Running

Cheers, is that the one opposite Tesco with the little skate park?

It is indeed, if you check my run from last Thursday evening that's the 400 loop.

I went along to the highgate harriers track session at Hampstead track last night - first time on a track for me (excepting the scrubby Regent’s Park “track”).

Hugely recommended - very open and friendly with lots of non-HH folk. Couple of different groups, maybe 25-30 runners in the slower group doing 8x800m at around 3 mins. Quite a wide range of speeds, probably from 2:45 through to 3:15

I found that with the track and the group it was much easier to keep a sensible consistent pace across the 8 reps (rather than my usual approach of smashing the first and then walking the last...)

£4 on the door. 7:15pm recommended

Thanks for the explanation!

I've had a Mortons neuroma removed from both feet - in through the top, cut out, stitched up and crutches for a few weeks.

Ouch. Must've been bad to require surgery? Is this pain similar? Hope it can be sorted easily.

Also, n+1 shoes. About time I did similar tbh.

It would stop me in the street, with one foot raised - and then just had to wait for the pain to fade away so I could continue walking. Far, far worse when it was cold.

Current pain is nothing like it, but the marathon pain was close.

RHR 10 bpm higher than usual- take a rest day?

How do you feel other than that? If you feel ok then go for it and run. If you don't, then don't.

Very tired this morning, which is unusual as I'm a morning person.

But, I have a 60km target for this week that I wanted to hit.

I'll see how I feel later.

maybe just take it very very easy, if you still feel tired after a bit, call it off and go home to rest

Got it done! 20.6 miles for the day, incl. 5 easy this morning, and just completed what will most likely be my biggest MP session before the marathon, 15.6M incl. 12M @ 5:53/m. Two miles further than last week for pretty much the same pace, and it felt a little more comfortable. Final mile 5:41, which is inside 2:30 pace but I can't see me holding that pace all the way! 2:33/2:34 looking likely ball-park at the moment but I'll review that again after Peterborough HM. Pretty happy with that.

Nice one.

Without wanting to pile on: don't you have an estate car?

And could therefore store shoes in said vehicle?

Good session!

HH are a great club. Training with a group is an excellent habit to get into. Keep going along and you'll end up in the Met XC league.

Like. Yeah.

Late call up to the six stage B team. Sutton Coldfield here I come!

Waaah! Excellent, good luck. We must have one of the stronger B teams surely? The A team's not bad either. ;-)

A team is a bit depleted, unfortunately. We will find out tomorrow.

Fastpacking Southwards anyone?

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Hope you enjoyed the out & back!

it was shorter than the 12 stage long leg but still unpleasant. my legs hurt.

Good effort. I was watching you running up the final hill on live feed on Vinco!

Peak marathon training week in the bank for me. I followed up Thursday's 12 @ 5:53 with another 10 @ 5:57 yesterday (pretty tough alternating-pace tempo run based around MsP's marathon pace!), and 23 miles @ 7:05 this morning, which felt pleasantly manageable, all things considered. 96 miles for the week. Still some training to do but will take it a bit easier this week leading up to Peterborough HM next Sunday.

Anyone using a watch that features Garmin's Running Dynamics? Have you been able to use the data to significantly improve your form?