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Good luck JoeB too, loved Valencia when I was there so above all enjoy it and hope you hit your target.
Just over 10m in the rain this morning, I guess we're all constantly drying things out currently.
Enough of this shoe nonsense, lets get the thread back to a topical discussion.. yes, I have just ordered a new washing machine
LMH - good price there then. Got to be happy with 102.
Gen Awrobic and 10 strides today. So 8m inc 10x30s/30s.
Good news on the 1min efforts. Simply doing 10x 30s/30s a couple of times a week would be good. Pete Pf said he'd advise more strides on a recent podcast i heard. If you can build up to a weekly tempo run then it would do you good, but schedule it so you csn have a short day afterwards esp at first.
Ive done 2m & 5.30 on Tues and 2 x 2m around 6mm today without anything serious to complain about other than it has confirmed I need to take a more conservative approach to getting back to session fit.
LMH.. speed demon in the making!
10.8m today, stopped raining mid afternoon so got it done without a wetting for a change.
Not bad
I wish Wardi.
I came down with a streaming cold yesterday afternoon - told you this speed work (I use the term loosely) wasn't good for me. All symptoms above the neck so if it's safe to do so (we have a yellow warning for ice) I shall probably content myself with a few easy miles for a couple of days and hope it clears up quickly.
Almost December, and time to start getting back to more regular running and some intervals again. Good luck to Joe & Joe at the weekend.
LMH - you should be ok to carry on then. Easy days are all part of the cake mix.
6m easy peasy pace here today, barely warmed up.
Went out for a couple of miles run/walk yesterday as it's week 2 of the couch to 5k. Balancing my need for rest with being supportive but nothing more than a walk to the shops today. Managed an extra hour of sleep and hoping for an early night tonight. Waking up in my own bed is a real plus!
Disorientated today by the sunshine. Feels like it hasn't been out in weeks. Not sure how I feel about tomorrow or what I'm capable of but I'll give it my best shot. The spring marathons aren't too far away which I suppose is both a good and a bad thing. I'll head out at 6:45 pace and see if it holds; gives me a few minutes leeway in the second half! In April I held sub 3 pace until around the 24 mile mark and I do believe I'm in slightly better shape than I was then but it's probably fairly marginal.
RJR - Looking good for tomorrow and that sounds a good plan on pacing. A great platform for 2020 Spring marathon.
Good luck to you too Joe, sorry won't be there to pace you round the first half this time round.
LMH - Rest-up. So my 2 pairs of VF have arrived and I see Nike are doing their discount games again today - like a marathon, don't go off too soon. 14 miles with some 800m fast sessions y'day in 2 sessions yesterday. An easy lunchtime run planned before seeing the nipper play goalie for the school in a county final football competition. I am so nervous.
rj - lovely weather for it here today (I'm just down the road in Derby). I went out at 0930hrs and it was perfect (if cold and a little slippery in places). I tend to run every day in the taper, yesterday definitely won't have done you any harm.
No rush today TR as I don't go in to work. Decided to head out and keep the HR low and see how I felt and the answer was pretty good - nose was running far less whilst I was running.
Have a good weekend Joe.
Good luck to anyone racing this weekend!
LMH - that's good to hear. All the rain coupled with freezing temps overnight tonight does suggest it could be quite slippy out but I think there's some shorter races before the marathon starts so hopefully any dangers will be identified. I did see some advice to carry on running the same number of days each week but with significantly cut back mileage. I didn't mean to but I have actually done that. Mind you the couch to 5k sessions have had an average heart rate for me of around 85 bpm so that's no more than a brisk walk!
LMH - £167 with 30% off, so c£115.
* just finished sanding all the lounge skirting, picture rail, architrave etc which gave my achy tummy a workout it didnt need. But we'll see how it is to run on tomorrow. I was only thinking this morning it felt the best it has in ages when i ran. I also found myself wondering if 6m easy had ever felt so easy.
You can always run on the grass rj if the path is slippery, it's flat and usually short.
Hope you haven't upset anything TR.
That is low mileage for you Charlie, how is everything feeling now?
OO - Thanks for the well wishes. Will be strange running the first half without the shouts of 'Go on Pete' seemingly following me around the course.
Fly out to Valencia tomorrow early AM. Lots of the club heading out, including a good mate who's going for the female olympic standard, will be exciting to see how she get's on!
Would love a 2:45 but am going to run to HR/effort and see what the day brings.