Good effort shaunaneto. I generally can't run at all before 10 a.m.! Although I have, in fact I did last Friday but that must be the first time time for many moons, unless as part of a 'race' of some kind!
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Good effort shaunaneto. I generally can't run at all before 10 a.m.! Although I have, in fact I did last Friday but that must be the first time time for many moons, unless as part of a 'race' of some kind!
It wasn't much, I'll top it up with an hour on the turbo trainer watching a replay of one of the XC World Cup rounds tonight.
Although, we are off to a distillery and a pub meal. Might be a tough effort to get on the trainer at all.
Nice! Which distillery? :)
Ran the Crowden Horseshoe this morning, be aware that at least three of the streams are now close to impassable, quite a shock considering I didn't see anyone at all on the whole route (always someone lurking about on Black Hill...), although for about 20 mins I could barely see anything at all! Where did summer go?????
Edradour, well recommend. Good lord, the warehouse.Quote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
Anyway, turbo......hic......trainer.......
Last long run probably, 17.4 miles on roads and trails, 6:44 pace.. didn't feel great, but consistent run followed by rolling and sauna.
http://app.strava.com/activities/63030085
Great run tonight.. 12.5 all on sandy trails.. last 3 mile paces 6:04, 5:42, 5:40.. all at average of 6:17 which included 2 miles where the GPS went AWOL for a while..
Training really does work, tonight cruising at 6:15 having a chat, 1 year ago that was a hard session.
Mate I ran with just ran 1:06 at Hamburg in 77% humidity, coming 6th in a major international marathon, he was paid appearance fees and all travel, and the other AFricans couldn't believe he just trains in the bush up in Rostock.. it felt good tonight to drop him after 10 miles but to run 6"15's 4 days after running a 1:06 shows how good he is, unbelievable recovery, but his diet is so structured.. even chews on hunks of ginger route.. drinks water with garlic in it.. has it so regimented but then he's running like he is so you can't argue...
Ran from Glossop -> Doctor's Edge -> Pennine Way -> Bleaklow -> round the reservoirs into Tintwistle -> Hadfield. No idea how far, I'd guess 13-14 miles? Took two hours anyway. No garlic in water for me though.
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/adddiary.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by sevendaughters
Handy for mapping routes 7D...
Now into taper mode.. 65 miles last week.. almosta ll low 6's to 7 min miles, finished with a weekend in the Harz mountains, 6-7 mile trail runs every morning, followed by 10 mile hikes in the hills.
Following the standard 100>70>40% reduction in training volume each week as a taper, seems to leave me OK, but maintain pace until final day.
11 miles tonight at 6:30 pace, then maybe 3-4 mile reps tomorrow and a few easy runs then to take me to Saturday...
Two runs for me today, 5.18m 925ft and 7m and 2155ft.
Does anybody climb the stairs[if you have any !] and find it so hard that you think how can you possibly race,nah,run at all and probably after a couple of days rest,then go out and have a reasonable run !! strange.
Not that i can run at all at the moment,thought i better add that as i have been on the injury thread,just thinkig back !!!
Never used stairs at all...
last night felt terrible, met up with two mates after a 4 k warm up, did 15k on trails and road at 6:15 pace.. 1 k cool down.. its whats so good about training with people, just gets you going. Without them it'd had been a terrible session. Lovely night out in the strawberry fields around Rostock, never smelt such fragrant fields.
Wasnt thinking of training on the stairs !
Yes know what you mean,i used to go to Harriers on a Wednesday and could hardly drag myself out of the car then had a good session with club mates.How many times do we not bother training because we feel tired when we should have ? i suspect not every time though ,sometimes it must be genuine fatigue.
A technical PB for me and Harry running over Plover Hill and Pen y Ghent tonight
A belt along the canal at lunch time, up and round Gotts Park golf course and back. 6.25 miles, maybe 350 ft of climb and an average speed of 7.9 mph, gor blimey!
Lazy week... ate too much.. drunk too much... today was first quality-ish run really..Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
sat: 47.5 miles 2500m ascent... trail world champs
sun: 3 miles steady
mon: 4 miles on WHW from tyndrum
Tues: 6 mile trail run Luing
Weds: 4.4 mile trail run 7:30 pace.. legs finally feeling normalish
Thurs: 8 mile walk up munro 3 mile trail run
Fri: 9 mile trail run 7:20 pace.. feeling better, feet still a tad sore..
Back to 70-75 next week then 90 the week after, so reverse taper.. 40% then 70% then 100% weekly loads back to 90 per week..
I wondered if you ran after the championship race IainQuote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Night off for us tonight after six in six :closed:
trying my best to nurse a gippy knee, did 1hr20mins 11.5miles on grass out the front of my house, 10 laps of a greaty big area of grass overlooking the sea, never did a lapped run feel so great, 25C heat and sea veiws = glorious, damn im so lucky living where I do ;)
1hr on the bike first thing yesterday, followed by an utterly hideous run in high temperatures.
I say run, I mean walk with a slow jog in the descents. And that was flat out. Warm weather is not my cup of tea.
Aye.. just normal now.. so a slow 3 miler.. but back running OK now.. just finished yesterdays run with the last 2 miles around 6:30 min miling.. so pretty happy to be back training normally again..Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Yesterday was great, 4.5 mile trail run at 7 am on the isle of luing, then drive to the lakes, 5 mile fell walk over langdales pikes, then a 4 mile trail run in langdale.. then beers, food watching a good singer in the New Dungeon Ghyll..
Did an 18 mile very hilly trail run tonight, close to 3000ft climbing, 2hr50. Really pleased as I managed to knock mile 15,16,17 out sub 7 min mile which on the trails I thought was decent, wasn't stopping at the end so well pleased, need to fit in something around 3hr30 next weekend, then I should be alright for the long distance mtn running champs in Poland. I know its going to be brutal and hoping I haven't undercooked the training, Im envisaging it will take circa 4hrs. Most of my runs have been around 1hr45 so Im good for 2and a half hours racing, but 4 I might be flagging :o
I'm not sure MK will be 4 hours.. suppose down to your fitness..
Depends on the heat though, above the tree line it can be very hot as its barren up there.
Its also only 42km.. not 44km as advertised according to the Polish runners I chatted to in my last race in the Krkonose.
I think I was hoping for a time under Jungfrau.. of the 4 World long courses I've seen I think this is the easiest as a run.. only one longish climb of 800-900m.. then just short climbs, what 1000ft max at a time from then on. the difficulty will be how runnable the course is.
It will suit UK trail runners, not fell runners. The first climb is very runnable then you suddenly kick up but as its the first climb I think most will run it all. I ran almost it all in deep snow.. slowly.. but as the running is so fast in the second half having legs left. However its still fairly technical under foot, pitched path from 35km on wards so if you are struggling its much harder.
I just won a marathon that was along the ridge which had the same section around 3okm in and I was surprised how much my pace dropped. Road shoes for sure, I ran a much rougher route in adidas adizeros and was fine.
Im getting very fit, just in time I reckon, out for 3 hours hard running yesterday and feel as fresh as a daisy today, always a good sign in my book, if you recover quickly you know youre in good nick... the course should suit me down to the ground, but judging the pace will be key I reckon. Judging by the entry list, the competition will indeed be world class, so deciding who to chase/run with could be difficult! :confused: got accomodation sorted today less than a tenner :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Wheres that?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheReverand
Before now I've stayed in Hotel Agat and camped in the 'centre'....
If you google, Sila szklarska poreba, thats where we are, 35zl each in a triple, not sure of any single rates mind if travelling solo...Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Cheers.. may head there this weekend.. was off to Bavaria, Mittenwald for Kawrwendal Berglauf.. but the weather looks awful, so 16 hours of driving for a clagged in mountain race, a probably cancelled beer festival and a 2 day hike in the mountains isn't so appealing...
But looks like most of central Europe has bad weather..
Two runs for me yesterday, too hot to spend too long (whinge whinge whine moan etc etc) on the hill at the minute in any one go.
An awful 40minutes on the Loch Leven trail after the morning run to Edinburgh Airport. And it was awful, felt like giving up running. Still, I managed to supplement a meagre breakfast with numerous flying insects.
Then, in contrast an thoroughly enjoyable fast 1hr after work.
I really dislike this weather too. I would genuinely prefer to live somewhere where the temp's around freezing point all year round.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunaneto
Are we going to have a whipround for a one-way ticket to Nepal? I'm good for a fiver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
I love the heat! Might even stay n GB for first part of summer hols if it stays like this :)
Really lazy couple of weeks, been too busy getting ready for the new baby (due in 13 days). Got out at 9 tonight, decided to have a go at a bleep test for the first time since school! Managed 11.10, which claims to be very good but seems a bit slow! I blame the humidity, sweating buckets and running shirtless by level 3. At least it gives me a target for next time, would like to get to the point where each leg is 4min/km as that's my speedy cruising on the road pace.
Back into it the last 2 nights...
Mon: 10 mile road run 7:10 pace or so... legs tired but OK..
Tuesday: 6 mile run in the morning slow. pm: 2 mile run to meet with friends then 9 miles at 6:25 pace.. legs still tired.. struggled to keep with them.
Turbo trainer for 60min before work, 6.5m on the hill yesterday.
Flies, damn them, damn them all. On a plus note I'm running faster than normal.
*adds flies to the official "why I don't like summer" list
Post Wasdale.
off Sunday.
3 mile road Monday, hard work, legs ok body tired. 25mins
tuesday 5.5mile, Seathwaite tarn Dow crag brown pike Walna scar, felt good. Club run with BCR.
Clegs? They were awful around Luing last week.. but midges were strangely absent...Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunaneto
These where definitely bog standard flies rather than the satanic Clegs. I wouldnt have packed running kit today if Clegs be on the cards.
I had a horsefly on my tail while out running at the weekend - it cunningly went for my legs (which clearly weren't moving fast enough) and scored 2 direct hits. They love biting chunks out of me, the little s**ts. Apparently their one redeeming feature is their amazing eyes
Its only the females that are bloodsuckers.... hmmmm ;)
Oh and congrats on the job front.. or is that commiserations.. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunaneto
I loved my six weeks off.. once I knew I had a job lined up it was just training heaven... currently planning my next break...
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by IainR
That'll be congratulations. It's a novel thing to be doing a job I give two hoots about.