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October Half Marathon Group: Do what you can! 😎

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roseabiUltramarathon
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Hi Groovy Group!

How has the training been going this past week? Tell us all about it!!!

I had a 10K run yesterday. I was pleased because this was the first time since May that I have run that far, and it shows that my little Achilles problem is definitely improving 😊

But corblimey it was hot!!!! Towards the end I resorted to taking regular short walking breaks, because life's too short! Here's a pic of my run from Strava - you can see my many walk breaks during the second half of the run, don't care 😊 Also note the two points where a chap called Paul played a jig on his harmonica for me to dance to πŸ˜„

So, do what you can! If you have to miss the odd run it won't matter in the grand scheme of things. Just check back through your stats every now and then to make sure you're not missing TOO much. But you'll get to that half marathon 😊😊😊

Keep away from harmonica players if you can...

Happy running or resting!!!

roseabi xx

July 24th, 2019

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LoungeLizaard profile image
LoungeLizaard

Nice pace - even with the walks! (And jig!)

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toLoungeLizaard

Thanks LL xxx

uncle_wiggy profile image
uncle_wiggyHalf Marathon10 Miles

So pleased that your achilles is improving, 10k in this heat has to be worth a lot more than 10k when temps are more reasonable! Great advice to us all to go easier on ourselves as & when necessary too! I'm off to a HM training session tonight and hope they'll be giving the same advice! I shall be training as though they have, whether they do or not! πŸ₯΅

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply touncle_wiggy

Thank you, Uncle! xxx

Hope your session went well!?

David_G profile image
David_GMetric Marathon

Hi Roseabi, I managed to get out early yesterday morning in sunny Bognor and did 8K. I was pleased with my form - negative splits with each K being faster than the last and I finished off at 5:40/K pace which really surprised me! In a reverse of the usual situation, my legs just wanted to go from the moment I started and I was consciously fighting to slow them down.

I'm only doing two shorter runs this week which is in line with my HM training schedule. My next (and last) run of the week will be early tomorrow (again in Bognor). I'm aiming to do 5-6K if I can, but I'm not worried about my pace at all this time. I'm hoping there will be a sea breeze too, just to keep things more comfortable!

Then next week it's back to two shorter runs and one longer run, this time back in Croydon. I follow the Croydon 10K route which is hard work but very good for building stamina.

Good luck everyone, take it slow and steady and whatever you do keep hydrated!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDavid_G

Lovely xxx

Hot hot hot. I even went out before 6 this morning and it was still hot. I don’t mind running in the heat, but it’s a bummer when you’re trying to stick to heart rate zones: too high in the lower zones and too tiring to have the push to get into the higher zones during intervals. I’m shocked at how slow my average pace is, but that’s due to having to do so much slow running. The average pace is slowly improving, so I must be getting fitter. I would recommend heart rate zone training; it’s given me a much needed focus and is making me stronger. It’s very hard work running slowly, but at the same time it’s takes away the pressure to try to up your speed. No lectures please from folks saying speed doesn’t matter: it does, for various reasons, so let’s not pretend we’re all content to plod for the rest of our lives. Sometimes it’s lovely to go slow and relaxed and sometimes it’s good to get a move on. Also it’s hard to get the long runs done if you’re very slow.

Langley-Loper profile image
Langley-LoperHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply to

I think speed matters too. When you are busy you need to get those runs done as quickly as possible!

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That too 😊

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Richard7Half Marathonβ€’ in reply to

Very honest comment there Flick - I agree that it's nice to just plod sometimes but it's also nice to get a wiggle on. Just remember to only compare you against you - I was watching a running channel video last night about the 5 fastest parkruns - fastest time on 1 was around 15 minutes - Yeah right!!! Set your own goals πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘ and go for it - go you.

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Thanks lovely Richard xxx

Actually I only ever compare me with me 😊 No point comparing my 72 year old female body with weak leg and all the other stuff, with some strapping young bloke like the lovely MikeJones68 - I ain’t never going to be that fast for very long at a time. But I would like to get back to the pace I had last year, between 6.25 and 8.44min/km. I’ve done 5k in 32.34 and was ecstatic. If I could do a sub 30 5k that would be the icing on the cake. With my HM my predicted time currently is 2.59 but I honestly don’t expect to do it that fast on the day and will be glad just to get round.

I’m kind of amused that a lot of people who preach don’t worry about time it doesn’t matter are quite fast themselves 😊❀️

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply to

I would never say speed doesn't matter - I am the one who wanted to ban the image of the snail from this forum πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

β€’ in reply toroseabi

Lol, well said Abi 😊 most of those snails are faster than me anyway- it’s all relative. Slow and steady is useful in its place (I’m doing a lot of it right now with my HM training) but pushing yourself fast is also necessary. Varying the pace is the only way to avoid getting stuck and not improving. And not improving is also fine if all you want to do is a couple of 5k runs a week, but once you decide to do public runs and races (and lets face it, those are huge fun too) then improving becomes essential if you want to take part, otherwise it becomes an out of breath way to knacker yourself. I absolutely love trail running, ambling across the landscape taking photos and exploring new routes. But doing this HM training has brought my body alive: I spend every day ridiculously happy and feeling an Incredible buzz and sense of well being. I can’t help thinking it’s what we were born for xx

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roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply to

πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— a thousand times awesome!!!!!!!!

β€’ in reply toroseabi

😊❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️

Couchpotato2 profile image
Couchpotato2Marathon

Well done on your 10km. I’m not great in the heat so cancelled my run today and will get back to it next week when back from tour. Good luck to everyone running at the moment!

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roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toCouchpotato2

Thank you xxx

Just did 4km today, first run since Sunday...very hot, but nice to get the legs moving. I'm starting half marathon training next week.

During my recent 10k, I kept running past a guy who was walking.. it was like something out of the Twilight Zone, I just kept running past him, every time he looked exhausted.. and then i saw him at the finish line with his medal.. never saw him run past me .. I reckon I passed him 5 times.

Made me wonder if you can run faster overall, by adding the occasional walk.

Langley-Loper profile image
Langley-LoperHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply to

There's a guy I run with who run-walks and he can beat me when he puts his mind to it!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply to

I have definitely heard of people run-walking some very good marathon times!

I had a bit of go at it a couple of weeks ago (not a marathon - just a short run-walk session!) and I definitely noticed how it well the walk breaks allowed me to recover my breathing (and I'd guess also reduce my heart rate) - so I could run at quite a speedy pace!

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misswobbleMarathon

As Young Mr Grace would say, β€œyou’ve all done very well” πŸ‘πŸ˜ƒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘β˜€οΈ

Not easy to run in this energy-sapping heat😀πŸ₯΅. I was thinking about Bazzer and how he must get on, which made me tell myself to buck up πŸ™‚

I ran round in a circle through a sprinkler today. It was watering turf at a show home. Very handy 😁. Don’t mind if I do πŸ’¦πŸ’¦πŸ’¦πŸ’¦πŸ’¦πŸ’¦

I’ve got a 17km on the plan for Friday 😬

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

😍😍😍

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

Sprinkler - awesome!

Thinking of Bazzer, good point xxx

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon

Good news on the Achilles abi!

I’m glad you said that about our plans, as I’m getting really muddled with my plan this week. Between the start of the summer holidays and this heat, it’s just got complicated. I just gave up yesterday. Not a thing I do very easily. 5 hours gardening and then walking son to kayaking, had a G&T in the pub whilst I waited for him instead! So, this morning I got up early-ish and did what I should have done yesterday, a 5-10k β€˜easy’ run. No way I was going to give in at 5k. Tried to run through as many tree covered and shady areas as I could. I thought it went quite well, all things considered, apart from the wall I hit at 9k. A bit of walking, chucking water over my head and I thought I was fine for the last k. However, Garmin told me off at the end and said I should take 3.5 days recovery!!! Nooooo! No way!!! I will do as much of it as I possibly can...

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Thanks TC - and well done!!!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

I totally ditched my 18k attempt this week. It was a dubious notion anyway, but these ridiculous temperatures sealed the deal. Instead I did a sticky 5k run incorporating JogRunSprint on Monday, then yesterday I ran 6.5k on my favourite hilly trail route. I think I could add another circuit and make it a 10k run soon enough, but it’s very hilly and the weather needs to be cooler for that! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ₯΅

Hopefully a fresher PR on Saturday, then I’ll check the forecast and pick a day for 18k next week. Oooo, I can use my hydration vest again! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Good stuff, and how did parkrun go?

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

It was lovely thanks roseabi! Still warmer than I’d have liked, but very enjoyable. πŸ˜€πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘β˜€οΈπŸ•

Richard7 profile image
Richard7Half Marathon

Thanks for this - I thought I was following but just realised I wasn't so been missing these posts!! Very timely! Skipped my progression run yesterday which is a shame as have been enjoying those, just could not get up after a restless night! Almost skipped this morning too but spotted this and inspired me to get out there. I will never moan about the rain or cold again - I promise!!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toRichard7

Ha ha - I'll remember you said that 😊😊😊

Ang33333 profile image
Ang33333

I'm married to a harmonica player!!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toAng33333

Omg! Does he make you dance??? πŸ˜„

Ang33333 profile image
Ang33333β€’ in reply toroseabi

Ha ha! No!!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Considering you had jigs and walks, that was pretty speedy Roseabi. I used to live in Brunswick Square in Hove Actually, but I was a non runner then- what a missed opportunity! I did walk that route many times though. Always things going on and lots to see.

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roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy! xxx

It's lovely, isn't it! I particularly like how the view is different every single day 😍😍😍

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Yes, and if like Southsea, very busy at the moment.

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Very very! The prom is no good for speed workouts at this time of year πŸ˜„

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Whoops, forgot to say I didn’t do a long run last week . Just a nearly 5k and a nice drizzley parkrun. One tourist was just completing his last β€˜every parkrun in Hampshire’. What an achievement! Long run to follow this week.

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Well done!!!

How many parkruns are there in Hampshire?

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Only 16 now I’ve checked, but spread over quite a large area , including the Isle of Wight and many very hilly. He’s now moving on to W Sussex.

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Wow, that's a pretty good challenge!

Dexy, I've just realised I don't have you on my list! Which half marathon are you doing?

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Ah ha. I’m an infiltrator. I’m just (?!) aiming for 10 miles. Great south run in October.

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Aha! Great idea - there really isn't a lot of difference between training for 10 miles and for 13.1 😊😊😊

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Gosh, sorry everyone! I got a bit behind with this post πŸ™„

I hope you all made it through the heatwave in one piece xxx

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Still here thanks roseabi πŸ‘ and bonus, I’ve got brown legs for the first time ever! πŸ˜€ Looks like everyone has done amazing runs on Strava on the cooler days in between. x

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Yay for the tan xxx

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreMetric Marathon

Back on track... I can now comfortably get to 5k again... though today was way too hot and I stopped at 2 miles... just a case of swapping runs around to stay on target... 7k later in the week

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toUnfitNoMore

That's great!! All the best for the 7K xxx

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