2/3 TOP this morning, with 3 of those fantastic climbs thrown in :)
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2/3 TOP this morning, with 3 of those fantastic climbs thrown in :)
Tigger Tor race for me yesterday, 9miles and about 1800' climb. Ate far too much protein type food the night before, and really felt it on the first hill. Then I went flying on a patch of ice, and now have a purple big toe and knee :(
Amazing how much more energy you use up if you're limping a bit, I felt pretty close to blowing up a couple of times and had to walk for a few minutes on the flat.
Took me 1hr25.45, I was originally hoping for sub 1hr30 so I'm pretty happy, but my normal running partner (who is a bit fitter than me, but slower on the desents) did just over 1hr20. Even worse, Keith from winter mondays beat me by a couple of places, and then went off to play a game of hockey!
No running tonight as my toe's still purple, but should be back on the treadmill Tuesday, and the hills Wednesday.
My toe is purple as well Paul, stubbed my toe and went down hard, my rear is an interesting colour also:oQuote:
Originally Posted by PaulE
I'll be there tonight but It might be a shorter session for me.
[QUOTE=IanDarkpeak;302222], my rear is an interesting colour also:oQUOTE]
Brown?
Oh dear, purple toes and "interesting" rears! :eek: Not good!
Running - what's that then? :(
Have my running kit with me today and so if I get time later then I will be off out for a little explore :) (roads though :rolleyes: )
Have ?fun? I'm officially banned from running tonight (my better half's a paramedic, wich is handy for getting injuries checked out, but gets me very little sympathy and she has told me not to be so stupid...) but might manage a quick trip out with the dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Up at 4.45 this am for a quick 3.5miler on the roads & lanes near me. Started using my trusty rucksack filled with paper again (8.5kg) .
Really adds weight to your climbs and works your thighs very hard. Couldn't do burpees afterwards as a result. Will do D3 tonight.
D3 of pull ups done at work (and 10 underarm pull ups each time I've gone for a drink from the machine) and made up for the fail on D2 t'other day.
Am doing something rather longer than my usual stuff at the end of April :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
anyhow..Gym session today..cardio circuits..Knackered :eek:
[QUOTE=TurboTom;302224]reddy purpley with blue to come I suspect:oQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Nothing too adventurous today & so no purple bits! Steady trail 5 this morning at 0730 and it was light! Ah bliss, half way through the winter.
Jason
We DON'T demand pictures! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
6m trails in wind & mist, lots of moaning & howlling in the woods made me think THEY were watching. 2mm of mud over ice made for some interesting moments.
Jason
Very windy and wet 7miles just now.
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Originally Posted by ukhursty
Save a bit for Saturday uk :)
I'll try, but I can't stop myself getting out there and hammering the miles, I making the most of this ever present motivation at the minute :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
One more run before saturday I reckon, or maybe 2, with 1 being really short, then I should be ready for the Wadsworth! :cool:
Woohoo! Actually got out for a run today! :cool: Only a short one, but a run nonetheless. Hopefully back out again Thursday morning :D
3/4 of the normal hill session last night as I had to be some where. Good to get back on the hill sprints. hopefully it will put bounce in my Bungee
5.5 mile this morning on trails through a fresh covering of snow
going really well until i got 2 minutes from home...then...crack..went over on my ankle :mad:
now have a large swelling on the outside of my right ankle :(..so am dosing up on Ibuprofen etc
DAMN !!
Oh no BS bad news :( hope the swelling goes down and all is well soon.
(running up 8 flights of 20 stairs quite fast) x 13
upping it from 10, but 15 was too big an ask in the end, nearly collapsed on 12 ...
I honestly think this is the single most effective training thing that I do.
It's certainly the most painful :eek:
Love the training idea ZHR, sounds ace 'fun'.
Just managed 30mins on turbo trainer, all the time in tuck position so just getting used to it. Not bad for tonight as usually homelife says no training on a tuesday. :)
Blooming icy again this morning, the roads to my usual trail run were deadly. Comfy 5 with 100o ft climb on local trails, fresh snow on ice, so running wasnt easy, but it was lovely and bright.
Jason
Good work ZHR :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
4 easy miles - last run of the week before doing something called the May Hill Massacre, near Gloucester, this coming Sunday. 8 and a bit miles with a 1000 ft of up. It's meant to be a mud bath.
8 hilly road miles around the Strines Valley, plenty of fresh snow over ice to keep you on you toes
30min reverse split run round the streets by my hotel with 8.5kg pack: 15mins out, try to beat the time back (9secs over:o)
Then to the gym for a 15min row followed by a fairly tough total body circuit:
10 x handclap press ups
30 medicine ball twists
60 alternate leg thrusts
20 dumbell raises (alternate 10 to front, 10 to side)
20 dorsal raises
20 box jumps
No rest between each exercise. Above is one set. 1 min rest between sets. 4 sets.
Some back/shoulder weights, then a good stretch session.
Rounded off with a dip in the pool. Swam a few lengths, and then 'ran' a few lengths to finish off
Cheers OHWQuote:
Originally Posted by OneHillWonder
Swelling going down..but stiff now
resting it until the weekend and then will restrict my runs to the road to minimise the risk of twisting
Nice and steady 3 miles, should be ready for Wadsworth on saturday now, although my calves are hurting a bit due to all that hard ground on Sunday/Monday :/
Nailed the whole run in forefoot strike and it felt smooth and quick.
INJURED...ffs :mad:
Gutted mate, how did you get injured? Bad one?Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboTom
6.4 mile headtorch run last night. Crossed several muddy fields and ran (stumbled) along riverbank path which has been underwater recently. Nice. Pint of Red Fox Coggeshall Gold afterwards. Also nice.
Supposed to be heading out for a headtorch run on Derwent/Bleaklow tonight.... anyone know what the snow is like out there after yesterday's mild blizzard?
No after the relay on sunday my calves felt tight...noting to bad but then the next day my lower calf/ upper foot was really sore whenever i moved it abd it still is. Hopefully il be fit for a run out on saturday thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
Round near me, chew valley so not too far away it didnt look bad this morningQuote:
Originally Posted by RachFR
Hi Rach, Are you high peak marathoning by any chance,Quote:
Originally Posted by RachFR
Just got back from Howden edge. near Swains head to be precise. fresh:rolleyes: wet snow covering all the old stuff is a bit tricky esp near edges where you can't tell wether its a hole or hard pack under fresh stuff. depth varies from zero to 12+inches where it has drifted. plenty of heather showing though. it was cold but drizzeling near the 1894 stone, suspect bleaklow could be firmer.
21 miles on me bike before getting a flat :mad: Probably expected too much from a 12 year old bike that gathers dust most of the year round :o
Short run tonight - 3 miles in the slush, followed by hill sprints (5 x 40 seconds sprint up, 1 minute jog down) followed by short cool down trot home.
Not done those in ages, and my legs weren't too happy on the last one! Hoping to get up to at least 10 reps next week, and then extend the rep to a minute...
6 miles through a pea-souper fog, tikka beam just bounced back into my face. Kept to the lane as it was too difficult to even see the road edge at times - hence veeeeerrrrrrryyyyyy ssssssllllllllooooooowwwww:o
[QUOTE=IanDarkpeak;303339]Hi Rach, Are you high peak marathoning by any chance,[QUOTE]
Yep (well that's the plan!). Cheers for that, conditions were fairly nice along the outer edge tonight, apart from some periods of thick clag! To be expected I suppose, need to get used to it :D
12 miles 3,000ft Dark Peak Margery Hill Fell race
Very foggy for large parts of the route with big place changes due to Navigational choice or error!
The route has lots of up and down not unlike TOP.
Not sure of my position as it was a staggered start. slight calf pull crossing one of the streams:(
I need to work on my Hill fitness still:rolleyes: