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Good luck for today and tomorrow, keep that HR down.
Robert - I assume you enjoy your key event races though. You looked like you were having a ball at NDW. Now if you're looking for an ultra next May/June I'm trying to get a few Shadies to do DD (Dartmoor Discovery) so we can have a bit of a social get together too. I already have started a list. It will be the first Saturday in June.
I didn't mind the route at Stevenage but it does make you feel slightly dizzy
9 miles is a good test for your new shoes, they're high mileage shoes so should last a decent time.
Big G - sounds like it will a wedding with lots of interesting people to meet. Great jobs your friend has. I take it she might leave the tent now she's getting married
Up early and out for a short run, RHR completely normal today but so I'm so unfit. Good to be out, lovely morning, my favourite time of year
Anyway, we took a cable car up to a different area yesterday - the cable car was 5K in length and took us up to 1850m (the village we're staying in is at 1000m). Again stunning views and even more running routes up there. I was trying to imagine it being all covered in snow but it was difficult, with it being so green at the moment. At the very tops there is snow but it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago this place would have been full of skiers.
I can see you'll be signing up for a South African ultra very soon then
What a lot of red tape re an Italian marrying a South African. Strange re the name change, but different countries have different rules.
Cal - OMG that Eton Mess is so huge, you look tiny in comparison
Busy getting kit and fuelling ready for today and tomorrow. Just put a batch of low carb sausage and cheese muffins into the oven and can’t wait to tuck into them later.
Looks like it is going to be a warm one but I don’t think it will bother me too much since I’ve worked out that to keep HR below 150 I need to run at 8min/mile which should be pretty stress free running. I’m going to run for 5 hrs so that should give me close to 38ish miles or 12 laps. Got recovery food all ready too and just hope the legs are ok to do it all again tomorrow morning..
I’ll be running in my pirate tri gear today to get a feel of how comfortable (or not) it is in preparation for outlaw.. I’m going o enjoy this and might even do a FB live lap but I’ll see how I feel.
shades - I bought a copy of the runners world mag...they didn’t get my pink socks in the picture. Very disappointed.??
good luck to everyone running this weekend..
Muffins are are out the oven now...
I think you have to have a different attitude to life to end up with such an interesting and varied lifestyle, i.e. not think about the mortgage or even about where/how you're going to live.
Hope the wedding went well, I expect the food was amazing.
Iain - maybe as you were sitting down the pink socks might have overpowered the photo
Hope last nights ultra went well and you didn't get too wet, we've had thunderstorms here.
Muffins look gorgeous, recipe please when you have time
Am taking a rest day today, still feeling a bit tired.
Congrats on catching the garter
Big g i have images of the bridge and groom running around like simba on their 1st dance! Love a crack at Comrades (up year only) think thats they main drawing point for africa for me. as you say once the seed is planted you're going!
Cal that eton mess looks sickly... and full of calories (yum). Cal i wish I could advise of speedwork but I'm useless. Just my opinion 3 weeks out cant do any harm and if you have some good sessions it will be a good morale boost. If you're shit at them then just think it's only 10k and on the day it'll be fine.
Iain hope yesterday went well, think the whole country been caught up in storms. Sausage and cheese muffins sound fantastic... got my mouth watering.
Not fully recovered from NDW I cramped in my sleep friday night. Decided I was still going to go Parkrun and meet a mate for brekkie after, 7 easy miles down the river sub 9mm pace. Course PB is 23.42 and decided I'd review after each mile. Went out like a rocket and knew I was going too fast on tired legs 7.17... 2nd mile inc a couple of small inclines and was slowing considerably 7.51 and 3rd mile starts off downhill and finished 7.36 and finished in 23.00 (5 of my last 10 park runs have either finished .00 or .01) but a course PB to boot which was a nice feeling.
Today rest/ study day. Time to start drawing up 2019 plans and unleashing them to Elle whilst she is all excited about our holiday next week (i did check no races in Turkey when we're there).
Maybe try a fartlek session to start with so you can adapt the session to how your legs feel.
Big G - I can see that your trip to this wedding might have given you a few ideas for future travelling.
Robert - I've pencilled you in on the 2019 DD list, next year it should revert to it's usual distance which is just over 32 miles. It is a very special race and that's great that you can combine it to visit Cornwall. I'll let you know when entries open
Lovely morning here, the humidity has lifted. Quiet when I was out running, everyone having a lie in I guess, lovely to see the rabbits getting a bit of sunbathing in.
I did a cracking last run yesterday - it was so high my ears popped (4500ft)! Then went for a walk with everyone and had Kaiserschmarren (I think!!), which was basically thick sliced, eggy pan cakes, with plenty of icing sugar, compote and apple sauce. Lovely!!! Then I went for a swim in the lake before dinner, which was a BBQ.
Staying in Venice tonight before an earlyish flight back tomorrow.
Big G- It sounds like you have had a good trip and the scenery from your photos what a stunning location to be in.
No running from me over the weekend due to a surprise visit from my brother and his partner so for the first time this year had consumed to much alcohol to even think about going out yesterday. Spent yesterday realizing why i don't like alcohol.
Felt good today so went for a 15 mile run with the last 2 miles @ mp. It was quite warm with just a little cool breeze very enjoyable conditions. Really enjoying my running lately and feel the strength exercises are having a positive benefit on me.
First one started at 4pm. The sun was baking down and there was a stiff breeze..the outward half of each lap was into the sun and with the wind so very hot, slight reprieve heading back as we were into the wind with the sun behind us..I set out to run for 5 hrs which I did but I took my time and Even walked with some of the slower runners and chatted for a bit. I ran for 4:55 and covered 30miles. Got home at 22:30, had something to eat and climbed into bed ready for my early start..
I woke up at 5am on day 2 and for ready to head to the start for a 7:30 start.
I felt fairly good and ready for the day. I started the race with a friend of mine and we ran the first 5 laps of the slightly undulating course with a mixture of foot paths, bridle way and gravel paths.. I lost my mate when he decided to nip behind a bush. .the next few laps were a mixture of gentle jogging and walking and chatting again. At the end of lap 7 I decided I only got to do two more as I was starting to hurt and feel really tired .I ran the last 2 in an hour and finished 30miles in 4:52. Really happy with the way both days went. Don't f feel to stiff today and am ready for next Sundays ultra.
Medals are pretty cool too..
Steven-Nice run and good to put some MP in at the end.
Cal-Great dessert
Iain-excellent times with just a few hours in between.
Very very hot here this afternoon,car said 26 on way home from work.
Not ran since Thursday as my Achilles felt tight so played it safe but got out for 10 today,felt good despite the heat.
Added bonus after checking my run,it's a route I haven't run for about a year and the effort was similar to last year but the pace was about 1 min/mile quicker on the different segments it measured.
Shame about the goslings, I suppose that's the swans, bad tempered bullies.
Big G - RK did his 100th with a friend of mine at one of Travis's events, saw the pic on FB. Maybe he's injured and/or not done the training for DD. Daft to choose that as your 100th and not prepare for it. I hope he's not going to pretend that DD is his 100th, I despise that cowardly attitude. I've never forgiven a very good friend of mine for celebrating his 100th when it was actually his 102nd.
You do seem to seek out the best food wherever you go
steven - your brother is a bad influence on you
That's good that you're seeing some benefit of the strength exercises, we all need motivation to keep on doing them.
It's this weekend that you have your half marathon isn't it?
Iain - well done, that's very good and consistent running. Do a little recovery run as soon as you can to get you ready for next weekend. The Phoenix medal is lovely, not sure about the other one.
Ian - you still seem to be improving despite managing your achilles. Hot here too yesterday.
Very humid for my run this morning, there had just been a shower before I went out and it felt like a sauna. On return run I had about a mile into a breeze and felt really fresh then as soon as back in the town it was humid again.
I entered Connemara Ultra 2019 yesterday as there's an early bird entry of €10 discount on all 3 distances just in case anyone is interested, discount expires 31st May. They use Active but I asked for alternative method and I paid with PayPal, worked out cheaper too as no extra charges.
Back to Pilates this morning.
cal know what you mean about lack of sleep! suffering at the moment, thankfully last night weren't too bad.
big g, hope you enjoyed the trip, you made us feel all jealous! I'm looking forward to a change of scenery and I know I'm next to a Turkish trail which I'm sure I'll be having a walk/ run if I can.
Iain excellent achievement running with little time between, great bling too
Ian, well done for resting, one thing most of us are guilty of.
Shades, Connemara does look good, wonder why race organisers are still using active?
yesterday was up at London 10k supporting duties for me, Elle ran and did okay despite not training. She really enjoyed it, however last night was struggling to even walk on her feet. Physio and masseuse haven't been able to locate the issue, god only knows just hope time heals.
Ankle still bruised from NDW may try another run on it tonight.
Maybe 2020 for Connemara then, you might want to do it as pre DD prep
I'm sure your credit card will be OK after entering Liverpool, if not you can probably guess who's to blame. Just don't use a debit card, putting your bank account at risk isn't worth it.
You just need this spell of hot/humid weather to pass before your 10km and 10 miler.
Steve - you've bounced back quickly from your tough ultra. I suppose the training plan for NY kicks in soon
Robert - it's not actually that easy for RO's to leave Active, they have to give 12 months notice for a start. Some of the RO's are just ignoring the issue although they do need to be careful as I'm sure they too do have a legal responsibility to provide a safe method of race entry.
Well done to Elle for running the 10km despite not training for it. Are her post race injuries/pain due to running without training or is it something else, the ongoing problems you mentioned before?
I think you're both looking forward to getting to Turkey, the rest there will sort that sore ankle out.
Pilates was tough today, I'd heard that the instructor had been working this class hard and they weren't wrong, my hip flexors have had a tough work out today, but that can only be a good thing although it didn't feel like it after the time.