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

bj-sailaway

Ha ha ha - I really started something here then!

Thanks guys, as I thought, Steve, you really are trying to bait me about St Johns eh! My daughter actually said once 'why should I help them if they're so stupid'. Already told you of the story where 4 of them stretchered and ran one heart attack case to hospital, couldn't get him to an ambulance, so ran - for all they were worth - he lived. My daughter was throwing up and her colleague feinted with the shock and fright afterwards. Oh, and deaths off site during the week don't count as 'marathon deaths'. hmm.

I'm going to stick to my distance plan, and just hope to shed a bit of weight (purely 'cos I don't want to carry it on my runs!) and speed up a bit this year. Maybe work a bit on sticking to plan, intervals etc. I tend to 'run 'til I drop' and, well, it's not really improving my performance!!!

Great stuff guys!

So, which races should I be doing this year then? I want a 1/2 marathon to aim for. And I'm definitely going back to Portsoy, to nail the 10K that wrecked me, made me cry - and started all this running lark!

My birthday today, 45 - does that put me in a kinder category by any chance?! ha ha!

becky_rtw

Oh yes it does Happy birthday

It puts you in the vets women over 45!!!! So you have to run some more races now to take full advantage

bj-sailaway

Yippee! I knew there was going to be something positive about getting old! oh yeah, oh yeah!!!

RichOneday_2

Week 18/30 (Blackpool)
Mon11/1 10.0 Miles 1:10:56 (7:05/mile) (Pulse 102)
Tues12/1 13.5 Miles 1:43:09 (7:38/mile) (Pulse 88)
Weds13/1 10.0 Miles 1:14:54 (7:29/mile) (Pulse 90)
Thurs14/1 13.5 Miles 1:42:16 (7:34/mile) (Pulse 92)
Fri15/1 Rest Day
Sat16/1 parkrun Middlesbrough 5K 18:48 (6:04/mile) (4th) [73.14%] (http://www.parkrun.org.uk/albert/Results.aspx)
Sun17/1 20.0 Miles 2:28:58 (7:27/mile) (Pulse 94)


Week 19/30 (Blackpool)
Mon18/1 Rest Day
Tues19/1 10.0 Miles 1:08:19 (6:50/mile) (Pulse 108)

The most interesting thing about tonight's run was that it showed that Sunday's 20 miler, although on the swiftish side, was certainly not overcooked because for the legs to come back and happily do a session like that 48 hours later is very pleasing!:D:D

Becky - Looks like you've recovered pretty well from your fastest ever 20 miler too!

Bj - No, I wasnt baiting you, simply in total agreement. I think its scandalous how casually/arrogantly a big percentage of VLMers approach the thing as though its just a casual trip around London town.:rolleyes:

And, Happy Birthday, I can feel those WAVAs shooting upwards as I type.:D

becky_rtw

Gosh thats pacy for a 10 miler - what you're hoping to run on Sunday for the second half pretty much I guess?

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Gosh thats pacy for a 10 miler - what you're hoping to run on Sunday for the second half pretty much I guess?

Yep, I'd be happy enough with a 1:15 warm up and then something like that 1:08 in the actual race to give 2:23 for 20 miles - that would represent a nice 5 minute 'ratchetting up' on last Sunday's run...:D

bank_of_slate

Hello :wave:
Went back to running club last night worried that I'd be a total slug, lagging behind all the others who I was convinced would have been evangelical about running over Christmas.

I was very wrong, looks like no-one had been out for 5 weeks! There was a really good turnout and a choice of a 3 miler or a 4 miler.
I opted for the 4 mile run including a 1.5 mile uphill road and I managed to run the whole thing, no walking at all so i'm really pleased. I don't ache today either so I can't have lost much fitness.

Tomorrow night is a 6 miler so will be building back up.

Feel SO much better for getting back out there, it was perfect for running last night, cold, misty and so refreshing.
...Linda xx

RichOneday_2

bank_of_slate wrote: »

Hello :wave:
Went back to running club last night worried that I'd be a total slug, lagging behind all the others who I was convinced would have been evangelical about running over Christmas.

I was very wrong, looks like no-one had been out for 5 weeks! There was a really good turnout and a choice of a 3 miler or a 4 miler.
I opted for the 4 mile run including a 1.5 mile uphill road and I managed to run the whole thing, no walking at all so i'm really pleased. I don't ache today either so I can't have lost much fitness.

Tomorrow night is a 6 miler so will be building back up.

Feel SO much better for getting back out there, it was perfect for running last night, cold, misty and so refreshing.
...Linda xx

Bunch of slackers!!;)

Its a pity you didnt join Idle - it would just be a case of the club living up to its name then....:p:p

Glad you're still feeling fit though, onwards and upwards....:D:D

bank_of_slate

RichOneday wrote: »

Bunch of slackers!!;)

Its a pity you didnt join Idle - it would just be a case of the club living up to its name then....:p:p

*ties Rich's laces together*

...Linda xx

RichOneday_2

bank_of_slate wrote: »

*ties Rich's laces together*

...Linda xx

Anybody know where I can buy some slip on running shoes?:D:D