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I've recorded all the overnight/early Olympics and I skip through to find the interesting stuff, so looking forward to watching that later today. KW is an incredible athlete and amazing to watch as he just goes for it.
You've done well getting your mileage up in the 40's.
I haven't entered Bath Two Tunnels yet. There is a campsite one mile from the start/finish and I am thinking of staying over for two nights, but it is the aid station situation that I am looking at. Similar to RED, no cups, although they do say they provide water in cardboard boxes, and some sealed snacks too. I am very tempted, but if I do decide to do it I will leave it as late as possible to book in case of getting pinged.
I did the 50km at Bath, which I think you'd like the course better than the marathon, as it's effectively all road, it's out and back laps, back to the field at start/finish to the drink station which was always very well supplied and well organised. I had a couple of friends there doing the marathon and they weren't that impressed with the marathon course, I think it was very dry and hot that day. I was running in the cool of the tunnels, Garmin won't work as tunnels are too long, think longest one is over a mile long.
I haven't done the race again as the price of the hotels near Bath are extortionate, the year I did it the ultra runners had their own car park near the race so didn't need to use the park and ride, I'd stayed in Glastonbury had a very reasonably priced Travelodge. I would do the race again if the logistics were easier.
I'm not checking in for my flight until I've done my last LFT test and just about to leave home, so can understand you holding back with your race entry.
So on the one quoted above the Wainwrights were by height ranking numbers 178, 161, 35 and 88 in the order i did them.
Today i did 4 more which were the next ones along. Parked at the main Ennerdale Water car park and climbed straight up to Steeple. Then onto Scoat Fell, over to Wasdale's Red Pike (we have several duplicate names for some random reason, the other Red Pike is other side the valley too.....) then onto Pillar before descending via Black Sail Pass. The Wainwrights today were numbers 28, 22, 26, and 8 which is Pillar at er 892 metres or 2927 foot.
Total distance 16 miles roughly with some running on the flatter stuff down in Ennerdale valley as mostly unrunnable on the tops. 3500 foot climb Strava says. Took 5:55 however there was ony 4:35 moving time as the climbs are that steep and rocky you have a lot of stationary time picking a route etc. That and the views are immense. Well once the cloud level rose above my head anyway.....
https://www.strava.com/activities/5731927027 Link to activity on Strava
Big G-Good improvement in pace v HR.
7 miles today,felt fine,usual twinge but nothing too bad,might be able to finish early tomorrow so could pull Thursdays run into tomorrow, will also spread the week a bit better.
No excuse for the whole cheesecake though, disgusting 🤢 😉
Ian - must be fine balancing act, keeping your runs as pain free as possible and not do anything to delay healing.
5 miles this morning, flat. A little warmer and I did notice the humidity today but it was 96%.
Shades, silly question probably, but was it obvious what forms etc that you needed to fill in for your trip? I.E., did the airline email you everything, or did you have to go and search it out yourself? Just interested, as it is a bit confusing with airlines offering promotions/offers to places that it is not that easy to go to at the moment! Thanks for the info about the 50K; having not done an official 50k before it does look interesting and from the looks of it, it is still the same route as when you did it (5 laps), which is appealing too in comparison to the marathon loop (2 laps, partly through the city, with some road crossings). I keep going back to the campsite website and there is still availability, but haven't yet booked. If I miss out, so be it, I will do it another year. Yes, I have also been put off by hotel costs in the past. Even the campsites are expensive (£35+ a night, which is a lot, as often it is possible to find places for half that, even this time of year!), but more affordable than the hotels.
6.5 miles for me this morning, feeling quite tired for some reason. Maybe a hangover from the bike ride. We are off out in the van today and staying overnight. Only about an hour away again, but we don't have to go far to feel like we're 'away'.
Did a slow 3 miles this morning as I needed the air. HR averaged in the 130s which is low for me, so I should still be alright for my race tonight. Haven't been feeling awesome the last couple of days - it's the usual slight under the weather feeling I get from time to time. Hope it buggers off quickly.
Big G - I'd already booked flight and hotel for the IOM, was booked in November, so I was keeping an eye on the IOM gov website anyway to see how they were doing re Covid so I became aware of the restrictions lifting re travel.
But I had an email from Easyjet a couple of weeks later with a link to their Covid hub
Preparing to fly | COVID-19 Travel Hub (easyjet.com)
and I checked out what I'd already learned about IOM and it was accurate and had all the relevant links that I needed. As the forms I need are not checked by Easyjet I was quite impressed with this. I believe the forms will be checked upon arrival in the IOM, the forms mean I do not need to isolate upon arrival.
I know you had some hesitancy about doing a 50k, but it's only 5 miles more than a marathon and at Bath a much easier/flatter course than the marathon. I didn't write a race report and I've got no splits as no GPS, all I wrote in my race diary was 'lovely race, flat/slight undulations, average HR 136 (85%)'
It's a very expensive part of the country and even booking early doesn't get you a bargain in Bath.
All good at the moment though,slight discomfort when I set off but no issues,another 7 done means I can rest tomorrow, then run Friday and Sunday.
8 weeks to London,if I can average 6 at 35-40 I'll be happy to give it a go,if not I'll consider my options.
Cal - Good luck with the race. I forgot to sign up and was again reminded of it when I went out for my run this evening.
Went out for a very slow 3 mile recovery this morning as I needed the fresh air, then took it easy for the rest of the day.
The race (Wimbledon Trail Race race 2) was all round better than the last one, largely due to it being 7 degrees cooler. However, thanks to all the recent rain it was muddier, unavoidably so in places. My first two miles were slower than the last race for that reason, plus some congestion after the start (that and I still really suck at coming down the Alps - the lumpy rocky hills) but after that I was able to let loose a bit and managed to reel in quite a few people on the way back. After a disappointing 11:40 for the technical and muddy mile 2, I managed a much more satisfactory 9:11 for the third mile. Mile 4 features the toast rack and in the last race I was so drained by the heat and humidity that I walked much of it, but this time I got up it without stopping and passed three people while doing so. 10:40 for that one but it has 40m climb and I wasn't really gunning it. I did, however, gun the last mile and managed 8:35 for that which is my old HMP. I started feeling a bit sick (a combination of effort and acid reflux) but still got past a few people, including one woman right at the finish, after which I had a good dry heave. I'm a little annoyed I didn't quite get under 50 minutes (Garmin time was 50:10), largely due to the muddy bits, but I was happy with how strong I felt thereafter and with the pace of the last mile. I think it's safe to say that sky races are not in my future, though.
Ian - that sounds like you've got the balance just right. Hard to believe it's only 8 weeks to London.
A 20 mile race would be good race prep, it's a nice distance to race.
Keith - I like cheesecake, but not chocolate cheesecake.
Rcouture - not avoiding that race are you?
Rest day for me today. Faffing and packing today, I have for the first time booked a hotel for tonight near the airport. Every year this trip to the IOM has been a nightmare drive to the airport, it's not far, 85 miles but it's the sheer volume of traffic always on this weekend. My worse experience was when I'd decided to ask for a couple of hours off work and left much earlier than needed, allowing myself 4 hours for a 90 minute drive and there were miles of tailbacks which once cleared I had to do a mad panic drive up the outside lane at 100+ mph for the last few miles.😱 Got to the airport only 20 minutes before my flight was due to leave but luckily it was Gloucester airport and you park right outside the building, no charge, so no faff with tickets/barriers. Then I ran into the airport and they did let me through, but only just. Due to the pandemic the traffic is much worse now with more people holidaying in the UK, long delays on the M5 are more or less everyday now, worse at weekends so at least I don't need to stress about the traffic, just sit patiently in it.
Have done my LF test, negative so have checked in for my flights. The landing form for the IOM entry is done and immediately I was emailed back my own QR code for entry.
My flight isn't until tomorrow afternoon, so straight to hotel then I'll take a walk into Castletown, get some fresh air after airport/flight and have some dinner.
Saturday morning I pick up the hire car and will drive up to Ramsey to collect my number, rest of the day will be driving round all my favourite places. Sunday is the race, Monday will be more driving round the island, fly back early evening. I think this will be my only trip away this year so I'll enjoy it.
Well done on the race, Cal. Sounds a tough one!
Had a great day yesterday, in a campsite overlooking Slapton, and went for a nice walk (7 miles) before coming back and relaxing in the evening.
Metres from the finish and about to overtake the lady wearing 155. My shoes are purple by the way...that's how much mud was one them. I had to give them a shower this morning!
Lovely views, Big G.
Big G - lovely pics.
Was raining when I left home, lots of spray on the motorway but then the rain stopped, shades on, music on and was quite enjoying the drive. Then brake lights on and we got slower and slower, down to 10mph in places, but no accidents just volume of traffic. At hotel now which is very quiet in the middle of nowhere but only 2 miles from the airport. I feel like I'm on holiday already 😃.
Shades-Good luck with the flight and getting there OK.
Today is a patience day,I feel like I could run,but want to run on my day off tomorrow and that would be 4 on the run which isn't good so took a rest day.
Glad you're there safely, Shades - have a great trip.
So the doc's receptionist gave me rather misleading information - I got a letter today from the cardiology doctor and they want me to go back next month for a heart ultrasound. My ECG shows something called a T wave inversion - some Googling revealed that this can mean heart disease in some people but can also be benign so...*shrug* Anyway, they just want to check out the heart structure. Not really what I wanted to hear but there you go.
Ian, well done on being patient!
Sorry to hear about the misleading info, Cal. Good to get it checked out though, but I can understand it being unnerving. I can't imagine you're a prime candidate for heart disease though?
Didn't do much in the van today, as the weather didnt really improve so we got home early afternoon. OH is doing something called an 'Aerial Hoop Class' which sounds, errrrm, 'interesting'. Whilst she was over at that class, I jumped onto Zwift for a short race, which is very tough and I didn't do very well as I got dropped by the leading pack at about half way. Ooooph. Warmup and cool down, plus the race, was just over the hour.
I had to Google it too and as you say can be nothing sinister at all. But best to get it checked out.
Big G - I had to Google that too, the aerial hoop class, is she thinking of joining the circus? That's definitely not a class you can do online.
Didn't have a great sleep, slept fine until noisy arrivals in the middle of the night. Not unexpected in an airport hotel but I had expected the noise from those leaving for the airport for the early flights. But catching up with the Olympics now and I have a really good book which I couldn't put down once I started reading again in the middle of the night.