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I didn't have my name on my vest but one thing I've learned is there are a lot of people with the same name as me! I heard what sounded like personal encouragement so many times it had me checking my number to make sure it wasn't on there.
R.E. weight loss, I've never lost body fat as fast as I have over the past 3 months. Hard intervals and tempo runs are what worked for me. The other benefit being you'll be able to run faster too!
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R.E. weight loss, I've never lost body fat as fast as I have over the past 3 months. Hard intervals and tempo runs are what worked for me. The other benefit being you'll be able to run faster too!
That's my plan when I get back in to running. Bin the long runs and go for the same weekly distance spread out over more runs. Intervals Tuesday. Y4/Y5 school running club on a Wednesday. Run commute Friday (HM commute once a month). Parkrun Saturday sometimes. 10k tempo-ish Sunday. If I get back to that soon, keep it up and make it into a routine, then I'll be in a lot better state come December when longer runs would need to be added for the marathon. That should also gently start to bring my weight down and pace up.
Greenbank
I never lost the weight I wanted to (I was 93kg yesterday, had wanted to be <80kg) so it was always going to be a long day. Got through half way inside 5h pace and feeling good but felt my right hip flexor start to go in Canary Wharf so I walked the last 13km to avoid shredding it to pieces.
If I get to do it again I definitely won't have my name on my vest, that would sort out some of the over-the-top enthusiasm from the crowd. Like the others above, it's amazing, but a bit too much for my liking.
I avoided most of the sweets being offered on the way round, if I hadn't I'd probably be running for Diabetes UK next year.
(Back to the weight loss thread to sort myself out properly.)