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Or should I not ask?!
only joking
One more long run on sunday as a dry run with the same foods in the morning and energy gels during the run thenb a nice few days rest with a couple of short gentle runs and pompey here I come!
Doing a 10k race on Sunday, will give me good race practice, don't know when I'm going to do my last long run before the GSR, want to leave plenty of time to recover in beforehand though.
i'm taking at least 2 full days off running before next sunday and keeping it light for the 4 days running up to that
Think it's going to go...
Fri 1st - 4 mile easy
Sat 2nd - OFF
Sun 3rd - 10 mile dry run
Mon 4th - walk
Tue 5th - 4 mile easy
Wed 6th - OFF
Thu 7th - 4 mile easy
Fri 8th - OFF
Sat 9th - 1 mile gentle jog in sundays kit
Sun 10th - GSR
Think this is how it's going to go for me...
Fri 1st - rest
Sat 2nd - 2 slow miles
Sun 3rd - 26 miles round Cardiff
Mon 4th - hobble, ouch, hobble
Tue 5th - shuffle shuffle
Wed 6th - attempting stairs forward and 3 gentle miles
Thu 7th - Tai Chi class
Fri 8th - 3 easy miles
Sat 9th - rest
Sun 10th - another Sunday another start line
Fri 1st - 8 miles
Sat 2nd - 2 miles
Sun 3rd - rest (and hangover from mates wedding)
Mon 4th - 10 miles
Tue 5th - 2 miles
Wed 6th - rest
Thu 7th - 4 miles
Fri 8th - rest
Sat 9th - rest
Sun 10th - run like a robber.
There's no science in any of that - except the little 2-milers after the longer runs to exorcise the lactic acid. I wonder if I will stick to this plan?
like having to run dressed as a giant fruit!
30/09 4 miles
01/10 rest
02/10 2 miles easy
03/10 10 miles
04/10 rest
05/10 4 miles
06/10 rest
07/10 4 miles
08/10 rest
09/10 rest
10/10 GSR
That's my aim anyway.
you guessed it
SAUSAGES lol
You all sound a really friendly bunch, and I've got some great advice from this thread about the GSR. Thanks. I am very new to running, only started three months ago, with a long gap of six weeks with no running when the children were on holiday!! Training was going well(ish) with distances building up okay, even though only at a slow pace(9/10 min mile) But the day after I did an eight mile run I woke up the next day with a clicking & painful knee. The doctor says it's okay to run as long as it doesn't give way, and to take Ibrubophen to keep swelling down and manage pain. Do you think I should carry on building distance, or just do short runs and hope the atmosphere will keep me going on the day? Any advise appreciated. Don't worry by the way I'm on the last wave, and will keep to the back as well, and I promise to try to move aside for faster runners, and or the people picking up[ rubbish at the end.
BFG -I'm anticpating the atmosphere will keep me going on the day too - however I have not had any pain from running. If you are running eight miles it sounds like you will be fine as long as your knee holds out. Lots of luck.