Shades Marathon Training

ridiculously cold this morning. supposed to be going for an 8 mile easy. might actually have to do it as i decided that conditions were too icy for the 4 miler last night.

regarding the niggly toe, my shoes are the same model i've been using since last june, so i don't think it's them. i have recently bought a new pair of socks. i'll not use them for a while an see if that clears it.

Foot is better today but I'm definitely not doing Gloucester.
need to find another one before our ultra in Feb

VR - I will probably DNS due to weather, will decide tomorrow. 

Email votes have to be in tomorrow (17th) if we're not attending AGM, there are a couple of important issues IMHO that need voting on.

I've got Clonakilty Back2Back the week before our ultra.    Don't thinks there's much else on but you should be able to find a trail event.

Good that your foot is healing quickly

Valley Runner wrote (see)

Foot is better today but I'm definitely not doing Gloucester.
need to find another one before our ultra in Feb

*peeks head around corned* Ultra? February... Hello everyone 

I think you're right - this weekend is going to remain a cold one. Its been very cold here as well. We've not had plus temperatures for a while and to top it off we've still got a lot of snow/ice to deal with. I've tried running this morning but it was too dangerous (our streets havent been de-iced)

in the bigger scheme of things, how much harm will i do my marathon training if i miss a couple of runs due to excessively slippery pavements?

I would say not at all Sofaboy, a bad fall will though

well that was kind of my thinking. but i hate looking at my training plan and seeing empty spaces where there should be distanc and pace notes.

maybe i should just chill a bit. (pun intended).

Training of any kind is off the cards anyway - out of the blue i twinged a muscle in my back this morning while bending down to pick something up. I used to suffer from lower back pain but since I have been running it has not come back - i thought i was cured of it. 

Is it normal for someone to fall apart so comprehensively like this? I'm like a walking medical specimen - they should cart me around universities for trainee doctors to examine.

@Khani - your body's telling you off  - take it easy, you've done loads of base miles and can afford the rest now - get well 

@(not)Slowkoala - what is your MP?

@sofaboy - I'm ending up in the gym, but its soooooo boring, I'll be there this evening for a easy 8 miler - hope there's something decent on the telly 

@Shades - hopefully yesterday was a low energy day, but I'm ensuring I eat and drink well before tonight's run 

KV, you need to trade yourself in for a new one. tough beans, mate. i had a similar thing a couple of years back. it was just one thing after another. but it passed. maybe one thing leads to another. then you get stressed and paranoid and then anything further, that in isolation you might just shrug off or ignore then gets added to the "list of things that are wrong with me". its tough.

i caved in and ran. thankfully once i got out of our cul de sac the roads were fine. and it was absolutely beauriful out. especially when it started snowing again.

of course, i now can't feel my fingers, but hey ho.

think i may have to investigate the local gym for sundays 16 mile LSR though...

Emmy - we're doing the Born to Run Ultra in Wales in Feb

Sofaboy - a few missed runs is better than a broken leg.   The only weather I won't run in is the dreaded ice, especially as I run in the dark during the winter.   Glad you got your run in safely after all.

Rattler - yes fuel up and see how you are tonight

(((Khanivore))) - ouch, hope the back eases soon.

Your body may be throwing a tantrum and trying to tell you it doesn't want to be a speedy athlete but it won't get it's way.

Thanks all Back is sore but not debilitating. Regular stretching and ZERO exercise are the order of the day. I seem to have blown my calorie intake by lunchtime today already and now don't have any exercise options to burn it off lol. That will teach me!

Have fun out there.

Afraid I won't have the option to defer. I have a charity place. Missing it is not an option

Khani - ouch!  I have suffered from back issues in the past, and you have my sympathy.  The last time I did mine (2011) I was simply picking something off the floor as well.  Take it easy.

Will do mate I was picking up a .... BREAKFAST BOWL lol. Not exactly epic heavy or anything

By the way, after all the recent talk on here of foam rollers I ordered a cheap one from Amazon and it arrived today.  After doing a quick check on YouTube I had a little play with it at lunchtime....and it hurt!  No pain, no gain I suppose!

I know I have tight hamstrings (physio has told me this in the past) so I am hoping this roller will help.  I only used it for about 5-10 minutes and afterwards my legs felt strange.  Walking up the stairs immediately afterwards had the same feeling you get when you jump off of a bike and start walking.  Very odd

G, keep us posted on any results. i've been looking at getting one to take care of my chronically achy calfs.