James_lcfc

My local Parkrun is pretty much completely shaded so the heat wasn’t too bad this morning. Out at 7 am latest for the next two days though!

Just nice at 6 AM this morning...don't fancy it any warmer! Got a hard effort planned at Parkrun tomorrow morning...not going to be fun.

Ouch - Those stress levels whilst sleeping are not ideal! I guess your HRV tanked as well? I'm a geek for the Garmin data aswell...can't help it!

Up to 21 degrees before 9 AM on Monday apparently. Bit warm!

Yeah great session - Short one but tough when you don't get 'proper' recoveries between the efforts.

The 'grabbed by the jeffries sessions' are the ones that really move the needle fitness-wise for me - Intervals of a km and below. Massive benefits to running form, economy and VO2max. Traditional 5km training would benefit any Marathon block IMO - Just make it a bit more miserable

3.59 marathon is brutal due to the sheer time on feet. I love running but can barely comprehend running for that length of time...horrible. The sub 20 would be more impressive in your example though, as I guess people with that 5k time would be ~3:15 in the marathon.

Agree with all this. I've never paid attention to the classification either - No idea what a 'Neutral' shoe is compared to others I just make sure they are pretty light and have decent energy return based on the reviews here - https://runrepeat.com/ If they wear quickly or cause blisters I never buy them again. For example, I've always been surprised people love the Novablasts so much - The pair I had felt pretty good underfoot, but had a hole in the upper after about 3 weeks...which is pretty rubbish! SL's are in a completely different league IMO, but everyone is different.

Yeah, good point. It's not something I've ever considered to be honest...been running daily for nearly 15 years and I have no idea what my 'style' is. Never bothered with a gait analysis or anything like that, but it's definitely something I'd consider if I was picking up a lot of injuries.

Just picked up a pair of Pro 4's for just under £150 ...to try to force myself into racing a bit more! Love the SL's so I'm expecting big things.

A couple of average at best performances and people are getting called out for being 'overly negative' if they dare be critical! Most accepting fan base in the country, surely!

It's 13 degrees today..pretty nice temperature as far as running goes! ...not quite a furnace anyway!

Horrendous cold on the 1st has pretty much ruined my February running-wise. Only missed 5 days but it's just been slow running since with higher than usual HR etc etc. Things been improving since last Wednesday so I'm going for a session today - 6 x 6 minutes at threshold. Genuinely nervous about it!

'Stupid baby' or not, the current squad will struggle in League One - We'll be in a relegation battle next year as well.

Drop 2015/16 Kante into this team and we'd win all the remaining games. Genuinely believe that.

Much better last night. That performance against Stoke though? Not sure even Faes or Vestergaard have ever been that bad!

Neither can defend either. Awful.

Can we please have one of those ‘new manager bounces’, feel like we never get one! Win the next 5 before we inevitably go to shit again would be nice.

Surely lots of managers who back themselves would take a deal until the end of the season with a decent survival bonus? Not sure that's even looking at it through blue-tinted glasses. Plus I don't think it would even hurt a manager's reputation that much if we did go down - Just chalk it up to us being too far gone. There are still upsides to us as well (I think!). Get lucky with Summer recruitment and getting players out and next season is a fresh start.

We’re still miles off rock bottom yet aren’t we… Proper mess.

Mark Davies is always the one that stands out for me. He was top level PL quality playing in League One - Great fun to watch.

I think we’re almost down to the levels of the 2004-2008 era. Not quite there yet as that dragged on for a few seasons before we were relegated, but it’s desperate at the moment. We look an absolute mess on and off the pitch.

He's League 1/2 level. Really shouldn't be playing in the Championship.

Just not a player I enjoy watching and I could see that the first time I watched him. I guess he's not absolutely terrible if you get him in the right system, but I can't wait for him to leave.

Even by our standards, this is bad.