Did 13 miles round Cov this morning as well...... but around Cannon Park/Warwick Uni/Crackley Woods/Kenilworth Rd area.
Nice and steady, about 1hr42...... we'd all done hard sessions yesterday.
Very nice - I hate interval sessions like these, much prefer a long solid block of running.We did a session last night of 5 x 1km on the Warwick Uni campus.
2 minute rests between reps.
3:15
3:16
3:14
3:15
3:16
Pretty pleased with that, we did same session in December and i averaged 3:20
But you feel like you're running well, then someone comes flying past running 2:55
Bloody hell!We did a session last night of 5 x 1km on the Warwick Uni campus.
2 minute rests between reps.
3:15
3:16
3:14
3:15
3:16
Pretty pleased with that, we did same session in December and i averaged 3:20
But you feel like you're running well, then someone comes flying past running 2:55
That's a tough session. How were your targets worked out?Another tough session, this time on the track in the Uni, in pretty miserable weather.
5 x 400mtrs (1 minute rests)
1 x 800mtrs (4 minutes rest each side)
5 x 400mtrs (1 minute rests)
Target was 73secs on the 400's (about 15:12 5km pace) but i averaged about 74.5 (about 15:35 pace)
Target was 2:40 on the 800 and i was bang on.
Sessions like this are much easier to stomach if you're in a group.... and i had a guy just in front who was running 71secs, and the guys who started 5secs behind me running 69secs, so it created a good little pack for me to hang on to.
Feel pretty broken this morning but did 3 miles on the treadmill to loosen up.
That's a tough session. How were your targets worked out?
Today was the MIdlands Cross Country Championships, on a really tough course at Mallory Park.
The men's course was 12km across a mix of woodland trails, decent flat fields, and a hell of a lot of muddy uneven unkempt farmland.
I wasn't expecting to trouble the top 100, so was pleasantly surprised to finish 81st in 49:16
Cov Godiva were 4th team, our best finish for a number of years.
1st Newark AC
2nd Notts AC
3rd Mansfield Harriers
4th Cov Godiva
5th Tipton Harriers
8th Northbrook (great performance)
11th Kenilworth
In the ladies race i thought we had a team with a chance of taking the title..... and i was right.... Team GB Triathlete Sian Rainsley coming home 1st, and 3 more in the top 20 gave the club its first Midlands XC victory since 1979
1st Cov Godiva
2nd Charnwood
3rd Bristol & West
9th Kenilworth
15th Northbrook
Its a bit of a shame that so many of the other local clubs don't turn up in force for regional/national championships.... but i guess we all have our priorities.... for some its local races, and for some its competing at national level...... well done to Northbrook and Kenilworth who seem to cover both bases.
Just out of interest, what shoes do you wear for an event like this, trail or fell ?
I`ve done a couple of events on similar terrain and made the mistake of wearing trail shoes and ended up spending a good portion of the event just trying to stay on my feet !
For a Cross Country race i wear Spikes....
But i'd recommend something like Inov8/Salomon if you're not used to spikes.
Well done. I don't think we have anything like this kind of event near usToday was the MIdlands Cross Country Championships, on a really tough course at Mallory Park.
The men's course was 12km across a mix of woodland trails, decent flat fields, and a hell of a lot of muddy uneven unkempt farmland.
I wasn't expecting to trouble the top 100, so was pleasantly surprised to finish 81st in 49:16
Cov Godiva were 4th team, our best finish for a number of years.
1st Newark AC
2nd Notts AC
3rd Mansfield Harriers
4th Cov Godiva
5th Tipton Harriers
8th Northbrook (great performance)
11th Kenilworth
In the ladies race i thought we had a team with a chance of taking the title..... and i was right.... Team GB Triathlete Sian Rainsley coming home 1st, and 3 more in the top 20 gave the club its first Midlands XC victory since 1979
1st Cov Godiva
2nd Charnwood
3rd Bristol & West
9th Kenilworth
15th Northbrook
Its a bit of a shame that so many of the other local clubs don't turn up in force for regional/national championships.... but i guess we all have our priorities.... for some its local races, and for some its competing at national level...... well done to Northbrook and Kenilworth who seem to cover both bases.
Fair play. I'm ramping up now ahead of an April marathon. Also did a 16 mile this weekend as part of a 39 mile week. Ran it as 4 on/4 off alternating between easy pace and something just a bit slower than race target paceLong runs are beginning to ramp up now as part of my marathon training.
26km today in 2h 12m.
Slight niggle in my right thigh but otherwise feeling good. Though my legs are a little weary now
I`ve got three pair of fell shoes :
New Balance RX Terriain, down to my last pair after stockpiling them when they discontinued them nearly 20 years ago !
Walsh PB Ultra - the most basic shoe I`ve ever worn, but 100% made for the worst of the mud.
INOV8 - 212 - best fell shoe of all time ( imo )
Well done. I don't think we have anything like this kind of event near us
Did 6 miles for the first time in ages today loved it . Not much in comparison to others on here but I was chuffed . Aiming to try for 8 miles by Easter
Good luck with that mate , brilliant doing 25 days in a row too well doneI've never run 6 miles before - only 5 miles.
Managed to get to x25 days in a row in Jan, running 10-20 minutes each day. My calf muscle felt like it was about to tear again so I've had to stop. Gutted I didn't do the whole month but pleased I did 25 days in a row (in all sorts of bad weather as well).
Want to get up to a 10 mile run this year...that's the target. Potentially do the Great South Run in Oct.
Gulp.
I’ve got the same with the inside of my knee. Seems to subside fairly quickly after but usually appears about 25km in29km workout yesterday. Felt good during but seem to have an IT Band flare up after
Hopefully it's just a little niggle/irritation rather than anything that is going to derail my marathon block.
29km workout yesterday. Felt good during but seem to have an IT Band flare up after
Hopefully it's just a little niggle/irritation rather than anything that is going to derail my marathon block.
Excellent time.23.00 at Parkrun this weekend.
Unfortunately they didn't bunch us up at the start so I had no chance to get near the front. That cost me a good 40 seconds and a PB.
Definitely on form now though and looking to see if I can get sub 21 this year. I think I probably need to lose 80seconds off what I'm capable of on my regular tough course.
If anyone can recommend a fast flat local Parkrun then I'll give it a shot in spring.
Everyone has to start somewhere - you’ll be working your way up towards the half marathon distance sooner than you think.You guys and your distances - fair play!
I went to get a 'Gait test' today. A few tests uncovered that I have too much supination in both feet and that in turn is affecting both calf muscles (tore one last year, other one mega tight and sore after 25 days running in Jan).
Tried on some new runners and ended up getting a pair of Saucony Guide 18s. Never paid £130 for a pair of trainers before (although £20 of that was the test) but they felt mega comfy and I can't wait to get out in them.
Here's me with a goal of running a 10 miler this year and you lot are knocking out 29kms! Kudos.
Don't overthink and just do the steps. The distance soon racks up like Sick Boy saidYou guys and your distances - fair play!
I went to get a 'Gait test' today. A few tests uncovered that I have too much supination in both feet and that in turn is affecting both calf muscles (tore one last year, other one mega tight and sore after 25 days running in Jan).
Tried on some new runners and ended up getting a pair of Saucony Guide 18s. Never paid £130 for a pair of trainers before (although £20 of that was the test) but they felt mega comfy and I can't wait to get out in them.
Here's me with a goal of running a 10 miler this year and you lot are knocking out 29kms! Kudos.
I thought I was having IT band problems, but it turned out it was a tiny muscle at the back of the knee - The Popliteus,
which was causing the problem.
I`ve got to admit, I`ve never heard of it before and it was only a mate who`s a physio who picked it up - said it was something that got overlooked a lot, as the symptoms are pretty to similar to IT band problems.
My problems was my right knee was really stiff at the back upon waking, which would then go when I`d be up and mobile for a bit.
Pain at the back and exterior of the knee when first starting my run, which would ease once I`d warmed up.
Pain at the back of the knee when pushing it up hills.
I`m a trail runner and the physio thought it had been brought on by the strain of hours of wading through all the mud that`s been around with the weather recently.
I haven`t stopped running, but plotted out routes that keep me out of the mud and it`s got a lot better over the past 7/10 days.
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