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SHADES

29/11/2006 at 09:34

5.75 miles this morning at 69%MHR, same route as Monday but nearly 3 mins faster..I love BT

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 09:38

I suppose so Shades
I am finding it really difficult to get out of the door at the moment

Dundee.Runner

29/11/2006 at 10:48

Come on PH, you know you love it. Once you get out there, and the heart starts beating a little faster, then you start to get that rush of hormones as you get into the run. Then you will feel better. Lovely day here in Dundee. Bright sunshine, a little breezy but great for a run. Did 10 miles this morning, my mid-week long run as a part of my marathon build up. Got a bit carried away and ended up running at an average of 72% MHR - but it was such a nice day.

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 12:45

Hippo - and you will find it harder next week unless you make plans. I actually look forward to the end of the season so I can get stuck into some decent training.
Have you started the RH books yet? Quite motivating the amount of training he did.

DR - nice weather down here (Devon) today too. Will let you off the 2% extra and put it down to elation!

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 13:01

Dundee runner

er, i rarely "get in the zone"when running, and i am finding almost all my runs hard(no, im not going too fast, and my HR is fine)
The feel good factor only comes in once i have returned home

shades-therea re all sorts of weird resons why i dont plan routes and so on.most of them are really silly hangups
I will need to think about this and challenge them

but quite a bit of other crap going on chex moi at the moment

Ratbag

pirate

29/11/2006 at 13:13

Well....my new 'resolution' didn't last long...intended to go for a run at lunchtime today and a phone call eats into my time to the extent that it isn't worth going out...will be out tonight too so I'll need to get out again tomorrow...

Buggerrrittt!!

hello Benzy...getting in the zone is a rarity for many peeps...but a lot of people also find that a little jog (run or whatever) is a good antidote to any crap going on in your life...it's good 'me' time and you can get away from it all for a short spell...go on, you know you want to...

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 13:14

Ratbag

absolutely

my running has been my life glue recently

I havent missed a day since April 1st you know

its just i should be doing more mileage

Ratbag

pirate

29/11/2006 at 15:26

there's no such thing as 'should'...you do what you can, when you can....don't get hung up on what you should do as it will take the fun out of it...

Dundee.Runner

29/11/2006 at 15:40

I do not know if I was speaking about being "in the zone" I just get a buzz once I start running. Sometimes the first mile or two might be hard going, but then I loosen up, get into a rhythm, and I enoy myself. Today I found that when I got to mile five I seemed to get a new wind, was just cruising along at a nice easy pace and felt really good. Am I the only one here that feels like this? If I did not get this feeling I do not think I could get out there day after day, in the sun, rain, cold and wind whatever the weather can throw at me. I would stay in bed another hour and enjoy the duvet rather than pounding the streets. It was this feeling that I was trying to convey to PH to encourage you to get out there. I did not want to suggest some elite status as if I was one of the select few who achieve "THE ZONE". I am not that fast, or fit to get beyond the middle of the pack.

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 15:42

dundee
i never get to cruising point

well, occasionally if going down a big hill
but then you have to go up them to get there

I think i am fairly unusual in finding most of my runs hard work thoguh

ratbag-for when you come back

Im not working at the moment
so ive no excuse

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 15:43

Ive done a tiny one today by the way

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 15:51

DR - I love my training runs and like you the first mile or so might not be so great and then it's brilliant from that point onwards. sometimes the worse the weather conditions are, the greater the wow feeling.

hippo - I rarely plan routes before I run just the distance I'm doing so sometimes if I have to do 8 miles I'll do 2 x 4 mile loop. You can sort out those little hang ups can't you. I still think you train too fast, you would not find your runs such hard work otherwise!!!
You need to wait until after L**** before upping the mileage.

I just think that when you're working again you will really regret if you didn't give BT a proper go and get that mileage up when you could have.

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 15:56

need to go and sort my head out

legs are fine

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 17:59

Nowt wrong with your head..

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 18:12

Shades

there is at the moment

Im working on it

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 18:15

I think you need some training buddies to help you get out that door to run.

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 18:17

One of the girls who runs with my group, her husband runs ultras and is seriously addicted to running, doing Pennine 100m and MDS. She told me last night he's doing a training run on Friday from Bristol to Newton Abbot - 100 miles!!!

I'll let you know how he gets on.

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 18:39

blimey

that IS serious

you might be right about the buddies

I am getiig out the door
every day
just not going very far

theres a lot of other stuff going on in my head now which isnt helping either
confidence is not at an all time high

SHADES

29/11/2006 at 19:24

I'm sure there are loads of forumites that would appreciate your company once or twice a week on a run.

at least you're getting out the door, that's the biggest hurdle dealt with.

You've had a fab running year so don't let it slip away and forget what you have achieved - and you will be wannabee status very, very soon.

Plodding Hippo

29/11/2006 at 19:27

thanks Shades

i do appreciate your advice