Running thread

I did the ‘ASICS London 10k’ a few weeks ago after a big holiday of booze and steak and chips every night, little exercise , struggled around in 1 hour 1 min

I’ve done nearly 4 weeks off booze, eating healthy and exercising daily

I did a 10k training run today around similar route and took it easy - I did it in 57 mins and felt fine

Shows how much fitness and speed can improve in just a few weeks
 
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beehive_bob said:
Just done my first parkrun, really enjoyed it. Sprinting was more my game but have got into 5k runs in recent years to keep the fitness up. Would recommend anyone to try a parkrun if they haven't before, lots of encouragement there.
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It's great isn't it. Only started doing them in May, but always find them friendly, inclusive regardless of ability and age, and the fellow runners and marshalls are super supportive.
It's about time GPs started prescribing couch to 5k & Parkruns rather than giving out medication like sweets.
 
Well it’s taken FOUR years but I’m finally back out jogging.

Went from an unfit 18 stone all the way down to 10.8 and was in fantastic shape…until I blew my LCL.

Then a house purchase collapsed severely upsetting the family routines. Then came Covid and I’m immunocompromised and I completely abandoned jogging.

four years later and I’m sat at 14.5 stone which is about 2 stone heavier than I want so I finally got back out jogging just over 2 weeks ago.

Torture!

It’s taken 14 sessions to get back to a 5K and the times aren’t pretty, but at least the improvements are happening almost daily.

If you give running for fitness a try don’t give up after a week, the body will adapt. Remember, it’s not a race ;-)
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
Well it’s taken FOUR years but I’m finally back out jogging.

Went from an unfit 18 stone all the way down to 10.8 and was in fantastic shape…until I blew my LCL.

Then a house purchase collapsed severely upsetting the family routines. Then came Covid and I’m immunocompromised and I completely abandoned jogging.

four years later and I’m sat at 14.5 stone which is about 2 stone heavier than I want so I finally got back out jogging just over 2 weeks ago.

Torture!

It’s taken 14 sessions to get back to a 5K and the times aren’t pretty, but at least the improvements are happening almost daily.

If you give running for fitness a try don’t give up after a week, the body will adapt. Remember, it’s not a race ;-)
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Well done on restarting your running. Yours is a similar story to mine, and probably many others - running to assist weight loss, and then finding the running quite enjoyable.

12 stone anything is where I'm happiest, and I'm there at the moment, having lost a stone in just over a month. Keep up the running, and as others have said, you should definitely try a Parkrun.
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
Well it’s taken FOUR years but I’m finally back out jogging.

Went from an unfit 18 stone all the way down to 10.8 and was in fantastic shape…until I blew my LCL.

Then a house purchase collapsed severely upsetting the family routines. Then came Covid and I’m immunocompromised and I completely abandoned jogging.

four years later and I’m sat at 14.5 stone which is about 2 stone heavier than I want so I finally got back out jogging just over 2 weeks ago.

Torture!

It’s taken 14 sessions to get back to a 5K and the times aren’t pretty, but at least the improvements are happening almost daily.

If you give running for fitness a try don’t give up after a week, the body will adapt. Remember, it’s not a race ;-)
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Good work mate, lost stone and half through running and diet at start of lockdown. Put some back on so trying to get back down to 11st and almost there
 
m32blue said:
Ha im top of the climbing ladder but that was because I did a coastal trail marathon in Anglesey,it was stunning but super tough and you had to walk up and down Holyhead mountain.
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Think you deserved to be top of the ladder for that one mate, just a bit harder than up and down didsbury road!!!
 
What do people listen to to zone out on their runs?

I find it difficult to run unless I have zoned out and I need music to achieve that, only issue is I get bored listening to the same albums/playlist successively. Any suggestions?
 
SalfordGrimble said:
What do people listen to to zone out on their runs?

I find it difficult to run unless I have zoned out and I need music to achieve that, only issue is I get bored listening to the same albums/playlist successively. Any suggestions?
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Personally, I'm just the opposite. I like to hear what's going on around me & don't like to dampen any of my senses.
I do most of my running on a path converted from a disused railway so have to share it with cyclists & dog walkers so like to hear other path users approaching from behind.
I'm also a little bit old fashioned so like to acknowledge anyone I pass with a friendly "morning" & thank all the marshalls I pass during Parkruns.
 
SalfordGrimble said:
What do people listen to to zone out on their runs?

I find it difficult to run unless I have zoned out and I need music to achieve that, only issue is I get bored listening to the same albums/playlist successively. Any suggestions?
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I was with you until about midway through my marathon training plan when they didn't allow "in-ear" headphones for a HM race so I went without music and really enjoyed it. Since then I did a number of runs without music and you soon become used to taking in the sights or just having a conversation in your own head. It's much more enjoyable generally.

Failing that, something with a consistent beat always works well to keep the legs moving. Plenty of playlists on spotify/youtube. Hard to advise as no idea what your genre is!
 
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