The Running Thread Vol 2
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Did the Wimpole half today.
finished in 2:23 which was what I kinda expected, based on the fact that I haven't been doing nearly enough running this year. Last year I did the St Neots half which was all on road and finished in 2:11. The Wimpole race is all trail with far more changes in elevation, so I knew it would be unlikely to be quicker
Generally, I felt good, but was running out of steam towards the end. I need to make a point to get out more.
finished in 2:23 which was what I kinda expected, based on the fact that I haven't been doing nearly enough running this year. Last year I did the St Neots half which was all on road and finished in 2:11. The Wimpole race is all trail with far more changes in elevation, so I knew it would be unlikely to be quicker
Generally, I felt good, but was running out of steam towards the end. I need to make a point to get out more.
I had a few months off training over the summer. Getting back into it now but my god its a struggle. Mostly because I put on a load of weight. Back in May I was comfortably running easy runs of 32km at 6:00/km with HR average of 135-140. Yesterday I struggled through 17km at 6:40/km and HR avg 160.
Need to stop drinking the wine and eating crap
Need to stop drinking the wine and eating crap
ED209 said:
The wife has just done the Kielder marathon this morning in around 3hrs 40 (proper results not online yet) against a good for age entry time of 3hrs 45.
Im amazed by her time to be honest, over 20 mins of last years, its a fairly hard course as well with fairly poor underfoot conditions and about 1600ft of elevation.
Well done to her! My girlfriend completed it in 4:34 which was pretty good as it was her first marathon. The wind got up for the second half too!Im amazed by her time to be honest, over 20 mins of last years, its a fairly hard course as well with fairly poor underfoot conditions and about 1600ft of elevation.
Challo said:
Ran Kingston Half yesterday in 1.40.12 and managed to knock another 2mins off my PB and so close to my target of a sub 1.40. Running Walton-on-Thames at the end of the month so hoping to find that extra time.
Congratulations, That sub 1:40 should be in reach,Ran 1:38:07 for a PB by 8 seconds on Sunday …. Where's that Smug emoji when you need one
T6 vanman said:
Challo said:
Ran Kingston Half yesterday in 1.40.12 and managed to knock another 2mins off my PB and so close to my target of a sub 1.40. Running Walton-on-Thames at the end of the month so hoping to find that extra time.
Congratulations, That sub 1:40 should be in reach,Ran 1:38:07 for a PB by 8 seconds on Sunday …. Where's that Smug emoji when you need one
Scabutz said:
I had a few months off training over the summer. Getting back into it now but my god its a struggle. Mostly because I put on a load of weight. Back in May I was comfortably running easy runs of 32km at 6:00/km with HR average of 135-140. Yesterday I struggled through 17km at 6:40/km and HR avg 160.
Need to stop drinking the wine and eating crap
Of course it’s a struggle but you got out there and did it which is way more than many do. You’ve got a baseline (what you’ve just done) and a target (what you used to do) and a good plan (less wine and sNeed to stop drinking the wine and eating crap
t food) so keep us informed and we’ll all cheer you on 
markh1973 said:
I'm doing this as well - have done nowhere near enough training so will have to hope my body remembers how to cover that sort of distance.
Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
How did you get on ?Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
I bloody loved it , everything is sorted for you food/massages/bar you just have to do the running bit yourself .
I'd been told to aim for 6 hour marathons fri/sat then just get thru sunday which i pretty much did.
Lost the plot a bit on the rock garden outside st.ives but latched onto a group at the 1st check point and just chilled out and by the time we got to sennen and could actually run i had a really good strong finish all the way thru to the finish.
On day 1 did you wade thru the estuary or was the tide still out ?
This would be a really good event for a pistonheads running meet up , bit like the sportive bikers do.
egor110 said:
markh1973 said:
I'm doing this as well - have done nowhere near enough training so will have to hope my body remembers how to cover that sort of distance.
Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
How did you get on ?Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
I bloody loved it , everything is sorted for you food/massages/bar you just have to do the running bit yourself .
I'd been told to aim for 6 hour marathons fri/sat then just get thru sunday which i pretty much did.
Lost the plot a bit on the rock garden outside st.ives but latched onto a group at the 1st check point and just chilled out and by the time we got to sennen and could actually run i had a really good strong finish all the way thru to the finish.
On day 1 did you wade thru the estuary or was the tide still out ?
This would be a really good event for a pistonheads running meet up , bit like the sportive bikers do.
t phone reception!Sunday was tough (well it was all tough) but Sunday was the second longest I have ever spent on my feet and the longest had me covering 54 miles.
Was pleased with my efforts overall - have even now only covered 964km this year and 130km of that was over the weekend. So to record a 5:32, 5:53 and a 7:54 for 54th place overall was great.
Would definitely recommend it to others - along with JCC - as the organisation is good and everyone is willing to have a chat as you run round.
markh1973 said:
egor110 said:
markh1973 said:
I'm doing this as well - have done nowhere near enough training so will have to hope my body remembers how to cover that sort of distance.
Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
How did you get on ?Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
I bloody loved it , everything is sorted for you food/massages/bar you just have to do the running bit yourself .
I'd been told to aim for 6 hour marathons fri/sat then just get thru sunday which i pretty much did.
Lost the plot a bit on the rock garden outside st.ives but latched onto a group at the 1st check point and just chilled out and by the time we got to sennen and could actually run i had a really good strong finish all the way thru to the finish.
On day 1 did you wade thru the estuary or was the tide still out ?
This would be a really good event for a pistonheads running meet up , bit like the sportive bikers do.
t phone reception!Sunday was tough (well it was all tough) but Sunday was the second longest I have ever spent on my feet and the longest had me covering 54 miles.
Was pleased with my efforts overall - have even now only covered 964km this year and 130km of that was over the weekend. So to record a 5:32, 5:53 and a 7:54 for 54th place overall was great.
Would definitely recommend it to others - along with JCC - as the organisation is good and everyone is willing to have a chat as you run round.
What amazed me was the amount of people doing it for the 10th/11th time as the course is pretty much identical each year.
The group i ran with sunday were saying the course was easier this year as the last couple of years it's just been mud !
They said 1st 2 days of jcc have more elevation but more runable .
I'm looking at the devon one as day 3 is pretty local and easy to train on the course , trouble is the scenery isn't pretty beaches it's all rugged
Stumbled across this - hope it's not a repost, I've not watched it yet & the Marathon de Sables does look incredible.
https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
N24 said:
Stumbled across this - hope it's not a repost, I've not watched it yet & the Marathon de Sables does look incredible.
https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
Might check that out if I have time. If you are interested in the MdS, James Cracknell's DVD is worth a watch also.https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
egor110 said:
markh1973 said:
egor110 said:
markh1973 said:
I'm doing this as well - have done nowhere near enough training so will have to hope my body remembers how to cover that sort of distance.
Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
How did you get on ?Did the Jurassic Coast Challenge last year which was great fun.
Based on my experience of that a fast flat road run isn't going to assist much with ACC - it's more about time on your feet and ability to keep going whilst keeping the sea on your right that will see you to the end.
I bloody loved it , everything is sorted for you food/massages/bar you just have to do the running bit yourself .
I'd been told to aim for 6 hour marathons fri/sat then just get thru sunday which i pretty much did.
Lost the plot a bit on the rock garden outside st.ives but latched onto a group at the 1st check point and just chilled out and by the time we got to sennen and could actually run i had a really good strong finish all the way thru to the finish.
On day 1 did you wade thru the estuary or was the tide still out ?
This would be a really good event for a pistonheads running meet up , bit like the sportive bikers do.
t phone reception!Sunday was tough (well it was all tough) but Sunday was the second longest I have ever spent on my feet and the longest had me covering 54 miles.
Was pleased with my efforts overall - have even now only covered 964km this year and 130km of that was over the weekend. So to record a 5:32, 5:53 and a 7:54 for 54th place overall was great.
Would definitely recommend it to others - along with JCC - as the organisation is good and everyone is willing to have a chat as you run round.
What amazed me was the amount of people doing it for the 10th/11th time as the course is pretty much identical each year.
The group i ran with sunday were saying the course was easier this year as the last couple of years it's just been mud !
They said 1st 2 days of jcc have more elevation but more runable .
I'm looking at the devon one as day 3 is pretty local and easy to train on the course , trouble is the scenery isn't pretty beaches it's all rugged
There are very large sections of it that are extremely runnable (except for the fact that you’re shattered).
The distances at JCC are a bit longer but as a comparison to the above my times were 5:29, 5:45 and 6:15. I was a lot fitter but even so you can tell that the real difference lies with Day 3.
C0ffin D0dger said:
Thanks all for the recommendations so far.
I'll look into them.
Went for these in the end: https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/shop-emea/product/se...I'll look into them.
Seemed about right for the stuff I'll be doing, not too aggressive but knobbly enough to give some grip.
Had my first run out in them last night, just over 6km mostly along the riverside track after a road approach & proceeded to set my fastest time to date for that particular loop! Must be okay then, no aches today, only thing is that I think I'll lace them a little tighter next time as they felt a bit loose on my feet. First of the off-road 10ks next weekend. Only thing now is how much more do I need to run them in? Probably won't use them for my Parkrun+ tomorrow (Parkrun + there and back = ~10k) as that's predominantly on tarmac. Try and get a run or two in them next week before the first event outing.
N24 said:
Stumbled across this - hope it's not a repost, I've not watched it yet & the Marathon de Sables does look incredible.
https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
Really enjoyed that - thanks. Awesome and humbling. https://runningforgoodfilm.com/
Free until 14th
Oooof. First xc race in 24 years. Was eye opening just how much class a county league has. Brilliant fun, six quid on the day entry, and such a good feeling.
I took it a bit easy, but was able to go faster each lap so wasn't overtaken and had enough gas to close a 100m gap in the last 400m and put away the chap in front. Never has 132nd been taken so dominantly...
I took it a bit easy, but was able to go faster each lap so wasn't overtaken and had enough gas to close a 100m gap in the last 400m and put away the chap in front. Never has 132nd been taken so dominantly...
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