speedie87
Well-Known Member
And run quick to get back for kick off
good luck to any Sky blues taking part in todays London Marathon!!
He did it in 3hours 33mins
I just can't do it. At training there's shuttles and they are ok as it is short bursts.
If you put me on a treadmill or go out into the road I just can't keep concentration on it.
A game of football where you aren't thinking about running and it's fine
13 miles in under 2 hours sounds decent to me.
I’m not a runner at all, but when I’ve tried I like the fact that it’s you against your own motivation and nothing more.
Definitely good mental exercise.
gonna start again this weekend. in past have ran 8 miles(but got tendonites in my knee!)
now i will aim to build up to 3 miles and once hit that distance just aim to do it faster and faster
After about 1 mile of running I get pain in my lower back and hips. It's a shame because it's something I used to enjoy.
Dont know what causes it, I'm ok on a cross trainer, and cycling. Tend to stick to them now.
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I wish I’d discovered this thread a few weeks ago, any extra motivation would have been welcome - I finished the London Marathon on Sunday. Without doubt one of the hardest challenges I’ve ever faced, especially mentally.
I’m by no means a runner, in fact I actively dislike it! When I played football properly I’d run to keep fit and clear my head between training sessions, but that would predominantly be 20/30 minute jogs. When I signed up to the marathon I didn’t actually think I’d get in, so when I found out it was abit of an ‘oh shit’ moment.
I left my training quite late (February) and carried on living my life as normal in terms of socialising etc. However I’m proof that with preparation (even if it’s minimal, although I wouldn’t recommend it) and determination, anyone can complete a running challenge, be it 5k or a marathon.
As much as I dislike running, doing it with a goal in mind really helps; it forces you to get out and run and to keep going when your body and mind are telling you to stop.
Bizarrely enough, I’m now looking for my next half and/or 10k!!!!
And the best bit; so far, I’ve raised £2.5k for the MS Society, a charity close to my heart. I’m also hopeful it will increase to £3k by the time the fundraising period ends (June), which would be a great achievement!
Fair play to you! That's some willpower!
I can't think of anything worse than running 20 odd miles, would be bored and want to just have a sit down.
A lot of it is mindset I think, need to be occupied and in the zone rather than doing it when not really that interested.
Sign yourself up to a 10k (Two Castles in June I think)....!
Once I’m 100% I’m gonna give that two castles run ago
After my nephews efforts in the London marathon I made a solemn vow Sunday evening and I intend to stick by it.
Next year I’m gonna get up really early and watch the London marathon again
might be worth going down Daz. The year I ran it my missus and my mate and his missus came to watch and they had a great day on the lash.
Been meaning to give it a go as a spectator myself.
I'm in that and it's full I believe. Great run though, plenty of support in Warwick and Kenilworth. A bit quiet in between.
Yep race full, but you can go on the waiting list.Really? I wanted to give it a go!
Yes a few people have said it’s a good day outmight be worth going down Daz. The year I ran it my missus and my mate and his missus came to watch and they had a great day on the lash.
Been meaning to give it a go as a spectator myself.
Is anyone else considering entering the ballot for the London Marathon? Its open until the weekend i think. Ive signed up for the Half in Leicester (October) with the aim of beating my Cov Half time.
Considering the kenilworth half, but I’ll never do a full marathon.
post been up for around 11 hours and no painfully unfunny chocolate bar related quip in response, surprising that.
They'd never get washed and would end up Crunchie.He would only end up leaving a mess in his nickers.
They'd never get washed and would end up Crunchie.
I’ve entered it, still not quite sure why though!
There’s a Kenilworth half in September I’m considering too.
Did the South Wales Mountain Trial last weekend. Basically we assembled at the start, a remote pass in the Brecon Beacons.... at our individual start times, we handed a map. Until then we didn’t know where we were going. The map had 7 checkpoints which we have to visit in order, and return to the finish. The route between the checkpoints is completely free, and the checkpoints positioned in points to cause maximum deliberation over route choice, options, difficulty and confusion.
On the 2nd leg, I opted to go straight over the top of the mountain (Fan Fawr) even though it involved a few hundred feet extra climbing, and arguably slightly longer than “contouring” round the base.... this was an unpopular choice, only one other in the race went the same way, but my argument was that it then resulted in the majority of the leg being taken downhill at speed over dry ground, rather than a tiresome contour across swampy ground.
It appeared to work as it kept me in the running. It was rather intimidating, as starting two minutes behind me was the Scottish National Orienteering Champion. Thanks to bold route decisions and some reckless running, I managed to keep him at bay until the penultimate leg, when I strayed away from the best route and he was away and gone... I eventually finished 6th in 2hrs29mins.
Luckily the weather was clear.... had it been in mist, then chaos would have reigned (as it often does on these type of races, and then only the most competent runners and navigators can succeed).
On the subject of the London Marathon, I do know of a City fan who ran in a fantastic time of around 2hrs30, then ran to the tube and got back to Cov for the match last week. Apparently the neglecting of food on the train, instead opting for beer, left him quite “smashed” by the time he got back to Cov. I don’t personally know the guy, but I believe he is from Alcester.
Did the South Wales Mountain Trial last weekend. Basically we assembled at the start, a remote pass in the Brecon Beacons.... at our individual start times, we handed a map. Until then we didn’t know where we were going. The map had 7 checkpoints which we have to visit in order, and return to the finish. The route between the checkpoints is completely free, and the checkpoints positioned in points to cause maximum deliberation over route choice, options, difficulty and confusion.
On the 2nd leg, I opted to go straight over the top of the mountain (Fan Fawr) even though it involved a few hundred feet extra climbing, and arguably slightly longer than “contouring” round the base.... this was an unpopular choice, only one other in the race went the same way, but my argument was that it then resulted in the majority of the leg being taken downhill at speed over dry ground, rather than a tiresome contour across swampy ground.
It appeared to work as it kept me in the running. It was rather intimidating, as starting two minutes behind me was the Scottish National Orienteering Champion. Thanks to bold route decisions and some reckless running, I managed to keep him at bay until the penultimate leg, when I strayed away from the best route and he was away and gone... I eventually finished 6th in 2hrs29mins.
Luckily the weather was clear.... had it been in mist, then chaos would have reigned (as it often does on these type of races, and then only the most competent runners and navigators can succeed).
On the subject of the London Marathon, I do know of a City fan who ran in a fantastic time of around 2hrs30, then ran to the tube and got back to Cov for the match last week. Apparently the neglecting of food on the train, instead opting for beer, left him quite “smashed” by the time he got back to Cov. I don’t personally know the guy, but I believe he is from Alcester.
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