The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

[Saveloy]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 25.8km
Bacon: 18.1km
Pablo: 24km
Rich: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km
Slinky Skills: 5.47km

10km done. Feeling fitter.

Aiming for 80km+ this month Saveloy, starting to get the enjoyment back now. When's your half again?

A fortnight on Sunday. I'm running it with a guy from work - I think the current expectation is that we run it together as it were, rather than at our own pace. He's just recovering from an injury and hasn't put many kms in.

He's doing 8miles this weekend so we'll compare times next week. Hopefully we'll be at relatively similar pace - I don't want to be an arse and just do my own thing, but I don't want to trot* round
(*trot is a relative measure - my blitz pace is sub-trot for some)

[Saveloy]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 25.8km
Bacon: 18.1km
Pablo: 24km
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km
Slinky Skills: 5.47km

7.6 k last night. Felt alright during it but ****in great afterwards

Epic numbers going in there lads. Fair play to all.

[Pablo]

A fortnight on Sunday. I'm running it with a guy from work - I think the current expectation is that we run it together as it were, rather than at our own pace. He's just recovering from an injury and hasn't put many kms in.

He's doing 8miles this weekend so we'll compare times next week. Hopefully we'll be at relatively similar pace - I don't want to be an arse and just do my own thing, but I don't want to trot* round
(*trot is a relative measure - my blitz pace is sub-trot for some)

Running with someone is normally a bad idea IMO (in a race, training is ok). Very unlikely you will both be happy running at each other's pace for the whole race, it's just not realistic.

Don't run too much in these next two weeks now, you've got the miles in your legs now and you just need to rest to be fresh.

[Rowan]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 36.4km
Bacon: 18.1km
Pablo: 24km
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km
Slinky Skills: 5.47km

Last run before Sunday's half. Very wet!

[Saveloy]

What time you aiming for?

I was looking back at the start of this thread the other day -isn't your PB something rather intimidating like 1:30?

[Rowan]

It's 1:28 but injuries have scuppered that. Was thinking earlier that 1:40 is do-able if I don't have any issues with Achilles or calves but if I'm feeling steady I might try to crank it up in the second half of the race to see if I can get a bit lower. Gutted really as at the point I started picking up injuries I was set to have a crack at going sub 1:25.

How are you feeling for next weekend? Got the miles in?

[Saveloy]

It's 1:28 but injuries have scuppered that. Was thinking earlier that 1:40 is do-able if I don't have any issues with Achilles or calves but if I'm feeling steady I might try to crank it up in the second half of the race to see if I can get a bit lower. Gutted really as at the point I started picking up injuries I was set to have a crack at going sub 1:25.

How are you feeling for next weekend? Got the miles in?

I've got two weeks but yeah feeling more confident. Followed your advice and got a few 10 and 11 mile runs in. Currently debating whether to run 'with' the guy I signed up to do it with or run my own pace and see him at the finish (whether he's ahead or behind).

Pablo has advised to go it alone and he's right, but we'll see. I'm a first timer and part of agreeing to do it was the social aspect and I don't want to cut him adrift. Might get the first one under my belt and go for a better time for the next one.

Half thinking about running the distance the week before on my own just to see what I can do.

[bacon]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 36.4km
Bacon: 38.2km
Pablo: 24km
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km
Slinky Skills: 5.47km

Just ran a 20k long run for the half in two weeks time. Torrential rain all the way - it was great !! Every last crevice of mine got drenched .. unfortunately my iPhone got borked everything was so wet

[Pablo]

Great running Bacon.

You can get yourself a proper phone now too instead of that girl's phone

[jonnygrunter]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 36.4km
Bacon: 38.2km
Pablo: 24km
jonnygrunter 17.73
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
Slinky Skills: 5.47km

Just ran 10.18km. Think I could have more but I ran with my mate and he wanted to stop!

[Slinky Skills]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 36.4km
Bacon: 38.2km
Pablo: 24km
Slinky Skills: 11.7km
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km

[wiw]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 36.4km
Bacon: 38.2km
Pablo: 24km
Slinky Skills: 11.7km
wiw 7.8k
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km

[Rowan]

Saveloy 30.5km
Rowan: 57.5km
Bacon: 38.2km
Pablo: 24km
Slinky Skills: 11.7km
wiw 7.8k
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km

[Saveloy]

Rowan: 57.5km
Bacon: 38.2km
Saveloy: 30.5km
Pablo: 24km
Slinky Skills: 11.7km
wiw 7.8k
Rich: 7.6km
badpiggy: 7.6km
jonnygrunter: 7.55km

Reordered

[jonnygrunter]

Just ran 10.18km. Think I could have more but I ran with my mate and he wanted to stop!

Did my post get ignored?! I'm on 17.73km!