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Sunday 15th April 2018 - We’veLy come a long long way together
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Morning.
Lyrics - We’ve come a long long way together
Nice meal last night, rubbish sleep, still have the headache this morning and my left calf is really tight - what’s that about? Not something I usually have any issues with. Forecast has improved a bit with less wind though it will probably feel a bit chilly for me at the start. P seems ready, not too nervous and talking about his autumn marathon! I’ve created a monster. LOL.
What: The other Boston marathon
Why: I’m not running London
Last hard: Not running London
Last rest: 13/4
Yesterday’s lyrics - The Lunatics - Fun Boy 3
Lyrics - We’ve come a long long way together
Nice meal last night, rubbish sleep, still have the headache this morning and my left calf is really tight - what’s that about? Not something I usually have any issues with. Forecast has improved a bit with less wind though it will probably feel a bit chilly for me at the start. P seems ready, not too nervous and talking about his autumn marathon! I’ve created a monster. LOL.
What: The other Boston marathon
Why: I’m not running London
Last hard: Not running London
Last rest: 13/4
Yesterday’s lyrics - The Lunatics - Fun Boy 3
If you think you can or you think you can't you're probably right.
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Go well, LMH! You've done the training so no reason not to! If you think you can you are probably right! Think positive thoughts etc!
What: walk plus fitness suite for stretches etc
Why: consultant said
Lyrics: no
Nice parkruning yesterday folks
Your Vit D levels are still very low ale.
Benjy: what LMH said. I'm easily the oldest runner on our corporate team but by no means the slowest. The other guys and girls are 15-20 years younger than me! I'm nowhere near LMHs paces though I must hasten to add.
What: some sort of run
Why: coz I love it
Last hard: sitting in a car for most of the day yesterday
Last rest: 18/3
Lyrics: no
Friday's were Coldplay The Scientist
12 miles done already, very early start as helping my parents move house today. Lovely morning.
Lyrics, yes.
Chicksta: Will keep that in mind, I would need to train differently though for speed, after VLM I might go back to half-marathons for that reason.
Donaldo: Good early morning one there!
What: A run of some distance to be dertermined how I feel
Why: Haven't run since Thursday, easing off for VLM
Lyrics: Certainly
Go go LMH
What: 7.5km run this morning, wedding fayre next then a flight to sunnier climes
Why: making the most of being off work
Last hard: parkrun yesterday
Lyrics: yes
Have a lovely day all.
LMH: I hope you are on the last few miles:-) and all gone to plan:-)
Benjy: I must have missed something but I am sure you will get quicker and times will tumble. I like half marathon's:-)
What: Nothing
Why: Up through the night with Hubby with severe tooth pain after filling fell out!
Last Hard Not running or my race which was this morning but looking at the weather at the start things happen for a reason:-)
Lyrics: Yes I sure do
Sometime life gets in the way and today was one of those days it is not the end of the world. Long run will be tomorrow instead.....
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
Finally written the blog which explains and shows the damage
Hope your protégé got what he wanted, LMH!
Benjy - you don't need to train differently o get faster, I just run lots of easy miles.
Sorry you weren't able to race or even run today Poppy.
Will read later Gobi as only just home.
Hope you had a god one chicksta.
Short version - it became obvious in the third mile that today wasn't going to be my day, I was on pace but it was feeling far too much like hard work. Things went from bad to worse when I started having GI issues again - but this time from about mile 8. I had to give in and dive into a portaloo at 11.5 miles which helped though obviously cost me a bit of time and a couple of places, though I think I caught the guys who had gone past later on. I knew that a PB wasn't happening either but determined that I'd go for goal C though for a while I wasn't convinced that I was going to make it however I managed to negative split (I think) and come in at 2.56.49, my second fastest marathon so I should be ok with it really though I'm not especially happy. Good enough for second on the day but would never have challenged for the win even if on PB form as convincingly beaten by a not much younger but consistently faster lady who runs for Rotherham. I am very pleased for P however who smashed his first even marathon to secure his GFA (as long as they don't change it) with a comfortable looking 3.17.17. I am available for marathon mentoring for cake:-)
I knew I had the endurance but wasn't sure if the speed was there having missed those five weeks at the beginning of the year and it looks as though I was right. Nothing I would have done differently though I need to work out what's going on with my stomach (it isn't just an issue when racing) and what I can do to stop it.
And well done on P's mentoring!
Gobi: What Ale said
Nice miles Donaldo
What; Frenchay 10k 51.15 but 3k of hr/hrm issues and possibility of SVT before settling down
Why: On the menu
Last hard: Leg work at tkd yesterday (Paid for it today)
Last rest: Thursday
Lyrics: Yes
It's not great when you know so soon that things just aren't working Donaldo but ultimately I love to run and appreciate being able to and though I couldn't get out of third gear everything (apart from my stomach) felt fine so there was no reason not to keep going and do my best on the day.
And well done to P. Get him to join us on here
SC: Nice 10k despite HR issues
Poppy: sorry to hear you missed your race but family has to come first.
Another rainy day but no wind. Managed 5 miles thinking I might go out for a second run in the evening but I'm feeling lazy. Those long drives always flatten me a bit. Call it tapering for Vienna next week
Shit, Gobi you look rough, man. Can't even imagine how much that must hurt. There's so much skin missing
No idea what zwift training is... But I don't cycle much
Nothing today, just got back from Sheffield.
LMH: Well done on the race; good stuff and I am sure you will challenge yourself to beat your PB in future.
WP: Sorry to hear you couldn't race today.
Gobi: Ouch, all the best in your recovery, and hope that you are able to get back into racing once you are ready to do so.
Onwards as they say.
Got a tshirt over my head today :¬)
Sorry been awol much of the weekend, but huge congrats LmH on a smashing time, and a great time from P and I too hope they don't shift the GFA goalposts either!
What - 14 easy
Why - taking it easy
last rest - 15/12
last hard - last Wednesday
lyric - yep
Ale, good to hear that the fracture is healing, albeit slowly. keep taking the positives.
Gobi - continue to heal and recover too
Long run for me today, plan was for 2:15, did 2:17:30 which was 15.4m, and also inc 600m laps at the end with a mix of MP and recovery to train the brain....
Take care