Final run before Brighton Half. 4 miles easy with a few strides and pickups thrown in. Going to foam roll my fairly sore calves and do some core work before Sunday but no more running. Off to the snow thread now to get a proper weather forecast.
BBC weather has temp as 0deg at the start on Sunday, but feels like -5 with the wind. Hurrah!
Hmm, long-sleeved top for tomorrow's Parkrun it is then.
I still haven't decided a strategy for Brighton HM. I have been aching since Worthing and have an occasional sharp pain running through the top of my right foot for some reason. It's only really in the last couple of days that I've felt able to run anywhere near my normal level. So with other events coming up and a headwind to finish my head is saying use Brighton as a training run and do it a few minutes off race pace. That guarantees I don't write off another two weeks trying to get over it. On the other hand, my heart wants to get carried away on the day and find myself at the 5k mark in 21 minutes and ready to go for it. The one thing I don't want to do is finish just over my 1:31:20 from Worthing. I want either a PB attempt or a comfortable 1:36/1:37 that won't leave me broken for the next week. I'll decide after parkrun.
No half marathon for me. Haven't got the legs for it as half way through my planned 5,000' week with 3 weeks 2 days for the Moyleman marathon.
Sounds ominous. You can edit your own SB and push me further downwards. It is your table after all. Good luck.
Is that how close it is? Blimey! Looking forward to the pizza and beer already
What will we mostly be wearing over the next week?
Brighton Half runners will be facing a freezing start (wearing old tops or bin bags over running gear that can be thrown away at start?) and a cold 2 degrees max running temperature with a steady North Easterly wind to run into for the last 3 miles.
As a wet, sweaty runner at any pace or temperature I'll have to adapt for Sunday's 20 miler. First I'll run the course back to front to try and minimize the wind hitting me for the last 6 miles. Secondly a wind proof jacket that can be zipped open for my sweaty ascents and zipped up for the descents into the wind. Double gloves. Jelly babies. Fold up water container for the taps.Tissue for my tears. No hanging around watching our brave half runners before hand. Bowl of piping hot chicken soup on return whilst running a hot bath. Followed by stretching in front of a blazing fire. Then relax.
Enjoy yourselves everyone!
Stopped drinking on January 9th. It's awful I wake up with a headache every morning now.That pint of Harvey's will be my first alcoholic drink for however many days that is. No way am I not finishing the Moyleman. A few more, some red wine and then back on the wagon till Brighton Marathon.
I've got my outfit all planned :safeway:
Been to one of Boundary Road's many charity shops and picked up a thick sweatshirt for wearing to the start line and dumping. £2 on a beanie from the same place - will also get dumped en route if I get too sweaty. I have a technical base layer from my days of football coaching so it's that under my REMF race t-shirt for the race with the blue home shorts and long socks. 2 pairs of gloves, again the top pair being ones I don't mind getting rid of. Gels in man pouch. Water only from race stations. Sorted.
Post race am getting bag as fast as poss and heading to Murmur for three courses and as much red wine as I can fit in the beach ball.
Stopped drinking on January 9th. It's awful I wake up with a headache every morning now.That pint of Harvey's will be my first alcoholic drink for however many days that is. No way am I not finishing the Moyleman. A few more, some red wine and then back on the wagon till Brighton Marathon.
Will Ice be a problem?
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