Official Running Thread

[Bozza]

Checking in from my doorstep where I'm sitting absolutely knackered and dripping having just completed my 10 miler.
I made it, just, to my 35 mile target for the week but running four days straight has been really hard, although I did enjoy a plodding 5-miler along Littlehampton seafront in the sun yesterday afternoon.

I'm off to Bristol again tomorrow for three days - not sure if I'll make it out before Thursday again now but I want to get to 200km in May for the Strava monthly challenge - I have 82km more to do!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Another one for the Phoenix 10k. Race you [MENTION=474]Mr Blobby[/MENTION]

 

[knocky1]

Cheers @ Mr Blobby, as a glutton for punishment I will enter the Phoenix 10K you have flagged up.

The preceding Thursday, Friday and Saturday I will be drinking copiously at the First Ashes Test in Cardiff. Will have a gentle Cardiff park run on the Saturday as handily it is in the park surrounding Sophia gardens. The 10k down here will then build up my thirst for Thursday's Day 1 at Lords. Looking forward to it.

 

[big nuts]

Looks like a good NSC representation for the midweek Phoenix summer 10k.

Anyone else want to join the five names already interested or running?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Looks like a good NSC representation for the midweek Phoenix summer 10k.

Anyone else want to join the five names already interested or running?

Being totally lazy - when is it?

 

[knocky1]

15 July Wednesday 7.30 pm. £13

 

[Simgull]

So the good news is the slower you run, the better value it is.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Might be running-in-a-Brighton-shirt o'clock. Presume they are quite easy on the nips as I never got chaffing when playing 90 mins of footy in the rain (though as a less than mobile Centre Back I probably only covered about 4k )

 

[big nuts]

Pleased I got out tonight although the strong westerly wasn't ideal. Cut up from the seafront up Old Shoreham Road and came back down at Kingston Lane to get back to King Alfred. Took it fairly steady and didn't feel too tired at the end of the 7 miles. Surprised I clocked it at 50:30 as the hills and wind didn't help. Good prep for the July 10k and I'm hoping to get back to Park Run Saturday for the first time since early March.

 

[Bozza]

Might be running-in-a-Brighton-shirt o'clock. Presume they are quite easy on the nips as I never got chaffing when playing 90 mins of footy in the rain (though as a less than mobile Centre Back I probably only covered about 4k )

I wouldn't want to run in a football shirt - they just feel a bit heavy to me.

I do have the blue Nike Amex Albion training top which is nice and light. I'd gladly have paid full price for it, but it was half-price in the club shop when we popped in on the Easter opening day, so was a bargain for £12ish.

It's mainly used when I'm in and around Bristol so got an outing for an early 5-miler this morning.

 

[dazzer6666]

9 miles or so up and down the Hudson River path at crack of dawn this morning. Cool and misty, picked up the pace for the last three miles. Great start to the day.

 

[knocky1]

Halfway through the 5k training plan with 6x800m intervals run yesterday at 20" 5k pace. Not a pretty sight seeing me gasping along the prom. Looking forward to 12x400 next week before coming up to 8x800 week after.

Have changed Garmin to kms for this run and after 5 years reading miles I may as well be on Mars [MENTION=26634]Simgull[/MENTION] . For the intervals it's fine as it is just under the 4" pace but for recovery, warm up and slower runs I haven't got a clue. I can do kms for speed and distance when driving but for running

 

[Guinness Boy]

I live pretty much at sea level and all the races I've entered - even next year's Brighton Marathon - are on fast, flat seafront courses where your major enemy is the wind. I have therefore trained by running almost exclusively along the seafront. It was getting boring....

Decided to head north instead today and ended up inventing a 4.75 mile loop with lots of small hills and two enormous (for me) ones. Undoubtedly one of my favourite runs ever. The contrast between labouring up and sprinting down is like a ground assisted Fartlek. The view through most of it was just the suburbs of Portslade and Hangleton but the view from the top of Fox Way of the sea is beautiful and I saw ONE other runner the whole time, meaning I simply ran at my own pace. Having to cross three major roads also meant that the tyranny of the watch was removed, you'll never run it in quite the same conditions twice. Will be doing again.

This is how a novice copes with hills pace wise btw

 

[soistes]

My training has got to pot after the BM10k, which I ran (against my better judgement) with a sore ankle, and despite the run going ok and getting a good-ish time (for me, anyway) of just over 48 minutes, I have suffered with the ankle ever since (nearly 6 weeks now). After any serious run, the ankle hurts a lot and I'm limping the next day. Did one parkrun a couple of weeks ago, and struggled to come in at around 24 min, and it then took me a day or two to be able to walk without a limp. Trail running seems to bother it less than running on concrete, so it's clearly something to do with impact that's causing or exacerbating the problem. The ankle's not swollen, and when I'm actually running it doesn't feel too bad -- it's just the after-effects. It's mega-frustrating as I was really beginning to reap the benefits of a good winter of regular running, and now I'm having to cut back drastically and fear losing all the progress I made. I've now taken a break and haven't run for just over a week, apart from some intense sessions on the gym cross-trainer (desperate attempt at least to maintain some aerobic fitness while I protect the ankle), and have signed up to see a sports physio, and am praying that he has some clever solutions which don't involve not running at all for months. It's really brought it home to me how much, just after a year into taking up running, I've become sort of addicted to it, as the idea of having to stop is really bothering me.

 

[big nuts]

My training has got to pot after the BM10k, which I ran (against my better judgement) with a sore ankle, and despite the run going ok and getting a good-ish time (for me, anyway) of just over 48 minutes, I have suffered with the ankle ever since (nearly 6 weeks now). After any serious run, the ankle hurts a lot and I'm limping the next day. Did one parkrun a couple of weeks ago, and struggled to come in at around 24 min, and it then took me a day or two to be able to walk without a limp. Trail running seems to bother it less than running on concrete, so it's clearly something to do with impact that's causing or exacerbating the problem. The ankle's not swollen, and when I'm actually running it doesn't feel too bad -- it's just the after-effects. It's mega-frustrating as I was really beginning to reap the benefits of a good winter of regular running, and now I'm having to cut back drastically and fear losing all the progress I made. I've now taken a break and haven't run for just over a week, apart from some intense sessions on the gym cross-trainer (desperate attempt at least to maintain some aerobic fitness while I protect the ankle), and have signed up to see a sports physio, and am praying that he has some clever solutions which don't involve not running at all for months. It's really brought it home to me how much, just after a year into taking up running, I've become sort of addicted to it, as the idea of having to stop is really bothering me.

I was in the same boat after last years marathon and lost 3 months to IT Band injury. I wouldn't worry too much as after 4 weeks I was pushing ahead of where I previously was, arguably a little break doesn't do you a lot of harm and the cross trainer will keep you in some semblance of shape.

 

[big nuts]

Great weather this morning for running, little wind and around 12 degrees when I set off at 9:15.

8 miles in 56:30 so pleased with that.


56:30.0 8.00 7:04
1 7:07.7 1.00 7:08
2 7:03.0 1.00 7:03
3 7:04.3 1.00 7:04
4 7:06.0 1.00 7:06
5 7:17.4 1.00 7:17
6 7:04.9 1.00 7:05
7 7:09.2 1.00 7:09
8 6:37.4 1.00 6:39

 

[Curious Orange]

Great weather this morning for running, little wind and around 12 degrees when I set off at 9:15.

8 miles in 56:30 so pleased with that.


56:30.0 8.00 7:04
1 7:07.7 1.00 7:08
2 7:03.0 1.00 7:03
3 7:04.3 1.00 7:04
4 7:06.0 1.00 7:06
5 7:17.4 1.00 7:17
6 7:04.9 1.00 7:05
7 7:09.2 1.00 7:09
8 6:37.4 1.00 6:39

I always like to have a sprint finish too! Very respectable pace.

 

[Bozza]

Great weather this morning for running, little wind and around 12 degrees when I set off at 9:15.

8 miles in 56:30 so pleased with that.

56:30.0 8.00 7:04
1 7:07.7 1.00 7:08
2 7:03.0 1.00 7:03
3 7:04.3 1.00 7:04
4 7:06.0 1.00 7:06
5 7:17.4 1.00 7:17
6 7:04.9 1.00 7:05
7 7:09.2 1.00 7:09
8 6:37.4 1.00 6:39

Sickening.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I live pretty much at sea level and all the races I've entered - even next year's Brighton Marathon - are on fast, flat seafront courses where your major enemy is the wind. I have therefore trained by running almost exclusively along the seafront. It was getting boring....

Decided to head north instead today and ended up inventing a 4.75 mile loop with lots of small hills and two enormous (for me) ones. Undoubtedly one of my favourite runs ever. The contrast between labouring up and sprinting down is like a ground assisted Fartlek. The view through most of it was just the suburbs of Portslade and Hangleton but the view from the top of Fox Way of the sea is beautiful and I saw ONE other runner the whole time, meaning I simply ran at my own pace. Having to cross three major roads also meant that the tyranny of the watch was removed, you'll never run it in quite the same conditions twice. Will be doing again.

This is how a novice copes with hills pace wise btw

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As many on here will know, I'm a big fan of hills - great training as well. Even if they are relatively short ones, a hill is still a hill. The flat gets a bit boring, so well done for mixing it up a bit.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Great weather this morning for running, little wind and around 12 degrees when I set off at 9:15.

8 miles in 56:30 so pleased with that.


56:30.0 8.00 7:04
1 7:07.7 1.00 7:08
2 7:03.0 1.00 7:03
3 7:04.3 1.00 7:04
4 7:06.0 1.00 7:06
5 7:17.4 1.00 7:17
6 7:04.9 1.00 7:05
7 7:09.2 1.00 7:09
8 6:37.4 1.00 6:39

What took you so long

Seriously - brilliant running. That is the type of run many of us can only dream of!