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Thanks - will wait for the manual

Assuming it's a requirement, salamon vest type thing maybe? Or something else?

If it's literally 30 mins, I definitely say go for the tempo run for best "bang for buck". 10 mins progressive warm-up, 15 mins @ hard but sustainable pace, 5 min cool-down. Not every time you go out, but weekly, or every other week mixed up with some intervals maybe. You'll be working somewhere between VO2 max and threshold, so you're covering some useful bases for general fitness.

Ran on Tuesday after 4 days off and legs felt horrible even at what should be an easy pace over 5k. The've felt better as the week has progressed (runs of 10k, 6k, 10k). Inverse tiredness? Never stop running?

Ridgeway 86 miler tomorrow.

Fucking hell this is going to go horribly.

12km again this evening that felt like double that. Not good. Can't even think about how you'd prepare for the Ridgeway @5awyr

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Jeez. Good luck. Eat a lot.

Good luck. Pain is temporary etc..

I just had to double check the thread title. Blimey.

Will be eating all the things.

First ultra so just focused on getting around in one piece. Will report back at some point in the future!

Best of luck. look forward to hearing how you got on.

Awesome. That's an epic distance for a first ultra 😎

I hope you fare well and enjoy most of it.

Just started running again all be it just our local park run which is quite fun. How do you go beyond the 5k I just get a bit bored and find it hard to push on to anything longer then 7/8k.

Runners are a fun bunch all laughs and jokes at the start then serious face until the finish.

my legs kill after a day off. I always think of it along the lines of being on a lads holiday and drinking every day whcih avoids a hangover, then when you have a day off you have the hangover of doom

Lads, turns out running for 17 and a half hours is mad fun.

Full report to follow when I can feel my legs again.

^ mad, and amazing. Well done
Look forward to the update

Great effort. look forward to hearing more.

yes! now sign up to do spitfire scramble next year and you can run 24 hours! ;)

Nice one. Look forwards to reading more about it.

Some loose, unconnected thoughts:

-while not enjoying large stretches of it, it was one of the best running experiences of my life to date

-can't fault any aspect of the organisation, checkpoints, anything. Everything was exactly what you would want

-ultras are a good opportunity to eat as much as you can, something I didn't take full advantage of

Basically, it was great. I finished at 5:30am so spent all of yesterday feeling very odd, but I could actually run today (I'm not though, discretion being the better form of valour etc). I came 14th in 17:30 and I think I can chop at least 90 minutes off that in future.

tl,dr: I love ultras now?

been on holiday for a few days, not back home until Friday. Already feel sluggish and bloated from not going out every second evening. Wish I'd brought my running shoes with me.

Started a 5k race at 10k pace today, first couple of miles were fine.

The next 1.1 felt like I was going backwards.

Not filled with hope for Ladywell 10000

The adrenaline will get you through. I'm doing 5x1600 this evening as a final big session before Sunday. Friday and Saturday will be dedicated to rest.

5x1600 done. All under 5:40, which means that sub 35 should be do-able.

If anyone is in South London and wants to come and watch the races start at 3pm in Catford. Get there for 4:50 to watch @doubleodavey, 6pm for me and 6:45 for @philpub.

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^ Well done. I've got a new question mark over my appearance at the weekend, having just canned an easy pre-brekky 5 miler this morning due to a pain in the shoulder blade. No idea where it's come from but it started giving me gyp a couple of days ago, only affecting me when rolling over in bed up to now. Maybe I'll get on the Ibuleve and hope for the best. Harrumph!