Anyone here tried this new thing called "jogging" ?

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

😂😂👏👏 Love it😂

I won't tell you the context this was used for in younger days 😂

It looks like you definitely smashed it though! Great run.

Got 14 miles (just running) in after work yesterday and we have a 27 miler tomorrow (race pace with some waking)

Getting so excited now. Had alot on my plate with a new role at work, moving house... All that's done and out of the way and I cannot wait for this race

F Me In The Brain

beano.79 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

😂😂👏👏 Love it😂

I won't tell you the context this was used for in younger days 😂

It looks like you definitely smashed it though! Great run.

Got 14 miles (just running) in after work yesterday and we have a 27 miler tomorrow (race pace with some waking)

Getting so excited now. Had alot on my plate with a new role at work, moving house... All that's done and out of the way and I cannot wait for this race

Yeah I figured it had another context which was part of why I found it so funny.
27 tomorrow - whoah!

How is the fund raising going?  Haven't looked since I went when you posted.

Still can't get my headphones to power on.  Trying to charge now.  Bummed out....perhaps wearing in the rain is bad, but I figured they deal with all of the sweat and should not be bothered by rain.

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

beano.79 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

😂😂👏👏 Love it😂

I won't tell you the context this was used for in younger days 😂

It looks like you definitely smashed it though! Great run.

Got 14 miles (just running) in after work yesterday and we have a 27 miler tomorrow (race pace with some waking)

Getting so excited now. Had alot on my plate with a new role at work, moving house... All that's done and out of the way and I cannot wait for this race

Yeah I figured it had another context which was part of why I found it so funny.
27 tomorrow - whoah!

How is the fund raising going?  Haven't looked since I went when you posted.

Still can't get my headphones to power on.  Trying to charge now.  Bummed out....perhaps wearing in the rain is bad, but I figured they deal with all of the sweat and should not be bothered by rain.

It's going slow 😂 but usually get the best of it closer to or after the event. 

When running alone I cannot stand running without music. Bit of luck they'll dry out over the next few days.

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

Great job 👏👏 running in the rain and without music for most of it - that is perseverance. I can’t stand running without music. I remember a few months ago the battery wore out on my headphones when I only had two miles left. I almost headed home right then. But stuck it out. I ran almost 6 miles today. That is good for me. I am glad tomorrow is an off day with the storm brewing. 

GlowGirl

beano.79 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

😂😂👏👏 Love it😂

I won't tell you the context this was used for in younger days 😂

It looks like you definitely smashed it though! Great run.

Got 14 miles (just running) in after work yesterday and we have a 27 miler tomorrow (race pace with some waking)

Getting so excited now. Had alot on my plate with a new role at work, moving house... All that's done and out of the way and I cannot wait for this race

Good luck with 27 miler. That is amazing. It sounds like your training for the big race is going well. I can’t believe how many miles some of you run. Mind blowing 🤯

F Me In The Brain

The thing that always gets me when I go without music is my breathing.  I am not quiet - but with my music blasting I can't hear it.  . 

F Me In The Brain

GlowGirl said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Fucking smashed the granny out of it, this morning.  .   

Beat my time from last week by 27 minutes, while running an additional mile - 18 instead of 17 miles.  No walking.  Fastest mile was my 18th

Changed a few things and was helped by a steady rain for the first 90 minutes.  While it was still hot as fuck I had the grime washed away and didn't get really overheated until the last 30-45 minutes and by that point I was on fire and determined to build to the last mile being fastest.

Only issue was my headphones stopped working halfway through.  Will need to investigate.  Could be they didn't appreciate the rain like I did.  ☔

Great job 👏👏 running in the rain and without music for most of it - that is perseverance. I can’t stand running without music. I remember a few months ago the battery wore out on my headphones when I only had two miles left. I almost headed home right then. But stuck it out. I ran almost 6 miles today. That is good for me. I am glad tomorrow is an off day with the storm brewing. 

Great work - enjoy the off day.  I'm wondering how much rain we get tomorrow.

beano.79

27 miles done.. we have 3 training runs left! 8/16/30 miles. Then a 2 week taper. 3 weeks until we find out what were made of! 😬

Was telling my cousin (race partner) about this place and how great it is to vent running obsessions with people who maybe give a small shit 😂

F Me In The Brain

So soon, already?!?  Wow.  27 today is a heck of day!

Spiritual_Chaos

promised my collegues to start running again... been almost a year....

GlowGirl

beano.79 said:

27 miles done.. we have 3 training runs left! 8/16/30 miles. Then a 2 week taper. 3 weeks until we find out what were made of! 😬

Was telling my cousin (race partner) about this place and how great it is to vent running obsessions with people who maybe give a small shit 😂

beano.79 said:

27 miles done.. we have 3 training runs left! 8/16/30 miles. Then a 2 week taper. 3 weeks until we find out what were made of! 😬

Was telling my cousin (race partner) about this place and how great it is to vent running obsessions with people who maybe give a small shit 😂

Excellent!! I can’t believe your big run is coming up so fast. I can’t wait to hear all about it. Truly inspiring!!

F Me In The Brain

Spiritual_Chaos said:

promised my collegues to start running again... been almost a year....

Get it going....always a good time to start again!

UmphreysJam34

Love seeing all the posts here on this! I’m looking for some marathon training advice…

I’m looking at doing my first marathon in mid-October. Just two weeks ago I did a half marathon and I typically average around 30-35 miles per week. I’ve never ran more than 15 miles in my life at once. I’m thinking if I can knockout a 20 miler, then I’ll be good to go. Obviously I would need to get on a more concrete training plan. But is plan realistic if I can do a 20 miler?

Thanks in advance!

GlowGirl

beano.79 said:

I know I said I will wait but I'll just pop this here now. the fund raising has started slowly, my daughter's school have been absolutely incredible during this mess and I'm trying to just raise a little money to help them with all they do for the kiddies.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-for-godmanchester-community-academy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email+2300-co-team-welcome

Sorry I forgot to contribute last week. I just did it now. It looks like a great cause. Good luck with the fundraising and the race. 

F Me In The Brain

UmphreysJam34 said:

Love seeing all the posts here on this! I’m looking for some marathon training advice…

I’m looking at doing my first marathon in mid-October. Just two weeks ago I did a half marathon and I typically average around 30-35 miles per week. I’ve never ran more than 15 miles in my life at once. I’m thinking if I can knockout a 20 miler, then I’ll be good to go. Obviously I would need to get on a more concrete training plan. But is plan realistic if I can do a 20 miler?

Thanks in advance!

Congratulations on your half and it is exciting to be looking at your marathon coming so soon!
I would suggest Hal Higdon Novice 1 or Novice 2 Marathon plan.  You sound like you are doing great at running consistently and Hal is a longtime writer/influencer in the running world who agrees with you on the 20 mile prep run.
If you Google for those two plans you can see which one you think most closely aligns with where you are currently in your training vs. where your week is based on your mid-october race date.
Let me know if you are interested in this plan and have any questions about it.  I'm using an adapted (17% +) plan for my 50K training based on Higdon, who I used last year for my first marathon and liked it.

Where are you running?
Dealing with massive heat?

Love having more people joining in, thanks!

F Me In The Brain

GlowGirl said:

beano.79 said:

I know I said I will wait but I'll just pop this here now. the fund raising has started slowly, my daughter's school have been absolutely incredible during this mess and I'm trying to just raise a little money to help them with all they do for the kiddies.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-for-godmanchester-community-academy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email+2300-co-team-welcome

Sorry I forgot to contribute last week. I just did it now. It looks like a great cause. Good luck with the fundraising and the race. 

💥 Pearl Jam Fan Power!

beano.79

GlowGirl said:

beano.79 said:

I know I said I will wait but I'll just pop this here now. the fund raising has started slowly, my daughter's school have been absolutely incredible during this mess and I'm trying to just raise a little money to help them with all they do for the kiddies.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-for-godmanchester-community-academy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email+2300-co-team-welcome

Sorry I forgot to contribute last week. I just did it now. It looks like a great cause. Good luck with the fundraising and the race. 

Thank you so much, super generous! We love our daughter's school they are incredible, I will always raise money for charity when I run big events but this time wanted to do something more personal.

beano.79

UmphreysJam34 said:

Love seeing all the posts here on this! I’m looking for some marathon training advice…

I’m looking at doing my first marathon in mid-October. Just two weeks ago I did a half marathon and I typically average around 30-35 miles per week. I’ve never ran more than 15 miles in my life at once. I’m thinking if I can knockout a 20 miler, then I’ll be good to go. Obviously I would need to get on a more concrete training plan. But is plan realistic if I can do a 20 miler?

Thanks in advance!

Reading official training plans can be complicated and off putting. You don't need to run 5 or 6 times per week. I have run 3 times per week for marathons, mountain races and ultra marathons. I am on my feet all day with work so 3 runs suits my body perfect. So in terms of weekly runs find what suits your body and life. For marathon training the long run is your bread and butter. Peaking at 20 miles is perfect leaving a few weeks to taper off before the race. You will ideally increase your long run by 1 mile each weekend and every 3 or 4 weeks have a lower mileage to help recover and prevent injury. Long runs should be much slower than race pace it's all about time on your feet. Throw in some shorter varied pace runs during the week and it will see you good!

Keep it simple and manageable, you don't need to kill yourself doing it.

And the best advice I ever got regarding taking it easy.... Always remember you aren't practicing running a marathon you are just preparing your body to be capable of running one.

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

UmphreysJam34 said:

Love seeing all the posts here on this! I’m looking for some marathon training advice…

I’m looking at doing my first marathon in mid-October. Just two weeks ago I did a half marathon and I typically average around 30-35 miles per week. I’ve never ran more than 15 miles in my life at once. I’m thinking if I can knockout a 20 miler, then I’ll be good to go. Obviously I would need to get on a more concrete training plan. But is plan realistic if I can do a 20 miler?

Thanks in advance!

Congratulations on your half and it is exciting to be looking at your marathon coming so soon!
I would suggest Hal Higdon Novice 1 or Novice 2 Marathon plan.  You sound like you are doing great at running consistently and Hal is a longtime writer/influencer in the running world who agrees with you on the 20 mile prep run.
If you Google for those two plans you can see which one you think most closely aligns with where you are currently in your training vs. where your week is based on your mid-october race date.
Let me know if you are interested in this plan and have any questions about it.  I'm using an adapted (17% +) plan for my 50K training based on Higdon, who I used last year for my first marathon and liked it.

Where are you running?
Dealing with massive heat?

Love having more people joining in, thanks!

Just seen this advice after posting mine.. this sounds solid and will likely be much better than the type of plans I was talking about (runners world etc) 👍

F Me In The Brain

Everyone is different and your advice about preparing your body to run a marathon really tings true, to me, and aligns with Higdon.  (Have you read him?  You seem to both follow the same basic approach.)

This is why I read three books on Ultra prep and went back to Higdon's basic plans for prep for marathons and then just increased the mileage up accordingly to match the 31 vs 26 miles.  
Didn't make sense to run every day and do big back-to-back days when I was only getting my body ready to go 6 miles further than last time.
I loved the idea of copying the regimen that I was reading about from these Ultra stars but was concerned about my body cooperating.