Running thread 2023
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Football Dinosaur
Winger
15 miles completed before the match yesterday. Planning on same next week. Some old fella on one of those scooters racing me round the harbour and path around glass centre 
dying at the end and shooting pain in achillies but pleases to have completed it, will rest a bit more during week and nurse ankle through.
Thought i'd add this here as received a link recently. I'm doing Leeds a month after Manchester. If anyone fancies a full marathon they've enough time to train and it's for a brilliant cause with Rob Burrow charity.
dying at the end and shooting pain in achillies but pleases to have completed it, will rest a bit more during week and nurse ankle through.Thought i'd add this here as received a link recently. I'm doing Leeds a month after Manchester. If anyone fancies a full marathon they've enough time to train and it's for a brilliant cause with Rob Burrow charity.
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The Great MES
Striker
Football Dinosaur
Winger
Impossible not to take anything on board on really long runs. I'd struggle with milk after. Most longer runs I just want to roll over and die afterwards
Interesting to hear everyone's tips like.I have protein after the run. I've heard milk is good but I don't like it.Try to have water if I'm out over 1.5 hours or if it's really hot.
Daydream Believer
Striker
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The only gels I've managed to get along with are High 5 Aqua gels. I was a bit sceptical because their normal gels made me gag but they're more like a drink than a traditional gel & I've ran my 2 fastest marathons since I started using them.
The only gels I've managed to get along with are High 5 Aqua gels. I was a bit sceptical because their normal gels made me gag but they're more like a drink than a traditional gel & I've ran my 2 fastest marathons since I started using them.
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D.A
Striker
Get maurten, you'll go quicker.
Daydream Believer
Striker
After Sunderland half last year I was clamming for a coffee. Went and got one straight away from the little shop oppo the dun cowImpossible not to take anything on board on really long runs. I'd struggle with milk after. Most longer runs I just want to roll over and die afterwards
Don't dare take any gels incase I follow through
Football Dinosaur
Winger
More than once I've had double maxim straight after a marathon. Don't think kipchoge does it but hey how.
Ankle still in bits for morning long run but I've a support from amazon, ibuprofen gell and strap it up them hope for the best 
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Sheels Parkrun this morning in 36 minutes. Was a bit windy and running the last 1.5km into a strong headwind was a bit tough.
Well done. I did 13 miles today too. Then was running late for the bus to the match so had to do a little jog....that was a struggleStepped up the marathon training this morning.
Managed a little over HM marathon distance. Planning on getting a few in at this distance then upping it to around 25k.
The match should be fun today.
. 15 miles next week, it's starting to get hard now.
mart
Striker
I’m not sure I could’ve mustered a jog like. Walking over the town from the ground was a struggle.Well done. I did 13 miles today too. Then was running late for the bus to the match so had to do a little jog....that was a struggle
My plan is to get up to at least 20 before May, it feels a long way off after today
I know what you mean but we'll get there. Next week's run will be my longest ever. Are you following a plan.I’m not sure I could’ve mustered a jog like. Walking over the town from the ground was a struggle.
My plan is to get up to at least 20 before May, it feels a long way off after today
Football Dinosaur
Winger
Half of it us in the mind. Great you ran b4 the match, it shows commitment. I managed 15 miles, just but the injury flared up and just about walked the last mile. Think it's tendinitis which could wipe me out completely
I'm going to take a weekend off if I'm not feeling right next weekend and Hope I'm better after it. Praying I improve as 2 marathons booked.It's hard work but you'd hate it more if you couldn't do it. Good luck and hope you hit your targets.
mart
Striker
Spot on about it being in the mind like. I had to basically pass my house at around 17k and I was ready to stop, forced myself to at least reach 18 and once I got there it was fairly easy pushing on.Half of it us in the mind. Great you ran b4 the match, it shows commitment. I managed 15 miles, just but the injury flared up and just about walked the last mile. Think it's tendinitis which could wipe me out completely
It's hard work but you'd hate it more if you couldn't do it. Good luck and hope you hit your targets.
Hope you recover mate!
squidly diddly
Central Defender
Got out for 8km today 49 mins at a nice slow easy pace, the drizzle was lush at first until it turned into a downpour!
2nd km had an elevation of 21m which was brutal but was all down hill after that ! Happy with the pace and how I felt, if the weather wasn’t brutal I would have pushed on to a 10km.
2nd km had an elevation of 21m which was brutal but was all down hill after that ! Happy with the pace and how I felt, if the weather wasn’t brutal I would have pushed on to a 10km.
