See you all on Sunday. Running my first ever actual event after three years solitary plodding up and down the Basingstoke Canal. Will be donning the magnificent rhino costume on behalf of Save the Rhino International at the Brighton Half Marathon. I always told myself I would never run a race, as I need to blot out the world and enter a trance like state to get by but then there is nowhere else I would rather run.
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Good luck. Those rhino costumes always look like buggers to try to run in !
Curious Orange
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Thanks very much - I'm certainly feeling it today. I'm not in next weeks race, I'm entered in the Surrey Half on 8th March, so still have one more long run (100 minutes easy) to go before that.
I just plugged in my numbers from yesterday into the spreadsheet, and worked out that my 20 minutes "race pace" at the end of session was actually slightly slower than the long easy paced section leading up to it! That'll teach me to forget my jelly beans!
What about the Eastbourne Parkrun? Shouldn't be too far.
St Leonards Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2012
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Yeah I was thinking about doing this in a couple of weeks
I'm all set, I've had a good preparation which included my last run last night of 11.1 miles.
I just need to come through football unscathed Thursday and a gentle loosner (a lap of hove lagoon) early Saturday evening.
Concerned by the winds, they are never helpful for running quick times.
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Find someone running your pace, or a little faster and tuck in behind them. Let them do the work
Steve Foster
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Marathon 83 next week for me.
I like to run one or two abroad a year & the rest in the UK. Will be running Tel Aviv Friday week.
Long shot but has anyone ran TA?
I like to run one or two abroad a year & the rest in the UK. Will be running Tel Aviv Friday week.
Long shot but has anyone ran TA?
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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I've not done anything since parkrun on Saturday - too busy working (not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing - I've never really been one for tapering). Hoping to get out tomorrow morning for an easy run, but we'll see...
JoePrecious
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- Mar 3, 2009
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Hi All
Going to be making my first visit to Hove parkrun tomorrow.
Where's the best place to park? Just somewhere along Goldstone Crescent?
Also, the website says the course is run on a good surface - does this mean road shoes are better than trail shoes?
Thanks
Going to be making my first visit to Hove parkrun tomorrow.
Where's the best place to park? Just somewhere along Goldstone Crescent?
Also, the website says the course is run on a good surface - does this mean road shoes are better than trail shoes?
Thanks
It's run on the path that goes round the park. I'm not sure if there is any works going on near the mini railway but that just involved a 1 minute detour across the grass last time.
Good luck to all you half marathoners. Weekend back to back runs on the Downs for me, 20 miles Saturday and 13 miles Sunday.
Working away next week but get home v early Saturday morning, thinking about going to Preston Park parkrun fresh off the plane if anyone is up for a meet there.
Working away next week but get home v early Saturday morning, thinking about going to Preston Park parkrun fresh off the plane if anyone is up for a meet there.
Cannot do Parkrun till after Brighton marathon. Sticking tightly to schedule for 3:45 to sub 3:40 finish.speed workout finished 2 weeks ago.Strength runs Tuesday at 8" pace (6x1mile with recovery), Tempo run Thursday 8'23" pace or marathon pace (build up from 8-12miles over next 6 weeks) Friday Saturday easy run and Sunday long run at 9'05"pace.
The Easy run is for recovery and mileage at 9'45" (Saturday) to 10'30" pace (Monday and Friday) If I go near a Parkrun my legs don't listen to my brain and have to race everyone around them, even though they lose.
So look forward to a meet in late Spring.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Goldstone Cresent or one of the roads off it - I normally go for the Droveway, or the one before it on the right (with the park on your left). Course is pretty much all tarmac - there was a slight detour near the train two weeks ago, but it was back to normal last week. Road shoes, defo. To be honest, the muddiest part is typically afterwards where you get scanned. Talking of which - don't forget your barcode
Yeah, there is that, but I've never really done tapering for a half, and having run so regularly, it's all a bit strange. Might try and get out for a gentle run today or tomorrow morning, just in case I've forgotten how to run
BenElton'sBrother
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I shall be slowly trotting around Hove park for the 200th time tomorrow and then attempting my first Brighton Half on Sunday. Hopefully it will stay dry and not too breezy!
Good luck to all taking part.
Good luck to all taking part.
JoePrecious
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- Mar 3, 2009
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Cheers for the replies (didn't get email notification so thought I was being ignored!).
Road shoes it is then.
Road shoes it is then.
All makes sense - although interesting I am being coached for SDW50 & 100 this year (have Brighton marathon in as a day out/recovery run the week after the 50, remains to be seen whether I'll be there) and have regular parkruns in the schedule and lots of interval stuff. Next week I'll probably be doing parkrun the day before the Stinger marathon - coach says blasting 3 miles has no lasting impact at all.