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Friday 20 February
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Good luck to all chaps & chappesses racing this weekend!
I see the cold wind is ot putting to many people off running today
What: 3 miles am, 25 miles cycle pm
Why: Tapering for 5 races on 5 continous sundays
Have a good day everybody
Angelis-are you doing Boscombe 5k tonight?
The pavements on parts of some of my running routes are dreadful. Ironically, I'd just run on a recently-repaired section of pavement and was thinking how much better it was, when it ended and I fell over within two steps of the next unrepaired section! Perhaps I should complain to the council ...
I'm always falling over- I could make a fortune!!!
Just got in so haven't read thread yet.
What: 18 long slow miles in 3.20ish
Why: cos I can't fit an LSD in this weekend
Last hard: Thursdays intervals
Last rest: Monday
Run wasn't too bad considering. Fortunately was sheltered from the wind for most of the time but the few open stretches were not much fun. Slowed quite a lot towards the end despite the last couple of miles being downhill.
Right bath time then need to walk dogs. Catch you all later.
I was told her injuries were quite nasty!
I do know that the area that it happened still has NO street lights though, but the path is now in good condition!
Mike S- thanks for the good luck. Your experience of running along proms would be useful tonight!
Can't get used to the idea of racing in the evening. My usual race day routine involves haring around to get to the start line on time on a Sunday morning. Evening kickoffs giv too much time to think!
I've been pacing around the house wearing holes in the carpet, obsessing about whether I'm eating/drinking the right thing and trying to work out when I should set off to beat the Friday evening traffic since about 1 o clock!!!
But the sky is great on a clear night
If my local council had to compensate me for the psychological trauma of not being able to run they'd be bankrupt!
Thanks
Minks, hope you're ok after your fall.
I have to say that some of the street lighting around my way is pretty poor, too. Sometimes whole sections of lights are out which makes running a real hazard. Although oddly enough I have never fallen over while on a badly-lit section of a run (there's always a first time though ...)
What: 7.5 miles steady (yesterday) 4.5 miles easy (today)
Why: easing back for the National
Last hard: Tuesday
Last rest: Wednesday
good luck everyone racing at the weekend, see some of you in Leeds
It's trying to snow here! Can't imagine it turning to much though, but the sky is completely grey and it's sooooo cold!
TT, this `quaint little restaurant' of yours - was it the Filet-o-Fish or the Quarterpounder you had?:-)
Did an out and back course - the first half was nice and steady, did it at about 7:10 pace. As soon as I turned around, I discovered one reason why it hadn't been too hard so far - a pretty strong tail wind that was now blowing in my face. Pressed on, despite legs tiring fast (had a tough week, having done 60 miles in six days!), and was quite pleased to do the second half at about 7:30 pace.
So overall, 17 miles in 2:05, which I'm very pleased with. Very glad that it's 9 days until my next long run, and even more pleased I've got a rest day tomorrow!
Good practise for my beer and curry night - starting about one hour from now
Enjoy the National
What are your plans re tapering for Bramley - are you going to do one? I thought I might take a rest day on Friday, but nothing more.
Not run 'cos sulking, Went to replace my lighter trainers and had no joy. I am very impatient once I have made up my mind to buy something if it is not available so grumpy now.
Probably best I did not run so I am rested for a day trip to Leeds tomorrow, followed by 12miles on Sunday all being well.
Good luck to everyone racing this weekend, esp those in the National XC.
Happy training/recovering everyone else.
Andy
Good luck to all those racing the nationals tommorrow.
What: Right leg still a right mess and not really clearing up but have now decided after my previous effort at rest failed to adopt the Ron Hill approach of doing my best to ignore it and running through. So today was an hours physio and being told not to run followed by gentle 5 miler at lunchtime.
Simon
Why: helping my son train for his first halfmarathon (and the daft lad is just recovering from a knee effusion the size of a rugby ball, brought on by a nightclub dancing injury, I ask you, the younger generation ! ).
Not really going to taper for Bramley, no. Having to do my long run today instead of Sunday (away for a mate's wedding this weekend) will help, as there will be a 9 day gap between long runs. I'll do hard sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, probably nothing on Friday and not much on Saturday. Bramley is just a training run for me, I'm not racing it, so I'm not going to change much.
Won't be online again until Monday morning (possibly Sunday night), so for all those racing this weekend, GOOD LUCK. Looking forward to reading about all those PBs!
LT 10 run
legs remain leaden
About an hour doing random fartleks today. Had mini-Muttley alongside on his bike as "pacemaker", which is always good fun. So off we went along the towpath, nice and flat but a vicious wind at times.
Good luck to all concerned tomorrow!
Best of luck to those of you in the Nationals at Leeds. Some of my clubmates are marshalling so they are under strict orders to give you all a cheer.
sorry to hear the injury doesn't seem to be progressing SiT. You're doing what I'd probably have done in desperation - trying first one approach then the opposite.
tonight: 9.3K run done in bang on 37:30. However, it was a crap run - wind was at least partly against for the last 2½ miles, dead against for the last 1¼. Humidity v low, and the cold dry air meant I got very quickly and badly gunged up on the return journey. Coughing and choking at one point 2 miles from home and really struggled after that. Took an eyeballs out effort over the last ½ mile to hit 37:30 as a result.
I've never thought of myself as being asthmatic, but this run in particular, along with getting the same symptoms periodically at Helsby, is making me wonder. Any thoughts?
And back with a PB too
Had a great race- felt really strong all the way. The track work must be paying off!
Hit 2.5K in 8:50 then came back with the wind behind me in 8:30. Result.....17:20 and 9th place!!!
Big grin on my face all the way home