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Westy...glad of it actually. I do better when it's a bit nippy - my menopausal old carcass isn't good at handling heat.
OO, that's ambitious...good luck with that!
Fab work Macca, but also commiserations on missing out by seconds.
Today's parkrun was Panshanger, a rural one lapper in Herts. My friend Rob lives up that way so he met me at the station and we jogged the couple of miles over to the start. The course itself is all off-road, rather cross country-ish with a mix of stony trail, gravelly trail, a bit of grass (thankfully firm after the recent warm weather) and some hard path that looked more like trail. I could see this one would have been very muddy indeed until recently so I was thankful to hit it when it was dry.
Not a fast course - two gravelly ascents before the half-way point and some lumpy ground underfoot - so reasonably happy to get 28:04 even if I missed a parkrun bingo number by a second again. (Grrr). Still, that's now my 98th venue...closing in on the 100.
I'll be doing 99 in Manchester next weekend but will stick to my home run the week after as my legs will be knackered.
I've not yet decided where 100 will be, but hopefully I can persuade a person or two to come with.
Not much to do now...couple of short runs.
TR - That's a good on the money LR, with some good pace. Wonderful weather at the mo, bit cooler next weekend and no doubt a localised blizzard for Brighton the week after.
TT - Good work, nearly there now, just a few faster KMs this week.
My traditional last Sunday before the marathon 8m with 4m easy/ 4 ideally mp-20 seconds done with the faster segment coming out 6.12 mm will take that. Had a late invite to run the relays in Milton Keynes but 2 days away to run 5m somehow didn't tick the box, and anyways Mothers Day lunch booked.
OO I’ve come across Adam a few times. He makes my racing schedule seem slack 😆 Saw him storming round Newport marathon in 2019. I wonder how fast he could go if he focused on just 1 or 2 marathons a year?
Cal Good weekend: one step closer yesterday to Cowell & a reassuring 10 miler today.
Decent parkrun for me yesterday at Ross: course PB of 19:57. It’s a 2 lap
course all on grass. 1st lap is about 1.1M round the sports pitches. On the 2nd lap you carry on along the riverside path round a large crop field before finishing back round the pitches. It was the driest I’ve known post-CoViD which definitely helped. Backed that up with 11M on last Sunday’s HM course. I ran 5 easy downhill then held the pace on the way back up for a 7:53 average
4,708 miles in a 501 day streak. Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow 😃
OO - good tune up, definitely well swerved on the relays trip. Its the coastal gales id like to avoid, but if a gale does kick up then I'll probably keep my powder dry and find something else.
Jools - course pb has to bode well. Rest day as in no running ? If so then well done.
Westy - hope you all feel better soon
Steady turbo for me. Taper time.
Monday: REST
Tuesday: 40 mins easy + strides
Wednesday: 50 mins easy
Thursday: 40 mins easy + strides
Friday: REST
Saturday: 30 mins
TR I am so looking forward to being back at spin class and out on the bike, quite envy you the turbo!
Westy it sounds horrible, not what you want I am sure.
OO not surprised you went with the lunch!
Cal I rarely run on a Sunday unless racing, too much on. PR sounds positive.
Plan said 3miles but did 5km (plus WU and WD) as it seems so much more motivating. Put in a couple of strides to keep myself moving. List of things to do for Sunday now written!
Westy - Get yourself clear then target another race late April/ May? Shame to put all that training not to good use.
TT - Good one on the 5K, just ticking things off now.
No running day today but will go to the gym later for 30 minutes of something.
it really does...bit chilly waiting round at the start, and cold for spectators, but great for long distance running. I would be wearing gloves though.
Westy - hope it remains mild for you.
Jools - good work on the streak, nice to end it on your terms.
Cal - well done on the PR and 10 miler. Hope the knee behaves.
TR - nice LR, I think the theory goes that the wind takes more than it gives so wind free probably a bit better than the average, regardless good session especially with some in reserve.
TT - never to early to check the weather, I’ve been looking for around the last week or so.
Well done on the 13 macca, agreed you defo dont get back what you lose on windy days
Easy 8m commute
Macca well done on the 13 miles, easy with strides sound good.
Westy glad I am not too early, I have the gloves, hat and arm warmers! A friend told me to dress for mile 11 onwards.
OO how was the gym? I am avoiding ours, too many people!!
Out in the damp, mist, dark (perfect Yorkshire running weather in other words). Some slow, some fast, all enjoyable, all according to the plan. My OH has booked for us to see a play on Saturday afternoon, he says it will make sure I sit down!
Westy - Good to get the 6m done. Another view, that's all of the bad luck out of the way now. Just good luck from here on in.
TT - Opted for a bike ride instead as sunny yesterday but went this morning thankfully no-one there. Great foresight by your OH.
Bought my can of Monster drink this morning so getting equipped.
OO - I keep trying to do Valencia. I've entered three times and had to withdraw (well, the middle one was cancelled due to corona). It seems to be an unlucky race for me.
Ugh, well, I went to the gym yesterday and did a bit of bike an elliptical plus some rehabby type stuff...glute bridges and whatnot and a good stretch. Had the odd twinge from the right knee but also the odd twinge from the left one. Then later, my right groin had a go.
Still a bit of grumbling today but not as bad as Sunday. Did 6 miles. Rather chilly now. I was planning to rest tomorrow and run Thursday but Thursday is forecast for sleet and wind so I think I'll swap them around.
Always best to enjoy the sunshine while it’s out OO.
Sounds fairly standard Cal. Don’t like the sound of that forecast for Thursday!
Broke my streak yesterday although I did walk 5 miles.
On track today with 40 minutes out & back along the canal before work. Easy 2M then 10x0.1M of strides off 0.15M easy & a mile warm down. Amazing how much that little bit of knocked off the average pace (7:38)
Jooligan - True, 6.5m easy this afternoon with some half hearted strides.
OO - you have a busy time ahead. Ive been entering summer 5 and 10ks so i force myself to race more towards london mara.
Good ticking over cal
Westy - A......sack it. The jabs can cause temporary heart enlargement, so who knows what the real thing is doing to you if you run a mara. Find a race in May.
5m and 4m today. My cold is back this evening, so might explain the slowest ever commute pace this morning. More folks dropping with CV.
Tried my arm sleeves out yesterday in the cold and they tick all the boxes apart from looks. Because of my puny arms they sag a little like Nora Batties leg warmers.