Is it Brass Monkey? I saw she missed the lottery for that and was begging for a 'spare' place which I thought was shady as hell. Not sure what the rules are for transfers but no-one should have been banking places given that she posted that message on the day entries went live (and subsequently closed - don't miss the madness trying to get into that race. Far too far to travel anyway).I'm so glad I don't race much and am in the grim north where I expect I wouldn't bump into him. I can see Sarah is on the entry list for an upcoming race I'll be at though.
Brass monkeyIs it Brass Monkey? I saw she missed the lottery for that and was begging for a 'spare' place which I thought was shady as hell. Not sure what the rules are for transfers but no-one should have been banking places given that she posted that message on the day entries went live (and subsequently closed - don't miss the madness trying to get into that race. Far too far to travel anyway).
Given she's said that she didn't have a period for 10 months, I imagine it is only a matter of time before RED-S/ stress fractures.So do you think Anna's improvement is not sustainable? She went from 4ish to 2:38ish, isn't it?
No, I've never even bothered trying for that oneIs it Brass Monkey? I saw she missed the lottery for that and was begging for a 'spare' place which I thought was shady as hell. Not sure what the rules are for transfers but no-one should have been banking places given that she posted that message on the day entries went live (and subsequently closed - don't miss the madness trying to get into that race. Far too far to travel anyway).
Time to get theMatt going to spill the tea when he gets back from Kenya.....
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He did post his Thank You Insta post yesterday, which was a bit silly because he’s just been constantly deleting the posts he doesn’t like. I’ve posted it here for any of our blocked chums. The pictures were him in his suit from when he allegedly worked in finance but we understand he was a glorified tea boy and one of him in his Twat Athletics kit doing some boomshakalaka bullshitTime to get the
That knob Bester is very quiet on SM today, normaly he'd be smashing out a huge "sesh"
Do you mean Anya Culling? If so, then I'd say she's an exception in that when she ran her first marathon, she probably wasn't aware of her natural talent and didn't train as much as she now does - therefore her natural capability wasn't reflected in her first marathon time. Even if we trained harder or smarter than Anya, not many us will run a 2.36 marathon because we simply aren't meant to physiologically, not matter how hard we train.So do you think Anna's improvement is not sustainable? She went from 4ish to 2:38ish, isn't it?
I'm all for people who quietly just get on with it and make progress over time.Yeh I know someone who in the course of 13 years took their marathon time from about 7hrs to 3:40ish. But that’s not a headline, and most people wouldn’t find that gratifying! I personally find it more impressive than super rapid improvement
yes, I meant Anya, sorry for the misspelling. And thanks for your explanation!Do you mean Anya Culling? If so, then I'd say she's an exception in that when she ran her first marathon, she probably wasn't aware of her natural talent and didn't train as much as she now does - therefore her natural capability wasn't reflected in her first marathon time. Even if we trained harder or smarter than Anya, not many us will run a 2.36 marathon because we simply aren't meant to physiologically, not matter how hard we train.
Not always, but often, big leaps in progress are proceeded by sudden, more intense training - such as leaps in mileage volume, running fast all the time and intensity of training sessions. These yield big results in the short term which are often noticed on social media and by our friends/peers - it's nice to be recognised - and therefore tempting to carry on with overly intense training that sooner or later, causes injury/burnout and therefore inconsistency of training followed by stagnation in progress.
If you're in it for the long term, enjoyment and improvement then gradual, baby steps in improvement is much more sustainable, safe approach - which you get with sensible, manageable and uninterrupted training. You can get far with this approach - but it takes patience and not being in it for the wrong reasons - like social media recognition.
Of course, there will always be people like Anya who have lots of talent and take bigger leaps - but those big leaps have to come to an end eventually, otherwise we'd all be world record holders.
Sorry for the massive message - I'm very passionate about this area and could talk about it for England!
She could have had my placeBrass monkey. The hype around that race is insane.
Quite right! Totally agree with everything you’ve said.Do you mean Anya Culling? If so, then I'd say she's an exception in that when she ran her first marathon, she probably wasn't aware of her natural talent and didn't train as much as she now does - therefore her natural capability wasn't reflected in her first marathon time. Even if we trained harder or smarter than Anya, not many us will run a 2.36 marathon because we simply aren't meant to physiologically, not matter how hard we train.
Not always, but often, big leaps in progress are proceeded by sudden, more intense training - such as leaps in mileage volume, running fast all the time and intensity of training sessions. These yield big results in the short term which are often noticed on social media and by our friends/peers - it's nice to be recognised - and therefore tempting to carry on with overly intense training that sooner or later, causes injury/burnout and therefore inconsistency of training followed by stagnation in progress.
If you're in it for the long term, enjoyment and improvement then gradual, baby steps in improvement is much more sustainable, safe approach - which you get with sensible, manageable and uninterrupted training. You can get far with this approach - but it takes patience and not being in it for the wrong reasons - like social media recognition.
Of course, there will always be people like Anya who have lots of talent and take bigger leaps - but those big leaps have to come to an end eventually, otherwise we'd all be world record holders.
Sorry for the massive message - I'm very passionate about this area and could talk about it for England!
I'm all for people who quietly just get on with it and make progress over time.
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