2012 Marathon thread - Page 289 - Training

Fiona C

04/12/2012 at 08:40

Welcome back mace and welcome Darren.

AGF, good running. Nice that Lulu gets a rest in her schedule.

More great training NP, think I'll do a double on Thursday.

Teknik with 2 weeks rest and some cross training the knee will soon get better. No consolation I know.

Nicely timed run jason!

5 miles for me last night with 3 at 6:54mm, was going to do short faster stuff but legs felt really heavy even although no run the day before - might have been the weights/turbo?

No Pain

04/12/2012 at 11:47

Welcome Spark/Darren Training pre-Christmas as you will see is a big thing on here as 99% of people on here will be doing a marathon in the spring.

Jason nice run.

Teknik ditti what Fiona said cross training will keep your fitness levels up.

Fiona thats still a great session with 3 miles sub 7mins.

First of two runs today done 1 mile warm up 4 miles Tempo 1 mile steady very cold and with a stiff wind it was hard work in mile 3. splits: 7:55, 6:31, 7:02, 6:17, 6:27, 7:13.

AmGettingFitter (AGF)

04/12/2012 at 13:33

Tek - When I had nearly a month off in Sept I mainly cross trained with swimming and beer drinking

Ultra Sparkly Bridget

04/12/2012 at 14:54

Hello! Yes, I am still somewhere on this planet and still running too. We've had a bit of an eventful year with my mother-in-law and things are still up in the air. Running has been fitted around driving up and down the M40 but I've managed nearly 1400 miles so far for 2012. Ran an evening marathon in MK in July and then JW Ultra in September. Next will be VLM 2013 and that will be my 25th marathon/ultra

AmGettingFitter (AGF)

04/12/2012 at 18:15

Well done for keeping up the mileage during all the trauma Bridget. You will meet your 1500 target

Hope things improve for you and good luck in training for London....

HM4

04/12/2012 at 18:21

Spark,

Hi & welcome to the thread.

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Well done on everyone's training.

jason d

04/12/2012 at 19:05

Fiona- nice running

USB- Welcome back! Hope things get easier for you...

NP- well done on the tempo and good luck with the second run. No doubles here yet

8.01m nice and easy for me around the lit parts of town tonight in 1.00.25 (7.33 av)

Fiona C

04/12/2012 at 19:45

Same sort of run for me tonight jason, 10.1m in 8:05mm average pace. HR getting lower for the pace I'm doing. Did an early run and got work home as central heating due to be fixed at 7pm - still waiting!

Good to hear from you USB, I hope 2013 is easier.

Nice tempoing in bad conditions NP.

jaycmoore

04/12/2012 at 20:33

AGF - beer drinking? Now that's MY kind of cross-training

Jason/Fiona - nice night time runs. Chilled off a bit this evening, but once you're out and warmed up it's not too bad [I was out on the MTB and had cold toes by the end but it was worth it to enjoy the clear evening].

USB - excellent total mileage, especially as you've had to fit it around other things. I'm on target for 1500 this year, and that will be my highest ever.

Steady 5 miles (7:54avg) off road lunchtime today. Sunny with a chill in the air. Lovely

jaycmoore

04/12/2012 at 20:33

Fiona - hope you get your heating fixed. Tradesmen, eh

Edited: 04/12/2012 at 20:34

No Pain

04/12/2012 at 21:43

Second run of the day done just over 5.7 miles so just short of 12 for the day, medium long run tomorrow of 10 miles easy.

USB (((((((XXX))))))) Lets all meet up mfor a few beers after VLM 2013.

Jason well done on tonights run.

Fiona great running did you get your heating fixed yet, I hate it when you wait for someone and they dont show up on time...

Jayc well done with your running.

micknphil-marathonlads.com

04/12/2012 at 22:21

reading these posts keeps my sanity thankfully

Fiona C

04/12/2012 at 22:56

Heating back on, replaced a valve under the floor but it could be the one on the hot water tank, some sort of micro switch. Got a new thermostat on Sunday so my heating system will be all shiny and new - bit by bit!! Ok so far but no guarantee! Anyway, much worse things happen.

No Pain

05/12/2012 at 14:22

Just over 10 miles steady for me today ice still on the ground even in the sunbuild build build.

Fiona glad you got your heating sorted out its getting to cold to be without any.

Teknik

05/12/2012 at 18:57

Welcome Spark

Welcome back USB

AGF - I have a habit of overtraining on the beer...

NP - great mileage

Fiona nice running - good to see the HR dropping

jayc nice 5 miler

jason great pace for "easy"

Andy enjoy the trip

Mace thanks

HM hi

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Cross training for me: Press ups (80 in 5 sets), Dumbbell Rows, Hip Presses and Dumbbell Chest Flys. Still can't do much with the legs, to protect the knee. Second physio visit - acupuncture and taping tonight.

HM4

05/12/2012 at 19:32

Tek,

Hope the acupunture works.

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Well done on everyone's training.

No Pain

05/12/2012 at 21:37

Teknik you beat me with that set with my arm in plaster.........
HM4 you not training?

Spark.

05/12/2012 at 23:21

Thanks to everyone today for the welcomes, nice to find a very friendly forum like this.

4 miles tempo tonight a 7min/mile. Felt as though I could have went another 2 or 3 aswell but running 7 or 8 tomorrow so don't want to over do it.

No Pain

05/12/2012 at 23:44

Nice running Spark

No Pain

06/12/2012 at 11:48

First run of the day done in the rain 6 miles with 2 miles at tempo, build build build.

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