Running thread

shemnel said:
could somebody tell me about the first bit of "out of breathness" you get when you exercise? you know the bit literally 2 mins into exercise where you question if there's actually something wrong with you you are so knackered?

i want to call it first wind and 2nd wind, but i am not sure this is correct.

even in my fittest days i had this feeling quite bad, really gulping in breath after 2 mins but once through the ~4 min barrier i am happy for ages, in fact it's more my legs etc that give way before breath. what is this? can you improve it?
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Im no expert at all, but i wear a heart rate monitor and noticed a few years ago my heart rate goes from 60/70 at rest to 170+ within the first 1/2 minutes of my run. Then within a few minutes it drops dramatically to 120ish and then goes from there during my run. I often find those first few minutes exactly like you describe but i think a lot of people experience the same thing.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
I still get this after decades of running. It's just your body warming up. Like BlueHammer says, take it really easy and slow (it's wise to incorporate some drills and dynamic stretches at this point if you are going to do any hard running). After a couple of miles, you will feel totally different and ready to start the actual session.
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cheers. it's a funny one, i suppose you just need a slow start to keep moving through it and into the comfort zone
 
Not posted for a while in this thread, still been batting out my Heaton 5k’s.

Thought I’d pop on just to extol the virtues of a new pair of running trainers.

I’d checked online to see that on average recommendations were in the region of 1000/1500km before getting new trainers.

I worked out that I’d approx done about 1000km in my Asics, I’m a tight fuck, lol, so always just get last season’s pair as cheapest on sports direct, haha.

Anyway, thought fuck it I’ll treat myself, went on sportsdirect and searched for cheapest asics, got them for £33 and when they arrived yesterday turns out they were the exact same as my previous pair that I’ve had for last 18 months.

Onto the point of the story, wore them for first time today and wowzers, it was like running on cushions and made me realise that I’ve not been doing myself any favours overusing the old pair. The fact they are identical means I don’t need to take into account different brands or ranges etc, and I just can’t quite believe the difference, I even put my old pair on this afternoon for a quick jog round the block to just reinforce to myself how they basically felt like running on blocks of wood compared to the new ones.

Thought I’d share, so for any new or Inexperienced runners, never underestimate your footwear.
 
Been on a small break since last Friday which is my longest time without a run since March. Burned my feet at the beach over the weekend and haven't been able to comfortably get trainers on until today. Back at it tomorrow.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
@Rammy Blue Where did you read 1,000-1,500km for a pair of trainers? I've never heard that before; it's usually 400-500 miles which is more in the region of 800km.
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There’s various articles on google where it says that running shoe companies recommend approx 500 miles, however you should get in excess of 1000kms out of them. As I said, I’m just a bit of a tight arse and thought mine were fine but it wasn’t until I ran in the new ones before I realised I’ve been deluding myself, lol. I’m also about 15 stone so put far more weight through them than the average geezer.
 
As i continue to build distance following a fairly hefty foot injury in January, i am wondering on a good target time for 5km? bearing in mind i am working with an eventual aim of football type fitness, some strength and interval stuff. Was thinking 22 mins for 5km seemed like a good underlying base of cardio?
 
Maintaining 4 10k runs a week, but I'm running like the Tinman from the Wizard of Oz. I've started plenty of hill climbs which are playing havoc with my hamstrings and glutes.

Definitely need to incorporate some strength and conditioning if I'm to improve times.
 
For anyone experiencing problems with the current Garmin outage, you can still upload your activities to Strava.

Connect your watch to your computer and click the + icon at the top-right in Strava. Select ‘Add Manual Entry’ then ‘File’ on the left. Click ‘Choose Files’ and navigate to your Garmin then the ‘garmin’ folder followed by the 'activity' folder. Select the .FIT file with today’s date et voila - your data is uploaded.
 
Rammy Blue said:
Not posted for a while in this thread, still been batting out my Heaton 5k’s.

Thought I’d pop on just to extol the virtues of a new pair of running trainers.

I’d checked online to see that on average recommendations were in the region of 1000/1500km before getting new trainers.

I worked out that I’d approx done about 1000km in my Asics, I’m a tight fuck, lol, so always just get last season’s pair as cheapest on sports direct, haha.

Anyway, thought fuck it I’ll treat myself, went on sportsdirect and searched for cheapest asics, got them for £33 and when they arrived yesterday turns out they were the exact same as my previous pair that I’ve had for last 18 months.

Onto the point of the story, wore them for first time today and wowzers, it was like running on cushions and made me realise that I’ve not been doing myself any favours overusing the old pair. The fact they are identical means I don’t need to take into account different brands or ranges etc, and I just can’t quite believe the difference, I even put my old pair on this afternoon for a quick jog round the block to just reinforce to myself how they basically felt like running on blocks of wood compared to the new ones.

Thought I’d share, so for any new or Inexperienced runners, never underestimate your footwear.
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You got a link to those trainers please mate?

£33 for a pair of Asics isnt to be sneezed at :)
 
Not posted for a bit but am still at it.

Only doing 3 runs per week though now.

1 long slow one

1 4k hill run

1 session of different "fast" intervals consisting of 2x 400m, 2x 200m, 2x 100m and 2x 50m.

Been hammering the stretching as well. Getting some really nice hamstring and hip flexor progress :)
 
I haven't posted in here for a while either, been avoiding it because I get jealous of people who can actually run! Haven't run properly since feb/March, pretty sure I have achilles tendonitis, apparently it's a long term injury with no guarantee itll ever heel. To say im gutted and depressed about it is an understatement. I miss running so much. I tried cycling through lockdown but it's just not the same.

Dont take being fit and able for granted guys, its sucks big time when you can't run.
 
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shemnel said:
As i continue to build distance following a fairly hefty foot injury in January, i am wondering on a good target time for 5km? bearing in mind i am working with an eventual aim of football type fitness, some strength and interval stuff. Was thinking 22 mins for 5km seemed like a good underlying base of cardio?
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Sub 22 for 5k or 7 minute miling is decent for general good fitness level. Sub 18 or less than 6 minute miling is fast.

Sub 7.30 minute miling is fast for me these days........But yesterday I was closer to 10 minutes per mile as over an hour for 10.7K. But it was a tough muddy hilly trail run. Great fun scrambling up and down steep slippery tracks, through puddles and fields. Felt drained afterwards though - sweated buckets with the humidity and more work for the legs in the mud, steep slopes - some too steep to run really.
 
Not posted in here since I did my first ever 10k run the other week as I’ve been largely camped out on the CAS thread, so thanks for all the likes and comments relating to that run the other week. Unfortunately, things went awry at the start of last week when towards the end of a routine short 3.5k run I pulled what I think must’ve been a hamstring. Got out there a couple of days later but it went again so left it a week and got back on it on Wednesday. No issues so far but being careful not to push myself too hard in terms of pace. Going back out shortly and might attempt a long-ish run.
 
Anyone noticed there seems to be less and less runners out as the pandemic goes on? Or do most train over winter, and ease off in summer?
 
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