Running thread

[m32blue]

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I only went and "won" the parkrun today, yep I know its technically not a race, but try telling that to the fuckers that were chasing after me!! Marathon taper definitely starting tomorrow..... I think

Top work Gaz !

 

[Pezzer2]

This paper pretty much nails it for me,



In short, pie, chips, gravy, 2 scallops and a can of vimto the night before and your glycogen levels will be topped up nicely for race day.

Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day

 

[gaz76]

Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day

Dont forget the vimto its vital!!
4.15 is around 9min45s miles, 4hours is around 9 mins 10, cant tell you how many times I have looked at the chart on the link below

What's your running pace? Here's how to convert min/km to min/mile

Your cheat sheet for converting min/mile to min/km – and what paces you need to run to hit your 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon targets

www.runnersworld.com

Best of luck mate, dont start too quick and dont start too slow, find your pace and keep at it, all seems to be the best advice Ive found

 

[supercity88]

Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day

Good work mate! Go for that sub 4hrs, hopefully the vimto carries you over the line.

This taper is screwing with my head. Making me feel a lot less confident in going sub 4. I did a 20miler in 3hrs5 and did the first 10k at an easy pace and only about 7 miles at any sort of race pace. So I'm definitely capable.

Mentally I'm shot though. Doing it to raise money for cancer research after my Mum died in December and the closer it gets the more that's starting to sink in. She was a Chorlton girl so I'm going to be a mess both physically and emotionally when I run through there with a couple of miles to go on Sunday! This running malarkey has been a good "distraction" for want of a better word. But when I cross that line on Sunday I wont have that anymore.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I'm officially allowed to start running again after almost a year of treatment (deep tissue massage and strengthening exercises). I had a calf tear whilst running which caused me to rupture a tendon on the inside of my ankle. My physio has now cleared me to start a walk/run programme. Starting off a 2 sessions per week of 4-1 (x4), and then increasing the loading as the weeks progress.

My ankle still gives me a bit of pain now and again, but I'm willing to give it a go. It's not like I haven't exercised for a year. I regularly cycle, so I should be okay. It's just having the confidence to run again without fear of further injury.

 

[gaz76]

Good work mate! Go for that sub 4hrs, hopefully the vimto carries you over the line.

This taper is screwing with my head. Making me feel a lot less confident in going sub 4. I did a 20miler in 3hrs5 and did the first 10k at an easy pace and only about 7 miles at any sort of race pace. So I'm definitely capable.

Mentally I'm shot though. Doing it to raise money for cancer research after my Mum died in December and the closer it gets the more that's starting to sink in. She was a Chorlton girl so I'm going to be a mess both physically and emotionally when I run through there with a couple of miles to go on Sunday! This running malarkey has been a good "distraction" for want of a better word. But when I cross that line on Sunday I wont have that anymore.

You will have it mate, in bucket loads, you'll be a marathon runner, hopefully ypu wont see the finish as the end, I advise looking for your next challenge straight away, the tour of tameside was good last year, 4 different races in 4 days or maybe the sale sizzlers 5k series. Get signed up before sunday and you might not have that empty feeling at the end.

 

[mcfcbill91]

Good man Bill, still a decent time for a half, especially after the covid, it would have been daft to try for anything quicker, and now your still in the game with a bit more experience in the bag. You do right by entering the one in october, it does my head in when folk aim to do a race and then come out with the "never again" shite. I like the finish line is the start line of the next one motto.
Enjoy the short ones for a while then go back at it for the october half and you'll crack it next time.
We have a bluemoon strava club as well if you want to look it up, theres quite a few on it now

Thanks - it was hard going, but only serves as motivation for the future.

I've joined the strava club using my real name of Rob, made this account years ago using a pseudonym and now I can't remember why I did!

Taken a week off this week to recover and deal with some pretty hideous blisters. Don't normally get them but wore the wrong socks and it was far warmer than anticipated.

 

[supercity88]

You will have it mate, in bucket loads, you'll be a marathon runner, hopefully ypu wont see the finish as the end, I advise looking for your next challenge straight away, the tour of tameside was good last year, 4 different races in 4 days or maybe the sale sizzlers 5k series. Get signed up before sunday and you might not have that empty feeling at the end.

Thanks mate, have perked up a bit today! Will get something else booked in to keep me going. If my Mum hadn't have gone and died I'd probably feel less down about things :) It's more that the whole build up to it has been about that really more than anything running related. I'll get round and I've raised about £1,800 so far and that's what it's all about!

 

[gaz76]

Thanks - it was hard going, but only serves as motivation for the future.

I've joined the strava club using my real name of Rob, made this account years ago using a pseudonym and now I can't remember why I did!

Taken a week off this week to recover and deal with some pretty hideous blisters. Don't normally get them but wore the wrong socks and it was far warmer than anticipated.

Haha enjoy the battle scars dave, jim or whatever yer name is!!

 

[gaz76]

Thanks mate, have perked up a bit today! Will get something else booked in to keep me going. If my Mum hadn't have gone and died I'd probably feel less down about things :) It's more that the whole build up to it has been about that really more than anything running related. I'll get round and I've raised about £1,800 so far and that's what it's all about!

Stick your sponsor thing on here mate, I might have a spare £2.35 stuck down the back of the couch