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You'd be surprised at what you're capable of. When i first started running properly my target was a sub-4 marathon. At that point i couldn't even imagine running that pace for a one-off mile let alone 26.2
One thing i'm pretty sure about though is that i won't be beating Tigger or DT at London
Work Christmas do tomorrow so probably won't get to run. Long run on Sat followed by a recovery on Sunday planned.
Here's another for you then David..... Today was 3 x 2 miles off 2 minutes. Plan was to start at HMP then progress so the last set was at 10kp. Lovely crisp and sunny conditions, though a stiff headwind around one side of the race course. Came in 6.23 and 6.24 then 6.11 and 6.19 and finally 6.14 and 6.14.
Decent solid session, particularly quite soon after a race.
15 planned for sunday will give me 48 for week.
Feeling groggy at the moment probably due to one fool in particular insisting on coming into work and coughing/spluttering all over the office. Last 2 nights I’ve been asleep by 8pm, so not feeling it at all. Probably just as well and will give the foot a decent rest before hopefully getting back to it on Monday.
Lit -
Mace, there's always another week. I really didn't want to get out for the long run today. I've been quite tired from Fridays Christmas do and having family over.
Finished the week on 32.7. Aiming for 35 next week.
Hope you've all had a good weekend.
Well done on the big mileage and puppy ownership Lit.
Well done on the big kilometrage (and what no puppy!?) Pete. You should maybe try a rest and a fresh pair of trainers from Santa to bounce through your Christmas Day park run.
Hard luck Mace. Derailed by a derailleur ! FFS.
51 miles over last week for me, mostly easy except for a progressive run out on Friday, finishing around threshold, with a couple of rest days in the aftermath of last weekends hard race effort.
Hi Pete, well done on the kms for the week.
Decent mileage, Muddy. When will you start a London plan, or is this it?
I ended the week with an easy 15 yesterday. I feel like i've turned a corner this week and had a little boost in fitness, mainly based on my HR on easy runs. After yesterdays 15 my garmin told me I was 'peaking'.
Another decent week planned this week then just whatever fits over Christmas week.
You DICK Mace - watch where you putting your fucking feet!!
What kind of puppy Lit?
Powerizer Leg Springs for Christmas Pete?
Hi Skinny! I am getting a Bedlington terrier x whippet. He will come running with me (when old enough) and he will love it.
I didn’t see the derailleur because it was strategically placed to fuck me up as I navigated a 90 degree turn around a wall.
Absolutely washed out over the weekend but woke this morning feeling 100% and managed a nice 5M.
Onwards and upwards
Or a whippington perhaps.
What month in 1998 did you set your PB? The records just about stretch that far back!
Ive been cracking on this week with a usual monday of 4 at recovery then spin. Tuesday was 12 x 0.5m off 45 seconds at hmp. Sounds easy right? Not iñ yestersays weather. Fastest rep was 6.24 and slowest 6.42. Wind was wild.
Easy 8 today came out 7.58 for 138bpm and 2.6 training effect so recovery effort which is good. Followed it up with bodypump tonight.
Saw your 12 x .5 on Strava DT. Must have been brutal in the wind. I am torn between the 3 x 2m session you mentioned or another 5432345 @ HMP at lunchtime. I'll decide whilst I have something for breakfast
DT I was 27 and had been running for 20 months starting from unfit desk jockeydom. That 5k was pretty much the end of that running stint and I didn't run again until 2014. Would have been nice if I'd carried on but I packed it in and wrote books instead.
Following a very heavy night friday i seem to have picked up a mild cold, first in 14 months so cant complain. Think i weakened my immune system with a 4.30am finish Saturday morning having done 11 with 8 at 6.33mm friday lunchtime then a 16 first thing sunday. Was peak rough yesterday. Groggy but much better today.
Some good races on here, sandwiched amongst overdrinking and undersleeping so well done on those.
I've been mostly trying to build mileage back up this week so last 7 days were 0, 14, 5, 0, 10, 15, with 4 recovery at lunchtime I hope. Brought this weeks long run forwards so I could do it with friends, and so then I can squeeze the 16 with 10 at MP in on NYE. We go away for a couple of days from 2nd and whilst I don't mind running when away I don't want to do that session on unfamiliar ground. I'm enjoying my running again although I don't seem to have sped up, but that could be a function of the ahem, xmas cheer, I am carrying.
Any photos of the Bedpet, Lit? Sounds adorable.
Get well soon, DT.
Charlie - is that not a bit of a false dichotomy there? Murakami famously runs 10k every day.
I had a bit of a bug over Christmas, still feeling under the weather but back up and running now. A couple of low weeks won't hurt in the grand scheme of things.
I've had a bit of time to start planning next year's escapades. Village Bakery half booked in for 17th Feb and a 10m mudfest a fortnight before that (which will be the 10m marathon effort session that McF is tackling so conscientiously ahead of me). Then Gloucester 20 late March and Droitwich half at marathon effort mid April to round things off.
More immediately I will be doing my usual NYE 10k and hoping to finish in the top 300!
My cold has been largrly short lived. Still suffering mildly with dreg end symptoms but nothing silly. It being holidays ive been getting some decent sleeps in, peaking with 9hrs 35 last night so that will have helped shift it along.
10 mile mlr boxing day then an easy 7 and bodypump yesterday then 5 today plus strides. Still feeling a little sluggish which will in part be the cold but also the result of over indulgence. plannung to blow the cobwebs with a blast around parkrun in morning. Hoping to just creep under 19 minutes.
Good luck on NYE, muddy. im looking at village bakery half. Brass monkwy is already upon us almost!