Official Running Thread

Artie Fufkin said:

Despite our youngest waking me up at 4am leaving me unable to get back to sleep I decided to stick to this morning's plan to log a time for the 5k virtual time trial and run over to the Cassiobury parkrun course for a 5k blast out.

It was great fun to get some speed into the legs but frustratingly Garmin recorded it as quite a bit short (3.02 miles) so I don't think my time of 17:10 can be considered a valid for the board.

https://www.strava.com/activities/3672740214/overview

Anyway the most pleasing thing is that I felt pretty good with the hard effort, without any real speed work at the moment and higher weekly mileage / running every day, and super happy with the even mile pacing (5:45 / 5:38 / 5:39) and not falling away in the last mile.

I'll have another crack at it in a couple of weeks and hopefully record an eligible time!

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knocky1 said:

Great speed Art. Does Garmin Connect give a full 5k?

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knocky1 said:

Nice run out by [MENTION=6625]Badger[/MENTION] and he enters the virtual fray.

NAME	NSC 5K	NSC 5K AG	NSC 3K	NSC 3K AG
Big Nuts	18:16	74.72%	10:45	72.19%
Badger	18:58	70.3%
knocky	20:46	77.23%
Simgull	21:07	72.17%
GNT	21:24(W)	78.38% (W)	12:52	74.11%
Greg Bobkin	21:27	64.8%
Bob!	24:00	67.42%

NAME	NSC Mile AG	NSC Mile Time
Artie Fufkin	80.57%	4:59
Knocky	77.74%	5:56
Fitzcarraldo	76.04%	4:53
GNT	75.37%	6:24
Big Nuts	73.15%	5.22
Penny's Harmonica	71.35%	6:025
Ninja	69.89%	5:21
Anchorman	69.36%	6:39
Dazzer6666	68.13%	6:26

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seagull_si said:

I did a 5km run the other morning in a pretty slow time of 23:22.....first run out for about two months. I only have it recorded on my fitbit app though. Does that count as a virtual time?

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Indurain's Lungs said:

How can I get involved? I have a Garmin connect 19:31 for 5k (69.77%) during one of my runs with a fastest mile of 6:04 (64.23%)

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knocky1 said:

Welcome aboard. Sorry I forgot to do yours earlier in the week. The mile needs to be from a standing start. was it?

NAME	NSC 5K	NSC 5K AG	NSC 3K	NSC 3K AG
Big Nuts	18:16	74.72%	10:45	72.19%
Badger	18:58	70.3%
Indurain's Lungs	19:31	69.77%
knocky	20:46	77.23%
Simgull	21:07	72.17%
GNT	21:24(W)	78.38% (W)	12:52	74.11%
Greg Bobkin	21:27	64.8%
Seagull Si	23:22
Bob!	24:00	67.42%

NAME	NSC Mile AG	NSC Mile Time
Artie Fufkin	80.57%	4:59
Knocky	77.74%	5:56
Fitzcarraldo	76.04%	4:53
GNT	75.37%	6:24
Big Nuts	73.15%	5.22
Penny's Harmonica	71.35%	6:025
Ninja	69.89%	5:21
Anchorman	69.36%	6:39
Dazzer6666	68.13%	6:26

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Mouldy Boots said:

I wished i did like running in the heat, but to me I get that feeling that my head has been in the oven, the rest of me is fine.
It was the same playing football early season as I much preferred a wet day so I could get some slide on my tackle!

Doesn't your head get to boiling point?

It's 3 hours after my run and I still look sunburnt!

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dazzer6666 said:

Odd week. Suffering from dry-retching really badly when putting any kind of effort in. Wondering if this is due to coffee intake prior to running......anyone experienced similar ?

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knocky1 said:

I remember you’ve had that over the recent years. Found this but it’s not really relevant considering your level of fitness. https://www.runnersworld.com/health-injuries/a20801934/coping-with-postrun-dry-heaves/

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Jimmy Grimble said:

Before I write anything else, I would just like to say this thread has been a great read for me during lockdown. It’s been interesting to read people’s individual stories and also been motivational for me to get running, through both reading of your updates and through the 5k table which I was (and still am at some point) hoping to get myself onto. So thank you all for that.

Please forgive me for now indulging in my lockdown running tale before asking for your help...

It started around the time of the run 5, donate 5, nominate 5 in support of the NHS. Having seen lots getting involved in that, I was interested to see what my 5k time would be. On the 28th April I did it and ran it in 26:33. I was disappointed and surprised with that as I’ve always thought of myself as being fit; I play football, cricket and golf and always fared pretty well in cross country runs at school. With this in mind and while regularly checking in on this thread I decided I wanted to improve.

I never set myself a target time or followed a plan; I just went on casual runs here and there (5-10k in distance) and did HIIT sessions while they were in the in thing with Joe Wicks. Every couple of weeks amongst that I ran for a PB 5k and - to cut a long story short - ran it in 21:48 on the 19th June. After that, I decided I would set myself a target of 21:33 and attempt it today as it would be 2 months on from my first run and represent an improvement of 5 minutes. I felt confident of achieving it as each time I ran for a PB I felt as though I had something left in the tank.

Unfortunately, on Friday I went for a 10k run along the seafront and at around the 7k mark felt quite a pain on the outside of my right knee. I’d felt the same on my left knee on a previous run, but just ran through the pain and felt fine afterwards. As such, I thought I’d do the same again. However, at the end of this run the pain was much worse. To the point where once I got home I could barely walk; getting up and down the stairs was a real pain. Even now, 2 days on, I’m still suffering. It’s not as bad as it was but I still can’t put real pressure on it and walking upstairs is still painful.

Obviously this has meant I can’t run but I really would like to get going again as soon as is reasonably possible. To do so I’m hoping some of you guys can give me some tips for recovering. My self-diagnosis through Google is that it’s linked to my iliotibial band. There are lots of suggestions out there but I trust the good folk of this thread more than I do the wider web. I’ve never really suffered an injury from sport before so this is new and very unwelcome territory. I’ve purchased a foam roller but am unsure if I should be using it for this or not.

Thanks in advance to those of you who read to the end!

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Jimmy Grimble said:

Before I write anything else, I would just like to say this thread has been a great read for me during lockdown. It’s been interesting to read people’s individual stories and also been motivational for me to get running, through both reading of your updates and through the 5k table which I was (and still am at some point) hoping to get myself onto. So thank you all for that.

Please forgive me for now indulging in my lockdown running tale before asking for your help...

It started around the time of the run 5, donate 5, nominate 5 in support of the NHS. Having seen lots getting involved in that, I was interested to see what my 5k time would be. On the 28th April I did it and ran it in 26:33. I was disappointed and surprised with that as I’ve always thought of myself as being fit; I play football, cricket and golf and always fared pretty well in cross country runs at school. With this in mind and while regularly checking in on this thread I decided I wanted to improve.

I never set myself a target time or followed a plan; I just went on casual runs here and there (5-10k in distance) and did HIIT sessions while they were in the in thing with Joe Wicks. Every couple of weeks amongst that I ran for a PB 5k and - to cut a long story short - ran it in 21:48 on the 19th June. After that, I decided I would set myself a target of 21:33 and attempt it today as it would be 2 months on from my first run and represent an improvement of 5 minutes. I felt confident of achieving it as each time I ran for a PB I felt as though I had something left in the tank.

Unfortunately, on Friday I went for a 10k run along the seafront and at around the 7k mark felt quite a pain on the outside of my right knee. I’d felt the same on my left knee on a previous run, but just ran through the pain and felt fine afterwards. As such, I thought I’d do the same again. However, at the end of this run the pain was much worse. To the point where once I got home I could barely walk; getting up and down the stairs was a real pain. Even now, 2 days on, I’m still suffering. It’s not as bad as it was but I still can’t put real pressure on it and walking upstairs is still painful.

Obviously this has meant I can’t run but I really would like to get going again as soon as is reasonably possible. To do so I’m hoping some of you guys can give me some tips for recovering. My self-diagnosis through Google is that it’s linked to my iliotibial band. There are lots of suggestions out there but I trust the good folk of this thread more than I do the wider web. I’ve never really suffered an injury from sport before so this is new and very unwelcome territory. I’ve purchased a foam roller but am unsure if I should be using it for this or not.

Thanks in advance to those of you who read to the end!

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Jimmy Grimble said:

Before I write anything else, I would just like to say this thread has been a great read for me during lockdown. It’s been interesting to read people’s individual stories and also been motivational for me to get running, through both reading of your updates and through the 5k table which I was (and still am at some point) hoping to get myself onto. So thank you all for that.

Please forgive me for now indulging in my lockdown running tale before asking for your help...

It started around the time of the run 5, donate 5, nominate 5 in support of the NHS. Having seen lots getting involved in that, I was interested to see what my 5k time would be. On the 28th April I did it and ran it in 26:33. I was disappointed and surprised with that as I’ve always thought of myself as being fit; I play football, cricket and golf and always fared pretty well in cross country runs at school. With this in mind and while regularly checking in on this thread I decided I wanted to improve.

I never set myself a target time or followed a plan; I just went on casual runs here and there (5-10k in distance) and did HIIT sessions while they were in the in thing with Joe Wicks. Every couple of weeks amongst that I ran for a PB 5k and - to cut a long story short - ran it in 21:48 on the 19th June. After that, I decided I would set myself a target of 21:33 and attempt it today as it would be 2 months on from my first run and represent an improvement of 5 minutes. I felt confident of achieving it as each time I ran for a PB I felt as though I had something left in the tank.

Unfortunately, on Friday I went for a 10k run along the seafront and at around the 7k mark felt quite a pain on the outside of my right knee. I’d felt the same on my left knee on a previous run, but just ran through the pain and felt fine afterwards. As such, I thought I’d do the same again. However, at the end of this run the pain was much worse. To the point where once I got home I could barely walk; getting up and down the stairs was a real pain. Even now, 2 days on, I’m still suffering. It’s not as bad as it was but I still can’t put real pressure on it and walking upstairs is still painful.

Obviously this has meant I can’t run but I really would like to get going again as soon as is reasonably possible. To do so I’m hoping some of you guys can give me some tips for recovering. My self-diagnosis through Google is that it’s linked to my iliotibial band. There are lots of suggestions out there but I trust the good folk of this thread more than I do the wider web. I’ve never really suffered an injury from sport before so this is new and very unwelcome territory. I’ve purchased a foam roller but am unsure if I should be using it for this or not.

Thanks in advance to those of you who read to the end!

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Simgull said:

Welcome and well done - that’s a tremendous improvement. ITB problems very common in runners and often underlying cause of other issues. Stretching and rolling is key. [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION] will recommend the seated pigeon stretch.
However after diagnosis is risky - if you still feel pain whilst stretching I would stop and call a physio- many are doing on line appointments.

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knocky1 said:

Great work on knocking that time down. Must have been good fun.
Sounds like you are beyond the stage of stretching it out for the knees and need sports massage or rest till better which could be 2-3 weeks. If it's IT Band, running on it would seem to tighten it up each time. Can't really help beyond that. Enjoy the rest you won't lose to much as your head knows what you can achieve now.

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big nuts said:

If it is ITB then an important part of your rehab needs to be strengthening your glute muscles. Another thing I’d look at is your shoes. How many miles and are they proper running shoes?

Grass based running also better whilst you’re working your way back.

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