How was your run today?

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swittle Mar 2023 9:00am, 17 Mar 2023 95,731 posts	0 swittle Last night, breezy, dry, mild, much clear sky - and a route avoiding the boggier parts of the coastal park. Lakeside, docks and a whole lotta beach. 64 min.
riggys99 Mar 2023 10:17am, 17 Mar 2023 1,860 posts	0 riggys99 I wouldn’t call it a special talent Gobi more just something I weirdly enjoy doing. I also feel that putting the hard miles in solo prepares me for my races better as i alway seem to end up doing a chunk toward the end solo ( probably because the marathons I enter are fairly low key ones) Nice running over the last couple of days everyone
Gobi Mar 2023 10:26am, 17 Mar 2023 79,489 posts	0 Gobi riggys99 it's a compliment for sure Even running 2.40 at London you spend a lot of time on your own after half way. Bungay Black Dog was pretty much a solo run from about 3 miles except when I caught 3rd and ran with him for a few miles. Marathons with half's in them are also funny as you trot along in a group and then suddenly bang you're all alone as they go left and you go right. Strangest ones for being on your own without being on your own are track marathons and ultras. They are very surreal in that respect. I raced a lot which made me do the necessary effort. The irony is I was quite happy to run around 8mm for 4hrs plus on a treadmill !!
riggys99 Mar 2023 10:57am, 17 Mar 2023 1,863 posts	0 riggys99 Thanks Gobi may try a ultra next year (probably 50 or 60k) and tempted with doing the Saturday and Sunday Maravan (just over marathon distance) this November.
Gobi Mar 2023 11:06am, 17 Mar 2023 79,491 posts	0 Gobi You can do 50k without any changes from marathon training. It isnt far enough Once past 50k those longer runs start to matter I ran about 70 marathon and ultras, all marathons were done just to support the ultras except for last year when I did one to defy the doctors. Sadly Doctors were right I shouldn't have done it. There will not be another
HunkyTeddy Mar 2023 1:18pm, 17 Mar 2023 9,080 posts	0 HunkyTeddy Trying a run tomorrow for the first time in a week. Knee pain has subsided, but if this flares it up again I don't know what I'll do. Cry, probably.
Jaks Mar 2023 1:32pm, 17 Mar 2023 2,994 posts	0 Jaks Nice 4 miler. Trail was really boggy after all the rain we’ve had.
Steve NordRunner Mar 2023 3:59pm, 17 Mar 2023 2,772 posts	0 Steve NordRunner Today was one of the worst weather kinds, except that it wasn't windy: rain on slushy snow, about +1C. I had a short recovery run after inetervals yesterday, down at the harbour where cables and wood are loaded.
Velociraptor Mar 2023 4:21pm, 17 Mar 2023 62,931 posts	0 Velociraptor 7.6 miles, mostly with my son. As is only right, he sauntered along chatting while I recorded what my Garmin classified as "VO2max".
riggys99 Mar 2023 4:51pm, 17 Mar 2023 1,865 posts	0 riggys99 You can do 50k without any changes from marathon training. It isnt far enough Once past 50k those longer runs start to matter I ran about 70 marathon and ultras, all marathons were done just to support the ultras except for last year when I did one to defy the doctors. Sadly Doctors were right I shouldn't have done it. There will not be another The long run is my favourite run of the week.