Trail & Ultra Running Thread

Finished. 23km in 2:46

Jamie went 5:10 for the 50km :flexed_biceps:

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Well done :+1:

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Well done guys :clap: :clap: :clap:

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@p00key - how was your experience pacing at the 125 with @kemptonslim ?

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A week on from Thames Path, my left leg is still not right (sets up obvious gag for comments below)

Upper achillies to lower calf is still super tight

I can now walk without looking like a complete invalid

Used the massage gun on it yesterday which was painful at first but felt a bit better after. Need to get some foam rollering done and start doing some exercise or lose my 122 week streak on Strava! Frustrating as my right leg felt fine and could have joined the pre-work work run club on Tuesday otherwise.

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Maybe get in the pool? ( drastic I know! :rofl:)

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How very dare you!

Did some weight training instead

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It has been an amazing experience - a really tough race but Jon did amazingly in the heat and altitude . I ran the last 50 miles with him at 6000/7000ft which was hard. He just got in under 52 hours to get his WSer ballot and UTMB.

The bonus was meeting Rachel Entrekin the outright winner of Cocodona 250 - a grounded lovely person (I could not smile as my lips were sunburnt :roll_eyes:)

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Well done @p00key , nice prep for SDW :+1:t2:

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Wow, a whole new level of bonkers, a team doing all the Munro’s!

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I have been looking at new trail shoes

Most of the Salomon ones (my usual go to brand) have a drop under 8mm - these are guaranteed to crucify my achillies

Most other trail shoe brands when it comes to the lightweight racier type of shoe also goes less than 8mm

Has anyone used insoles to raise the level of the drop and any recommendations on any makes if so?

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I’ve had some custom ones in my road shoes but not convinced they’ve helped if I’m honest. I went to see a guy called Jonathon at white rose just outside of York if you’re looking for an assessment. I think they do cheaper off the peg ones as well.

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I use a mix of three insoles.

The Inov8 Boomerang, which are a great all rounder.

The Enertor Running (green) ones, which have a slight cant. They are ok but quite slippery when new!

The others are ‘Superfeet Carbon’ and I really liked these, they have a cant that you can feel. Not a spongy as some but overall, I think I like them the best but have moved away from them in the last couple of years and I’m not exactly sure why I did. :man_shrugging:t2:

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Just got a pair of Peg T5’s out of the I’ve had for a while, stickers inside are a loose map and countries of UTMB :grin:

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