The Running Thread
Discussion
944fan said:
Stiglet80 said:
I expected that response, but I will have you know radio one and the fitty on the bike in front kept me entertained last night! When I run in the countryside I can’t help but take my camera and I get distracted, treadmill no distractions!
Locke said:
Can we please ban the word treadmill from this thread because it has nothing to do with running.
Sniffy!Not quite what I thought when I joined this thread..
E38Ross said:
welcome 
we're all friendly here, with a big variety of speed and ability...but as long as you run you're always welcome
feel free to ask any of us for any advice/hints/tips etc and we'll all do our best to help you out
Ross.
I use a treadmill to help myself train to run better/faster etc as it works for me. Despite my jesty posts I actually do also run outside and plan to do arranged 5k/10k runs in the not to distant future. we're all friendly here, with a big variety of speed and ability...but as long as you run you're always welcome
feel free to ask any of us for any advice/hints/tips etc and we'll all do our best to help you out
Ross.
To be fair though when I had a treadmill of my own it had nowt to do with running, made an excellent clothes drier though.
Stiglet80 said:
Locke said:
Can we please ban the word treadmill from this thread because it has nothing to do with running.
Sniffy!Not quite what I thought when I joined this thread..
E38Ross said:
welcome
we're all friendly here, with a big variety of speed and ability...but as long as you run you're always welcome
feel free to ask any of us for any advice/hints/tips etc and we'll all do our best to help you out
Ross.
I use a treadmill to help myself train to run better/faster etc as it works for me. Despite my jesty posts I actually do also run outside and plan to do arranged 5k/10k runs in the not to distant future. we're all friendly here, with a big variety of speed and ability...but as long as you run you're always welcome
feel free to ask any of us for any advice/hints/tips etc and we'll all do our best to help you out
Ross.
To be fair though when I had a treadmill of my own it had nowt to do with running, made an excellent clothes drier though.
You tend to find the more competitive runners don't like treadmills, there's nothing wrong with them but I always found them easy (you're meant to set it on a 1deg incline to mimic flat road running) and seriously boring. But, I've been spoilt with some seriously nice scenery over the years.
E38Ross said:
I've been spoilt with some seriously nice scenery over the years.
Exactly, I live near these so treadmills are somewhat redundant for me:The Cotswold Way
The Bath Skyline
The Kennet and Avon Canal
The Bristol-Bath Railway Path
E38Ross said:
We're only jesting mate, don't worry
You tend to find the more competitive runners don't like treadmills, there's nothing wrong with them but I always found them easy (you're meant to set it on a 1deg incline to mimic flat road running) and seriously boring. But, I've been spoilt with some seriously nice scenery over the years.
No worries, I can take the banter, just wasn’t sure if that was or not. You tend to find the more competitive runners don't like treadmills, there's nothing wrong with them but I always found them easy (you're meant to set it on a 1deg incline to mimic flat road running) and seriously boring. But, I've been spoilt with some seriously nice scenery over the years.
I now run at 2 degrees incline following some helpful advice on another thread as I was moaning I can’t put on the tarmac what I do on the treadmill, so hoping that will have some impact. Did 5k at 2degrees last night, my biggest issue being the dreaded stitch but I am getting better at breathing through them.
ewenm said:
Stiglet80 said:
my biggest issue being the dreaded stitch but I am getting better at breathing through them.
I've found I only get a stitch if I eat too close to running. I have to leave at least 2 hours between the last food and a run, much longer if it is a big meal.
So I don’t know now. Stiglet80 said:
Yeah I always thought that’s what caused them and be guilty of that in the past, but yesterday was bout 7pm when I ran, and the last thing I ate was some crackerbread at lunch. So I don’t know now.
Much tea/coffee in the afternoon? If I've drunk too much it can have the same effect as too much food, especially if it is caffeine-rich. So I don’t know now. ewenm said:
Stiglet80 said:
Yeah I always thought that’s what caused them and be guilty of that in the past, but yesterday was bout 7pm when I ran, and the last thing I ate was some crackerbread at lunch. So I don’t know now.
Much tea/coffee in the afternoon? If I've drunk too much it can have the same effect as too much food, especially if it is caffeine-rich. So I don’t know now. E38Ross said:
ewenm said:
Stiglet80 said:
Yeah I always thought that’s what caused them and be guilty of that in the past, but yesterday was bout 7pm when I ran, and the last thing I ate was some crackerbread at lunch. So I don’t know now.
Much tea/coffee in the afternoon? If I've drunk too much it can have the same effect as too much food, especially if it is caffeine-rich. So I don’t know now. 
matts4 said:
How about drinking water prior or during a run?
I often see people running with water bottles in hand, are they just sipping small amounts after say 45+ mins of exercise?
Some interesting debate on hydration at the moment. In my experience, for anything under 90mins (assuming I'm well-hydrated beforehand and it is "normal" UK weather) I don't need to take/find water. I'll just rehydrate afterwards. For longer runs I'll plan it round a water stop/stash a water bottle somewhere on a loop course and perhaps also take some gels. I see people doing 30 minute runs around town with a water bottle and wonder if they've really thought about it or find it a comfort/placebo.I often see people running with water bottles in hand, are they just sipping small amounts after say 45+ mins of exercise?
In races longer than 10k I'll take water at water stations but drink very little of it, most of it goes over the head - I think it's a confidence-boosting placebo rather than offering any real performance benefits. In marathons fuel washed down with water is useful (although many old school runners ran sub-2:10 marathons with no fuel/water at all, in fact it used to be banned, we're just soft nowadays
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