I have a lovely 10k race tomorrow, first I have ever done 'over the sticks' so to speak, all off road complete with fields, styles, horse gallops, cow pats and bulls, gonna be a hot one.

Done a 'reckie' of the course and it's definately trail shoes and full length tights as there are quite a few places where there are nettles and briars. Not a PB course but will be pleasant all the same.

Drunk the equivalent of the Elan Valley reservoir today to hydrate in preparation for tomorrow.

Well you certainly coped with this soaring heat better than I did this morning Martin
Half way into a 5 mile run, I wilted under the sun !! Then had to walk for about 2 mins to recover before being able to summon up some energy reserves to finish off.

Was all my own silly fault for setting for like the preverbial 'sh!t off a shovel' to try and beat my AG%
I'll know better next time.

Think I might wait for the snow to come back before I try that again !!!

I used to be exactly the same when I first started running - I'll just go out for a run round I used to think, but somehow my watch had always started recording the time and somehow I always remembered what time I should be at each point to get a PB and then I just had to go for it - coming back covered in sweat and beetroot like every time!  I personally don't think it did me too much harm but  I'm sure I  was very lucky not to get injured and its certainly not the current wisdom!  Nowdays I ditch the watch for a lot of runs and then there isn't the same temptation and save the efforts for speedwork or races (although sometimes I just can't resist trying for that little yellow PB symbol.....).  Our training pace article sums up the amount of running at different paces that are recommended and there is a lot of 'easy' in there! 

Resist it Martin, go too fast and you'll end up throwing up that green vomit projectile style the same as the poor possessed girl did, trust me it will happen probably behind that old knarled oak and the demons will laugh.

Couldn't do that, the other half would have seized the opportunity and have the locks changed whilst I was out.

Martin's broke the webpage, can't get to the edit button can you sort it out Andy please.

Did you feel the 'burn' Martin?

Not in your legs but in your lungs :-)

Just done my monthly hill session early this morning (4 x up a 400mtr 1:12 incline) plus a 2 mile jog each way to the hill and back, in preparation for the Aldridge 10k

(ooops it's now truncating) this Sunday that seems to have a 130 ft incline from 7.5k all the way to 9.25k, that should sort a few out. Target time 43:50 for AG and PB.                   

Go for it Martin, in no time you'll be hardcore training and going for the ironman stuff, you won't need to draw the six pack on your stomach with the good lady's make up.

too right martin make sure your personal best is well tucked away in some clothing

I think I often experience runner's high after completing a run because I feel so great that I've actually managed it!  I almost instantly forget all the hard bits of the run and feel a real sense of achievement.  I also forget the moments of doubt where I'd thought: 'Shouldn't I be doing something sensible instead - like sitting down in my house?'  I'm also really motivated by the numbers - which is why I love GRG - especially when they are encouraging ones!  However runner's high was severly dampened today when I arrived home to find that, although I'd survived the run, my watch battery hadn't, so no time, no age-grading...!