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Alarmingly cheap!

I’d be open to trying though.

They could have picked a more apetizing image, that looks dry af.

Yeah I’m going on feel, plenty of trail running. I can run up hill without pain so been going full gas up the hills and jog walking down. I’ve taken 30 seconds off some Lyme park strava segments.

3:14 is decent in this heat, I ran gently yesterday and today and still felt hungover type dehydration without drinking alcohol.

Im still a bit fucked from Manc and I run pretty consistently. I think boshed paracetamol and running through the pain may not have been wise but had to be done.

Is that not a hill in the elevation profile where it kicks up?

It does seem very high, it could also be your watch measuring cadence rather than your heart rate which is known as cadence lock and is a known problem.

Me too, same arch blisters with AF2 as well.

I found Salomon ortholite insoles fitted best once the original had been ripped out of the AF1.

Ahh the new alphafly aren’t as bouncy as 1 and 2 so more similar in the feel to vaporfly.

You should look at ASICS meta speed Paris as well.

Very different, I’d try on as many different shoes as possible before committing, what distance do you race?

Interested but in Manchester.

Haha its the same few.

They are trying to remove some modal filters in Levenshulme/ Burnage. They were successful in Withington and a rival petition has 300+ signitures. If you cycle through the area or live here please sign.

https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=121&RPID=13892092&HPID=13892092

Yeah I loved it too, loads of stuff I can improve on in the build up so confident I can knock more time off. Nice to not have some form of ptsd like I had after the last 10km last year as well. Legs are very sore today though and terrible nights sleep.

3hrs 22, really pleased, 23 min PB.

Vibes were amazing, can’t wait for next year!

Your time is great, did you enjoy it?

Haha I don’t believe you!

Yeah I’m all set, I’m bouncing off the walls, so much energy. Wish the race had been today or yesterday, I’m so hyped and can’t imagine myself feeling better in a few days time.

Good luck with your goals, the weather looks pretty good.

I've got the metaspeed edge paris and I absolutely love them. Other than the slight hot spot it barely feels like you are wearing them and they really seem to propel you along. My favourite super shoe to date.

Thanks for the advice, everyone.

@Tenderloin I was tempted by a compeed but hadn't thought about how annoying it would be if it came off or unseated so will probably give it a miss.

@Alf0nse I like the idea of vaseline, I'll give that a go later in the week with the thinner socks. I'm tempted to start wearing them around the house with different combinations of sock/ vaseline etc

@pifko brand new and not sure it would work in the little toe area, I've already destroyed a pair of alphafly 1removing the inner soles trying to make them more comfortable, I only partly succeeded there!

Any blister experts? Deep into maranoia and did my last "session" yesterday in my new metaspeeds. I tried some thicker socks and it's created a slight hot spot on the outside of the little toes. I always assumed thicker socks would provide more padding and less likely to cause a blister.

I will revert back to thinner socks for marathon but should I go belt and braces and use a toe protector or some sort of plaster or could this have knock on affects?

Just purchased, can’t wait to run in them, they have had rave reviews.

Thankfully they aren't UK 9.5.

I think I'll have a heavy weekend but split it over the 2 days, something a bit faster on the sat and long/ easy on the Sunday as away in south wales and its not too flat.

I tried on the new Metaspeed after the half yesterday and they felt nice with the added bonus of not rubbing where the alphas did, they are out on Weds so I will have enough time to put some miles in before the big day.

Nailed my day before nutrition now, I managed a long run without needing a shit for the first time in ages yesterday.

I enjoyed it, took it pretty steady. I was going to tag on some at the end but my damn alphaflys are causing some pain on a bone on the inside of my foot so thought I’d call it a day. I’ve decided a new pair of super shoes is the only solution.

1:36, was a bit quicker than potential MP for a 3:15, I felt it in the second half; I might have to dial back expectations to 3:20ish.

My biggest fear is my longest run 5 weeks prior to marathon, is it too big a gap?

Incredible, very emotional seeing that this morning.

Your Wilmslow half marathon session does sound tempting! I quite fancy racing it so the marathon pace feels easier on race day. Maybe I'll do a 5km warm up and 5km cool down and run the 1/2 marathon faster than MP but not PB pace.

The pace threshold drop is comparing a tapered Barcelona half with a 10 mile easy, 10 mile MP 20 miler on tired legs so probably not a great comparison. I'm hoping a lighter week and Poynton 10km will freshen me up a bit.

I’m going to try and sharpen up again over the next few weeks, I have poynton 10km then wilmslow half and a few track sessions in between. Training peaks estimates my pace threshold has dropped from 7:20 to 8 mins a mile in a months which is a bit of a head fuck.

My main worry is I’ve peaked mileage a bit too soon (Manchester marathon) so might tag an easy 10km after the wilmslow half, marathon training is a mental battle as well as physical!