Went with just the Nitro 3's, not the elites, just because I wanted to use them for training as well and if I bought the elites I know I'd try and save them for competition.
Looking forward to the Pro 4's, the Pro 3's have been great.
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Went with just the Nitro 3's, not the elites, just because I wanted to use them for training as well and if I bought the elites I know I'd try and save them for competition.
Looking forward to the Pro 4's, the Pro 3's have been great.
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That last sentence sums it up for me and its been that way for a few years. Generally can't be bothered with times or races or any pretence of training anymore. It's disengage brain and hit the trails.
I might do a 10k later in the year and possibly aspire to some longer trail races in the future when convenient. We'll see.
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Yep I do still enjoy the races as I still like to push myself a bit, but the main driver to run is escapism, solitude, nature and building a bit of mental resilience for the pressures of everyday life.
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That's a brilliant description of the joys of running alone.
In my proper running days I'd get up and out at 6am,and run to the sound of the Dawn Chorus, and really enjoy the escapism from stress and indoor restriction. Used to set me up for the day,relax me ,and in my days of part time study,cleared the head ,so I could focus better when getting an hour or so of early morning study in ..before a days work
I was never really interested in competitive running with others, just used to do my own thing....and escape,into Nature.
I suppose I didn't do competitive running ,because I told myself i was just doing it to keep fit for football and Tennis, the two sports I've concentrated on, down the years,to this day.
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good morning manchester,
this is your friend kerem from istanbul. i closed my previous account which i opened with my real name before the final in istanbul to help fans. I created the account with my real name so that the City fan would understand I wasn’t a scam. Then, I couldn’t close it, and I kept writing from time to time because I enjoyed posting here. But seeing my real name visible was bothering me, so I closed it last month. Anyway, this is my new nickname. It’s a sarcastic one, of course—I don’t believe in flat Earth. "I believe that science is the only true path in life."
I had told you that I would inform you about races in Turkey that might interest you.
May 17 – Kyzikos Ultra (Erdek). I’m leaving the link below.
Distances: 20K – 35K – 65K
Erdek is an amazing holiday destination. I spent my entire childhood and youth there. It’s only 2 hours by ferry or 4 hours by car from Istanbul. I still randomly jump in my car and go whenever I feel like it.
Besides having one of the most beautiful seas in Turkey, the course is fantastic. The region is home to the ancient Kyzikos civilization, and the trail actually passes through the ruins of an old temple (for distances 35K and above).
It’s a perfect combination of mountains, forests, and the sea. Erdek has one of my favorite coastlines in Turkey.
Also, this is a 2-3-day event. After the race, there’s an after-party at an incredibly beautiful club. The people who attend are really high-quality. Though last time, I was so exhausted that I could only stay at the party for an hour or two.
check the photos.
have a nice weekend
this is your friend kerem from istanbul. i closed my previous account which i opened with my real name before the final in istanbul to help fans. I created the account with my real name so that the City fan would understand I wasn’t a scam. Then, I couldn’t close it, and I kept writing from time to time because I enjoyed posting here. But seeing my real name visible was bothering me, so I closed it last month. Anyway, this is my new nickname. It’s a sarcastic one, of course—I don’t believe in flat Earth. "I believe that science is the only true path in life."
I had told you that I would inform you about races in Turkey that might interest you.
May 17 – Kyzikos Ultra (Erdek). I’m leaving the link below.
Distances: 20K – 35K – 65K
Erdek is an amazing holiday destination. I spent my entire childhood and youth there. It’s only 2 hours by ferry or 4 hours by car from Istanbul. I still randomly jump in my car and go whenever I feel like it.
Besides having one of the most beautiful seas in Turkey, the course is fantastic. The region is home to the ancient Kyzikos civilization, and the trail actually passes through the ruins of an old temple (for distances 35K and above).
It’s a perfect combination of mountains, forests, and the sea. Erdek has one of my favorite coastlines in Turkey.
Also, this is a 2-3-day event. After the race, there’s an after-party at an incredibly beautiful club. The people who attend are really high-quality. Though last time, I was so exhausted that I could only stay at the party for an hour or two.
check the photos.
have a nice weekend
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This morning's Isabel Trail Parkrun completed in 29:17.
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Great to see you back, Kerem Gokmen.good morning manchester,
this is your friend kerem from istanbul. i closed my previous account which i opened with my real name before the final in istanbul to help fans. I created the account with my real name so that the City fan would understand I wasn’t a scam. Then, I couldn’t close it, and I kept writing from time to time because I enjoyed posting here. But seeing my real name visible was bothering me, so I closed it last month. Anyway, this is my new nickname. It’s a sarcastic one, of course—I don’t believe in flat Earth. "I believe that science is the only true path in life."
I had told you that I would inform you about races in Turkey that might interest you.
May 17 – Kyzikos Ultra (Erdek). I’m leaving the link below.
Distances: 20K – 35K – 65K
Erdek is an amazing holiday destination. I spent my entire childhood and youth there. It’s only 2 hours by ferry or 4 hours by car from Istanbul. I still randomly jump in my car and go whenever I feel like it.
Besides having one of the most beautiful seas in Turkey, the course is fantastic. The region is home to the ancient Kyzikos civilization, and the trail actually passes through the ruins of an old temple (for distances 35K and above).
It’s a perfect combination of mountains, forests, and the sea. Erdek has one of my favorite coastlines in Turkey.
Also, this is a 2-3-day event. After the race, there’s an after-party at an incredibly beautiful club. The people who attend are really high-quality. Though last time, I was so exhausted that I could only stay at the party for an hour or two.
check the photos.
have a nice weekend
Any goals in place for any of them?
I assume the Marathon is the A race you're training for?
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I do one race a month religiously… think my PB days are behind me but never know , just keeps me on track to focus on.
45.20ish at Llandudno 10k today. It's a tough 10k, you go from sea level to 100m elevation in the first 5k. Finished just outside the top 100, about 800 there, some of the lads at the front flew up that hill. Fastest 10k since my injury that kept me out all last year.
Really good race, amazing scenery.
Really good race, amazing scenery.
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I'm gradually getting back to something resembling a normal running routine. This week has been my first 40-mile week for 40 weeks! Fitness completely dived and stomach expanded when my 10-year-old daughter received a medical diagnosis last July. Next steps are to keep increasing the mileage and try to shift the horrible gut that's hanging out in front of me. Signed up to the Great North Run taking place this September, as a charity thing in support of one of the charities that my daughter has benefitted from.
Anyway, on another note it's great to read about the successes that you guys are having with your running. It's always very encouraging to read about it all. I have a hard time with mental health at the best of times and running has been probably the best thing for me so I value it greatly and love to see other people making it a part of their lives.
Anyway, on another note it's great to read about the successes that you guys are having with your running. It's always very encouraging to read about it all. I have a hard time with mental health at the best of times and running has been probably the best thing for me so I value it greatly and love to see other people making it a part of their lives.
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Well done Stuuuuuu, glad you back on the trails and probably in the best place in the Uk to enjoy it.
I think there are a lot of parallels with running and life. Lots of ups and downs and when things seems to be going swimmingly and on the up, in running, typically an injury, brings you crashing back down.
I’m not running well at the
minute. Got a problem with my peroneal currently and so although the physio says I won’t do it any more damage by running, I’m going to be in discomfort while running for a period up to three months. Massive demotivator as about the 6/7 km mark I start to feel low level discomfort, which does impact on my enjoyment. Even more infuriating as I was coming into to this year in good form and really wanted to push on distance wise.
Still I’m determined to plod on even If I can’t really push too much or do the distances I really enjoy, as it massively helps my mood and outlook on life. Additionally I’ve got a gut to shift which I developed while lowering my mileage/waiting for my diagnosis.
Hope you stay injury free and wish you the best of luck.
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Full respect I’ve not yet managed to motivate myself for the early morning runs even though I know it’s the best time to be out and, as you have posted, full of benefits, for the rest of the day.
Funnily enough I have always ran in an unstructured way, since I was a kid, primarily to keep fit for football/5 a side etc. It was only in my mid-40s that a switch flicked and I became a bit obsessive about the sport. Huge regret I never discovered the love a lot earlier as I was a bang average footballer and, even back then, preferred watching over playing the game.
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Great running that mate, especially after the elevation at the start. Might be worth doing a nice flat/quick course to put a marker down.
Got Hale 10k next weekend which I believe is fairly flat, so that's going to be the marker.
PB is 41.58 which I won't get just yet but I ran 44.53 at Chester at the beginning of my injury last year, so I'd like to beat that and then kick on from there.
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Good stuff mate, well done.
I ran that one last year. It really is a run of 2 halves isn’t it?!
Km 2-5 I recall as being progressive and ever increasing torture.
I’m actually relatively decent at descending/freewheeling so I remember really enjoying 6-9km. There a couple of mini ramps iirc as you come back through the town though before the finish on the front.
I’m not sure I’ll do it again, but I’d definitely recommend it to all runners to try at least once.
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That seems more than achievable on a flat track, esp in the new trainers. Just had a look at the race, it’s sold out, or I might have given it a go also.
Nothing better than races to push you that little bit more.
It's a beautiful run but bloody hard.
As you say, it's a race of two 5k's. The first 5k is just getting through it and hanging in on the hills, torture as you can see the upcoming hills all of the way.
The second 5k is just flying down the hills and trying to stay in control on the steep descents.