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And I now have both badges

Vote Pedro

that explains the new badge. thanks ill hang it in my badge collection

Very excited to get a new badge

I like this, though some I left blank because I needed to say ‘meh, who bloody cares’. Interesting seeing the things people said no to!

Maybe a blank box at the bottom for people to add new ideas? I’m sure reading those ones will prompt some.

There’s a big green button at the top for adding new ones Fleecy.

These are the first badges I've gained in well over a year, I had almost forgotten that badges are a thing when they appeared in my notifications.

Fetch. Any chance of a thread 'mute button'. This 'count to a million' thread is boiling my urine. cheers, Jocky x

Jock - add it as a proposed feature. Let's see how much piss it's boiling. Love to Itchyfreak

Errm, sorry Fetch, what do I do if I've submitted a feature request which I've just realised should probably be a feedback request instead? Can't see a way to delete it.

Do you mean #70 Jenny? If so, I'd say that's a valid new feature request

Yep, that's the one Fetch. Cool, I just worried once I'd submitted it that maybe it was more suited to a feedback request.

Thanks Fetch 😊

Picture of the year.

Skillz

It IS glorious.
(Fortunately Doc Moye's equally glorious demeanour 'was' witnessed and captured elsehwere)

LOL took me a while to spot what this was all about!

Marvellous!

Priceless!

Well, even what little you can see of Doc looks like she's enjoying it a lot more than the girl in front

She was going for a catwalk sashay marathon record i expect, Rosehip.

:-D :-D I had to look more than twice to work it out!

Hahaha! This has made me snort in a meeting

Took me a while to spot as well. Brilliant

Brilliant 😂

Hilarious!

Hahaha - that's cheered me up !

Thankyou. I have bunged one on.

I like a bit if random voting

Since one of mine has been heavily (so far) no'd ... does no mean 'not interested' or 'no, don't change what's already there' ?

I would think "Don't change it"? If your not interest, don't vote.

*interested - Guess I'll be up-voting Stilldreaming's suggestion!

#32 - (Gallery pic id field size) - many thanks !

erm Fetch? Your suggestion for feature 94 - it's already there; http://www.fetcheveryone.com/raceportfolio-ical.php?uid=70275

Soreen.

Royal Blue 🐎

Blossom
(after an old family shire horse)

Depends on markings and colour but fudgecake.

Pedigree Chum

Nice touch with the gold backgrounds

Nice one for Pricey, so sad as he slowly drops out of conquersise.

I've never seen that Race-Results thing before! Everyday's a school day

I'll be interested in your voting processes for favourite fixes and updates. We do quite a lot of feature prioritisation with users at work, and always looking to improve the process.

Bonnie was the name of my favourite hunter a couple of decades (and an entire lifetime) ago. Thanks for making me think of her again

Unless I had a Clydesdale......

Either "Glue Factory" or "Plasterer's Radio". For the latter,I love the idea of a stable of racehorses named after Profanisaurus filth, if only for the radio commentary.

I'd have a race horse called "coming round the bend"

My horse was called Mo Ghilear (Irish sports horse) and my other horse was called Peaches.

Bamboozled

Horsey.
I don't think I've never been shown as an example before - just to be clear, out of the goodness of my heart, I run my marathons very, very slowly to make everybody else look good.

My horse would be called "Norfolk & Good".

Hugh Jars 😊

Lipgloss of course unless it was male and then it would be Sparky

Binky. Terry Pratchett's fine idea, stolen by me.

I hate voting processes. Nothing ever gets fixed. Dark Matter (name of the horse)

Interesting
I suspect my splits from my last marathon pretty much mirrored yours from Abingdon, with a slight slowing in the third quarter and a big drop-off in the fourth.

Indeed it is interesting! I will have to read in more detail later but as one of the 3.3% (he wrote smugly - there are some appalling failures in my portfolio too!) the biggest factors for me are;

a) some very big mileage about a month before the race.

b) ensure it is freezing cold on the day of the race.

Got to be honest.... Lots of words and not entirely sinking in. Must try harder. x

30% rule? That's me screwed!

Google Giovanni Tanda for some thoughts on how training impacts marathon times. Great article Fetch, I really think you have access to some really good data.

great article.....so no taking it easy early on as its not possible to catch up later for most of us

Some interesting numbers in there, but I’m struggling to draw many lessons from it. I think this is because it’s all a bit abstract and doesn’t reflect training, especially training volume and long run volume. I expect there’s a strong correlation between volume, esp long run volume (i.e number and length), and the last quarter drop off. IIRC my even split marathons have been off the back of v long, slow pace runs while ultra training.

Trying not to go over old ground here, as fetcheveryone.com/marathonprediction does go into training volume quite a bit.

23/695 of experienced marathon runners achieved a negative split. (3.3%) Wowsers, that's seriously low.

Ooh, I'm a statistic!
Interesting indeed though. I will have to give it some thought!

Fascinating, especially the 49/51% approach, not something I had thought about before but it gives a wider band of pace than I expected.

Good article, plenty of food for thought.

At Abingdon I kept going at soon-to-be-gfa pace for 19 miles, then had to slow.

I’ve been wondering for a while if the conventional wisdom about how ordinary runners should prepare for marathons is not quite right and am toying with doing a few 30 miles training runs for next time.

mole-thing - I'm a big fan of over-distance long runs for marathon training but you probably need to be a long-term marathoner to be able to recover from it enough not to have an overall negative impact on your training.

I agree bonners. There is a difference between achieving a time consistent with a prediction, and achieving the fastest time. The second graph shows that if you want to be fast you need to achieve as lower positive split as possible; and the inference being a negative split would be even better, if you have the confidence.

I would think training volume yes, but also training pace, but not only training pace but how that pace related to their eventual marathon time/pace, but how they trained too. I would think you would need to look at the way each long run was executed. I am saying do their long runs tail off in terms of pace too?

Also, as I am a coach, I see this all the time, the original idea of what their goal/time/pace is usually a bit out, and sometimes downright fanciful, but it sticks in an individuals mind, almost regardless of their training. Consequently all their long runs are too quick and tail off, also consequently their mileage suffers as they are basically tired.

The people I coached that did really well, and I mean 30 min PBs, did this off of being realistic in their expected times (i.e. I told them, and use I used the fetch calculator), the executing long runs slower than their goal pace, and as training progressed adding marathon paced sections in so there could be misleading runs like that in the data, i.e. deliberately running fast early or late in a long run.

I also had the faster runners run tempo/marathon paced runs mid week (so there could be something to look for there).

Lastly, you do need to look at what the negative split people were doing and make a similar comparison, negative splits are where the best runs are rather than focus on second best, i.e. small positive splits (that is a bit of a niggly comment though ).

Yes, definitely much more useful.

Far fewer recipes and pictures of kit that makes you exclaim, "How much ?!" on this site.

Quite right. Fix fetcheveryone before fetcheveryone.com. We're some way away before the technology will be fixing the humans. At the moment it's still the humans who have to fix the technology. So get yourself fully fixed first!

I do think Fix-It Friday needs renaming to Fabulous Future Feature Friday because most of what you do is enhance and embellish. There ain't much that's "broken" in Fetchland. Some of the Fetchies maybe... but... Happy Friday young man. G

^^^ wot he said

Pleased you are on the mend.

Hope your phlegm is fixed soon. 😁

Get well soon.

I'm two or three weeks behind because I only listen in the car and I've not been on the road much recently. Very enjoyable though. Top notch Fetchery.

I'm really enjoying hearing from the other Fetchies (as well as you two, obvs!). I think the one thing that's missing is a theme tune.

I love it but haven't formed a habit yet. Keep getting behind!

I haven't because I don't use podcasts- I don't have iTunes or Spotify (use Amazon music or old fashioned radio!). I'm sure I could download an app and then listen in the car via Bluetooth but I've just not got around to it! Perhaps i should try...

There's also a play button alongside each episode if you go through to fetcheveryone.com/podcast - so you don't *have* to have any extra apps on your phone to listen (although they make it more convenient)

Not much of a podcast person myself. Once a month would be enough for me. Can imagine it might seem a bit cliquey to someone new to Fetch.

I’ve got a huge backlog of ones I need to listen to, so afraid the ones I *want* to listen to don’t get airtime. If I end up commuting again that may change...

I love podcasts and enjoy the fetch one, it’s very cosy

Heard them all but mostly over 2 or 3 attempts in the car. Can't think of any improvements offhand but do enjoy them.

I've just downloaded an app and the 14 back issues... give me a few days and I'll be up to date

Enjoying them, but I'm a few weeks behind.

You're keeping me company on Tuesday lunchtime walks. I love hearing from other Fetchies and you picking out a blog post and thread.

That's surprising with the "don't know how to"s - Could we perhaps do a "pinned post" of some sort to explain how to access podcasts (I don't just mean where it is, but how to listen on your phone, tablet or PC etc.) for those who are new to such things? G

Enjoying the podcast. I listen via Overcast but can’t work out how to leave a review there. Any ideas?

Do a podcast on how to listen to podcasts?

I enjoyed the couple that I listened to. I think these could be a great regular feature, but variety would be the thing that would keep interest levels high.

I have listened on my Chromebook using the buzzsprout thingy. Yours is the only podcast I've ever listened to more than one of I don't listen on my phone, because if I listen to anything on that device it's my choir's teach-tracks. I've never really got into podcasts while walking the dog - I like to hear the birds and stuff.

Waiting to resume my commute after Easter to be able to cwtch up

Don't really listen to podcasts at all, so it's not you.

A great improvement, already had a delve. Good luck for Sunday!

Nice and easy to use, I like it

I'd like to point out to subsequent blog commenters that I spotted a couple of issues with the display of blog highlights earlier this week & Fetchipoos sorted it out there and then, invisibly to site users. Now that's service

Already seen it, and like it.

Saw this yesterday and had a play. I like. Keep up the great work and enjoy the weekend!

Ooo now I like the sound of this....I'm off to have a look

This is hugely better! I don't necessarily want to compare myself only with the default group, but it's easy to change.

I'm fully gratified.

Nice coding. Sadly, mine says "You are not listed on this table". Any of them!

Needs to pick up track distances (sprints, middle distance and those in metres). I presume free text search box would defeat the objective of the change?

Some of my PB races are not listed despite showing on my profile.

Examples?

fetcheveryone.com/t-13059527 I don't appear to have any 10 mile races in the rankings but this one is listed under Race Times on my profile.
Also my 2017 half PB is missing fetcheveryone.com/t-13059527

Ah, my bad. I had set the period to all but not the age category! I was younger when I set those PBs, forgot I'm getting old(er)!

All lightsabers crossed today. Esp Hammers ones.

I find that with rugby too, especially my knees and calves, I always blame the running on grass for them.

❤️

Sounds complicated but good fun, hope you can keep it up

Ooh, rugby study. Now that's my kind of academia! Nice one. And well done for trying something new. I think I'd be pretty nervous too. G

My brain was fried just reading the description.....
The reason I run is because I'm can't throw for toffee and I'm a a terrible catch!

That's a lot more complicated than I thought it would be! Glad you enjoyed it.

Very cool report. It is so good to involve yourself in something you 'really' like but is daunting to actually DO. So much of this resonates with my athletics exploits - the apprehension, the newness and initial brain overload, the technicalities, the fun and friendliness... and the sense of enjoyment and achievement.

Nice one. We used to play in a summer Touch League when we lived in Aberdeen. As you say, mixed teams and quite a lot like RL in many ways.

I did a Level1 rugby strength & conditioning course at the weekend. It was great fun too.

Sounds like fun, albeit technical fun. (Goes off to google local touch rugby for the aged clubs)

Well done Fetch - that sounds like really good fun in a slightly terrifying way

Scottish Fetchies: scottishrugby.org

Cripes that sounds complicated. Well done but I'm sure I couldn't have understood what the 'eck to do. Keep it up.

No warm down with a pint or few?

*proud face* overcoming fear is most excellent.

Sounds a lot like what your average u-11s rugby league team would do in training

V complex....

Fab! As you were describing it I was thinking ‘sounds like rugby league’.

I've got the hang of it now, thanks.

It's intuitive, because I automatically just clicked on "April (edit") to find the date or range I wanted.

Whilst you've got the bonnet up, on 1st of a month, could the log show the previous month still please? Or until first training is entered? Or a rolling month or something? Or my poor log looks very empty on 1st of month and I *always* have to click prev month (this is not new, 'twas ever thus!) G

HappyG - click 'Settings' and untick 'default to current month' - you'll get the last 30 days.

Thanks Ian - any chance of including elevation gain in the detail list - and the export?

Also, while in hotels with veeerrrryyyy sssllloooowww internet for the last few weeks, I noticed the log page had to display all the years, then clear to just 2019. And was taking 5 - 10 mins ... looks like you've removed that initial pass through now?

The drop down next to Date where you choose what you want in the right hand columns ( speedmarks, route, kit, etc ) doesn't look right when it's next to word "Date" - it looks like it's something to do with the Date. Not new, was like this before. Not sure where you should put it though, ideally it would go over on the right somewhere, above where that data would show ?
For filter options, would it be possible to filter by Kit, so you could see all runs done in a certain pair of shoes ( asking again here, since I never got the break down by kit on the monthly summary when I asked there )

I want a clone of you Fetch to come and fix the computer system I use at work. 🙁

I like it. Thank you x

Like it lots!

One thing, and it may have been there before, when I have it set to Entries, then choose All for the Filter, each line of the entries grows slowly and ends up taking almost half the screen height on desktop. Chrome on mac for web browser.

Fetch, that is fab - Settings, untick Default to Current Month. (Has this always been here and I missed it or did you magic it up right here and now?! Wowsers - Agile in Action! I agree with JCB. You should come and earn some of the multiple millions of £££ in the projects that PWC, Accenture and all the usual suspects are creaming off our company!) G

Hi, I thought I should come back here with my tail between my legs. I actually really like these changes to the training log and they do improve it. For me the key think is it looks ,fells and works better and all of the things I used to like are still available without me having to re-learn which was my initial worry based on previous changes.

What a foolish thing to do!

I thought it was my laptop having a funny turn! I'm not sure whether I like it or not but will give myself chance to get used to it.

you took your time! 11:54!

I quite like it!

Please make it stop.

Just in time is better than too late, I suppose ...

No, no, no.

I'm seriously rethinking the donations Mister!

Just f-mailed you. Comic Sans? During my teaching career, I can't recall it being 'easier' to read to any degree - so, it's a 'No, thanks' from me.

You don’t get comic sans on iPhone but whatever it replaced it with is much better than site default, please keep it

I love it!

Ten minutes of that was about all I could stand Happy April Fools Day

Hurrah! Back to the usual!

I must have missed it?

I assumed it was a glitch (was on my works PC, which is a rarity, but it was fine on my phone) - didn’t make the connection with the date. Thank goodness normality has been restored!

Boo - I missed it

I was so incensed I went out and ran 8 miles, not only that it contained 6*1k all at increasing pace.

I missed it. Shame. You should do a different random font on the first of each month!

I missed it too.... it was a rare hour where I wasn't spending all of my time on this site

I missed it too! 😂

Sexy