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I go for a Flipbelt. All elasticated so it sits flush to the body rather than bouncing like a belt. Works well. Although having used it almost literally every day for four years (and washed it less than once every couple of months 😆) it is probably time for a new one.
Strangely, I had a night out that almost completely covered all the previous stories. We watched Liverpool win the European Cup in a bar, then went to BZR for triples for singles, then went to Rock City. Messy night. Those were the days. Although I hope to never repeat them.
Got out this afternoon for an unexpectedly buggy free recovery run. Had time to play with, so explored a rolling route around the racecourse. 9.2M at 8:30 pace. Really nice to see something different, take it very easy and just chill.
Don't get me started on my student days at Cambridge, what a lark we had!
Should have seen the fuss my gyp made when I left a pheasant to hang for two weeks in my bathroom after hitting the poor bugger with a military Landie practising driving off-road late one night without any lights on.
Then there was the time when a car got suspended under a bridge but for legal reasons, I'd like to make it absolutely clear that it had nothing to do with me. Yes, I had an HGV license and, yes, I had access to a mobile crane but I spent the night cooking and serving up the aforementioned pheasant with many witnesses. A fine bottle of port afterwards if I remember correctly.
I'm with SQ with the flipbelt crowd, they are pretty good. They do make my shorts ride up though, so when I'm wearing short shorts, it looks like I'm wearing budgie smugglers.
Stupidest thing we did in Rock City was play 'who can stay inside the longest' when the fire alarm was going off. Utter tools.
Glute/hip still causing me issues. Really can't work out what it is. Hurts most when I'm asleep at night. Doesn't really cause me any trouble on the bike so just going to not run for a couple of days and stick to that.
I hit a Wava of 86.7 in 2017, chasing Joe around Valencia, think VLM have it about right with the category "Fast Good for Age".
Good to see people out and about, my 2021 running has started with easy 8 milers (home-schooling!)
Does it apply for any other races? I think the Great North Run used to have a hidden GFA entry too and very possibly the London half? Anywhere else?
Joe - have you been doing anything unusual (by your standard obvs - a lot of your stuff is unusual to the norms
Nothing too heroic - just a steady progression from slower than HMP zone down to around 10k pace
Pretty much went to plan
6.09 - 5.59 - 5.50 - 5.43
So cold on that first rep so I had to put gloves on for the second on onwards. Gloves on reps! And two layers! Incredible scenes.
So not the time or the conditions to be trying to boot on too hard I dare say but satisfied with that.
Only a 7miler today - so 45miles Monday to Friday.
Having a small one tomorrow and then the usual 13 or so Sunday could hit the 60 threshold but as long as you're covering the sessions and the long run a few miles lower than usual isn't a disaster by any means.
And yes, totally agree with you and Reg - almost zero risk of contracting covid running outside, especially where I go! If I thought I could sneak out without anyone noticing I would!
I'm not really bothered about a few days without running so much, but more that it's my only release valve currently from being stuck 24/7 in a house full of people who are fed up with each other that is also my office!
SG: Wokingham Half, Reading 10k and Bath Half all have GFA entries and all are a) not that hard to meet the times required (at least for v50's as my times sufficed for all of them!) and b) free places, not just guaranteed entries. Would be keen to hear of any more like that.
Took a little break from running myself as was losing the enjoyment and it was so cold the last few days. Back today with a 14k off roader so that's a start. Felt quite warm but must be relative to the last couple of days being freezing on the bike.
An autumn Wokingham wouldn't quite feel right would it.
Do you remember what times they required Pete?
I'd imagine V40 would still need a fairly strong sub 1.15 and then probably V50 starts becoming 1.25 etc?
The v50 was 1'25 for W'ham and I think the same for Bath. I know Bus was trying for the v50 W'ham one, but his qualifying time was pre v50 days so not sure if that was accepted. You may be impacted by that rule, so better get some good times in after you turn v40 so you qualify for these (all assuming races come back by then of course!).
If it gets extended, then I might have to push back, but the classic line from my daughter last night was "if mum dies of Covid just so you could go for a stupid run then I will never, ever forgive you". It'd be just my luck that someone in our house catches it entirely unconnected with what I do, but who get the blame?!
I'd wait until they were all asleep except my daughter goes to bed about 2 am
That might sway her
Good point Pete - I dare say i'd have to put off any "GFA" aspirations until a few further dips into vet categories and hope I don't drop off an absolute almighty cliff
As "GFA" for London marathon I dare say would be pretty doable whatever age - but for shorter races I doubt they could risk saying sub 1.20 for HM as they'd be flooded with V40s who could do that!
SQ - Messy night in Rock city?
My 'leaving' night out was pretty messy. Did a line of optics, got carried out of RC by a bouncer..got my old man outside on the street (facepalm.)
Got home and sat on the sofa in the garden, in the rain, being sick.
Off early the next day for Stoke - Bournemouth. A tinnie on the train at 9am..what a life (as a borderline alcoholic)..
Just checked the dates - 6/7 Sep 1998.
Being young and stupid, despite being out of breath and full of mash potato, I downed the first pint - Guiness - in one. So, immediately broke the second of the two rules and had to start again!
Oddly, I still remember dancing violently to the Pogues bottle of Pils in hand at the uni nightclub several hours later, primarily fo a legendary diving catch of someone else's dropped bottle, without spilling any of mine
Reg - I did think of that some weeks back, but caught out by the total lockdown before I could book somewhere (and I need to buy a car!).
As for the eye, it was a pretty scary for a while and touch and go whether to go to A&E, but was OK after a lot of washing and OK on my run. A bit sore now, and vision isn't quite 100% so will need to monitor. Not really fancying an unnecessary trip to hospital just now though!
Little 4miler half in the woods job. Usual sensation of the first 1/4 mile feeling like I've never run before but became more enjoyable
49 for the week - Usual 13 or so tomorrow. Normal week then.
Cold bike ride today, just over two hours. Looks like it’s going get a little warmer next few days thankfully. Seems weird to me that nobody seems to correlate this cold snap with the rise in infections, instead they are obsessed with a variant that’s been around for about five months.
We will next get a bout of "breaking the barrier" news, so just over 80k now, when we "break the hundred thousand deaths" will there be calls for (more) heads to roll?
A couple of months back I passed some young lass who seemed to be going at a reasonable clip so Strava stalked her and followed. Saw she did a 20 mile session at 6:03 pace today, upon further investigation looks like she did 2:33 at London Elite Marathon this year. I know a decent runner when I see one.
15 for me - although i'd set out for a 13.
Ha a route in mind and wanted to revisit that "dunking" bit on the Thames now the water has gone and see how that drop looks normally and how close it is to the actual river.
Plus have an explore up a new footpath I'd seen on the map from Little Marlow to "Up high" near Flackwell type area.
Strangely pacy start - at around 7 dead for a couple of miles rather than the usual easing in and a good paced first half.
Then realised the mud was exceptionally sticky and deep on the Thames Path so quickly aborted that after about 50metres
Followed the simple looking straight up route until...it seemed to turn right and come down - which I didn't want after a trudge up. Then took another turn and before you know it I didn't have a clue where I was and emerged by the Crooked Billet with 12miles on the clock - and miles away.
Eventually seeing a 15 home for 7.29 pace all in with 4x8+ min miling in there.
64mile week in the end meaning that 4 yesterday wasn't needed for the 60 - but never hurts.
Classic navigational misadventures SG 😆 No harm in doing some 8:xx or a couple of bonus miles.
Good luck with the isolation Bus. Plenty of time for some serious S&C/flexibility work. Hope the eye’s OK.
17 hilly miles for me averaging 8:13 with three 9:xx in there but also a 6:52 - all variation gradient/terrain related: mostly stuck to the roads but started & finished on muddy/icy trails.
79M & over 8,500ft this week 😎