smutchin
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Of course. Like I said, I'm no expert but I could probably at least point you in the right direction - the training section of the tritalk.co.uk forum is a good place to start.
Any Runners On Here??
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Richard A Thackeray
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Then he stopped to Space-Hopper in some mud & came in a couple of minutes behind me
Flying_Monkey
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I've run 70km over the past 6 days (including one rest day caused by too much saké the night before!). I started off with 3 10-12k coastal runs, but the last two days were pretty epic.
Yesterday I did a 17km mountain run, including a 250m ascent in just over 1km that I hadn't done before and promptly got lost for well over half an hour because the trail totally vanished. I almost ended up falling down a ravine, saw loads of deer and then finally managed to work my way down on another path that ended up somewhere totally different than where I had been intending to go. Took me 2 hours in total because of getting lost.
Then today I finished of with just over 20km, including lots of up and down and two lengthy off-road sections (but this time with recognizable paths that I knew!) - I took it easy for the first 3/4 of the route and then blasted the last 5km to get back in 1.44. I have been feeling so good I almost felt like doing it all again, but the hot spring bath beckoned... and we also had to tidy up the place before going back to Tokyo... a pretty awesome week all round.
Yesterday I did a 17km mountain run, including a 250m ascent in just over 1km that I hadn't done before and promptly got lost for well over half an hour because the trail totally vanished. I almost ended up falling down a ravine, saw loads of deer and then finally managed to work my way down on another path that ended up somewhere totally different than where I had been intending to go. Took me 2 hours in total because of getting lost.
Then today I finished of with just over 20km, including lots of up and down and two lengthy off-road sections (but this time with recognizable paths that I knew!) - I took it easy for the first 3/4 of the route and then blasted the last 5km to get back in 1.44. I have been feeling so good I almost felt like doing it all again, but the hot spring bath beckoned... and we also had to tidy up the place before going back to Tokyo... a pretty awesome week all round.
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Richard A Thackeray
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Pontefract 'ParkRun #136' this morning
Cold, drizzling & quite breezy (head-wind) on the ascent
Decent start, but died off a bit in the last mile
25th/238 @ 21:44
Now the decision is; do I run, or ride to work this afternoon?? (on a 14:00 - 22:00)
Cold, drizzling & quite breezy (head-wind) on the ascent
Decent start, but died off a bit in the last mile
25th/238 @ 21:44
Now the decision is; do I run, or ride to work this afternoon?? (on a 14:00 - 22:00)
Ghost Donkey
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Looks like lots of muddy fun. Hope you enjoyed it. It's a good job I couldn't make it this year. I "ran" the county XC yesterday and nearly came last. My legs left me jogging the mighty 1 mile trip to the venue from my house. Not sure what was wrong but I wasn't right
. Never mind, Derby running league XC next week. I did around 1.5km open water swimming this morning if that helps offset some of the shame of my county XC performance. Couldn't go further due to the temperature. Certainly woke me up 
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1st run of the New Year today.
An organized 7km - 4 1/4 minutes quicker than same time last year over the same course, so the last few months seen to have paid off.
Seem to be developing another groin injury though, so need to take it easy for a couple of weeks.
Targets for 2014:
5km - 20:00
10km - 41:00
1/2 marathon - 1:30
An organized 7km - 4 1/4 minutes quicker than same time last year over the same course, so the last few months seen to have paid off.
Seem to be developing another groin injury though, so need to take it easy for a couple of weeks.
Targets for 2014:
5km - 20:00
10km - 41:00
1/2 marathon - 1:30
Flying_Monkey
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My targets for 2014:
5k -18.30
10k - 38.00
Half - 1.25.00
+ lose 2kg
+ work towards full marathon / iron distance
5k -18.30
10k - 38.00
Half - 1.25.00
+ lose 2kg
+ work towards full marathon / iron distance
smutchin
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My first target is to get back to where I was a few months ago. Losing the 5kg I've put on since the summer may well be the best way to achieve that.
Aside from the ongoing quest for a sub-20 5k, I'm hoping to do my first full marathon this year, and aiming for sub-3.40.
Aside from the ongoing quest for a sub-20 5k, I'm hoping to do my first full marathon this year, and aiming for sub-3.40.
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Richard A Thackeray
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Entered my first Marathon this year too, will be ecstatic if I get 3:30, but it'll more than likely be about 3:40 -3:45 given the undulating nature of the (mixed-terrain) course
(only previous 1/2 was 1.42:53... across the sands of Morecambe Bay!!)
Again, would be very chuffed indeed with anything like that for a 5K (have to find a flatter ParkRun!! locally), will settle for a 20:15, or less for my regular ParkRun
10K?, not entered any yet this year, will probably enter local 'Wakefield Hospice 10K' (PB there = 42:53??)
Weight?, I hover around the 10 stone mark, +/- a couple of pounds
Have to admit I am considering starting going to a Gym, but not to get 'muscle-bound', just to tone up (I guess, for want of a better phrase, a 'Mens Health' cover physique, but nowhere near as handsome!!)
smutchin
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Well, you've actually entered one, so you're already one step ahead of me. I've got my eye on a local one but that's not until September and I'd like to do something a bit sooner. Maybe I should look for a few other 10k and half marathons in the meantime - I've never run a competitive half marathon, and only one competitive 10k, so it might be a good idea to do a few as build up to the marathon.
Not sure what the terrain is like for the local marathon but it'll be flattish and nearly all on road, so I'd be extremely disappointed not to go under 4hrs. Under 3.30 would be a nice target but might be a bit ambitious.
10 stone (64kg) is my target weight. I'm currently a bit over 11 stone (71-72kg) - my colleagues think I'm skinny enough but it's all relative. I definitely have some excess round the middle that I could do with shifting. Reaching my target weight should make a huge difference to my running speed. I know that in practice there are other factors apart from weight that can affect running speed but my PB for a 5k is 20.15, set last summer when I was around 67kg. I haven't been under 21 mins since August, and at the moment, I'm struggling to go under 22 mins.
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smutchin
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Looks good. Under 3.30 would be a very good time on that course.
Yeah, sounds about right. I'm slightly taller but not enough to justify an extra 7kg.
Flying_Monkey
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I'm 5' 5" and currently about 62kg (136.5 lbs or 9 stone 10.5). When I was cycling a lot more a few years ago and doing sportives and XC marathon racing, I was as low as 57kg (125.5 lbs, just under 9 stone). That will never happen again! And in any case I have more upper-body muscle than that from swimming and working out and I like that. But I would like to be 60kg (132 lbs or 9 1/2 stone)and I think I could sustain that comfortably and still have the power and stamina that I have now. My club captain reckons I could be a seriously good Master's level runner if I manage to drop those two kilos. So if I manage to shift the weight, I will adjust my goals accordingly - losing the weight could make a difference of 5 seconds or more per km.
smutchin
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FM, your calculation seems to more or less match the estimates given here:
http://www.runningforfitness.org/calc/diet/weighteffect
According to the calculator, if I got down to 64kg, I could go under 19.30. I would be extremely pleased with that.
http://www.runningforfitness.org/calc/diet/weighteffect
According to the calculator, if I got down to 64kg, I could go under 19.30. I would be extremely pleased with that.
Ian A
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Weight was a biggy for me. I did a couple of flat-ish half marathons at the end of 2011 in just over 2hrs. By March 2012 I'd lost two stone through good eating and consistent-ish training. That March I ran 1.44.40 at Loughborough which is another flat route. Unfortunately my legs were pooped the week after when I ran a hilly half marathon in Yorkshire and managed a 2hr finish again. My weight's gone up this last year with a difficult time training and eating due to family health problems and house modifications at home but now training is getting back on track and I have more time to organise food. I'm hoping for a steady decline in weight back down to under 70KG again through consistent training and healthy eating. I'll see how far I can sensibly reduce my weight by before the summer. I don't have the slim runner build but certainly aren't massive and at 5'7" further weight reduction from my 2012 size would be realistic.I'm doing Alpe D'Huez long course tri and Ironman Wales so weight is a big concern. It wouldn't hurt to be lighter for the Etape Du Dales in May too!
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