Awful parkrun this morning. Woke up knackered and raw with fatigue, didn't want to go but went anyway. Left lateral quads cramped at 3k leading to kneecap maltracking and lots of discomfort. I could easily have just quit and walked off.
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Awful parkrun this morning. Woke up knackered and raw with fatigue, didn't want to go but went anyway. Left lateral quads cramped at 3k leading to kneecap maltracking and lots of discomfort. I could easily have just quit and walked off.
60m on the bike yesterday, up to the craven arms for a crumble and custard and some refreshment, then took the long way home out past linton, embsay, then over embsay fell. As i approached burnsall i could have sworn the village was on fire, but it was the tourist field with its countless barbecues; i was glad to get out of there. I passed a man throwing up in a layby and half way up embsay fell i passed a group of e-mtb'ers having a joint at the roadside. It was a better ride than some of the runs i've had recently.
Wasn't it a bit hot for crumble and custard Luke?Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
More of a lemon torte and ice cream day I would have thought!
Calories, it's all about calories mainly, that and taste. I don't actually know what a lemon torte is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llani Boy
Starting to throw some miles in riding to work, 32/wk for 2wks now, on the old Alan with the downtube shifters.
5x 1 mile on the track this evening. 6.45mmp off 90s rests. The fifth was a bit of a grind. I was blowing more than when I last did mile reps.
Is use of the word "track" allowed? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
Well done mate - decent session.
Nice one MrB.
I've been missing the track lately.... as i'm only doing one club session a week, fortune has dictated i've been at the grass sessions rather than the track..... missed 8 x 400mtrs tonight which is a particular favourite of mine.
20m on the bike this evening. It was pretty shitty, the gale coming down the wharfe valley was rich in dust and pollen, so as well as slowing me to a crawl it totally screwed my sinuses. I needed a steady session after the weekend, I'm going to have to taper back into running.
A colleague suggested i start taking the Leeds-Liverpool canal home to get away from Kirkstall Road, i'm going to try it tonight. Riding speeds will probably be a lot lower. 17m for the day then.
The most important part of your bike on a canal towpath is your bell!Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
Sod that, I'm not going down there again. It started badly just getting onto the towpath, literally piles of glass under the flyover. Cobbled sections rattling my teeth out, smack heads on Emmelle Argos bikes weaving around, it turned into a dirt track for a mile or so and i missed my turn off. I ended up at the foot of the dreaded newlaithes bridge climb, but being fit I smashed it and made my sports massage appointment with time to spare.
Just made it in under 21m at Bramley this morning. I could feel the tightness in my left leg very early on.
Nice one. That's sounds like progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
It's actually not. My recent results reflect stagnation:Quote:
Originally Posted by Llani Boy
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61m on the bike yesterday, and a thorough drenching with torrential conditions and flooding of the lanes anywhere north of Barden. I only had a partial beer jacket from my visit to the craven arms, but plenty of chips and gravy. On the way up embsay fell i saw a hare and a dead sheep on its side in a field. There was a pause to be shouted at near the airport by a young lady who didn't like the way i glared at her when someone from behind blew a horn; i de-escalated it in case she decided to use the car as a weapon. Some stupid old fool tried to overtake me in the traffic lights in the centre of ilkley and nearly stuffed me into the kerb, i'm sure he thought he was perfectly justified in doing so.
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Originally Posted by mr brightside
I'm sure you don't want/need my advice, but i'd recommend dropping the parkruns for a few weeks to concentrate on training.... people who knock out parkruns week-in-week-out rarely get quicker (unless they are relatively new to running and are getting "beginner gains")....... if it becomes the focus of the week, every week, you're going to struggle to do the training between which is necessary to see improvements.
It's good advice, but i help them flag the course. I also put in enough bike miles per week to make a fast session like this viable...in theory, using the 60/30/10 split method. I'm very doubtful whether switches to slow miles actually work for people on very few miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
There's some examples of elite athletes doing low but intense mileage, and filling the rest of their training out with cross-training, with great success....
Elliot Giles (one of the top 800mtr and 1500mtr UK runners over the past decade) is well known for it, and drops down to only about 30 miles per week in the winter, and does a whole stack of cycling/cross training.
There's another high-profile UK middle distance runner who does similar, although i forget his name.
For mere mortals like us, however, i remain a little unconvinced. From personal experience, my biggest jump in performance was around 2018, when i went from doing 20-30 miles a week with lots of cross-training, to aiming for a solid 40 miles/10,000ft per week running.
At my peak, my race performances were at around the level that Travs is now, but I was never running much above 30 miles per week; however, most of this was fairly intense. My bike rides (on days when I wasn't running) were usually at a speed where it would be pretentious to call them "cross-training".
I think you're being a little modest there....Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
Perhaps we are finishing in similar positions, however i expect your times on the likes of Black Mountains, Snowdon, and the Shropshire races, wipe the floor with mine.....
Those examples i mentioned above of elite athletes using cross-training, they are absolutely hammering those non-running sessions, in order to maximise cardio workout whilst not giving the body as much "wear and tear"
My weekly running mileage varies, but can top out at 5 easy, 10 easy/harder, 4 hard and 80 bike miles. My injuries that i carry permanently just dictate everything, i can't commit to any structure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
Not been on here for a while, seemed futile.
8x300 off 100 walked rests. 62, 63, 65, 64, 63, 64, 65, 63.
Rougemont chase from weeton show today, a good local event and not too mental on sheep and cows. Some of the horse brushes on sale looked perfect for cleaning your fell shoes.
The race began with a parade lap of the show field for some reason, at jogging pace. I made sure I had a good line when the clock started at the ring entrance. Two young lads took the lead quite quickly, one of them in fashion trainers not running shoes. Their pace was too hot for me so I settled into 4th behind a vet, laying 2nd vet and moving quite fast. I slipped to 3rd vet when I missed a gate, but he would have got me anyway. The first lady was worrying me at the turn, but I dropped her on the steep descent and took a place back I had lost a few minutes earlier. The long grass was a drag on my shins on the approach to rougemont carr and I couldn't catch the guy in front. I finished 6th overall and 4th vet, so it was a vetfest.
I wanted a hot dog afterwards but couldn't face up to the reality of paying £9 for the privelage. The free beer was very welcome. I was able to fuss tens of dogs including sausage dogs, which are often very defensive. There were plenty of friendly retrievers and spaniels, and I had a quick chat with local athlete Ian Rowbotham, who was quite fast in his day. He has quite a few injury problems at the moment.
Well run Mr B - a good read too.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
Good to see you at Rougemont Luke. I was a fair bit behind you, but had an enjoyable race. The young lad who was second used to run with my club and is very fast. Came out of retirement for his local race. We really enjoyed the terrier racing after our race. Organised chaos.
I think i ran the exact same time to the second as i did in 2009...
I couldn't find any food in my price range so headed off. Was that guy winning all the bike races Tom Adams?
I had a burger and chips for £9. Tasty.
Didn’t see Tom.
Looks like i got a miniscule PB, 2009-34.04, 2024-34.03