Back to hotel too late for dinner and gym. Belly wins, I'm afraid. Will try to get up early for a sesh tomorrow morning. With more work when I get back 'til God knows what time, I can't guarantee it.:o:(
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Back to hotel too late for dinner and gym. Belly wins, I'm afraid. Will try to get up early for a sesh tomorrow morning. With more work when I get back 'til God knows what time, I can't guarantee it.:o:(
79mins out with KCAC and co, struggled to keep up for much of it, but they are so nice, they waited. ;)
Then off to the pool for 24 lengths cool down.
I had enough swimming during our slight diversion ;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by biara
Al, how are you getting your ascent values?Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fowler
GPS vertical accuracy is notoriously poor.
You need to import the data into Sportstracks and use the elevation correction plugin to get the true ascent values. Basically the gps track gets overlain on a DEM and the height values extracted from that. If you're relying on the GPS ascent values only you'll be getting a very dodgy number.
http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/
http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/
Aside from anything else it's much better software that garmin training centre anyway.
:)
Long Hill Reps totalling 15m/3296ft, Bacon, Egg and Mushroom sarnie gone in 60 seconds!!!!
Steady 7 miles round my training loop.
Thats it now till the PBR race on Sunday, maybe a short walk on saturday and stretches.
Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
I had a Bacon, egg, SAUSAGE and mushroom sarnie for my lunch on Monday (though NO Cod Liver Oil ;) ) and nearly fell asleep at work afterwards :)
Just off out now for a quick 5 miler/1000' :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by southernsoftie
SS you are very dedicated!
I wish I didn't like sleep so much so could cram in as much as you.
Have done 1 short run a week this month :( too much too-ing and fro-ing between London & home... Next week I will bring my running kit down with me :cool:
flat out at race speed round my usuall training run. trying to get that race sharpness back. still about 1 minute down on my PB Probably the hardest of the Monday night races.
7.45miles 1200ft 52.30
Gym Session on Monday...including walking lunges..they hurt..
4.5 miles Xcountry yesterday working any hills
10 miles mixed terrain today with doggies at my side (sometimes) and rucksack on back
11k lunch time run round about where I live. I went past the 3 owls bird sanctuary today and had a quick look in. They only had seagulls on show, wheres all the ducks and geese gone :confused: Hope it wasn't a Christmas clearout :eek:
We've joined the gym....:confused:
Todays sesh was the induction (got to be the 4th or 5th one i've had so far)
Trainer told me I should use twice as many calories on the weights machines as opposed to the treadmills and other CV stuff..... Not convinced.
Lets see, still plenty of pounds to lose before Belvoir
After feeling very tired yesterday and in bed by 8 I just had an easy road and trail 5 this evening, very bright but bitingly cold. Beautiful!
Jason
20min run at 6 in the morning, beautiful down the cobbled street in haworth in the dark!! then 2km in the pool this evening. Longest I've swum for many years, very happy now. :)
A light 4.6 mile run on the roads tonight straight after work first run for the best part of two weeks felt really out of sorts since Helsby half marathon plus having to prepare for an Ofsted inspection has not helped.
Long run this morning. 13 miles 2000 ft, to holme moss and back, freezing wind, ice, frozen turf and when you broke through, freezing water. Just a plod but great fun. Some gloriuosly bright, everyone happy and chatty.
I hope I exhausted the dog 'cause I am not taking her out again today, unless it is to the pub! ;)
Jason
7 brisk off-road miles this morning from our usual Saturday morning meeting point. About as uppy and downy as you can get in this part of the world (the highest point may be only 105m above sea level but the lowest point is just 12m - OK they're nearly 2 miles apart). Blue sky, sunshine and crisp surfaces under foot. Brilliant.
A trip over Bleaklow on Skis with Nik. The snow has dissapeared at a shocking rate. Saw some fresh mudclaw prints on the Black clough path.
3m/550ft with Mini-Merry, trying to gently re-light his enthusiasm for running;)
9miles on lower Lakeland Fells.
Realised after last weekend that the high fells are a real slog in the snow
Which distance are you doing No vice 16 or 26?Quote:
Originally Posted by No vice
Be doing the 16. (Still be my longest run to date:rolleyes::))
And more than likely in a ponies vest
Fair enough, thought I'd have go at the 26 this year, and it will also be my longest run for years.
I'll look out for the Ponies vest at the start.
http://turbotom-hillsfieldsandthrills.blogspot.com/
First offroad run for a while today
I don't believe in God, but if there is one, he made today for fellrunners.
Ran from Middleton to Westernhope and along the Teesdale/Weardale ridge to High Field trig and back.
Mapmyrun says 25.45 miles, and all of it glorious. The Pennines have huge banks of frozen snow on them today, lots of it - no fresh snow here like further east. It's hard snow but not slippy as the surface is pitted and the rough sugary top was just made for mudclaws to nibble. This route is usuually like the Somme, a bog trot, and I have never had as much fun here as today - More please God!:D
A 10k on the roads which I set out to use as a recovery run and do in around 45 minutes. Got a little enthusiastic and ended up doing it in 39:31.
Have you ever thought of writing poetry? :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
The Mickleden Straddle route. 13.8 ish miles of mixed terrain. Lots of black ice & snow. Be warned of collapsing snow bridges & ankle snapper snow holes. Fantastic morning and crisp consolisated snow to run over.
approx 10 miles, predominantly XC. Not a lot wet as it was all frozen. Even ran across ice on the usual boggy bits. Lots of tracks heavily rutted by tractors etc and then frozen solid, which made maintaining any speed fun :)
Only slow and steady, but thats OK :)
Nowt wrong with slow and steady;)
30m/6828ft 6h 11m Did a 15m loop from home, called back to feed my face with soup and sarnies, 10 min break sat outside house, if i'd have sat inside the temptation to run the bath, have a fag and say 'sod it' would have been to great:eek:
Second 15m seemed easier, probably cos it had warmed up a bit, malt loaf on the move tasted good, butter on it made it moist and easy to get down.
Only fell over twice, all in all a good day out.
57m run/walked this week with 11642ft of climbing, guinness tonight:cool:
Bloody good effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Your guna cruise round at this rate.
Sounds like a reet grand adventure.
13 miles 4000' over and around the Pentlands with Doggies yesterday..stunning day, sunny, mostly frozen ground.
Saw a large Buzzard, a Roe deer and a beautiful red fox, that was sunbathing in the heather until one of the collies nearly stepped on it :D
was only slowed up by the 'dozens' of fell runners 'familiarising' themselves with the carnethy five route...
all in all a brilliant day
good luck to everybody on race day :cool:
Good effort Darren We'll get you on something big one of these day;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Born Slippery
Kinder Trial for me 13.7 miles of rough stuff, ascent Who knows!! lots:rolleyes: 2000-2500 would be my guess
22.5 miles yesterday in the surrey hills, approx 2000ft, in 3.30min
felt great
but got really lashed up last night and now feel less great
On Saturday went to Edale,Ran up Jacobs ladder down to coldwell clough,then on to mount famine,up to south head across to lords seat up and over mam tor,at hollins cross took a left and dropped back down towards car.Fantastic run ive put some pic's up on profile,Lovely clear day.14 miles around 1900ft climbing.Ground was hard though as i found out when i slipped on some ice.On Sunday ran a x country race in liverpool only 4 and a bit miles.
13.2 miles yesterday - 1h46m: a trail race in the Colne valley (that's as in Colne Valley and Halstead Railway). Good going at first on frozen ground (apart from the tussocky bits - one of the fields was quite the worst I think I've run on recently) then slightly more difficult as the surface softened towards the end. Lots of ups and downs. One of my shoes fell apart (not completely, obviously) when I kicked a tussock quite hard on a descent to the second clipper point, which made the last few miles quite interesting with the sole going ger-flip ger-flap on the slightest bit of rough ground. Last hard run before Shropshire next weekend.
I need to get a long run in. not done one for soooooooo.... long:(Quote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
building up distance Iain with an eye on the Fellsman and the BGQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
might try and bung on another 10 miles next weekend to make it 32m and see how I get on: have never run more than 23m.