DFW Running Club!!

chickadee

Ooh Jolly I love Snowdonia too. OH lives there during the week. Every now and again I go down for the weekend and we do some hill walking. The scenery is fantastic!

kmstuart

Not so cold out tonight when i ran home from work. Last night it was -6 and i swear my hair was icing up. Tonight it was around zero and came back along the car route rather than cutting across the top of the science park where i work. Was intending to do a proper run but couldn't be bothered lugging extra stuff to work.

Jolly2009

chickadee - Snowdonia is beautiful and great for walking and climbing.....i'm very jealous that your OH gets to live there during the week!!!

kmstuart - I have some very funny imagies in my head re your hair icing up -He he!!

Going to aim for another run again this evening, together with some walking as suggested.

RichOneday_2

Week19
Mon5/1 Rest Day
Tues6/1 3 x 1 Mile (6:29, 6:16, 6:18) (Average 6:21) (Pulse 126)
Weds7/1 10 Miles 1:22:20 (Pulse 94) (8:14/mile)

Morning everyone.:D

What a difference this morning, perfect running conditions with it being mild and still. Very pleasant indeed, at least until the last mile when it just started snowing!

I'm quickly becoming a fan of this 6am running lark.:D

Anyway, 1:22:20 for this tough 10 miler is very encouraging on such a low pulse of 94 (previous best for this course 1:28:49 on a 108 pulse).

Happy running one and all!:D

jjwhittle1981

Rich you seem a little mad to be out and about at that time it was still pitch black here, and as there is no street lights and it being icy i didnt fancy a fall in the dark.

You should try the bleep test its hurendous, running 20 metre to a bleep on a cd. starts off fine about 9 seconds for the first shuttle, then getting faster and faster every minute, it drops to about 5 seconds a shuttle by the time it gets to level 10 which is my aim. it goes up to level 22 but i dont think anyone has ever completed it, but i could be wrong.

kmstuart

Lol have always pondered whether or not to do a bleep test. I gather is used my the police etc in assessing fitnes levels in new applicants. Wont be doing it anytime soon as the witching of direction would be a bad idea as it could aggrevate my hip strain. I'm sure there is a website somewhere listing all the times for each level.

30dirtybirds

Hi All,

I agree Rich, running on slippery paths seems much safer than walking, I have only ever slipped when walking.

I also took your advice from my last posting and have been increasing my distance, today I knocked out 6.5K in 37 minutes. I was extremely happy, unintentionally my speed was even better too.

I got myself a HRM and have been using it, I ran today at 92% of my MHR (which is set to a default of 180) basically at 172 BPM, is that good or bad? (Male/ 5'11" / 96kilos)

Cheers and congrats to all who are battling the snow today!!!

Idiophreak

jjwhittle1981 wrote: »

it goes up to level 22 but i dont think anyone has ever completed it, but i could be wrong.

Just did a quick bit of research

David Beckham could (can?) do it apparently, as could (can?) Lance Armstrong...Not many people can, though...

And I read that the U18s record was to complete the test then run a further 16k...

Alias_Omega

Chickadee, the time between making each beep / line gets shorter, therefore increasing the pace.

9.04 isnt bad for an attempt, have been worse in the past. I can say that the running has helped, just really need to step up the speed of the long runs, which in return will improve the test.

In short, the longer & faster i can run, the better the test wil be.

In the past, ive achieved level 13, so it can be done. Its just that practically level 10+, your into a spint between the lines, where your legs start to ache.

becky_rtw

Hello All!!!

Brief check in

Last day in New York and its raining (boooo) but I've had a fantastic time...not done much running though - mostly drinking, staying up late, partying and shopping...managed two 8 mile runs in central park though which is amazing!

My flights early tomorrow and I get back late so Friday the training stats with avengence...I'll read the thread when I get back...

See you all soon - hope everyone's races went well