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2015 Running Thread Part 6

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Anglaise1 · 17/06/2015 06:52

New running thread

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Whowouldfardelsbear · 08/07/2015 11:08

runtothehills - yes Wellington is windy. Had a few hairy plane landings. Worst one was when a woman behind me kept screaming when the plane bounced. I was on the last leg (Auckland to Wellington) of a flight back from the UK on my own with my then 3 year old and 6 month old so I was beyond caring by that point!

A 5k personal best from me today (29 min 11 secs) which makes us 384.29

I am now going to aim for a half marathon distance and have downloaded the Jeff Galloway app. I am a bit unsure as to what intervals to do though as 1 min run and 1 min walk seems a bit slow. Do any of you know anything about this app who can offer me some advice?

emummy · 08/07/2015 09:48

4 on the Fife coastal path, really nice route.
381.19

Purpletoes · 07/07/2015 22:58

5.4 today so that's 377.19
It was a local mob match between the 2 local running clubs was fun. Smile

HalleLouja · 07/07/2015 22:42

PS The whole lot wasn't hill reps. We ran there and back.

HalleLouja · 07/07/2015 22:41

Did 4.5 ish of hill reps makes 371.79. My first set of hill reps and I am going to be sore in the morning.

lastqueenofscotland · 07/07/2015 22:34

5 dead on today felt ok if not slightly weak? 367.29

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 07/07/2015 21:24

4.7 tourist-dodging miles in Central London's most lovely parks at lunchtime today takes us to 362.29

MadMonkeys · 07/07/2015 20:45

Just 2 miles from me last night - interval running, which was fun :)

355.59+2=357.59

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Anglaise1 · 07/07/2015 20:18

Banging slow is better than sitting on the sofa! Good for you.
12.5 from me, dog runs plus long club run with 30sec intervals at the end. Lovely cool evening, with cold beers after to celebrate a birthday. Perfect!
355.59

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LornMowa · 07/07/2015 16:18

Whoops! bolding fail 340.16

LornMowa · 07/07/2015 16:16

standingonlego Good luck with that race. Those hills around there are grueling. I have been up to Crich on my bike but I don't think my calves would cope if I tried to run it.

6.4 miles from me since my last posting so 8340.16*

suzannecanthecan · 07/07/2015 15:34

11.76 from me brings it to

333.76

AggressiveBunting · 07/07/2015 14:51

Adding 11.3 to make 322. Bloody hard doing team training after work and did 7k before and 4k after on my own to get a bit more mileage in. Need to sleep now and TFI rest day tomorrow

TriJo · 07/07/2015 10:33

Battersea Park 5k last night, hubby had been telling me I should do one so I decided to do it for the craic. Second fastest 5k I've ever done! Finished in 23:56, which I'm absolutely delighted with because I haven't been sub-24 since 2012.

310.72

cinnamongreyhound · 07/07/2015 08:11

4 early miles from me 307.62, got mixed up with meeting times so a bit of hanging around before we started!

BobblesAndClips · 06/07/2015 21:33

I made it out yesterday before tea, with a plan to do at least 5 miles and ended up doing 5.4 so was very pleased with that. It's great to think that I can now go out and run 5-6 miles. It wasn't so long ago that my longest runs were 3-4 miles and that felt a long way.

I just need to work on my pace now (especially up hills!).

298.22+5.4 = 303.62

lastqueenofscotland · 06/07/2015 20:35

No running from me as definately still sore from yesterday's 15 miles.

Entered a race two weeks away to keep me motivated and will be back running tomorrow, with 2 runs on weds thurs, day off fri and long one on Saturday so I can spend Sunday stuffing myself and watching Wimbledon

runtothehills · 06/07/2015 18:53

Some brilliant runs this weekend. Well done whowould from what I remember about Wellington is that its very windy, interesting horrific plane landing experience, not sure if was like that for you but can imagine it would help/hinder depending on the route.

Brilliant result family and greta with your PB. I am totally with you on the temp front, I may moan about the Scottish weather but give me a cold day and I'm happy.

Had the opposite this weekend as was down in London for a family do. Cousin took me for an 8 mile circuit of Richmond Park on Saturday in 28 degree heat. Some sections felt like I was crossing the African savannah. Very new experience for me too as not used to being around so many other runners unless in a race, place was packed with them!! Got home this morning and managed a wee 4 miler this afternoon in the relatively cool and quiet 21 degrees of Aberdeenshire Smile.

8 + 4 + 286.22 = 298.22

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Anglaise1 · 06/07/2015 18:09

7 miles from this evening, only 28°C so cool compared to last week's evening runs. Looking to do a little trail race next Monday, 17.5kms to make up for the race I didn't do on Sunday. I don't usually get stomach cramps until 18kms plus so hopefully should be OK afterwards.
286.22

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emummy · 06/07/2015 14:48

Glad you enjoyed your Portsoy race family, well done on your time. Sounds like the holiday is going well! Planning a go on the Fife coast path tomorrow for my run, good fun running in a new place.

AggressiveBunting · 06/07/2015 13:32

Adding 5 from this evening to make 279.22. Working on my uphill pace. I find it so hard to go out in the evenings but am always ok once I get going. Doesn't help that the first km of this route is straight up a massively steep (unrunnable) hill and with unwarmed up calves it's a bit of a slog.

emummy · 06/07/2015 11:27

4.7 from me on holiday in Fife, nice wee run through fields
274.22

HalleLouja · 06/07/2015 09:44

4.9 miles yesterday. The last bit is up a hill and I really pushed myself to get up and couldn't bring myself to run the last 0.1 miles to make 5!

269.52