STATUS After 2020 - 2022 strange couple of years, missing family and friends but no one was seriously ill, and glad pandemic is over. 2023 had a couple of marathons but calf injury hampered start to 2024. Hoping it improves and wishing all FE all the best :-) G
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Started running 07 after a nasty mountain bike accident end of 06 (a week in hospital and a spot of plastic surgery) put me off mountain biking. (See fetcheveryone.com/gallery-showphoto.php?id19442 for gruesome detail!) Decided running on 2 feet couldn't be as dangerous! Edinburgh Marathon 08 was the goal. Joined a club, did some training, got injured, got physio'd and fixed. Did it in 3:42. Pleased with the time. Loved the experience. But most of all I love the feeling of running, the camaraderie of the club and the lovely, lovely land of fetch. You are all wonderful! heart Update: Fetch Festive Calendar wanted an update. Errr, I'm not a parsnip. There you go.
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What's the biggest challenge that awaits you? I've been running for 15 years, so I've done the main challenges that I had: sub 3 marathon; West Highland Way, which is the premier ultra up here in Scotland. I'm hoping to keep running until I'm 100. The challenge is avoiding injury, innit?! :-) |
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Running 101! :-) | 27th Jan |
Consistently happy? Happily consistent! :-) | 23rd Jan |
Perfect 10! :-) | 11th Jan |
Solved! Thanks all. :-) Who am I? :-) | Dec 2024 |
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28th Jan
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General | 4.7mi | 44:10 |
27th Jan
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Strength | 0mi | 58:57 |
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General | 11.8mi | 2:27:55 |
25th Jan
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General | 6.6mi | 1:00:27 |
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General | 4.7mi | 44:37 |
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Forfar Multi-Terrain Half Marathon | 2nd Feb |
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2025 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
2025 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
2024 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 34 | 37 | 55 | 81 | 66 | 42 | 459 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.2 |
2023 | 88 | 134 | 186 | 139 | 63 | 28 | 55 | 123 | 160 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 1053 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
2022 | 100 | 107 | 103 | 119 | 40 | 53 | 83 | 133 | 113 | 41 | 113 | 43 | 1048 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2021 | 103 | 108 | 138 | 100 | 116 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 62 | 54 | 63 | 865 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2020 | 182 | 158 | 161 | 122 | 146 | 161 | 166 | 116 | 101 | 126 | 119 | 135 | 1692 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2019 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
2019 | 163 | 145 | 195 | 66 | 129 | 118 | 113 | 118 | 135 | 150 | 155 | 163 | 1651 |
2019 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
2018 | 40 | 4 | 68 | 88 | 120 | 70 | 76 | 37 | 5 | 44 | 86 | 88 | 725 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
2017 | 78 | 36 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 178 | 258 | 256 | 180 | 117 | 149 | 40 | 1501 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
2016 | 114 | 136 | 129 | 211 | 84 | 148 | 117 | 213 | 156 | 102 | 181 | 218 | 1809 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2015 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 2.2 |
2015 | 252 | 168 | 217 | 246 | 283 | 154 | 120 | 172 | 112 | 133 | 136 | 122 | 2114 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2014 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 13.6 |
2014 | 233 | 182 | 221 | 177 | 142 | 219 | 241 | 191 | 162 | 157 | 202 | 216 | 2345 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 148 | 290 | 144 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 650 |
2013 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
2013 | 310 | 266 | 311 | 107 | 150 | 140 | 151 | 180 | 128 | 149 | 186 | 201 | 2279 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 184 | 176 | 103 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 544 |
2012 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
2012 | 68 | 96 | 11 | 61 | 117 | 193 | 213 | 212 | 191 | 87 | 187 | 256 | 1691 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 58 | 20 | 69 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 290 |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2011 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 44.2 |
2011 | 138 | 118 | 129 | 43 | 112 | 149 | 190 | 210 | 211 | 208 | 130 | 9 | 1647 |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 83 | 156 | 65 | 14 | 34 | 518 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
2010 | 178 | 79 | 15 | 78 | 59 | 107 | 131 | 126 | 138 | 107 | 67 | 87 | 1173 |
2009 | 97 | 125 | 141 | 154 | 176 | 195 | 220 | 251 | 252 | 156 | 177 | 153 | 2097 |
2008 | 74 | 10 | 113 | 126 | 136 | 0 | 21 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 112 | 97 | 935 |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 89 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 180 |
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Another lap just cos 5km doesn't really cut it for a slow run! Reverse direction because Paul A said to! Felt very slow and ploddy. Just the cold? G
1) 1mi - 9:42(9:42/mi) 152/169bpm [1474b/mi] 125cal 2) 1mi - 9:26(9:26/mi) 153/163bpm [1443b/mi] 124cal 3) 1mi - 8:57(8:57/mi) 161/169bpm [1441b/mi] 128cal 4) 0.29mi - 2:36(9:05/mi) 119/167bpm [1081b/mi] 24cal Add a comment
New Year's Day parkrun. Last minute decision, got there just in time! Great to see people helping each other, setting goals, achieving goals. Hoping 2025 gets a bit more consistent for running and gym. G
1) 1mi - 9:40(9:40/mi) 142/161bpm [1372b/mi] 118cal 2) 1mi - 9:02(9:02/mi) 160/168bpm [1447b/mi] 127cal 3) 1mi - 8:16(8:16/mi) 171/179bpm [1412b/mi] 132cal 4) 0.15mi - 1:21(8:46/mi) 174/177bpm [1526b/mi] 21cal |
Number 56. Hb test was worrying 128, but then she redid it 156? Random! Then venipuncturist was a bit wobbly (first time?) can said the vein moved?! So a bit sore going in and then slow 7 mins or so? But all done. Lots of nice cheery folks, including club mate (Sarah?) Lazy afternoon on couch feeling smug after! (A lot of couch time this hols, really haven't done many of the things I wanted to - but good movies, games, books and music, which I enjoy too). G
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Velociraptor wrote: Good work!5th Jan 2025, 11:26am
HappyG(rrr) wrote: Happy New Year V'rap. :-) G5th Jan 2025, 11:56am
Velociraptor wrote: And a Happy New Year to you and yours! I'll be having another attempt at getting accepted for a donation tomorrow. Add a comment
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Swim after run. No gym, felt quite tired. Just from giving blood on 2nd? G
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Run from gym, thick ice, and felt very slow and ploddy, partly just giving blood day before? Anyway, great to be out. G
1) 1mi - 10:29(10:29/mi) 148/162bpm [1552b/mi] 134cal 2) 1mi - 10:05(10:05/mi) 159/170bpm [1605b/mi] 141cal 3) 1mi - 9:34(9:34/mi) 163/173bpm [1559b/mi] 139cal 4) 1mi - 9:23(9:23/mi) 166/175bpm [1558b/mi] 142cal 5) 1mi - 9:33(9:33/mi) 170/178bpm [1623b/mi] 151cal 6) 0.1mi - 52(8:19/mi) 175/177bpm [1457b/mi] 13cal Add a comment
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Some extra miles after parkrun. I like doing this. You are out anyway, so might as well. Very cold obviously and icy patches but not a problem. Went towards Burleigh sands and decided to measure the width for getting trailer down. I think it's doable. Also formulated a plan for winter investigations - take car and trailer, but not boat, and just try manually wheeling trailer down to potential launch sites and see if it fits and is gentle enough to get down and up with no load and assess how it might be with the boat? Fun plan anyway! The swans flying at 0.5m above the loch were impressive. And the wee tits or finches trying to find food very colourful and cute. Birds make me smile! G
1) 1mi - 11:59(11:59/mi) 148/164bpm [1773b/mi] 152cal 2) 1mi - 9:29(9:29/mi) 158/167bpm [1499b/mi] 130cal 3) 1mi - 11:26(11:26/mi) 153/174bpm [1749b/mi] 149cal 4) 1mi - 9:09(9:09/mi) 162/168bpm [1482b/mi] 131cal 5) 0.36mi - 3:43(10:12/mi) 163/174bpm [1663b/mi] 53cal Add a comment
That was fun. Having got there late, great to see loads of refugees like me from other parkruns - Perth, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline and Lochore of course all cancelled. 321 is a near record. Made it very congested at start, including some walking! Great to chat to loads of people. Felt not bad and picked up a bit as I went. Nice to chat to Keiran at end, sad to hear he can't run more than 3 or 4 miles now with a hip problem. He still managed 1000 miles for the year though. Kudos. Golf for him now. Went on to do another few miles which was good. 19 miles by 4th of Jan is a good start! G
1) 1mi - 9:49(9:49/mi) 145/156bpm [1424b/mi] 122cal 2) 1mi - 8:27(8:27/mi) 162/169bpm [1368b/mi] 121cal 3) 1mi - 8:20(8:20/mi) 154/176bpm [1283b/mi] 111cal 4) 0.16mi - 1:04(6:55/mi) 131/171bpm [905b/mi] 11cal Add a comment
Run down from car to start of parkrun. Got there just as it started! G
1) 0.3mi - 3:23(11:20/mi) 131/146bpm [1485b/mi] 39cal Add a comment
Ha ha, aborted run at Lochore, because parkrun cancelled due to thick ice and I hadn't checked on FB! Thought it looked a bit quiet. Left me 17 mins to get to Loch Leven, which I managed, just! G
1) 0.1mi - 2:49(28:21/mi) 122/140bpm [3458b/mi] 29cal Add a comment
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Good session, sore right calf again so foam roller, stretches, sit ups, plank, side planks, wobble board curls, rows and tri curls, lunges, squats, single leg squats, heel drops x 2, bridge, lat pull down, bench dumbbell flies. Then quick jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. G
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That was fun. A lunchtime plod in the bit of snow we have in Perth. Nice winter's day. Right calf a bit achy but not bad. Slippiest bits were paved path above housing. Field paths were fine. G
1) 1mi - 10:45(10:45/mi) 147/161bpm [1580b/mi] 135cal 2) 1mi - 9:43(9:43/mi) 150/165bpm [1459b/mi] 124cal 3) 1mi - 9:39(9:39/mi) 153/161bpm [1476b/mi] 126cal 4) 1mi - 9:50(9:50/mi) 157/173bpm [1543b/mi] 134cal 5) 0.7mi - 6:09(8:50/mi) 156/172bpm [1377b/mi] 81cal Add a comment
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Even slower in the icy conditions. -4C at home in the morning, probably 0C here in Perth. Lovely day. Late because very busy at work at the mo, and actually dark by time I got back. But soon be able to run after work and still be light.
1) 1mi - 11:26(11:26/mi) 140/156bpm [1601b/mi] 136cal 2) 1mi - 10:04(10:04/mi) 147/161bpm [1480b/mi] 125cal 3) 1mi - 9:57(9:57/mi) 155/163bpm [1541b/mi] 132cal 4) 1mi - 10:08(10:08/mi) 161/171bpm [1632b/mi] 142cal 5) 0.69mi - 6:43(9:41/mi) 156/164bpm [1512b/mi] 90cal Add a comment
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Then 400m swim - 6 x breaststroke, 2 x crawl x 2.
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Fri evening gym. Early finish at work, sharp at 17.00, desperate to get some activity in. Usual foam roller, stretches, sit ups, plank, side planks, bridges, single leg bridges, squats, lunges, single leg squats, heel drops/raises x 2, wobble board curls, rows, presses (shoulder still sore but gave it a go), bench dumbbell flies/ chest presses and lat pull down. Then 400m swim and steam room, jacuzzi and sauna.
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I'm going to have to blog this. This was a Perfect 10! Or 10 out of 10 if you will!
Maiden's Cleuch looking south to Glencorse reservoir in Edinburgh's Pentland Hills Parkruns were off, I've done a couple of short runs this week at work and made it to gym twice. So generally getting off to a better start this year. I want to get into habit of doing longer weekend runs. I've been doing it by adding on after parkrun. Which means a park, or other parkrun type location. But this week I've been looking at the snow covered hills out of the windows at home and work and being frustrated at not being able to go out. Really wanted to do some ski touring. But niece was due to come to us for a few hours this afternoon to give my sis some respite, so I had a 13.30 deadline. Couldn't go up to the ski areas. So I went for a compromise. Down to my old haunt of The Pentland Hills outside Edinburgh. I can see them from the house and looked like a decent amount of snow. And some posts from Harmeny Pentland Runner friends showing some nice snowy conditions. So I packed all the necessaries - hat, gloves, bumbag with phone, snack, foil blanket, extra layers and looked out both sets of spikes - Kahtoola micro (the big ones) and nano spikes. The nanos have been most useful recently, so expected to use those. Some dry things in case I was particularly wet or cold after. Set off 40 min drive, drive was fine until snow on roads once I got to Balerno. It really is its own wee micro climate. With parked cars in thick snow, the last roads were effectively single file which means waiting for any coming traffic. Not good if you're trying to a run at it. Also if you have to pull over into a patch of thick snow! Fortunately my all climate tyres work well and no dramas. At car park before 09.00 and there were already only about a dozen spaces left. Nice chat to a couple of runners just returning, who said conditions were great, though they had only been round the nearest reservoir and I was going a bit further. The standard 8.5 mile loop that was my favourite when the Pentlands were my regular playground. I set off and conditions were perfect. -2C, and probably had been -4C overnight. It hadn't snowed for several days, so it was all packed snow with ice on top. They must have had 5-10cm here. It was 20cm in various drifts. The spikes were working perfectly, so grip was confident, no slipping, even on solid ice patches where water had run across and frozen. Lots of lovely people out despite the earlyish start - a few dogs, a couple of lads on touring skis (had a good chat with them!), and as I got to the Kissing Gate at top of Maiden's Cleuch, the first wee climb, a chap on a mountain bike. I said "lovely day" and he said "we've got the best of it" and I recognised a twang of NE and asked where he was from. Ellon, my home town. Turns out we went to same school and his younger sister was my best mate's girlfriend. I'd been to a New Year's party at his house, in probably 1984 or 1985! Small world! Great to chat to him. The rest of the run was just brilliant. Chatting to tourists, dog walkers, oh, another running pal who I haven't seen for a year or so (my wife says I could could get dropped on a desert island and find someone I know!). The sun had just come up as I started and was perfect light for the wonderful snowy conditions. Stunning. I'll link a few pics. No ill effects from 10 miles. I look forward to increasing distance from here. But in terms of quality, I don't think runs get much better than this! G 1) 1mi - 12:49(12:49/mi) 153/165bpm [1962b/mi] 170cal 2) 1mi - 19:30(19:30/mi) 133/169bpm [2594b/mi] 169cal 3) 1mi - 12:18(12:18/mi) 139/156bpm [1709b/mi] 134cal 4) 1mi - 10:57(10:57/mi) 151/162bpm [1654b/mi] 141cal 5) 1mi - 12:01(12:01/mi) 146/161bpm [1755b/mi] 145cal 6) 1mi - 12:06(12:06/mi) 149/166bpm [1803b/mi] 142cal 7) 1mi - 10:33(10:33/mi) 149/166bpm [1573b/mi] 121cal 8) 1mi - 10:43(10:43/mi) 152/163bpm [1628b/mi] 133cal 9) 1mi - 10:15(10:15/mi) 159/167bpm [1630b/mi] 140cal 10) 1mi - 10:23(10:23/mi) 158/175bpm [1641b/mi] 138cal 11) 0.06mi - 40(10:29/mi) 166/167bpm [1739b/mi] 9cal 11th Jan 2025, 11:30am
Velociraptor wrote: Well done :)11th Jan 2025, 1:45pm
HappyG(rrr) wrote: Was a fabby run V'rap. Snow in the Pentland hills. :-) G11th Jan 2025, 7:42pm
IanS wrote: Nice day for it!11th Jan 2025, 10:30pm
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Bit of Sunday gym - right achilles ached a bit after yesterday run. Hoping it will settle. A couple days off until Tue now probably. Usual foam roller, stretches, squats, lunges, heel drops (just x 1), bridge, sit ups, plank, side planks, wobble board press, curls and row, machine lat pull down and bench dumbbell presses. No swim, just quick jacuzzi and steam room, then home for food and visit to mum, then shopping. G
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With Mike J, great chat. Right Lower calf / achilles quite achy. Some magic mussel cream applied! Lovely mild out 10C. What a contrast. G
1) 1mi - 10:17(10:17/mi) 143/157bpm [1470b/mi] 125cal 2) 1mi - 9:11(9:11/mi) 147/167bpm [1350b/mi] 116cal 3) 1mi - 8:59(8:59/mi) 160/174bpm [1437b/mi] 127cal 4) 1mi - 9:06(9:06/mi) 163/172bpm [1483b/mi] 132cal 5) 0.65mi - 5:25(8:21/mi) 161/168bpm [1345b/mi] 76cal Add a comment
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Some sit ups after because core seemed a bit light. G
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Yes, bodypump! Squats and lunges hurt! Think I need to do this though. G
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Foam roller before body pump. G
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Wow, almost identical to Tuesday. Need to mix it up a bit! But, 5 strides at end. Right calf achy, but not too bad. Fingers crossed. XC on Sat! G
1) 1mi - 9:51(9:51/mi) 146/158bpm [1439b/mi] 123cal 2) 1mi - 9:14(9:14/mi) 154/165bpm [1422b/mi] 120cal 3) 1mi - 9:09(9:09/mi) 155/169bpm [1418b/mi] 122cal 4) 1mi - 9:23(9:23/mi) 161/168bpm [1510b/mi] 132cal 5) 0.58mi - 4:49(8:17/mi) 157/167bpm [1300b/mi] 65cal |
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There isn't an XC race section I noticed. Doesn't matter. Last of the 3 East District races. While I felt terrible in this run, I was actually less terrible than last year, it appears! Only 3 of us this year - David S, Zhivko and me. And Ann M and Chris M for the ladies. Hope we get a better turn out at nationals. Great organisation by Harmeny (and Livingston presumably) etc. and great to talk to them. Lift from Chris M and got there before 12, so saw all the junior races. Great to see the kids going so well. What it's all about really, not us old duffers. Mind you, I wouldn't be dismissing it if I were a bit more competitive! All good training! Really stiff and sore back after bodypump. And right leg not great, but got to assume it's OK. G
1) 1mi - 8:07(8:07/mi) 157/174bpm [1275b/mi] 112cal 2) 1mi - 8:05(8:05/mi) 173/178bpm [1399b/mi] 128cal 3) 1mi - 8:02(8:02/mi) 171/178bpm [1374b/mi] 127cal 4) 1mi - 8:16(8:16/mi) 175/182bpm [1446b/mi] 132cal 5) 1mi - 7:53(7:53/mi) 174/181bpm [1372b/mi] 126cal 6) 0.13mi - 46(6:04/mi) 179/180bpm [1086b/mi] 12cal Add a comment
I'll call it a warm up! A bit of jogging around. Wasn't actually that cold though wind got up later a bit. I still had pants on over my shorts? WTaF?! Tried to do some sprints/strides, was going slower than Fin Ross in his jogging! He finished in 27 mins, must have been so close to lapping me! Lovely to chat to him about his studies, job plans, running training and uni sports fun. What a lad! G
1) 1mi - 17:56(17:56/mi) 128/150bpm [2296b/mi] 185cal 2) 0.03mi - 49(25:27/mi) 120/129bpm [3053b/mi] 6cal Add a comment
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Long run! This counts as long just now anyway. Omgosh, so heavy legged, slow, sore back, but hey, I did it. I'd say compared to last week's 10 out of 10, this started as about 2, went down to 1/10 after a tumble and small cut on leg! Just a trip on a root, but I never usually fall! Improved to a 3/10 when I had a great chat with a chap who had done a new build and gave me their architect name. And then just nice interactions with nature, dog walkers etc. so 4/10 overall! G
1) 1mi - 11:21(11:21/mi) 138/154bpm [1566b/mi] 131cal 2) 1mi - 9:56(9:56/mi) 144/151bpm [1431b/mi] 121cal 3) 1mi - 31:27(31:27/mi) 111/161bpm [3490b/mi] 176cal 4) 1mi - 11:39(11:39/mi) 139/152bpm [1619b/mi] 125cal 5) 1mi - 12:13(12:13/mi) 138/149bpm [1686b/mi] 131cal 6) 1mi - 11:21(11:21/mi) 146/157bpm [1657b/mi] 134cal 7) 1mi - 10:27(10:27/mi) 143/155bpm [1495b/mi] 120cal 8) 1mi - 10:55(10:55/mi) 142/150bpm [1550b/mi] 122cal 9) 1mi - 11:21(11:21/mi) 147/163bpm [1668b/mi] 134cal 10) 1mi - 19:26(19:27/mi) 136/166bpm [2646b/mi] 160cal |
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I thought this must be slowest ever, but Fetch says Ranked 21st of 37 attempts PB 40:34. What were the others?! I must have stopped and gone to the shops or talked to a dog walker or something, cos this was virtually walking I was so slow. Glad to go out. Nearly dark by time I finished at 17.00. 15 total this weekend, plus normal 2 x these work runs next week will be 99 for month, could I squeeze it to 100!? G
1) 1mi - 10:04(10:04/mi) 136/151bpm [1370b/mi] 117cal 2) 1mi - 9:13(9:13/mi) 146/156bpm [1345b/mi] 114cal 3) 1mi - 9:47(9:47/mi) 150/165bpm [1468b/mi] 125cal 4) 1mi - 9:49(9:49/mi) 154/169bpm [1511b/mi] 129cal 5) 0.56mi - 5:20(9:27/mi) 151/159bpm [1426b/mi] 68cal Add a comment
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Weird, but good weird, felt significantly better today. The ups just weren't such a drag, the leg lift just not quite so heavy. Managed 4 strides at the end. Need 16 plus at weekend to scrape 100 for the month (assuming 2 x this from work next week). Then Forfar Multi Terrain half on Sun 2nd Feb. Actually looking forward to it now! G
1) 1mi - 10:46(10:46/mi) 141/155bpm [1518b/mi] 131cal 2) 1mi - 9:21(9:21/mi) 146/160bpm [1365b/mi] 117cal 3) 1mi - 9:35(9:35/mi) 154/165bpm [1477b/mi] 127cal 4) 1mi - 9:08(9:08/mi) 159/169bpm [1453b/mi] 128cal 5) 0.68mi - 5:47(8:31/mi) 159/171bpm [1353b/mi] 81cal |
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Meant to run from gym, then do some gym. But felt pretty wiped out. Perhaps doubles are a thing of the past?! Felt OK, slow at start but a bit better as it unfolded. Had been to mum already in morning to sort her internet, so rest of weekend off! Need 11 tomorrow, which is about right! Cold, lots of branches and a few trees down across the paths (and some roads, but had been cleared) from storm Eowyn on Friday, and cold out with still a breeze but bright with blue skies. So can't complain! G
1) 1mi - 9:36(9:36/mi) 134/147bpm [1287b/mi] 111cal 2) 1mi - 9:19(9:19/mi) 144/166bpm [1343b/mi] 116cal 3) 1mi - 9:23(9:23/mi) 146/159bpm [1371b/mi] 117cal 4) 1mi - 9:18(9:18/mi) 154/162bpm [1433b/mi] 123cal 5) 1mi - 9:11(9:11/mi) 149/157bpm [1369b/mi] 117cal 6) 1mi - 8:55(8:55/mi) 152/158bpm [1354b/mi] 115cal 7) 0.56mi - 4:44(8:26/mi) 157/165bpm [1324b/mi] 64cal Add a comment
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8 out of 10! Wanted 10 or 11, got nearly 12. Lovely location, Lomond Hills. And a bit of snow still up there for a bonus! While I was slow and tired by end, I felt reasonably OK throughout. Forfar MT half will be done as a training run, but will be quicker than this. Maybe 2 hours? Had a nice surprise bumping into Lisa from Harmeny Pentland runs days! Again, I always seem to find someone I know! So, 28 for week, 92 so far for month, so 2 x lunch runs should be 101 miles for Jan. G
1) 1mi - 11:08(11:08/mi) 142/157bpm [1581b/mi] 137cal 2) 1mi - 16:06(16:06/mi) 136/163bpm [2190b/mi] 177cal 3) 1mi - 10:55(10:55/mi) 144/152bpm [1572b/mi] 134cal 4) 1mi - 15:49(15:49/mi) 149/171bpm [2355b/mi] 188cal 5) 1mi - 14:36(14:36/mi) 143/164bpm [2088b/mi] 158cal 6) 1mi - 10:03(10:03/mi) 143/152bpm [1438b/mi] 114cal 7) 1mi - 13:53(13:53/mi) 142/159bpm [1972b/mi] 144cal 8) 1mi - 11:19(11:19/mi) 154/165bpm [1743b/mi] 148cal 9) 1mi - 14:16(14:16/mi) 147/167bpm [2097b/mi] 158cal 10) 1mi - 11:59(11:59/mi) 139/154bpm [1666b/mi] 108cal 11) 1mi - 10:07(10:07/mi) 147/159bpm [1486b/mi] 117cal 12) 0.83mi - 7:44(9:19/mi) 147/155bpm [1369b/mi] 90cal 26th Jan 2025, 6:39pm
Velociraptor wrote: Well done :)26th Jan 2025, 7:28pm
3M wrote: Sounds good! Well done. Add a comment
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Usual gym. Away from work smart at 5. Foam roller, stretches, situps, plank, side planks, squats, lunges, single leg squats, bridges and heel drops x 2, wobble board curls, presses and rows, machine tri press push down and bench barbell chest presses. Sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and home by 7. G
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Nice to get out for a lunch time run. Went slow but felt OK. Some DOMS in quads and glutes - is that from brief gym work yesterday or from Sun run? Good tired anyway! Strangely mild and blue skies with snow on hills. Chocolate box pretty. G
1) 1mi - 10:43(10:43/mi) 139/154bpm [1491b/mi] 128cal 2) 1mi - 9:10(9:10/mi) 140/155bpm [1282b/mi] 110cal 3) 1mi - 9:23(9:23/mi) 147/159bpm [1379b/mi] 119cal 4) 1mi - 9:16(9:16/mi) 153/160bpm [1417b/mi] 123cal 5) 0.67mi - 5:38(8:26/mi) 149/158bpm [1257b/mi] 72cal Add a comment
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