Today's Training

[Swoop]

My first ever road race and 10km this morning!!

Really hot day and was parched from about 4 miles - no water stations so soldiered on! Struggled from this point - legs still heavy.

Was under pressure for a sub 50 but felt sub 55 was more like it - no speed in the legs with all this hill running!

Anyway - played cat and mouse with some litter lout bloke (he tossed his empty drink thingy when he finished it in a hedgerow ) ended up we were neck and neck up the last hill - he managed to push his way past - not the first time he'd nudged me either then the final lap of the field i had my support crew bellowing which really helped so this bloke and I had a sprint finish and I'm please to say I won that battle!! got a time of 47:27 and was 14th lady overall!!

Well done Emma. What did I tell you? Something about "around 48 minutes" I think.
You'll be under 45 minutes by the end of this year. No problem!

[Swoop]

About 12 miles from Cilcain taking in a recce of the Llangynhafal Loop. Ground dry and hard.
Can't see many runners using the track for the final descent. The trods across the grass are quite clear.
I passed just to the left of the quarry and headed almost straight for the gate at the bottom.
No doubt Fellrunner will know a better line so we'll all follow!

[Multiterrainer]

An easy 6 miles today -even found a wet muddy couple of metres

[Sarah]

Ran/walked the fairfield horseshoe today, lovely weather and fantastic views. Really struggled today though, legs felt wooden

[Saints Lad]

6 miles am then some 600m reps on the track tonight ready for tuesday

[Calf]

22 miles on the bike last night after I got back from amsterdam!

Planning on a 9.5 mile road run tonight!

Training starts back this week after chilling out last week due to london!

PLanning on upping the milage to 50 from now on as well.

[emmilou]

Session in the gym this morning -

few km's on the recumbant cycle thingy, then onto the treddie for a hill/flat reps session, then a half km flat out run/rest then another trying to beat the previous one etc (bloomin knackering!) then another incline set but no flat recovery - got 6 minutes into this final set then the calf got really sore


...........................................off to post in the injuries thread

[Calf]

then the calf got really sore

tell me about it

[Swoop]

An hour in the glorious sunshine along the canal and around Dunham Park.
Tired after Wardle on Saturday and yesterday's trot around the Clwydian Hills.

[Routemaster]

3.1 miles over the fields as a speedy fartlek, really mixing it up and pushing the hilly bits. In contrast to yesterdays' slow 10 miles. Doing the GEAR 10k at Kings Lynn on Sunday. Dead flat , beside the Great Ouse River and around the town.