9 miles, 2050' mostly on the Breidden Hills route, except when I got lost (that's when it got really gloopy underfoot - must hose down the trail shoes).
Tonight's project is to run the 7.5 miles home from work - me car's broke!
Jim
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9 miles, 2050' mostly on the Breidden Hills route, except when I got lost (that's when it got really gloopy underfoot - must hose down the trail shoes).
Tonight's project is to run the 7.5 miles home from work - me car's broke!
Jim
[QUOTE=IanDarkpeak;362608]it didn't look promising last night rain and clag all day but got to the car park, rain stopped cloudlifted to give a great run from Yorkshire Bridge
Over Win up Loose Hill(running all the way up :)) across to Fulward farm across to Win hill just skirting the top at the woodline.
9 miles 2600ft
Thats a great route Ian, i often do that one and never really get tired of it. sometimes i add a bit by going up to the plateau via the YHA or approach Win Hill from Shatton basiaclly following the bamford race route which adds a little bit.
[QUOTE=Corniceman;362704]Yes I often run along the ridge before dropping down up to YHA and on to Druid stone, Down Jaggers and back up to Edale Cross before heading to Win HillQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Two laps of village on road. Trying to do it once per week to get legs moving a bit faster :rolleyes: NB err, no warm up!
Thankyou for not posting a picture of your britches this year! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
I wasn't referring to actual furry britches (britches as in your psychedelic 1960's spaced out hippy running shorts) but the hound ---> aka furry britches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
Wimped out of a higher level run (original plan was Bardon Moor/Cracoe area) and did a wet 65 mins around Swinsty & Fewston Reservoirs - great fun once I got started:D
Saturday 1st. Lady Bowerto Backtor and then heaher bashed on to Margery Hill and Outer Edge. Headed over to Alport trig before heading back down past Alport castles and Crookhill back to lady Bower. Nice day out and covered a bit of the G and B route meeting the MRT guys out on Outer Edge.
Did the Carding Mill Canter route today, about 4 miles, steady pace. Streams were pretty full in the valley, forgot i had to cross it a couple of times. First time i've done it since i sprained my ankle in Feb and i've lost loads of confidence descending, especially the last descent which is the one i hurt it on!
Reps to Hobson Moor trig point under crisp autumn skies. Beautiful night for a run and I was rewarded with a fantastic sunset over Manchester.
Aye it's been a grand day, hours jog with dog on moors in the dark, only bats for company.
2nd of the winter series road races, Since I'd pretty much been given the all clear from the Docs I decided to go for it and see where i was.
7.43 miles 1255ft in 51.09 on a stunning night. It's the hardest I've run for 8 weeks and I gave everything.
Don't you just love pain it's great:w00t::thumbup:
that's good going IanQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
I agree: the satisfaction from a run is usually proportional to the pain experienced
I was second behind Peniston runner Lee, he beat me by 1.10 minutes but I had two runners snapping at my heels that made me keep going. 19 out in total including PaulEQuote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
A trundle up and down Black Hill frommWessenden Head to iron out the kinks after G&BI on sat. 950 ft & a tad under 4 miles in 39:45.
40 lengths of the pool today followed by one hour splitting wood.
13.5 miles today in 1.59....oh I so wish I could go at this pace for the whole of the Kielder Marathon a week on Saturday! I mean 8.45-9.00 min mile ain't difficult!
That would give me a 3.50 ish result!
AS IF!!! :eek: :thunbdown:
It's a very undulating route, I ain't done that much training, and I always struggle after 15 miles....boo.....but ones gotta dream!!! :rolleyes:
Oh dear I got dragged into a middle distance group at Notts AC tonight against my better judgement. did 6x900m reps with a minute between each. Might do some good for those fast undulating sections of fell races such as longshaw!?
Two laps of village (4.5miles) one minute faster than last week plus 200 squats (50 & 60 & 90)
That marathon sounds gorgeous MG, although I suspect that on the whole it will be a flat 'un given that it seems to follow the lake side all the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
I also looked at Steve Cram's training guide on the web site and liked his 10K to marathon time conversion formula. He reckons that on balance an 'elite' athlete will run a marathon at a pace 10% slower than their 10K pace. Taking a huge jump in imagination and assuming me to be an elite athlete for a second and adding in that I've also, amazingly, run the Leeds 10K this year in 44 minutes, that means that my marathon time = 44 x 4.2 x 1.1 = 3 hours 23 minutes. That sort of goes with my rough and ready marathon calculation that my likely time would be circa 1 hour less than it takes me to run the 3P (4:22 best race finish and more recently 4:18 best solo run finish). Absolutely no need to run a marathon now as I already know my time :)
I challenge you to run one and prove it! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Stef its finding a marathon that I'd enjoy thats the problem*. Kielder looks fabulous but its too late for that this year and ,having done the half version of the Langdale marathon a few years back, I know that route too is lovely even though you run two laps of the half route. Its a really hilly though so wouldn't be the best for going for a fast time and i think that was last month anyway. I think I would hate to death the London Marathon and probably any other city centre run (I hated to death the Leeds 10K) but would welcome suggestions for any scenic and not so touristy marathons, preferably up north.Quote:
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*I also don't own a single pair of road running shoes
8.5 miles 1,500ft over bleaklow, yes it was a tanky jog, very surprise by the fine weather we had, i was expected heavy rain.
bumped in to a large group of Rucsac club members near Bleaklow, exchanged pleasantries and tales of semi dressed luvshack's before moving on.
EdinburghQuote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Loch Ness
Windermere
It'd make a change from running up and down Pen Y Ghent and Plover Hill every other day ;):p
Cheers DT - Edinburgh will probably require me to join a club or something to get a non-dress up as a womble start though won't it? Windermere sounds good though although that's next May, probably a week or so after I will have fellsmanned. Loch Ness was just last weekend. You're right in that my current running is kind of predictable and typically includes one or more of the 3 peaks each and every single flipping time. I only tend to run Plover and PyG once a week though so don't exagerate :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Nice conclusion there Stolly...why didn't I think of ending it with a simple calculation! :rolleyes:
No really, in a sick kind of way, I am looking forward to it. You'd be surprised at how 'unflat' it is. I mean it's not fellrunning but it's fairly undulating the whole way round.
The guy that won the Challenge last month runs 40 marathons a year and he finished in 2.57 I think.
I did the Challenge route which is reverse (anti-clockwise) to the marathon (clockwise) last month and it sure is pretty....worth one of your photographs ;)
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Originally Posted by Stolly
Edinburgh is okay - it's not too big yet. Just don't do what my team mate did last year, lead the race for 26 miles 285 yards and then lose!
Back to distance training, put some work off as it was too nice a morning.
Strines Pub to Back Tor down to Ladybower, all the way round and back up and over Bact Tor.
18 miles and 2000ft. felt good to be running again but legs stll tirewd after Mondays Effort.
Rest up now until Windgather.
Run round little old uxbridge this morning :thumbup:
You considered the White peak marathon Stolly ? I did it this year as I wanted to complete a marathon and had no interest in running a city one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Pleasant route up the Tissington trail from Asbourne and down the High Peak trail to Matlock. Not as enjoyable as a day in the hills but as marathons go I reckon its pretty good.
I'm sure i'm not alone in moaning i cant find time to train. Working 9-5 now, hour for lunch and cycling and running to work. Only excuse now is my own laziness:rolleyes:
Hope this gives others some ideas;)
1 hr 43 mins out and back on Bronte Way (with a couple of short detours of which only one was planned!) from Moorside Lane/Penistone Hill to just before Watersheddles Res. only about 9 miles as slowed at most signed fp junctions to check route (OS map was still on coffee table at home!).
A nice 10.2 up the Wessenden Valley from Marsden to the top of Black hill. 1900 ft up and down in 1:53. They have repaired the bottom of the two stiles above Wessenden Head.
1h40 over my Pendle hill sesh this morning, a 6mi/2,400ft concoction. Very misty...right up until I made it back to the car park at which point, on looking back, top of Pendle was clear as a bell with lovely blue skies about. Typical! :rolleyes:
Thought I saw Stolly's car when I got back - strange to see him on Pendle:confused:. Hope it was him as I left a message on his windscreen.
Nice session there SS!
Hoping to be around for 24th of this month, maybe a full tour? Not confirmed though yet! :)
Popped round the Stretton Skyline yesterday after 2 weeks off, 3 hours ish.
You did see stolly's car :)Quote:
Originally Posted by southernsoftie
recovering from a chest infection so a steady flat 3.75 m in 27:13 doing 4 lengths of St Bees beach
Phew!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
So what were you doing on the 'Worst Hill Ever'(TM)?
Running a half tourer - marvellous, especially the mug of tea and two slices of toast with jam in the cabin after :)Quote:
Originally Posted by southernsoftie
Quality start to the day, a couple of lengths of St Bees beach at low tide with a gentle trip across the cliff tops to the lighthouse and back. 7 miles 59 mins, followed by a glorious day. God how I like being off work!!