Might well join you lot next year at Chester - it sounds as though it was awesome race with some brilliant organistion
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Plan is - RUN EVERYFINK AT MARATHON RACE PACE of 4:57m/m. How hard can that be? 130 miles a week. 15 mile Tempos faster obviously. All fueled by Cadbury's Boosts, Flat Coke and a dash of Lance Armstrong's milk from his fridge. Bob's yer Uncle and Fanny's ya Aunt. Cannae wait, my plan is a classic and simple one. Can't go wrong...
There's something in this I'm a bit slower so I'll build up slowly, one lap at 4:57m/m this week, two next week, three the week after. Then that's about 47 laps at 4:57m/m pace before taper. Yeah, that's my plan, how hard can it be? Now, where can I get some of Lance's milk and red eggs*
*Allegedly. Nothing has been proven.
Date just been confirmed 6th October...
Bring it on !
I did this and loved it!! Did sing aloud all the way for about the last 4 miles! but fingers crossed will be back next year!
will be doing this again
i am now in training for spenbrough 20 muler in March in west Yorkshire and maybe Blackpool marathon 4 weeks after that
You're always training Jason! I'm surprised you find the time to come on here at all in between training and racing!
I'm fed up because I think I have (self-diagnosed) hip bursitis and am having to rest! I don't think my body agreed with all the speedwork I was doing to improve on my 10k PB so I'm having to rethink my training strategy. Hope to be ready to get back to some kind of training by next weekend. Fingers crossed!
acp- hope the hip issue clears up soon....
Sir John- well done on the half
compo- good luck with the training
SJaL - I also ran the Conway half - great course & mostly flat except that little 2.5 mile climb around the Orme. Who said Chester was hilly
A quick heads up to say that we are opening the 2013 marathon (race date 6th October) for entries on Monday 3rd December with no price increase for those who enter before the end of January.
Next race for me is the Stockport 10 on 9th Dec - a couple of interesting hills in that one. For someone who doesn't like hills I certainly choose some odd races ... Snowdonia Marathon, Conway 1/2 & Stockport 10, then getting flatter in the new year with 4 Villages Half
