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Marvo Marky wrote:What's your 10K time Lommy?

usually just under the 40 minute mark

Lady of Mystery wrote:

Marvo Marky wrote:What's your 10K time Lommy?

usually just under the 40 minute mark

I wish I could do that

I wish I could get anywhere near that marathon time of yours

i run the 100m it is much quicker generally only 12.5 seconds at most leaves me free to do other things with my day

I ran 2 miles to my local running club tonight and then found out they were doing a 3000m track race and had the silly idea of running it before running home.

So my legs are a little wobbly now

Lady of Mystery wrote:

Marvo Marky wrote:What's your 10K time Lommy?

usually just under the 40 minute mark

That's bloody good - it's under six and a half minute miles. I'm running about 7.15 so i'd be a while behind.

Thanks Marky, my running's going really well at the moment. I've been managing to get close to 6 min miles when I've been doing reps and averaged 6:15 min miles over a 9km run a few weeks ago, which would be under 39 mins for 10k.

7.15 isn't a bad pace at all, you never know you might make a brilliant marathon runner. Some people are better suited for longer distances and some shorter distances. Take Georgias Dad, I think our half marathon times are about the same, both around 1hr30 if I remember correctly but he runs a marathon in 3hr30 (could even be faster than that, trying to remember) and I can't get under 4 hours.

I used to run when I did rowing just as it was something different. I was super fit from the rowing (12 sessions a week or serious amounts of exercise) and running 1 x 7 mile run a week and a 4 mile at the weekend and managed to run a sub 36 minute 10k (once and only once ) average time was around 37-39.

Anyway gave up the running, got fat and did the Manchester 10 k (last year) on the back of zero training for anything in just under 45 minutes, then ran a half marathon a couple of months later as my next run in 1 hour 38 and then a crappy marathon time of 4 hours 39 or something. I didn't stop and it was hilly but by god if there is ever, ever a race you need to do a little running training for its that god damn marathon distance I can tell you. that was a real mental battle after I hit the wall at mile 14

Then two weeks after that I smashed my ankle playing rugby and even up to this day I'm not able to even speed up to a semi jog to get accross the road quicker

I hate not being able to train, running is what I plan to do if/when I get back to being able to jog a few steps. I think i'll do 10k - 13.1 miles though

Sorry to hear that Agecroft

I've been out on a club 10 miler this evening

is it cheating if you just get a cab?

i do like marathons...well...snickers...

You're dead right there, Agecroft. You can't bluff your way through a maraton. When I did my last one I'd not run properly for about 3 months because of an ITB problem, I got to half way spot on target at 1:45 then it all fell apart and I finished in a very painful 4:10. Although to be honest, that first half was probabaly 5 or 10 minutes quicker than I should have gone even if I had been fit.

Agecroft I know how frustrating it is even to just sprain an ankle, so a long term injury like that must be awful. I hope you can get out running soon.

Lady of Mystery that's a good marathon time. I've never ran more than 10 miles but I hope to try a half marathon soon. I suppose if I can keep up 7min30 miles for an 8 miler then I could stretch it out to 13. Well, maybe. That would give me, erm (does calculations), a time of under 1h40.

Mind you, it seems to get easier as I get older (go figure ). Easier in the sense that I can keep up given pace for longer.
I need far more rest now then when I did when I was in my early twenties, but my stamina seems to have improved.

Right I've just finished a nice 6 miler at an easy pace of 8:15 m/m

which gives me 40 miles for the week

Marky, you will probabaly find that you'll get better as you get older. Long distance running doesn't require the high cardio capacity that shorter sprints need and it's that capacity that is the first to go as you get older. Long distance running is much more about muscular endurance and that will stay with you well into your 30s. On top of that, if you've been running for a long time, you'll have built up a good aerobic base which is something that you'd not have had when you were younger. Look at the results of any race 10k or over and you'll find that most of the leaders are in their 30s and probabaly 40s too. Most of the top girls around here and in their late 30s.