The sub 2.45 marathon thread

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Phill_Young Jan 2017 2:07pm, 27 Jan 2017 5 posts	0 Phill_Young Wow, impressive mileage. I'm on 253, aiming to hit 300 for the first time in a month. Good luck with your races this weekend everyone, I'm at the Brutal10 event on Greenham Common, 10k option, 2 laps of 5k, approx. 7km of fast running and the rest in and out of water, bogs and a few inclines, should be fun.
Elliot_of_LBAC Jan 2017 2:24pm, 27 Jan 2017 66 posts	0 Elliot_of_LBAC Great work chaps. I'm on 312, looking to do around 350 in both February and March before cutting back before London.
RunningBob Jan 2017 6:10pm, 27 Jan 2017 4,309 posts	0 RunningBob Great work chaps. I'm on ... errr ... 166 ... and hoping for the best. Haha NN indeed the RB sock gloves are ready to go.
damo2000 Jan 2017 7:09pm, 27 Jan 2017 239 posts	0 damo2000 I looked at my mileage and was impressed with my 367 for January, until I realised it was kilometers, but 228 still OK for me. Had a few days off with a cold. Amazing mileage fromantic Jase et al. Scottish Masters XC tomorrow for me, in the lovely city of Dundee!
RunningBob Jan 2017 8:47am, 30 Jan 2017 4,310 posts	0 RunningBob Well the Northerns was one for the XC connoisseur - I've never seen mud quite so deep, sticky and relentless. Any sort of running was a struggle. 6 minute miling was enough to get you a medal. More like 7mm for me and 118th overall. With both senior teams 14th it was a good day out. Safari Park is a surreal venue. Bumped into a huge moose on the warm up.
damo2000 Jan 2017 9:12am, 30 Jan 2017 240 posts	0 damo2000 Bob, weather was pretty horrid for the Scottish Masters XC in Dundee on Saturday, but underfoot was not as bad as yours, just muddy in places. 8km in just under 30mins, 2min behind the winner. 29th for me which was just OK, I'm seriously lacking speed at the moment. But had nice 23mi LR on Sunday with 10mi a MP.
Elliot_of_LBAC Jan 2017 9:18am, 30 Jan 2017 67 posts	0 Elliot_of_LBAC Well done lads. The Southerns at Parliament Hill was a (comparative) joy. It was the driest most people could remember, although there was still a decent amount of mud in places and the hills are still tough! In 2014 I ran well over an hour for 435th, on Saturday I did 53 mins finishing 58th, very pleased. Lovely Sunday run, got the best of the day. Decent easy 16 miler watching the sun come up. I've got something completely different this week, indoor track open meeting 3000m at Lee Valley, should be fun.
James74 Jan 2017 9:19am, 30 Jan 2017 1,961 posts	0 James74 Great work on the XCs lads and Demo the long run sesh is pretty impressive! Social Long Run on Sunday, another one ticked off and a bit of a recovery week, nothing to report. Happy Monday.
Jock Itch Jan 2017 10:35am, 30 Jan 2017 11,854 posts	0 Jock Itch Well done chaps, excellent results there XC for me, roped in to win the title. Teams best ever XC performance, 5.5M, I came in 5th scorer ! and 10th overall. A couple of miles wu and wd and then 5M at 6.54mm round the streets of Uxbridge. Body is crying this morning, Recovery run later will be slow.
Ninky Nonk Jan 2017 10:48am, 30 Jan 2017 2,568 posts	0 Ninky Nonk Congratulations jock and well done to the xc lads. No racing for me. Trudged out a 20 miler this weekend in the rain. Hard work at the end. Hopefully these will start to get easier before too long.