Hi everybody,
Please feel free to share your runs here and chat about how it's all going,
Sometimes we don't feel like putting a whole post up but just want to share something small, so this is a great place for doing that during the week.
If youre a lurker it is a great place to say a little hi without the pressure of a full post.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy week,
Juju and Realfoodieclub
My training fell behind quite a bit recently due to painful heels and being a bit overwhelmed at home with dogs, kids and house guests
I have caught up with my plan but it was hard work. Fortunately,it eases off this week but next week i have a 24k pencilled in. Eek! 🙂💪🏃♀️✔️
Enjoy the recovery week and do take it easy. You'll crack that 15 miler over the head, I've got full confidence in you 
Hi Tomas, where've you been? 😃
15 miles! Say it quick 😁
I've been mumbling and grumbling and swearing and eating too much. Now back on the only true path though *lol*
As for the 15 miles, I always think of the distance in miles before going out (ah, it's only 15, that's not a lot, hardly double-digits) and in km when I come back (wow, TWENTY FOUR, that's way more than twenty, that's awesome). The mindgames we sometimes play!
Good going. Enjoy this week!
24k- lovely! Hope it goes well - have fun!
We did 22 on Sunday with lashing rain from 10k onwards - rough!
I've had a motivational wobble for the last couple of weeks with some half-hearted runs and a full week of no runs. But yesterday was the York 10k where I managed to improve my PB by 3 minutes - that has helped the motivation to no end, and I look forward to putting heart and soul into the training again
Thank you C3PO , roseabi and benwill . Yes, 3 minutes is a lot. From 56:10 to 52:46, it has done wonders for my motivation. I am eager to get out and do my intervals tomorrow, even looking forward to the sore legs afterwards lol.
52.46? Unreal ! Amazing running!
Yay! Well done 💪🏃✔️👍🏅
3 mins is a lot! Woohoo!
My body is dropping to bits a bit but it's better if I keep moving. Once I stop Rigor sets in 🙄
I do have three runs this week, a five and two twelves. Nothing longer thankfully
Hi rfc, ju-ju and all!
Triathlon training is going well. Had my first bike-run and swim-bike "brick" sessions at the beginning and end of last week. They were fine except that during the second bike ride it was SO WINDY it felt as though I was whizzing down a hill one way and then struggling up one coming back. But actually that was fine too
This week I'm upping the swimming ante with pool drills and daily short sea swims. Multiple breakfasts will be needed no doubt!
I've been thinking about you and your training, and telling my hubby about you. I'm glad it's going so well.
Last week went really well despite all my travelling. I just shuffled my schedule around. I did a good 16K run on Friday, which was a great boost to my confidence.
I also tried my first gel. I took half at 6K, the second half at 12K, then 4 jelly babies afterwards. Beforehand I was wondering whether to take a full gel each time, but don't think I could have handled it. Disgusting stuff. At least I had no negative reaction to it. I didn't feel a major boost, but felt normal throughout instead of exhausted at the end, so that's a result. Will probably repeat this strategy during Saturday's race.
Well done on the 16k, that's a tidy distance!
Sounds very similar to my experience of gels, the first time I tried one I scoffed it all down in one go and almost threw up! A thoroughly unpleasant texture to swallow I thought. And then I kept getting a nasty taste as I was going along, which I had to bury with jelly babies I've got used to gels by having one slowly over the space of about 10 minutes or so, but I don't think I'd want more than two of them during a run of any length, although with what I'm planning for next year who knows!!??
Good luck on Saturday and have fun!
I remember a guy at the Dublin marathon expo suggesting a sip of gel followed by a sip of water... Any thoughts? Might make it easier to force down.
Yes, I always chase it down with some water, in fact that is in the instructions for the gels I use: Gu, which are extra thick so don't really spill, Tomas I also have some Science in Sport ones which don't require water - they are very runny and messy. They also are, to my tastebuds anyway, disgusting!
I've never tried splitting a gel into multiple "feeds". Does it not end up with sticky gel all over your fingers and pockets?
How were the gels? My stomach seems to be very sensitive when I am running so I was thinking more along the lines of the jelly sweets and jelly babies?
me too!!
I read that as "swim brick-like". 🤓 I could manage that
Good going peeps 💪🙂
Absolutely peeing it down this morning. Run anyone? 😁🏃♀️✔️👍
Me too 
I've seen some great Instagrams recently of parkruns in the pouring rain I've yet to experience such a thing, although apparently we are getting thunderstorms tomorrow...
My neighbour, young Mr. Noah, has re-started the work on his ark. This time nobody's laughing at him.
As for me, I'll save my run for tomorrow
you should be used to getting wet though 🙂
I have my cap and my hooded jacket so no worries. It's warmish out
I love it But I'm still waiting for a soggy parkrun...
Believe it or not I have done 70 odd parkruns (addicted) and only around 4 of them have been wet!!!!!
Wow! And super wow!!
just learnt that it's about 11weeks to Beachy head marathon, I actually think I should start doing some training for it. Right gonna do 21km at the weekend then gonna push on from there, did someone mention there were a couple of hills I should train for as well?
Get up them hills!
I thought training was for wimps. Real men show up and try to wing it lol.
Seriously though you'll be fine. 11 weeks sounds like a good hard push. Enjoy the hills!
yea on worries and i can always walk up the hills. I don't need to try and beat roseabi time from last year at all we are all our own person.
I'm pretty sure you will
Not so sure about that your a machine!
Ha Thanks!
My husband just said 'What kind of a machine are you then? A coffee grinder?'
I am not going to start any kind of domestic argument But a coffee machine would be better than just the grinder!
Dublin is about the same!!!
you will be great ! don't worry about it only a little way and your have Guinness all the way round.
I would rather have Baileys but it is not great for running!
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