Running

forced myself to do half hour pyramid hill reps in the rain tonight,
simply because focusing on the reps, counting and banging out the climbs fast is good.
Pifko, I can help you with all those things, start coming to Uni at 6 tuesdays with my club, get you under 20 min 5 k by the summer

Also hatbeard, let me get ahead of you in the strava mts just for a couple of days yeah?

Hansons plan does tempo differently to other plans, its explained here...

http://running.competitor.com/2013/12/training/workout-of-the-week-tempo-workouts-the-hansons-way_61820

Why don't they call it race pace training then!?

Around 150 for a marathon pace isn't bad in that case!

Also hatbeard, let me get ahead of you in the strava mts just for a couple of days yeah?

Only doing 4 today, 6 tomorrow but then 15, 7, 7 before next rest day so best get in the miles now.

Wokingham Half this weekend has been cancelled, the course is flooded (8 inches deep and still rising apparently - pah, could have swum those bits). I'm actually gutted, I was kind of looking forward to it. I'd hired a car, coerced my housemate into cheering, bought snacks, worked out what to wear, what pace to run, everything. I'd even spent some time working on my nerves. I was LITERALLY raring to go.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a half I can do instead, ideally in Feb but super ideally not on the 16th?

Hampton Court ?

it's full now unfortunately.

Sold out :(

Fuck. Everything's going to be sold out, isn't it?

you could always run bandit (without entering). think the etiquette is you join just after the start and leave just before the finish.

disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you end up hated and reviled by all.

You can have my place at the Hampton Half- £250

LFGSS Richmond Park half marathon*, this weekend, free entry

1. TW2
   
   
   
   

• No goody bags, and no dumb fucking medals. BYO water and snacks.
  
  

** Give or take.

I'm doing a 15 miler on sunday on my way to a hotel mini-break with the missus in richmond.

Hats, do you want my place at cost price? Have had 2 rubbish runs in a row that have discombobulated my confidence and don't feel I'm ready.

^hingis the fuck up dude.

I'm doing a 15 miler on sunday on my way to a hotel mini-break with the missus in richmond.

Be sure not to expend all the fuego on the road! Remember it's a marathon not a sprint.

LFGSS Richmond Park half marathon*, this weekend, free entry

1. TW2
   
   
   

• No goody bags, and no dumb fucking medals. BYO water and snacks.
  
  

** Give or take.

Tempted. Can I bring my own medal?

I'm doing a 15 miler on sunday on my way to a hotel mini-break with the missus in richmond.

I had no idea you and TW2 were an official thing?

Hats, do you want my place at cost price? Have had 2 rubbish runs in a row that have discombobulated my confidence and don't feel I'm ready.

Are you sure? See how your running goes this weekend, it's a little way off yet and you may feel differently by then!

I'm doing a 15 miler on sunday on my way to a hotel mini-break with the missus in richmond.

simples!

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6201093

Tempted. Can I bring my own medal?
I was going to provide medals, using a magic marker to make them event specific.

But I binned them :(

I had no idea you and TW2 were an official thing?
4vr2gthr

I'm doing a 15 miler on sunday on my way to a hotel mini-break with the missus in richmond.
You want a run buddy? We can hold hands and everything

I was going to provide medals, using a magic marker to make them event specific.

But I binned them :(

Well then I'm out. My medal haul at the moment consists of the consolation medal I got given at the Bushy Park 10k for being sick and a medal I won for winning the cereal box game at a friends party, so basically I'm not interested unless there are medals.

Runners of the world, we need more of this sort of thing:

You want a run buddy? We can hold hands and everything

yeah, i have to run it at 9:10 min/mile sort of pace cos training.

drop me a text to sort where to meet up. have to be in richmond by about 2.30pm by the latest i think. will double check.

Sign up for race your pace next week at dorney lake?

I've got you hatbeard (probably only until tomorrow!)

Just done my last bit of triathlon training for 8 days, would have liked to do my last 4 miles tonight but I want to spend some time with my dog before she goes to stay with my in laws while I'm on holiday!