Weekly Chat - 21st to the 27th of May 😻

[roseabi]

What's new, pussy cats? Welcome to a new week!

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. It's fabulous to see everyone's training updates each week!

If you're new or a lurker this is a great place to say a little hi without the pressure of a full post.

Let us know how your training, cross-training, recuperation, running, racing, snoozing, knocking pens off tables, rolling on your back invitingly then attacking with claws and teeth, is going!

Special congratulations to our resident Panther ju-ju- for reaching DAY 500 OF HER RUNNING STREAK - amazing, well done Ju!!!! xxx

Have a purrrrrfect week everyone!

Ju-Ju, Rignold, and roseabi

XXX

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

This week I am mostly resting and looking at the weather forecast every half an hour

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

A weather 👁. I never never I had one til I started racing 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

It's very tedious, isn't it?!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

😁🧐🤓😎

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

I've been cherry-picking the forecasts - the Met Office is my current favourite because it has more clouds...

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

This week I am speed training for my next 10k, and looking forawrd to some annual leave next week, too.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Take care with the speed training. It’s so easy to overdo it and tweak something

Have fun 😃🏃‍♂️

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Mostly intervals, so hopefully it should be okay

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Ho for speed!! Have fun

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Morning all..😉

HM plan still on track..distances have been gradually increasing..upping my strength training which is fun. Legs feel stronger..passed the 10K Mark for the first time since leaving the IC..a mind block milestone for me. Looking foward to the runs in the sun.

Happy running folks x

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Yep fun in the sun. Me too. Running with the sun on your back is so welcome after the dark days of winter ❄️ 🌊😬💨🌨☃️☔️🌚

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

100% agree! 😎

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Fabulous to hit that milestone - well done! Onwards and forwards

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to roseabi]

Thanks you x

[misswobble Marathon]

Well done Ju Ju that’s immense. You are awesome 👏 such an inspiration to your 10k programme peeps, and the rest of us mere mortals 💪😃🏃‍♀️

Got a shiny new plan to unfurl on Wednesday for my upcoming tough 10 mile race. It’s local! 👍. My new training plan will include the last of the races in the Triple Hill Challenge, which I’ve signed up to.

I’ve got a week’s holiday booked and I’m planning to get plenty of running done More hills though I suspect 🙄.

Off to the gym now to get some post hill race stretching done

Have a great week everyone. Remember to cover up or get some sun screen on. I am burned after yesterday’s race ☹️ I did wear sunscreen but it wasn’t strong enough

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Well done, Wobble! Have fun with the new plan

And will do 🌞👏

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I have it on a shiny new app too 🤓🏃‍♀️

[Macmac Marathon]

I’m planning to increase the distance of my slow runs from this week, with the aim of improving my 5k endurance. 🙂

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Macmac]

Slow runs, my favourite!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Me too. Gorgeously indulgent they seem to me. 😁

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Well my HM recovery has wrapped now so the plan is done as of Saturday. Now what? Asics is silently asking me to set a new plan...🙂 I might look at maybe a marathon training plan wrapping in Sept. for the Scotiabank waterfront race. What the hey, if I’m not ready by then I could do the HM distance instead. Ha! So much for no marathons. I may still focus on getting a bit stronger in the HM. No final decisions yet.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

Ha ha, the marathon will getya!!!

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

Now I know how you felt 😊 The thing is, I like my toenails attached to my feet.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

That is definitely a good thing, but the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Decker]

You get used to having one or the other if your toe nails regrowing at any given time.

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

When I was chatting with the Ultra people, they mentioned that some runners just have them all removed surgically.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

Argh!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Decker]

Just when I thought tackling an ultra was a good idea 😁

[Anniemurph Half Marathon]

I am starting to distrust my Garmin plan now. It has lulled me into a false sense of security by suggesting that I do short, gentle runs - 'Run, easy pace, 20 minutes' it says. 'Run, easy pace, 30 minutes', it offers. It has me doing something every day (cross training pilates) except for one day off a week. Great. Then I peeked ahead until next week and it wants 'Run, easy pace, 30 minutes. Walk 5 minutes. Run, easy pace 30 minutes.' That's upping the ante, isn't it???

*sulks*

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Anniemurph]

Work it!

[Anniemurph Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Ha! It's months till my HM...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Anniemurph]

Hmmm...

[Anniemurph Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Yeah, I know

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Anniemurph]

Devious, aren’t they? 🙂

[Anniemurph Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

It only prints two weeks at a time. Tra la la la, everything's fine - then bam!

[Langley-Loper Half Marathon]

I enter the two week Race Simulation phase of my HM Asics plan this week. It starts with an easy 3 mile jog. Hooray! It ends with an 11-miler. Gulp.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Langley-Loper]

Exciting!

[Lordi Marathon]

I'm going to stretch out on the sofa for the next 5 days post HM because I always follow my Asics plan to the letter (not). I shall follow this part of the plan exactly tho'

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

Ha ha - enjoy!

[ancientrunner Half Marathon]

Wow well done ju-ju.

Did a local 10 k last weekend and now need to keep extending the runs for a 10miler in June

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ancientrunner]

Sounds like it's going very well

[misswobble Marathon in reply to ancientrunner]

Well done missus! I have a ten miler coming up in July. My plan starts tomorrow

See you on the training ground 👍🙂💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[jacky-f Half Marathon]

I'm supposed to be having a leisurely week leading up to my first ever half marathon on Sunday. Running leader tonight decided we should do some sprint intervals followed by some hill training. I did enjoy it though.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to jacky-f]

Sounds great! Enjoy the rest of your week, and good luck with the half!!

[misswobble Marathon]

Go Jacky! 🙂👍🏃‍♀️💪. Gawd I hate sprint and hill repeats. I don’t even do hill repeats I hate em that much

Good luck with your final race prep. We’ll give you a shout out to wave you off 👍

[C3PO Marathon]

Congratulations, ju-ju- ! I don't think I've shared this yet, but you inspired me to buy shiny red longlasting lipstick for London. You look so glamorous in your photos, so I tried to follow in your footsteps. Of course it only lasted for less than half the course, but at least I look nice in my pre-race photos!

My polar bear HM is sneaking up on me, and I've just had too much work to train much for the past few weeks - not to mention my still-achy heel. I tried a long run on Monday, but just didn't feel right, so I stopped at 7km. Today I got to 11km and didn't do too badly, but with a job due for delivery this afternoon, I didn't feel I could afford the extra half hour out there. At least I took a few minutes to sit by the fjord and enjoy the view.

I definitely need to do some more cycling before I leave to build up my thighs!

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Also so well done ju-ju. You are a running superstar 🌟