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Did a 15 mile run today - including first 6 odd miles of marathon course. Silly to do that as all the kerbs can't be good for the knees - nostalgic to see the spot where I fell at 3 miles in last year's FLM!
Aiming for 8:45-9:00/mile and averaged 9:00.
Had a lurk in the 3:45 thread, but 8:30/mile for FLM seems a bit brisk for me. I feel that I'm sort of halfway between these times (1:42 in Watford 1/2M last month). Perhaps I should start a 3hr 52min 30sec thread?
Anyone doing Silverstone on Sunday?
I like the idea of running a bit of the course on a training run... How bad is it for running? Anyone tried running the last 4 or so miles (from Tower Bridge) or the bit in Docklands - I can imagine it being quite a psychological boost to have seen it all before!
Also you're not alone on the virtual 3:52.30 thread... although at 1:42 for Watford you might be closer to the the 3:48.45 ;-)
Still feeling very fatigued so an inforced rest day!!! been and had my massage to sort my legs out they feel like new!! the general thinking is I don't eat enough!!!!!Somehow I disagree with that thinking!!!
keep up the good training wonder where Welsh Alex has got to??
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And this is a new week!
Does anyone know what at 9.00 min mile pace is in kms / hour... off the top of their head - treadmill thinking...?
Not sure if I am in the right place? My current training times are 1/2M 1:54:24 floating around the 8:40/8:45 mile mark.
Am I in with a chance of getting under the sub 4 for the full distance? Managed a stead 16 this weekend and increasing my mileage, heading down to silverstone this sunday to comfirm that I am a sub 2 for the 1/2...
Any advice greatly appreciated..
BNTM beware running the course too much.my office is at mile 23 so i thought i'd do a fair bit last year.the trouble is that i could visualise exactly how far i had to go from about mile 14 onwards and it was counter productive...took some of the fun out of the huge crowd on the embankment....
Relaxed today with a very slow 5 miles at heart rate of LT-40 (53%WHR). Right calf felt a bit stiff this morning after yesterday's HM but now feels better.
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ok,poor taste,politically incorrect etc-its not unusual...
You just made me smile. 10.73. Good.
Don't laugh too hard.... I got my sub 4.30 - just!
Any suggestions?
Alternatively, buy a Garmin Forerunner 201 a portable GPS device for around £145. They are brilliant!
in a local park. Loverly crisp, cold,
small breeze, sun raising over the
hill etc. Managed a pb for 8 laps of 49.07
including three laps at sub 6.00 and a
new lap pb of 5.50.
Puts sunday back into 'just one of those
days' category.
I do run all of the marathon course during
training . . . do all of it apart from a
but of the docklands loop . . . I do think
it gives a small advantage to know that
there is a 'ramp after the roundabout' or
'hang to the left at this point!'. (But
my mate is superstitious and won't run
any of it!)
cariad - try http://www.map24.co.uk
- Percy Cheeser put me onto the Java mapping software at www.map24.co.uk (which I think is the same as the rac site)
- or you can spend 100 quid on a Timex (or other) GPS watch on ebay - I've got one of these and I've used it a bit running - but the best thing to do with it is to take it skiing - it turns even the most boring green run into a death defying speed challenge ;-)
- or you can get pedometers for about a tenner (but results and opinions vary)
Am off to 'try' thanet 20 sunday. It will be like a marathon but if I get round I will re evaluate. Cycling more than running at the moment though, with about 50 miles put in last week. Shame i can't cycle FLM....
I thought maybe it was a joke or maybe you just don't like us Welsh:-)
WP decides not to kill Alex...yet!! good job I am made of tough stuff;-)
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Wabo, it sounds like you're already enjoying the build up to the FLM far too much!
Oh my secret is out how did you know I was from Croyden?Of course I don't have a Welsh accent at all:-)
So on Welsh Poppy's hit list:
Percy
Alex P
Evil chuck......Thinking up some Evil plans
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We shouls show some respect for our famous WP as she is in RW this month.
CA
I really like the show WP respect part, but surely you are joking about RW ...Poppy goes and hides under her duvet a quivering wreck!!!
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CA
Lovely day for lovely intervals at Battersea Park track....just lovely...so nice to run in the sun again.....shame I'm not in west Wales....:-)
bntm-i go up the canal from the limehouse basin end towards victoria park and on towards city road.i haven't tried it from your end...towpath tends to be in good repair,flat-though up/down around the locks obviously-and not all concrete so (a tiny bit) more leg friendly than pavement.and i like running by water,no traffic/roads to cross etc.i would suggest that by daylight its pretty safe too,though not sure i'd want to run after dark.
have a look on streetmap.co.uk or mapquest.co.uk for access points-usually you can get on/off the towpath at a bridge.there's probably a bit of stuff on the british waterways website too.
regents canal stuff
see you on sunday for light banter and celebration of another english victory over the celtic fringe ...
anyone running silverstone this weekend. I tried to do a few laps of central park last weekend (same distance of RP...just a bit harder to get to) but could only manage 10 miles until my knee flared up. stopped right away and after ice it went away...nothing since but i am worried about this run sunday.
anyone done it? is it easy to drop out if an injury threatens? looks like couple laps...
JPVD.
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