DFW running club mark 3!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Alias_Omega

Jazzking wrote: »

Don't say that too loud, you'll have people wanting to crash on your floor!
I was just looking into whether any hotels were available (lol) - £200 a night, no thanks! Early morning drive from the NW for me I think....

Did my 10.2 miles today in 1.36, in quite warm conditions as well - hopefully do 12 next weekend and push up to 13.5 for the following weekends...

Probs just do some shorter runs during the week and get my speed up - I'd had a few weeks of not running over the summer but it's surprising how it comes back to you so quickly :j

I was debating driving up to Durham / Darlington area for about 8am, then jumping on the train as its £7.10 return from Durham to Newcastle & free parking in town. Takes 16mins on the train so ideal for us as were coming up the A1. We've managed to bag us a hotel room for £40 for a double on the saturday night. So might end up going out, having a few stellas, a late night then up again for the 1/2 marathon.

Best not turn up 20mins late for this one though.

k_bagpuss

Alias_Omega wrote: »

I was debating driving up to Durham / Darlington area for about 8am, then jumping on the train as its £7.10 return from Durham to Newcastle & free parking in town. Takes 16mins on the train so ideal for us as were coming up the A1. We've managed to bag us a hotel room for £40 for a double on the saturday night. So might end up going out, having a few stellas, a late night then up again for the 1/2 marathon.

Best not turn up 20mins late for this one though.

OMG I could not even think about drinking the night before! In fact I'll be off the booze all weekend. Running is hard enough without the hangover!! I'm debating bus or Metro. Bus stop outside house but it takes ages; or Metro but station is half a mile walk away

Simplycynical

Week 4/15 (Abingdon)
Mon 27/7 4 Miles 00:40:30 (10:03/mile)
Tues 28/7 Rest Day
Wed 29/7 8 Miles 01:19:08 (09:52/mile)
Thurs 30/7 10k 00:59:04 (09:29/mile)
Fri 31/7 Rest Day
Sat 1/8 4 Miles 00:39:14 (09:45/mile)
Sun 2/8 Stur 1/2 02:13:19 (10:09/mile)

Week 5/15 (Abingdon)
Mon 3/8 Rest Day
Tues 4/8 4 Miles Fartlek 00:36:40 (09:08/mile)
Wed 5/8 10k 01:01:50 (09:57/mile)
Thurs 6/8 4 Miles Hilly 00:39:44 (09:54/mile)
Fri 7/8 10 Miles 01:41:24 (10:06/mile)
Sat 8/8 Rest Day
Sun 9/8 18 Miles 03:23:48 (11:19/mile)

Good morning Chaps and Chapettes - this is a ME, ME, ME post I'm afraid.

My run this morning was AWESOME :j:j I can't believe that I, (ME!!!) was able to run 18 miles (or for over 3hrs 23 mins) comfortably when only in February this year I was struggling to run 4 miles outside :D

I was feeling a bit despondent after having to walk (a small) part of last weeks half mara but am now back on track and raring to go. Amazing

smetf

Hi all

Sounds like a good run Simplycynical!
Am fairly pleased with myself this morning, 7 mile run, furthest ever run and felt really good when I stopped to give myself a good mile warm down walk. Took me a while ( 1hr 33 mins) but I did start very slowly to make sure I could do it!

This weeks total runs add up to 16 miles so am feeling quite positive.

Pleased I got out earlyish looks like it is going to be a hot one here in Yorkshire.

Smetf

tq16

simplycynical 16 miles is fantastic well done:j
I have had awful week running this week;
Planned/actual
m;30mins (5x60secs 8minmile, 60secs 11minmile 5mins 10minmile then repeat) 32 mins as above plus 2 min warmup - 3.39miles)
T; 1hr 15mins @10/mile 40mins 10.29/miles
w; 50min fartlek nothing
F; 40mins inc 10x2min @8/miles 2min recoveries 37.25mins 3.74miles
sun; 12miles 10miles 1hr39m54s

Ukevas

good stuff simply..... all a week after a 1/2 as well you must be pleased...

but carefull now or you will be over takeing me soon :P

evab_2

Fantastic Simply, well done x

newportorb

~Hi all
I dont know how or were to post this please help, I am from Widnes UK but have been in South Africa Since Jan 10th this year and I have been playing the lottery on line, now i hear it is unlawfull and if i had won i wouldent of got my winnings is this correct, to date my partner an I have spent over a thousand pounds i am confused.

Ukevas

Not as confused as us i bet......:D:rotfl:..

but unless you aint won millions and they wont let you pick it.... live and learn?.... but im sure you could fly home pick it up in person if that was the case

RichOneday_2

Week 15/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon27/7 Rest Day
Tues28/7 Rest Day
Weds29/7 13.5 Miles 1:56:04 (8:36/mile) (Pulse 88)
Thurs30/7 Rest Day
Fri31/7 10.0 Miles 1:26:14 (8:37/mile) (Pulse 88)
Sat1/8 10K 54:45 (8:50/mile) (Pulse 78)
Sun2/8 Sale 10 1:04:38 (6:28/mile) [72.64%]

Week 16/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon3/8 10.0 Miles 1:22:36 (8:15/mile) (Pulse 78)
Tues4/8 20x200m (Full Rec) (Avg. 4:50/mile, Fastest 4:40/mile)
Weds5/8 13.5 Miles 1:57:23 (8:41/mile) (Pulse 88)
Thurs6/8 Rest Day
Fri7/8 Rest Day
Sat8/8 parkrun Wimbledon 5K 19:03 (6:08/mile) (Posn 18th) [72.31%]
Sun9/8 Belgrave Bolt 5K, Wimbledon 19:11 (6:11/mile) [71.81%]

Whoops, we thought this was a flat race (or at least I did!:o).

Far from it, the first 0.5K was steeply uphill and then the full km between 2-3km was also up the same hill. So a very testing course, but strangely very enjoyable for everyone it would seem.

The highlights for me were the complete uphill km in 4:00 exactly and a last mile, which was sharply downhill, in 5:22.

Certain laws of physics refused to apply to Becky's run as she actaully ran faster than yesterday's flat parkrun - 26:19 today compared to 26:32 yesterday.

It was also great to meet poorbabe who looked very cool coming home in something around 25:45. I'm sure she'll post later with a more accurate time.

Great runs from Simply and Smetf, hitting new longest distances and UK on the 16 miler....the marathon preparations seeming to be coming together well.