Running thread

ob said:
Woke this morning with pain on my left foot (inside below ankle), suspect old football ligament injury. Thing is fine going to bed last night, only had 2 walks yesterday of couple miles. Looks like rest and ice for while. Gutted
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On yer bike !
 
Wythenshawe Parkrun in 25:12 this morning. It was warm, but beautiful weather. My next Parkrun will be my 50th, and I will aim for a PB, which at the moment is 24:04. Not sure if it is achievable, but I'll give it my best shot. Strategy will be to start near the front so I don't get slowed down by anyone. Also I'll go for a fast first km to give myself a target for the rest of the run.

Any tips would be appreciated.
 
Not sure if anyone is following but the Western state 100 miler is currently around the half way stage.

Some of the leaders have been running sections of the race posting 7:10 - 7:20 miles. Absolutely incredible over the distance and with it being incredibly hot also.
 
ob said:
Back to my HM training plan and 11 miles this morning. My longest ever effort, blisters from mile 9, had to walk last mile. That was horrendous but glad it's done
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Great stuff OB, 11 miles is a fuckin long way!! Your well on for smashing the half now mate, keep training like you are and you will breeze it. Big kudos
 
Paladin said:
Wythenshawe Parkrun in 25:12 this morning. It was warm, but beautiful weather. My next Parkrun will be my 50th, and I will aim for a PB, which at the moment is 24:04. Not sure if it is achievable, but I'll give it my best shot. Strategy will be to start near the front so I don't get slowed down by anyone. Also I'll go for a fast first km to give myself a target for the rest of the run.

Any tips would be appreciated.
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50 Park runs is rather impressive. No tips from me...you are miles more experienced. I think I only ever ran two 5k races !
 
Still no running for me. After another 100+ miles cycling this week I've spent the day doing bike maintenance/ repairs! My old shit is falling apart at the seams!
Still cheaper than the car though.

Just finished in time for the last hour or so of today's stage of TDF. :-)
 
When The Levee Breaks said:
Just done 6.3 miles this afternoon after a night in the lager.

Not my quickest or prettiest run but heyho. Its done and dusted :)
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The best way to get ready for another go at the booze!! And infairness there's something in the booze powered runs, a couple of my parkrun pbs came whilst either hungover or still pissed.
 
gaz76 said:
The best way to get ready for another go at the booze!! And infairness there's something in the booze powered runs, a couple of my parkrun pbs came whilst either hungover or still pissed.
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Thats the magic of running!! Some days, you can prepare meticulously, have an early night and then your next run is a complete clusterfuck

Other days, you absolutely cannot be arsed, you feel like utter shit but then end up bagging a PB.
 
When The Levee Breaks said:
Thats the magic of running!! Some days, you can prepare meticulously, have an early night and then your next run is a complete clusterfuck

Other days, you absolutely cannot be arsed, you feel like utter shit but then end up bagging a PB.
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Very true mate, its all in the head, well a lot of it anyways and maybe 80% what you already trained for, I sat up with the Mrs until 2am and drank enough to knock a horse over, then did the Alderley edge 10k the next morning, knew I had to go off fast and did, the 37 min pacer past me with his crew at about 9k saying "yep that's why you shouldn't start so quick" if I could have caught him at that point it wouldn't have been pretty!! There's quite a few of the ultra running community that are total pisscans, I've ran a few socials with them and God knows how they do it
 
Parkrun number 50 completed. We've been in Uxbridge for a few days, and I ran at Black Park Country Park. Finished in 24:59, which is my second fastest of this year, so no PB. It was a good run though - warm weather but mostly in the shade of trees.

Just 50 more to go until I can get my first Parkrun running shirt. There is one for 50 runs, but it's red, and red just doesn't suit me.
 
Tested negative for covid this morning after eight days in quarantine locked in a bedroom so the rest of my family didn't get it, just been out and done a real slow 8 miles, most probably the slowest 8 I've ever done, but it's good to get out again, and it was more of a head straightener than anything, hopefully will be able to slowly pick it back up again now, have an entry for the loch Ness marathon in October so that's the target
 
gaz76 said:
Tested negative for covid this morning after eight days in quarantine locked in a bedroom so the rest of my family didn't get it, just been out and done a real slow 8 miles, most probably the slowest 8 I've ever done, but it's good to get out again, and it was more of a head straightener than anything, hopefully will be able to slowly pick it back up again now, have an entry for the loch Ness marathon in October so that's the target
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Take it easy, it really takes it out of you more than you realise.
 
gaz76 said:
Tested negative for covid this morning after eight days in quarantine locked in a bedroom so the rest of my family didn't get it, just been out and done a real slow 8 miles, most probably the slowest 8 I've ever done, but it's good to get out again, and it was more of a head straightener than anything, hopefully will be able to slowly pick it back up again now, have an entry for the loch Ness marathon in October so that's the target
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I did the same silly mistake in January.

Next day after I tested negative for covid went running, was laboured then pushed myself too much a few days later to get my PB in a 10k.

Now i've barely run in months, either covid or foot/knee complaints
 
2 runs this week. Easy 2.5 miles on Tuesday during my lunch break and steady/easy 4 miles which was week 9 run 1 of my HM training plan. Felt hot out there and don't like running in evening as too many people about and always feel it's bit stop/start
 
ob said:
2 runs this week. Easy 2.5 miles on Tuesday during my lunch break and steady/easy 4 miles which was week 9 run 1 of my HM training plan. Felt hot out there and don't like running in evening as too many people about and always feel it's bit stop/start
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Totally agree about the running in the evening, it's a totally different game to the morning when there's hardly any folk about, add that to the fact that everyone in the evening seems so angry and evening running is something I only do if totally necessary
 
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