The Fretboard Running Thread 2023

axisus

Benm39 said:

Sweet,  nice one, that's a super impressive time

Especially seeing as I'm 60!

djspecialist

July summary: 135km total / 15 runs / longest 22km

Highlight: a few trots along the coast during a holiday in Crete. Necessarily fairly short (several were in >30C heat!) but beautiful.

Benm39

July summary,  12 runs,  94.3 miles,  longest run,  32.1 miles (Serpent Trail Ultra).

Iamnobody

Yet another steady month for me, managed to get out 9 times for 42 and a bit miles.

Holiday running is great isn’t it @djspecialist - since I started running my kit has been taken away with me every time and I love exploring new places. 

djspecialist

Exactly @Iamnobody - it's great that running requires minimal space in the suitcase, allows you to explore your destination, and is a great way to stave off jet-lag (not needed on my current trip, but has been very useful on others).

Bidley

224km for me in July, doesn't feel like I've done that! Also a 5km PB.

26.2

200K for me in July. A 25K and a 30K in there. 

It was a bit less than I had planned but I’m in decent shape for my next marathon on Sept 10.

Good running everyone - keep it up! 

djspecialist

August summary: 112km total / 10 runs / longest 20km

Highlight: semi-regular pilgrimage back to North Yorkshire, as always including a nice long run across the moors

Benm39

August 125.1 miles , 15 runs,  longest 19miles.

Bidley

August: 208km, 16 runs, longest 15 miles.

Pleased with that given I missed nearly a week with a virus.

Iamnobody

Good efforts all.

Only 39.4 miles for me from 8 runs. 

Ticking over still (gym being the main focus) - I think I’ll look to target a late autumn event and a maybe a spring one, the mileage should then ramp up naturally.

26.2

144K for me in August - 12 runs including a 30K and 3 halves. Richmond marathon coming up on Sunday. It’s going to be hot, even with the 8 am start,  so I think I’m just going to take it easy and try and get round steadily. 

Bidley

Very best of luck for today @26.2 - hope you manage the heat as best you can!

djspecialist

Good luck @26.2 !

Benm39

Good luck @26.2 drink lots!

26.2

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26.2

It was sort of cancelled but not cancelled - emergency services declared it as an incident as people were dropping like flies. Someone needed to be defibrillated at the finish I heard, and I think they panicked massively. A lot of reports of not enough water, but I only found one station that was empty. 

Although it was cancelled, most people on the course didn’t know and we just carried on. Marshals were shouting to tell us to walk to the finish from about 22 miles, but we didn’t really know what was going on. If you finished you still got a medal and shirt and an official time. In fact I didn’t even know it had been cancelled until later in the evening. 

I think it was an impossible situation and they did their best in extreme conditions. It was up to 32C on parts of the course from about halfway, so pretty hard work. I was super conservative and then did a fair bit of walking towards the end as I was worried by some of the people I saw on the ground being treated. They said only 60-odd didn’t finish, but I simply don’t believe that. My time was 5.03, which is 30-45 mins more than I normally do. It was weird because even though it was so hot I didn’t really feel like I’d run more than 10K or so when I finished - I definitely played it super safe! Anyway, hopefully everyone was OK. Another one done! 

Bidley

Oh dear @26.2 that's bizarre. Glad you got around ok but the sight of other runners on the floor! must be sobering!

5:03 is incredible in those conditions - hats off!

26.2

Bidley said:

Oh dear @26.2 that's bizarre. Glad you got around ok but the sight of other runners on the floor! must be sobering!

5:03 is incredible in those conditions - hats off!

Thanks mate! And thanks for the messages of good luck yesterday from all - means a lot. 

Benm39

Well done for persevering and sorry to hear it turned into such a strange scenario.  Hope everyone was ok in the end. An impressive time for those conditions!

The Hampshire Hoppit this year was in similar conditions but they were really good about getting runners to drink plenty,  including giving finishers their pint glasses half filled with water as each crossed the line.