The Running Thread Vol 2
Discussion
Got a health question for anyone who knows about this stuff:
My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
The jiffle king said:
Got a health question for anyone who knows about this stuff:
My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
A friend of mine has this problem. He has a very low resting heart rate - 38bpm is not uncommon - and is quite tall, so it often happens to him when he gets out of bed, or when he's been kneeling down to tie his laces etc. At its worst, he's blacked out for a few seconds to a few minutes...My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
First post in here as I usually tend to run for myself, depending how I feel, but I've signed up to a marathon in October and we're getting into the serious part of the training plan.
I'm planning to attend the Silverstone 6 hours WEC race in a couple of weeks, and my training plan has me running 16 miles on the Sunday. Due to the length of time that will take I can't push it to Monday morning, so I'm looking for interesting routes around Silverstone, if anyone can suggest anything? I much prefer running away from traffic, I generally prefer off-road but I'm equally happy on tarmac as long as it's nice.
I'm planning to attend the Silverstone 6 hours WEC race in a couple of weeks, and my training plan has me running 16 miles on the Sunday. Due to the length of time that will take I can't push it to Monday morning, so I'm looking for interesting routes around Silverstone, if anyone can suggest anything? I much prefer running away from traffic, I generally prefer off-road but I'm equally happy on tarmac as long as it's nice.
Looking for a new running watch, what do you suggest?
Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
TiminYorkshire said:
Looking for a new running watch, what do you suggest?
Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
I think the Forerunner 230 has the battery life on paper. I ended up with the top of the range Fenix but cannot remember why I didn't buy a 235 (11hrs).Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
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TiminYorkshire said:
Looking for a new running watch, what do you suggest?
Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
My Suunto Spartan Baro HR has done well. They do an 'ultra' version which has extended battery life. It is at the upper end of your price range thoCurrently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
TiminYorkshire said:
Looking for a new running watch, what do you suggest?
Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
The trouble (if you view it) that way is that battery life is one of the features that the higher end watches really smash home - 24 hours as standard for the 935/Fenix 5.Currently I have an old 10 year old Garmin but the battery struggles. I need something that will last 10-14 hours (my estimated time for The Grand Tour of Skiddaw at the beginning of September). I'm happy with simple functions of time/distance/lap/average pace etc, so something simple may be better than £500 on a top of the range Garmin/Suunto, but with a good battery life.
If you don't want the extras (and I include the cost in that) that come with them, a cheap battery pack coupled with the watch with other features that will suit would probably be the sensible choice.
FWIW battery life was the main feature I was looking for when I went hunting for a new watch, with similar typical times in mind for most races. I ended up with the 935 and think it is one of the best decisions I ever made. There's so much on there that I don't use, but when I want to do something a little different be it a custom workout session, following a .gpx, or setup the watch from the ground up for a specific race I can do that. And I'm often finding new features through the more advanced version of Connect IQ it runs - I can now load OSM maps on screen through a third party app for example.
But even just for day to day use, running and racing it's just brilliant.
+1 on the Garmin 935. I bought one to replace my 235 and am very happy with it. The heart rate measurement on the 235 was erratic at best but the 935 has been rock solid so far, plus I never really warmed to the plasticky feel of the 235.
Battery life is excellent and I particularly like the ability to 'race' against a previous run, or against a defined pace or time
Battery life is excellent and I particularly like the ability to 'race' against a previous run, or against a defined pace or time
Brace yourself for a ‘look at meeeeeee’ post 
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
bigandclever said:
Brace yourself for a ‘look at meeeeeee’ post
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
More rich westerners saving Africa... Just teasing, looks epic
bigandclever said:
Brace yourself for a ‘look at meeeeeee’ post
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
Nice.Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya, in support of Save The Rhino and For Rangers charities (the former should be obvious, the latter set up to work with the anti-poaching units fighting a war throughout Kenya). Some highlights: incredible amount of wildlife on course, so stopping for a few moments when a bull elephant crossed in front of you was fairly regular, picking your way through a herd of zebra happened, lions and fresh kill had to be moved off the course, it just went on; we were totally protected by the Rangers and about 100 other staff, so spotter planes, helicopters, dog units, horse units etc which meant we were able to hump our way round places you shouldn’t really be on foot; and Eliud Kipchoge was giving out the finisher medals, though because I was properly broken for 4 days and took about 40 hours to complete, he got dropped off by helicopter onto the course for a chat. Probably 30C and 80% humidity from 10am, so not too bad, course was rough trail for the most part, predominantly at 2000m-ish and finished at the equator.
So far, about 60k has been raised but this event is going to blow up hugely.
Me on the left (edit, I mean middle, you know what I mean)
bigandclever said:
Brace yourself for a ‘look at meeeeeee’ post
Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya...
Wow, if you ever get time to do a long write up/photos etc I would love to read that. Been considering doing something unusual myself, so many different events around the world but I'm not the quickest so mainly worried that I'd be way out of my depth speed-wise.Just got back from a 5 day, 230km self-sufficient run through some conservancies in Kenya...
The jiffle king said:
Got a health question for anyone who knows about this stuff:
My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
Yes I've had the same when I was cycling a lot. My resting was mid 30's and I nearly went into 20's in my sleep when I was training a lot. If I got up in any way quickly I would almost black out, sometimes it was almost like euphoria. Needless to say, I've not had this for some time now My rating heart and pulse rates are low so sometimes when I get up after lying down I feel a bit light headed. Friends tell me this happens to them but I wondered if anyone with a low heart rate due to exercise had the same?
Regarding the watches, recently got a Garmin Forerunner 235, really pleased with it so far, lasts ages off a charge even with activities thrown in. I do turn it off at night though the background battery use seems really low.
On another note - shoes...
I thinking of entering a few trail running events over the winter so need some proper shoes and it would also be nice not to rule out my summer off road routes over the winter.
I like the look of the New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v3 (bit of a mouthful!) but the chances of finding some in a shop round here to try on in my size 12s is low. I generally buy my running shoes online. Any New Balance users care to comment on the sizing? In dress shoes I'm usually 11 - 11.5. I currently run in Hoka One One Bondis in a size 12 which are a little snug probably could have done with a 12.5 but they aren't causing me any issues. Seems like Hokas are known to be a little bit on the small side. Thanks!
On another note - shoes...
I thinking of entering a few trail running events over the winter so need some proper shoes and it would also be nice not to rule out my summer off road routes over the winter.
I like the look of the New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v3 (bit of a mouthful!) but the chances of finding some in a shop round here to try on in my size 12s is low. I generally buy my running shoes online. Any New Balance users care to comment on the sizing? In dress shoes I'm usually 11 - 11.5. I currently run in Hoka One One Bondis in a size 12 which are a little snug probably could have done with a 12.5 but they aren't causing me any issues. Seems like Hokas are known to be a little bit on the small side. Thanks!
okgo said:
Yes I've had the same when I was cycling a lot. My resting was mid 30's and I nearly went into 20's in my sleep when I was training a lot. If I got up in any way quickly I would almost black out, sometimes it was almost like euphoria. Needless to say, I've not had this for some time now
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