The forum seems rather dead, but I've noticed that most are keeping up with their logs. I thought it might be good to have a catch-all thread, just in case someone wants to comment on something, give a progress update, or throw out a question for the group that doesn't fall under with of the other category headings. I'm just getting over the marathon and haven't a workout since October. Just running some low-key races and putting in some miles between them. Expect to start more structured training soon.

hi jim, you can't delete posts at the moment - just modify them just off out to do the second of my 1mile rep sessions.

That looks great. ..and consistent. Actually faster at the end! I am going to work on 1600 m repeats on the treadmill becasue we have too much snow!

thanks jim, i much prefer static or walk recoveries. each to their own i guess. keeping the intervals even is working well. the last one was quicker as i fancied a fast 200m blast. i ran the last 200m at 6.59 pace. far too fast for me to keep up much longer than that but good fun anyway.

good luck with those goals simon, and hope you feel better soon. 1.50 half is what i was aiming for last year - i managed 1.50.08 in appalling conditions so i counted it as a moral victory! this year i'll be trying for 1.45 hopefully. do you have any target races lined up yet?

I am running a half marathon in late April, reputed to be the hilliest course in Ontario, so not expecting much of a time there. It is a small event of about 350 runners, but not a weak field, some quality there. Following that is the Sporting Life 10k in June, which is downhill all the way, down Yonge Street in Toronto, so a really fast course. (Yonge ST., by the way, is the longest street in the world, goes about 1100 miles, from Toronto to Rainy River in Manitoba.) This was my first race ever when I did it last year hoping for 56 mins and ran 51:50. It is probably 3-4 minutes faster than average, so a chance to get a "cheater" pb under 48 minutes! Later I may run the Mississauga half, and either Scotiabank or the Toronto half in the fall. These are all large events of 5,000-10,000 runners, I have not made decisions that far ahead. Got out Saturday for an easy 10k, 58:43, cool but no snow. Simon.

Jim, Glad to find you here. Congrats on a great year. I have decided that this year I am going to focus on breaking 40. I haven't made a serious attempt in years. Now all I have to do is find a race. There aren't many 10K's in my area anymore. I will probably shoot for one in May. I am also getting over my 2 marathons last fall. I spent all of Dec just running a few days a week, whenever I felt like it. I am now ready to start "training" again. Hello to everyone else!

Hi Jeff, This could be THE year for you! You had been in a gradual but very steady improving trend the last I remembered. This is a good group where everyone seems pretty committed. There's a goal thread going here in case you hadn't noticed. A good spot for that sub 40? Great to see that you found your way over here

another good rep session today - same as the last one but with shorter (90 sec) rests times for 1656m were 7.41 7.41 7.41 7.39 7.33. equivalents for the mile would be 7.28 7.28 7.28 7.26 7.20. firmly in the range i was after think i might try to add a 6th one next time.

Nice! Have you joined the VR group? http://www.runningahead.com/groups/virtual/ I'm trying to get people to post their Mile VR's, it would be cool if you posted 7:20 for your mile time. Everyone else is welcome to join, run a mile and post your time. I'm thinking about running a 10K VR near the end of the month if the weather is nice.