Running thread 2021

D.A said:
The only climb is through roker Park
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When he said big bastard bank, I thought he meant the one just beside the bridge. Which on this map, you run down. Forgot about that one that goes up to the 183/Sand Point Rd.

Either way, neither are anywhere near the 11/12 mile points.

Did a 'tempo' 5k last night. Still trying to figure out how to run tempo, much harder than on the bike, but set a 5k PB which is encouraging in hitting my goal of running it in <22 minutes.

This is nuts to type because I only ran my first ever 5k 6 weeks ago, but I'm planning on doing a half marathon this weekend :lol:
 


Walter Ego said:
When he said big bastard bank, I thought he meant the one just beside the bridge. Which on this map, you run down. Forgot about that one that goes up to the 183/Sand Point Rd.

Either way, neither are anywhere near the 11/12 mile points.

Did a 'tempo' 5k last night. Still trying to figure out how to run tempo, much harder than on the bike, but set a 5k PB which is encouraging in hitting my goal of running it in <22 minutes.

This is nuts to type because I only ran my first ever 5k 6 weeks ago, but I'm planning on doing a half marathon this weekend :lol:
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What is the longest distance you've tried so far?
 
Ciro_DiMarzio said:
Should manage the half then. Is it a race of are you just doing the distance?
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Just the distance. Not even looking for a time tbh (although I have numbers in mind), just a benchmark to work from.

I will caveat this with the fact I've been doing super duper long bike riding for years, often in excess of 200 miles day, so I had/have pretty solid cardio coming into this.
 
Walter Ego said:
Just the distance. Not even looking for a time tbh (although I have numbers in mind), just a benchmark to work from.

I will caveat this with the fact I've been doing super duper long bike riding for years, often in excess of 200 miles day, so I had/have pretty solid cardio coming into this.
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Good look for it. Remember the vaseline.
 
Ran the Ullswater way race today. Really good, and an amazing route / views.

Happy with it personally, a good run for me. Sunburnt and on the beers in Pooley Bridge 🍺⛰☀️
Second double to start so made the cut of this 😅 11 seconds left hand side with the Nike top

 
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FN-2187 said:
Quick question- does the Sunderland HM go up that big bastard bank just past the glass centre?
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Yes it does. When I did it that bank took it out of me and then I just got some strength back on the flat of the marina and sea front when that massive bank into Roker Park absolutely floored me. I was destroyed by the time I got out of Roker Park (not for the first time :lol:) and found the last two miles to the finish absolutely brutal.
 
Did my little half marathon just now. Went alright; didn't go sub-2 hours like I wanted to, but if I can avoid having to do a poo 10k in, getting into an argument with a crackhead and a massive 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 headwind next time, I should be reet.
 
Next weekend are the Sunderland City runs & Penshaw half marathon;

- Saturday night 5k
- Sunday AM 10k
- Sunday AM Half Marathon
- Sunday AM Penshaw Half

I'm in the 5k and Penshaw, going to give the 5k a good go and see how I feel for the PHM. Anybody else in these?
 
daveydavey said:
Next weekend are the Sunderland City runs & Penshaw half marathon;

- Saturday night 5k
- Sunday AM 10k
- Sunday AM Half Marathon
- Sunday AM Penshaw Half

I'm in the 5k and Penshaw, going to give the 5k a good go and see how I feel for the PHM. Anybody else in these?
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Sunderland half for me.
 
daveydavey said:
Next weekend are the Sunderland City runs & Penshaw half marathon;

- Saturday night 5k
- Sunday AM 10k
- Sunday AM Half Marathon
- Sunday AM Penshaw Half

I'm in the 5k and Penshaw, going to give the 5k a good go and see how I feel for the PHM. Anybody else in these?
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Penshaw half for me.
Did the route last week, its brutal! But class at the same time.
No way you can run all of it, unless your superman
 
As a complete noob, how do these virtual runs work? You just sign up, tell them you've done X distance and Y time and they post out a medal?
 
Walter Ego said:
As a complete noob, how do these virtual runs work? You just sign up, tell them you've done X distance and Y time and they post out a medal?
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Basically aye - I don't think there's much uptake to sign up to virtual races, most people who do them have signed up for the real version and had them cancelled / converted into virtual races as a way of the race organisers retaining funds during the pandemic (a lot offer refunds if people prefer).

The only one i've done was the wooler marathon that I was scheduled to run in November, I trained to run that effort so ran a 50k locally that weekend and sent off for a t shirt 😁. Daft really but gives people something to focus on i suppose.
 

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