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Thanks OuchOuch - there is some reasonable evidence for the benefits of CBD for the reasons you are taking it but I hadn't read anything running specific which was why I asked.
OO - are you doing the Gran Canaria marathon? Seem to remember you mentioning it a few weeks ago. We've just book a week's holiday there arriving on the Saturday, so might enter the half for a bit of a laugh (definitely not a serious target).
Supposed to be doing an ultra this weekend, but was feeling ill on Saturday so could barely shuffle round a parkrun. Then seemed to have pulled something in my back and couldn't run at all on Sunday. Won't bother turning up unless a miracle cure happens in the next 48 hours.
Cw - just the 20m as penance ! Whats happened to the 26m training runs?
15m run home tonight, 8.10ish pace so 2 hours of time on feet. Tedious on a monday in january. Also picked up some more knee road rash as i went over in exactly the same place as a month ago, pavement is dicey there in the dark due to tree roots coming thtough (?), i really must remember to cross over when its dark.
LMH, I can sympathise. Although my dad does not have dimentia (though he has his moments), I did have to put him in a home after mum died. I trawled around loads of the places and to be honest most of them were horrible. My first choice wouldn't take him because he's a fall risk (well d'uh, that's why he needs to be in a care home!). The one he's in is lovely. It costs an arm and a leg, but he likes it there. It is still very stressful - the bills, the visiting, trying to take him out in a wheelchair, do all his admin etc. That said, it's way better than when he was home alone (and 200 miles away) as I no longer have to worry about him managing. Once you get him settled things will improve I promise.
Backed up last nights 15m with 15x3min reps this morning and 10m in total. Solid 13 or 14 hours !
Some inspirational training and racing being done in here! I'm going to need to get cracking if I'm going to keep up with SJ in Manchester! I've been ticking over but not really got going again since Abingdon.
Interesting that the majority don't carry a phone on runs. I always have but I guess that's because it used to track my runs/be used for music. I also run around a lot of country lanes where I don't see anyone for miles so wouldn't feel safe without one. Came in useful on Sunday as I had to phone for a lift home 5 miles into my 12 mile run as I had sharp calf pain. Seems to be ok now just tight, I think its just due to me working on my form and a more midfoot strike. Hopefully won't set me back too much
Sorry to hear about FiL LMH
County Champ Padams - awesome. I know you'll have qualified plenty of times, when I did I was in grumpy mode, and declined the vest. I should have doe it, but didnt feel right that I had to pay for it and drive myself to Birmingham and back etc etc!
I carry my phone quite a bit of late SJ - I have a running belt by Salomon too, tend to have it when I have the dog out running with me and makes sense to carry phone too.
Great time for 5 miles that Wardi
Why do you think you keep falling over TR - just the nature of the runs? - Ive binned it twice last few weeks (more on that below) both being daylight and on rocky trails, I think its my gait! - I believe I'm reasonably efficient and feet are low to the ground, and I'm more used to wearing low profile road trainers, and thus misjudge it when I'm wearing the more substantial roclites.
xmas eve we have a club ish run, I tripped about 8 miles and landed on my ribs. Hurt on the road section, and when I said farewell to my mates, I was in a bit of a mess! Could barely move rest of the day.
Got out on 27th (but not the planned 20) and did 12 with co-codamol. Rest 28th, 29th horrendous morning run. I stupidly too painkillers on empty stomach, and spent most of the run dry heaving, before cutting it short at 8 miles!
Sulked the next day, and since then Ive manned up (can I still say that?) and run without painkillers.
got to 50 last week, including my first 20, and a few more double figure runs, with decreasing levels of discomfort which is good.
11.5 on the trails this morning including a rather annoying fall (again) at 9. I think my arm and shoulder protected the ribs luckily.
You are putting in some great training TR.
Thanks CC2 ironically it's not FiL taking my time, he's secure in a locked ward and looked after whereas MiL is on her own and dealing with the shock etc. so I've been seeing her twice a day which is ok in the very short term but not sustainable as my work will pick up in a couple of weeks. BiL is coming to stay next week but that will mean that she's had company all week so the week after will then be hard for her..............there will be a way, I just hope we find it quite soon.
Wtg - ouch, sounds like you hurt yourself worse than me. I tend to skim the floor with low foot lift esp as i run slowly most of the time, so a trip is quite common, and sometimes i can prevent a fall. But ive gone over 3 or 4 times on the same tree lined stretch of main road, i think tree roots have lifted slabs snd i hit the edges of these, esp in the dark. Good thing about winter is i had long sleeves and gloves on but only shorts so my knee copped it. Sometimes i even manage to fall fwd in a sort of fwd roll and roll over my shoulder and carry on running - hoping no one saw.
LMH - im on it like a car bonnet. Crab says the reps max out at 24, im going to do them every 2 weeks and add a few each time. Im sure my running rollercoaster will have a few dips this campaign somewhere along the way.
LMH, really sorry to hear about your family issues. I hope things are sorted sooner rather than later and it's not causing too much stress.
Huge congratulations to Padams and CC2 for some fantastic cross country performances at the weekend. Great racing from Wardi also and everyone else that was out there.
Sorry to hear about the illness/injury woes Dan. Hoping for a miraculous recovery.
Nice work on the marshalling CD. I think there was a fair turnout from our club their (Clapham Chasers) - always hear good things about the event, I'll need to get myself signed up next year.
WTGY - sounds painful. Sensible move re; the painkillers though. I think they can do more harm than good.
Finally starting to get back into proper training after around 3 months of what I'd define as 'plodding'. First big weekend for ages just gone, with the club 'Super Saturday' session. Interestingly, the club have formed a session aimed specifically at sub-40 10km runners to encourage the faster group to get together and push on. 3 x 5km with the 3rd one taking place during parkrun. 19:14, 18:58 and 18:33 was a decent return and made me realise I'm not a million miles off. Backed it up with 20 on Sunday - nice confidence boost.
Also, if anyone is looking for a decent 20 miler in the build up to spring marathons, I'm race director of our club one - Thames Riverside 20, based in Fulham and along the Thames Path. Would be great to see some friendly faces there.
Stevie - shame yr coach didnt get you to switch straight after abo, so you were good to crack on now for manchester. Hopefully your calves will adapt soon.
Wardi - mmmmm, my headtorch came off as i fell. I turned it off after 6m when i rejoined roads that had streetlights.i must remember to turn it back on at my dicey section.
Nice use of the holidays Joe.
I never got on with a head torch but bought Mark one of the Decathlon chest torches for xmas which seems really good.
Figured Saturday's parkrun/XC combo counted as my LT work for the week so skipped the P&D 9 with 5@LT & did 8M with 10x0.1M strides along the canal first thing then backed that up with a little grass hill rep session 5x200m@12% so 11.3M for the day.
I never run with a torch & have only ever gone over in the daylight! Had a nasty encounter with an overhanging bramble this morning though: ripped my ear, cheek & temple. Glad I was wearing a very old T as it was pretty red by the time I got back!
Jools - agreed, no need for LT after your xc. Im doing a 10k sunday so wont do a reps or BAC session next week. Stimulate rather than annihilate!
Wardi - I'll be at the National with a crew of Green and Gold clubmates.
Intervals tonight. 2 x 1.75 miles. I still have the 40 miler in my legs so I expected three of the group to be well ahead of me, and sort of just let them be ahead of me. They must have been slow, because my rep was 11.19 (10.59 is the slowest I consider to be vaguely acceptable). I was annoyed with myself and refused to let them get away on the second rep. I actually ended up at the front of the group with 10.46. I must learn to run to my pace and not to others. I made the same mistake in the summer in a 3k race. I expected the winner to be a certain distance ahead of me and just let her be, and followed behind. She had a shocker, which meant I did too! Unfortunately I'm sh*t at pacing.
It's difficult not to sit in CC2 but sounds like you pulled it back nicely.
TR, If I fell and turned it into a roll I think I would be wanting people to see it (and applaud!)
Wardi a load of my lot are heading over for it, I'll be trying to get long run in again.
jooligan - ouch make sure all the thorns are out
SJ - do you race in a different trainer?
12m run home tonight, it was getting real cold, could be an icy run back again in the morning.
We are forecast a slightly warmer morning than yesterday TR - there were some slippery bits yesterday but it wasn't too bad, take care.
10m, 5 av 8.12, 5 av 6.51. I was aiming for 7mm ish. 4 double digit days in a row. 6m easy tomorrow. 5 or 6 instead of a long run Saturday and then 10k sunday.