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2015 Running Thread Part 5
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actiongirl1978 · 27/04/2015 15:26
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suzannecanthecan ·
27/04/2015 15:42
Nice work Actiongirl
I hope your knee is better soon (please dont run too much on it if it hurts-I'm worried you'll make it worse)
12.08 from me
2327.58
Anglaise1 ·
27/04/2015 16:30
Action thanks for starting the new thread and 
for your HM, excellent! Especially with all the pain you suffered. The pain in your other knee could well have been due to extra pressure you put on it during the race. Please do as Suzanne suggests and don't run until your knee stops hurting - you should rest after a HM anyway, pain or no pain! I'm sure you will be ready for a marathon next year, but you need some recovery right now.
Mrs SPM was it your first 5k?? Brilliant to do it under 30 minutes. The most important thing is that you enjoyed it.
Poppy glad you are feeling a lot better now.
Holmes your 3 sessions sound perfect for HM training. How long are you long runs?
5.6 easy run today in the sunshine with the dog.
2333.18
I think we've beaten March's total??
actiongirl1978 ·
27/04/2015 16:46
Yes I am planning to rest and am cancelling the grit plyo class I was booked on tomorrow. I did go to pilates this morning, but my instructor was v understanding as he ran the VMLM yesterday!
The pain I had is almost certainly ITB and quad tension, after all I had hardly run for five weeks so everything was a bit soft, it has eased off significantly to the extent I can run down the stairs whereas yesterday I couldn't even walk down them, which tells me I did the right thing carrying on, even though I didn't enjoy it one little bit. I will continue to do my physio exercises, but I'm already thinking about a little run later in the week
Is it warm in France anglaise? Cold in Hampshire and the HM was super chilly yesterday.
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suzannecanthecan ·
27/04/2015 18:24
oh and 
for Poppy
really pleased to hear that you are seeing some improvment :)
runtothehills ·
27/04/2015 19:43
Hello shiny new thread!
Well done emummy, remember the Piper, never know whether you want to smile or strangle him . Well done also Action especially for carrying on with the knee pain, take it easy.
I am a broken women today, bit of a daze. Mountain Marathon was nothing short of Epic. 31 miles over 2 days, 16 Sat, 15 Sun. 2400m of ascent. Despite all of your lovely nice forecast wishes, the weather gods brought hail storms on the Saturday and all out blizzard conditions on the Sunday. By the end I was pretty much full on hypothermic, as were many others. About a third didn't even start it, and about the same again didn't finish.
On saying that it was great fun, a fantastic atmosphere and lovely people with a passion for running and the outdoors. Ceilidh on the Saturday night kept us warm and taking my warmer sleeping bag was a very wise choice.
Despite all this we managed 7th overall for our course (would have been 4th but made a navigational error on day 2 that cost us 30mins) and we came in 1st Female team My first ever podium finish and first ever trophy. So all in I'm broken but also very very happy 
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Anglaise1 ·
27/04/2015 20:14
Runtothehills so glad you posted, was starting to think you might be lost in the mountains somewhere! Huge congratulations, what an achievement - it can't have been an easy race to do at all, given the ascent you had and the freezing cold weather! You and your team must be so proud. I hope you feel a little less 'broken' soon, lots of rest and relaxation in order this week.
runtothehills ·
27/04/2015 20:43
"Team" was just me and my running partner, sounds bigger than it is .
Having my first glass of 
and eating like a horse!!!
Forgot to add 2333.18 + 31 = 2364.18
actiongirl1978 ·
27/04/2015 21:41
Wow runtothehills you are amaze balls!!!
Sounds like a brilliant weekend though, I bet you feel really healthy despite the broken body feeling I think you get to eat well all week on that basis!
Thanks cinnamon I'm beginning to realise that may have been the case. My mind seems to have snapshots of some of the worst points and I keep going back to them in my mind. However I've just been looking at the race schedule pages in runners world looking for my next chance - and let's face it, it won't take much to beat my HM PB!
phlebas scary dogs have that impact on me too!
anglaise my pilates instructor is also my PT and as such has a scary underlying level of fitness... He did it in 4.51 and our class this morning was full of lovely running stretches he was a bit achy but I reckon I felt worse than him!
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runtothehills ·
27/04/2015 22:11
I'm with you there action When I came in after day 2 and discovered I hadn't packed my spare trainers and had to put back on my wet cold ones it was a step too far and burst into tears!! Did get lots of sympathy from very attractive Sweedish elite runner though, so was perhaps worth it
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familygermsareok ·
27/04/2015 22:43
runtothehills that is awesome! Huge congratulations on completing it at all let alone getting a podium place . You must be on such a high ( well, once your body temp returned to normal ) . I was wondering how you'd got on.
holmes Coniston sounds lovely. Is there a full marathon going on there as well? I'm sure one of our parkrunners was talking about doing his first marathon round a lovely scenic lake in the Lake District. He was hoping the view might take his mind off the pain!
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