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Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 10:36
i have now managed 16 miles at that pace



getting there slowly
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 10:38
well then!
YOU WILL DO IT!
You stand a better chance than me!
SO SHUT UP with that negative attitude! This is a postitive thread!

:-)

<pixie hugs benz>
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 10:40
Just dont underestimate it pix
its not like we are beginners
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 10:43
I might as well be with the amount of training I have done
I've only ever plodded - never "run" properly
That's what I am having to learn now!
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 10:49
well, i suppose i have been training consistently
but still
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 10:51
I think what i mean is that before i started runing i had this idea that Id just trot out 10 min miles and improve dramatically like lots of people on here



now i know better
i know my body better
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 10:51
if only it where that easy hey!
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 10:53
It is that easy for some people


but to you and me 10 min miles is virtualy sprinting
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 10:57
maybe one day
if I can lose 2st + and get some new longer legs!
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 11:00
but pixie


thats just it


stop daydreaming about weight loss and longer legs


be realistic
thats what ive decided to do, and it is slowly working
yes you will be faster if you lose weight, but see that as a bonus




you need to trian with the body you have for now
Understand the limitations and work with them
bugger how everyone else is doing--measure your own improvements againnst yourself
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 11:02
I know! I was being silly!
I've been to club now 4 times and I can see the improvements already
Being able to run "with" others means I don't get in to the slow plodding rut which is where I have been for the last 2 years as I can't push myself alone - I give in too easily
but it is starting to slowly show in my normal running now (when I've done some!)
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 11:04
asuume you are going to run FLM at your current weight
and if you do lose it will be a bonus



lets face it pix in the 2 years ive been on this forum, ive done loads of races, and im ooo, about 5 pounds lighter
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 11:06
i know that feeling benz!
Plodding Hippo
29/10/2004 at 11:08
Im off for a gym plod now


but dont pin all your hopes on losing weight and suddenly everything being different
Live in the present
work with what you have


here endeth the pachyderm lesson
Ultracat
29/10/2004 at 13:03
I too think you have to work with what you have and not compare yourself with others. A sub 5 hour marathon is not easy but it is something to work towards and plan for.

I could starve myself and lose weight but then I wouldn't be able to run efficiently that way, a stable weight is better than yo-yo weight.

I am planning to do 11 min miles for my next marathon and hope I don't fall apart half way round, wish I was better at pacing myself.

Off to the gym this afternoon once lunch has been digested. Its still raining here and looks like I will running in the rain tomorrow too.
Ultracat
29/10/2004 at 16:28
Cheque not cashed yet so unless I get one of the bequeathed places I haven't got in, never mind it will be Lochaber instead.
The Evil Pixie    pirate
29/10/2004 at 16:30
fingers crossed
debbo    pirate
29/10/2004 at 17:56
Jane - me too, my cheque hasn't been cashed either.

I've done 16 miles this week and hope to do 12 on sunday.

Hippo - sub-5 IS possible and like Pix says, 11 minute miles is 4.48, so you have room for some walking - I managed it at Loch Ness and I didn't think sub-5 was possible.

I agree about the body thing - I'm sure I would be faster if I lost a stone, grew my legs and took 15 years off my age, but like Jane I'm not prepared to diet, and you can't do anything about the other things!
Ultracat
30/10/2004 at 13:32
37.5 miles for the week, having a rest day tomorrow. cool and misty this morning.

M...eldy    pirate
30/10/2004 at 13:50
I we are looking at 11 m/m - is it best to train above, below, on target or a mixture of all 3 paces??
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