Running thread

Peel Parkrun in Salford completed in 30:33 this morning. Still a bit too warm for my liking, and the forecast light showers unfortunately didn't materialise.
 
MCFC1993 said:
Healthy habits are very hard to get started and easy to fall out of, that's what I found. It's the consistency what matters, just keep showing up and before you know it, it will be like 2nd nature to you.

I'd say be careful doing all HIIT, certainly do't do back to back days if your just coming back into it. The easy runs are what aid recovery and improve aerobic fitness. The HIIT sessions are great for getting your speed up and improving your tolerance to that speed.


Mines going great, definitely feeling the health benefits, started running properly again in May. I reckon I could just about manage running a couple of miles back then, now a 10 mile/16km run seems fairly easy. Probably knocked 45 seconds per km off of my comfortable running speed now, wont be far off my A goal for the marathon (3:30) if my training keeps going this well.
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Yeah, I would only do intervals once a week, but with a threshold session as well and an LSR. Gentle sessions in between, with a day or two off. 80% of mileage should be at an easy pace so I will stick to that.

I'm actually considering foregoing the LSR for the first time in my running history, but we will see.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
A bit of a reset for me this morning.

I've done almost nothing for three weeks, and I wasn't doing a huge amount before that either. I've been ill (stress-induced), then I've been away on holiday. I've also been boozing quite a bit, drinking whisky every night, and sometimes adding in a few glasses of wine. I've put on quite a bit of weight. Not been sleeping as well. I've been overloaded with work and other things, and lost motivation and any sense of routine.

Dragged myself out this morning so I am now seeking to re-establish healthy habits. I'm going to do things a bit differently this time.

Normally, I would build up the mileage with only slow runs, then introduce some speed work later. However, I happened to be listening to a health podcast about the benefits of HIIT training when I was out on my run, and that motivated me to turn my run into an interval session. I am going to focus more on high intensity / speed workouts rather than distance for the moment. I will let the distances creep up gradually rather than having big miles as the priority. I'm also thinking that interval / threshold sessions will naturally facilitate increased mileage anyway.

I won't be doing any events this autumn so I will now aim to have a good winter of training and aim to do something in the spring.

How are you guys getting on? Anyone having success with running? Getting faster / further? Feeling the health benefits? Taking part in any events?
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I love booze and getting smashed but it really sets back the running
 
against the better advice i received on here i did my first run this morning , had a 2 week lay off due to my IT band injury, i went to see a physio a couple of days ago and he gave me some stretches to perform to strengthen my hip, must admit my calves and hammies felt fine, i started back with 3 mins walking,5 mins of running,x 3, because i wasn't doing the distance i have been doing i upped the pace slightly, after the 2nd 5 mins i felt my knee slightly,had a walk and finished off with the last 5 mins, still got a problem, not as painful, but ill have a rest day tomorrow and go again on tuesday, all on the treadmill, confidence has been slightly knocked due to my knee ,and i had to push myself to attempt the run, glad i did, love running with a few tunes, and it starts my day off in the right way
 
Stuuuuuu said:
A bit of a reset for me this morning.

I've done almost nothing for three weeks, and I wasn't doing a huge amount before that either. I've been ill (stress-induced), then I've been away on holiday. I've also been boozing quite a bit, drinking whisky every night, and sometimes adding in a few glasses of wine. I've put on quite a bit of weight. Not been sleeping as well. I've been overloaded with work and other things, and lost motivation and any sense of routine.

Dragged myself out this morning so I am now seeking to re-establish healthy habits. I'm going to do things a bit differently this time.

Normally, I would build up the mileage with only slow runs, then introduce some speed work later. However, I happened to be listening to a health podcast about the benefits of HIIT training when I was out on my run, and that motivated me to turn my run into an interval session. I am going to focus more on high intensity / speed workouts rather than distance for the moment. I will let the distances creep up gradually rather than having big miles as the priority. I'm also thinking that interval / threshold sessions will naturally facilitate increased mileage anyway.

I won't be doing any events this autumn so I will now aim to have a good winter of training and aim to do something in the spring.

How are you guys getting on? Anyone having success with running? Getting faster / further? Feeling the health benefits? Taking part in any events?
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You'll be back flying in no time mate, just have to keep turning up.
Infairness a lot of what you wrote goes for me as well, a "summer" of boozing and eating shite has me back to square one, hard to believe boston/london was only four months ago.
I do think that part of the deal with this running malarkey is the highs and lows, it gives you tremendous satisfaction and great highs when you hit your targets, but also makes you feel like shit when your not doing much, I've not raced at all since London and will probably just try for a few months to get back to a stage of fitness where I can be happy with my race times.
 
I'm doing a David Goggin's week... Getting up an hour earlier to do some exercise. No excuses.

I did 12k this morning in the rain. I forgot to start my watch. I got splashed by a car on 3k. Ran past home on 8k. I had to channel my inner Goggins to keep going. Toughest run of the week boxed off.

Tomorrow morning is a yoga session with Adriene, which will be much more enjoyable (If you know, you know).
 
Manchester33 said:
I'm doing a David Goggin's week... Getting up an hour earlier to do some exercise. No excuses.

I did 12k this morning in the rain. I forgot to start my watch. I got splashed by a car on 3k. Ran past home on 8k. I had to channel my inner Goggins to keep going. Toughest run of the week boxed off.

Tomorrow morning is a yoga session with Adriene, which will be much more enjoyable (If you know, you know).
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rocky balboas wife ?
 
Manchester33 said:
I'm doing a David Goggin's week... Getting up an hour earlier to do some exercise. No excuses.

I did 12k this morning in the rain. I forgot to start my watch. I got splashed by a car on 3k. Ran past home on 8k. I had to channel my inner Goggins to keep going. Toughest run of the week boxed off.

Tomorrow morning is a yoga session with Adriene, which will be much more enjoyable (If you know, you know).
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Goggins to yoga with adrienne...hahaha some chalk and cheese that mate, I suppose its one way of staying hard!!!
 
April/May I was running consistently and at a pace I was very happy with, with an eye on doing the GNR in September and finishing in under 2 hours. I've done 3 HM's and every one has had some sort of injury on the day of the race so I don't believe I've managed to get the best out of myself yet.

Roll forward to today, and the last 2 months have been rubbish. A persistent Achilles injury has left me running about once every 2 weeks and fitness levels have dropped considerably.

Managed 6km yesterday, and despite not being totally pain free, it's the best I've felt the day after a run since May. I have 4 weeks to try and get some mileage in so the GNR isn't a total bust.

I've probably said this before, but obviously need to improve other aspects of training and lifestyle to prevent injuries in the first place, but I had 3-4 good months with no sign of injury and then out of nowhere, suddenly an issue with my Achilles!
 
smevchenko said:
April/May I was running consistently and at a pace I was very happy with, with an eye on doing the GNR in September and finishing in under 2 hours. I've done 3 HM's and every one has had some sort of injury on the day of the race so I don't believe I've managed to get the best out of myself yet.

Roll forward to today, and the last 2 months have been rubbish. A persistent Achilles injury has left me running about once every 2 weeks and fitness levels have dropped considerably.

Managed 6km yesterday, and despite not being totally pain free, it's the best I've felt the day after a run since May. I have 4 weeks to try and get some mileage in so the GNR isn't a total bust.

I've probably said this before, but obviously need to improve other aspects of training and lifestyle to prevent injuries in the first place, but I had 3-4 good months with no sign of injury and then out of nowhere, suddenly an issue with my Achilles!
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Are you doing any weight training to complement your running? If you strengthen the muscles throughout your legs, you reduce the chance of injury.
 
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Manchester33 said:
Are you doing any weight training to complement your running? If you strengthen the muscles throughout your legs, you reduce the chance of injury.
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Not consistently enough, but have been doing more bodyweight stuff at home. Squats, calf raises, lunges etc

But i'm aware I need to do more of this and get into a proper routine with it.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I've just been told by my physio I can start impact training again after a lengthy (18 month) layoff for a Posterior Tibial Tendon injury (ankle). Done some light jumping on it today and if there is no reaction tomorrow I can start to very gradually increase dynamic loading.

With any luck I could be back to full running in a few months and once I get back to running good for age 5k times I'm free to start building up the distance again
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An update on my (still ongoing) injury:

After essentially plateauing, and not getting any better my physio sent me to see a rehab specialist doctor who referred me for a CT scan. I had that a couple of weeks ago, and it revealed 3 injuries; the original post-tib injury, an Achilles injury (partial tear and poorly healed at the heel bone insertion point), and an old IPR tear which I had no idea I'd done.

The post-tib is not in too bad a condition, so they are going to continue the loading on that, but the heel insertion point is a cause for concern. I've been prescribed a course of shockwave therapy which is apparently blasting the area with sound waves to force the tendon into repairing itself in a predictable way. It's a 15 minute session, once a week for 5 weeks, with a 48 hour rest period followed by gradual loading. I've been told it's likely to be painful.
 
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Continuing my summer tour of the UK, completed a 5.5km run in Tobermory this evening, without stopping. This includes a very steep hill, ascending 80m, twice. Very tiring. I did the same route a few days ago, but had to walk up most of the hill, twice.
 
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