. I wonder if I strained it (or at least made it worse) on Sunday? Since it happens it seems to get better then worse. Yoga is particularly difficult at the moment. I can actually do the backbends fine but twisting movements hurt and going from downward dog into lunge is difficult. I'd get a treatment but I can't afford another one until the next rent cheque goes through. Argh.
Shades, after Munich I was thinking of having a look around to see if there was something this weekend, because although local I'm still not sure about DMV. As Burton Bradstock is only about 90-mins away, I thought I may as well. I'm not sure what pace to go out at - I'll just decide when I get there - but I don't want to be totally knackered for Abingdon. Part of me thinks maybe see if I can do a consistent 9s, or maybe do 9:30s for a large part of it, and then see if I can push it for the last 10K or something. But I don't think I'll "race" it for a PB, due to Abingdon. Or I may just run it to feel and not worry about pace as such. Not sure really - any advice? I'm not bothered about finish time, I suppose is what I'm saying.
Also, having the DMV weekend off may be a good idea anyway, as the week after I've got my first double planned. Having said all that, I have emailed the DMV organiser asking when the entries close.....part of me thinks it's a shame not to do it as it is so close to me!
I haven't entered Cornish yet. I'm not sure what to do really, as I'm going out on the Saturday evening to a comedy show (Jason Manford). Although I won't be drinking necessarily, it'll be a late night and obviously I have be up early Sunday to get down to Cornwall. I would like to do it though, and I know I'll need to enter soonish so I need to make my mind up.
I saw Davey has sent out some promotion thing for his races next year, and it does make them cheap (£25 a race if you do at least one event each weekend). But I know I can't do one of them so I'm not necessarily going to enter Davey's early and I'll just decide on what else there is around. The twice I've done it I can't say I've overly enjoyed it....once when I was tired after London, and the second the other week which was horrible!
Abingdon number has been received. Exciting. I have a feeling it's going to be a bloody quick race, and I think there's a chance that even if I'm on for a PB I may be on my own as the rest of the field shoot off into the distance. A strict 5hr cut off shows it's aimed at the quicker runners I suppose. Nothing necessarily wrong with that in my opinion, although I did see something from a slower runner complaining that the event is elitist. I don't really agree with that though. Similarly, when people say Torbay AC is elitist, I don't agree with that either. They happen to attract quicker runners, but that doesn't make them elitist, does it?
Don't feel bad that you were lucky - you entered the ballot alongside everyone else, and you deserved your place. You did nothing wrong, you trained for the race, and you loved it. That's what matters. When I got in I had people asking "How did you manage that?!". I didn't know how to answer that except by saying "Urrrrm, I entered the ballot just like you did!".
Big G - Well don't aim for a PB at Burton Bradstock as the course doesn't have a course measurement certificate and is not permitted by ARC or UKA so wouldn't count if you were using the race time for a qualification. They have measured the course and they have their own insurance, I checked.
Abingdon is not an elitist race and runners of all abilities, you certainly won't be on your own. It has finishers spread out well up to 5 hours. It's popular with the faster runners as it's a good GFA/Boston qualifying course. the Army championships and I think 3 separate County Championships and they are fiercely contested. The course is exceedingly dull but the race is popular as it's fast and it's very well organised. I'm sure the 5 hour limit is due to traffic and police restrictions.
I just asked about Cornish as it's perfect DD training, getting used to running over a hilly course. But the race is full now anyway, you can put your name on a waiting list for a transfer.
I saw Davey's email but I'm not intending to do the January or May races anyway, not sure about the later ones. I might be tempted by a late entry in January if there's a heatwave promised for that weekend, but I'll be well into my winter training then, we'll see.
Belfast runner - you're very welcome.
Jelly - I get so cross with all the sour grapes about those moaning not getting a ballot place. With London there are so many ways that a runner can get a place and if a runner really wants to run London and they don't get a ballot place then there are other ways. But those other ways require effort, for which most of the moaners are too lazy to do, that is raise the money for charity or train for a GFA place, other options just pay the charity money yourself, either by savings or get a part time job. Funny how the moaners never do any of those things. I think the London entry system is very fair. I don't think you should worry about upsetting others just because they didn't get a place, you entered the ballot and you got a place. Do you think those moaners would be as considerate to you if they had got a place and you didn't.
London was my first marathon and I loved it, but I hated it the other 3 times I ran it.
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
Loch Ness
Shades 5:06:10
1st October
Plym Trail
Big G - 4:44:59
8th October
Chester
Ian - PB 3:31:26
Munich
Big G - PB 3:42:38
Yorkshire
Lily - PB 5:07:15
15th October
Birmingham
Steve
John
Jelly
Burton Bradstock
Big G
Shades
22nd October
Marine Corps Marathon
Emmy
Abingdon
Big G
Louey
29th October
Dartmoor Vale
Jelly
Dublin
Shades
3rd November
Halloween
Big G
4th November
Halloween
Big G
11th November
Phoenix Remembrance
Iain
12th November
Phoenix Jurassic
Emmy
Iain
Not much to report here,went for 4 miles yesterday and my ankle starting niggling a bit,only done 420 miles in my shoes but may be gone as I'm a bit heavier than most so may not last as long.Got my guides on the way so will look for another pair aswell soon
Hope that back problem sorts itself out soon.
SK - No, I'm not going to use the Hokas for racing - they're very comfortable but just feel a bit mushy to race in.
Shades - Yes that's why I do the split recovery runs in one go - for me it's too much stress to organise going out twice in one day which defeats the object of a revitalising recovery run really.
Nice 24k within pace done yesterday and completely bombed a speed session today. Had switched runs round due to timing anyway but the speed one was never really on the cards. I've got a bit of a cold plus bloody toothache again so it was a miracle that I got the runs done at all.
Other news is that while rushing round taking middle son to Handball yesterday I put smallest child in his car seat whilst putting my iphone on the roof than only went and forgot about it and zoomed off! To cut a long story short I looked everywhere in the car, back at the gym and then retraced my journey and found it by the side of the road just after a roundabout. Unbelieveably it hadn't been picked up. The screen is cracked but that can be replaced and the phone works fine thank God. This is sort of running related (said defensively) as my timing app is on it for doing my strengthening work and stretches and I am on an unbroken streak of 6 weeks at the moment, plus I like looking at all my running stats on it too. WHAT a relief
Shades, no not really tempted though I did enter the London ballot but didn't get in. I'm not that bothered as I prefer smaller races that aren't so congested.
I seem to be better suited to half marathon distance and quite enjoy doing them, maybe that's something to do with the amount of training I'm prepared to do!
not 100 percent.
Shades - I only get the £40 price for the pink for size 4, for all other sizes I get £80! I don't want the pink anyhow, just curious that I might be getting a different quote based on cookies!
I saw that someone had even created an online petition to get VLM to change the ballot rules!
Cal- good news it's nothing major and if it is just down to being run down then you'll certainly recover.
Only 4 miles easy for me today, just can't seem to find time for a run lately if it's not due to being extremely busy at work its now my brother in law being rushed into hospital on Monday critically I'll. However when it comes to things like that running will always come second.
Shades- would you mind if I email you for your plans.
Cal - good news from the doctor! At least if it's "just" rundown, it's relatively easy to resolve.
Steven - sorry to hear about your brother in law. I hope that he'll be ok.
Shades - I've got 2 pairs already
mamafox - skip the speed sessions if you have a light cold and/or toothache. You will get injured or ill doing speedwork when you're not 100%.
Blimey that was a bit of luck finding your phone, I imagine that you don't drive slowly, lots to do etc Better back up your running and exercise stats so you can access from another device, just in case.
Jugula - I was planning to do Southampton next year as you had such a good run there, but I think now I'll stay home and watch London on telly, that weekend is the only one in the Spring when I don't have a race planned so will probably need the rest. Will pencil Southampton in for 2019.
SK - Sports Direct are crap, I only get £40 for size 4 too, I didn't get as far as clicking on the size I wanted, the colour put me off.
That's so funny about the online petition for changing the ballot, those online petitions are meaningless and pathetic. Perhaps London can ban anyone that signs the petition
Steven - So sorry to hear about your brother in law, I hope he's going to be OK
Of course, pm me your email address and I'll send you Level 2.
Emmy - only 2 pairs good for you
Good luck to all of the racers this weekend!
Shades - it may be just one pair... I tried on one pair and they feel a bit narrow and tight? Maybe they just need some running in? The second pair fit like a glove and absolutely no hip pain so I think that was the cause.
Cal - glad it doesn't sound too serious.
Good luck to all those racing this weekend.
After cycling to work on monday I then had a tough squash match on Tuesday night, but was really pleased as I saved match points and won my match, which was the decisive match for our team. Tuesday night unfortunately my daughter decided not to sleep very much, I think this contributed to me not recovering well and a few things aching on Wednesday. I still made it to my club's run in the evening and did 8 miles at a recovery sort of pace mostly, came out about 8:45 average. Felt better at the end than the start which is always a good sign. Felt quite run down yesterday but got 6.5 hours last night which is good going these days and feel a lot more with it today.
Thanks Steve, can't wait to start the race. I'm going to get all my stuff ready tonight and get organised as on race morning I am all over them place and faffing around trying to find stuff normally.
I am enjoying the carb loading, it's a bit of a balancing act trying to not eat too much and making myself a bit bloated. I'd like to think I've got the balance about right. Also drinking plenty of water.
I normally have a big bowl of porridge a couple of hours before my HM's so I plan to do the same. I also have a couple of rounds of toast with jam about 1 1/2 hours before, then a banana 20 mins before race. I can feel a bit full but I seem to burn off the "heavy feeling" by about the 6 mile point.
Emmy - maybe just use thinner socks or use the narrower pair in colder weather when your feet don't expand.
Nick - I'm having trouble too sometimes keeping up with the thread
Well done at the squash match.
John - you seem to have your pre marathon food sorted. You can always pack a jam sandwich in your bag just in case for before the race.
Jelly - you must have the patience of a saint to deal with some of those customers.
There is no advantage to trying to stock up your body with electrolytes, now that you're tapering and not running and not dehydrated your electrolytes will be at their normal level. If you take on more they will just be flushed down the toilet, literally. Just stay well hydrated and your body will do the rest. Oatcakes are good to nibble on and a bit healthier than other biscuits. They're also nice post race as fairly salty.
Lily - Yorkshire marathon is on telly, I think tomorrow morning C4
What do you use during your marathons to replace electrolytes?