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evening all - nice to hear from Ant once more, and to see Jools is no longer getting it in the neck . Fingers x'd for DS2 . .
Speedy - indeed perplexing, but you have enough experience/savvy to craft your own plan now, based (or not)  on P&D
An odd run today - 10 miles with a pal - felt very decrepit and have been aching all day - in contrast to last week's 12, when felt strong (albeit v. slow). Nevertheless, it felt so good (in mind if not body) just to be out there plodding along after the year's tribulations of one sort or another . . . . .

Apparently if you highlight the progamme you like Speedy and press the blue button - that "keeps" it on the Hard drive. What ever you do don't press YELLOW!!! But readnig back realised you've worked this out now!

I've seen the forcast Minni for the NE and it looks bleak! Treadmill?

Really glad you enjoyed bootcamp DS2 - it's a great experience in itself. Fingers crossed you get to the voting stage.

NO XC for me tomorrow unfortunately as I have to take my son to play football (top of the table 6 pointer clash).  But managed to get a 7 mile XC run this morning though to compensate.

I think its because its American that the races are on a Saturday.  When I followed it I just changed things around, although I only went up to 55 mpw.

Still moving in the right direction Birch.

tks Poacher - you have sent me off chuckling to view MOTD !!!

xpost KR.  I have a good treadmill at home but hate it with a passion.  I find my stride is completely different on it and the furthest I've ever been is 8 miles.   However, if needs must.....

Chitter chatter, can't keep up with ALL of you. Glad to hear that you're on the mend Jools, and that you got your XC done. No ill effects I hope.

2 degrees here at 0800, and brilliant sunshine. It was forecast to be sub zero and thick gloopy fog, so the bike got cancelled last night. As a result I got the chance for a nice little run, and knocked out 22 miles, dressed in the full winters. That's my excuse for the slow pace.

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I've seen the forcast Minni for the NE and it looks bleak! Treadmill?

I wish I hadn't read that just before bed last night.  I had a restless night with dreams of being chained to a treadmill! 

Got a run done through the frozen fields this morning.  Not the long run I'd planned but got out anyway. 

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Seriously CC, 87 is a heck of a lot of miles....are you absolutely convinced that a schedule which is so demanding holds the key to what you want to achieve? It sounds like there's not much wriggle room.

Oh, I have no intention whatsoever of following P&D. I always follow a schedule of my own devising. I was just studying it out of interest, and frankly it looks stupid! 87 miles isn't that many, for a peak weak. Not exactly my idea of a recovery week though.

I'm about to drive up north for the parentals Golden Wedding. I was hoping for a short run tomorrow morning before I leave, but by the sounds of it the streets up there might not be runnable. Might have to wait until I get back to Notts in the evening then. 

There is a typesetting error in P&D - the recovery week is actually Week 7 at 74 miles!  Week 8 at 87 miles, containing a 7 mile LT run, a 15 mile mid-week run and a 24 mile run on the Sunday is of course the peak week of the schedule!

I don't think there is much chance of me reaching 87 miles this campaign but I am still hoping to follow the 55-70 mile schedule!

17M for me; legs grizzled a bit at the hilly route I chose, but I wanted pretty, and pretty means undulations!  Pace wasn't as bad as I feared (8.12m/m) and breathing showed me that my cold can cope with steady running but not racing at the moment.

Poacher - now bookmarked  ( last line =  ) ! 

Nice long runs from Blisters and Jools.

18.8 miles for me today. It felt so much easier than same distance run 2 weeks ago, plus today was 10 minutes quicker. I did leave the killer hill at 12 miles out today. Gives me a weekly total of 54 miles.

Plan is cut back next week and then a week off prior to starting theschedule. What are other peoples plans or what would they suggest?

74 miles doesn't sound much like a recovery week to me either SBD!

I've got an eye on the Asturias Marathon on 24/3/2013, so I suppose I should really start something serious before Christmas, or simply build up steadily to a 12-week onslaught in the New Year with a shorter taper. My goal at this stage is only to a) toe the start line in good shape and b) get my GFA for VLM 2014, so I don't think I need do a full-on 16-weeker.

Lorenzo - Usual address.

10 miles this morning in bright sunshine, focussed on working hard-ish up the many hills and inclines. Finished feeling susrprisingly good . Hopefully the injuries won't come back to haunt me much more...

Didn't mean to give you nightmares Minni - at least you got out throught the fields.

Good weekly total scoobs. Got a half mara next Sunday, so will do a few base weeks till Xmas then start the plan just after. A 16 week plan would start 6th of Jan so want to be up to mid  - late 40's per week before that.

Some good long runs being done today. I had planned to go out for 15, but only managed 12 in the end. My only window of opportunity was early doors and had to be back home for 8.30 in order to drive my lad to his football. Still feeling rough with a cold type thingy as feel shattered again tonight - grrr! I'm hoping the green colour of my snot means it on its way out?

Nice long run AR ,time based run fro KR and med from Ant.

Lorenzo Very impressive XC