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did16 this morning after missing a whole week, heel/ankle fine i wasjust shattered as bad nights sleep thanks to oldest son coming home pizzed in the very early hours. stiil taper now got thegrim next Sunday realy looking forward to that.
mut dash picking thewife up from work in maldon 12 ,miles away.
Opinions/advise needed please.....
My hip flexor got all sore after 10 miles today, so I had to walk the last 2 miles home. (it feels like a pull when my leg goes back in a deep flexor area) Im also feeling the beginnings of a couple of old niggles coming back. Would it be alright to not run now till the marathon, but just do 40 mins on the gym bike or something instead a couple of days this week & at the weekend? I think my legs have had enough from the last few long runs.
I dont think I can physically/mentally run anymore for fear of not making it to the race!
Thanks all & enjoy the rest of sunday.
xx
I would definitely lay off til the marathon - its only 2 weeks - in my humble opinion (4 maras and a training w/e with the Full potential crowd) its not worth the risk. taper and be healthy and eat carbs!
did 10 miles -very slowly in wind rain and cold - glad to be back in the dry!
shortstop the general advice is that you cannot gain or lose any fitness in the last two weeks - so I would suggest keeping tuned up with a little non-impact activit and then run onthe day & hope . . .
Brrr not long got back from an 11mile run, wet windy and cold weather for me today and now glad to be in warm dry clothes at home.
Well done to those out in horrid conditions today
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger....and all that !
SS, agree it's best to err on the side of caution and rest up. If it were me (and I've been there more than once!) I'd stick with x-training and the odd aqua jog session.
19 done today. Bit soggy, rather cool but ok. Minor niggles from the knee and heel but very minor.
Thanx all. Im wondering now if its groin strain. Not sure where that would be though, so will google! It started hurting again just walking the dogs! Nooo!!
I cant think of a low impact exercise that doesnt involve your leg swinging back & forth. Soooo annoyed with myself!
Apart from that, im carb loading as planned & loving every minute of it. !
Laters
Shorty
xx
A steady 16 for me today. Didn't feel quite as cold as last week but wouldn't mind it a bt warmer on the day
Will do 12 next sunday as race pace and that will be pretty much it.
Well done everybody, some impresive milage
SS, I'd suggest taking it easy and treating yourself to a decent massage / physio session, it's not cheap but if the niggles are from volume of mileage this should help ease things out.
I had a pretty brutal massage on Friday, was nearly jumping off the table, but it eased out quite a few knots and niggles in the calves, knees, hammys and hip flexors. Gentle 4 miles yesterday to help flush it all out then 13 miles this morning, wasn't using my watch and ended up going slightly quicker than marathon pace so very easy from now on in
Some good training going on guys, nice and easy, as mentioned plenty of times above we won't see any benefits from here on in but could wreck things for the day with too much training.....only 13 days to go
shortstop - try rowing? You can maintain cardio fitness with very little exercise for a while - 3 x 15 to 20 minutes a week will do the trick, so if you can row or swim or something ... IMHO these niggles always appear a couple of weeks or so before the race so I am hoping for the best for you
Lep Recorn - are you doing this one?
I'll be at the start in a Fetch top. I'll run back to 21 miles where there is going to be a Fetchpoint. If anyone who's been posting regularly on here has small amounts of stuff they'd like to pick up at Fetchpoint, you can hand it to me (I'll run with a backpack) - and I'll hand it back at 21 miles
Do mark it with your number though). Gels and stuff - also the odd bottle.I'll be there till the last runner has gone through.
RichK will be out on the course taking photos. You can see what he has been up to recently at
Rich K's website
Kaz! You are an inspiration! I will be kicking back & pigging out for a week after the race, then gently gently starting again!
Groiny area still tender again walking dogs this morning. Will book a massage/physio this week & try rowing at the gym. Fingers crossed I make it to the start!
xxx
ss, it's more madness than anything else - I get a little carried away when it comes to entering races!!!
Good idea to get the groin checked out. The physio will be able to give you stretches etc and tell you what exercise you can do. At the end of the day tho' you're not going to lose any fitness even if you do nowt between now and Hastings.
SS, just to echo what everybody else has said definately ease of and take it easy from now on. In my build up to FLM this year I picked up a groin strain in the first week of taper, didn't rest it and ran through instead and ending up pulling out at mile 19 whilst on target for a pb. Lesson learnt. You won't lose any fitness at this stage but I find swimming a good cross training exercise.
Good luck and hope its OK on the day.
Still no running for me starting to look like a DNS. My right knee ligaments or tendons are giving me real jip. Its fine walking but I can still feel it, running is ok after a while but when I stop it really hurts.
I've brought a knee strap thing at the weekend which does seem to have helped. I am not sure if going to a physio will help
but I might go anyway.
I will be so Peed off it I can't make the start as I have been building up to this since may.
I will give it until the Saturday before and make a decision then.
TG!!! Nooo!! You must come to the start! We can hobble round together!
I have a sports massage booked tonight, so see if she can locate the dodgy area. Methinks she's gonna give me tourettes tonight!!
xxx
Shortstop
Thats basicaly what worries me about going to the physio. Last time i when I turned the air blue when she unknotted my calf muscles.
Propably the most painful thing I have ever had done. I have broken bones before with far less pain. Mind it did do the trick with my shin splints. Not sure what she could do with strained ligaments though
But I will endevor to make it to the start.
Sorry to hear all the injury woes - hope they resolve themselves in time for the start.
To try and prevent 'going off too fast and paying for it later'- I'm planning to run to HR. As previously discussed, the first 3-4 miles are mostly uphill, do I allow myself an extra x bpm, run to percieved effort or stick to the 'agreed' limit and maybe walk bits of the uphills. Thoughts?
are you me and AJH going for the sub-4:30 as we discussed at BH?? I reckon it's doable.....
did a 19miler on Saturday followed by an hours bike on Sunday (would have been longer but I snapped a spoke so headed back home). legs are a tad tired but not too bad. will do the Mince Pie 10 next Sunday as the final run
For anybody that doesn't have arrangements for the Saturday night and fancies some pasta and company I have booked a table at the Hastings location of http://www.simplyitalian.co.uk/ for 7.00
Table is booked for ten people and have 4 so far but the more the merrier!
The list is on Fetch http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=14269 or you can email me via here.