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Aitch you will be fine. The buzz from being in a race is worth at least a week worth of training, 11 miles is well on track and if you feel like giving up the rest of us will be on the look out for quitters to help kick up the ass
Wow well done Caterpillar! Sorry to hear about your injuries.... did you see us supporting at mile 17?! Were you in one of the support teams?
Aitch - Were you part of the RW support team? I saw the sign saying you were coming up then totally missed you. I didn't put my name down this year as it as been touch and go if I would be running but had excellent support from the team in 2006 and 2007. Much needed at that point.
Fingers crossed that you'll be joining me next year eh?
Possibly might be joining next year and I think I'll be first on the list for support if I get a place...I'll need all the support I can get!
Well done caterpillar!
I've entered the ballot too. Fingers crossed...
Wish I'd been there to support on Sunday (well done to Aitch and the rest!), but my financial situation being what it currently is, I couldn't make it down. Looked great fun!
Did my longest run on Sunday - 12.5 miles in 2:11, so a bit slow for me, but this was a training run, and the route was ridiculously hilly so I think I'm still on track for the Sheffield Half.
Now, although I love hills, I do sometimes wish I could find a flattish route for long training runs. I know the hills during training have the effect of making most race routes seem 'easy', but sometimes it would be nice to run a long run in training where I can actually gauge a pace that's nearer to what I might run in the race.
Hi Andy
I have a general round route which I run, which has various opportunities to lengthen/shorten/loop off a certain point in order to vary length.
I've been increasing the mileage of my long run by somewhere between 0.5 and 1.5 miles a week depending on how strong I'm feeling that particular week - because of the routes I run though, none of them are round distances (i.e. they're not exactly 9 miles, 10 miles, 11 miles etc, although the one I ran on Sunday was pretty much dead on 12.5).
Am thinking it might be wiser to start running a shorter, slightly flatter (!?!) route and doing several laps, but I'm not particularly keen on repetition. If I'm planning to train for a marathon, though, this may well have to be the option I take.
As well as my long runs I also do one or two easy/recovery runs per week, plus one session of intervals, hills(!) or tempo. I do have some shorter, flatter park areas which I use for speedwork (or if there's no other option, I'll resort to the treadie) but these aren't big enough for a long run.
Hey Lady P, nice running lady!
So, are we all meeting up beforehand? Or afterwards??
BOTH it is then.....
Hehe
Well, at least we will meet up 
But no-one knows when
lady p.
have you tried using one of the route planners online, like on fetcheveryone, also you could try following a river or canal for a flat route
Hi all,
Sorry to jump in but I notice from earlier messages that the main hill in this half is Ecclesall road. Can anyone tell me where this hill is? I lived in Sheffield for two years and remember Eccie roal as a very flat straight road from the bottom of Hanover way to Hunter's bar. Ecclesall road south is pretty steep as you turn left at Hunter's bar; is this what people mean?
Hey Westley,
No no, we're not running to Ringinglow, it's ok! The run is from Hanover Way up to Hunter's Bar, and then back down again. It's the first bit that is up hill - doesn't seem like much on a day-to-day basis but it catches ppl unawares during the race (at that crucial halfway mark, too). It's definitely not flat, as it continues the contour that starts in the Peaks and travels all the way through Ecclesall park...and down and down. Not severe but enough to hurt if you're not expecting.
Sayin that, the crowd support there is normally the best, so perhaps it balances out!
LadyP - If I remember rightly, you live near me. Send me an email if you like, and I'll divulge all my 'flat run' secrets (ok, so they're not completely flat, but they're limited to one or two hills). I trained for my mara here last year and managed fine
I'm currently fighting off a chest infection/cold thing. Have Redcar on sunday but it looks like it'll be relegated to training-run status...Annoying! I haven't been ill this year!
Cake - Thanks for the suggestion. I've driven/cycled past LadyBowerInn many times - on your word I'm gonna go investigate it!
Bunny - you have mail
Aitch and Claudi (and everyone else) - I'm definitely up for meeting, both beforehand and after! Methinks meeting up somewhere for some food afterwards would be good.
Eccy Road's definitely the best bit, in terms of support. Really lifts your spirits!
The worst bit I think is when you see the stadium with still about 3 miles to go.
Definitely. Hard-going when you feel like you're so close! Support in the industrial bit of Attercliffe is quite lacking too.
At least - once you've got through the whole 'running round the stadium' thing - the track is nice to run on to finish off with.
Hmm....not sure; don't know what's available near Don Valley. Would it be worth heading back into town? Or maybe somewhere like the Fat Cat in Kelham Island (not too far away) - good honest re-fuelling pub grub (and decent beer if anyone really feels like it!)?
Ideas welcome!
Ah, the Fat Cat....Good pub
I would join you all, but I think my dad may get a little intimidated if I took him to lunch with a load of random runners...
LP - Not got the email yet....Maybe it's got lost in the interweb-ether?
Think RW's going a bit funny. Loads of people seem to have had emails go missing.
Might head over to the website bugs forum and complain!
LP - It's ok, its found its way! You could complain anyway, that's always fun. I'll reply this aft, as I've got to dash off now...And obviously after the secret ceremony to ensure you can be trusted with the secret 'flat runs' of Sheffield...
There's like a portal and a key and everything!