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Fingers crossed you get back at it soon, Leslie.
Gul, nice session!
Lorenzo, you're in better shape than me if you can even contemplate a club handicap.
I'm up to 18 miles this week, though nothing faster than about 8.15 average. Hoping to push to 30.
WFH today as had to drop the car in for its MOT. Took the long way home and bagged 5 miles at 6.50 pace. Was surprised at the fisrt mile being 6.55, so kept everything at sub-7.
Not quite 3 weeks since Chicago but still feeling a tad sluggish in the legs department. May also be putting on weight but a bit scared to get on the scales just in case a big number appears.
15 super easy on the trails planned with a mate tomorrow morning. have a good weekend all.
DT - recovering nicely.
GD- nice sub 7 running. Enjoy the trail running tomorrow.
OO - is it still 2 weeks to go to NY? My first taper week is coming up and I'm not planning on making much of it until the weekend when I'll cut back the long run a bit.
Birch - enjoy the XC - hope it goes well.
10 easy miles this morning. Hoping to do my last 20+ miler of the campaign tomorrow.
I’m running 3 marathons over the next 15 days, starting tomorrow. This will bring my marathon or ultra total to 74 and I’ve another 3 planned before the end of the year. All going well I should reach my 100 goal in 2020.
I’ve looked through the results and out of the 58 road marathons, I’ve went sub 3:15 45 times. Most of the slower marathons were back to backs or when I was a novice. Berlin was my 20th sub 3 after only having a PB of 3:10 after 8. I don't have my much talent but I try hard!
Good luck to any other racer over the weekend!
impressive stats Badbark. If I get round NY it will be my 5th and final this year thank heavens!
Good luck with the 20, Gul.
Nice going, gdawg.
yes I also try to avoid Strava challenges.
6 miles over lunch with 3 at mp. First time I've ran faster than 8mm since Yorkshire. 6.52 for 159hr. Not great but it'll come.
Just looking at the Berlin ballot. Anyone know what the deferral process is if you get in? I want to do it in 2020 so thought I'd give myself two goes at the ballot if it's easy enough to defer.
PMJ - obviously not planning a visit to your parents this weekend then
Badbark - glad to hear you're taking it easy in your old age
DT - sorry, no idea about Berlin and deferrals.
20 miles done and dusted. First 10 @ 8:18 /m and last 10 @ 7:23 /m.
Great 20 there: I've was pleased with 10 @ 8:06 pace on the Nottingham riverways last Sunday but stopped at that and didn't step it up for another 10 afterwards. Looks good for the marathon.
PMJ – Sorry for your Dad having to have a kidney removed, but glad that everything has went well. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Gul – Great P&D style 20 miler
DT – Good 6 miles, and your HR is bound to be higher after taking it easy for a while.
OO – 5 marathons is very good in a year. It’s only nut jobs like me who do more than that!
I finished the EAMS Loughshore Marathon today in about 3:03:40 hitting my 7 m/m pace average goal perfectly. I did have to work pretty hard, as my legs weren’t feeling great throughout. I’ve run over 150 in the last fortnight so it was un-tapered.
I finished 2nd with the winner running 2:55 and his first sub 3. I spoke to him at the end and he was well chuffed with his first sub 3, having a 3:00:14 previous PB. That result must have stung!
Speedy recovery to your father, pmj.
Badbark, nice disciplined mara. We're you not tempted at 20 to kick on for sub 3? 3.03 must be pretty comfortable for you.
First spin class in 4 weeks this morning. Hard work. I'm on hissy next week until Friday so one more light week then need to start training properly.
I noted Berlin next is 29th September which is doable for me so I entered the ballot and the deferral arrangement is similar to London. Anyone who complains about rave prices here should look at Berlin.....161 euro!!!
Nope, quite the opposite! I might have managed sub 3 with 100% effort but 3:03 was hard enough. As mentioned, I didn’t taper and my legs weren’t great. I’ve run easier 2:55 marathons on fresh legs. My average pace was 6:54 going into the last 10k but slowed even with higher effort. I’m happy enough with my 46th sub 3:15.
nicely done, Badbark . . . (seems inadequate comment, but the Bad(bar)k is set high these days
easy 7 this morning.
Just back from the sticks. Belated, but huge, WELL DONES to Stevie and Lorenzo. Top running. Abo really is the place for an autumn PB.
Lorenzo - +1 for the Adizero - my shoe of choice.
Gul you are on fire.
No running for me, except when I got up a few nights ago and nearly trod on a scorpion which was apparently living in the bedroom, along with some cockroaches, grasshoppers, ants etc. Fortunately, the scorpion was quite small, and even more scared than me so it legged it to a hidey hole under some furniture. New year resolution: find a more sensible job.
yes, Hallam is the one I tend to do - its a mile or so to jog down there for me (I'm just up the road from the main (redbrick) University building. It's certainly the most popular, in terms of numbers. Hillsborough is a decent one, in a pleasant park (3 lapper), and is 3 miles away. There's a few others, too - Graves is a lovely park (tough course). If you choose Hallam, and would like a few slow miles beforehand, I often set off from the venue at 7:30 with chums.
Poacher - not sure you and "sensible" go together . . .
well, XC #2 today -perfect conditions, but it was a DNF for me. Had a low-level bug all week, but 7 yesterday morning felt ok, so decided to still toe the line. Of course, racing is a completely different matter - after 2 minutes I was, in horse racing terms, "sweating up", and after nearly one lap (of 3) completed, was struggling badly , and stepped off, where I had a massive coughing fit. Probably the correct decision (my son says so, but maybe he's being kind)
Colder temps this weekend which made layer choices difficult for the 15 miler on the trails on Saturday. It was a lovely morning and my pal and i just chatted and trotted to an easy 8.08 pacer. I say easy, my legs are still in recovery. When I did that route before Chicago, it was quicker and felt easier.
Hit the trails again yesterday to recover a bit but mainly to continue the monthly miles total as I should hit 100 miles per month for every month this year, a first for me. Felt quicker yesterday than Saturday and averaged 7.11.
Been reading rather than posting so just having a catch up:
Gul - You are flying! When is the marathon again? It must be almost taper time
DT - Did you manage to get anything back from Microsoft? I've seen a few people get stung like that on iPads as well, the companies don't seem to want to do anything about it though as its easy money! Good luck in the Berlin ballot, I've entered as well although I'm sure it was only €125!
G-Dawg - You are ticking over nicely since Chicago. Whats the next target?
OO - How is the taper going? I hope the knee is feeling OK now.
Lorenzo - I tried the cloudflyers on last week as well, really impressed. May consider them as a new long run shoe when my Ultraboosts die.
PMJ - I hope your father recovers well
Badbark - As usual an excellent marathon! Good luck for the next two
Birch - The DNF sounds sensible, hopefully the bug disappears soon and you can get back to it.
Had an easy and relaxed week off last week. Legs felt remarkably good post marathon but played it safe. Went for a swim Tuesday and an easy 4m on Thursday plus a round of golf. By the weekend I didn't even feel like I'd ran a marathon. Did 7 yesterday at 8.06mm/133BPM so I seem to have recovered well.
Spoke to Lewis to set a plan and goals for the next few months. Going to do some 5k work to try and tick off my sub 18 5k goal for the year then I will start the Manchester campaign at around Christmas.
Badbark - insane levels of mileage as usual, well done on a solid result at the weekend.
PMJ - sorry to hear your news, hoping for a swift recovery and all-clear going forward.
Lorenzo - I also recommend the Adizero range, I love my Bostons for almost all my running; though I usually race on the Nike's; I find the Bostons a great "do-everything" shoe and my housemate loves his Adios.
Finally back on it 2 weeks after squirrel-gate, the chafe zone finally was manageable by Thursday have been able to get my legs moving
Thurs - 10miles inc 1km intervals with the club (@ 3:25ish)
Sat - 6 inc. Parkrun - heavy legs after gym session so a slow struggle up the hill
Sun - 10km Tyntsfield Trust trail run - hilly race organised by National Trust through a nice estate, 2 x 5km laps. Wasn't prepared for the first mile being continuous uphill so struggled a bit to get warmed up. Came in just over 50 minutes; which I was happy with as just out there for the experience and to break in the Innov8s before Gower.
Hope to get out to club progression run tonight; some intervals and a long run towards the end of the week as friend's wedding at the weekend.
Badbark - well done. Very impressive on tired/untapered legs.
DT - how much?! Don't think I'll be running Berlin any time soon then.
Lorenzo - congrats to Mrs L on completing her masters and to you on your course PB. I think I'll be sticking to UK marathons unless I come into a large sum of money
Poacher - nice of you to share your room.
Birch - right decision and NOT weak.
GD - yes, definitely time for an extra layer most mornings now.
Stevie - yes, taper started today (or yesterday if I was being pernickety). Sounds like a good plan to target sub 18 before you begin your next marathon campaign.
nick - good training in the bag there.
Took a rest day yesterday (68 for the week). As mentioned, now in first week of the taper, but won't be cutting back much until the weekend, when I will do 16 or 17 miles for a final long run. 10 miles this morning, with 5 x 1km-ish intervals. GPS only measured them as 0.58 miles. 4 in 3:37 (and 1 in 3:35) , which therefore might be anything from 5:46 to 6:10/m.
Stevie, yes full refund and he has kept all the crap he bought. it's 125 plus 6 euro for chip I think then I paid 30 euro for finishers t shirt. Sounds promising re recovery and plan.
Birch, as others have said, it's not a dnf in the way it's become. you were racing and it wasn't going right.
Oo, with all those sand bags I'm surprised there's room for your kit!!!! good luck and enjoy the trip.
Gul, is this how you always taper? just wondering if this could be a link to why you don't seem yo have run a marathon to replicate your fitness and training?
Nicko, good going though don't break yourself with too much too soon.
Lorenzo, congrats on course pb and the daughters masters.
g dawg, nice going.
With the clocks going back I was up early yesterday with kids so went out at 8 and got an easy 9 in before mini rugby. Felt much better than any other post mara run. gave me 33 for week.
I am now on holiday all week in South Wales but got some kit to tick over. Got a 10k next Sunday so won't have the best prep! looking forward to getting back to some normal routine next week.
OO - bon voyage ; enjoy NY !
DT - good time usage, have a pleasant week . . .
Gul - good session there, whatever the pace. DT may have a point - eg, imo, nothing to gain by 16 or 17 a fortnight out, given the weekly volumes & number of 20's bagged. maybe 13 , then a 10 or so a week before ?
Whatever , well done on the excellent campaign, and may you negotiate the taper without too much craziness
DT - have a good holiday. I have usually done a run of 16-18 miles at the end of the first week of the taper. P&D says 17 miles, I'll probably do 16, which is 80% of 20. Mind you, if everyone is of the same opinion, maybe I'll rethink and cut it back even more. (Incidentally in the week leading up to my 3:13 in training last November, I did 17, 9, 11, 8 ,13, 5, so maybe tapering is overrated!)
Birch - hope you're feeling better soon - don't over do it!