21 miles on the mountain bike, 45 minutes swimming. Then an hour in the physio learning some new stretches and exercises to sort my back out, good progress on the back too.
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21 miles on the mountain bike, 45 minutes swimming. Then an hour in the physio learning some new stretches and exercises to sort my back out, good progress on the back too.
good to hear Shaun :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunaneto
a short 4 mile run on the local hill, felt terrible in the heat and glad to have finished. Back to early early morning runs for me!
22 miles on the bike. Including the long ascent up past Dovestones to Wessenden Head and a scoot down the Wessenden Valley.
Impromptu nip over Pendle this morning, enjoyed being back on the hill!
Wharfedale off road marathon yesterday, approx 24miles with around 2500ft of climb completed in 3:16:32 for 2nd place :thumbup:
A little four miler up and down Black Hill from Wessenden Head yeasterday. 950 feet of climb in 41:32.
5m with dog and 4 reps of me favourite hill.
A five minute jog up Pule hill with Rodders Junior. Note the minimalistic Peppa Pig wellies.
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Did some climbing at the top and she belayed for me too.
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Sod them inov8 bare-grips, them Pork-grips look pigging good:thumbup:
Another grand Sunday evening 9mile run around wainstalls. Great way to end the week. Steady week leading up to 3peaks on Saturday, although Thursdays Hebden race is club champ race so will probably end up doing that....
A playful skip over Black Hill and down to Red Rotcher and back. A tad over 7 miles and 1460 feet in 1:22. The pavement stones have been extended over the bog! Interesting.
4.5 mile recovery run tonight, a day late really but needed to stretch out and get the blood flowing without going crackers. Just over 40 mins and felt fine, fastest recovery from long distance yet!
A fantastic race from West end into Alport Dale, a lovely valley with some seriously mean climbs. joined by Green Flash, PaulE amongst others and Nicky on her 3rd race in 3 days! Some where around 5 miles and 2000ft(guess) either way it was a tough hill session.
Sheffield (student home)--> New Mills (home home) with my friend Dave (soon to be dp I believe), via Redmires, High Neb, Glory Stones, Win Tit, Crookstone, 636, Kinder Low, Tunstead before the final slog along the SVT (adding in 600m so we could get the full marathon done). smidge under 43km (picked Dave up en route), 1050m of up-tiddly-up in around 260mins.
Followed by epic eating.
Cracking evening with club tonight. 8.5ml including bits of Hobble, Yorkshireman and Wadsworth Trog. Lovely run out followed by beer and crisps in Waggon & Horses :cool:
2nd week of training fpr the Snowdon International. Just back from 6miler in the Gwydir forest and the Marin Trail, with well over 1000ft of climbing - enjoying it, but feeling slightly daunted about Julys event!
Thirty flights of stairs (5 storeys each), run up jog down, 50 mins :thumbup:
Bloody 'ell Stef... no one can doubt your commitment! Up and down stairs and then up and down some more... and again... and again...............
Quick (well, not so quick) rip around my Tegg's Nose training loop... about 5 miles and 1000' of climb... with spaniel and 3 minutes outside my PB (56.40).:o
Usual excuses... drink last night / encounters with bullocks / dog going AWOL...
... Keep at it...:)
Wiggled and attempted to straighten my fingers every half hour or so. Does this count?
That's a start Nigel I'm sure everyone will forgive you for doing no more after recent events!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nigel
7.25 miles/1600ft in 74mins on Danefield & Chevin including climbing the 'hidden steps' route ( as mentioned in post 10436) for the first time - 'tis a toughie!!
Yes especially if wrapped around the champagne or Bacardi glass :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nigel
It drives me stair crazy!Quote:
Originally Posted by lantern rouge
I forgot to say thanks...I got my watch :)
Tuesday - 8.5 miles steady club session round chevin, bramhope and carlton, slightly tight calf but felt reasonably good.
Pyramid track session tonight - 200-400-600-800-1000-800-600-400-200 @5:45 pace with 200 jog recoveries. Surprisingly good session, after my calf felt bad yesterday I thought I'd have to rest but seems not :)
I must run more marathons, it seems to agree with me!
30 minute blast from home around the footpaths and low hills. The aim was to push the pace all the way round and run hard up the hills. Missed hill reps yesterday when my wife forced me to have tapas in manchester.
Couldn't get out of work fast enough today. Saltaire, on the canal, into Glen Woods, up to Golcar Farm, Dick Hudsons, Bingley Moor, 12 Apostles, Ilkley Moor, Keighley Gate, Rombalds Moor & High Plantation & into Ilkley on The Millenium Way path. 11.1 miles & my marathon legs felt fine !
I have found codeine mixed with red wine to be an effective mix - not in the same glass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
Only have access to a 3 level building - have done it 60 times so 120 flights - will have to up my game .....Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
10km race in Battersea Park: 40.47
Followed by 29-mile bike ride: 1h47m
10 miles run up and over Bleaklow with Mikey P. Parked up at Shepley St and ran along doctors gate then onto shelf benches. Dropped into Dowstone clough and ran up that to take us onto the plateau. Across to Higher Shelf trig -> Hern Clough -> Grains in the water -> Bleaklow Stones -> Near Bleaklow Stones -> Black Clough -> Bleaklow Head -> Pennine way towards Crowden -> onto path by the Barrow -> Shepley street. Got caught in a hailstorm on the way to Bleaklow Stones which wasn't fun in bare legs. New territory for Mikey P so it was well worth going.
5.5 miles with my son & Ilkley Junior Harriers over Ilkley Moors. Lunch. Now just about to head out on the mountain bike, followed by a couple of cheeky ones in The Old Glen House. Watching my son at the BOFRA Kettlewell race tomorrow. It's a classic, which starts & finishes with a run through the river.
Really wanted to do that one but already doing BMW relay with the club. Hope your lad enjoys itQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
despite being restricted on the running its been an ok week,
Mon - 45 min swim and a 2hr MTB
Tues - Club run, 5-6 miles and maybe 1800ft
Wed - 45 min swim, 38 mile hilly road bike
Thur - 45 min swim, 20 mile fast MTB
Fri - 9 mile run, XC
Sat - 9 mile run, largely flat towpath back lanes
Out of interest, how do you keep count?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
I split mine into six sets of five but with no rest - five fingers/thumb on a hand! :o Sometimes when my mind wanders and I lose track though and have to carry on from the last number I can remember :thunbdown:.
Big week for me this week,
Sun 8 mile 1600ft
Thurs Hebden race 6 mile 1200ft
Today 3 peaks 24 mile 5200ft
Had a great day today but there were two charity walks on so first half was very busy, had to queue for stile at bottom of descent on PYG.
I use the bezel on my watch - turn it one click each time I get back to the ground floor - but sometimes I forget or click it at the top - need to concentrate to get it right but like you my mind wanders .....Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
When doing hill reps i count with a pile of stones. Move one stone when you have done a rep. Not sure whether you want 30 stones in your stairwell but it does work.
I went through a stage of running the stairwell at work: seven stories, each one of about 16 steps I think. I'd do either 10x or 15x if I was feeling punchy. A rep (up and down) used to take me about 2m40secs I think so if I got all hot and bothered and forgot where I was could work it out by the time ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
I think a minute or so is a good length for a hill rep as you can sustain anaerobic effor for that long but not much longer, I believe, so if you go for it, it should have a big impact on threshold as well as on leg-strength.
Deeply unpleasant though.
It's good to hear I'm not alone! Seven storeys would be great but five is ok.
I built up from 3 climbs to 30 between January and April (30x102 steps). I'm still going for strength and endurance at the moment and aim for at least three sessions a week. I'll continue with this until July when I have to take time out for an operation. After that I'll have to start all over again; very carefully!
I'm not sure how long one climb takes, but I take them at around tempo effort level, definitely not a sprint. I'll bring my running watch in to work and time them properly. By the end of a week 5 climbs including jogging back down takes about 10 minutes.
I'd thought of using counters but hadn't done anything about it - I might try taking something small (30 of them!) to the bottom and carrying one up each time - none left at the bottom would mean I've finished!
Deeply unpleasant sums it up nicely - hot, airless, windowless and mind numbingly tedious!!!
I've had a very sore calf since I woke up on Friday morning. I'll have to be a bit ginger with today's session.
yeah, why do we do it eh. It's something that I definitely have to be in the (masochistic) mood for, one for the winter months really ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F