I got out for my run - 8K Long Run. It was blustery along the sea front with a testing head wind - and it started raining just before I finished, and I got pretty wet! π I'm sure there'll be plenty more of that to come! πππ Cross training tomorrow...
So exciting! π€ Thanks roseabi! ππ Good luck everyone! ππͺπ¨ By the way if anyone on the Strava C25Kers club would like to follow me, feel free, and I would love to follow you in return! Please PM me if you can't see me on there π
Ugh. I just couldn't! It's so irrational. For years I have been counting out grapes (children's lunchboxes), blueberries (my youghurt), squirts of hair conditioner .... the list is endless and all encompassing, just to make sure I never accidentally make 13.
I restrict myself to just one or two (maybe half a dozen!) superstitions, but stick with them religiously. The only conversations I have on solo runs are when I wish lone magpies the time of day (I learnt it in French so we used to be covered when we were travelling .. seeing deux pie bavards was always a moment to celebrate
By the way we found a lone injured magpie when walking our dogs in the woods recently. Took him to the local wildlife sanctuary... I wonder if he made it? Poor thing, he was all fluffy and cute close-up, not how you imagine a magpie to be!
Yes, yes, yes! Dog walks and runs can be so stressful depending on the time of year - sometimes they're always in groups, other times they are all singletons And the ones I see are all Mr Magpie too
Bowing to the new moon...never look at it through glass... pass the salt..pass the sorrow... Yep, having my Nan and my Great Gran in the family home meant I grew up with all the sayings and superstition...
Haha! I'm happy not to be the only one. New shoes on the table and passing on the stairs both send me into a panic, but 13 (anywhere, anyhow) and the magpies are my main worries
We used to have a teddybear come to dinner with us quite often when I was growing up, because of the whole 13 round a table thing π But yes! I'll definitely be doing some bits once life hopefully settles down in the new year, so count me in as a 13.5, or a 14 π
I've now completed cycle 1, and started cycle 2 with a PB at parkrun this Saturday! So far, definitely so good
Having had a fairly fixed routine until now, I find I'm loving the variety of the 9 day cycle - it really adds to the sense of adventure and feeling of something new. Swimming and strength work are completely new to my routine but already I feel a difference (I did do a sort of cycle 0, trying things out, so I've done 2 weeks of this extra training now). Calculating different paces, putting workouts into Garmin and trying to achieve different paces has also been a new approach for me. I can see it will be hugely beneficial in a HM to intuitively understand my pacing by feel and practice as much as by looking at my watch and trying to do calculations on the run.
Right now I feel incredibly positive and boosted by starting this training, and it will only get better with more lovely people involved.
Good luck everybody - we can, and will do this
Many thanks roseabi x
Oh and I've also reached my minimum fundraising target for Mind, so I can stop worrying about that as well
Dusted the treadmill off this afternoon and did my "Easy 5k" which is my W1D1. Ended up doing a bit more, very slow, ran for 3.75km in 45 mins.
BTW For those following me on Strava, you won't see it on there as I managed to set up Strava wrongly. But trust me, I did do a run, honest
My immediate challenge is getting back up to 10k after running only twice in the last two months (gremlins/mojo/whatever). My last run before the layoff was 17km (my longest run to date), so I know I can do it - it's just getting back onto it again and getting those running muscles back into shape.
So my version of the "Abi Plan" means my long runs this week start at 7k (on Wed), then up to 10k by Xmas, 15k by end Jan, and 20k by end Feb, ready for the HM in mid-March.
But today was a good start - found it tough of course after such a long lay off, but took it steady, my HR stayed well under control, and I feel confident about doing the 7k on Wednesday. May even venture outside into the "weather" on that day, who knows?
And thanks again to Abi for doing this, and for everyone else for taking part, I definitely need this extra motivation right now!
I was hoping to do my run from the MIL's in Kidderminster this morning, but it was chucking it down! I don't mind getting wet, but I thought about the soggy clothes that would sit in the car for hours, and the general fussing of elderly relatives - and decided to wait til I got home. A pity really, it would have been cool π
I may have to do the Easy 5K on my trainer tomorrow morning before small runner in training arrives for the day... will see how it all shapes up... or... I could buggy run..hmmmm !
Hi, I started today with a 5K. My plan is 7 day cycle, with shorter runs on Monday, longer runs generally on Wednesday and most Parkruns on Saturday with a target of Croydon HM on 31 March. ππ
Iβve started too, with my 15k long run. Bit of a niggling knee after, but it does after all my long runs, so hopefully it will continue settling down again to order after a non-run day!
Great to get started! Good luck everyone, and thank you roseabi for steering us all in the right direction! πβ€οΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπ₯
I started the 9 day plan on Nov 18th (will complete C2 on Wednesday) and loving the flexibility, I printed off a hard copy and tick off each session as I complete it.
I am thinking of doing the Hampton Court HM on March 17th but with a 2 week holiday (no running allowed) in January I'm not sure I can get myself race ready in time. Either way, I definitely want to do the Denbies Bacchus HM but that's not until September.
I've got a 2 week break in Jan too! Hampton court looks like a really nice one but not for this year for me as mine is booked for the following week Good luck!
Oooh my calves feel sore just at the thought of trying to do 2 HMs a week apart! Since completing C25K I have even greater respect for people who run marathons and am totally in awe of anyone who runs multiple marathons in the same week. Utterly bonkers but RESPECT!
Yes, I did thanks Abi. I will be following something very similar except I have not scheduled my daily runs for each week, to keep maximum flexibility I have printed off the top section and pencilled in the dates I expect to start each cycle down the left. That way I can choose each session from those left in the current cycle according to how I feel and how much time I have, then the chart receives a big tick when I get back. Loving it so far, will post a photo of my chart when I complete C2 in a couple of days.
Iβll try to keep up but my routineβs unlikely to follow a coherent pattern! Iβve joined the Strava club so can keep tabs on you all from there. MD
Hi Abi/all. Iβm joining the plan too please Did W1R1 last night. Very hilly where I live (Rhondda Valleys) but good for stamina! My HM Race isnβt until September but I decided I need a new goal/plan now! Pob lwc Good luck all! x
Not sure whether I count for this or not. I started today and am runnig x3 per week until my HM on 3rd March. I am folliwng the same interval/tempo - easy - long run as per your 7-day cycle (albeit with slight variations on distance given the shortened plan). I am doing cross training, but mostly push ups with walking and cycling.
If this is allowed please put me on the spreadsheet.
very windy today assisted in places and nearly standing still in others went further than expected don't know if map wheel out or Garmin watch don't suppose it matters too much as long as I'm thereabouts
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And the ones I see are all Mr Magpie too 
