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Running thread 18 - roll on spring!

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emummy · 19/02/2022 08:13

Last thread is full so welcome to the new one! All runners welcome, any speed, distance etc.

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emummy · 01/05/2022 12:19

First run of May; 4 weeks till the half. Grey & muggy today. Saw deer and lots of cute lambs.

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emummy · 19/04/2022 16:40

A couple more sunny runs, although this morning was frosty again.

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emummy · 16/04/2022 11:33

Beautiful sunshine today, finally got the shorts out! Legs pretty tired, they seem to feel heavy the day after a gym session, so just took it easy.

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Doublethecuddles · 14/04/2022 13:04

2 social runs this week along the beach, enjoying the milder weather.

Enjoy your holiday emummy. Can’t recommend any training UnaOfStormhold apart from don’t overdo it.

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emummy · 14/04/2022 11:23

That sounds like a sensible plan @UnaOfStormhold; keeping an eye on heart rate and paying attention to how your body feels should keep you right.
Nice steady run for me, enjoying the later runs on holiday. Starting to get a bit milder too.

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UnaOfStormhold · 13/04/2022 08:22

Steadily getting back into running - keeping my heart rate low so as not to overdo, hard to tell how it has affected my fitness. I think I should be ok to do my 19 miler in May though going for completion not time. I am not quite sure how to use the time in between as I want to rebuild my fitness but can't do that and still taper fully. I think probably lots of medium length aerobic runs, no speed work, easy S&C and a bit less weekly distance than I was doing pre-covid is probably the best option, with a few days of complete rest just before the race itself.

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emummy · 12/04/2022 15:24

Hill reps this morning; on holiday so it was weird going out for a run at 10 instead of 6:30!

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Doublethecuddles · 12/04/2022 13:54

Longer run this morning before the rain.

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emummy · 10/04/2022 11:29

Steady sunny run today. Not fast but I do feel a bit stronger on the hills so quite pleased with that.

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Doublethecuddles · 09/04/2022 17:16

Park run this morning, which was rather chilly and a woodland run yesterday.

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emummy · 09/04/2022 12:17

The snow has gone, sunshine today. Still freezing though! Steady run by the river before parkrun

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emummy · 07/04/2022 11:27

Oh dear @UnaOfStormhold - well done for getting out!
Another cold wet run this morning, horizontal sleet is not nice.

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UnaOfStormhold · 05/04/2022 20:28

Round and round the garden...

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Doublethecuddles · 05/04/2022 16:11

Well done giraffeski and excellent effort. Hope you can figure out what causes the stomach cramps.
UnaOfStormhold how frustrating. I would definitely be running round the garden!

Quick 5km yesterday morning before a killer abs class. 10km this afternoon in very wet, damp rain. Made the mistake of running round the edge of a ploughed field! Won’t do that again.

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UnaOfStormhold · 05/04/2022 14:40

Some great running going on, congratulations to giraffeski and emummy!

No running has been happening here due to COVID - I have had a fairly mild case so hoping to be back out by Thursday at the latest. Unfortunately I had to cancel a race I'd planned for Sunday but it wasn't a top priority race. I'm really hoping I'll be OK for my 19 miler on May bank holiday as I've been training for that for a while. I think I will probably have to aim for completion rather than a time but it will be good to do it if I can. I'm very tempted to do a few laps of the garden just to see how I get on...

giraffeski · 05/04/2022 14:19

Yes well definitely for perseverance I feel like I should have an award- feel like if I could finish that I could do anything. TBH I would have dragged myself to the end with a broken leg, I'm not a quitter. I still brood over my shitness from when I quit the Yorkshire Three Peaks after two peaks as a teenager when I twisted my ankle slightly., really just couldn't be arsed. I'm very hard on myself Grin

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emummy · 05/04/2022 08:24

Wow @giraffeski that was quite a day! I hope you get your age cat win, you certainly deserve it!
Intervals this morning, started in light rain then got thumped with snow! Got very wet & cold, sitting at work with a coffee trying to warm up!

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Mostlyjustrunning · 04/04/2022 16:26

Well done! Thank goodness for toilets!

giraffeski · 04/04/2022 14:10

Oh I nearly forgot!

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giraffeski · 04/04/2022 14:09

Weather was good, freezing cold but sunny most of the day. However, I got really bad stomach cramps about three miles in so it wasn't a pleasant experience. Nearly dropped out twice, thought I was going to shit myself coming down one of the hills, had a little cry, but just about managed to make it to the checkpoint where there was a toilet and had the raging shits, cup of tea and a hot cross bun perked me up a bit and I managed to keep going until the next checkpoint. At that point there was only seven miles to go (and another toilet!) so I thought I may as well finish and did so although have felt better.
Finished first lady from my club, its a bit difficult to know where I came because of the format of the event as people were going off for about two hours so I suppose some could have set off after me and finished quicker but I haven't found out yet. There was one lady who was in before me but she was definitely not a v40 so I may have got my age category win after all. I'm pleased I finished at all to be honest though. I went a lot slower than expected for the first ten miles because I could barely shuffle while the stomach cramps were going on! One of my club mates had to give me a little hug.

Mostlyjustrunning · 04/04/2022 11:34

Awesome well done!
Wonder how @giraffeski got on?

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Doublethecuddles · 03/04/2022 17:11

Well done emummy great achievement.

6 miles this morning, heard the woodpecker, and saw heron, deer and a dipper, great run.
Struggling without my Fitbit, it has been recalled and disconnected, recording on my phone isn’t that reliable. Hopefully a refund in the next week.

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emummy · 03/04/2022 14:04

Well, survived my race! Lucky with the weather, it was cold but stayed dry. Massive steep hill at mile 2, then some quite hairy steep downhills with left over snow for extra fun! Stayed on my feet, slowest ever 10k but good fun.

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Running thread 18 - roll on spring!
Running thread 18 - roll on spring!
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Mostlyjustrunning · 02/04/2022 19:57

Good luck for tomorrow!

First miles for April- a 5k ish at my normal (still slow!) pace.

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Doublethecuddles · 31/03/2022 15:47

Longer social run this morning, got home before snow started.

Good luck this weekendemummy and giraffeski

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