Finally managed to get out for a run today. Its tough being a fair-weather runner :rolleyes:
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Finally managed to get out for a run today. Its tough being a fair-weather runner :rolleyes:
a nice easy 24 for me today in 2 12,s about 3.20 all trails after doing the board in weatherspoons last night
Two good days out and now I've got a Bl**dy cold
Back into it after a few weeks off..
30 miles after San Fran trail marathon..
Steady 60 miles the week after..
one day off..
Now christmas week back in Scotland.. nice 105 mile week, 11000 feet ascent... felt surprisingly good breaking a fair few old records of mine around here...
Sun 21/12/14 s 16.55 miles 400m ascen tam: 11.25 run with G in drumtochty slow on ice. Pm: 5.3 mile run 7:20 pace
Mon 22/12/14 m 14 miles 700m ascent. lunch run up mt keen not quite to summit.pm: 5.4 mile loop, added a tad, at 7:17 pace
Tue 23/12/14 t 16.3 miles 700m ascent. am: mt keen. Pm road run usual 6:45 pace
Wed 24/12/14 w 14.3 miles 250m ascent am: walk up waterfalls.. Pm: road run 7:20 pace
Thur 25/12/14 t 13.00 miles 220m ascent run around the glen shorter loop then back roads.
Fri 26/12/14 f 15.00 mile 600m ascent am: run hike clachnabenn and down to charr bothy with gwen.pm: usual 5.3 mile loop 7:14 pace
Sat 27/12/14 16.40mile 700m ascent longer forest loop, stunning day, felt good, 8:02 pace.
A rather slippery 6 miles in the lanes, amazing how many folk think it's a good idea to drive at 40+ on what is essentially an ice rink!!...
13 miles 3000'. Ingleton-Ingleborough-Sulber then back round and over Ingleborough. Tired legs (...and arms/chest!) from weight sessions. Very tired now...on night shift.
First day running after a fortnight off(weeks skiing followed by a minor back issue)
Interval session on the turbo trainer before work followed by another hour on the hill after work. Glorious weather yesterday, glad to only be on a half day.
First 'longish' run of the New Year. Trotted out of Dent along lanes in late afternoon, then headed up bridleway onto Whernside arriving on summit just before dark fell and had the place to myself. Longer run than I had planned, as I was drawn on by the ease of running (wind behind me as I discovered on the return!) so no head torch and be-shorted so rather stupid as it was blooming' freezing on the top. But what a spectacular view in the setting sun and those colours of the fells were amazing. Faster pace (for me)back along the lanes to Dent warmed by the experience of a v lovely evening and Mr 'three-quarters' Moon smiling down on me - 1 hr 46 mins.
12.3 miles today on the flat.
First run since the 30th, legs did not feel good after yesterday's turbo trainer effort. Easy jogging for tomorrow.
Good 15 miler. Whernside via Dalehead then back down the ridge following the wall. Finished off through Waterfalls walk...head torch required. Having a stiff groin/quad issue. Enjoyed it mainly! That wasn't you running down Dalehead road in blue shorts and vest was it Mossdog!?
'fraid not....back in beloved Teessdale today and a swift but short dash up to Hardberry trig and back (about 5 miles)to check that everything has remained where it should be when I last saw it (I do like a nice bit of routine ;))Quote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
I bet that was a great run today tFG, especially if the sky was as clear and blue as here.
Well, it was good to be out on the hill. Shame I was running like an absolute shower.
Very steady start to 2015 .13 st and should be 12 for racing.Hamstring painfull after a seasons biking,happens every year.Third run of 3.5 mls on road today. still think I will be Fell Racing in a month's time.
Yesterday I ran a clockwise circuit of the kinder plateau from hayfield. The south side was pitted with fresh looking mudclaw prints all the way from the far eastern side to crowden tower but I didn't notice them on the northern edges. Was it you...anyone. Loved the run, some new areas for me
Been to London for a few days so today's early morning run was a 7 miler round Hyde Park, Green Park and St James Park. My first run in London since I did the Docklands half marathon in 1998
nice run I do it some times from rowlee bridge to crookstone then around. if I'm feeling like longer run I'll start at Yorkshire bridge and go over Winn HillQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark Smith
A 9 miler in the snow today brilliant! I followed some fox tracks round the reservoir which every now and then went to the edge of the reservoir. Either it was very thirsty or it was trying to get at the ducks on it :D
Nice hour around the beach this morning, met a couple of guys from the club, surprising how much easier it is to run with other folk, been struggling the last couple of weeks as I make my way back to fitness, running on my own tends to end being running too fast interspersed with bending over, blowing out of my a*se, altogether a far more civilised affair today :)
First week of Boston training completed..
93 miles for the week.
m: 12.5 road run 7:30 pace
t: 11.2 miles with 5 x 1mile, (5:35pace) 1 min rest
w: 12.5 miles 7:30 pace.
t: am: 4 miles 7:50 pace. pm: 11.1 miles 6:50 pace road and trail.
f: 11.1 miles, warm up and 20 x 30s hard (5k pace and quicker), 30 steady.
s: am: 5 miles 7:50 pace. pm: 8.5 miles 7:20 pace.
s: 17.2 miles 6:50 pace.
Christmas was back in the UK just running on the fells and trails, averaged 90+ for the 3 weeks back but no quality at all, now kicking off the Spring marathon training..
1hr 30m on the hill yesterday skipping around on the numerous ice sheets (Jalas know how to put shoes together, fantastic kit)
40m on the MTB today sorting out a new route to work, more farm tracks and private roads. Quite pleasant.
12 mile short run for me today along a track I hav,nt used for a while as I only tend to use it as and when but it is starting to disappear
Turbo Trainer tonight.
Unusual to have an eating strategy. Anyway, 2 1/2hrs in so far.
Oh the misery
Turbo trainers, invented by the Spanish inquisition.....
I'm rating this experience as moderately miserable
An enjoyable 10 mile in a snowy Kentmere for me today
Impressive ! Ime 20 years older than you and think I undertrained last year,what sort of quite hilly mileage do you think I should be doing for 12 to 15 mile Fell Races.Even though I have ran Fell for years I think I have got a bit complacent about how much I should do.tags.
"Ime 20 years older than you and think I undertrained last year,what sort of quite hilly mileage do you think I should be doing for 12 to 15 mile Fell Races."
12-15 miles, I'd say 50-60+, everyones different though, one mans poison is another mans nectar and all that. Depends what you think your weakness is?
Good solid 3rd week of marathon training. 3rd week in the Boston count down..
m: 3 miles easy just before a blizzard, rest day.
t: 16 miles, lunch 4 steady. pm: track, w/up 4 mile, then 4 x 400's (4:50-5:00 pace), 100m jog, then 2:30 between sets x 4.. then c/d, 12 total.
w: 17 miles steady, low 7's pace
t; lunch: easy 4. pm: 9 miles on cycle way 6:50 pace
f: 2 mile warm up 2 x 4 mile temp (5:55-6:00 pace out into a blizzard and 5:45-5:30 pace back) 2 mile c/d, 12 total.
s; easy 10 mile trail run
s: 16 mile fairly hilly road and trail run 6:23 pace. probably another 3-4 later then sauna and stretching to make it low 90's for the week..
I was right,not doing enough ! My weakness ? Well last year I wasn't seeming to getting the distance but have in the past ( top ten Jura and 3.35 3 Peaks.Did 42 week before last which is ok for time of year but I will have to keep it up, I will add a few long days on the Mountain Bike .Your mileage is impressive but takes so much of your time up,everything has to work round it , I can't knock your commitment ! In my defence when you get mid fifty@some the motivation starts to wain a bit....a lot ! Good luck with The Boston.
I live on the flat though, so 90 miles is about 10-12 hours of my time.. and that's normally including 1 slowish trail run a week, but the bulk of my miles here are roads or cycle ways.
no kids also.. I also teach a fair few days a week so can be out of school at 2:15 pm.. come home, lie on the couch for an hour or so.. then go out for 12-17 miles, back in the house by 7-8ish..
Certainly at this phase of my life 90-100 miles a week isnt a huge commitment. As I substitute teach I have little work to do outside of class and just a few lectures to plan for the Uni I lecture at as well..
3:35 at the three peaks is good going if you weren't getting decent miles in. I'd love to do it again, but its a really bad time in the year for me. I'm off work for 3 months each summer so tend to target races away then.
I'm not sure I can keep 90-100's up if we have kids but also just the wear and tear so will probably look to cross train more as I get towards 40. The long term plan is to move to New England so the winters will be spent XC skiing.. and more road biking. Even at the mid 30's I think 20+ years of competitive sport and near daily training, is starting to hurt.. :-)
Salazar said something about with 4 runs a week he could have a runner reach 90% of their potential, certainly there are top fell runners running 40-50 miles a week, plus biking and being very competitive, but when you chat to a lot of them they either came from success in another sport or had a high mileage block in their earlier years.. I think particularly gets ignored when people say 'X only runs 35 miles a week'.. but he'll have a strong CV system from previous high mileage periods.
Interesting "running" on Kinder Scout yesterday.
CP > William Clough > Kinder Falls > Trigg > Kinder Low > CP.
Lot's of snow on the ground - thigh deep in places. Dragged the dog out on a couple of occasions. Lots of fun but just wasn't possible to put in a decent continuous effort. Half the distance I should have covered so a waste of time in that sense.
Yes , you seem to have the job to get your training in but you have to get out there and do it ! Coming home at say 6 or 7 then having to go out in all weather's is hard,well is for me,I sometimes think I don,t want to commit to another season, I have loads of stuff going on like house alterations I want to do and am struggling to get going.After a long run on a weekend all I want to do is rest and the other half quite rightly get,s a bit waspy.There's no doubt about it,most dedicated Athletes are selfish,I am but try not to be.
Today I did a hilly 12 miler on the roads ,made a big mistake, only had an Apple and banana for dinner because I had no money with me then had a piece of toast before I went.I bonked big style at about 9.5 miles.I emptied,was not too bad on the flat but any incline was painfully ,I pushed myself and forced myself into the last 2,I was in like a bit of a trance,if a car blinded me or came close I couldn't give a damn ,ime usually cursing them but was 'gone '.Stopped at 11.5 to lock my Chickens in and that was it 'game over '.I was starving,i would have eaten off a bird table ! got in and put milky porridge in the micro then laced it with Brown sugar,I was wobbly.People tell me you come off it well,body really does over compensate,I will see !
Good thing was I have no injuries going on , hamstring good.Heart seems ok too,Forgot to mention i had 95% blocked Arterys and had a Heart Attack after the best race of 2011,ok now,got stents.
Good Luck."
Long run on The Fells today,no niggles and fed properly,no bonking !
Double day...
10 mile up a snowy Cutgate this morning and about 15 mile on the new cross bike this pm
Not a bad week but a great weekend in the Adirondacks
m: 1m: easy 4 miles. pm: easy 8 miles.
t: 13 miles with track with 1 x 2mile and 3 x 1mile and 5 x 200's
w: 17 mile long run, steady pace
t: failed track in sub zero temps and cold winds, 11 miles but quit the track workout, felt tired
f: nigh time snow shoe ascent of mt Cascade in the Adirondacks
s; 16 mile, 1500m ascent, snow shoe ascent of Mt Marcy and the Mt Phelps.
s: am: 3 mile run, pm: 5.2 mile 600m ascent snowshoe ascent mt Porter. 7.5 hour drive back through a blizzard and freezing rain, literally just covered the car in ice, kept having to stop to chisel ice off the windscreen and headlights..
My first experience with xc skiing.
My face became very familiar with the trail.
Excellent though, I'm quite sold on it. Next time I get away I reckon we will make a concerted effort to start learning
I'm keen to get into XC skiing, but possibly skimo..
I got snow shoes for now as it was cheaper to get set up.
Better start to the week
m: 13.1 miles on the road 6:50 pace, felt ok after 3 days of little running
t: track 14.2 miles total with 3 miles at 5:30 pace, 2;30 rest and 3 x 1 mile with 1 min rest at 5:25-5:30 pace.
Impressive training times ,quality,I could only dream about times like that,you must be on track for The Boston.I might try a Fell Race this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Do both, and just rent everything but the boots?Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Looks like you've got access to some good winter options judging by your Facebook!
Thoroughly enjoyable weekend, 13 odd miles of bogs and heather Saturday. 56 miles of mixed terrain on the MTB Sunday.
"Impressive training times ,quality,I could only dream about times like that,you must be on track for The Boston.I might try a Fell Race this weekend."
Not sure.. bad week last week as the weekend I was away skiing and didnt run at all until 4 miles sunday night. It was -15-20C so just no desire to go out in the evenings.
This week 14 miles monday evening at 6:40 pace and felt very easy but tooth pain, turns out I have an infected wisdom tooth roots and sinus infection, so took yesterday off as I was so sleepy once I went on the pain killers.
Should race this weekend but if I have my tooth out Friday I wont as it will be too sore.