Sub 5 hours - Page 30 - Spring Marathon

William Gasson 2

20/11/2004 at 10:11

We are lucky down here in sussex.No snow
YET!!All the best for Sunday Jane M

Plodding Hippo

20/11/2004 at 10:25

hello
cold but no settled snow here
popping in to say that ive had a terrible week at work
but have run every day since Tuesday
even if its only 2 miles

onwards

Josie Jump.

20/11/2004 at 11:15

((((Benz))))

2nd Anniversery of meeting you this weekend :-)

4 miles D&D as Barnsley runner puts it. I just wanted to tick over but I kept thinking about the race and my speed crept up and then my HR would beep. After 3 miles I gave in and walked the last mile. still did it in 50 mins tho :-)

Plodding Hippo

20/11/2004 at 11:25

so it is JJ
wow
wish i was doing brighton

debbo

pirate

20/11/2004 at 11:43

JJ - Good run - it's hard to keep slow sometimes isn't it?

Hippo - good on you for running even when things are crap. I'm going to try a couple of miles this afternoon - it's cold here, but sunny.

I am tired - had to drive Bryan the Snail to Newcastle airport last night and got home at 2 this morning! He's gone to Spain, but I've stayed home to deal with house buying/selling and bridging loans. :((

Ultracat

20/11/2004 at 12:03

((((benz))))) hope things improve at work from now on, glad to hear you are still finding time to get out and do a couple of miles here and there.

((((debbo)))) what can I say, house moving is always tough, maybe doing it myself early next year. Not sure I could cope on my own.

I have a planned rest day today so don't have to brave the snow and ice, but it does look nice outside now with the sun shining and a nice blue sky.

JJ best of luck for tomorrow.

Thanks William.

Josie Jump.

20/11/2004 at 13:41

Jane
Enjoy whilst you can :-)

Big hugs to Debbo.

debbo

pirate

20/11/2004 at 14:11

Thanks guys! To top it all I feel like I'm getting some lurgy - my head feels funny and my nose is running. I feel jetlagged!!

debbo

pirate

20/11/2004 at 20:32

Jane - good luck for tomorrow if you manage to get to your race. Edinburgh has stayed sunny but cold, with no sign of snow yet! I still don't feel right, despite superstrength lemsip :(((((

Ultracat

20/11/2004 at 22:26

thanks debbo, its still a bit icy and the snow is still around so unless there is a big thaw overnight I doubt I will risk running tomorrow, as I find it difficult to even walk on icy pavements never mind run on them. So it will be the gym for me tomorrow and I will make it a two hour session to make up for the half marathon I could have run. It is minus 2 at the moment, just been out for a chinese and a couple of glasses of wine.

debbo, hope that Lemsip works and you are 100 per cent tomorrow.

Ultracat

21/11/2004 at 13:14

wimped out of my half marathon as it was still very icy this morning and then it started to rain really heavily so the roads and pavements became very slippy. Gyms can be very boring if you spend too much time in them.

debbo

pirate

21/11/2004 at 14:18

Jane - sorry you missed your half. I take it you have been in the gym all morning instead!? I am still not feeling well, but no worse. Maybe a day off work tomorrow will sort me out. :))

Plodding Hippo

21/11/2004 at 14:36

hope you did a tready half marathon Jane;))
get well soon debbo

Ultracat

21/11/2004 at 15:27

no tready half marathon, but did a few miles on the tready and then 40 mins on the x-trainer and then some weights for my legs. Dripping all over the treadie after 5 mins and the same for the x-trainer and I now have a headache because I didn't drink enough water, never mind will learn for next time.

Roads will be lethal if it freezes tonight.

debbo get better soon.

debbo

pirate

21/11/2004 at 15:56

I plan to!! I am usually never ill - at least don't get colds or flu, but this winter have not been well at least twice. Maybe it is running that does it?

Josie Jump.

21/11/2004 at 16:15

Hi guys

Back from not so sunny Brighton :-)

I took splits at 0.6 of a mile as my polar only does 1 dec place.

Km Pace Ave HR
1 8:47 163
2 9:06 171
3 9:01 175
4 9:19 176
5 9:17 176
6 9:18 177

We make a turn here and head in to a brisk head wind.

7 9:24 178
8 9:30 180
9 9:40 181
10 9:08 181

Over all 58 mins :-)

Bung that into McMillans and it throws out 4:32 marathon!!!!!!!

Mr J did 54:20 a new pb by 11 mins!!!!

I am very pleased that I maintained a good pace the whole way.

Could I have run any faster? Well I was having very stern words with my self over the last Km. Poeple must have thought I was mad but it works for me. I still sprint finished but I was pretty close to my limit. I also have a new max HR of 192 bpm.

We went on to the peir with the kids at the end and had a really nice day :-)

Ultracat

21/11/2004 at 16:22

well done JJ, fabulous time and you put in a very fast last km.

M...eldy

pirate

21/11/2004 at 16:22

Josie thats brilliant - you must be chuffed with that !!

Jane - probably a good descision to stick to the gym byt he sounds of it!

Josie Jump.

21/11/2004 at 16:47

Imelda
Chuffed but I know I can do better. I can see that 55 min pb going in the spring. I just need to run over distance.

Jane
I still managed my 7 min miling over the last 400 ms Got up to 6:35 just before the finish :-)

Josie Jump.

21/11/2004 at 16:48

I'll be interested to see the finish pictures. I was suffering :-)