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Offline DBTW

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #405 on: October 01, 2015, 11:23:32 AM »
Has anyone got a ballot place in this years London marathon?

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #406 on: October 02, 2015, 11:12:18 AM »
No, missed again.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #407 on: October 02, 2015, 11:24:25 AM »
Yep, and me.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #408 on: October 02, 2015, 01:58:26 PM »
I missed out too.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #409 on: October 02, 2015, 09:27:31 PM »
I'm going to enter Barcelona in March, good warm up for a couple of Ironman races later in the year.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #410 on: October 26, 2015, 11:26:11 AM »
Ran 5k on Saturday after taking 4-6 months off to see if my knee needed the rest. Seems to have worked - and I was only 1 min/km off my most recent pace. 

Now I'll see if I can work myself up to two 5k runs per week.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #411 on: November 03, 2015, 12:40:37 PM »
Has anyone run along the canal in Walsall? I'm staying at the Premier Inn by the Art Gallery and need a place to run on Saturday morning. Otherwise I'll head over to the arboretum.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #412 on: November 04, 2015, 01:36:32 PM »
Has anyone run along the canal in Walsall? I'm staying at the Premier Inn by the Art Gallery and need a place to run on Saturday morning. Otherwise I'll head over to the arboretum.

Jesus did it, but most of us run on the towpath alongside the canal...

Joking aside, the towpaths round by me in Tipton and Tividale are great for running, lots of locks so quite picturesque.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #413 on: December 01, 2015, 11:00:34 PM »
Has anyone got a ballot place in this years London marathon?

Nope, but I've got a charity place!

Which means that shit, I've got to run for 26 miles.  Bugger.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #414 on: February 16, 2016, 10:45:50 PM »
Has anyone got a ballot place in this years London marathon?

Nope, but I've got a charity place!

Which means that shit, I've got to run for 26 miles.  Bugger.

Hardest bit of London, in my experience was raising the money for charity, and everyone that gave me a penny I was grateful for and still am, it took me a while to hit my target, so that was the biggest challenge for me!!!

Now to the running I didn't realise I ran it on a torn ACL, and now I have just recovered successfully from said injury, still re-habing I can't WAIT to start running again!!

Are you following and specific plan? - Wait till tapering the best thing in the world.

Advice for London, ENJOY IT - the noise over Tower Bridge is the best feeling in the world, make sure your running top has your name on so people can chant for you!!!

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #415 on: February 17, 2016, 10:59:21 AM »
Yes, I'm following one of the training plans on the London Marathon website. Up to 10-12 mile sessions at the weekend at the moment. I'm both looking forward to it and shitting myself at the same time!

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #416 on: February 19, 2016, 07:11:00 AM »
You will do well Risso (knowing what a bloody minded person you can be). I mean that as a compliment by the way.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #417 on: March 01, 2016, 04:17:27 PM »
Erm, cheers, I think! :)

It's 8 weeks off now, and am shitting myself.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #418 on: March 02, 2016, 08:04:22 AM »
You will be fine. Best advice i can give is don't get carried away by the momentum at the start. Pace yourself and don't go off too fast, just get into a nice easy rhythm that is easy. You can always make time up later if you still have energy left.
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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #419 on: April 11, 2016, 12:24:58 PM »
Finally settling into a manageable training pattern - progressed nicely from 5k to 5 miles and now up to 10km as of yesterday.

I might have a half left in me after all.

 


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