Hi Chris, no nothing serious mate, still not back running after hernia op and won't be for a couple of weeks yet, so got to far behind with the training. I will be there on the day giving you all my support.Originally Posted by Chris H
Hope the training going well for you.
I emailed them and they took about a week or so to get back to me. Guess they are quite busy!
Speedy recovery mate. Will look out for you on the day.
Anyone have any idea when the handbooks are being sent out?
Is anyone reccying this Sat (31st), was going to do Blubberhouses, but cant now, however, have a pass out for Sat as consellation.
This might sound like a silly question, but at what point do people stop training before the Fellsman?
I've got some more long walks planned for next weekend (7/8 Apr) but was then going to stick to low impact, low/medium intensity training like swimming and cycling in the build up with no excercise in the week beforehand. Does this sound sensible? I'm also nervous of picking up an injury before the event too!
Thanks
JP
I will carry on running right up to the day but thats more down to the fact that I don't want any particular race or event to get in the way of normal running in the hills than anything else. You still need to maintain the miles and hills in your legs for at least another couple of weeks or so though, don't you?
That said I do appreciate your nervousness about getting an injury especially if this is your first fellsman - I did the ligaments in my ankle during the 3P race, two or three weeks before my very first fellsman. I still did it and managed to get round.... but it wasn't pretty.
I think it depends on what's best for you. Are you competing or completing? If competing, then you will start to lose running fitness after about 3 weeks of no running. I'll probably taper from about 2 weeks out, with no running at all (but some cycling) in the 5 days before.
Unlike Stolly, these races are the only chance I get to run in hills, so I can't coment about maintaining the hills in my legs, since there are none there to start with.
Like Stolly I run i the hills for the love of it and seldom enter a race to actually compete against others, it is more a case of of assessing my own fitness ( still nice to push myself and see how I do though ).
Personally I never taper as it does not suit me, and I prefer to incorporate a race into my running as a high intensity workout, for future events that I target for a time.
As to picking up injuries I find that maintaining a constant intensity is better for me than easing off for a period of time and then expecting my body to come back for an intense workout,which I.M.O. leaves me more prone to injury during an event.
Don`t know if that makes sense,but at the end of the day we are all different and have to find what works for ourselves personally.
good luck
My personal dilemma is whether to go FLEET MOSS or ROAD
Training??? Taperig??(only joking- I do try to get out) Last big run Howarth Hobble. Hope to Blubberhouses. Have managed a few small runs in meantime and cycle to work 1/2 the time, have done some O races but nothing long. Suspect Claderdale will be my prep for Fellsman and d perhaps a few recees of Claderdale over easter along with some o races.
Hey ho- perhaps my legs will feel fresh (I wish)
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