DawlishSkyBlue
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Nice. I must have a look see if there's Amy similar competitions down this way that my club could enter.
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Your local county (Devon?) Athletics Association will be able to let you know which competitions your club are eligible for....
I'd imagine there's a county/area cross country league...... and if your club is affiliated to England/Uk Athletics, should be eligible for county/regional cross country champs, and area road relays, etc
Its a thankless task getting teams out once you're committed to a race though..... Godiva are a large club and can still be scrapping around the night before to fill teams (this is how i've managed to make the first team in some prestigious races like the National 6 Stage Relays!!)
I'd imagine there's a county/area cross country league...... and if your club is affiliated to England/Uk Athletics, should be eligible for county/regional cross country champs, and area road relays, etc
Its a thankless task getting teams out once you're committed to a race though..... Godiva are a large club and can still be scrapping around the night before to fill teams (this is how i've managed to make the first team in some prestigious races like the National 6 Stage Relays!!)
fernandopartridge
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I'm getting what feels a bit like cramp or pain in the arches of my feet at the moment. Could this just be my trainers telling me they need replacing? I've never had this pain before but I do have a high arch.
Sick Boy
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I went to an osteopath and he did some massages that hurt like hell but my issue has largely disappeared now. I had pain pressure points all over my legs where I hadn't felt pain before.
I can't remember what it's called but it's to do with fluid being restricted around the muscles and the massage has meant it can reach it again or something like that.
I can't remember what it's called but it's to do with fluid being restricted around the muscles and the massage has meant it can reach it again or something like that.
National Cross Country Champs at Parliament Hill, London yesterday.
12km took me over 61mins which is an indication of how tough the course was. Pure mud and rough ground from start to finish.
Godiva finished in the 40's which is the best we could expect with a weakened team (i was in our scoring six which is not a good sign of strength!)
Nuneaton were the only other local (men's) team who fielded a full team, they finished i think in the 90's, again with most of their better runners missing.
12km took me over 61mins which is an indication of how tough the course was. Pure mud and rough ground from start to finish.
Godiva finished in the 40's which is the best we could expect with a weakened team (i was in our scoring six which is not a good sign of strength!)
Nuneaton were the only other local (men's) team who fielded a full team, they finished i think in the 90's, again with most of their better runners missing.
Sick Boy
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I'd be tempted to go and get it checked out by a physio. I pushed through pain for around a year and it left me not being able to run for the same amount of time.
SkyBlueSoul
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Reduced week through illness but really enjoying training and look forward to my long runs. Took a while getting used to running slowly but trundling round eating dates every now and then has really grown on me!
Nice to have a change of scenery when I'm down for a City game too, was out for 2 hours yesterday doing Earlsdon to Kenilworth and back.
Nice to have a change of scenery when I'm down for a City game too, was out for 2 hours yesterday doing Earlsdon to Kenilworth and back.
Nick
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Have you tried the old tennis ball trick?
DawlishSkyBlue
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9th place at the Granite Way 20 miler this morning. 2.17.19. A nice race on an old Dartmoor railway line converted to cycle path. Undulating rather than hilly but very windy especially crossing the viaducts.
Nice one..... if you can hold that pace you'd be well on for a sub-3hr marathon.
I raced on the Shropshire Hills yesterday in the penultimate race in the Winter Champs. 10th overall.
I'm in a 5-horse race at the top of the v40 standings...... 1st has now gone, and i'm still currently in 5th.... however i have a "race in hand" so it goes down to the final race in a few weeks, and its likely to be a matter of seconds which decides whether i finish 2nd or 3rd.
However first up i've got the Podium 5km in Leicester next saturday..... i'm in Race H, the slowest of the seeded races.... hoping i might be in pb shape.
I raced on the Shropshire Hills yesterday in the penultimate race in the Winter Champs. 10th overall.
I'm in a 5-horse race at the top of the v40 standings...... 1st has now gone, and i'm still currently in 5th.... however i have a "race in hand" so it goes down to the final race in a few weeks, and its likely to be a matter of seconds which decides whether i finish 2nd or 3rd.
However first up i've got the Podium 5km in Leicester next saturday..... i'm in Race H, the slowest of the seeded races.... hoping i might be in pb shape.
DawlishSkyBlue
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Cheers, no way could I have done a further 10k in 42.5 minutes today though. I've got a marathon in about 6 weeks and think realistically I can go get a 3.06/7 which would be a big PB for me
Good luck.in your series. What's the Podium race, a track 5k?
Podium is technically a "road" 5km, although its in private grounds and is basically 5 laps round a 1km loop.
Its one of the top events in the country.... we've got a couple of guys who are around 15mins and they are only in the "D" race.
The elite race will be close to 13mins.
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Raced at Podium in Leicester today.
17:18
Massive pb. I sat off the back of the 17 minute pacers for a couple of km but the pace was just a bit too hot for me. Being in a field with so many people of similar pace just made it a great race to be in.... my race was won in something around 16:20 and i came in a minute later but was around 45th.
I'll likely come off the mountain running at end of June, and spend 9-12 months working specifically for 5km, see if i can't make it down to sub-17
17:18
Massive pb. I sat off the back of the 17 minute pacers for a couple of km but the pace was just a bit too hot for me. Being in a field with so many people of similar pace just made it a great race to be in.... my race was won in something around 16:20 and i came in a minute later but was around 45th.
I'll likely come off the mountain running at end of June, and spend 9-12 months working specifically for 5km, see if i can't make it down to sub-17
Sick Boy
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Oh yes I remember you said. I may well be there around then as well.
DawlishSkyBlue
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SkyBlueSoul
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Just under 5 weeks out from the marathon now and feel really good. Did 28km on Sunday, ran a big chunk of the route out to Altrincham and back and really pleased with the pace.
Getting the first trickle of nerves starting to come through. I'm raising money for British Heart Foundation and they put a Zoom session on for everyone last night with their training/nutrition partner with some final advice and it suddenly became very real! Until now I've just had tunnel vision with the training and not thought too much about the day itself.
Getting the first trickle of nerves starting to come through. I'm raising money for British Heart Foundation and they put a Zoom session on for everyone last night with their training/nutrition partner with some final advice and it suddenly became very real! Until now I've just had tunnel vision with the training and not thought too much about the day itself.
Great_Expectations
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I am running Brighton and London this year. I honestly feel totally unprepared. Work has been a bit full on and it’s involved more than planned social stuff, so my diet has been poor.
I ran Ashby 20 on Sunday and I genuinely felt worse when I finished than any previous marathon, so so so hilly.
I ran Ashby 20 on Sunday and I genuinely felt worse when I finished than any previous marathon, so so so hilly.
Great_Expectations
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Another 10km done yesterdayFeels good after just over a year out.
Planning on doing the Palermo half in October and then Verona the following month.
Any Italian marathons you’d recommend? Looking for something in August/September/October?
5 x 1km tonight on the road in Warwick Uni Campus.
After averaging 3:16 on this session a few weeks ago, how would i fare tonight.....?
3:14
3:12
3:13
Then, despite feeling controlled and strong, and ready to kick on, 50mtrs into the 4th rep i had to pull up with a twinge in my leg.... possibly groin.
Don't think its anything major, but its a worry as i've scraped into our 1st team for the Midlands Road Relays on saturday..... if in any doubt at all, i'll have to drop to the B team..... can't afford to be off the pace on saturday or it could cost us a qualifying place for the Nationals a fortnight later.
After averaging 3:16 on this session a few weeks ago, how would i fare tonight.....?
3:14
3:12
3:13
Then, despite feeling controlled and strong, and ready to kick on, 50mtrs into the 4th rep i had to pull up with a twinge in my leg.... possibly groin.
Don't think its anything major, but its a worry as i've scraped into our 1st team for the Midlands Road Relays on saturday..... if in any doubt at all, i'll have to drop to the B team..... can't afford to be off the pace on saturday or it could cost us a qualifying place for the Nationals a fortnight later.
Sick Boy
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This should show you a list of those planned for October - Running races in October 2025 - 2026 in Italy | Ahotu - I’m not sure there will be any in August and wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re comfortable running in 30-40c.
It was the Midlands Road Relays at Sutton Park on saturday.
12 legs of about 5.2km, fairly hilly.
Unfortunately i pulled my groin in training last tuesday, so had to drop out of our first team. I originally hoped to still run for our B team, but became apparent i needed to rest completely.
We came 13th and qualify for the National a week on saturday (the top 25 clubs from the North/Midlands/South all qualify for the National)... beating historical rivals Birchfield Harriers in the process. Although Tipton Harriers, another famous old club, got the edge on us.
The only other local club who qualified were Nuneaton, who finished inside the top 20...... Leamington, who would usually be capable of qualifying, were absent.... Kenilworth were well up the front for a couple of legs, but dropped out of contention.... Northbrook and Masseys finished around 40th.
12 legs of about 5.2km, fairly hilly.
Unfortunately i pulled my groin in training last tuesday, so had to drop out of our first team. I originally hoped to still run for our B team, but became apparent i needed to rest completely.
We came 13th and qualify for the National a week on saturday (the top 25 clubs from the North/Midlands/South all qualify for the National)... beating historical rivals Birchfield Harriers in the process. Although Tipton Harriers, another famous old club, got the edge on us.
The only other local club who qualified were Nuneaton, who finished inside the top 20...... Leamington, who would usually be capable of qualifying, were absent.... Kenilworth were well up the front for a couple of legs, but dropped out of contention.... Northbrook and Masseys finished around 40th.
larry_david
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Random question if you don't mind me asking. Have you lost weight during your training plan?
I'm doing London and I've nit eaten much shit food at all for the last 3 weeks whilst doing conditioning at gym, swimming, intervals and 20 mile long run twice so far at weekends and I've not dropped a single pound. It's infuriating!!
Sky Blue Pete
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Obviously already at your fighting weight
larry_david
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A concern if so
I've really tuned up my diet in the last 6 months..... dropped out cheese, butter/marge, all bread, crisps, biscuits.
I've seen no difference in the scales either (although i am probably very close to "fighting weight")
However the difference in how i feel and recover from hard training sessions has been massive. I've also got noticeably quicker.
On the food front, i'm probably eating more calories now, but from better sources such as vegetables and fish..... and i never feel uncomfortably full (like you would after say a kebab and chips)........ if for whatever reason my diet slips, for example if i'm away for the weekend somewhere, i'm looking forward to getting back home and getting some good food in, as its genuinely making me feel better.
Was out in Kenilworth last night..... had a Salmon Curry, a pint of coke and a pint of soda water..... its hard when others are knocking back pints, but i was up this morning to run 9 miles, so i consider the "sacrifice" worth it.
SkyBlueSoul
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I don't feel like I have but I never weigh myself so I can't say for sure. I've toned up a bit where you'd expect but been putting in around 3000 calories/day.
I did the same as and cleaned everything up right at the start including not having a drink since September. I didn't have a bad diet anyway (never got takeaways, rarely ate crisps/biscuits etc) but everything is cooked from scratch now, very little is processed (I'll have stuff like crumpets for carbs) and I monitor my calories/macros like a hawk. I've come out of it feeling a lot "fresher" as well as fitter.
All this being said I cannot WAIT to sit down with a nice fresh pint for the first time in 7 months when it's done.
SkyBlueSoul
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Entering this marathon is the best thing I’ve done.
Woke up early and stuffed my face (healthily with carbs) before chilling for a couple of hours watching F1 and Match of the Day. Then went on a leisurely jog in the sun for a few hours while periodically eating dates and malt loaf.
Can now lie down and stuff my face again for the rest of the day. Living the life.
Woke up early and stuffed my face (healthily with carbs) before chilling for a couple of hours watching F1 and Match of the Day. Then went on a leisurely jog in the sun for a few hours while periodically eating dates and malt loaf.
Can now lie down and stuff my face again for the rest of the day. Living the life.
SkyBlueSoul
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Been nursing a strained hamstring since last Sunday, felt it start to go 30km into my last long run and stopped straight away. No running since and about to head for a sports massage, will hopefully be able to get at least a week of running in before race day. Not going to get overly worried, all the hard work is done and the main aim is just to finish.
SkyBlueSoul
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Turns out I should have been a bit more worried. Hamstring isn't great and from the therapist's point of view I wouldn't run the marathon at all (basically covering his arse from a professional angle), but he accepts I'm going to and reckons finishing is doable with another session and no running until the day.
It's definitely put a downer on everything because I was doing much better than I'd expected whereas now I'm just hoping to get to the end in one piece.
It's definitely put a downer on everything because I was doing much better than I'd expected whereas now I'm just hoping to get to the end in one piece.
DawlishSkyBlue
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PB at Exeter 10k this morning in shocking conditions
