Running

I can't think of a 5km climb that is 8% or so, can anyone else?

SF- I could have pushed quite a lot harder on the ride, although that obviously would have taken more out of me for the run.

If I can get the run into something respectable then I reckon I might have a chance at a decent finishing position.

I struggled at the start of the ride. But then I always do. It starts steep, and I never warm up properly. But after that I was riding one handed taking pics with my phone and chatting with TW2. I could have pushed harder. But frankly the clay scares me, and I only wanted to get up in under 110 mins so I'd have time to chill before the run.

I was ill for literally 5 weeks running up to it. Which trashed my prep. Even sank a load of anti biotics the night before. Plus I'd smashed my knee pretty bad i a rugby match (which misaligned a muscle, which then blew). So if I'm luckier next year, and with the clay gone. I wont lose the ride this time. Realistically I'm not a particularly great climber. So my time wont be loads better though.

Now that you know the route. Steep - rest - less steep - rest - hell. You'd smash the ride.

I dont think we should underestimate the run, or the types of athletes the other runners are. These folk run up mountains all the fecking time. Its their hobby. They are mad. I have a 400+ step climb on my sunday run. Its hellish. I often see local hill runners doing hill repeats on them. Hill repeats on a 400+ step climb?

Smash the ride, pace the run. That will be my plan. Although I have Styrkeprøven to think about. So I wont kill myself like last time, should I get injured.

Off topic, but I've been testing a few watches out recently:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10317571/Best-GPS-running-watches.html

Off topic, but I've been testing a few watches out recently:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10317571/Best-GPS-running-watches.html

Pace data is awesome.

If you're strapped for time. Just plan a shorter faster run.

I have a virtual racer on mine. So I decide on a pace, and set the racer to that pace.

Its taken no time at all to establish 20, 40, 60, and 80 minute run paces. So I can always look at a window of free time and know I can fit a work out into it.

The Garmin has a virtual partner, which I've found pretty useful. I'm hoping to shave my Parkrun PB with it at some point - just work out the pace per mile for my current PB, take a few seconds off and set it to that.

Meant virtual partner.

I have virtual racer too. Which takes your pace over a given course, and allows you to race it. Which is obviously a lot more realistic, for realtime use, on a undulating run. Havent gotten that to work yet.

That's great. The 610 does that, too - you can pick any run/ride from Garmin Connect and have a go at racing yourself. Or others, I presume.

I still haven't used Virtual Partner, 18 months into owning the watch.

I should probably learn to, right?

Also, aside from foam rollering the shit out of it, any suggestions of how to solve pain in what I think is my hip flexor? Beachy Head is steaming towards me and 10 miles last night has left me in pain.

I still haven't used Virtual Partner, 18 months into owning the watch.

I've only had my watch a little over a month, and I've already bult up an intense hatred for my virtual partner. Standing in that rigid running position, constantly going the same pace regardless how steep the hill is, or how muddy the trail. Fecking cnut.

Haha!

I've been consciously trying not to look at my watch so much while running, the thought of that little geezer mocking me is too much to take.

Just got given a garmin forerunner 10.

Win!

I now want to go running tonight - fnck I'm going to give it a go.

How much damage can I do in 5k?

I recently got a 10 as well, but I paid (£40 odd). Took it for a15k spin last night and couldnt really fault it as it's so simple. Really like the virtual pacer function. A bit sad I couldn't hold the 4:40/km pace I had set though...

What about Leith Hill? A quick look at that map suggests that you can get 2km at about 8% quite easily, starting from Sheep Green (directly South of LH) and going up to Abinger Road.

If you ride out there and do 3 x 2km reps that will be a beast of a specific session.

Anyone else care to join this light-hearted pursuit?

It'd be a Sunday afternoon session I think- whilst there was some light in the sky.

Anyone else care to join this light-hearted pursuit?

It'd be a Sunday afternoon session I think- whilst there was some light in the sky.

Conceivably this Sunday, if you promise to not smash the ride. But I will have to talk to the boss.

Dammit, Toys from the Brasted side averages 10% and is 4km.

Is it really that steep? Thanks for the info Em.

There's a 10% sign part way up it so it may actually average slightly less.
I don't have the strava machine but if you find the last time you climbed it on there it'll give you the relevant info.

The only Strava segment
I can find peels left at Emmet's lane so misses the top section.

My personal preference for that area would be from Sundridge following New Road then Sunridge Road to the little village in Ide Hill.
It averages a little less than you want because it slackens off a couple of times so you get a little respite between the steeper bits which sounds more like what you're actually training for.

With further musing and if you decide that you hate yourself enough I'd consider parking up in Brasted and running this. That's basically a loop with 2 decent climbs, the hardest second if you run clockwise.

Surely it can't be 4km of 10pc, or it would be 400m tall.

I was originally working from figures found on another forum, they'd over estimated both the average gradient and the length of the climb.

That's also why I posted the Strava link in a later post.

Was going to run to my dad's today (7/8 miles) for a coffee and cadge a lift back. But my hip is killing me. It's the left one, which used to click a bit during marathon training. Very sharp occasional pain, fine when laying down. Hadn't run much before the GNR so probably just a bit of shock to the system. Haven't had my roller for a while, so should probably get that back and give my thigh hell, right?

Whereabouts on the hip? Hip-Flexor pain?

On that note, I think I may have a fresh Morton's Neuroma forming in my left foot.

Whereabouts on the hip? Hip-Flexor pain?

Right on the "hinge", towards the front/side.