Running thread

willipp said:
Cheers pal appreciate it. My resting rate is about 45/46, just need to work out my max and then stay within that boundary at Around 80% by the sounds of it. Thanks
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The 80% refers to the proportion of your mileage that should be run within the aerobic heart rate zones. So, say you run 30 miles per week, then 24 of those would be within the aerobic zones.

Perhaps an easy way of looking at it is to bin all the maths and just jog at the sort of pace at which you could easily hold a conversation without getting out of breath.
 
Northernstorirs said:
I use to run for Uni and a club in my late teens and early 20s obtaining decent PBs at 10km. I then preferred to play football and booze so eventually stopped. Had a bit of a resurgence in my late 20s with fell running but started to have issues with straining my calf.

Since have solely stuck to low impact training on the watt bike, x trainer and rowing machine. Now gyms have shut, lockdown has opened a window of opportunity to get back in to my running. Been running 20-25 miles a week which has been good. I'm pretty certain I have "runners knee" as my knee has been aching after runs. Have been wearing ice packs on my knee at home which has helped recovery and relieved some pain.
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Is that posh for bag of peas?
 
Stuuuuuu said:
The 80% refers to the proportion of your mileage that should be run within the aerobic heart rate zones. So, say you run 30 miles per week, then 24 of those would be within the aerobic zones.

Perhaps an easy way of looking at it is to bin all the maths and just jog at the sort of pace at which you could easily hold a conversation without getting out of breath.
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You always come up with very sound advice @Stuuuuuu, and we amateurs are all very grateful.

I was using the 180 minus my age formula, which gave me a target of 122bps. But using my resting heart rate and maximum heart rate gives me a range of 50 to 175bps, and my aerobic zone is 70 to 80 percent of my maximum, which is 122 to 140bps. I have been running at the lower end of this range recently.

Before I tried this slower running method, my average bps was around 144. One thing I know for sure is that running slower is very much more enjoyable. I'll see if it benefits my faster times when park runs are back.
 
Just completed some hill sprints, really tough conditions with the heat.

6 x 200m hill sprints with an elevation of about 8m, with a walk back rest. Think that makes the slope incline about 4%, it looked a lot more than that though.

I was still a bit sore from a 5miler yesterday but nice to mix it up today.
 
I've got Matt Fitzgerald 80/20 book as an epub file. Might have PDF as well. If anyone wants a copy send me your email. Build Your Running Body as well
And a training and marathon plan very extensive book
 
15 miles, starting at 7:30am and what felt like a grand tour of Cheshire. Stunning weather and conditions, but it had warmed up by the time I finished. I did a similar distance two weeks ago, but today, at a much slower pace, felt really good. My legs are suffering a bit now though.

I was fuelled by water at home, a banana at the start, and an energy gel after one hour, followed by another at the two hour mark.

I think I've earned a day off tomorrow.
 
My 17 year old is now into boxing and has been both skipping and running.
5-7 k runs the latter he can do in circa 30 minutes so it’s a decent pace.

Coming to the point , he suffered an Achilles injury around a month ago which he rested up and it improved.
He is still feeling it though.
He takes his conditioning extremely serious and we have converted the garage into a boxing gym so he is always on the bag.

Can anyone pass on tips on what you think maybe the issue.
He has blagged my newish pair of Nike running shoes but not sure he has the same gait as me.

Ta in advance.
 
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