Absolutely riddled with cold/chest infection but was hoping to get out today after a few days off, nee chanceWell this weather's morning stopped me going out , I'm clumsy at the best of times and snow and ice doesn't seem a good idea
I've went to the gym for a treadmill run , to make it feel like I haven't been lazy today
Effort
Tremendous graft! My chest wouldn’t like running in that today. Although I am going to have to take the little one for a walk, which I’m counting as physical activity.
Cheers, I really enjoyed it like not that often it snows now so something different. Had a bit of a chesty cough in the run up to Xmas myself so today was a bit of a tester to see how I was. Hoping I feel alright so I can attempt my ultra next weekend
Wow
Which ultra?
Not always about pb’s - but you could always compare yourself to last year, or set benchmark runs in Jan and try to outdo yourself that way?
Just my own, mapped out a 52.5km route around Peterlee, Murton, Seaham, Easington etc. Had planned to do it last weekend but wasn't happening with that cough I had, thought about doing it this weekend but 5+ hours out in this cold would've been unwise
Check out this route on Strava:
Blimey! Best of luck!
That final climb looks f***ing torturous
dropping you a follow so I can see the pain.
I know, even the reverse way would have me climbing up Crimdon and Blackhall banks at the endThat final climb looks f***ing torturous
Should the attempt be unsuccessful I think I'll wait for one of those Saturn runs again.
Can’t recommend those Saturn runs enough like. Loved it and relatively flat when I did mine. Not sure I can be arsed to go through it again mind….. focus on Elche HM in March then I may be persuadedI know, even the reverse way would have me climbing up Crimdon and Blackhall banks at the end
Ah yes cheers, returned the follow
Congrats on already beating your total mileage for 2025, though.760 odd miles ran in 2023
102 miles ran in 2024 all in pain
0 miles ran in 2025
Finally had surgery in August to repair a hip labral tear that occurred back in November 2023. Removed some loose tissue and shaved some of the bone whilst they were there that had caused an impingement that's given me a load of regular small issues around my hip, groin, knee and IT band all on the same side since Covid. This morning was my first run outdoors since 11th September 2024, not sure I've ever felt relief quite like it. I've got some small permanent scarring on my lungs from pneumonia when I was at uni in 2014 that makes my lungs absolutely scream at me when I start building up, currently sounded like Wheezy in Toy Story 2 for the last couple of hours
Here's to a fully functioning hip (hopefully) and trying to stay healthy in 2026.
Never too late to start. I was approaching 40, overweight after too many business lunches and car miles.
Why do you missed the miles?
Ultras really shouldn't be 50k races. Good luck with the rest
Unsure what you mean? Technically speaking anything over a marathon is Ultra, but generally it's after 50k where people sort of define it as one.
The over a mara bit is my gripe. What's ultra about 4 or 5 mile, the added distance over a mara for 50k? Just a personal thing I guess. To me an Ultra should be 100k plus.
Yeah seems an unnecessary gripe haha, most people can't even run 4 mile never mind on top of a marathon.
