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Dec 2024
1:07pm, 16 Dec 2024
466 posts
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Ian5
Shades-Sounds like your legs might not be liking you at the minute.
Yeah it was the right choice as I had to stop for the toilet after 2 laps.
I do enjoy the park,OH never understands how I can enjoy it doing so many laps of the same place,but it feels nice switching off,not worrying about cars or crossing roads and having access to toilet,filling drinks etc.
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Dec 2024
1:25pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,380 posts
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Shades
Ian - I understand that. It's tiring and can be annoying having to be on the alert for traffic and road crossings etc. It will do you well in your ultras as at times you need to switch of mentally and just run and deal with the distance.
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Dec 2024
1:28pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,209 posts
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Welshpoppy
Shades Oh dear tomorrow is going to be tough!
I can understand the laps,when I first started doing laps of Rec and park I hated them usually managed 4 max before bored.But since Tuesday is Tempo Tuesday and the laps are flat it suits me.The laps are 300m long and i will do 4-5 miles no idea how many times I go around but I love it.It really is get the head sorted we are doing what ever distance.
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Dec 2024
5:16pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,382 posts
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Shades
WP - yes, you're right. You have to switch the brain into lap mode and then it's not so bad.
Do you do Hadd tests? I know you mentioned that you had followed Hadd.
I might do a Hadd test over Xmas period, no access to a track so just use a flat loop of a housing estate, 4 laps at each HR but I'll only do the 3 lower HRs.
My legs have eased now but my glutes are now complaining 😒
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Dec 2024
5:40pm, 16 Dec 2024
467 posts
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Ian5
My laps are about 2.3m with 90ft of climb so nice steady ups and downs.I can see me doing a lot of my very long runs in there the next few months.
Laps have never bothered me,I just switch off and run,3 laps to seemed so much easier in my head than 7m left.
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Dec 2024
6:24pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,211 posts
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Welshpoppy
I do but not done a Hadd test in a long time and funny enough planned to do one over Christmas and New year.Either laps of the park or go to Aberafan which is also flat but busy with people.So my best bet will be park I think.
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Dec 2024
6:55pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,387 posts
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Shades
Ian - that's a comfortable climb for a lap of that distance.
WP - there's not much flat around here. The industrial estate is flat but so dull. I prefer a small lap around a housing estate, all bungalows and very quiet. Long time since I've done one too.
Do you do the test for all heart rates? I'll only do 3 lowest. I have done 4th in the past. I tried the 5th a couple of times but could only manage half the distance. 😰
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Dec 2024
7:32pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,212 posts
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Welshpoppy
Similar to you I have done 4 as can not manage the 5th one either.
I wonder if my race on saturday will give an indicator must check HR for each mile.
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Dec 2024
7:42pm, 16 Dec 2024
5,287 posts
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kstuart
No sausage rolls powering me yesterday. Did have GBK twin patty burger on saturday for lunch though. For the record thats the small version you can also have 3 or 4 patty ones. I did have a egg on top mind.
Shades - Er slowly pondering what i want to do when next year. Did email foxy to check some stuff yesterday.
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Dec 2024
6:59am, 17 Dec 2024
5,214 posts
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Welshpoppy
Keith sounds like it was the egg as extra fuel source 😀
Having a rest day today my legs were very tired in bed and the thought of running in dark as I fit it in before PT was not appealing. I had pencilled in Tuesday as short run or rest day.I rather rest on PT day than use another day.
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