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15 miles this morning lovely weather but a cold breeze. Struggled a bit hope I feel better on Marathon day.
why is there a constant breeze at the mo,
Chris, if you are lurking any chance of having a word with Angie to see what she can do??
checked the short range forecast for london, 16o, 5 mph breeze and sunny intervals, will be keeping everything crossed all week!!!
When is the marathon Kenny? Is it London or Belfast you are training for?
Presume you are for London Baldy?
Good to hear you're all still out there training.
Sean - You're friend wiil probably be OK. Tell him to run very hold water over the injured area every hour. It'll soon subside.
Kenny - What's your total weekly milage? I'm averaging between 25 - 30.
Baldy - In our area its windy in nearly every direction.
Seamus, didnt know you lived in Larne!!!!! tis the same along the North Down coast too.
Got my race number in i an 1009.Are there many change to the course as i have not seen the new route yet.
Baldy all the best for London i will be watching out for you on tv with a hair style like yours you should be easy to spot.When i ran London in 2004 it rained.
kenny,seamus what will be the length off your runs for the next 2 weeks be.
This week I'll do about 25 miles in total - the longest run will be 10 miles - maybe next Saturday.
The next week - the week prior to the marathon I'll do a couple of very short runs - around 3-4 miles each.
Baldy - The best of luck in London. I'll be watching for you. I hope you do well and you will.
Jim over the next 2 weeks I will be doing speed work on the next 2 Tuesdays short stuff to try and get a bit of speed into the legs. 7 miles on Thursday, 13 next Sunday and about 3 mile the following Thursday. On the day before the marathon I do a couple of miles to get the legs loosen up for the big day.
Seamus I have been doing about 40-45 miles for the last three weeks before that it was about 30-35.
Good luck in London Baldy I'll be keeping a lookout for you.
I haven't done as much training this year. I've done that deliberately - the aim being to improve the time on the big day. It worked in Connemara albeit by 2 mins. I'm trying the same in Belfast. I hope to beat 4hrs 13 mins which was my Connemara time. I'll be going for 4 hrs - but I know in the last 6 miles I'll settle for less.
Hello all
Training still not going very well - failed to complete last two long runs at about the 20 mile mark - just got too tired.....still, a bit of a rest before the Belfast mara and hopefully I can get round in anything around 4'00".
Angie unfortunately is reluctant to commit herself anymore than five days in advance - so no help there.....but whatever the weather we'll give it a go - all the same, don't fancy the loughside cycle path in the wind and rain at 20 miles.......
Che sera sera
Seamus I have been doing my long runs a bit slower than last year as I have been training a group of girls for London. But yesterdays 15 miles I tried to go at about marathon pace and struggled. I have done 3 20's and 1 22 hoping that this will give me the strenght to keep going the last 6 miles. Tim will tell. Plenty of rest the next couple of weeks and hopefully come marathon day I'll be fresh.
Kenny - I thought I might as well tackle the full mara - but it's funny how tough I've found the going this year compared to last.....perhaps it's because this time I know what's coming......
Know what you mean about getting some warmth in the air - last long run attempt was on Friday - lovely in the sun, but still cold when it got cloudy....14 days will make the difference.
thanks for all the good wishes, with this much support i had better come out the other end!!!
gentle 5 miler tonight, off road adn damp. but at 8mm pace it was enjoyable.
400m reps tomorrow then its easy all the way.
Must give a mention to a friend Alan who ran a 5 mile race in whitehead today and came home in a time of 37mins 20s well done mate.He said course was a bit hilly and not like the 3 lap idea.
Seamus thanks for the injury advice for mate... it's still sore today... he's going to a physio this afternoon.
Ken, sounds like you have plenty of training in the tank... Belfast should be good. I really wanted Belfast to be my first marathon... but it is too soon for me this year and a bit too far off for next year... so will probably aim for Dublin in October.
LL... glad you are back on track!
I managed to get through a tough 17KM this lunchtime... the toughest route I've tackled with a couple of nasty long hills... legs felt like jelly for the last 7KM but still had a good time for me of 1:33. Only problem is I still need to find 4KM from somewhere over the next 5 weeks.
Keep running!
I always hate going out do do a speed session of 5 miles as I know its going to be tough, but its all worth it when you come back.
The best of luck to everybody in your training.
Baldy - Take this week very easy and be careful not to get injured in any way.
Went out for my first real hill session today. Went well so happy with that. Did my long 7.5 on Saturday and had no bother at all, though a few aches and pains next day as i haven't really run that far before. Running great though so feels good.
Has anyone here run the Lisburn half before? I understand it is a very hilly one which is why i'm focusing on the hill sessions more so than speed (which i don't have much of anyway!) But any training recommendations for the half would be appreciated.
Seamus, dont do things the easy way you should know that, great 8x400m today at 78sec pace with 200m jog recoveries. Steady run tomorrow adn fri with a few strides and that will be it, fly early on sat.
Chris any news on the weekend weather yet? Still aint seen you on mon nights !!!!
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Looking at it though i only have 2 long runs of 10 and 12 mile beforehand. If u reckon this can be more customised to include longer runs please let me know and drop me a mail. I was sticking with the lowest milage given in order to avoid any injuries as i hadn't really done a whole lot of running prior to this (this year). Although i would have been circuit training, swim etc at least 3-4 times a week before the running started again.
Some people say that you need to do less running if you row for a couple of times a week.
I rowed for 5 minutes today and I was really exhausted at the end of it - I got up to 55 strokes at times and averaged 42 strokes per min for the session. I feel good now.
eilers will dig something out and mail it over next few days.
took a day off today, last run now planned for tomorrow.
phantom aches adn sprains are arriving as is the ihavent run enuff can i do this ghost, rollon sunday
Done a speed session yesterday on running machine got myself up to 7.5 miles per hour wish I am happy about. Up to my eyes in dirt. Working flat out to get garden in order before I go back to work on Monday. Just wanted to wish you luck baldy for Sunday just incase I dont get back on the computer again until Monday. It will be wee buns to someone as fit as you. Good luck anyway, cant wait to hear the craic when you get back.
Greetings from Warsaw! Managed a 9KM run this morning... sore head from too much wine the night before and too little sleep!
Seamus any cross training is good but you still have to put in the miles for the running. After the marathon I am going to get back on the bike as I was running realy well last summer when I cycled to and from work once a week.
Good luck on Sunday Baldy I hear that its going to be 17 degrees with light rain.