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Wigan 10k 2018 - It hurt this year!

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TanethraGraduate10
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Took part in the Wigan 10k for the 3rd consecutive year and I knew coming into the event I was under prepared due to 3 weeks lost to a holiday and coming down with a stomach bug the week after, (not to do with the holiday but some blighter infecting me!).

Was going along fine till about the 6k mark then gremlins decided to give my left groin some gyp! Had to slow the pace in order to get across the line for my slowest timed 10k :( a 1:04:21.

Feeling a little stiff this morning in the hips and upper thighs but other than that feel fine. Was thinking of entering the Wigan 10 miler next March as a focus for my training over the winter months and the thinking it will help my 10k times as I've yet to crack the hour mark, (fastest 10k was this year Colshaw Hall 1:00:48) .

What do you guys think?

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misswobbleGraduate10

Well done. You got through it! 💪👍😃🥂🏅

Is that Wigan FC represented on the medal?

Do some gentle stretches today.

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TanethraGraduate10 in reply tomisswobble

Yes its the DW stadium home of Wigan Warriors and Wigan AFC. I dread sitting down today as it takes some effort to get up. Going to do some more recovery stretches later and more foam rolling.

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misswobbleGraduate10 in reply toTanethra

Ah thought so. Makes me nostalgic for Sami Morsy. Wish we still had him playing for us 😤

Steady with the roller 🤨.

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roseabi

Well done. Don't beat yourself up about the time, it sounds as though you did amazingly well for someone who'd just had a tummy bug and then groin gyp during the run - brilliant in fact!!!

And - sounds like a good plan to me!

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pinkaardvarkGraduate10

I think running shorter distances faster will have more of an improvement effect on your 10k than longer running will. I found the further I went the slow my short distance times got lol. If you want speed you need to help develop those fast twitch fibres.

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TanethraGraduate10 in reply topinkaardvark

Yes need to do more speedwork and interval training for sure. I do need to up the distance a little to feel stronger in the finish. I had nothing left at the end to kick with to the finish

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misswobbleGraduate10 in reply toTanethra

A fast 3 k is a wonderful thing! Or even 3 x 1k fast Or in my case, a quarter km sprint Better than nowt! No need to go mad. Rome wasn't built ......

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IrishprincessGraduate10

Well done and congratulations. That's a nice bit of BIG bling! I think you did really well considering the time off and the bug, just think what you can do when you're 100% 🙂

Training over winter is a great idea and you have plenty of time. Mix up your runs to improve on speed and do hills, intervals, short fast runs and longer slower runs. Most of us run too slow on the short runs and too fast on the long ones. Use this calculator to get your training paces.

runnersworld.co.uk/rws-trai...

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AgelesslassGraduate10

This was a great achievement, well done to you.

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