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I go pescatarian next week. Wish me luck.
Easy 40 minutes along the canal in glorious sunshine at lunch today.
XC tomorrow at Chepstow racecourse - you there Joolska?
Enjoy the cross country those of you mad enough to enjoy it.
Purely to see if it helps recovery and energy during the last phases of this Mara training programme. Think there’s growing support for the idea that the process of digesting meat is harder on the body than plant based food and I get more GI disruption when I eat meat. However if I feel like I need meat at anytime I will go on feel and I’m not sweating it. I am going to continue with eggs.
Joolska - there's no way I'll even be going out for a walk tomorrow if our forecast is correct. I'm hoping you have better weather.
Menn - fair play to you, you are always up for trying new things.
20m here, bit of a trudge but not surprising given that brings up 92m for the week.
Weve been upgraded to amber for tomorrows storm, could be a breezy run.
Good luck at Chepstow Jools & Jools.
Nearly snap TR, 21 for me, with the last mile a slog up a 15% incline hill to home. Slightly progress ive with first half generally c7.45 mm and the second c7.30mm. 72 for the week, rest day tomorrow seeing the big waves and now off to the pub to see the rugby.
Hope the XC races went well for all today. Jooligan.. I wouldn't be too paranoid about Ozzy nicking your vest.
Quickest Parkrun for 6 months this morning which was a pleasant surprise after a big week. Set off too fast but managed to hang on grimly for 21:22. Turned out to be a nice morning & not too breezy. Added a few miles on to make 9m for the day.
If the storm arrives as promised I will probably be on the treadie tomorrow looking at the weather outside.
Wardi - havnt looked yet, its usually a 6 and 5 double, which for me is anywhere between 6 and 10 depending upon how i feel. .. after that it'll be chasing slates and fence panels i guess. No doubt I'll be jealous of your treadie.
I'd already decided that XC wasn't for me today, and after last weeks 10k junior insisted that I take him over to Dulwich to have a proper crack at a fast parkrun. It was actually a shame that the XC meant a thinner field at the front, but after the first few got away I solo TT'd round the three laps in 17:16, equalling my quickest parkrun ever and first sub 18 since 2017. Happy with that! Junior also managed his quickest for a long while, so all good.
That doesn't sound great about the numb legs Mennania.
Just read your blog - congratulations Joolska - I'll start looking for my hat :-)
Ah, thanks, LMH (for non blog readers, Mr Joolski and I are civil partnering later this year). I'm afraid we're being dirt cheap and opting for the £57 weekday option. 4 guests max!
CD.. great stuff to get so close to your Park run PB, nice one. Good run from your lad too - there's a 16 yr old lad up here, son of our close friends who is clocking 18-18.30 most outings. Good to see the teenagers realising a bit of talent.
Menn.. nice 20 miler bagged and sensible to get it done today.
Blimey CD you are flying. Ou could have dipped at the line to bag a pb.
Congratulations Jools, thats a nice bit of news.
P and D said 6+5, i did 12. Legs felt better than during ydays 20. Took a bit of a weather beating. Im sure it wont come in handy on vlm day.
18m done on the treadie, managed to rig up a stream of last year's Berlin marathon to help pass the time. 68m for the week. I can feel a Jalfrezi & a beer or two coming on later.
Decent LRs chaps but chapeau has to go to Wardi for his 18M treadmill session.
Not surprised you had such a cracking parkrun CD given your recent 10K time, felicitations.
Not really sure about time Menn. The way I felt yesterday I'll be lucky to break 1:30 however I felt much stronger on today's 2hr hilly trail run in Ciara than I did last Sunday so who knows.
XC should have been much better as the going was good to firm & it was a rolling course rather than brutally hilly however I got to about 6K & lost my legs - no power at all. Not seen the results yet so can't compare properly with the pre-xmas races this season but I know I beat one chap who I've been closing on all season but lost out to someone I would usually beat. Found out afterwards that today's race was cancelled which I had mixed feelings about.
Cracking PR CD, you've really hit a rich seam of form.
TR - Your schedule sure keeps you at it.
Rest day here, thank heavens, though tomorrow doesnt seem much better. Gonna embrace the full Ciara and go for a beach run.
Well done CD, i bet the weather is a bit better at Tokyo.
Jools - you're a tough nut, a bit of weather wasnt stopping you.
OO - good luck with the beach run, the sea and the beach were on the prom and road here today....... If im tired i just do the minimum so would have just done the 5 or 6m of the 6 and 5 double quotef. Strangely my legs felt better today than during ydays 20, and i could have done another 20 today, but hadnt said i was going long so didnt want to cause worry given the weather.
Treadmill running could be the best test of mental resolve? Well done Wardi.
Congrats Joolska! As someone in the midst of wedding planning, a small (and cheap) ceremony sounds great.
Great parkrun CD. Shaping up to be a quite a year. The guys at Tokyo better watch out!
Disappointing week this week. Only 40 miles and hardly any quality but i've only had 1 night at home and it was my fiancee's birthday so i'll put it down to life getting in the way. A reschedule of the P&D tonight to actually fit in with my life, and then we'll try to stick to it!
TR - Sounds like your in great shape at the mo, shame the race was cancelled, think you would have recorded a really good time. You probably know the area for my run tomorrow, Polzeath, where I am going to see some wild waves and then along the coastal path to Rock, a bit more sheltered and then back again and maybe again.
RJR - 40 miles is only a little on the light side but still decent. It's always tricky trying to balance life with running when your trying to up the mileage.
Joe - moving the days around to make it fit your life is the answer. It can be a juggle.