Running thread

Cricket Blue said:
Hi all
25 miles today at 3.50
Ran from sale to the etihad and then ran to Altrincham
A great run tainted by a cyclist nearly knocking me over in Timperley which really shook me up..
Anyway that's the last big run before Manchester on 3rd April.
Hope everyone's training is going well.
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Did you not fancy doing another 1.2 miles and going sub 4 just to tick it off?! 25 miles 2 weeks out, fair play! Get those legs rested now.

My training plan had me cutting back so just a 12 miler this weekend. Have pushed the tempo a fair bit recently and found that 12 miles harder than the 20 last weekend.

2 weeks to go looking forward to it now.
 
supercity88 said:
Did you not fancy doing another 1.2 miles and going sub 4 just to tick it off?! 25 miles 2 weeks out, fair play! Get those legs rested now.

My training plan had me cutting back so just a 12 miler this weekend. Have pushed the tempo a fair bit recently and found that 12 miles harder than the 20 last weekend.

2 weeks to go looking forward to it now.
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Same with me. My training plan had doing 12 miles yesterday slowly tapering down. I felt superb yesterday . Good pace, no pain and feeling confident for the marathon now.
Fair play for the lad doing 25 miles pre Marathon.
 
supercity88 said:
Have you tried spatone? Pour it in some fresh orange and off you go. My other half had low iron when pregnant and was advised to take that and her iron levels picked up really well.
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Thanks for the advice. Trouble is, these supplements you can buy from Amazon are 15mg to 20mg. The ones the doctor prescribed back in December were 210mg, and I took 2 per day! I felt great after I had finished the course.

I'm back at the doctor's tomorrow to discuss my blood test results. I'll see if I can get a repeat prescription.
 
supercity88 said:
Did you not fancy doing another 1.2 miles and going sub 4 just to tick it off?! 25 miles 2 weeks out, fair play! Get those legs rested now.

My training plan had me cutting back so just a 12 miler this weekend. Have pushed the tempo a fair bit recently and found that 12 miles harder than the 20 last weekend.

2 weeks to go looking forward to it now.
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Yeah it was a good run thanks, I feel really ready now. Bring it on.
 
Pezzer2 said:
Same with me. My training plan had doing 12 miles yesterday slowly tapering down. I felt superb yesterday . Good pace, no pain and feeling confident for the marathon now.
Fair play for the lad doing 25 miles pre Marathon.
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Cheers to be honest I probably did too much but really wanting a sub 4 so pushing myself.
 
Pezzer2 said:
Same with me. My training plan had doing 12 miles yesterday slowly tapering down. I felt superb yesterday . Good pace, no pain and feeling confident for the marathon now.
Fair play for the lad doing 25 miles pre Marathon.
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I did an 8 miler during the week where I felt so fresh, just couldn't slow down. Managed it in 1hr2mins and could have kept going.

Didn't feel so fresh yesterday on the 12 miler. Sometimes my attitude is wrong, but generally when I do the long slow runs I do struggle with boredom!

Still, a good run in terms of some more time on the legs and some miles at marathon pace which were comfortable.

I'm doing the Hal Higdon training plan which has 4 runs a week which is about all I can get away with due to work/young kids at home.
 
supercity88 said:
I did an 8 miler during the week where I felt so fresh, just couldn't slow down. Managed it in 1hr2mins and could have kept going.

Didn't feel so fresh yesterday on the 12 miler. Sometimes my attitude is wrong, but generally when I do the long slow runs I do struggle with boredom!

Still, a good run in terms of some more time on the legs and some miles at marathon pace which were comfortable.

I'm doing the Hal Higdon training plan which has 4 runs a week which is about all I can get away with due to work/young kids at home.
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I'm doing the Hal Higdon one as well. I've had to revert back from intermediate to Novice 2 due to interruptions to my schedule through injury.
I'm hoping for a sub 4 hour 15 which i believe is realistic. Initially I was targeting 4 hours but due to my training schedule being hit with knee problems I'll be ecstatic with 4 hours 15 if my knee can hold out
 
Pezzer2 said:
I'm doing the Hal Higdon one as well. I've had to revert back from intermediate to Novice 2 due to interruptions to my schedule through injury.
I'm hoping for a sub 4 hour 15 which i believe is realistic. Initially I was targeting 4 hours but due to my training schedule being hit with knee problems I'll be ecstatic with 4 hours 15 if my knee can hold out
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I'm following the Novice 1 but have managed to stay largely injury free aside from the odd niggle. Have managed to do every session so far driven by the fact it is for charity and how much pain I was in during the London marathon in 2016 from a lack of training!

I managed a1hr48 half a few weeks ago where I ran the first 10 miles at MP and then stepped it up. That was comfortable so I do want to go sub 4. I know finishing it is an achievement but I will be disappointed if I miss out now!

Good luck, hope the knee holds up and you hit your target.

The post-race beer will see me through to the finish one way or another!
 
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I’ve done a bit of running on and off for years. For the first time ever yesterday I’d gone out for a run and 5 minutes into it I managed to have a fall. I misjudged the kerb as I was joining the pavement at a 45 degree angle and proper decked it.

Aside from a fair bit of bruising, blood and scrapes I’m fine. I was quite surprised I managed to trip over when running. I’ve seen a few fallers at park runs in the past, but never really given it too much thought.

Any other clumsy fuckers out there? How common is it to fall while out for a run?
 
Wafty Cranker said:
I’ve done a bit of running on and off for years. For the first time ever yesterday I’d gone out for a run and 5 minutes into it I managed to have a fall. I misjudged the kerb as I was joining the pavement at a 45 degree angle and proper decked it.

Aside from a fair bit of bruising, blood and scrapes I’m fine. I was quite surprised I managed to trip over when running. I’ve seen a few fallers at park runs in the past, but never really given it too much thought.

Any other clumsy fuckers out there? How common is it to fall while out for a run?
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It's easily done! I manage to trip up a bit but always seem to manange to not fall.
Hope your OK by the way mate, a cyclist very nearly took me out yesterday in Timperley and then blamed me for being in a cycle lane when I was on the pavement. Wanker!
 
Wafty Cranker said:
I’ve done a bit of running on and off for years. For the first time ever yesterday I’d gone out for a run and 5 minutes into it I managed to have a fall. I misjudged the kerb as I was joining the pavement at a 45 degree angle and proper decked it.

Aside from a fair bit of bruising, blood and scrapes I’m fine. I was quite surprised I managed to trip over when running. I’ve seen a few fallers at park runs in the past, but never really given it too much thought.

Any other clumsy fuckers out there? How common is it to fall while out for a run?
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I almost fell recently, on an uneven manhole cover in a dark alleyway. Just about managed to regain balance and stay upright.

I ran from home to our club meeting in November, and fainted. There were about 20 people gathered. So embarrassing!
 
Cricket Blue said:
It's easily done! I manage to trip up a bit but always seem to manange to not fall.
Hope your OK by the way mate, a cyclist very nearly took me out yesterday in Timperley and then blamed me for being in a cycle lane when I was on the pavement. Wanker!
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Drive that route next weekend and run the fucker over.
 
supercity88 said:
Drive that route next weekend and run the fucker over.
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yeah, it's just the arrogance of some of them that's annoying. I am not anti cyclists as they get cars off the road but for him to shout at me for running in his way was a bit dissapointing.
 
Wafty Cranker said:
I’ve done a bit of running on and off for years. For the first time ever yesterday I’d gone out for a run and 5 minutes into it I managed to have a fall. I misjudged the kerb as I was joining the pavement at a 45 degree angle and proper decked it.

Aside from a fair bit of bruising, blood and scrapes I’m fine. I was quite surprised I managed to trip over when running. I’ve seen a few fallers at park runs in the past, but never really given it too much thought.

Any other clumsy fuckers out there? How common is it to fall while out for a run?
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Yes, especially when off road and I do a bit of fell running...literally. Usually nothing serious and I just stub a toe and take a little tumble.

The worst one was years ago down a steep trail and I tripped over a tree root and planted my chin in the gravel. I staggered home covered in blood and needed a few stitches at A&E.

Earlier this year whilst running early morning in the dark I tripped over a rolled up carpet in the road and scabbed both knees and hands. The top tip I learned here from gaz76 is to check for a dead body in the carpet. I didn't think about that and just staggered home.

There's been a few others, such as an encounter with an Alsation in the dark by the canal. At first I thought the bleeding was from a bite but was probably just gravel rash.


Be careful !
 
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Decent enough podcast with paula radcliffe talking all things marathon, interestingly she recommends tapering 1/3 off over three weeks, they also talk about 7g of carbs per kg of body weight in the days before the race making huge differences...... 18.2g of carbs in a pint of guiness, might be a long night
 
gaz76 said:


Decent enough podcast with paula radcliffe talking all things marathon, interestingly she recommends tapering 1/3 off over three weeks, they also talk about 7g of carbs per kg of body weight in the days before the race making huge differences...... 18.2g of carbs in a pint of guiness, might be a long night
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There's so much to read about regarding the taper! I was longing for the taper and now I'm here I wish I could just run.

How many carbs, what type of carbs? Beetroot shots?! Protein. Unsaturated fats. Lots of rest. I can't keep up with it! I'm just going to eat how I generally do, which is quite carb heavy but reasonably healthily. And run reduced distances and at a lower intensity.
 
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