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19 Sep
11:10am, 19 Sep 2024
4,024 posts
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Big_G
A bit late getting going but 7 miles today. Sunny and clear skies, but a strong breeze made it quite hard going into the headwind.
Lots of sand and debris thrown up onto the road and path following the high tide. There was a chap in a motorised wheelchair on the seafront path, and was trying to get up onto the road. There was a guy trying to push him up, and I also offered to help, but he was stuck as there was too much sand on the short ramp up. He had to go half a mile back to the end of the seafront path, as there is a more gentle/longer ramp there.
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19 Sep
11:48am, 19 Sep 2024
4,527 posts
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Welshpoppy
Shades: Cardiff is two weeks Sunday but not holding my breath over it as no long run in three months.
It would be nice to try a track timed event ideally like a three hour one first but I doubt they would have any for that time.
Big G: Nice running.
OH has a electric wheelchair and had similar issues when he went out with friends.
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19 Sep
12:17pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,099 posts
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Shades
Big G - sand on concrete is awful. Good he could go the longer way round.
WP - you'll still get round Cardiff OK, you've done plenty training this year and time to sneak a 10 miler in this weekend. You might not get a season's best but you should still be able to enjoy the event.
Doubt you'll ever find a 3 hour event, not feasible unless runners could complete marathon distance. There are plenty of challenge events (not on tartan track) and they are usually 6 or 7 hour time limits. But you can choose to run for 2 or 3 hours and then pull up and whatever distance you've covered in that time counts.
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19 Sep
1:35pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,529 posts
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Welshpoppy
Shades : A glimmer of hope I will aim to run 10 miles Sunday and have an idea if feasible or not.If I can run 8 tomorrow will give me an idea as well.
Maybe look for one of those events next year.I have run 3 hours as long run took 2.45 when I started but was on ragged edge for Achilles so something to build on.
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19 Sep
2:01pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,101 posts
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Shades
WP - you'll still be better prepared for Cardiff than I will be for Dublin. 🤣
Infinity Running used to do challenge/multi lap events in South Wales. I did 2 of them, lovely venues and would do them again but she's packed up for now and not sure if she'll start up again. I'm sure there must be others not too far from you.
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19 Sep
2:10pm, 19 Sep 2024
306 posts
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Ian5
Drove to the park and did 4 loops so 9.3m completed,really nice day today.Weather watch can start now and it's not looking too bad at the minute.
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19 Sep
2:20pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,530 posts
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Welshpoppy
Also as if fate is lending a hand.There is never early trains on Sunday but the train union have agreed to Sunday trains and I can get train from Swansea 7.55 gets to Cardiff 9.05 race starts 10am.So OH does not have to drive me to Cardiff but just Swansea.
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19 Sep
2:28pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,102 posts
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Shades
Ian - good running today. Has the shoulder settled down?
You want it cool at HCA, so much easier to keep HR down.
WP - that's brilliant. I guess driving into Cardiff wouldn't be great with the amount of traffic a big race like Cardiff creates.
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19 Sep
2:46pm, 19 Sep 2024
307 posts
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Ian5
WP-There you go,you have to do it now.It is probably just as quick on train as car I'd imagine.
Shades-Its settled a bit,he said 48 hours to work properly so hoping for more improvement overnight.Temp is currently 12 at start with a high of 15,little windy so hoping that settles down.
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19 Sep
3:04pm, 19 Sep 2024
4,531 posts
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Welshpoppy
Ian: that is good news with shoulder and your run.Good luck with weather watch 
OH hates Cardiff and was dreading driving me as about 90 minutes from us or more.He really only drives short distances so this will suit him better.Long day for me.
Shades: I can not believe I will be better prepared than you for Dublin!
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