Tell you what you wanna hear, but that don't make it true
Morning
good luck all racers especially those having fun in bala:-)
What: rest day
hy: scheduled one of the week
Last Hard?
Last rest: last saturday
Have fun out there shame I am working all day:-(
ALF: Always a little further
Miles makes smiles.
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What: 16 to 18 miles flat LSR
Why: tire the legs before tomorrows hilly LSR
Lasthard: Thursday
Last rest: 22 days.
FIN/Dustin, check out the NF course profile http://www.nfma.org.uk/course_map_&_Profile.htm I'm turning myself into a hill runner in preperation ;o)
Good luck to everyone giving it some today.
Have a good one.
Yet another rest day for me, I could almost get to like this non running lark!
What: Nowt
Why: Tapering and have donne my miles for the week
Last Hard: ?
Last rest: Yesterday
Peter G: Sorry that it didn't go well. Still you sound positive, ON ON as the Hash say.
What: 8 easy
Why: Recovery and long one tomorrow
Last hard: Wednesday
Last rest: Thursday
Its another lovely day out there.
Good luck with everyone's races.
What: racing
1 x 400 800 1500 possible 5km or 3kmSC oh and the pole vault
Why: Club racing so whatever we need
Last hard: Thursday
Last rest: Sunday
what: 8.5k club run. lots of fun it was too
why: club run day
also - some news on the weight loss front. today i reached goal number 1 - 65kgs. thats a loss of 4kgs in 6 weeks and is 3 weeks ahead of target!!
NZC.I know i have a tendency to live in the past when i talk about my previous performances and what you say about getting your mind in the present is very true. I did hugely enjoy the experience though and i would hartily recomend it to any of you ultra folk out there who want a challenge.
Talking about the present. I need to think about qualifying for comrades next year.
Will do 9 miles this morning, maybe another 7 miles tonight and ive decided to race a yorkshire vets 5 miles at walton near wakefield tomorrow.
Good Runnings everyone.
Good luck Gobi pole vault eek and any other racers today
What: Balance exercises/core stuff
Why: what is needed
Last Hard: May 25th
Lyrics: On the tip of my tongue
Ankle feels the best it has been in just over a week. Still feels a bit tender, but i will be back.
pete g good plans!
DD its nice you are enjoying your tapering!!
good luck all racers
what: tai chi and no running
why: leg is just cr*p
cant be bothered with the rest
have a godd day all
Have to say your training is more thorough than mine...
Today : 9-10 easy miles
Why : South Downs in two weeks...
Upside is that I've managed 35-40 miles a week for the past two months, whereas a cursory look through the training diary reveals around 30mpw in the run up to last years South Downs. I hope thats a good sign!
Have a super weekend , looks positively Bahamian out there today!
M - well done on the weight loss that is good going. :0)
Sodahead - I think Hilly has done the New Forest marathon? I've done the half, its more undulating than hilly. Mind you from memory the undulations were sweeping and quite long, so although not steep they did drag on a bit. I had a bad run on the half there. So one day I will go back to put that to bed. Hmm looking at that profile it looks more hilly. Perhaps the marathon is a different route to the half then, or they could have changed it, don't remember it as ''hilly''...
DD - enjoy your tapering!
Gobi - best of luck with racing and pole vaulting!
Pammie - good news with your ankle. Did you get the wobble board in the end? Teenage scoobs had a sleepover last night. They're all still here in their P.J.s as is the wobble board that they had fun on last night!
What:
Picking up club biscuit wrappers, wrapping paper, sweet wrappers, bedding, odd socks - ewww, pillows, cushions, endless cups, glasses and cereal bowls and unsticking popcorn and mushed in crisps from the carpet....
Sorry not that
What: cycle this afternoon
Why: Practice of pedals
Last Hard; Last night
Last rest: Wednesday
Wot no Sgt Peppers lyrics? I heard the album was celebrating it's 40th anniversary (or was that yesterday?).
What: Easy 6 miles
Why: I haven't done my miles for the week yet!
Last Hard: Saturday
Have fun in Bala and good luck to any other racers.
Have a great day
What: 8 steady
Why: Recovery from fartlek and last run of week
Last hard: Friday
Last rest: Sunday
Lucky for all those who have sun, its cloudy down here in West Wales now...anyway, all the more excuse to watch the rugby...c'mon Wales
Good luck with everyone's races.
Scooby. Wobble board arrived on Thursday been haveing a few little goes on it through the day, as i have to gradually build the time up. Holding onto the windowsill for support at the moment. The hardest bit is getting off. sounds like teenage scoobs and friend(s) had a good time.
Took a walk down to the shops did hurt a bit, just gotta be patient
Wabo thanks look after your leg too.
Had a sleepover at your place Scoobs ??
Wabo...sorry to hear your leg is not good, take care.
What : very easy
Why: should have a rest day but dont want to
Last hard : wed
Last rest : 8 days
May race Exmouth 10k tomorrow...nice flat course , but can be a bit on the brezzy side as its run along the seafront, and its a club championship race and I NEED some points !!!
good news on woofie scoobs, you must be very relieved. happy birthday to teen scoobs.
great 10k scobos - 33s improvement on the course is very impressive especially at that level
sorry you had a bad one peterG but if you felt awful with still almost a marathon to run then it has to be the right decision
NN - enjoy your hols! are you going away or using it to do loads of training and catch up on sleep?
sodahead - looks positively mountainous to me
M - watch you don't fade away, need those muscles for going faster you know
hang in there pammie and wabo, you'll both be back soon
hi to sam - how are you doing? i remember you from a while back
good luck all racing and gobi pole vaulting
hope everyone enjoys bala. i only knew where it was because i once tried to go windsurfing there but it was too windy so we walked round instead
what - hollins green 5k
why - 2nd in cheshire grand prix series
last hard - 2 days
last rest - 3 days
lyrics - no, do we know yesterday's yet?
Good luck with the 5k !
Hope you heal soon Pammie and wabo.
Good luck everyone else racing today (Gobi, can you pole vault? I cant imagine being able to do that!)
of course good luck to the pirates.
M, good going on the weight loss :-)
What: just cycled almost 32 miles
Why: I wanted to see if I was able to cycle to where swim training is held. I can (well I just did) but I must leave more time so that I can have a little rest before I swim!and take a big bar of chocolate to have before I cycle back :-D
First off, good luck to the Pirates at Bala! Hope the weather stays nice for them.
10k race at Keevil Airfield
I hadn't raced a 10k before, so I wasnt very sure what sort of pace I needed to do. It was also very hot, and there isnt a right lot of shade on an airfield!! (funny, that!). Anyway, I actually pretty much raced at my HM speed i think, so I should have gone a bit faster, but I will know that for next time. Its a tough distance, isnt it, cos you have to go fast, but its a fairly long way...
Anyway, it was two laps, managed a 27/23 negative split, but that showed I should have gone a lot quicker. Never mind though. Bang on 50mins, and I guess thats a PB since its my first!!
I have another one in 3 weeks, so will so more speed work and see if I can pace the next one a bit better.
Oh, and hubby thinks I was top 15 women, so might MAYBE have been top 5 in my age group. He says the mens winner was 33:35 which seems slow for men, so maybe the heat affected everyone!!
I had fun anyway and I got a medal which I didnt know we were going to get, so a fun morning.
What: 10k race. Will either bike or swim later on.
Why: I'm supposed to be a triafferlete in a week!
Last hard: Hmm, maybe today?
Last rest: Thursday
I dont know the lyrics.
Why: Not a long run, but longer than yesterday (legs still ached a little)
Last hard: Thursday
Last rest: a few weeks
Legs are generally feeling nice now.
The first 10k I did was 50 mins. me and Hilly came in together. Some time ago now!!!
Good luck with the next one. I am sure you will do well.
Well run, flyaway - 10ks are tough, I agree.
What: 5.5 miles this morning
Why: getting back into it after a heavy cold
Last hard: this morning
Last rest: yesterday
It was hot this morning in Wiltshire and I'm still not back to normal running speed after the cold I had. But I wasn't expecting to end up walking up the last hill today. Of course, that had to be the point where two friends drove past me! Why does it always happen like that?
Anyway, onward and upward - first two runs back after the cold were pretty good, but today was a disappointment. Let's see what tomorrow brings...
Thought it was time to report in as I've been doing other things this week. Went down to Deal for a couple of days to sample the transport systems of the country and see the sights. Not been there for 15 years (since I tried out for the Marines in 1992) and it seems a lot quieter now than it was. Didn't run though, so rested nicely.
What: Thursday evening after 6 hrs on trains. Felt knackered but managed a steady 6M in 49mins.
Friday: 20M bike ride in 90mins; 1.4M trot then hour of pilates
Today: my leg of the Barnsley Boundary there (5M or so, 'cos I went wrong several times)in 47mins then all the way back (4.2M it says for the route) in 39mins.
Pleased now as that's my longest run since December in time and distance!
Why: to try to get back my mojo
Last hard: yesterday's bike ride
Last rest: Tues and Weds
Just looked back in my records and my first 10k was the Barnsley 10k in 1999 and I did 42:47. Hmmm, those were the days!
flyaway. Im glad you enjoyed your 1st 10k race, and well done on your medal.
another 7 miles this evening done and dusted.
Good Runnings everyone.
Well done Flyaway.
What - 65 mins in the gym (40m on elliptical and 25 on the bike)
Why - not allowed to run still.....
Last Hard - not being able to run for 16 days now and counting....
Last rest - from running 16 days.
Take care, off to Anglesey tomorrow for a week.
great 10k flyaway - it is a difficult distance to pace and in such heat with no shelter, you'll be lopping lumps off that time on a better day
nice to see FL racing again and sounding upbeat about it, hope you get some more races lined up now
quick report from hollins green 5k -
very hot indeed. a combination of the heat and the 100m sprints i did on thursday meant i was almost half a minute slower than last week's race and this is an easier course. though it's a measured course i think the individual markers were a bit dodgy - even i can't run this unevenly. a lady called mary (i kept hearing shouts of come on mary!) passed me just after 1k with a couple of men. they gained about 20-30 metres and held it but didn't gain any more. i picked off 4 individual runners in the remainder of the race and got passed by 2 so i don't think i faded too badly but it was hard work -
4.07
4.15
4.26
5.04
4.07 see what i mean about the markers
feel as if there aren't enough days in the week to fit in all the sessions at the moment and next 5k is thursday so need to carefully think this week's schedule.
if legs ok will have to try a longish run in the morning and then the 800's maybe tuesday and hopefully recover by thursday