Yep. Probably just a blip. 
Or a blimp.
Or a blimp.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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Bad weeks training this week. My mate's been off so I've been absolutely hammered wi work & unable to make 2 days & went for a meal on me bday so only made 2/4 of week seshs. Annoying cos bothsl seshs were good too.
He'll be back next week so should settle down if I don't drink myslef to death this weekend wi 2 nights on trot. No spring chuck after all...3rd place. Worst champions ever.
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Made it round the Great North Rub this morning in 1:29. Bested my previous GNR PB by 9 minutes and my half marathon PB by 6 so am overjoyed. The difference is entirely down to training with a running club. Can't believe the difference they've made in my speed and stamina. Good times indeedA lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.Comment
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Great North Rub ftw!
Brilliant time Rowan
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Fair play. Did the bristol half today in 1h 55. Happy with that as my first at that distance and my knees were fooked at 9 miles.Comment
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How do you guys keep up your energy levels when running those distances?Comment
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I think it's easier to do in a race than by yourself. That said my average pace was 6:45 minute miles today which isn't that far away from my 10k pace. Frankly I've no idea how it came together. I'd been joking all last week that I was going to go out at my 10k pace and see how long I could hang on thinking I'd crash and burn at 8 miles.
As for the distance bit it just takes practice. I think the rule of thumb is that if you can do 8 miles you can do 13. When I first started training I was running for about 4 miles then started adding a mile a week on my Sunday runs till I got to 10 miles. Sometimes it was slow work but once the distance is added, short of injury or extended periods of laziness, it's there to stay
A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.Comment
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Energy gels/jelly babies and plenty to drink. Some people need them, others can cope without - you need to find what works for you. If you do use gels etc though, try not to get too dependent upon them in your weekly/training routine as you wont feel the benefit so much when you race or do a long run.Originally posted by Norbs View Post
On a race day you do get buoyed along by the adrenalin and the crowds but, as I found yesterday, this can mean you go faster than you planned and suffer later on.
Your best bet though is to build up distance and stamina over a long period, typically adding only 10% each week. Things like interval training and hill training also help in punishing your body so that a simple, steady run seems, in comparison, relatively easy.Comment
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relaxed my eating habits of late, the odd twix, pasty, bacon butty, and gone over the 14 stone limit I had set myself
at 50 you just can't get away with eating the things you used to as often as you used to
and the guiness is going to have to go, just as I had got the taste for it
Keep this quiet
if you carefully grind off the edges of a 50p coin you can use it as a 10p
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Originally posted by tufty View Postrelaxed my eating habits of late, the odd twix, pasty, bacon butty, and gone over the 14 stone limit I had set myself
at 50 you just can't get away with eating the things you used to as often as you used to
and the guiness is going to have to go, just as I had got the taste for it I've done the same.
And if you think 50 is bad, wait until you reach 100.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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I had a cheese cake this morning for breakfast
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Good running Rowan. I am hoping for something similar at the Belfast half this sunday. I have had a year of niggly injuries that has meant I have been unable to do some good quality speedwork. So I don't really know were I am at.
I have been using compression socks lately and I think they are brilliant, especially for the older runner like myself.Comment
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Did you have some cheese cake today?Originally posted by Nigey View PostI had a cheese cake this morning for breakfastComment
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NopeAre we winning?Comment
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That's progressComment
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