Running

@HatBeard has almost convinced me to enter a marathon, am considering it now.

About 3k from the end of my half yesterday I thought to myself, "fuck me, a marathon is a long way".

I've always thought that but I've been assured by the beardy one that if you put the miles in you can do it.

So, any Wimbledon Windmillers on here? Also, anyone going to do the Yatley 10k series over summer?

i went to one of their sessions once during training for my first marathon. seemed like a decent group.

yup, i say a marathon feels like a half marathon if you've done the miles in training

Yesterday was the first time I had run more than 18k so suppose I was going to think that.

Has anyone ever run Dublin?

So, any Wimbledon Windmillers on here?

Yes but I haven't done any running/training with them. All marathon training being done on my own for now, more using them for CTT membership (for Mersey Roads 24h TT) but I'll start doing some track training with the Windmilers to get faster for IM Wales in September and future things. No plans for running anything else other than the local parkrun.

About 3k from the end of my half yesterday I thought to myself, "fuck me, a marathon is a long way".

Yep, this is how I feel. I have a marathon in 8 weeks. I thought it was 9. Oh fuck. Really need to find some inner reserve of HTFU.

Bernie has. It's meant to be great.

I started off running 5k, and that was hard. I pushed that to 10k, and it didn't get any easier.

Then I started doing a half on Sunday, and that was difficult as well.

However, they all seemed to take up roughly the same mental time, if that makes sense? I didn't start thinking, halfway through - WTF LOL, although I will admit that the half always gets tough at the 18k stage.

As has been said, I think your baseline for what is normal pushes out with the distance you do.

Every race you do, if you're doing it right, will be fucking horrible beginning to end and feel like it takes forever.

Think you've just described the human race too.

Yesterday I felt like I was on a travelator for the final 500 metres, it just didn't get any closer.

That's why you sprint the final 500.

I was trying :(

I'm in so much pain today. Wish I'd trained properly.

I have been in pain today too. You're not alone

Useful blogpost for novice #maprun types

http://fellrunningguide.co.uk/tips-for-navigating-in-bad-visibility/

Great read A
Thanks for that post.
Good to see you were up on the Edale horseshoe again. Fancy another jaunt up there in July again? Yearspasslikenothing

That would be great. I'll try to wear more grippy less flappy shoes this time #stillgotthescar

Can you ping me details of lung people please?

PM on its way.

Hello, could you send them over to me, brother works that way and is interested

Yeah no problem.