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Location:

Baden-Württemberg,Germany

Member Since:

Oct 29, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2004.

PR's

10k 37:44 Sülzbach May 08

Half 1:24:22 Bottwartal Oct 06

Marathon: 3:06:18 Antalya Mar 08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently.

Sub 37:30 10k

Finally break that longstanding 1/2M time

Run a sub 3:00 marathon.

Have a crack at a 5k, an uphill only race, a 50k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

2:55 marathon

37:00 10k

1:22 1/2 marathon

Place 1st in my age category.

Personal:

I'm a Brit living in a small town in the south west of Germany, on the edge of a nature park, the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald. The landscape is very hilly with vineyards & orchards on the lower slopes merging into forest above. 42 years young, married since 1997 to my lovely wife.

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Fri, Dec 21, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.60

A.M. Easy recovery run. -6°C (21°F) and icy in patches today. Ran up to the Annasee which has a thick solid ice crust now. I would have liked to get all the kms today out of the way in one run, but the plan has a short evening run again tonight before tomorrow's tempo run. So, once more into the breech dear friends. Left hip and knee niggles still there so I shall follow Dale's advice and do some post-run ITB stretches. Total 12,2k in 1:03:15, av pace 5:11/k, 8:21/mi.

P.M. Short evening run. Wasn't too chuffed going back out into the cold but it had to be done. More icy than this morning so a bit of caution was necessary but an uneventful, get it out of the way run. Total 6,5k in 33:37, av pace 5:10, 8:19/mi.

Comments

From MichelleL on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 09:13:38

Translation please:

"So, once more intot he breech dear friends."

Not sure "niggles" needs a translation since I get what means from context, but I have never seen that word before. I have a hard time describing how a potential injury spot feels when I can feel it but it's not painful, yet I am afraid it could become so. Is that niggles, or is there a low level of pain?

From Ian on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 12:19:02

Its a quotation from Shakespeare's King Henry V Act 3 scene 1. Going into battle once again, very stirring stuff, and for runners: "I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:".

Niggles - you've got it spot on, something that's bothering you but quite painful. I must admit I have difficulty understanding some of the words in the blogs, abbreviations in particular. We all speak English but its not the same language.

From Dale on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 15:50:46

Uh oh. Following my advice? Buyer beware!!! Hope the stretching helps!

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