Well, I'll be moving into your age category in July, so look forward to being able to compete with you and the other hardcore vets. I've been running for about a year now, and am still somewhat short of your times -- I've managed to get my parkrun PB down to just over 23 minutes (from around 28m when I started), and I came in at just over 48 min in the BM 10k last month. I'm struggling to move below 23m on the 5k at the moment, but knowing that there are others like you around, and seeing a few of them ahead of me on Saturday mornings continues to give me hope.
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Well, I'll be moving into your age category in July, so look forward to being able to compete with you and the other hardcore vets. I've been running for about a year now, and am still somewhat short of your times -- I've managed to get my parkrun PB down to just over 23 minutes (from around 28m when I started), and I came in at just over 48 min in the BM 10k last month. I'm struggling to move below 23m on the 5k at the moment, but knowing that there are others like you around, and seeing a few of them ahead of me on Saturday mornings continues to give me hope.
See you on June 13th at Hove Park for the Challenge then. There is a great 60-64 runner every week at Hove. One week he does an easy 21 and every other a 19:17 or thereabouts. Good stuff. Luckily not in the Challenge!
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Yes I know of this guy (Paul Gasson?). He right up there and can still do some awesome times. I live to the west and I tend to do the Bognor parkrun as it suits family routine. I don't think it's any 'quicker' than the current 2 Brighton ones: it is flat as the proverbial pancake but has lots of twists and turns and overtaking is tricky. (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)
If ever anyone fancies a real challenge then head further west to the Queen Elizabeth Park in Hampshire. It is a brute. (Southsea on the other hand is pretty quick - as long as there's no wind.)
Is anyone down to do the Worthing 10K in June? This is another fast course and could be PB territory for some...................
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
- 16,042
Postponed Fartlek from yesterday morning until the morning. I managed eight miles, but in truth it dropped off after about 30 minutes. Bloody hard work, but I averaged 8:12 a mile, and it included some spells of walking (I know - bad runner!).
Sounds crazy, but I could almost feel that it was doing me good, rather than just an eight-mile plod. I thing once I make it more about quality than quantity – and make sure I do it regularly – it'll become even better.
One other thing I'm loving at the moment, is the statsfest that my Garmin is throwing up. Even if it DID suggest I hit a 1:56/mile pace this morning
Sounds crazy, but I could almost feel that it was doing me good, rather than just an eight-mile plod. I thing once I make it more about quality than quantity – and make sure I do it regularly – it'll become even better.
One other thing I'm loving at the moment, is the statsfest that my Garmin is throwing up. Even if it DID suggest I hit a 1:56/mile pace this morning
Postponed Fartlek from yesterday morning until the morning. I managed eight miles, but in truth it dropped off after about 30 minutes. Bloody hard work, but I averaged 8:12 a mile, and it included some spells of walking (I know - bad runner!).
Sounds crazy, but I could almost feel that it was doing me good, rather than just an eight-mile plod. I thing once I make it more about quality than quantity – and make sure I do it regularly – it'll become even better.
One other thing I'm loving at the moment, is the statsfest that my Garmin is throwing up. Even if it DID suggest I hit a 1:56/mile pace this morning
Nothing wrong with walking, particularly during recovery. Cracking average pace. What you say about quality over quantity is 100% right. Every run should have a purpose....no junk miles.
Does the QE run use Butser Hill ??
One other thing I'm loving at the moment, is the statsfest that my Garmin is throwing up. Even if it DID suggest I hit a 1:56/mile pace this morning
You would be throwing up along with your Garmin at that speed.
My fastest average mile was on the hilly Hastings half marathon. Not much use if you have accidentally turned on the Garmin in the car in Hove that morning.
Right, I have a running dilema of sorts. I did 8 miles on Sunday and have done a 30 min run with the 30-20-10 Fartlek and a 35 min with 4x4 min sprint intervals on Tuesday and Wednesday. I want to do another long run on Sunday because that's when I will have most time but I reckon I'll have 45 mins spare tomorrow morning before work. I have two things in mind, either tackle my normal 5k loop and try and beat my best time for it to see if the speed session worked or just going for 22 mins out as quickly as I dare before doubling back and seeing the distance.
Is either more beneficial in terms of both speed training and fat burning?
Is either more beneficial in terms of both speed training and fat burning?
I'd leave the Garmin, or whatever, at home and go for an easy enjoyable 30-40 minute relaxed recovery run along the seafront. You have had a good week. Try jumping in the sea at The Anglers afterwards. We are within days of the first submersion of the year and it's always good to say you went in before anyone else for the next month or so. Swim or not you are the ready for a good effort on Sunday.
After Dazzer pushing me to my limit Saturday and doing 8x600m intervals on Tuesday I have had to have 2 days off but feel good for it. tomorrow will be recovery run with maybe a sea dip for me (?).
After Dazzer pushing me to my limit Saturday and doing 8x600m intervals on Tuesday I have had to have 2 days off but feel good for it. tomorrow will be recovery run with maybe a sea dip for me (?).
Cheers. I'll leave the swim I think - I suspect my body would go in to shock - but the rest sounds an excellent plan.
I'm playing catch-up this week due to phone issues.
My iPhone went doolally whilst I was away in Bristol meaning I couldn't run on Monday night as it was taking all evening to restore. I couldn't run if I couldn't track it! I left the phone restoring overnight in the hope that it would be ready for the morning, and I set a 5am alarm. Hotel du Vin in Bristol is a great place to stay and it wasn't easy to drag my sorry arse out of bed at that time, but I did, regretting it when I made it outside to find it was tipping it down. I'd made it that far though so I went out, running North and up and then turning back to the top of the downs and the long downhill drag of Whiteladies Road and Park Street. I should have been able to belt down the latter but it's so steep and felt so slippery under foot I took it quite easily. 6.5m in the bank.
Today brought more rain so I waited until this evening when the forecast suggested a dryish spell and I've just come in. Since restoring Strava hasn't been giving me audible voice alarms and it was curious running without them. I felt unusually strong all the way round my home 6.5m loop and completed it in my best time to date and felt really good at the end. I'm struggling to think of a more positive feeling run I've had. My effort was really consistent for me, with Strava reporting my GAP times of 8:52, 9:03, 9:08, 9:10, 8:54, 8:46 and 8:45. I feel buzzing now.
To make up my planned distance for the week, it will be another 6.5m tomorrow, an easy 5m on Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday.
My iPhone went doolally whilst I was away in Bristol meaning I couldn't run on Monday night as it was taking all evening to restore. I couldn't run if I couldn't track it! I left the phone restoring overnight in the hope that it would be ready for the morning, and I set a 5am alarm. Hotel du Vin in Bristol is a great place to stay and it wasn't easy to drag my sorry arse out of bed at that time, but I did, regretting it when I made it outside to find it was tipping it down. I'd made it that far though so I went out, running North and up and then turning back to the top of the downs and the long downhill drag of Whiteladies Road and Park Street. I should have been able to belt down the latter but it's so steep and felt so slippery under foot I took it quite easily. 6.5m in the bank.
Today brought more rain so I waited until this evening when the forecast suggested a dryish spell and I've just come in. Since restoring Strava hasn't been giving me audible voice alarms and it was curious running without them. I felt unusually strong all the way round my home 6.5m loop and completed it in my best time to date and felt really good at the end. I'm struggling to think of a more positive feeling run I've had. My effort was really consistent for me, with Strava reporting my GAP times of 8:52, 9:03, 9:08, 9:10, 8:54, 8:46 and 8:45. I feel buzzing now.
To make up my planned distance for the week, it will be another 6.5m tomorrow, an easy 5m on Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday.
This. Two hard sessions a week is plenty. Have an easy run - 'conversational pace'
Two things :
1. Skin is waterproof
2. Running without a watch now and again is incredibly liberating. Try it !
porkypie
On the road to no where
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My watch does nothing but tell the time!
Listened to the wise experience on this thread and ran 40 minutes at a steady average of 9.46 per mile. Feel pretty good. Mind you, that sea looked freezing [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION]
Seriously thinking about doing this at Littlehampton tomorrow after the jog up and down the river...........mate of mine jumped in the Adur after the Downslink Ultra, but that was a warm October day.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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I used to love a dip at Shoreham Beach after a run in summer mornings. Live too far away from it now.
I had my own recovery run this morning (calfs killing me from Wednesday's fartlek) along the river, and then houseboats. 4.61 miles in 38:55. Lovely.
In other news, I've got a place for London Marathon, so the double is on. Added bonus of no minimum sponsorship
(without that sounding too uncharitable). Slightly offsets the frustration of having a house move pushed back by five days...
I had my own recovery run this morning (calfs killing me from Wednesday's fartlek) along the river, and then houseboats. 4.61 miles in 38:55. Lovely.
In other news, I've got a place for London Marathon, so the double is on. Added bonus of no minimum sponsorship
(without that sounding too uncharitable). Slightly offsets the frustration of having a house move pushed back by five days...
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
My littlest has had a temperature most of this week so I haven't been able to get out prior to today. I decided to try out a new route and ended up doing 8.5 miles in just over an hour.
It was quite nice to have a leisurely run and see some new places.
It was quite nice to have a leisurely run and see some new places.