Running thread

smevchenko said:
My mate managed this in just under 13 hours yesterday, winner did it in 9, ridiculous!
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Yes I saw the time of the winner, which is incredible given the terrain etc

Fair play to your mate for finishing 4th, at least he'd have got home for a nights sleep!
 
chris85mcfc said:
Yes I saw the time of the winner, which is incredible given the terrain etc

Fair play to your mate for finishing 4th, at least he'd have got home for a nights sleep!
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Think he was 15th, the website for tracking is pretty crap.

Fair play to anyone taking it on, and going through the whole night, running in the dark over hills and trails with just a head torch sounds a bit mad to me!
 
staffsblue said:
Funny you should mention pissing. I'm fine while I'm running, but during the 2 hour period after any run, I need to piss every 5 - 10 minutes. Whilst I drink a small bottle of chilled tap water while I run, I'm sure the majority gets sweated out.
I can only imagine my regular urination is down to my body trying to rid itself of lactic acid? I have the same issue after I swim, although I do inadvertently swallow a lot of pool water!
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It’s literally at the start. Must be nerves or something, I’ll go just before the event begins, set off and can guarantee in the first mile I’ll need to go again, can’t shake off the feeling so inevitably I’ll stop which throws my whole race plan out of the window.
 
inchy14 said:
It’s literally at the start. Must be nerves or something, I’ll go just before the event begins, set off and can guarantee in the first mile I’ll need to go again, can’t shake off the feeling so inevitably I’ll stop which throws my whole race plan out of the window.
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Think everyone gets that need for a piss at the start mate, hence the huge queues and stealth bush pissing, I used to suffer with it a lot during races but found limiting water/fluid intake beforehand seems to do the trick.
My worst moment for stopping for a piss was my mara PB of 3hrs and 14 seconds, I stopped for a piss at mile 22 and my legs just wouldn't work after that, fucked my sub3 reckon I would have done 2.58ish if it wasn't for that piss stop
 
kippax_blueboy said:
Turned 60 earlier in the year and I am loving it. Stopped during COVID due to injury and then forgot about it. Started running a little in February now three 10k a runs a week. Don't want to injure myself so running for times is out. 10k in around 55 mins is good for me now. More walking as well.
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Well done mate
 
Gaz76 said:
Six months off the beer is ace mate, especially through the summer, I'm down to 11 days off it after falling off the wagon over the summer like a dick head!!
The boozing and running just don't mix for me, your miles better off without it
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I'm on the edge atm do I stick at it or have a few when I go Porto in October. I'm swaying to sticking off the drink, sounds boring but best I've felt and I know soon as I'm back on the sauce my motivation sways, I get back into a bad routine haha.
I've had a few non alcoholic drinks which aint been bad when I've been out or at the match just to see the taste but been happy enough with the soft drinks so far.
 
Originals said:
I'm on the edge atm do I stick at it or have a few when I go Porto in October. I'm swaying to sticking off the drink, sounds boring but best I've felt and I know soon as I'm back on the sauce my motivation sways, I get back into a bad routine haha.
I've had a few non alcoholic drinks which aint been bad when I've been out or at the match just to see the taste but been happy enough with the soft drinks so far.
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Having been "on the edge" of having a few far too many times, I can 100% guarantee that just having a few is the wrong decision, up to you mate but I know everytime I've decided to just have a few I've been kicking myself for doing so.
 
Big Joe Corrigan said:
Just back from a 30 minute run, thought I’d better my Parkrun time of Saturday (30:05), but was well off the pace, does this running get any easier? I seem to be ok up to 20 minutes but then start to suffer.
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Yeh I echo what stu says mate, you probably need to slow down and do some really easy runs to build up your stamina,
it can be difficult to do the slowing down, but in the long run it will pay off, save your absolute blasting it out for maybe once or twice a week and take the rest of em easy, take the time to figure out your stride length and footwork then when it comes to racing you will be better prepared
 
Gaz76 said:
Yeh I echo what stu says mate, you probably need to slow down and do some really easy runs to build up your stamina,
it can be difficult to do the slowing down, but in the long run it will pay off, save your absolute blasting it out for maybe once or twice a week and take the rest of em easy, take the time to figure out your stride length and footwork then when it comes to racing you will be better prepared
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Would you recommend doing my training runs for 40 minutes at a slower pace if I want to improve my Parkrun time? And then maybe going for it at the Parkrun?
 
Big Joe Corrigan said:
Would you recommend doing my training runs for 40 minutes at a slower pace if I want to improve my Parkrun time? And then maybe going for it at the Parkrun?
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Yes definitely if you can slow it down to that pace, adding about a minute and a half to your goal parkrun km pace for your easy runs will help loads, you really want to be finishing an easy run thinking you could go out straight away and do it again.
Try shortening your stride length, basically so it feels like your tap dancing through your run, this will help to build your cadence which in turn when you come round to your parkrun you will be able to mix a longer stride with better cadence and find it easier to go faster than you do now
 
Gaz76 said:
Yes definitely if you can slow it down to that pace, adding about a minute and a half to your goal parkrun km pace for your easy runs will help loads, you really want to be finishing an easy run thinking you could go out straight away and do it again.
Try shortening your stride length, basically so it feels like your tap dancing through your run, this will help to build your cadence which in turn when you come round to your parkrun you will be able to mix a longer stride with better cadence and find it easier to go faster than you do now
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Cheers Gaz, will give it a go.
 
Big Joe Corrigan said:
Just back from a 30 minute run, thought I’d better my Parkrun time of Saturday (30:05), but was well off the pace, does this running get any easier? I seem to be ok up to 20 minutes but then start to suffer.
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Echo what Stu and Gaz have said, all about learning what your paces are.

For me it's something like this:
5k pace: 3:40min/km
10k pace/Threshold: 3:50-4:10min/km
Tempo: 4:20-4:30min/km
Steady: 4:50min/km
Easy (fresh legs): 5:00-5:15min/km
Easy (tired legs): 5:20-5:40min/km

I cant run at that 5k pace every session, I'd be knackered and injured not long afterwards.

All of those paces might get a bit confusing to begin with, just know roughly, 80% of your running needs to be easy (I probably do slightly less but its essentially listening to your body).

So if you run 3 times a week and you're giving parkrun a good effort every Saturday then your other 2 runs will need to be easier. As you build up frequency of runs and volume (distance) you can introduce more efforts.

Rough training pace guide here:
www.runnersworld.com

Pace tools for runners: How to calculate your goal running pace

If you’ve entered a race with a goal time in your mind, our simple to use tools will tell you whether it’s realistic, and how fast you’ll need to run in training to hit it
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That will tell you roughly what your easy pace is, chances are it'll be even slower until your body conditions itself.
 
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