The Fretboard Running Thread 2023

Benm39 · May 2023

April totals 136miles, 16 runs, longest 18miles.

Bidley · May 2023

April

123km, 10 runs, longest 42.5km

Highlight: Brighton Marathon

Lowlight: 2 weeks off with some kind of plague

stevebrum · May 2023

Just 7 runs and 34 miles in April for me. Concentrated on more gym work, and a bit of hill walking including a 24 mile hike around the 3 Yorkshire peaks.

Benm39 · May 2023

Yorkshire three peaks is something I'd love to do one day, nice one!

russpm · May 2023

I’ve been helping a mate train for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks 24 mile run. I figured I may as well do something with the fitness so entered the Blackpool half marathon a couple of weeks back. I am so please to say I smashed my PB and got round in 1 hour 28 mins and 4 seconds. So chuffed

26.2 · May 2023

russpm said:

I’ve been helping a mate train for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks 24 mile run. I figured I may as well do something with the fitness so entered the Blackpool half marathon a couple of weeks back. I am so please to say I smashed my PB and got round in 1 hour 28 mins and 4 seconds. So chuffed

Terrific work - well done!!

djspecialist · May 2023

russpm said:

I’ve been helping a mate train for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks 24 mile run. I figured I may as well do something with the fitness so entered the Blackpool half marathon a couple of weeks back. I am so please to say I smashed my PB and got round in 1 hour 28 mins and 4 seconds. So chuffed

I did the Yorkshire Three Peaks (walking) a couple of years back, raising money for the hospice which cared for a friend taken way too early by cancer. Despite the day delivering persistent horizontal rain, I absolutely loved it

(I'll admit to being something of a masochist ... although perhaps one day I'll do it again and hopefully get to enjoy the views a bit more!)

Respect for anyone who has / will run it - that's a proper challenging course!

stevebrum · May 2023

djspecialist said:

russpm said:

I’ve been helping a mate train for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks 24 mile run. I figured I may as well do something with the fitness so entered the Blackpool half marathon a couple of weeks back. I am so please to say I smashed my PB and got round in 1 hour 28 mins and 4 seconds. So chuffed

I did the Yorkshire Three Peaks (walking) a couple of years back, raising money for the hospice which cared for a friend taken way too early by cancer. Despite the day delivering persistent horizontal rain, I absolutely loved it (I'll admit to being something of a masochist ... although perhaps one day I'll do it again and hopefully get to enjoy the views a bit more!)

Respect for anyone who has / will run it - that's a proper challenging course!

Great time @russpm - best of luck to your mate as well. Having walked it recently I’d love to try and run it. Maybe one day!

We had dry weather @djspecialst but it was very windy. Could barely stand up at times and did get blown to the side a few times - particularly bad summiting Whernside.

One of our party ran it the day before, had a session in the boozer and was up at 6am to walk it the next day with us.

Go for it @Benm39 - I doubt you’d be disappointed.

djspecialist · May 2023

stevebrum said:

One of our party ran it the day before, had a session in the boozer and was up at 6am to walk it the next day with us.

axisus · May 2023

axisus said:

Parkrun today my best 5k in years - 22.53. Not bad seeing as I am 60 in the next week.

So .... I turned 60 and this week got another big improvement - Today's 5K Parkrun - 22.19!

Technically that is my best ever Parkrun in terms of age grading - 71.84%

stevebrum · May 2023

axisus said:

axisus said:

Parkrun today my best 5k in years - 22.53. Not bad seeing as I am 60 in the next week.

So .... I turned 60 and this week got another big improvement - Today's 5K Parkrun - 22.19!
Technically that is my best ever Parkrun in terms of age grading - 71.84%

Great stuff - age is just a number! Congrats - on the PB & the BD.

I didn’t start running until I was over 40 - hoping to be doing what you’re doing in 15 years.

djspecialist · May 2023

May summary: 101km / 11 runs / longest 20km
Highlights: a couple of lovely sunny runs, plantar fasciitis has stayed away, my first hash

stevebrum · May 2023

Steady May for me - 51.6 miles over 10 runs.

I’m not training for anything so just fitting in 2-3 runs a week around other workouts. Hitting the posterior chain hard in the gym with various lifting and functional classes and it’s increasing difficult to rest and fit running in.

Benm39 · June 2023

May has been quite intensive, 125.2 miles, 15 runs, longest distance 20miles.

Got the Hampshire Hoppit trail marathon on 18th June (starting tapering now) then first attempt at Serpent Trail 50km on 1st July... then hopefully some downtime before building back up for Clarendon Marathon in early October.

Bidley · June 2023

201km in May, my most ever. Still recovering from illness directly after Brighton Marathon, and trying to get that fitness back. It's been a bit of a slog.

Also trying to shift a few kg I gained in that time. Trying to lose weight while doing 5 hours of cardio a week is no joke!

chrisj1602 · June 2023

I’ve not had any consistency for a long time, I’ve been lazy and I’ve put weight on. Probably the beer more than anything.

I’ve just started a 14 week half marathon plan, beer is being cut back and I’ll be eating better… see how this goes…

axisus · June 2023

I improved on my Parkrun times with a 22.15 followed by a 22.11 the next week. This week I blew out a bit, but I'm determined to get sub 22 despite my failing joints.

djspecialist · June 2023

I ran the "Flaming June Half" on Sunday. Perhaps not surprisingly given the name, it was ridiculously warm: my PB was the only thing not sweating.

djspecialist · June 2023

I ramped things up a bit in June: 131km total / 12 runs / longest 22km

Bidley · June 2023

208km for me in June, longest run of 23km. The heat isn't doing much for my speed, but the last few cooler days I've felt better about my fitness. I've also got down to my best weight since the end of 2022!

I need to get a race or two in the calendar.

26.2 · June 2023

170K - 3 half marathons, 2 of which had brutal hills. I missed a week through work travel, which wasn’t ideal. Overall, not feeling all that good on the longer runs - my speed is down (even allowing for the heat) and I feel pretty clapped out. July is a big month, with a few long ones in the programme and that’ll tell me whether I’m going to be ready for my next marathon in early Sept.

Bidley · June 2023

Solid month @26.2

Which marathon are you doing in Sept?

26.2 · June 2023

Bidley said:

Solid month @26.2

Which marathon are you doing in Sept?

Richmond. Sept 9 I think. Done it 4 times before - nice flat course, but it can be hot.

stevebrum · June 2023

Good work everyone another steady month for me 8 runs totalling 47.3 miles.

Nothing specific to train for and plenty of gym work means means running is taking a slight back seat.

Benm39 · June 2023

75 miles in June as was mostly tapering for Hampshire Hoppit on 18th, which was a brutally hot and humid day to be doing a hilly trail marathon. Since have remained tapering and tomorrow it's first time doing Serpent Trail 50k...

Bidley · July 2023

Best of luck for today @Benm39 let us know how you get on!

Benm39 · July 2023

Wife and I decided we'd run together (she's normally a good bit slower) and we took our time enjoying the beautiful trail but still finished in just under 7hrs. Funny looking at some of the mile times which coincided with aid station check point stops being at or around the 20min mark. A very different experience to marathons where you are typically pushing to be running as much as possible. A very enjoyable day out and I'll fancy another got next year but without spending 10min waits for Mrs M. Could certainly have knocked at least 30 mins and probably 45 off yesterday so will aim for around 6hrs to cover the 32ish miles next time. Course is absolutely beautiful and would certainly recommend to anyone contemplating a 50k ultra.

axisus · July 2023

Yay! Blitzed my 5k Parkrun PB today, did 21.42. I'm insanely happy about that!

2k in and I was up with two people who are usually a fair way ahead of me. I felt I wanted to go a bit faster, like my natural pace today should have been a tad faster. I held back at first thinking I would blow out later, but then I thought sod it, just go for it. So what If I blow up. So glad I did!

Benm39 · July 2023

Sweet, nice one, that's a super impressive time

Bidley · July 2023

July is shaping up to be my biggest month yet, 202km so far with a long run on Saturday to look forward to.

Yesterday I was feeling decent, and the weather was nice so I thought I'd tackle a speedy 5km. Not something I really ever do, I much prefer longer distance. My previous PB was 23:07 and I managed 21:36, with a 1km warmup/cooldown either side. Very pleased with that!

The 5km distance is a funny one. I know how to manage a 10km or a half, but 5km is difficult for me because I find the first 4-5km of any run the hardest. It takes me a while to get into a swing.

Which makes me think a bit more philosophically about running. Like @axisus says, often the thing at the forefront of your mind when tackling these speedy runs is "don't go too fast or you'll blow up". It's counterproductive because how many times does this actually happen? I think it's happened to me twice or three times ever, and that was at the very start of my running journey. Versus the countless times I've finished a run and thought " I could've gone a bit harder".

It's true what they say, 90% of running is mental.

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