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signed up for the full dramathon this year for something different - wont be a race for me.
been a couple years since I've done a running event regular park running excepted.
5k is horrible as it's basically a flat out effort, there's no pacing, you just go out and hold on.
10k is worse as you feel like you should be able to do it at a pace not much slower than 5k pace. So it's twice as much pain.
A half feel like you can have some control in the pace, the pain is there but it builds slowly.
A marathon is an eating contest and a battle of attrition. If you fuel and pace right then it's OK. If you don't it's an absolute nightmare.
i am at the halfway point of my Southampton Marathon training. Runs are starting to get long! 23km last sunday, 26km this sunday, then a few more weeks at longer again.
Its going well though. And i have the London Landmarks half a month before (start of april).
Very much enjoying it, although it means i havent ridden my bike for a couple of months and i am starting to miss it.
lunge, that's sort of where I was a couple of years ago (Jan 2024), a slightly uncomfortable knee wasn't the only issue but it was the final straw that convinced me to give up on the marathoning for a while. After 18 months of light jogging I've started building quite gently and it's ok so far.
I have a vague ambition of returning to the marathon in a few years - sub3h aged 60 would be a nice target - but I'd rather be enjoying parkruns and 10ks for another 10 years (hopefully more) than try to train hard for another marathon and have to give up completely.
I’m doing an Ultra (50km) in October. Started running properly around October last year. Have done a half marathon in 1:37 just before Xmas (just running the distance on local roads) and a 5k in 20:31. I’m 42.
last year I did the Leadville 100 MTB. So my stretch goal in a few years is to go back and do the 100 mile run. Shorter term is the ultra in October and maybe look at a Bob Graham round in 2027. It all depends on whether the body can hold up to it though. We will see.
I needed a new challenge away from the bike. At the moment I’m doing bike and running training but complementing each other well. Yesterday I ran the 10km into work and then the 10km home.
Maybe run slower. Being able to just tap along without it being a struggle is a skill that develops over time.
Decent 5km at lunch, definitely nailed running slower 😂
Actually slightly more stops but shorter and more strategic, plus I definitely still felt some fatigue from Monday's big bike day, so I'll go easy on myself 😎
Ourea Events (Skyline, Cape Wrath Ultra, Dragons Backand others) has just ceased trading. They've released a statement pointing the finger of blame at Covid, Brexit and the general Cost of Living increases. I suspect there's a few folk about to lose out on their entry fees.
https://www.oureaevents.com/news/2026/ceased-trading
Anyone tried any of the Chinese shoe brands? Anta, xtep or Li-ning (which the winner of Seville marathon had on) traditional brands are so expensive, people seem happy to buy random EV's but not Chinese trainers?
I've got a pair of 361 something or others. They're fine. Tend to get used for runs back from school when I'm working from home. I know that's not one of the brands you mentioned, but they are Chinese!