DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

bj-sailaway

Ukevas wrote: »

sub 4hr peasy .

nice 14 mile ish bike ride yesterday. and will try out the running tonight should be about 10 miles if things work out ok. :rolleyes:

http://www.athensclassicmarathon.gr/default.1.asp

340 days to go BJ and simply

Agh! Shall I book now? Marathon or 10K - this is the question? There's time to try and train for my first marathon I guess - eek!

Doing the Beddington Park 10K on Sunday - looking forward to it. Really am getting a bit addicted to the 'race' element. Think it's good, 'cos otherwise I don't think I'd be getting out the door for my runs, I'm not going nearly enough as it is, so tired with work. Was at the Hairdresser of the Year awards last night - home at 2.30am and back to work for 9am - I'm going to bed in a minute, and haven't run! tomorrow, I'm going to give running home from work a go. Got to work out something with my bags and stuff though, take a bit of planning. Any suggestions? I guess I have to get used to running with a back pack, but I don't like the idea.

RichOneday_2

Well done, Tirlittan.....you're starting to get into a routine now and seeing the benefits from it.

Its nice and refreshing in this wind, isnt it?

becky_rtw

I used to do it a lot but I did find in the end it affected my form and gave my stiffer shins (one is already quite stiff) from sitting at my desk all day to running straight away...but it was good to get the miles in

So I suggest - take in everything you need but leave as much as possible at work, such as shoes, coat etc then you can take those things back later in the week - you really want as small a backpack as possible and to wear it quite tightly so it doesnt bang around too much - it can be done and is quite comfy I find, but just cant do it while doing the leaning forward thing so I had to stop

becky_rtw

Wow sorry missed your post tirlittan - WELL DONE

bj-sailaway

Tirlittan - well done, what a good feeling eh! Becky, I'm not surprised there's a headwind on your route, I know that stretch - wow! I bet it's cold too. Thanks for the advise on bags - I'm going to work on my bike, with running stuff in bag, spare top for Thursday, then I'm going to leave everything but my keys and work pass at work. The catch is, I'll have to run to work Thursday morning! What the heck, give it a go! it's only 2.9 miles, but I thought it would get a few miles in during the week, I'm struggling to get the mileage in.

hypno06

I ache

Will aim to go round the block tomorrow to get rid of some of the stiffness.....

Simplycynical

Week 4/27 (NDVM)
Mon 16/11 Rest Day
Tues 17/11 3x1 Mile (08:40, 08:43, 08:49) (Ave 08:44/mile) + 1 Mile WU/WD
Wed 18/11 4 Miles Tempo 00:36:46 (09:10/mile)
Thurs 19/11 4 Miles Recovery 00:44:31 (11:06/mile)
Fri 20/11 10 Miles LSR 01:39:47 (09:55/mile)
Sat 21/11 Rest Day
Sun 22/11 6 Miles 00:59:36 (09:56/mile)

Week 5/27 (NDVM)
Mon 23/11 Rest Day
Tues 24/11 3x1 Mile (09:00, 08:59, 09:02) (Ave 09:00/mile) + 1 Mile WU/WD

A bit slower for me this morning - quite a strong headwind and I felt tired from the weekend (it felt like the middle of the night when the alarm went off at 5.15). I'm glad I didn't leave it until this evening though - it's raining sideways :eek:

Well done on your runs Becky and tirlittan - some great times there!

bj - it only took me a few runs to get used to my backpack. I leave everything at work and just take the essentials, like keys, home with me.

Hope your foot holds out Uk

Interesting article Rich - I'm not sure I understood all of it but I've bookmarked it for future reference.

Have fun tomorrow Hypno.

becky_rtw

I think everyone is having a slow interval week Simply

Good on you for getting through them in tough conditions though

RichOneday_2

You'll get your reward in terms of strength and stamina from getting through those intervals, Simply. Nice work


I'm a happy bunny now - they've measured the shortened course that we ran on Saturday and the official distance has been declared as 9.3 miles. http://www.borderharriers.co.uk/administration/fckeditor/UserFiles/B2C%202009%20RESULTS%202009.pdf

What that means is that the overall pace for the 9.3 miles was 6:09/mile, which would equate to 1:01:30 for the full 10 miles (a significant improvement on the 1:03:02 in the Cabbage Patch and with adverse weather conditions.

What I'm even more happy with is that I set out to run a good strong 10K and then hang on as best I could. As it turns out the 10K of 38:11 was at 6:09/mile and the 'hanging on' for the last 3.1 miles was also done at 6:09/mile! Very Happy!!!:D:D

Lets see if it can be backed up on Sunday!

becky_rtw

Ooooo that is exciting!!