CP, I worked for a running mag and even the athletes used to admit they were not honest with training logs we published, the reason being they all want rivals to think they are either training like dogs, or the most natural athletes in the world. I was just looking at another web site and came across this:Top 800m Runners…
well Honk i havent been doing it long at all, my first ever race was in april 2011 and it was the Lincoln 10k which i did after a few months training and dieting getting from about 16/17stone down to 11.5 stone coming in at 49:09. After that it kind of got me hooked, i did a couple more 10ks and then purchased a bike at…
Sensible to rest Pammie. Good combination Ale. I forgot to post my race report from last Sunday's 10k. Bit old news but here it is. A bit long again, sorry. The 10k de Payerne take place in the French speaking part of Switzerland – around 45 minutes drive from here. I ditched the idea of going by public transport as it…
Ahem..thanks. Just completed a little analysis of putting all the races with over 15 votes into one spreadsheet and ordering them... here goes.... Position Overall WDA Race Date Ratings Category 1 100 100 Ullswater 12K, Cumbria Nov-02 29 25-49 2 100 99 Puma Garburn 24K, Cumbria May-31 40 25-49 3 99 100 Mull of Kintyre…
Here's a bit of a long- winded report of yesterday's exploits if you're bored. This is the first time I specially trained for a half. All my previous ones were done in the middle of marathon training. I haven't run particularly well since 2013 when I set all my PBs. Suffered from a slipped disc in the autumn of that year…
Morning What: maybe something gentle or rest Why: see where the day takes me Last hard: last night! Lyrics: nope So race report (sorry 2 in one week...I hope you're not all fed up of them! Race due to start at 6pm, was around 26C by the time I got down there at 5:15, picked up my race number, chatted to some people I knew…
Yes indeed Ale, and OH, thank you, (Member of the month over on Fetch), very happy, as also tied in with starting my new role at work tomorrow after two weeks of training. A good virtual parkrun yesterday as virtually pacing (tail Walking with the poles (51:16)) and then 11.7m on the exercise bike today. As requested last…