london marathon ,the training

[rick]

That would be high for me. It's takes a real affort to get my pulse that high.
Everyone is different. Another thing is a certain effort cycling or running might not produce the same heart rate.

The 220 minus your age formula to determine maximum heart rate isn't all that accurate.

I Googled this site which might give you a bit more information.
www.howtobefit.com/determine-maximum-heart-rate.htm

[mackers]

my leg felt ok at the beginning of the week but has since started hurting again.. and so i've posted my withdrawl form and will not be running this years marathon
as per advice, i don't feel i'd get enough training in and wouldn't be relaxed enough.. plus i've pulled my gluteus maximus and can't sit/stand or keep still .

great link rick

[rick]

If you weren't comfortable with the way things were going then you made the right decision.

...and can't sit/stand or keep still .

brought this to mind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r_ekZHdgBA

[mackers]

LOL ;D ;D well funny, i like the three guys dad dancing ;D

i do feel relaxed now and no pressure. i'll run when i've had a pain free week that counts this week out

[rick]

mackers said:

LOL ;D ;D well funny, i like the three guys dad dancing ;D

i do feel relaxed now and no pressure. i'll run when i've had a pain free week that counts this week out

About the video. My wife, Judy, bought me a biography of Elvis Costelglo a couple of weeks ago so I'm currently in "Elvis" mode. ;D

After a great deal of research I have finally got ann idea of what "dad dancing" is. I have an image of certain senior member of the club at the IOM Easter Festival presentation about 15-20 years ago.

I also found the "Dad's dancing Anthems' double CD. To my great relief I own only two of the selected tracks (in Bold) but I would probably buy a compilation made up of the tracks in italics (he says, shooting himself in the foot).

Disc 1

1. tony christie - (is this the way to) amarillo
2. lou bega - mambo no 5
3. the b52's - love shack
4. dj otzi - hey baby
5. steppenwolf - born to be wild
6. survivor - eye of the tiger
7. free - all right now
8. soft cell - tainted love
9. thin lizzy - the boys are back in town
10. dead or alive - you spin me round
11. barry white - my first my last, my everything
12. village people - ymca
13. john travolta - grease megamix
14. lionel ritchie - all night long
15. robert palmer - addicted to love
16. status quo - down down
17. jam - town called malice
18. ottowan - disco
19. the monkees - daydream believer
20. tom jones & mousse t - sex bomb

Disc 2

1. elton john - i'm still standing
2. dexy's midnight runners - come on eileen
3. the who - my generation
4. james brown - i got you ( i feel good)
5. carl douglas - kung fu fighting
6. the foundations - build me up buttercup
7. jeff beck - hi ho silver lining
8. the gap band - oops upside your head
9. frankie goes to hollywood - relax
10. the commitments - mustang sally
11. cher - if i could turn back time
12. kool & the gang - celebration
13. stealers wheel - stuck in the middle with you
14. mcfadden & whitehead - ain't no stopping us now
15. cameo - word up
16. damien - time warp
17. madness - house of fun
18. smokie - living next door to alice
19. right said fred - i'm too sexy
20. hot chocolate - you sexy thing

Nothing by Queen.

Makkers: Take it easy on the injury. Do you know what's causing it yet?
In the meantime, try and keep up with the cross-training. It's hard work to stay motivated but it does keep you in training mode in that you have to set aside that 30-60 minute block every day/other day.

[mackers]

i don't know whats caused it. the only thing that springs to mind is in oct i started a lot of hill training...on the day of the PH 10MILE i couldn't walk ,really struggled to warm up but still did it..the next week i did a 10k ,ooohhhhh do i wish i didn't..

yeah i still do the cross-training, we have a multi-gym and rowing machine.. also i sneak into the gym where liam plays tennis and use their cycle machines and when ok their tread mills ;D sshhhh
oh yeah ,they've just got a great new machine .it does everything


kit-kats, mars, yorkie ,aero , ;D

[rick]

Mackers. How's the training going?

[mackers]

i'm happy so far.. havn't felt my leg since thurs we went for a 7mile bike ride last week (fast-ish) and have done plenty of the core stuff.
fingers cross will try a run next weekend

[rick]

mackers said:

i'm happy so far.. havn't felt my leg since thurs we went for a 7mile bike ride last week (fast-ish) and have done plenty of the core stuff.
fingers cross will try a run next weekend

Thursday? 3 days isn't that long but if you haven't felt it that's good.

f you're going to try it out next weekend you might consider some of the points below:

Try running on grass rather than the road. As long as it's not muddy you should get less stress on the injury.

Plan your come-back in easy stages. A warm up, stretch, run a half-mile, stretch, ice, take anti-inflammatories. Take 2 days off running to see if there's a reaction.
If not: on the third day - warm up, stretch, run three-quarters of a mile, stretch, ice, take anti-inflammatories. Take 2 days off running to see if there's a reaction. Etc., etc.

If you feel anything, STOP and walk back to the car/home.

As you build up your mileage think about either running laps somewhere or running on a treadmill. That way, if the injury flares up you don't end up stuck in the middle of nowhere on a freezing, wet day or risk the possibility of further injury by having a long trek back to your starting point.

If you're feeling good resist the temptation to add on another mile, then another. Know what I mean? ;D

[mackers]

i'm waiting 10 days ,10 days with no pain and then i'll have a jog aroung the local footy (soccer ;D) pitch...like you say i'll rest 2days after before trying again...
top tips, i'll take them on board cheers...

[rick]

Update?

[mackers]

today and yesterday have been very painful days
so i've been resting/playing on the xbox (devil may cry 4) ;D i keep playing the yanks at fifa(xbox live) but they always win..why??? they know nothing about football..(soccer)

[rick]

We call it football here in Portland and a lot of the Timbers fans are quite knowledgeable. A few bars in town show the EPL live and the Fox Soccer Channel is available on a premium subscription. I haven't caved in and bought it yet.
Champions League games are shown live on ESPN which comes with a regular cable subscription. They are shown 11:45 am - 1:45 pm local time so I can watch the game before I start work at 2:00.

Portland are in the USL which is the 2nd tier behind MLS (no promotion or relegation) which isn't great but at least we have a team to support. Our nearest rivals Seattle (175 miles) are going MLS in 2009. Our next nearest rivals, Vancouver (300 miles) will probably follow as they have a new stadium on the drawing board.
There are advantages. The stadium is all-seater but we can stand. We can also watch the game and drink alcohol. This year they have scheduled 9 out of 15 home games on Thursday and have a Thirsty Thursday promotion where they sell cheap beer. $2 instead of the normal $7, although the cups are smaller. When I was here in 1981 you could buy a 3 pint pitcher in a plastic container and take it in and watch the match.

We are getting slightly off-topic here. Oh well. ;D

[mackers]

300MILE not much away support then.

"slightly off-topic" hows the weather?? ;D

[rick]

mackers said:

300MILE not much away support then.

"slightly off-topic" hows the weather?? ;D

Currently 28 degrees.
Forecast: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 54F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. This is good because I've volunteered to help out at the finish of a local race this morning.