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

Simplycynical

Sorry Becky and Uk; I didn't mean to butt in.

What's the route for the Blackpool 1/2 like? Is it nice and flat or a bit hilly?

RichOneday_2

Week 8/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon8/6 Rest Day
Tues9/6 10.0 Miles 1:23:39 (8:22/mile) (Pulse 76)
Weds10/6 Greenway 10K 39:24 (6:20/mile) (Posn 14th) [72.28%]
Thurs11/6 3.5 28:44 (8:12/mile)
Fri12/6 Rest Day
Sat13/6 Parkrun Leeds Hyde Park 5K 18:53 (6:05/mile)(Posn 6th/173) [72.95%] (http://www.parkrun.com/Default.aspx?tabid=257)
Sun14/6 18.5 Miles 2:43:15 (8:50/mile) (Pulse 88)

Week 9/21 (Fleetwood)
Mon15/6 Rest Day
Tues16/6 10K 48:29 (7:49/mile) (Pulse 88)
Weds17/6 10K 45:31 (7:21/mile) (Pulse 98)
Thurs18/6 10K 43:20 (6:59/mile) (Pulse 102)
Fri19/6 10K 48:59 (7:54/mile) (Pulse 84)


What a pleasant way to start the day - warm morning sun, slight breeze and [STRIKE]pongy cow muck[/STRIKE] the smells of the countryside!:D:D

Simply - I think you're getting the hang of the steady start, it makes training a helluva lot easier but keep the secret to yourself.;)

As for Blackpool, it will be a completely different course to this year and will go out north towards Fleetwood, details still to be finalised but, yes, it will be flat - there's no hills anywhere near!

UK - By the time Bristol comes around you wont be fazed by 6:52/mile!!:D

Alias_Omega

RichOneday wrote: »

NE2 4AU is the nearest you'll get as the start is in the middle of a dual carriageway...and roads dont have postcodes.;)

No, this helps very much as gives me the idea where im heading in newcastle. Not really very clear on the GNR site to where the start area is, but from google maps i guess where it will be.

Now the hotel planning starts, its funny that all the local areas are expensive for accomodation and it appears that its 20mins from Durham to Newcastle on a sunday morning on the train, and is £5.60 return for an adult.

Therefore we might find ourselves driving to durham, staying overnight, catching first train into newcastle with the wife firing off to southshields slow time.

Thats unless i can find a field to camp in..

RichOneday_2

Alias_Omega wrote: »

No, this helps very much as gives me the idea where im heading in newcastle. Not really very clear on the GNR site to where the start area is, but from google maps i guess where it will be.

Now the hotel planning starts, its funny that all the local areas are expensive for accomodation and it appears that its 20mins from Durham to Newcastle on a sunday morning on the train, and is £5.60 return for an adult.

Therefore we might find ourselves driving to durham, staying overnight, catching first train into newcastle with the wife firing off to southshields slow time.

Thats unless i can find a field to camp in..

If you're prepared to camp then go to South Shields, lots of space to pitch a tent. Then leave the car there and get the metro from South Shields into Newcastle.

Its the easiest way to arrange things because driving from Newcastle to South Shields on the day is not easy with the main roads all closed off!

Alias_Omega

^^

The plan was to not take the car anywhere near newcastle, and leave it within the region of the A1(M) area to head back down to lincolnshire.

Options were sunderland, durham or a small hotel up near the airport.

Enemies.Closer

RichOneday wrote: »

Krider,

Becky is right with the important points being:

1. You wont improve without getting tired - all the feelings that beginners see as negative such as heavy legs, overall tiredness, lack of enthusiasm to run etc are seen by experienced runners as positives. All those feelings mean that improvement is on the way.

2. To recover in the quickest time - rest completely.

3. To recover sensibly - ease back on effort levels and let the muscles and energy come back slowly. But keep training at an appropriate level.

4. Dont leave your best efforts in training - save them for races.

So to answer your question, keep running but do slow 4 milers until the muscles come back - if thats 12 minute miling thats fine.

Rich Thats why I feel tired then??

As I said in previous a previous post, last I got out this week was Tuesday night and I did my normal 3.7 miler but it was around 2 mins slower than the previous!!

I was meaning to get out last night again but still to tired I will hopefully get out at the weekend maybe try the 4.5 miler I am hoping to do!

This will give me a good indication as to my 10k prep!!

RichOneday_2

Alias_Omega wrote: »

^^

The plan was to not take the car anywhere near newcastle, and leave it within the region of the A1(M) area to head back down to lincolnshire.

Options were sunderland, durham or a small hotel up near the airport.

It might be a bit daft taking your car to Newcastle but there's no problem with taking it to South Shields...then it's there waiting for you when you finish!:D

Ukevas

RichOneday wrote: »

It might be a bit daft taking your car to Newcastle but there's no problem with taking it to South Shields...then it's there waiting for you when you finish!:D

:rotfl:. depends if its still there when you get back ....

Just kidding. go with what Rich says.. or just be on one of the main Rail routes... Durham, Sunderland Darlington you could even push it out to York.. or maybe the local lines which includes Hartlepool Chester-le-street or maybe even the exotic Middlesbrough / Stockton LOL..

Talking of which i need to sort out my Bristol bed :P

pinkneonmartini

Morning folks

cheers for the WAVA info Rich it's nice to know i'm about as fit as a quarter of an actual athlete lol. But still more info for my running spreadsheet, i'm getting really geeky now recording everything, lol.

hope everyone's having a lovely day

becky_rtw

Uk - can you hold off on that for a week? I'm waiting for parentals to finalise trip to Canada - if they're away you can stay with me and Rich at theirs (they have a 3 bed house)

Pink I will do your plan but I had a follow-up appointment this morning so got sidetracked