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Nov 2008
2:51pm, 2 Nov 2008
515 posts
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Dawnp
Nice one MissChappo 
Did a 5 mile cross country, hilly mucky and wet
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Nov 2008
5:22pm, 2 Nov 2008
4,064 posts
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SODIron © 2002
Nice and easy 4 mile recovery run in the rain....perfect
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Nov 2008
5:23pm, 2 Nov 2008
9,526 posts
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GregP
3 and a bit tempo. Just fabulous.
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Nov 2008
5:25pm, 2 Nov 2008
4,066 posts
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SODIron © 2002
Well done Misschappo....good effort for your first race... :o)
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Nov 2008
5:35pm, 2 Nov 2008
2,873 posts
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hls
Well done Mischappo, great result.
I had a brill run cos I actually ran most of it, never mind the wind, the rain or the cold, not even the blocked snotty nose stopped me today 5.12 miles in just under an hour - I ran - I feel great (okay totally bloody knackered now but nothing a warm bath and early night wont fix)
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Nov 2008
7:43pm, 2 Nov 2008
16,105 posts
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mxhornet
Today's run was 5 miles less than yesterday's at 23.4 miles so completed 51.8 miles in two days
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Nov 2008
7:44pm, 2 Nov 2008
1,353 posts
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Sparkly Bridget
What run?
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Nov 2008
7:46pm, 2 Nov 2008
150 posts
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strider coach
a good one this week no rain-cool-sun just shining thro' the mist- a great morning 7,5 mile
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Nov 2008
10:46pm, 2 Nov 2008
4,167 posts
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Marathon Lads
I turned a bad day - Into a good one
A day that could have been a complete disaster, was put right by solid physiological thinking , and mental tactics
Today we were supposed to be at Stevenage HM- it would have been our 174 th HM together, things were going fine in preparation ( what prep we have that is ), there is no physical or mental preparation - only making sure our bags are packed
Everything was packed last night to go - even the food in the fridge was ready - then personal problems set in - which gave me a bad night, I was up 3 or 4 times, and when the alarm went off at 5.30, I was just shattered, too tired to worry about driving for around 2 hours - I’d of spent as much time driving as I would have running
So, that was plan A completely out of the window, -
so morning came, I set about sorting Phillip out with breakfast and medication - and then sorted my wife’s medication and breakfast - my wife said I’m ok if you want to take Phillip off for a while, I can phone you if I need you if you stay home Phillip will drive us mad
By this time I was feeling very subdued and demoralised - so we set off, I knew that our favourite haunt was Draycote Lake for walking or running , it’s only 45 mins drive away - we got there, I knew that this training session would be the key to my day - but I had to put it together mentally
So, I changed Phillip ready and prepared myself - set my watch and off we went, on lap 1 - 4.8 miles, for the first few minutes I felt out of sorts, depressed , not caring, - the target was 2 laps or if possible, but I’d prefer 3 laps for 14.4 miles
So, we settled down remembering what it was all about, 1 lap was done in 48 minutes, was feeling ok, stared lap 2 , knowing this wasn’t physical fitness or stamina, this was solely about physiological belief and mental stamina - it stared feeling good, lap 2 was completed we had an overall time of 1.38 - we set about our 3rd lap, this was the final one, the target and the magic one as we had to set about on our way home, we cruised it in an overall time of 2.28
It was just what I needed, I felt good, running and fresh air had done the trick once again -
Running if only a training run on our own had turned what could have been a disastrous day into a good day
14.4 undulating and windy miles in 2 h 28 mins
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Nov 2008
10:59pm, 2 Nov 2008
973 posts
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swittle
Long and surprisingly pleasurable
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