Running Thread

[Flinty]

Join a club and run the x country league races. Very good socially and very high standard thru the fields - intended double meaning.
There is a Saturday and a Sunday league.
I am sure you, DSLC know this but others may not.

I’m doing both the Saturday and Sunday XC league…1st Sunday fixture just gone at Hadleigh which is always fun the Saturday league is a much higher standard as it covers the whole of Essex but still enjoyable.

I have a XC race every weekend now upto Xmas …Essex Vets Championship at writtle this weekend

 

[BoyWonder2]

What races have people got lined up for 2024?

Any people new to, or returning to running as part of a New Year’s resolution?

Be good to have a shrimpers parkrun meet up this year.

 

[johnlattimerssponge]

I am running the Chelmsford half in March and the Colchester Zoo Stampede 10k in May and all being well may try to fit in another half in September or October.

Agree we should arrange a shrimpers parkrun meet up perhaps in April or May.

 

[united we stand]

Have just booked Chelmsford half and Brentwood half

 

[united we stand]

Did the Chelmsford Anglian Ruskin university half marathon today

Well organised
Lots of people out clapping
Street parking 5 min walk away
Toilets in the building with no queues
No wind/ no rain
Very flat

Really enjoyed it and was quicker than I was expecting and felt great

All in all great morning

 

[Jassyfa2]

Brentwood half tomorrow, remember to take the last mile 1 lamp post at a time.

 

[BoyWonder2]

Running royalty at parkrun this morning, Mr Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun.

 

[united we stand]

Brentwood half tomorrow, remember to take the last mile 1 lamp post at a time.

I did this as well. Very well organised and loff to s of support on route , but the downhill first two miles means lots of uphill to come which wasn’t fun. And multiple people offering support of ‘200 yards’ to go when it was a LOT more

 

[united we stand]

One week to London Marathon . Getting nervous now. I know I can finish ( if nothing goes wrong) but I want t mo beat 4 hours which would be a huge achievement at my level.

I ran 3.57 and 4.03 22 and 23 years ago with a LOT more training and I’m now 56! Would love to run the same sort of time to prove I’m not getting old to myself.

I always fade in the sec half. Have read conflicting advise on basically running 47/53, so 47% of time in first half, 53% second half (1.53/2.07) .this is how I would naturally run.
I know I need to focus on not going out to quick
Which is what I always do as 20 seconds a km faster at start= 40 seconds a km slower at end , or worse
Other articles say you should keep the same pace as more efficient. I know this makes sense and I could join a pacer but I just can’t see how I can maintain that pace on the last 6 miles. I need some buffer surely?
I am assuming the pacers so run at a constant pace?

Thoughts from any marathon runners?

 

[londonblue]

One week to London Marathon . Getting nervous now. I know I can finish ( if nothing goes wrong) but I want t mo beat 4 hours which would be a huge achievement at my level.

I ran 3.57 and 4.03 22 and 23 years ago with a LOT more training and I’m now 56! Would love to run the same sort of time to prove I’m not getting old to myself.

I always fade in the sec half. Have read conflicting advise on basically running 47/53, so 47% of time in first half, 53% second half (1.53/2.07) .this is how I would naturally run.
I know I need to focus on not going out to quick
Which is what I always do as 20 seconds a km faster at start= 40 seconds a km slower at end , or worse
Other articles say you should keep the same pace as more efficient. I know this makes sense and I could join a pacer but I just can’t see how I can maintain that pace on the last 6 miles. I need some buffer surely?
I am assuming the pacers so run at a constant pace?

Thoughts from any marathon runners?

Good luck!

I've been told that there are lots of pacemakers from various magazines etc all scheduled to run at a different pace, so what woild stop you latching on to one of them to ensure you don't go off too fast?

 

[united we stand]

Good luck!

I've been told that there are lots of pacemakers from various magazines etc all scheduled to run at a different pace, so what woild stop you latching on to one of them to ensure you don't go off too fast?

That’s correct, see my last line, but I’m not 100% sure that they run a constant pace- I ‘think’ they do but I’m not sure.
I am thinking of running with one of the four hour guys for the first 4 miles, and then doing ‘my own thing’. As I said I am worried about running with one for 20 miles and then slowing with no time credit having been built

 

[londonblue]

That’s correct, see my last line, but I’m not 100% sure that they run a constant pace- I ‘think’ they do but I’m not sure.
I am thinking of running with one of the four hour guys for the first 4 miles, and then doing ‘my own thing’. As I said I am worried about running with one for 20 miles and then slowing with no time credit having been built

However you play it, good luck.