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Just got to Stretford Parkrun to have it cancelled at the last minute after already having diverted from Peel Park which was cancelled early doors. Correct decision given that it had rained on icy surfaces turning all the paths into longitudinal ice rinks.
Will try again next week in Stafford. Third time lucky?
 
staffsblue said:
Just got to Stretford Parkrun to have it cancelled at the last minute after already having diverted from Peel Park which was cancelled early doors. Correct decision given that it had rained on icy surfaces turning all the paths into longitudinal ice rinks.
Will try again next week in Stafford. Third time lucky?
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It’s warmer next week, or it might be more appropriate to say it’s less cold.

Bramhall is doing Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, so I’ll hopefully be able to do at least one. It’ll be my first for a while as a combination of the cold and a newborn baby mean I’ve only done one short in the past month or so. Makes me more inclined to do the Santa Run on the 24th & take it easy .
 
Wafty Cranker said:
It’s warmer next week, or it might be more appropriate to say it’s less cold.

Bramhall is doing Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, so I’ll hopefully be able to do at least one. It’ll be my first for a while as a combination of the cold and a newborn baby mean I’ve only done one short in the past month or so. Makes me more inclined to do the Santa Run on the 24th & take it easy .
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Congratulations!
 
henrythedogcity said:
Thinking of doing the race to the stones in July anyone done it before?
I'll be walking it ....did the Windermere lap in May this year took me 22hrs 15 mins it was 47 milesrace to stones is 62 miles
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It is one of a couple I have looked at. Made my ultra debut last year (42.5 miler) and although tough never felt a high like it for the couple of days afterwards.

The wall ultra from Carlisle to Newc (72 miler) is my preference but the next 3/4 mths will guide on what is realistic. Sadly a tough year of work ahead and a current injury might dampen expectations.
 
Paladin said:
Is anyone out running on the roads in this icy weather? I'm 14 days without a run now as I'm resting a strain at the back of my knee. I'm missing running, but not sure I'd be out in this anyway.
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Sadly injury has curtailed my running currently with my disappintment magnified by being in Malaga last week to run the Marathon but instead stood and watched it instead.

If you are injured its a good time to give your body a break, rest up and go again in the new year. No point in running on ice and risking aggravating your knee any more.
 
franksinatra said:
Sadly injury has curtailed my running currently with my disappintment magnified by being in Malaga last week to run the Marathon but instead stood and watched it instead.

If you are injured its a good time to give your body a break, rest up and go again in the new year. No point in running on ice and risking aggravating your knee any more.
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I managed 5km this morning after a three week break, and the pain in my knee returned, though not as bad as before. I think another break until the new year is on the cards. I might try and get an appointment with my GP. There should be one of those available sometime in 2023.
 
Sorry to read about so many injuries in here. I hope they're soon in the past. I guess if you had to have an injury, midwinter is probably the least disruptive time of year for many(?).

For me, I've been blighted by injuries and illness for quite a bit of this year: Covid 3 times, a couple of chest infections and then recently (and currently) a couple of cracked ribs. Also, insane working hours.

Add it all together and you get very little running.

I'm pleased to have got out for a gentle 5-miles this afternoon - my first exercise of any kind in nearly a month. It's very frustrating when your fitness drops to near zero but I guess you just have to suck it up, be philosophical about it and crack on!
 
franksinatra said:
Sadly injury has curtailed my running currently with my disappintment magnified by being in Malaga last week to run the Marathon but instead stood and watched it instead.

If you are injured its a good time to give your body a break, rest up and go again in the new year. No point in running on ice and risking aggravating your knee any more.
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Good advice.
Not easy as a runner having to sit it out, especially over Xmas when it’s the kind of routine that I for one absolutely need.

This hamstring tendonitis won’t shift too easily but feels less sore today.

I swapped out with a 30 min rowing session & swim (& some upper body work) yesterday so I’ve got that as a back up now.
 
Paladin said:
I managed 5km this morning after a three week break, and the pain in my knee returned, though not as bad as before. I think another break until the new year is on the cards. I might try and get an appointment with my GP. There should be one of those available sometime in 2023.
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Good luck with that appointment. Very frustrating when you have rested and the problem persists.
 
somapop said:
Good advice.
Not easy as a runner having to sit it out, especially over Xmas when it’s the kind of routine that I for one absolutely need.

This hamstring tendonitis won’t shift too easily but feels less sore today.

I swapped out with a 30 min rowing session & swim (& some upper body work) yesterday so I’ve got that as a back up now.
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Well done mate to flip to other exercise. Ive done the rehabilitation work set by the physio but struggling to motivate myself to do anything else. Got to snap out of it.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
Sorry to read about so many injuries in here. I hope they're soon in the past. I guess if you had to have an injury, midwinter is probably the least disruptive time of year for many(?).

For me, I've been blighted by injuries and illness for quite a bit of this year: Covid 3 times, a couple of chest infections and then recently (and currently) a couple of cracked ribs. Also, insane working hours.

Add it all together and you get very little running.

I'm pleased to have got out for a gentle 5-miles this afternoon - my first exercise of any kind in nearly a month. It's very frustrating when your fitness drops to near zero but I guess you just have to suck it up, be philosophical about it and crack on!
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That is a really tough run of injuries and bad luck. Fingers crossed you have better luck next year. Still 5 miles as a base is not a bad start.
 
Stuuuuuu said:
Sorry to read about so many injuries in here. I hope they're soon in the past. I guess if you had to have an injury, midwinter is probably the least disruptive time of year for many(?).

For me, I've been blighted by injuries and illness for quite a bit of this year: Covid 3 times, a couple of chest infections and then recently (and currently) a couple of cracked ribs. Also, insane working hours.

Add it all together and you get very little running.

I'm pleased to have got out for a gentle 5-miles this afternoon - my first exercise of any kind in nearly a month. It's very frustrating when your fitness drops to near zero but I guess you just have to suck it up, be philosophical about it and crack on!
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I've been remarkably free from injury and illness in nearly 30 years of running. I don't wish to boast, just recount my approach for potential benefit?

My basic approach is cross training.

I first got into running to train for football and then cycling until cycling took over for a few years (commuting and racing).

Nowadays I cycle in summer and run in winter but not competitively.

I've now transitioned to winter trainng. No cycling. Run every other day, 3 to 6 miles and do weight training every other day between running.

It could just be luck though that I rarely got injured or ill?

Any sense in this?
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
I've been remarkably free from injury and illness in nearly 30 years of running. I don't wish to boast, just recount my approach for potential benefit?

My basic approach is cross training.

I first got into running to train for football and then cycling until cycling took over for a few years (commuting and racing).

Nowadays I cycle in summer and run in winter but not competitively.

I've now transitioned to winter trainng. No cycling. Run every other day, 3 to 6 miles and do weight training every other day between running.

It could just be luck though that I rarely got injured or ill?

Any sense in this?
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Well that's all great but I don't think it would prevent cracked ribs from trying to put up an industrial-standard heavy stage by yourself!
 
Stuuuuuu said:
Well that's all great but I don't think it would prevent cracked ribs from trying to put up an industrial-standard heavy stage by yourself!
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I was injured a few times when I fell off my bike, usually my own fault when going round corners too fast!. So, on second thought scrap the cycling advice!
 
Nice little 5k trot to Mitcham to collect a parcel and home again passing Tooting and Mitcham ground. Not been that way along river for quite a while.
 

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staffsblue said:
Isabel Trail Parkrun completed in exactly 30:00 today. Lost a bit of pace due to recent cancelled events, but will do an extra training session next week to avoid becoming the Kalvin Phillips of the running world!
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Did that one a few weeks ago - half the people there tourists going for their I !

Happy Christmas all - anyone else going off to do a Parkrun this morning? If you are, have a good one. No attempted PB malarkey for me today, just about jogging round and wishing everyone well (and working up an appetite for later :-)
 
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