Moraghan Training - Stevie G

Is it something in the air today? Seems an awful lot of bitterness about (and believe me I'm no exception in my current mood!). I blame that meteor.....

Bus, it's called being sore and knackered.

Philip_M_Jones wrote (see)

Stevie G . wrote (see)

The worst is when the ipod breaks down midway through a long run. You're not only stuffed without music, but you have to carry the headfones and the ipod the rest of the way, feeling sheepish.

No, the worst involves a red hot poker. Having a dead iPod is a mere inconvenience.

Phil, Don't forget the cattle prod. We haven't. (Source of most sinister post of 2012)

Mattl, I'd say possibly to the first and definately not to the last.

The latter would have come across as 'mess with me and you're a dead man' .

Only had one incident that could have got me into serious trouble. Running around a local gathering spot, some drunk buffoon;showing off to his mates, thought it amusing to just step into my path and make me bounce off his bulk.

I didn't react to this but I did go up into the nearby woods and select a baseball bat piece of wood. For at least 10 minutes I jogged about in the hidden vicinity working out the best way to smash the guy and escape.

Well there's a saying, "Never make a decision when you are angry", its worth remembering. So, after I'd calmed down, I went on my way. 

As for groups of kids, I once ran down a narrow path and happened across about 15 of them all around 16 years of age, drinking beer and stuff.

Since they were all bigger than me it could have been awkward. Instead I just stopped and cadged a drink off one of them and had a bit of a laugh.

Didn't stop me advising them that the best way to get your moneys worth out of booze is to drink just enough to get the effects, then hold back for a while. They knew I was on their side so ok with that.

Love it Ric, we'll try not to anger you too much now we know how your thought processes work!

No doubt like me a lot of us run defensively, and make it our job to avoid people when out on the streets, and not put any key decisions in the hands of anyone else or drivers.

Have to appreciate that we don't own the streets, so it's down to us to minimise the risks presented from the various goons out there.

People doddering around the track in the fast lane when you're clearly in the middle of a session is an annoying one. If they'd got there first, fair does, it's open to all, but if you're going to wear 15 layers, and run at 14min miling, you're probably not doing a paced session that needs a 400metre measurement, so you can do it in any lane. Is that harsh?

Not normally a problem if it's only one chap, as you just go round the once every few reps you cross paths, but when there's a couple/few, it starts to mess with your session as you're suddenly having to roam into lane 3/4 to get round.

Luckily the track is normally empty when I go there. There was this one couple of mums who brought their little 10ish year old kid a few times tho. The kid had a terrible habit of sprinting into my lane just in the middle of fast reps. Twice I had to catch him before he went flying

The shout 'TRAAAACK" has saved many lives down at Vale Royal AC!

You guys have polished setups in fairness. Our track is me and some randoms. If i shouted track they'd either not hear in the wind or their headfones, and even if they did they wouldn't understand.

Wow, just got the prize voucher for men's team winners from the Wokingham half! Generous!! And an individual trophy to come too...best race ever

Congrats on the impressive pb SG

Alas the track. I knew it well.

Too much politics down on my local so don't go near it.

On one occasion, I had the mother of one of the kids totally unload on me, screaming in my face from about a hands width away about some apparent crime I'd committed.

I can soak up any amount of this sort of thing, so nice and easy I calmed her down.  However, just at that point young junior appeared and said, "mummy, that's not him".

Poor women, I had to get a chair for her to sit down on while she cried her eyes out. 

Bloody track! too much aggro.

same as SS.....a hearty yell of TRACK and people warming up in lane1 jump a mile and get out of the way.  If others are doing a session but just slower i agree with Matt its just good practice to overtake at speed.

Our track is generally runners only so everyone has the same right to lane one, if you're faster you overtake, like in a race. The people who are SO slow they get in the way do move outwards as they know the etiquette.

Young kids can be a problems as they live in their own head a bit and are naturally less mindful but they learn eventually. It would be a grind to run with ipod warriors jogging about. In my opinion you shouldn't have one on at the track regardless of how fast you are. It's just not the place for music.

SG - the Wokingham good times just keep flowing! How much were the vouchers?

4 and a 7 today, 7 was nice, 4 was a chore. Not as bad as the 9 last night. This sickness bug is still in my system, got spots all over me and often get sudden feelings of sickness. Maybe I'm pregnant?!  

Long run history tomorrow. Will be my 8th 15+ in a  row. I think I've only managed 4 on the spin before. Hopefully it will feel like the 7 tonight  Can't wait to get stuck into some races when I'm better.

Ss, You are gambling with your long term health. Stop running.

Stevie, £50!

and what Ric says buddy, racing injured and running sick get you the hero points, but are pretty foolish really.

Track can always be fun. We start as another club finishes. They seem to cool down by running the opposite way round in the outside lane. When we train it is very mixed ability. Generally I don't have too many problems, but I have a heavy footfall so I can be heard coming a mile off

A mere 5km for me today at the new Reading parkrun course, plus the cycle commute either way. I chased a guy all the way round, we spoke afterwards and he said he needed to be chased to run fast. Win-win. Finished 5th in a 19:22 PB, so a line in the sande, or on PO10 atleast. With some appropriate training the sub 90 HM may be on the cards, and the sub 40min 10k just out of reach.

Happy days.

£50 quid! Result!

Will soldier through the long run then next week is all recovery running with one session depending how recovered I am. Will be 50% mileage next week, plus I can sleep as much as I want, no stress of work. Don't worry fellas!

Yep Stevie,..only way it could have been better would have been if I hadn't lashed £60 on trainers at the race, with the same people that the voucher is redeemable with! Never mind

Iron, nice to pb...personally I can't even remember what it's like to pb at 5k  Sub 90, and sub 40 are pretty much hand in hand aren't they? Do you think the 90 will come first then?