Any Runners On Here??

[scragend]

My Sons 2nd Marathon ever at Manchester today - having only been running for 15 (?) months. And his first on Tarmac - the only other one being on ‘trails’ and which he did in 3.08. *Today finishing in 2 hours 53 mins and 585th of 42’000 runners

He’s been struggling with injury / training. And it showed in the last 5-7k today.

None of that stops me being a super proud parent ! Amsterdam next after a full training block we hope…..

What an effort! He would have run past me - I was marshalling on the course. Respect for anyone who can run that distance, especially the elite runners who I'd probably be the same pace as... if I was on a bike!!

 

[sevenfourate]

What an effort! He would have run past me - I was marshalling on the course. Respect for anyone who can run that distance, especially the elite runners who I'd probably be the same pace as... if I was on a bike!!

Ha 🤣

Thanks for your time and effort on Sunday.

I know my Son enjoyed. And I thought it ran (sic) really slick ! Great atmosphere…🙏❤️

 

[Mo1959]

Thankyou. He’d really appreciate your kind thoughts. He relishes all support I promise !

Despite only giving himself a ‘B’ rating for his performance (2.42) was the dream goal pre-injury: he really enjoyed it !

Having not got in at London; and ‘settling’ for Manchester - he’s just done the most obvious thing and tonight signed up for Brighton 2027 - the UK’s third biggest.

However - Amsterdam first in Oct. A really flat / fast course. And if he can get a full training block in this time around there’s gains a plenty to be had on paper…….

Excellent. Tell him to enjoy it as time seems to slip by far too quickly. I wish I had put more effort into running when I was younger.

Is that the Coros heart rate monitor on his arm? Does he use a Coros watch too? I sometimes get a bit fed up of Garmin and fancy a change.

 

[sevenfourate]

Excellent. Tell him to enjoy it as time seems to slip by far too quickly. I wish I had put more effort into running when I was younger.

Is that the Coros heart rate monitor on his arm? Does he use a Coros watch too? I sometimes get a bit fed up of Garmin and fancy a change.

I’ll ask and report back !

 

[sevenfourate]

@Mo1959

About all you can expect back from a Son getting asked technical questions by ‘An ancient Parent’ 🙄

Screenshot:

 

[potsy]

Not sure if I'd ever describe myself as a runner but I am currently working my way through the couch to 5k programme.

Managed to get to week 6 which is by far the furthest I've ever managed!

Aim is to start doing the parkruns in the next few weeks.

 

[Mo1959]

Not sure if I'd ever describe myself as a runner but I am currently working my way through the couch to 5k programme.

Managed to get to week 6 which is by far the furthest I've ever managed!

Aim is to start doing the parkruns in the next few weeks.

Our town has only just started one. The first one was last Saturday. I have registered and got a barcode in case I pluck up the courage to give it a go.

 

[potsy]

Our town has only just started one. The first one was last Saturday. I have registered and got a barcode in case I pluck up the courage to give it a go.

That's great Mo

I registered years ago and actually did one last year up in Keswick.
Walked most of it as it was just to get a taste of it and my knee was not good.
Really enjoyed the occasion and the encouragement from the runners there, and am looking forward to doing more.

 

[Legs]

I’ve accidentally entered the 2027 Manchester Marathon… 😬

 

[Legs]

I'm nowhere near Brandon's level - I'd love to squeak under 3 hours and it's just possible if all the stars align for me and I get my training right. I've done one marathon (race) before - the White Peak Trail Marathon in 2015, where I did 3:23 in the middle of a horrible chest infection. But I did another marathon last May with zero preparation, just for fun.

Beautiful sunny evening last night, and my wife and kids are away, so I drove up to Ashbourne after work to run on the Tissington Trail, with a vague notion of doing 15-20 miles. I've not run more than a HM since last summer, and only ran 13.1mi once in preparation for the Uttoxeter Half, so this would be a Big Run. I had a banana and a gulp of water before I started, and set off with another nana and a small screwtop bottle of water in my hands - not really as much as I'd have wanted.

Started quite steady. The trail is mostly very gentle uphill north of Ashbourne. I was just inside 8:00/mi and ticking along comfortably. 7, 8, 9, 10 miles came and went. By the time I got to Hartington, I was pretty much committed to running a marathon. I turned at 13.15 miles (for the Strava tax), just under 1:44, and was still feeling pretty good - even, better - as the track headed back downhill. My only proper marathon was 3:23 (also on the Tissington Trail, but turning at Parsley Hay and finishing in Cromford), and, although I wasn't going to beat that, I realised I could still beat 3:30. I was clocking 7:45-7:50 miles pretty much to the end. It got a bit grippy around 24 miles, as I tackled the stop/start of winding through gates, and I was starting to feel a recurrence of the blister I'd suffered at the Uttoxeter Half.

There's a short stretch of 1-in-8 on Mapleton Road, just leading back into town. Nearly killed me. Ticked over 26.2 within sight of my car, just inside 3:27.

Legs had seized up a bit by the time I got home, so I had to psych myself up a bit to get out of the car. Quick raid of the fridge and a couple of paracetamol. Getting upstairs, and in and out of the shower, was a bit of a trial. Then sleep!

https://www.strava.com/activities/14624419184

EDIT: I went for a DOMS rehabilitation spin last night for just over an hour. Near the end, I got tempted to smash one of the little hills. Despite the sore legs, I managed 644W for the 1:04 Strava segment (a PB of 667W for a minute).

I've got unfinished business and I'll give it all I've got!

 

[Jameshow]

I'm nowhere near Brandon's level - I'd love to squeak under 3 hours and it's just possible if all the stars align for me and I get my training right. I've done one marathon (race) before - the White Peak Trail Marathon in 2015, where I did 3:23 in the middle of a horrible chest infection. But I did another marathon last May with zero preparation, just for fun.



I've got unfinished business and I'll give it all I've got!

I've got unfinished business with sub 3!
Not sure it will every have though at 48!!

 

[sevenfourate]

I’ve accidentally entered the 2027 Manchester Marathon… 😬

Run it before ? Atmosphere, community spirit and the Sport-mad Manchester crowd were AMAZING imo. Many-many runners said they enjoyed more than London……

My Son signed up for a slightly quieter run (UK’s 3rd biggest Marathon - but only approx 12 thousand runners) at Brighton in April 27, after Amsterdam this October. I think the shear amount of people following the 2.50 pacer at Manchester - and the arm bashing, nearly getting tripped a few times etc slightly worried him……

Best of luck, run well and enjoy 💪

 

[Legs]

I've got unfinished business with sub 3!
Not sure it will every have though at 48!!

I’ll be 45 by next April. I wish I’d found running in my twenties!

 

[stephec]

Our town has only just started one. The first one was last Saturday. I have registered and got a barcode in case I pluck up the courage to give it a go.

Go for it Mo, once you do one you'll be back every week.

 

[stephec]

What an effort! He would have run past me - I was marshalling on the course. Respect for anyone who can run that distance, especially the elite runners who I'd probably be the same pace as... if I was on a bike!!

I once worked out the pace of the elite marathon runners and realised that I could probably keep up with them for one lap of the track, then they'd drop me and do another 26 miles at the same pace. 😯