Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese
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Well done. Always found I feel permanently a bit beaten up once I get over 20 a week.
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Running thread
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Great work folks...some insane amount of devotion to running. I wanted to bash the running this xmas (love running this time of year) but I got flu over xmas (kids got if first...bar the youngest who made the wise decision of having the jab). Felt rotten and these holidays have been an utter write off. Took the tree down and gutter lights earlier and that about did me in. Zilch energy...completely drained.
dennishasdoneit
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Some really impressive personal achievements posted...Wow. .given me lots to think about.I've all but stopped running ...as a result my five a side footy once a week has not bin as enjoyable..hate being off the pace or just running out of energy at the 40 min mark every week; time to get back out on the road methinks.
Well done everyone!
Well done everyone!
Stuuuuuu
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Any of you pros got any tips to start out. I'm naturally quite fit for my age. Just turned 40 and play football 3 times a week. With my new job I work away quite a lot and company pays for meals so I have developed a few extra pounds around the waist. Obvisously I'm gonna start to cut down on the ale working away which should help but I want to start running. Should I start and run as far as I can til I'm knackered or just do a few miles first and try to get the time down???? I've just bought a Samsung gear watch so I can track my runs as well. Also any good apps out there I can use that anyone can recommend... Happy new year blues!!
Depends what your goals are. Your reference to extra pounds suggests it's about losing fat? If so, there are two ways that running can help with this:
1) Slow, easy runs in the aerobic zones are good for burning fat. You should be able to easily hold a conversation for the whole run. I wouldn't aim to knacker yourself; just allow the distances to gradually build up over time.
2) High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is also very effective for fat loss but it shouldn't be done very frequently - perhaps once a week. Warm up for a mile or two, then go almost flat out, then recover, then repeat. Typical approaches are 4 minutes of fast intervals (90% of max. effort) with a gentle jog to recover - repeat 4 times. Another approach is building up over time until you can run 10 x 400m (1/4 of a mile), again, with a recovery between each repeat.
Running in the morning before breakfast burns significantly more fat so that's a bit of an easy cheat if you want to go down that road.
One important thing to remember, though, is that it's laughably easy to out-eat any exercise you do. If you're setting out to lose fat by running, you have to be disciplined and not make up for it by eating too many calories. Dieting is WAY more effective than exercise for fat-loss.
Hope there's something useful in there.
BlueHammer85
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Excellent that, if you don't mind me asking how tall and what weight are you?
5’9. Around 12 stone.
chesterbells
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Where is the 8:30 run? I might join you for that.
Was going to ask myself, as I’d never heard of an 8.30am one; thought today was all 9am and 10.30am.
The delights of Warrington and Widnes myself this bright sunny morning. Only managed the first one due to an injury, but at least I got some payback for staying dry last night. Add City winning, and arsenal hopefully doing similar, and I think this can go down as one of the better New Years Days.
All the best to all the other runners and joggers on here, regardless of standard, time, mileage and the rest.
chesterbells
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Depends what your goals are. Your reference to extra pounds suggests it's about losing fat? If so, there are two ways that running can help with this:
1) Slow, easy runs in the aerobic zones are good for burning fat. You should be able to easily hold a conversation for the whole run. I wouldn't aim to knacker yourself; just allow the distances to gradually build up over time.
2) High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is also very effective for fat loss but it shouldn't be done very frequently - perhaps once a week. Warm up for a mile or two, then go almost flat out, then recover, then repeat. Typical approaches are 4 minutes of fast intervals (90% of max. effort) with a gentle jog to recover - repeat 4 times. Another approach is building up over time until you can run 10 x 400m (1/4 of a mile), again, with a recovery between each repeat.
Running in the morning before breakfast burns significantly more fat so that's a bit of an easy cheat if you want to go down that road.
One important thing to remember, though, is that it's laughably easy to out-eat any exercise you do. If you're setting out to lose fat by running, you have to be disciplined and not make up for it by eating too many calories. Dieting is WAY more effective than exercise for fat-loss.
Hope there's something useful in there.
Well said Stu, and that last point about dieting vs exercise is the absolute killer.
Spent most of my 20s doing loads of running and a bit of footie and could never understand why I wasn’t losing weight... as I tucked into my massive bowl of ‘healthy’ tagliatelle and pesto with grated cheese on top. The odd glass of beer or three probably didn’t help either as well
inchy14
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Official stats last year.
1022 miles completed. Even more on the bike and over 60,000 metres swimming.
Aims this year.
5k, under 21 minutes.
10K under 44 minutes.
Half marathon under 1.40 again, (only managed this one previously at 1.38.)
Full marathon under 3.45. (PB is 3.57)
With Cyprus and Manchester full marathons already booked for March and April i need to get my training started this weekend. Plus Tour de Manc (125 mile bike ride) in May then my full distance Ironman in June it looks like i've a busy year ahead............
1022 miles completed. Even more on the bike and over 60,000 metres swimming.
Aims this year.
5k, under 21 minutes.
10K under 44 minutes.
Half marathon under 1.40 again, (only managed this one previously at 1.38.)
Full marathon under 3.45. (PB is 3.57)
With Cyprus and Manchester full marathons already booked for March and April i need to get my training started this weekend. Plus Tour de Manc (125 mile bike ride) in May then my full distance Ironman in June it looks like i've a busy year ahead............
inchy14
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Wow - impressive schedule there itchy. Good luck with it all! I fancy a small starter Tri but nowhere near an Ironman.
Salford Triathlon is a good one to start, that's obviously if you're local. Plenty of them though mate, just start with a 1000m swim, 25mile bike and 10k run. You can even find smaller tri's or Duathlons if you want to get started on it.
This will be my first Ironman so looking forward to it but with some trepidation......