Thank you so so much for all your support and kind words Everyone. You're all so lovely.
I thought about all of you today and I was so happy to see the beautiful weather you had, am sure that helped to keep you going. I'm really keen to know on how you went. Please let know how was is to run 35ks? Much different to run 30ks?
I'd love to read about your experience ...
Saw the new movie RUN FAT BOY RUN on Friday - I loved it - what a great comedy (must try to keep my spirits up).
Have a great week everyone and thanks again for your so kind words.
Leonor
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Hi Everyone
Margaret and I did a beautiful run - over 4 hours around beautiful Canberra. Several funny things happened - we both stayed at great hotels only to get up at 5am (and I didn't get back in time for checkout!) and we did a few 'detours' - nothing like accidential kms.
But the best bit was that on part of the track we took,a half marathon being conducted by the Canberra Irish Club and we had a few cheerers (we refrained from saying WE'RE DOING 35KMS!) and after we ran under their finish line (at 2 hrs 12 minutes in their race..) we were told twice we could stop now!
It wasn't fun driving home (note to myself : I need an automatic car with cruise control so I can stretch...)but I am glad I saw the course..
A just a thought - last time when I was training from the Sydney Marathon the first 35km run was harder than the actual marathon..
Hey hey!
Gee I hope that Denise is right. Today's run was the hardest one I have EVER done. We did 36km (per my Garmin) in a total of 4.07 - incl water/loo stops.
A HUUUUUUUUUUGGGGEEEEE thank you to Bruce and Sean for looking after me. It was their rendition of Lionel Ritchie that really turned things around for me at the 28/9km mark and got me home.
I was struggling from 15km on - HONEST! It was just a shocker of a run in every way - my watch annoyed me, my fuel belt felt too tight, my entire body was tight and heavy. Ggggrrr So let's hope that my bad day is now over and it will all be good in five weeks time (gulp!!..)
See you all in Smithfield.
Paula
PS Denise - My legs were cramping in the car just on the drive from Nth Sydney to Olympic Park. If I'd had to drive from Canberra I'd be in serious trouble
HiPaula
It must be FabFive&friends esp but my fuel belt really annoyed me too...weird!
Denise
As Denise said, we had a really nice run down in Canberra yesterday, despite the fact that it seems a whole lot quieter and darker there at 6am, especially when you've left the comfort of a very peaceful hotel room and a very large, cocooning bed! But it was well worth it, seeing the lake in the morning light was lovely. And the air down there is very dry and fresh.
We didn't run the exact course, but as close to it as possible and we agreed that one of the hard things will be the loop that you run twice. I thought for some reason that part would be quite scenic but it's well away from the lake shore on an expressway, heading out through paddocks. It would be easy somewhere there to loose focus and really slow down.
However heading back towards the finish, with many of Canberra's monuments coming into view, and crossing the bridge over the lake before the last couple of ks should be uplifting.
To answer your question Leonor, 35k did seem a fair bit more demanding than 30, although in fact with our detours we ended up doing 37k! So I suppose you can expect it to feel tougher. I had a very novel sensation in my legs when we stopped, ie who owns these things hanging off my body?? and Denise did too.
On the up side today I don't feel as wrecked as I did after the 30k, or maybe feeling wrecked is becoming completely normal.
Leonor, I hope your rest is doing you a power of good and it will be great to have you back running with us soon. I'm definitely going to see Run Fat Boy Run this week.
I'm not sure about Smithfield. That was the one I really didn't enjoy, but it would be great to catch up with everyone.
Happy running this week
Margaret
PS I had the same problem with the fuel belt...a big red welt across my back by the end of the run. This is getting weird!
As Denise said, we had a really nice run down in Canberra yesterday, despite the fact that it seems a whole lot quieter and darker there at 6am, especially when you've left the comfort of a very peaceful hotel room and a very large, cocooning bed! But it was well worth it, seeing the lake in the morning light was lovely. And the air down there is very dry and fresh.
We didn't run the exact course, but as close to it as possible and we agreed that one of the hard things will be the loop that you run twice. I thought for some reason that part would be quite scenic but it's well away from the lake shore on an expressway, heading out through paddocks. It would be easy somewhere there to loose focus and really slow down.
However heading back towards the finish, with many of Canberra's monuments coming into view, and crossing the bridge over the lake before the last couple of ks should be uplifting.
To answer your question Leonor, 35k did seem a fair bit more demanding than 30, although in fact with our detours we ended up doing 37k! So I suppose you can expect it to feel tougher. I had a very novel sensation in my legs when we stopped, ie who owns these things hanging off my body?? and Denise did too.
On the up side today I don't feel as wrecked as I did after the 30k, or maybe feeling wrecked is becoming completely normal.
Leonor, I hope your rest is doing you a power of good and it will be great to have you back running with us soon. I'm definitely going to see Run Fat Boy Run this week.
I'm not sure about Smithfield. That was the one I really didn't enjoy, but it would be great to catch up with everyone.
Happy running this week
Margaret
Thank you for sharing all your experience - I'm thrilled to hear you're all well. So the girls went to Canberra - that's great. I also had to smile reading about Paula and Bruce ... very funny. It's nice to hear from all of you - can't wait to get back. I'm at home today, walking around (not hobbling anymore) in my 'short run' shorts and recovering (I even tried on my Strider Shirt to see if it still fits...oh dear!!!) - reading, sorting out wardrobes and just enjoying the quiet time. Will be back to see the physio tomorrow and I hope to hear good news, but it's only on Friday when I will know the verdict.
Listening to my body and my soul, I will most probably not be doing the Smithfield race (it's not my favourite scenery either, Margaret).
Is anyone doing the River Run in Putney? If yes, I'd love to run with you.
35km was harder than 30km. But I felt just the same as I did after the first 25km when I'de only ever gone to 21.1km before, and also after the first 30 when I'de only ever gone 25 before. If you can make it from 20 to 25, and from 25 to 30, you can make it from 30 to 35, and that bit further to 42.195.
Glad to hear Canberra was a success. I'm also hoping Denise is right. I always run faster and better in a proper race with a number and the start and the crowd, so hopefully that will happen here. I'm not sure whether to wear my fuel belt in Canberra or not. Is there a concensus on that?
Paula, you are very welcome. The fact that you liked our rendition of Lionel Ritchie shows how truly exhausted you were. For most people it would only work by making them run to stay out of ear-shot.
I'm going to take on the scenic Tour de Smithfield's industrial areas again, and this time I'm going to get my pacing right and defeat the course before the course defeats me.
Hey Guys,
I didn't find it too much harder doing 35K as I get a big kick out of reaching milestones like that, never having run so far. Saying that, I don't think I'd be on such a high come the next 35K I have to run.
I didn't have any problems with my fuel belt, but got a wicked friction burn on the inner upper thigh of both legs, that stung like hell when I got in the shower. There's a picture of it on my Facebook group page. UGLY! John put me right and suggested that i get some lyrca running shorts, so have asked Adrienne for some as a birthday present.
I can't make next Sunday as Adrienne has a conference, but will do 30K around Iron Cove on Saturday to keep the Ks up.
I also got the wobbles when I did my first 29K around Iron Cove. Not a god idea when I was on my own and it was about 7am! Felt very sick and nearly passed out.
Have a great run at Smithfield and I'll log in to see how you all did.
Lee :o)
I have to agree with Bruce. It felt hard because it was 5km further than my last run but on the upside, I was feeling good at 30kms. So my guess is that the last 5kms will always feel hard but all that comes before gets easier. Hope that makes sense.
I really enjoyed the run on Sunday. It was great to run with different people throughout the morning and help each other through. The Sunday runs are still the highlight of my running week due to the excellent company.
Thankyou to Phil. You were a legend on the bike keeping us all on track and encouraged. The food/drinks at the end were a big effort and much appreciated.
See the Snithfield runners on sunday.
sharyn
If I do Smithfield, will I get renditions of Bryan Adams as well as Lionel? And near the end of the race a bit of Guy Sebastian to really make me hurry?
Bruce/ Paula/ Margaret - are you planning a 4 hour pace (I am not so I need to know how fast I will run to hear you all sing..)
Denise
Hi guys, so well done for all of you on Sunday - everyone seemed (on the outside) to do very well. The heat in the last hour was a lot worse than it will be in Canberra - we hope. And that would have made it a lot more difficult post 25kms. Spare a thought for the Chicago marathon at 35 deg!
A few tips (hey, I just can't help myself, but I want things to be as good as they possibly can on marathon day):
1) Don't plan to drive home from Canberra on Sunday arvo - have a designated driver! This might be a dangerous exercise given the state of your legs.
2) Pay VERY close attention to all chafing/pains etc like the fuel belt and rashes etc. What hurts after 35km will HURT LIKE HELL after 42! Apply plenty of vaseline/body glide to those bits. Leonor can testify to this!
Also, I make sure my singlet is tucked inside my running belt at all times - the single provides a 'buffer' to the chafing.
3) Doing 42kms will be harder than running 35kms, but the euphoria of the day and the mindset at the 35kms mark (when you start to think "I CAN MAKE IT") will get you there. Your legs will be on auto-pilot by then.
4) Leonor, we WILL see you there on the day - patience will pay off with your injury. Just like mine. If you push it now you won't make it.
5) Paula, stop with all the negative thoughts - we are going to have some "motivational games" for the race to help you get through - stand by!!
(in case you were wondering - the "lady by the lake" got me through last year!).
I thoroughly enjoyed being with you guys on Sunday for an amazing personal acheivement. I have to say that as a group you guys rock!!
Phil
Hey Denise, don't worry, I for one will certainly not be planning 4 hour pace...I could plan all i want ,it wouldn't make the legs go faster! I'm not actually going to focus on pace much, just do what I can. Having said that 4.30 would be ambitious enough.
Phil, I am looking forward to playing games on the day, sounds like my kind of event!
Boys, your repertoire of motivational songs has really been thrown wide open now. I can't wait for Smithfield, and i never thought I'd say that!
Denise -
4hour pace!!!!???
Ha ha ha ha - you ARE a funny lady!
I'll be printing out the 4 1/2 hour pace guide and having a go.
Phil - Thanks Dad! I will work on my attitude.
Indeed my 16 km this morning, felt ok in the context of the miles run and the "stuff" that life has thrown at me in the last couple of weeks.
I'm placing my faith in the programme - doing the miles and trusing that it will all come together when it should.
Leonor - My thoughts are with you every day. I hope you the rest is working wonders fo you. Have you been able to try something different in the last week?
Margaret/Denise/Bruce - any requests for song lyrics I should prep in advance?
See you at Smithfield!
Paula
Song Choices:
Paula - the 80s (the good stuff); Margaret - 2000 - 2008 (well you do have the teenager!)
Bruce - anything British (that way we will avoid Bryan, Lionel..but I quite like Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin..) I of course will be saving my breath for running..
Don't get me started! Coldplay,the Hardest Part, is always fun to run to, Snowpatrol, White Stripes, Greenday...I've run many happy ks to American Idiot and Time of Your Life, I'm a bit of a Pink fan too and if you want to go way back, a big Bruce Springsteen anthem, like Thunder Road can usually pull me out of the doldrums and last but not least, the Ramones, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker is a great running tune...and we named our daughter after it! Feist has a great new album, The Reminder, very cruisy. I'm with you for Aretha Franklin, Denise. We may have to run a bit extra to get through the songlist. FYI I finished my first ever run, the Bridge Run, with Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man coming thru the ipod. Memorable.
Leonor we will be leaving a 'singing spot' for your harmonies when you are ready to join us!
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