The Running Thread Vol 2
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Middlesbrough 5k for me Sunday, I had managed one sub 20 parkrun previously so was targeting that despite it not being a flat course. Managed a chip time of 19:53 despite a bad start where I ended up too far down the pack.
Came in 125th out of 1,200 ish so I'm claiming that as a top 10% finisher!
Came in 125th out of 1,200 ish so I'm claiming that as a top 10% finisher!
KTF said:
Foliage said:
When running for over an hour how do you prefer to carry water?
I have one of these. It doesnt move around and has space for gels, bars, etc.http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-2-bottle-belt...
I was thinking of adding a piece of material to it that might make it stick to my shirt better.
I've got one of these Fitletic ones, it's got some slightly grippy material on the inside and I've never had a problem with it rotating.
http://www.sweatshop.com/fitletic-hyd-belt-sn63-94...
http://www.sweatshop.com/fitletic-hyd-belt-sn63-94...
Gargamel said:
The record is what, 12:37 or something.... 16:00 I can literally only dream about, but sub 13 is otherworldly.
Would love to think I could get back to a sub 20m 5k
I could not run for 3.5 years and had an operation on my foot and I never thought I would be able to run more than 5k (according to the doctor) and after building up slowly for 12 months I am now able to run and even race which would have been impossible to dream of 3 years ago...Would love to think I could get back to a sub 20m 5k
20 mins is within your range
Jacobyte said:
The jiffle king said:
First 10k in 5 years... Pleased to come 5th overall in 38:05 on what is a flat course here in the US, but would be considered undulating in the UK.
onedsla said:
... pulling away over the past 4 laps to win in 16:01.8
Those are speeds that most of us can only dream of, but do keep posting, as I like dreaming 
(not you Jacobyte, but TJK and 1dsla)
ewenm said:
Jacobyte said:
The jiffle king said:
First 10k in 5 years... Pleased to come 5th overall in 38:05 on what is a flat course here in the US, but would be considered undulating in the UK.
onedsla said:
... pulling away over the past 4 laps to win in 16:01.8
Those are speeds that most of us can only dream of, but do keep posting, as I like dreaming (not you Jacobyte, but TJK and 1dsla)
Quite chuffed with myself!
Looking at my Strava stats I've knocked 45 seconds per kilometer off my half marathon pace in 6 months. Over the same hilly course, and the same average heart rate (trying to stay in zone 2 apart from the hills) I've gone from 7.15 to 6.30.
Coming up to a year of running in a couple of months time (3rd Aug 2015 was my first run logged to Strava, I think I did one the week before that started all this) 754 Km run so far, 514 this year.
I'll try get to 1000Km total scampering by the 3rd Aug - there's a goal!
Looking at my Strava stats I've knocked 45 seconds per kilometer off my half marathon pace in 6 months. Over the same hilly course, and the same average heart rate (trying to stay in zone 2 apart from the hills) I've gone from 7.15 to 6.30.
Coming up to a year of running in a couple of months time (3rd Aug 2015 was my first run logged to Strava, I think I did one the week before that started all this) 754 Km run so far, 514 this year.
I'll try get to 1000Km total scampering by the 3rd Aug - there's a goal!
Good effort. Not seen the full results yet (won't open on my phone) but I think we did about 150 miles, with our other team doing a bit more.
Really impressed that my wife managed 55 miles solo, although the winning solo did 130 I think.
Happy with my contribution only did 3 laps but much better speed than last year.
Knackered now and trying desperately to stay awake while waiting for a flight.
Really impressed that my wife managed 55 miles solo, although the winning solo did 130 I think.
Happy with my contribution only did 3 laps but much better speed than last year.
Knackered now and trying desperately to stay awake while waiting for a flight.
The winning solo was at the prize giving after setting a new course record. He looked like he had been for an easy jog rather than the expected staggering about, looking ill you might expect which was remarkable.
I forgot how bad the uphill start was, much worse than the steep hill after the VW bus.
Great result as a first time solo. I can see why they do it but is it not something I would do myself so lots of respect for those who do it.
The results are not loading for me either, lots of people checking them I imagine.
No aches here. Bit tired but the new strategy of eating, stretching and sleeping between runs paid off. You stop being hungry but know you have to refuel regardless.
All the people dining on the gels so caused the toilets to become 'a bit full' as someone described them. Not quite as bad as the toilet in trainspotting but close
I forgot how bad the uphill start was, much worse than the steep hill after the VW bus.
Great result as a first time solo. I can see why they do it but is it not something I would do myself so lots of respect for those who do it.
The results are not loading for me either, lots of people checking them I imagine.
No aches here. Bit tired but the new strategy of eating, stretching and sleeping between runs paid off. You stop being hungry but know you have to refuel regardless.
All the people dining on the gels so caused the toilets to become 'a bit full' as someone described them. Not quite as bad as the toilet in trainspotting but close
I didn't find that first hill too bad, it didn't seem that long and being at the start I was fairly fresh. The short one just before 3km caused me more trouble, and that big one was the gift that kept taking! Took me ages get my pace back once I hit the top.
I thought the loos were ok, but I stuck to the trailers rather than the plastic ones. Showers much less messy than last year too.
Quite surprised to find the wife's just woken up, I was expecting her to be comatose until tomorrow. :-D
I thought the loos were ok, but I stuck to the trailers rather than the plastic ones. Showers much less messy than last year too.
Quite surprised to find the wife's just woken up, I was expecting her to be comatose until tomorrow. :-D
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Sunday 12th June 23:20
I walked up the big hill each lap. You didn't lose much per lap and were a lot fresher at the top compared to running up it. Last year I ran up it and that really impacted the times.
We were in field B which had trailers. The toilet guys pretty much worked 24x7 but there were 4-6 trailers and their tanker was full after 2 or 3. I don't really want to know what they did with it
Didn't try the showers but they looked OK compared to 2 years ago when it was overflowing out the doors and it was like stepping into a blocked toilet from all the mud clogging them up.
We were in field B which had trailers. The toilet guys pretty much worked 24x7 but there were 4-6 trailers and their tanker was full after 2 or 3. I don't really want to know what they did with it
Didn't try the showers but they looked OK compared to 2 years ago when it was overflowing out the doors and it was like stepping into a blocked toilet from all the mud clogging them up.
Bloody hell some of those results are just scarey. The lead solo woman did her first 11 laps at a faster pace than I managed on my first lap, and the lead solo bloke was faster than on his first 14 laps. Are these people even human?
You're Hedgebusters I assume? Great times there, we only had 2 laps that were quicker than your slowest
Our mixed team managed 150 miles (10 miles more than last year) and our 7 man male team 160, so quite happy with that.
Nice to know you speedy types were walking up that hill too
You're Hedgebusters I assume? Great times there, we only had 2 laps that were quicker than your slowest
Our mixed team managed 150 miles (10 miles more than last year) and our 7 man male team 160, so quite happy with that.Nice to know you speedy types were walking up that hill too
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Monday 13th June 10:08
Yes, I was runner 5 in Hedgebusters team. My slowest time was the night run as my head torch is useless. I had a hand torch in addition this year which worked well but I got stuck behind a few people in the forest section which was narrow and had all sorts of things waiting to trip you up in the dark.
The solo times are just amazing. The lap times of the winning solos show they were 'running' at a reasonable pace on every lap for pretty much 24h which is incredible endurance given it wasnt a flat course. Would love to see their GPS plots.
Looking at the data from my GPS it took me between 90s and 120s to walk up the hill. Sure I could have run up it (slowly) and saved a minute or so but then I would have been ruined at the top which would have impacted the rest of the run and future runs. Plus in my head it was then broken down into a 3.3 mile run, a short walk then a 1.5 mile run to the finish - my GPS made it 4.8M each lap.
Many of the smaller teams ended up doing more laps on a per runner basis (at a slower pace than we did) which is a great result in itself as we were all feeling it after 5 laps each. There are lots of ways you can slice and dice it depending on the category you are aiming in.
Its a challenging course and it helped that the weather behaved itself this year. After the rain on Sunday morning I went for the speedcross option for my final lap expecting the worst but you could still easily get round in road shoes as the new gravel they put down for this year has removed many of the worst parts.
The solo times are just amazing. The lap times of the winning solos show they were 'running' at a reasonable pace on every lap for pretty much 24h which is incredible endurance given it wasnt a flat course. Would love to see their GPS plots.
Looking at the data from my GPS it took me between 90s and 120s to walk up the hill. Sure I could have run up it (slowly) and saved a minute or so but then I would have been ruined at the top which would have impacted the rest of the run and future runs. Plus in my head it was then broken down into a 3.3 mile run, a short walk then a 1.5 mile run to the finish - my GPS made it 4.8M each lap.
Many of the smaller teams ended up doing more laps on a per runner basis (at a slower pace than we did) which is a great result in itself as we were all feeling it after 5 laps each. There are lots of ways you can slice and dice it depending on the category you are aiming in.
Its a challenging course and it helped that the weather behaved itself this year. After the rain on Sunday morning I went for the speedcross option for my final lap expecting the worst but you could still easily get round in road shoes as the new gravel they put down for this year has removed many of the worst parts.
Has anyone run The Lakes Four Passes? I'm tempted as a bit of training for something longer but can't find any reviews or other mentions of it anywhere.
http://www.ascendevents.co.uk/events/
Edit - turns out it's not been run before. From a quick plot of the route on a GPS planner it looks like roughly 1800m of ascent, so a decent hilly route.
http://www.ascendevents.co.uk/events/
Edit - turns out it's not been run before. From a quick plot of the route on a GPS planner it looks like roughly 1800m of ascent, so a decent hilly route.
Edited by tenohfive on Wednesday 15th June 20:35
If I want to do some intervals what sort of split between running and walking should I be looking at? Is something like 90 seconds run 30 seconds walk worth doing or do the intervals need to be longer?
I'm currently running my 3.5km evening commute, and thinking I should do a mix of longer routes and some intervals. I'm not especially speedy (currently doing around 5:20-5:30/km) and am not looking to do massive training sessions, but want to make the most of a 20-30 minute run home every night.
I'm currently running my 3.5km evening commute, and thinking I should do a mix of longer routes and some intervals. I'm not especially speedy (currently doing around 5:20-5:30/km) and am not looking to do massive training sessions, but want to make the most of a 20-30 minute run home every night.
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