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

becky_rtw

Its amazing how I feel qualified to give advice on intervals when I've havent cracked um yet

(I know ALL the theory though and I will get it if it kills me )

You're right of course - the actual distance isnt important from a training pov - only if you are comparing with others - I was running mine at 7:30 miling when I realised its 1.25 miles and not 1 mile :eek: no wonder I was slow!!

smetf

Hi all

Am hoping to join in and keep motivated with a bit of support! I did my first race on Sun Leeds 10k, was the furthest I'd ever run since starting Aug 08 and was quite pleased to do it 1h 14.5 mins. I am doing The Great North Run in Sept and the London marathon in 2010 so need to keep momentum going really.

Thanks
Smetf

becky_rtw

Anyone else just had the survey email from Parkrun??

My link doesnt work...

becky_rtw

smetf wrote: »

Hi all

Am hoping to join in and keep motivated with a bit of support! I did my first race on Sun Leeds 10k, was the furthest I'd ever run since starting Aug 08 and was quite pleased to do it 1h 14.5 mins. I am doing The Great North Run in Sept and the London marathon in 2010 so need to keep momentum going really.

Thanks
Smetf

Hi Smetf and welcome, congrats on the first race :T

Do you have a London place already or are you in the ballot for one??

Good luck with training anyway

smetf

Hi
have got a charity place, only heard for definite two weeks ago so not really got my head round it yet.
Am sort of planning to concentrate on 1/2 marathon training up to Great North Run, then change focus after that. 13 miles feels like far enough to worry about at the moment.

Smetf

krider2010

Afternoon all - did a 6 miler today at lunchtime in 1:01:24 - very chuffed with that. Average pace of 10:13/mile. And I really was not trying to push it (though I still couldn't have kicked like I'd want to in a race). I decided after the first mile to go with what my body felt comfortable with, as it felt a whole lot less dead than in the last ten days or so. Seemed to be quite happy at between 10:00 and 10:30 a mile depending on the amount of incline there was. So not quite where I was in that I tended to be able to keep pace regardless of incline with the sorts of incline on this run, but a whole heap better than it has been.

Really happy to have had a run where I could get into a "groove" regardless of the pace :j:j The advice last week was invaluable - so thanks once again :T

Total this week = 6 miles.

Welcome smetf!

becky_rtw

Well done Krider - thats great news and a great run

Smetf - a few peeps are doing GNR I think - check the racing list on the previous page , my only advice would be to run a few runs over the distance if you can - my first half was undulating and very hard work and boy was I glad of the reassurance of knowing I could at least finish the distance

Simplycynical

Hello and welcome smeft; you'll find lots of support and motivation on here :hello:

Great running krider; it's good when a run feels 'right' isn't it? :T

krider2010

Cheers Becky & Simply - yep - having happy endorphins today :j

Enemies.Closer

Becky

Could you do me out a plan to get me to half marathon distance?

I never got out at the wkd due to being tired and not having time!!

Hoping to get out tonight though 4.5 miler I am hoping for so fingers crossed!!

I got a IPod Shuffle at the wkd for Fathers Day so going get some tunes on it for my runs!!