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On a taper for Knutsford 10k on Sunday, always annoying running less than you want to.

Still going to throw my track session in this week though and a couple of easy shorter runs.
 
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MCFC1993 said:
On a taper for Knutsford 10k on Sunday, always annoying running less than you want to.

Still going to throw my track session in this week though and a couple of easy shorter runs.
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Tapering is a pain in the arse, and something I've never once done and thought yep I feel great for doing that.
I did read that tapering can be done two ways, either by decreasing your mileage but keeping the intensity or the other way round which makes more sense to me, keep your mileage and decrease the intensity
 
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Gaz76 said:
Tapering is a pain in the arse, and something I've never once done and thought yep I feel great for doing that.
I did read that tapering can be done two ways, either by decreasing your mileage but keeping the intensity or the other way round which makes more sense to me, keep your mileage and decrease the intensity
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Yeah, always feels hit and miss to me.

I tend to find as long as I dont do a hard session 72 hours before a race and I haven't drastically increased volume that week, then I'm fine.

I went from 70k to 50k last week, my parkrun felt shite but my long run yesterday felt great. Hit and miss.

Including the race this week I'll probably be at 40k+ still, so not tapering too much, hopefully just enough to have that pop in my legs on race day.
 
I love these cooler Autumn mornings for running.
Everything just seemed a lot less effort this morning. I sweat less and therefore drink less water, was able to run further and faster, and the only negative was my sunglasses steaming up about three quarters into the run, and typically when I was running towards the sun!
 
Big Joe Corrigan said:
I’m off work this week so thought I’d have a go at Marple park run on my own this morning. Managed to run 28:48, my best time yet, but tweaked my right calf near the end, and am now limping around the house.
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Take it easy, mate!
I've had a few calf cramps swimming recently, and a few calf twinges while running.
I understand it can be caused by low magnesium levels, so I've upped my banana consumption!
 
staffsblue said:
Take it easy, mate!
I've had a few calf cramps swimming recently, and a few calf twinges while running.
I understand it can be caused by low magnesium levels, so I've upped my banana consumption!
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Cheers Staffs, I actually had a banana before I set off. I’m hoping it will be ok for Saturdays park run.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
I'm actually quite enjoying being in a running club. It's not at my usual time of day for running, plus I'm not the most chatty person, but I'm finding it to be quite good fun. I think it's testament to the general running community which tends to be very friendly, welcoming and supportive.
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I found running club really helped me when I was there good motivation and you knew the days/time you went and ran. People would push you to keep going and get quicker, plus good social side to it

Signed up for the Liverpool half in March and Manchester half in May - Either that or we're in the European Cup final and i'll be in Budapest! Those 2 should keep be going through winter.

I'm really enjoying it at the moment just done my fastest 10k of 56:41. Last best was at MediaCity 10k 2018 and was 56:58

201 days without any alcohol today!
 
Having some floating bone removed from my ankle in a week, going to be at least 6 weeks recovery, I am going to go stir crazy not being able to run!
 
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Big Joe Corrigan said:
I’m off work this week so thought I’d have a go at Marple park run on my own this morning. Managed to run 28:48, my best time yet, but tweaked my right calf near the end, and am now limping around the house.
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Calves are buggers! Have a look online for stretches and exercises to strengthen them. Last time I had a calf strain it would appear ok so I would try running again only for it to "go" again after a mile or so. So went to a physio and he gave me some different stretches and exercises and that seems to have done the trick

 
Anyone see the Boston Q's come out, so they lowered all the GFA times by 5 mins and you still need to be 4:54 under. So that's sub 2:50 for me pretty much.

The majors are just massively oversubscribed at the moment and with the help of nutrition, super shoes and god knows what else, people are flying around a marathon now.

Not too bothered at the moment as I said I wont enter a major until I get a qualifying time and I'm not focusing on it atm but who knows what time that will be when I decide to try for it.
 
MCFC1993 said:
Anyone see the Boston Q's come out, so they lowered all the GFA times by 5 mins and you still need to be 4:54 under. So that's sub 2:50 for me pretty much.

The majors are just massively oversubscribed at the moment and with the help of nutrition, super shoes and god knows what else, people are flying around a marathon now.

Not too bothered at the moment as I said I wont enter a major until I get a qualifying time and I'm not focusing on it atm but who knows what time that will be when I decide to try for it.
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Berlin and Sydney ballots have both opened this week mate, although I've never once gotten into a major through a ballot!!
Boston is probably the easiest to get into with a gfa, Berlin is sub 2.45 for everyone up to v60, Tokyo even less, London's pretty reasonable but that's because they are the only one who don't do international gfa, which makes London the hardest to get for overseas runners(shit that if you ask me)
I've done 5 London's, Boston and Chicago all with a gfa, hoping to get into Sydney with a gfa, I go up an age group the day after the race and have a gfa by 5 mins for the new age group,
 
Morden parkrun south London this morning. Warm with nice breeze and official time of 34.39. Just back from week's holiday ok Rhodes at 7 last night so happy enough with that. Query though my Garmin says I did 3.14 miles in 34.27 and my Strava says I did 34.26. Bit disappointed my official time higher as I stopped my watch after passing finish line and it's always less than the apps
 
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