Running thread

[Rammy Blue]

Heaton Park was lovely this morning, nice and quiet. Few people out doing non-parkrun parkrun. Pleasant.

 

[willipp]

Quite a few people on here talking about their 'times' but you've got to understand that, if you're going for a 'time' whenever you go out for a training run, your fitness will not improve much at all. The way to do it is to focus predominantly on aerobic zone running, i.e. a slow, conversational pace. If you want to get faster and run further, about 80% of your total weekly mileage should be in the aerobic zones where you don't get out of breath at all and at which pace you could easily hold a full conversation for the full duration.

If you're just getting into it, I would make that 100% of mileage actually. If you then want to do some specific speed work, this should be once a week (maybe twice with more experience) but even then, it shouldn't be flat-out chasing 'times' but at a controlled threshold pace or a specific interval session.

You'll thank me later.

Cheers for this post. Just did 6.5 miles and that’s the furthest I’ve run for probably 3 years. Slowed my normal pace down and enabled to go for longer (1 hour). It’s much more enjoyable as well than my normal lung busting pace I try and push myself to.

 

[inchy14]

10k this morning to Heaton Park, round the golf course and home, found it really tough again, struggling fitness wise for some reason, probably down to lack of motivation and drinking most nights!! Be glad when it’s all back to normal.

 

[somapop]

I'm finding running every day is leaving my legs sore. I cut down last year after a hip injury (labral tear) and was told by the surgeon to build my core up at the gym (and try yoga and pilates which I have done). Miss the bloody kettlebell workouts...wish I'd purchased one before lockdown. In saying that, the last surgeon I spoke to suggested latest evidence promotes stuff like running to get the blood flowing to the that hop region (didn't opt for surgery in the end) and when a run goes well it's an amazing feeling.
Will resume tomorrow after having a day off today.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Been running, and then failing to hit 5k before calling it quits for the day. Maybe it’s all this.

 

[inchy14]

9.5 miles this morning, best I’ve felt for ages, knee was sore but glutes and hamstrings were fine, hope to keep it up now and get back up to 18-20 miles just to stay fit enough for when things get back to normal.

 

[BlueHammer85]

social media does have it's pluses at times

Run 5k, Donate £5 to the NHS, and tag 5 of your mates to do the same.

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fu...FundraiserPage?userUrl=RunForHeroes&pageUrl=4

 

[TonyM]

Been running now each of the past 17 mornings. 8k now the norm but did 10k Monday. My feet hurt. My knee hurt. My hips hurt. My back hurts.

I'm also eating less and no rubbish.

A mysterious 1kg seems to drop off and back on every second day. And I am supposed to lose 18 of them ffs.

This getting fit is a pain in the ass, back, hips, knees and feet I tell ya. But I'm enjoying it none the less. :-)

 

[inchy14]

Another 8 miles this morning, beginning to get back into the groove of it. Over 23 miles done this week.

 

[m32blue]

Working at home so alternating between one day on the bike and next day running approx. 10k at about 8.30 mm pace .Near me Trafford park and the quays are quite deserted
id entered a few races in the spring and summer and they are getting pushed back to October and November
Hoping parkrun will be back by the end of the summer