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Good work with building the mileage Rachel

Carter that was a quick one! Good work my man. The only strategy for tomorrows HM is NOT to go out @ 7.30 pace like last week..... it is to be warm & sunny & the course is at least a couple of mins slower than Larne last week so the loose plan is 8 min miling for the first relatively flat 6 miles and then try and maintain that pace in the more hilly second half to bring me in on 1:45

Kit bag packed and ready to go 6.45pm start so hopefully will get you all an update this time tomorrow evening 

hope you did your penance today Martin tut tut.....

Well looks like a warm sunny evening for Wednesday - forecast giving 17degC, mostly sunny, less than 5% chance of ran & light NW 6mph wind...... my eyes are stinging already just thinking about it

Carl - busy day yesterday, phew! hope the little un is ok - she will probably be delighted to have an excuse not to do homeworks etc!... and then there's all the autographing & doodling on the cast which is fun too.... the glass is half full!

Carter - plans need to flexible so if you feel a little ahead of things re longer runs I would go ahead. I pushed my spring marathon plan a little further in terms of distance with no ill effects. Great LT run tonight - every time I read a training run report from you it is getting closer to what they used to sound like back in Feb/March!

Big G - your track record @ Torbay is weirdly almost identical to mine for Lisburn HM on Wednesday i.e. it was my first race upon returning to running this time last year and I struggled home in 2:06..... prior to that my "course record" was 1:56 when I ran it once before back in 2005. So similar to you I am fairly confident I will better both of those! (touch wood/everything crossed)

AliBali - yes wasn't that pleasant running last night on a stomach full Irish Prime Beef! Fitness Instructor eh?! Go you! Very impressive - do we get your cyber advice F.O.C.?

Just a bit of stretching today for me and a bit of "thwacking" & "thumping" at the driving range this evening.

It was warm/humid alright today Kenny - went out for a 7 miler this evening with middle 5 miles @ tempo pace... warm work!

That's me with the feet up now until Lisburn

Excellent stuff Rachel - you've still got it!

Amazing how quickly the fitness ebbs away when you take your foot off the gas.... I reckon I have lost about 20 - 30 secs a mile in pace since my Marathon in early May( based on Heart Rates for certain paces etc)

Anyway 7 miles tonight (middle 5 miles tempo @ 7.48 avg pace).... I have a HM on Wednesday evening so that was my last run before the race itself. Difficult course with hilly second half so even sub 1:45 I feel will be a tough ask for me