The Running Thread

[E65Ross]

4.05 miles today at 7:45/mile. 0.8 miles further than last time.... Breathing still an issue but I swear compared to the first time I tried running after the op it is better. One can only hope.

If I can never do any speed work again I would at least be happy if I can just run 10+ miles without feeling like death several times per week.

Keep it up people and enjoy the lovely weather.

[KTF]

MC Bodge said:

Well, yes.

It's a terrible article, though.

Ps. My ring fingers are longer than my index fingers and I am bald. I am a MAN!!!

Isn't baldness also a sign of higher testosterone?

[E65Ross]

KTF said:

MC Bodge said:

Well, yes.

It's a terrible article, though.

Ps. My ring fingers are longer than my index fingers and I am bald. I am a MAN!!!

Isn't baldness also a sign of higher testosterone?

No

[krallicious]

Did my 'go to' park run this afternoon. It felt like really hard going but I still managed the 7.2k in 37 minutes which equals my best time this year but is still a way off my PB of 34 minutes.

[MC Bodge]

KTF said:

Isn't baldness also a sign of higher testosterone?

It is in my case

[anonymous-user]

E65Ross said:

4.05 miles today at 7:45/mile. 0.8 miles further than last time.... Breathing still an issue but I swear compared to the first time I tried running after the op it is better. One can only hope.

If I can never do any speed work again I would at least be happy if I can just run 10+ miles without feeling like death several times per week.

Keep it up people and enjoy the lovely weather.

Bloody hell! I'm only just up to 5 mins on my couch to 5k programme!

Glad to hear you're doing well

[RizzoTheRat]

E65Ross said:

Keep it up people and enjoy the lovely weather.

I'm dreading the warmer weather now, went out last night at about 16 degrees and thatw as about as warm as I like for running

cookie118 said:

I'm only just up to 5 mins on my couch to 5k programme!

Keep up the good work, I'd attempted to start running several times and failed before I tried with C25K, it's a really good programme.

[MC Bodge]

I did a very consistent aerobic run this morning 10.5k @5:00/km. very comfortable and concentrating on slow, deep breathing and maintaining form.

It was mostly smooth trail and pavement. Annoyingly, my calves were a bit tender afterwards.

They were absolutely fine for similar distances on steep, rocky, mountain paths last week.

I'm going to do more off-road.

Edited by MC Bodge on Saturday 11th April 19:42

[Willy Nilly]

The lady that won the ladies race in the Marathon Des Sables is from my running club.

[lost in espace]

Paris marathon update. Well organised, flat, fun, interesting course. I overtook 6,000 runners despite starting in the 4 hour wave, slowed me down all that overtaking and jumping about. Constantly falling over people and people falling over me. Drink stations were a sodding nightmare, slippy floors and a proper scrum to get anything.

At mile 12 the mile markers suddenly went back 0.2 miles and I ended up clocking 26.44 miles. I had to run the last 200 metres in a minute, and missed getting under 4 hours. 4:00:07. London in 2 weeks, will definitely do better.

[a boardman]

Willy Nilly said:

The lady that won the ladies race in the Marathon Des Sables is from my running club.

the 2nd oldest Uk runner is from my running club age 63 beaten only by someone called Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

[MC Bodge]

I sprained my ankle (and impinged the existing scarring on my deltoid. Ouch) this morning on a road run.

i've had problems with it for many years (including ligament reconstruction) but I thought I'd got over them having improved the strength and balance recently.

Ho-hum. Another setback.

[Smitters]

Finally managed a run into double digits, miles wise. 16.3km/10.1 miles on Sunday. Took a fall in mile one, scuffed my hand and banged my knee, but still managed ten minute miles and kept it feeling easy, though my HR was a bit high for my liking. Knee is very stiff today though.

I think instead of racing my upcoming half, I'm going to train through it, so be strict on HR on raceday, but that'll give me one of my two lost training weeks back by not having to recover quite so much. The autumn marathon is the target!

Does anyone have a training pace calculator they found works? I'd be interested to see what I can do to slowly improve using HR. At the moment, there's a clear level of effort, past which my HR climbs quite fast, whereas below it, it's only been creeping up.

[Cybertronian]

Smitters said:

Does anyone have a training pace calculator they found works? I'd be interested to see what I can do to slowly improve using HR. At the moment, there's a clear level of effort, past which my HR climbs quite fast, whereas below it, it's only been creeping up.

I've always found the McMillan calculator pretty close to the mark for how PBs translate up or down, and in turn the training paces that go alongside them. The long runs and speed based intervals it suggests are spot on for me, though the tempo run pace it's suggesting makes my eyes water. Of course, that's due to my own personal bias where I've always slacked off somewhat on tempo and threshold paced work.

Had my first 10k race yesterday since September 2014. Very blustery outside with the course taking us down one long straight into the head wind twice, with the tail wind doing sod all on the return legs. Wanted sub-40 to get me back into 10k racing but but all I could manage was 40:38 with a non-existent field of runners to chase down.

[Smitters]

MC Bodge said:

Ho-hum. Another setback.

That sucks. I was talking to my physio about approaching injury and she made a good point. Time off feet is time address other areas of weakness. So if you set aside 2+ hours a week for running, but can't run, can you do core work or similar. Even if you don't do the same amount of time, it's a silver lining to injury and when you do run, you have some improvements.

[MC Bodge]

Smitters said:

That sucks. I was talking to my physio about approaching injury and she made a good point. Time off feet is time address other areas of weakness. So if you set aside 2+ hours a week for running, but can't run, can you do core work or similar. Even if you don't do the same amount of time, it's a silver lining to injury and when you do run, you have some improvements.

Good point. I'll do more cycling, and maybe swim, instead. The fiery pain has subsided a bit now and the damage appears not as bad as it first seemed.

I may yet actually get to do a race this decade.....

[KTF]

lost in espace said:

London in 2 weeks, will definitely do better.

What time are you aiming for at London? As there is only 2 weeks in between, do you now taper for London to let the batteries recharge?

[The jiffle king]

Lost in Espace - Firstly, well done on a great time despite the challenges at Paris. I've done marathons close together and would recommend that you rest a lot between now and London. I know you will be keen to get running, but I would only do 5 miles every 2 days and would lay off any speedwork apart from the day before doing a few strides. A marathon really does hit the body hard and I would focus my time on rest rather than preparation...

[E65Ross]

Well done for all the running chaps.

I was rushed this morning as I totally forgot I had a dentist appointment but wanted to do something so only 3 miles but I felt absolutely dreadful. Breathing, legs, just horrid. I have done an awful lot of running, cycling and walking over the past 2 weeks.... Certainly the most I've done since surgery so think this is why.

Off to Dartmouth tomorrow and will be taking my running shoes with me.

[MC Bodge]

MC Bodge said:

Good point. I'll do more cycling, and maybe swim, instead. The fiery pain has subsided a bit now and the damage appears not as bad as it first seemed.

Having iced and dosed up with painkillers earlier and taken the kids for a day out, the ankle pain has actually become drowned out by pain in the middle of my foot arch.
...I'm hoping I've not broken something!