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emummy - how long does 18 miles take you?

Wow, 18 miles! I ran 4 today and really enjoyed it. Hip no bother at all. Ran early and the sun was out but wasn't too hot 😎

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I hope your hip is fine today nbee.
Last of the long long runs today, 18 miles on a nice route with different surfaces and surroundings. Misty and cool, perfect running weather! Now it's taper time, which I love!

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I'm in awe at the distances some of you are covering. Hope I can build up to run further and regularly. I'm feeling hopeful as I've done a couple of short runs this week and, fingers crossed, my hip feels fine now Planning on a 5k tomorrow morning.

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Hope the exam went well emummy

Hope you're having a good holiday Buster

9 miles today in the gym, feeling pretty good up to about 6 miles in, the last three were pretty tough but it all felt ok and doable. Feeling like I'm making progress with training which is good.

Rest day tomorrow, and then hopefully 5 miles on Sunday.

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Thanks Buster, it's been quite a month! Just the marathon to get through now...
I'm sure that sort of diet is excellent for running, especially the fried cheese!
Great run today, tempo session in the forest. Beautiful sunshine, trees, flowers, birds, river, perfect! Feeling very happy, maybe related to the exam being done!

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Argh!! Your, I meant your!!!

Hope you’re exam went well emummy, you are hardcore with exams and HMs at the mo!

I would like to think I’d be super fit, but is suspect the wine, bread, pasta and fried cheese is preventing this .

Another brutal 4

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Sorry total should be 66!

You're going to be super fit running all those hills Buster! Hope you enjoy the holiday.
Easy run in the sunshine this morning, trying to relax ahead of OU exam this afternoon.

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Well done on the HM emummy, sounds tough!

7 so far from me on hols. Mykonos is crazily hilly, strava is recording the runs as hill sessions rather than runs!

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Glad you're recovering well emummy. Yes, I think we have a few holidays this week, hopefully we haven't scared everyone off!

Is ot just you & me LadyLance?! There are a few people off on holiday I think. Sounds like the half will be good, with a nice sea breeze.
I had to run this evening as ds had his school sports day this morning. So interval session in the lovely evening sun with a nice breeze. Legs have recovered well from Sunday's fun thankfully. Less than 4 weeks to go so next week the taper starts, hurray!

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Where has everyone gone? Hope everyone is doing ok!

2.5 miles yesterday, struggled in the heat a bit.

6.8 today, ran one loop of the Half I'm signed up for in June. Although it's a bit up and down in places, there's only one real hill and there are lots of nice flat sections. A lot of it is right along the sea front as well, so shouldn't get too hot. Feeling a lot more confident now!

As usual, we haven't restarted for June, my fault I think!

I make our current June total 40.9.

Well done emummy Sounds like you did well to finish in tough conditions! It sounds like a really great event as well.

Great running LadyLance. Glad you are able to get back out nbee, hope it continues to improve.
Well that was a tough run today! 18 degrees and bright sunshine at the start, don't know the temp by the end but over 20 I think. Combined with big hills, wow! On the plus side, beautiful countryside to run through, friendly marshals, helpers, runners and walkers, nice medal and goody bag and a very impressive spread of food afterwards, even including gluten free food so I could eat something. Very impressed! My second slowest of all my halfs, but I am not bothered about that, am really pleased to have finished and very much enjoyed my trip to MacDonalds on the way home!

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Well done everyone and good luck emummy.

Ive done 3 runs this week and my hip has been niggly but no pain, so will keep to 5k for a while before trying to go further. I'm keeping the pace slow too.

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Have a good one tomorrow @emummy, sounds like it will be a great event.

After Thursday's issues, I've had a great couple of days. Friday did 1.8 miles as part of a gym session- tried to work on speed and ran at a fast-ish pace for me- plus did 50 minutes of mixed cardio (I normally do 30-40 minutes including weights) and felt really good.

Today, ran 8 miles for my long run of the week! Miles 1-4 actually felt pretty good 4-5 was mostly uphill but ok. 5-6 I pushed a bit hard going down some steep-ish hills and felt it afterwards. I then lost the breeze and the shade and hit some steep uphill sections, so the last two miles were a bit of a struggle (I'd also run out of water)- but I finished, ran at a decent pace and felt really positive most of the way around!

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Thanks all. Fingers crossed the weather will behave - current forecast is 16-18 and cloudy. They promise a fabulous goody bag, plus food & drink for all afterwards, all for a whole £20! Looking forward to it.

@emummy hope the half goes well!

Enjoy your holidays everyone!

Good luck for your half marathon emummy

3 miles for me today. I was aiming to do more, but I started to get real stomach pains and feel sick about 2.5 miles in and had to stop early. I think it may have been due to dehydration. Trying to keep the view that 3 miles is better than none, and I'll try to remember to hydrate better before my runs.

Gym session tomorrow, then possibly going to scope out the Torbay half-marathon route on Saturday. It's a two loop race, so I was thinking of running one loop to see how I get on!

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Good luck for your half marathon emummy!

Hot & sticky easy run in the forest & along river. Tempted to go for a swim! No more runs now till the half marathon on Sunday.
Enjoy your holidays all! farine we were in Majorca last October & I did manage some lovely runs. Had to get up early before it got too hot and drink litres of water afterwards, but it was lovely!

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Lunchtime drinking is also my problem johnny I tend to find a route in the first day, feel super smug and then not do it the rest of the week! Must try harder!!

Just adding my last 4 for this month

Am also on hols next week, going to try and do 5k every day, it all sound so easy till I get there!

The key thing is finding a route on Day 1 and then going first thing I think. Main barriers for me have been no pavements and lunchtime drinking .

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