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que sera -Like the idea of scaring walkers in the fog-
Hopes everyones colds are better soon
easy run for me yesterday- never thought i would say "just 17K"
Going to try 14 miles this week- all being well
Need to find some new routes- developed an unhealthy interest in my car odometer!
400's at club tonight...10 secs faster than a month ago. Getting back into the swing of regular training is helping lots and a few people have started noticing the weight loss. I haven't got on the scales yet but apparently I look like I've lost weight. Hmmmmm.
Siony, it's amazing how the miles add up - a new member of our club was saying how she'd only ever run 3 miles before and I was saying how I couldn't even run a mile 3 years ago and 15 months later I did a marathon. It's amazing how we adapt to training. Hope you get to find some good routes. I have my favourites but it's good to go new places.
morning
well my marathon training has officially started
have had to invest in a full foot and ankle support to make sure my ankle is fully supported after the break
i have had my running club coach draw me up a plan and it has me down as:-
mon, wed & fri - bootcamp
tues - running club
thurs & sat - runs
sun - long run
I'm concerned that there's no rest day in your schedule Muppley.
You don't want to end up injured again
yeah i know sat is a 2-4 mile easy so really i could just miss that out if needed
had my 1st running club session in 10weeks last night - ankle was strapped up pretty well
ended up doing a really hard 7 mile session which incorporated long runs short reps and hills - feeling it today!
Ok - make sure you don't overdo it Mupps.
Walked for an hour yesterday lunchtime and half an hour back from a shopping trip today, followed by walking up 16 flights of stairs (that was unplanned!)
Looks like I may have to run at silly o'clock tomorrow. I am working offsite and will be on my feet all day instead of sitting at a PC so I know I won't be in any fit state to do it afterwards. I remember standing up all day in heels when I was younger (!) I don't know how I did it but I do know why I was slimmer then
Just planned my route for the weekend's 8 miler. I couldn't avoid a slope right at the end but overall it isn't too bad.
Yeaaaah, bring it on!!!!!!!
Hope everyone had a good weekend. I've not been too well this week, so not done very much on the running front. Incredibly tired and run-down. Work crazy and I'm not sleeping much (so much for RW saying marathoners need more sleep - try telling that to my body!)
Hopefully get to club Monday night. 2 weeks til project deadline and 2 weeks til 10K so busy fortnight ahead
Hope you feel better soon mitlog
Sorry to hear that Mitiog. I'm still coughing and spluttering too, but thought I'd better get a move on anyway, so I've been on a 10 mile run at the weekend and went out for a short one this a.m. Hoping that running might help it to clear quicker.
How did your run go Screamy?
Hi all,
Running at 6 in the morning on Thursday was a bit of a shock to the system. Saturday's 8 miler was hard - I never seemed to get my breathing right and I was in need of a jelly baby in the last mile so have ordered some in my next grocery shop.
Legs felt ok though
Mitog, Que Sera - hope you feel better soon.
Poor Screamy
I hope it's not the lurgy that's been going around.
I'm only shaking mine off now. I have't run in a week and half.
I think I caught it from my mum - she's had hers for 4 weeks
I feel like someone has poured itching powder down my throat this morning and it always gets worse at night so I'm thinking I will have to stay indoors and stick to the stationary bike until next week. No other cold-type symptoms though which is good - I don't like feeling groggy.
I'm off to the chemist for some cough medicine at lunchtime - yeuch!
Eating chocolate always helps though so I suppose it's an excuse to do that for a few days. Mmmmm......
Still, this is why I always start training early, it helps factor in the three "I's" - illness, injury and ice!
Did 4x1mile efforts with 3mim jog recoveries in the wind and rain last night. Averages 10:45 on the miles...anyone want to hazard a guess at what pace I could do for a 10K? The efforts weren't flat out..more tempo pace but given the weather I was pretty pleased with them.
Screamy hope you are feeling better. Sacco, are you back running yet?
I'm holding off until Sunday when I can do my long run. I'm feeling a lot better though
I hope everybody is back to full strength soon.
(I'm so tempted http://shop.outofprintclothing.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=b-1030)
Hope everyone is recovering. I did my 'long' run this morning, as am on my own with kids over the weekend so I won't be able to get out. It was beautiful weather but I felt quite tired at the end of 10 miles. I'm supposed to do a half in a fortnight - that could go spectacularly wrong I feel.
Right - better get back to work. Wishing good running and ehalthy bodies to all
Ooh cool t-shirt Sacco - love it
I've just impulse-bought a dress without trying it on - that's not like me at all usually but there was 20% off - I can always take it back
Thanks for the healthy vibes Qur Sera - I could certainly do with some! Haven't run this week and have rellies down for the weekend so it looks as if I won't get a long run in. Still, it will give my cough a chance to go away - it hasn't been as bad as some I've had I'm relieved to say - or perhaps it's because I've eaten my bodyweight in chocolate this week - such a naughty Screamy
The mini stollen bites sound yum mitiog - pass some this way
My maths is crap but I think that should be about 1.02, 1.03 for a 10k - feel free to correct me anybody.
I can't do maths, so I used this http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/4/4_1/96.shtml
I reckons a 10:45 min/mile pace is 1 h 6m 10k.
Not sure Sacco - I've run 1.05.53 for a 10k as an 11 minute average miler so 10.45 should come up a bit quicker?
Solution = Mitiog runs 10k and reports back
*Screamy is now drooling over curry recipes after a conversation wth a colleague*
I reckon I should do Que Sera's half and she can do my 10K...I'm much better at pacing longer runs anyway
*passes Screamy some mini stollen bites*
Thanks Iklebutn and mitiog. It's on the 18th near Wellingborough. I'm not too worried because it was only intended to keep me on track, but I didn't run the 10 miles as easily as I had hoped... partly due to taking time off with lurgy a week or two back.
Mitiog, you have been running consistently for the past month or two and are better over a longer course - a 10k should be great now because you have a mile or two at the start to get settled in and relaxed. i wouldn't be surprised if you were better when going at the same speed than when trying to adjust between a particular pace and a recovery.
Really nice weather now - might force the kids out for a walk this p.m.
Tempo run today and long run tomorrow with heavy rain forecast for Kent! Happy runnings
I did 12 miles with the Killer Hill in the middle this morning which went well considering the massive headwind for the last 6 miles. I finished about 1 min slower than before so considering the conditions I was chuffed with that.
Yay for Father Christmas Siony!!! I have a very old garmin with no heart rate monitor so I tend to use it for intervals and measuring routes then switch back to the heart rate monitor for runs where I need to keep my HR either above or below a specific value. Ideally I'd like a HR monitor and GPS in one watch. I could wear both watches I suppose but then I'd look like Doctor Spock with a gadget on each arm!!!!
Morning Outsiders
Well I wasn't expecting to run at all this weekend but in the event managed 5.7 miles yesterday which I was really pleased about. Felt about a ninety dragging myself round but my time wasn't too bad considering I'm not 100% . My chest is being a bit unforgiving this morning but that's probably more to do with the freezing cold - lovely and fresh though- - brrrr!
Hope everyone else's weekend plods were successful.
I'm quite happy with the way training's going so far too Siony - I just need to stop eating so much
I love my old garmin, not that I use it particularly constructively.
I finally got out for a run yesterday, it felt "challenging" so I thought I was doing well. But when I looked at my pace it was the same as every other time I'd done that route.
That'll teach me.
Mitiog - you could wear both on one arm.