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payback off your training and hopefully get it next time.
OO - nicely done. I'll be honest, I don't get your proclivity towards positive splitting but it gets you where you want to be.
Wardi - nice armchair running!
I was burning matches early to run 6.50s into the wind and dragged it back a bit for 1/2 way, but lots of the 2nd 1/2 was into the wind, even before the last 5m, so i knew i had no chance of a sub3. Had to nurse a hammy trying to cramp in last mile, but i did actually run all the way.
I had a couple of bottles of one of my favourite ales "Proper Job" ready for later, but they will go on hold for Yeovil now.
Eldest turned up pissed up at 2am waking everyone up, then goes downstairs at 4am, drops a bottle of water, and grabbed the oven door for balance and bent the hinges. I had to give him a bollocking at 4am and tell him to go to bed......he is 21!
At times today, i regretted chasing the train. I like the course snd the support, it was a good race, with only 300ish on fast start. But its a risk training all winter for a coastal race. So I'll mull over wether i go back next year or not.
That was me yelling at you at various points on the course. Working into that wind in the last few miles must've been soul destroying. Everyone looked like they were struggling massively.
TT - cracking 10km mate, really impressive.
Mixed weekend for me, Bakewell parkrun on Saturday, really got myself up and went for it - 17:55 was definitely not the outcome I was looking for. Not even half-marathon pace, really beat myself up about it.
Today completely different, 20 miles @ 7:05mm felt like I was out for a Sunday jog. 93 miles this week, taper now.
I think you deserve one of the beers tonight... otherwise one of your nippers may get thirsty and help themselves.
OO - Great running. Did you enjoy it? Ive only run 5 Maracourses.....
TT - Happy days on the V40 win. Nice time.
JB - My PMP is faster than ive ever run a parkrun. Just dont ever get the mojo when I turn up, Never gone under 18.
21 on Tready for me at around 6.20 pace today with 8 at 5.50 and 2 at 5.40 in just under 2.09. I was in VF4s and no issues with any prt of my feet so had a good day. Garmin set on indoor running only showed 19 - I know the accelerometer is pretty crap but didnt think it was that bad. Cant wait to get back on road
OO - nicely done.
Dan - best of luck for tomorrow.
TT - amazing 10K!
I managed an 18:30 parkrun yesterday. Nice conditions and good to get the lungs and legs working. Then 17M today in exactly 2h - that was a nice confidence boost too.
Jools - he obviously has a lot more to come, although id have done better with a 4x4 to run behind.
Saw you just behind a 3hr pacer between 22 & 23. Gave you a shout but not sure you heard - you looked to be in some pain tbh so not surprised you slowed further as the headwind along the prom was even worse.
I had a complete breakdown. Not sure why tbh. 2 nights of very poor sleep certainly didn’t help the mental game. I was 15s down at halfway & knew I’d been working too hard to negative split especially with the final 5M being into a 14 mph headwind.
Right piriformis tightened up & became painful as we got to 15 which was then joined by right hip flexor then left. By 17 I was jog/walking. Saw Joe about 19 but even his motivational powers failed to rouse me. 20M in 2:28 then final 10K was 70 minutes! Once over the line I picked my bag up but had to be dressed by St John’s as I was laid out looking far from healthy then went to fulfil my lab rat duties however once they’d taken my bloods the Dr in charge sent me to their medical team for a lie down & some obs as I was feeling nauseous & looked like I might’ve passed out! About 20 minutes later I went to the toilet to provide a urine sample which took so long they were banging on the door to check I’d not keeled over before having an ECG & further blood pressure/pulse/body composition measurements. Turns out I’d lost over 5lbs since Friday.
Being looked after at mate’s now: roast lamb & claret 😉
Joe - I wouldn't get too upset at a parkrun result but glad you feel better after today's efforts.
ES - looking in fine fettle and coming together nicely.
Mennania - nice treadie running there. I find the accelerometer in my Polar M430 is pretty good but only if I concentrate and maintain perfect arm swinging form, even raising my watch-wearing arm to wipe my brow throws it off.
Wardi - solid miles bagged and a decent run out today. Backing up Barca nicely it seems.
Bliddy cough driving me nuts, on the plus side fever seems to have buggered off. Typical, was eyeing up a day or two off work!!!!
Blimey Jooligan you sounds rough. Hope you're feeling better today.
Eye on the prize Joe - you aren't training to run a fast 10k.
With your dad, the 18th, number collection stress and conditions things were a bit stacked against you TR but you did what you could on the day. Surely it will be London next year not Brighton? I know you can get that GFA. Be nice to yourself now, you need a few days mental and physical recovery before you get back to it.
Glad you're feeling better sj. Don't want to worry you but my mate is on week five of his cough.
Hope Dan has a good one and conditions aren't too bad.
Jooligan - what did you do on Friday and Saturday? Hope your feeling better today.
TT Congrats on the victory.
Thanks for the well dones.
OO - i think your mate was 2.56ish so had a better day than me.
Regardless of the 3.04 (instead of the sub3), my mileage bank balance will stand me in good stead going fwd. I thought about sacking it off at 1/2 way and saving it for Yeovil, but thought finishing would toughen my legs up. Ive sucked up some bastard windy races/crap days in this comeback and a lot of race times i didnt really want.
TR - Shame you didn't get the result you deserved but its a good time and run in not ideal circumstances on and off course. On to the next one!
Jools - That sounds a tough day out! Hope you recover soon
OO - Fantastic time! Congratulations
Took the entire week off running with just a couple of swims. Legs feel good now so back to it tonight, just easy running this week. Got 3 10ks booked in up to July before Berlin prep starts in earnest
TR - that's a strong effort considering the conditions, the extra stress of your dad, leaving the number on the train etc. All these things make a difference.
OO - another top result, you're on a good run at the moment.
TT - that's very promising given where you are with your training!
Jooligan - that sounds rough. Any conclusion on what caused it?
Wardi - sounds like a very enjoyable long run.
JoeB - you can't worry about one training run that doesn't go to plan. Sometimes your body just doesn't respond, it will all come good on the day.
Menn - sounds like you're in great shape, surely close to or under 2:30 form.
ES - nice parkrun/LR combo.
Good luck to Dan later! Hope the weather isn't too bad.
15M for me on Saturday with some friends, nice and easy, mainly offroad. That was it for the weekend, other than quite a lot of lugging boxes into the loft!
A mate who organises races has asked me to be a 40 minute pacer for the local 10k on Friday so quite looking forward to that.
Slept normally last night.
Padams I can only conclude overtraining despite doing less than the last couple of years. I’ve been stressed at work, changed my domestic circumstances & had that bike smash 4 weeks ago which I then trained through. In retrospect I’d’ve been better off resting that week & having less of a taper - maybe. The right piriformis/hip flexor has been niggly for a long time but I suspect the fell race a fortnight ago aggravated it so much even 2 very light weeks failed to settle it. I’d certainly felt it when doing anything speedier than recovery pace. 10 days ago I’d had to jump off the treadmill after 500m whilst warming up as it was so painful. I rolled & stretched it for about 10 minutes then got back on & did a decent 10K session with 6x800 off 400 jog without further incident.
Race report:
Enjoyed the Withdean start and the fact it was limited to about 400 runners meant it felt nice and calm like a local 10K rather than a big city marathon. Really lucked out with how close it was to my Airbnb - would defo recommend it to others if they're running Brighton in future; was only £34 and really new room and bathroom and access to kitchen to make early breakfast which you don't always get in hotels. Met Jooligan at the start which was nice and added to the chilled vibe.
Started at 7m/m as planned and was also wearing a hat and gloves which seems ridiculous now given I'm sunburned but was still on the fresh side. I'd kind of forgotten the hills from 2010, but there's a short sharp one at about 4, a few rolling ones on the way out to Ovingdean and another short sharp one before the switchback to come back west. Stayed consistent through to halfway and miles 12 and 13 were my quickest (6:59, 6:55), presumably as I was subconsciously showing off in front of the deeper crowds along that stretch. Still felt pretty strong into Hove, but I know as soon as I can hardly bear gels or electrolyte drinks that I'm getting into nauseous/dangerous territory. Miles 15,16,17 I started to drift a bit (7:09,7:14,7:11) before arresting the slump in mile 19 with a 7:05.
At this point I knew the pain train was pulling into the station, so I started reining it back a bit to postpone its departure and prevent a complete collapse further on. The power station section really is wretched; I don't even mind the lack of crowds so much as the lack of anything to look at. It was made worse yesterday knowing that as soon as the final switchback occurred it was going to be five miles into the wind to finish. At that point my sole aim became a determination not to walk and to get my third best marathon time (sub 3:15) and while the wheels came dangerously loose, they didn't completely fall off (mile 21: 7:32, mile 22: 7;50, mile 23: 8:05, mile 24 8:18, mile 25: 8:25). Rallied slightly (it was all very relative at this point) with a 8:14 mile 26, smiling ruefully at the fact I'd signed up to Strava's 'Last Mile Challenge' the day before and staggered over the line in 3:13.19 for a 1:32/1:41 split.
Broadly satisfied with the time, but think that might be it with me and marathons for the foreseeable. I just don't enjoy them and have only ever really nailed one out of the ten I've done. I'm reluctant to use the wind as an excuse as I think in my heart of hearts I would have faded late on regardless, perhaps only to a sub 3:10 rather than a 3:13, but still. I guess I don't know to what extent my Dad passing away in March affected things either, but I thought it would act as much as an inspiration as anything else. Unless I feel like I can trouble my PB (3:02) or go sub 3, I'm loath to do another just to rack up the numbers. Glad to put the spell of three complete bonks/shockers to bed, but that's me I think.
Looking forward to a few weeks off running, then keeping it short and sweet this summer before a HM in the autumn.
Finally I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your words of encouragement, the camaraderie, the advice and the guidance on this thread; it's been an invaluable resource. I may well take a few weeks off the thread to recharge the mental batteries, so best of luck to all of you doing London and Dan today in Boston. I'll be attending VLM to support my sister/clubmates, so please do all post your numbers/kits so I can also cheer you guys on too.
Apologies for the long post - TL;DR: it was windy, I was soft (3:13).
Time for a bit of a rest first though. I’ll not be doing anything more strenuous than walking for a couple of days. Might manage a swim tomorrow.
Philpub said to me at 21 ish that they were on for 2.59 and he ran 2.59.2X. They only had 7 or 8 runners left at 21m and i bet there werent many of the originals left in the last 3m, if at all, as they would have to be putting 6mm effort in to keep on pace.
Jools - good one on signing up for 2020. I might join you yet, it cant be that windy 2 years in a row.....? I'll see how Yeovil goes first, i didnt enter Brighton until after yeovil last yr.
EE - btw, that was wind burn not sun.
TR - have you just fallen out of love with London then? I must admit I did regret not doing Boston (Lincs) again this year a bit as looking at the results it would have paid for a couple of pairs of shoes. I was second woman last year with 2.56 but first woman this year was well over 3 hours. Still, London is a nice day out, I do enjoy the occasion.
Jooligan - I don't think it's likely to be over training as much as life - you have had a lot going on and that bike crash definitely will have impacted, it's very easy to underestimate how much the life stress affects us. I know that since the situation started with my FiL this year my running has been a bit pants, sleep has been awful and I've lost weight I couldn't really afford to. The other side of that of course is that the running has helped to keep me sane and get me through it (so far).