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I've got a 10K(Nairn) and HM in March (Inverness), and I'm planning to do Loch Ness Marathon in September, I'll probably do a couple more 10k's and at least another half between April and September.

carterusm wrote (see)

Spoons - yes I do have a plan. Here is an overview. Tonight - get pished. Tomorrow - get pished. I think you can see where this is going. My festive plan also consists of eating lots of kebabs but, as you say, feck it its Christmas.

Oh dear.  Spoons could have written that   This could be a dangerous match....

SC - do you live up that way?  I used to run the Great Glen Relay back in the day and have done the Monster twice in recent years (as a relay - not the whole thing).    Inverness is a great place for running and I wouldn't mind trying the marathon one of these years.

Carl - this is the perfect thread for you.  Spoons'll sort you out.

Morning - not to hungover I hope

Hmmm, taps fingers on table, where is he?

Need to get started. Time is getting away from us. No time for hangovers or sleeping. Down a quick Resolve Extra and get out there!

This is a good spectator sport 

Oh god......this is gonna be fun!!  

Spoons. wrote (see)

Carl - 1:47 half should be around 3:45 ish. Have you done a marathon before? 

Spoons - have run VLM in 2011 and 2012 both for charity. Went into the 2011 with a calf injury and finished in 4:46 and picked up an injury on the 2012 about mile 9 when I went over on a discarded lucozade bottle.

I ran the Bupa 10k as my first race after VLM 2012 with little tarining and on a very hot day in 49:46 and my fastest half is the Rotal Parks in 2011 at 1:47.

I am running Paris in 2013 and probably Dublin. This time I am running for a PB.

I put all the above into an Asics training plan and with a goal of 3:56 and it came back with a training plan with a target time of 4:06.

I have been following the plan loosely since October and have been covering 20+ miles per week.

I have got  a consistent 5 mile pace now of 7:30 - 7:45 min/mile and and runninh 10 miles in the 8:00 - 8:10 mm.

I ran 4.5 miles yesterday and am going for a 7.5miler later today.

I want to break the 4 hour mark but my real target is 3:45.

Anyway. Enough about me.

Spoons - just to add. I know I need to change the training plan as I am not really following it just using it as a guide during pre-conditioning. I am ready to increase the mileage now but to what ? Also pacing has probably been my downfall in the past.

Minnie - thanks for the advice and all the support.

Carl - Just about to be in the car for the next few hours so I will respond later.

10:00 pace is fine for easy running. 

Have I been for a run yet? Well it's probably best to focus on your training rather than mine....

That'll be a 'no' then  

haha, my kinda thread . Hell yeah, it's Christmas. Let's enjoy getting shtfaced as much as we can before January rolls on an we all have to jump on the wagon , serious afleets that we are

Carl..... you run everything a lot faster than i used to run during my training and I managed a 3:57 last year........

Carter.10 miles at 10  in miling has a nice sound to it.hope that its drier today for you

Minni, Yes I live in Inverness and you're right there are some amazing places to run in and around Inverness, I'm now starting to widen the net a little which involves running up and down lots of hills, Im not quick at all, but I actually enjoy plodding my way up them, I'm planning to do Loch Ness as my first Marathon so I'll need to get used to them.  Just back from a group run up in Daviot Woods again, 6.3 miles @ 9:59mm, longer run planned for tomorrow.

Carter, enjoy your run later, I guess it's taking a little while to get re-hydrated  after last night's festivities.