Today's Training

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I keep repeating that to myself as I am trying to master the front crawl. I didn't think it would be so difficult! I must of spent 4 hrs over the last week trying to move forward instead of backwards whilst learning how to kick properly. I actually moved forwards 10 mts today, result!!!!! Spent 1hr 40mins in pool and 2.5 hrs on the bike this afternoon. I've done a fair bit of cross training including some running since the L100. My legs feel fine now I still have problem with my left knee when I run but it is getting slowly better.

Steve - good to see that you are getting back into your running.

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Originally Posted by Steve

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I keep repeating that to myself as I am trying to master the front crawl. I didn't think it would be so difficult! I must of spent 4 hrs over the last week trying to move forward instead of backwards whilst learning how to kick properly. I actually moved forwards 10 mts today, result!!!!! Spent 1hr 40mins in pool and 2.5 hrs on the bike this afternoon. I've done a fair bit of cross training including some running since the L100. My legs feel fine now I still have problem with my left knee when I run but it is getting slowly better.

Steve - good to see that you are getting back into your running.

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Cheers Steve, keep at it mate, hope the knee's better soon, rest of my toenails may come off in the lakes this weekend, no better place to lose them:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Steve

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I keep repeating that to myself as I am trying to master the front crawl. I didn't think it would be so difficult! I must of spent 4 hrs over the last week trying to move forward instead of backwards whilst learning how to kick properly. I actually moved forwards 10 mts today, result!!!!! Spent 1hr 40mins in pool and 2.5 hrs on the bike this afternoon. I've done a fair bit of cross training including some running since the L100. My legs feel fine now I still have problem with my left knee when I run but it is getting slowly better.

Steve - good to see that you are getting back into your running.

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keep repeating that to myself as I am trying to master the front crawl.

Hhhmmm, Sounds to me like someone preparing to do some Triathalon? I've just made discreet enquiries about swimming lessons to improve my front crawl technique.

15.4m and 3766ft, very enjoyable saunter on some local hills

6 miles of intervals coming up across dartmoor - if I'm allowed to call that a fell run?

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Originally Posted by OnTor

6 miles of intervals coming up across dartmoor - if I'm allowed to call that a fell run?

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Were you on High Willhays this morning?

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Originally Posted by foxy

Were you on High Willhays this morning?

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I'm afraid not - I was doing a shortened version of the haytor hurry route from here http://www.run-dartmoor.blogspot.co.uk/

I did meet you (i think) somewhere over by fur tor about 14-15 months ago though when I was walking all of the dartmoor tors for charity. I managed to complete the challenge for what it's worth.

This last week’s training has been pretty intense by my standards, last weekend we had our clubs “Festival of running” this is a three day event which comprises of running on all different types of terrain.
Friday:- 1 mile race on the track, I struggled a bit we had some runners over from Dumfries running club and Dumfries Harriers, I think I finished about 6th or 7th. 25 minutes later we did a cross country run, I did better and came 2nd in that.
Saturday: - 6 mile road race, I came second again.
Sunday: - 3.5 mile Hill race, keeping consistent I came,yes 2nd.

As the event is age graded I came 3rd overall, pretty happy with that.

Tuesday:- A run up Skiddaw, saw a few local runners on there looking like it was a club training session, was that anybody off here?
Wednesday:- In the morning ran to the railway station then to work 10 miles with pack and the same again back home in the evening. 20 miles in total.
Friday:- In the morning ran to the railway station then to work 10 miles with pack and the same again back home in the evening. 20 miles in total.

Thinking of doing Skiddaw again on Sunday.

ATB

Tahr

12.4m 3922ft ascent, cracking run out in the Highlands. Bloody loved it I did, bloody loved it!

a quite sedate 3 mile run run this morning(23 min).. followed by a sedate pace of post walking, 11mile walk(5hours).. got home at 4pm went for a run 8-9 miles 1hour ish, with 10x180 metre sprints in just for good measure... just been told as i have so much energy i can take the dogs for a run toninght, at least an hour... that's me not drinking tonight then!