Talkback: ASICS Target 26.2 Team: Craig

Hello all

Craig - I got into the habbit of drinking SIS recovery drink after my LSR's (of over 12miles). Ihave put on weight in the last year or so (my age doesn't help) so I think I'll try and do without the shakes and stick to a protein/carb meal (normally breakfast) after an LSR!

Hope you run goes well today. I manged 11.5 this morning, a bit further than planned but needed to take a detour to find a loo!

Evening all. Managed to download Firefox for Mac, so might be able to post pictures and stuff on here now! Wow, I'm in the 21 century.

Got to go back to the hospital tomorrow with small person, so going to attempt a really early run tomorrow morning. Not an overnighter this time so hoping less stressful than last week. 

3 x mile with 400m jogs. Not sure why, but I really enjoy speedwork. Could be my masochistic (spell check on here??? Oh, there it is) tendencies coming through there.  

Also looking forward to my second only race ever this weekend with my club. Out in the Fens, so got to be a pancake flat 5 miles surely... 

Have a good evening all. 

BoD - can almost feel the infectious excitement you exude at the moment which is great to see - keep on going !!

Good luck with the hospital tomorrow.

Hi Craig

Hope you managed to drag yourself out for that early run this morning. Those early runs are tough, especially if you're someone who doesn't like 'running on empty' (like me) and needs a quick snack before going... How were the splits?

Your talk of rock climbing reminds me of the one and only time I went, in May 2008. I loved it - had a day's tuition on a climbing wall and just as was reaching the top of my highest climb of the day, I lifted up my right leg (bent, turned out at the hip) and it went POP! I thought.. ooh that's weird, didn't really hurt all that much. When I got down to the ground though, I couldn't walk and turned out I had pulled both my hip flexor and TFL (a muscle in side of hip). The worst of it was that it was a week before I was going on a week-long triathlon training camp in Greece! When I got there I couldn't run or cycle all week. How happy was I? And the moral is?! Hmm, well - I define cross training as something that is a substitute for running. In other words, it adds to your training volume but through a different activity - perhaps one that is lower impact, for example. So in that way, rock climbing doesn't really help. But then there's supportive training', which is the stuff you do to support, rather than substitute, your running. Stuff like strength training, flexibility work, core stability stuff. Could rock climbing fit that category? Possibly.. .

Hi Sam - pulling a hip flexor sounds nasty and I'm surprised it didn't hurt!

Re cross training, where do you feel rowing (water rower in the garage) fits - substitute or supportive?  It's cardovascular and exercises the upper leg/bum and core but maybe not all the running muscles so could it be both?  When would you use it in a marathon schedule?  Interested to know how best to use it to help my running.

Roof of shed repaired thankfully, high winds in the north last week........ended my 29 day streak but got to marathon train now so will be resting the odd day!!

Good to see you are doing well Craig. Got three pairs of trainers on the go at the moment plus fell trainers some at work and some at home trying to work out which pair I should run the marathon in May in.  Kayanos not be out yet, super blue colour very fast looking!!! How are your trainers going? All the best for the early running. I like breakie before I go if I can but not always possible.

Hello all

Craig - hope it goes well at the hospital today.

Sam- that hip flexor injury sounds horrible!

I tend to stick to swimming and zumba for cross training! I ran this morning, 5 miles with some speedwork.Have had to come home from work as two of my three children are home ill!

Hi Bo

Hows the non smoking going?  have you noticed any improvements in your running?

Twinkle

Go Craig, Go Craig! Hope the little person is doing ok.

And yip - I'd be intrigued to see what you eat - mostly just because I'm nosy but also because I do find nutrition really interesting!

Hi Guys, back again,

Sam: Ouch. That sounds... unpleasant to say the least... Might leave that alone at this point then and stick with the home arrangements. Training for Paris is not going to be ruined by trying new stuff, advice taken. Can't stand swiming though, so I'll leave that one alone too .

I generally find it OK going out without food, but then get really hungry when I get back and have to be careful not to eat everything in the house. 

Just looking at the splits for the fast miles and they seen too quick:  8:00, 7:55 and 8:09. Wasn't checking my Garmin very regularly and trying to avoid massive puddles and mud. Still felt good at the end and not bent over coughing my lungs out or anything (which is good, yes?). 

Tenjiso: Yea, I got that e-mail last week and kept thinking about it. I might have to have a look at the schedule and see what I can do. I'll have to talk Rachel into going shopping in MK or something while I do that and can get some Yo! Sushi afterwards... Thanks for the idea, really appricate that. Are you going too?

mcs: nightmare mate. But if it's given you a rest day that good... I hate fixing stuff like that, properly frustrates me. I've got two pairs on the go at the moment, my older Brooks Adrenaline and the Asics Evos. The asics ones seem a lot more cusioned than the Brookes, so using them for long runs now and sticking with the Brookes for shorter runs. 

Twinkle: The smoking thing is going well, sucking on the old NRT on a regular basis and goting the odd grouchy moment. To be honest, my lungs feel a lot clearer now and my breathing is so much easier than before I gave up. Notised yesterday morning, not coughing like a crazy person or having any 'tickles' at the back of my throat!! You? 

 Kevster: Good work mate.

Sleepy: He's OK, last appointment next week and then we're free of constant appointments. TF. I'll do a screen print then... But weightloss thus far is here:

Yea, I can post picture. Gonna go crazy now. 

Right, late for work... Have a good day all.