The weather seems to have improved a bit of late although the forecast is for more rain (lots) tomorrow morning when I plan to run 23.5 miles (37.8 km).
The weather in New York seems to be as bad as it is here in Yorkshire. William Sichel seems to running a 6 day race in the rain. Less fun than usual but I'm sure the camaraderie between he runners, helpers, officials and volunteers is helping enormously.
This afternoon I did my weekly long fartlek run which was 21.5 miles (34.6 km) this time. As usual I chose a route with a few hills and recorded a time of 2h 41. I know the time isn't at all important but it does give an indication of my progress.
After a recovery meal I then set to work on half an hour of core exercises.
Recently checked the results of the IAU 100 km World Championships and was surprised to see that Lizzy Hawker wasn't listed in the results. I guess illness or injury was to blame but of the remaining two UK runners Emily Gelder finished in 13th position with 8h 08 and Karen Rushton was 16th in 8h 22. I should think Karen is very pleased with that ... well done to her.
Showing posts with label World 100k Championships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World 100k Championships. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
bad weather and no UK men in Seregno
Apart from today, training this week has been hard work. Not because of the training itself but because of the weather ...
Monday afternoon was a scheduled 21 mile (33 km) fartlek session. I chose quite a hilly route up the valley and back. A few decent hills but the heavy rain and strong winds made it harder then usual.
Tuesday morning was another long run. Twenty three miles this time (37 km) ... this time I ran up the valley almost to Bolton Bridge on narrow country lanes. At times it was so narrow that cars had trouble passing me. Very enjoyable though, even if the rain was heavier and the winds stronger than the previous afternoon.
Two good character building runs.
This morning it was just a steady 7 miler (11 km) carrying a weighted bag. Much better weather too but still a little chilly though.
Just seen the entry list for this year's 100 km World Championships and disappointed to find that there are no UK men taking part. We have some good women though runners - Lizzy Hawker, Emily Gelder and Karen Rushton - who should do well. But no men. I seem to remember that it was a similar situation at last year's Anglo Celtic Plate when the selectors even phoned me to ask if I would run.
Why no UK 100km male runners ? It could be because of the massive increase in popularity of ultra trail races. But 24 hour races don't seem to have affected by that. Hmmm.
Monday afternoon was a scheduled 21 mile (33 km) fartlek session. I chose quite a hilly route up the valley and back. A few decent hills but the heavy rain and strong winds made it harder then usual.
Tuesday morning was another long run. Twenty three miles this time (37 km) ... this time I ran up the valley almost to Bolton Bridge on narrow country lanes. At times it was so narrow that cars had trouble passing me. Very enjoyable though, even if the rain was heavier and the winds stronger than the previous afternoon.
Two good character building runs.
This morning it was just a steady 7 miler (11 km) carrying a weighted bag. Much better weather too but still a little chilly though.
Just seen the entry list for this year's 100 km World Championships and disappointed to find that there are no UK men taking part. We have some good women though runners - Lizzy Hawker, Emily Gelder and Karen Rushton - who should do well. But no men. I seem to remember that it was a similar situation at last year's Anglo Celtic Plate when the selectors even phoned me to ask if I would run.
Why no UK 100km male runners ? It could be because of the massive increase in popularity of ultra trail races. But 24 hour races don't seem to have affected by that. Hmmm.
Monday, 17 January 2011
future championships races (but not this year)
My rehab is progressing well after a so-so day on Saturday when my left knee ached for 30 minutes or so every once in a while.
Renewed my acquaintance with the 2I's* and yesterday was fine and today has been really good too. This morning I managed alternating running and walking for 55 minutes and my knee still feels great. I've stopped doing a couple of exercises though which may have been making the situation worse, standing quads stretch for instance.
Also, I've decided to add walking to my training schedule. Ultra runners actually walk quite a bit during extra long races so it does make sense to include a bit of training for that side of the race. I know a few others have done this (William Sichel for example) but for some reason I haven't ... until I began reading the biography of Arthur Newton referred to in a previous post.
Recent news from the IAU website: venues and dates have been chosen for the following major competitions:
World 100k Championships ... Apr 2012 ... Seregno (Monza-Brianza), Italy
World 24 hr Championships ... Sep 2012 ... Katowice, Poland
World 24 hr Championships ... May 2013 ... Steenbergen, Netherlands
A couple of things to aim for then but Pam Storey may not be too pleased.
* ice and ibuprofen
Renewed my acquaintance with the 2I's* and yesterday was fine and today has been really good too. This morning I managed alternating running and walking for 55 minutes and my knee still feels great. I've stopped doing a couple of exercises though which may have been making the situation worse, standing quads stretch for instance.
Also, I've decided to add walking to my training schedule. Ultra runners actually walk quite a bit during extra long races so it does make sense to include a bit of training for that side of the race. I know a few others have done this (William Sichel for example) but for some reason I haven't ... until I began reading the biography of Arthur Newton referred to in a previous post.
Recent news from the IAU website: venues and dates have been chosen for the following major competitions:
World 100k Championships ... Apr 2012 ... Seregno (Monza-Brianza), Italy
World 24 hr Championships ... Sep 2012 ... Katowice, Poland
World 24 hr Championships ... May 2013 ... Steenbergen, Netherlands
A couple of things to aim for then but Pam Storey may not be too pleased.
* ice and ibuprofen
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
weather and running
Training going well so far and I'm pleased to report that I'm still here after two long runs (yesterday and today) in atrocious weather. Especially yesterday when we had heavy rain, strong winds and cold temperatures all day. After running around Wharfedale and Airedale it seemed to me that the former was much colder than the latter. I arrived home (I live in Wharfedale) with numb fingers which painfully thawed out over about two hours or so. Not much fun but runs like this make one stronger mentally. It doesn't seem so at the time but ...
Today was the same except it wasn't raining. I found a few large puddles and soggy trails though. Again not much fun but with a thermal hat and two pairs of thermal gloves it wasn't too bad.
In terms of the weather in this part of the world, the best day this week is forecast to be Wednesday ... the one day I'm not running. Typical bad planning. Not by me !!!
Congratulations too to Ellie Greenwood and Lizzy Hawker on their excellent performances in last weekend's World & European 100k Championships which were held in Gibralter. For GB to have the gold and bronze medals is truly remarkable - especially as those two runners could be said to be trail running specialists.
Reading the reports carefully it appears that the course measurement or route marking wasn't up to the usual standard and for much of the race the km marking were about 1.3 km beyond where they should have been. At the pace Ellie was running that's almost 6 minutes.
That's one problem we don't have in 24 hour races.
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Otley - home of the ultra distance runner
First of all a big well done to Phil Robertson of Otley AC who has completed the West Highland Way Race (95 miles) in just under 28 hours - an amazing achievement. He was with Paul Tranter [another Otley resident] who has now completed the Marathon des Sables and the West Highland Way Race in less than five months.
For more details about Phil Robertson see his blog at http://www.runtothehills.blogspot.com
Just noticed, on the UK Athletics website the selection criteria for the IAU European Championships and World Cup 100k to be held in Etruschi, Italy on 8 November. Basically they are only considering individuals if they are confident of a top 15 placing. This means they have set standards of 7h 05 for men and 8h 15 for women. In the last 18 months only one man and two women have achieved this (Jez Bragg, Adele Salt and Emma Gooderham).
They have also set lower, team standards, of 7h 20 and 8h 30 but, again, I think that perhaps they are setting their targets a bit high as no other British runners have achieved this lower mark in the qualifying period which began on 1 January 2007.
I wonder what the criteria will be for the 24 hr World Challenge in Korea on October 18/19.
For more details about Phil Robertson see his blog at http://www.runtothehills.blogspot.com
Just noticed, on the UK Athletics website the selection criteria for the IAU European Championships and World Cup 100k to be held in Etruschi, Italy on 8 November. Basically they are only considering individuals if they are confident of a top 15 placing. This means they have set standards of 7h 05 for men and 8h 15 for women. In the last 18 months only one man and two women have achieved this (Jez Bragg, Adele Salt and Emma Gooderham).
They have also set lower, team standards, of 7h 20 and 8h 30 but, again, I think that perhaps they are setting their targets a bit high as no other British runners have achieved this lower mark in the qualifying period which began on 1 January 2007.
I wonder what the criteria will be for the 24 hr World Challenge in Korea on October 18/19.
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