Giants Head Marathon - June 2013

With beer, cider and a nosh?

Yes

Sounds fun.

Now for an intermission.
http://www.runningplanet.com/training/marathon-hill-training-runs.html
http://www.runningplanet.com/training/lower-leg-conditioning.html

Just in case anyone wants to take things a bit more seriously.

Anyone want to talk about training? It's early days yet but I'm a boring old fart and do stuff like that.

Good shout Mouse there may be a few climbs 

Wanna look sexy wear these http://www.whitestarrunning.co.uk/merchandise.php 

T.mouse wrote (see)

Now for an intermission.
http://www.runningplanet.com/training/marathon-hill-training-runs.html
http://www.runningplanet.com/training/lower-leg-conditioning.html

Just in case anyone wants to take things a bit more seriously.

Anyone want to talk about training? It's early days yet but I'm a boring old fart and do stuff like that.

Yes please

I've tried a few hill running over motorway bridges but I'm wondering how fast I should run up them? Should it be a mix or just slow and plod to the top?

@Goldbeetle - I still need to upload my pic of the hoody... i must do that

If you're running them as hill reps then run them at race pace or a session of:-

3x60secs; 3x45;3x30;3x15. jog backwards down recovery. All as hard as you can manage. Of course it depends on how long the motorway bridge is.

Otherwise, again depending on what you can do, run for 1 min up and down, recover for 1 min, repeat. 6 or 7 reps.

Any chance of getting away somewhere hilly for training?

Try starting in a lunge position, spring up (jump) swapping which foot is forward, land as you squat down. Repeat for i min or until you can't repeat again. (does that make sense? it's really hard and uses the muscles you'll use for hill running).

oh look, youtube has a video

Em hill running is a mental test as well the more you do the more you come to except it. Where we live its all hills I live on the top of one. Never let them defeat you just accept them

I always took a long term approach to them.If I have a hill race, I would add in about 12 weeks before the event instead of speed training hills once a week. First week I find a hill about 800 metres and plod up dont stop (brain training). week 1 do it once

Week 2 run a hill thats steeper but much shorter 100 metres run it as fast as you can say 4 times 

Alternate the weeks long/short increase the long runs by one rep evry other week short run by two

If you cant find hills the tower block stair runs are perfect . Onw wek nice and steady next week as fast as you can. i

Overcome the mental side of hills and you will be fine

Keep warm in the winter and be green.
Available in black or grey  That's one more colour than the model T Ford.

I admit - i'm jealous of your green hoody... It's a nice colour!

I've heard that the race is selling out quite quickly for any lurkers.

We didnt like the green ones and we had that one hanging around glowing in the dark and generally making all the other colours fade, that's why "Little Miss Awkward" got it, to be "different". It was either that or use it as dog bedding 

Anyways

Yeah we are filling up steadily, faster than I thought we would which is a bit scary. Still places available though 

You can run in places like this

Goldbeetle - you mean we can run in the dark scary wood?

I think the green looks cool.. if you have any other offcuts that you want me to parade around - please let me know. My in-laws actually liked the black one 

just testing the new smileys

Thats is Batcombe car park at 7 am and it was perishing

Emmy the red haired reindeer wrote (see)

Goldbeetle - you mean we can run in the dark scary wood?

 

Morning all !

Can't believe I missed the thread about next years 'destination marathon'

So here I is dutifully reporting in.

Am just starting to try and work out a training plan which will hopefully get me back in the swing of things come New Year (after breaking myself somewhat in Snowdonia!), also got another little jaunt in May which should be good training for the main event.

Just a thought, with this being a trail marathon but being in the summer, how likely am I to need trail shoes (not done that sort of thing before .. always stuck to roads!)

Oh no Bruce, all you'll need for this event is floral knickers and a onesie.

I'm going to be wearing floral knickers after our great leader and trend setter.