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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    Nik
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 12 Nov 2020

    Have fun on Sunday @goosehd do you have a race plan and goal or going on feel? Will your family be there too or solo mission?

    last edited by 16 Nov 2024, 06:12 G 1 Reply Last reply 16 Nov 2024, 12:00 Reply Quote 1
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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      @Nik
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      @Nik The girls are going to run the 7.5k which is the same as last year. In many ways, I wish that i was joining them as family running is special and I enjoy seeing the girls improve reaching their own personal milestones. My thoughts are to return to family runs after tomorrow for future events.

      As for me, I’m hoping to run 2:40 (conditions in my favour) to 3:30. I will consider it a success, as long as I finish and not come away beaten up. Thankfully 25km’s isn’t far enough to do too much damage and I feel like I’ve put in the time to avoid serious mishaps.

      Also big thanks to you guys as I’ve watched my diet this past week balancing carbs and proteins. My current hydration level feels good and worked out trail nutrition as well. Plan to fuel more throughout the race to avoid the dreaded wall.

      Thank you all for the words of encouragement and advice. Tomorrow should be fun.

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

      last edited by goosehd 16 Nov 2024, 12:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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        goosehd
        Mod Squad
        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

        Kit pickup 🙂

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        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

        last edited by 16 Nov 2024, 17:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          @J-IV
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          @J-IV of course there’s IH 🙂 A little under 2 hours to start and just getting ready to walk out the door. See you guys in a few.

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          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

          last edited by 17 Nov 2024, 12:33 T 1 Reply Last reply 17 Nov 2024, 12:50 Reply Quote 7
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            Tago Mago
            Mod Squad
            @goosehd
            Joined: 16 Jan 2021

            @goosehd have fun and good luck

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              goosehd
              Mod Squad
              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

              3:20:50 25km…I’m tired 🙂

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot
                The Unwoven
                Joined: 11 Feb 2023

                Congrats! That’s awesome 🙂

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                  last edited by 17 Nov 2024, 19:09 T N 2 Replies Last reply 17 Nov 2024, 19:12 Reply Quote 1
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                    Tago Mago
                    Mod Squad
                    @goosehd
                    Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                    @goosehd that's determination right there. How did everyone get on?

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                      Nik
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      @goosehd
                      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                      @goosehd that hat is so cool (your youngest's)

                      last edited by Nik 17 Nov 2024, 20:22 G 1 Reply Last reply 17 Nov 2024, 20:58 Reply Quote 1
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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        @Nik
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @Nik She picked that up in Portugal. I think everyone loves chicken 🙂

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                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          Nik
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                          Very cool. So it looks like everyone ha da good day out running?
                          You look like you're putting in a good effort, that's where the real fun is.
                          Looking forward to your race report too.
                          Awesome that you came in within your goal, that must feel good?

                          last edited by 17 Nov 2024, 21:02 G 1 Reply Last reply 17 Nov 2024, 21:14 Reply Quote 1
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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            @Nik
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            @Nik Feels good and disappointing at the same time. Completely different beast today from my normal training and I was NOT prepared. The north loop was more technical than I was led to believe and pushed me routinely out of my comfort zone. The trip hazards got me multiple times with more than a few falls. I also caught myself a few times which hurt just as much as hitting the ground.

                            Completely agree with you guys about training for the conditions of the race. The only reason I was able to finish was the conditioning built up over the last 10 months but my performance would have improved with the proper training.

                            I can honestly say that I did not have any reserves left at the end of the race as you can tell by the grimace 😬 I’m too stubborn to quit, but someone would have been told to get bent if there was a mistake and a additional kilometre was needed 🙂

                            Right now, I will say that I will not run this race again…a week from now may be a different story. 🙂

                            @Tago-Mago The girls did awesome and knocked 7 minutes off of their time from last year and I think that they all had fun. At least no one is killing each other at the moment 😂

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                            last edited by goosehd 17 Nov 2024, 21:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
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                              Nik
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                              A race is the best way to learn, and it sounds like you learned a lot. Mostly that you have the guts to finish even when it is hard. Great stuff.

                              last edited by 17 Nov 2024, 21:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • DmartD
                                Dmart
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 24 Mar 2021

                                @goosehd Congrats. Sounds like a great day of racing and yes, races are always different from training. Enjoy the accomplishment and trust me, you will look for new races shortly after you are rested… 😂

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                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    Need your advice on off season training. Last year I ran when weather permitted, basically just putting in miles with no specific goal other than to maintain some sort of fitness. It helped and when I started training in the spring, felt much better than years before.

                                    After the 25 km trail run, I've realized I need to do more strength training (what caused me the most problems in my race), and run more on trail conditions. I've picked up a pair of running snowshoes to try winter trail running and look for some advice on what you guys do.

                                    Cross training, strength sessions, rowing...

                                    Appreciate any help!!!

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                    last edited by 3 Dec 2024, 16:54 N 1 Reply Last reply 3 Dec 2024, 21:31 Reply Quote 0
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                                      Nik
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      @goosehd
                                      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                      @goosehd all your ideas sound great to me. Lots of the pros spend significant periods of the off season cross training, sometimes with no running: Jim Walmsley, Sophia Laukli, and Remi Bonnet seem to all give up running completely in the winter and just do skimo. Others bike. Lots of coaches are pushing more and heavier strength training for running, twice or more a week. In an ideal world the off season would also be a good time to focus on the non-training lifestyle habits that could make big gains such as diet and sleep, but for me at least those things are 100 times harder than going for a run.

                                      last edited by 3 Dec 2024, 21:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                      • AlexA
                                        Alex
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                        Nothing quite as humbling when you are slowly getting into running as doing an easy run in the same city the marathon takes place a week later. So many fast guys ripping past me in Tokyo this afternoon!

                                        last edited by 26 Feb 2025, 08:43 AdamCA ZackBZ 2 Replies Last reply 26 Feb 2025, 09:42 Reply Quote 4
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                                          Nik
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                          Getting out there is the point, there’s always people going faster/slower than you

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