Running thread

[ob]

Well it’s taken FOUR years but I’m finally back out jogging.

Went from an unfit 18 stone all the way down to 10.8 and was in fantastic shape…until I blew my LCL.

Then a house purchase collapsed severely upsetting the family routines. Then came Covid and I’m immunocompromised and I completely abandoned jogging.

four years later and I’m sat at 14.5 stone which is about 2 stone heavier than I want so I finally got back out jogging just over 2 weeks ago.

Torture!

It’s taken 14 sessions to get back to a 5K and the times aren’t pretty, but at least the improvements are happening almost daily.

If you give running for fitness a try don’t give up after a week, the body will adapt. Remember, it’s not a race ;-)

Good work mate, lost stone and half through running and diet at start of lockdown. Put some back on so trying to get back down to 11st and almost there

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Good work mate, lost stone and half through running and diet at start of lockdown. Put some back on so trying to get back down to 11st and almost there

Fair play man. Keep it up

 

[When The Levee Breaks]

11.3 mile bimble up the Rochdale Canal from Hebden Bridge to Walsden and back today. 1h 50m.

Sunburnt face now. School boy error. Legs are also trashed. Feel like I've been dry bummed by Tyson Fury.

But City won and Haaland scored so too elated (and drunk) to care

 

[BlueHammer85]

10 miles this morning , fitness ramping up

Got a Stratford 5k which I’m aiming for PB in a couple weeks

And got Oslo half marathon in a months time

Off the booze massively helps keeping on track

 

[smevchenko]

@gaz76 Need to work on your climbing mate, piss poor effort overall last week!

 

[gaz76]

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@gaz76 Need to work on your climbing mate, piss poor effort overall last week!

Haha I know mate, was hardly worth bothering, in my defence Sean did do a mountain marathon and the mean streets of South Manchester are lacking in mountains

 

[m32blue]

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@gaz76 Need to work on your climbing mate, piss poor effort overall last week!

Ha im top of the climbing ladder but that was because I did a coastal trail marathon in Anglesey,it was stunning but super tough and you had to walk up and down Holyhead mountain.

 

[gaz76]

Ha im top of the climbing ladder but that was because I did a coastal trail marathon in Anglesey,it was stunning but super tough and you had to walk up and down Holyhead mountain.

Think you deserved to be top of the ladder for that one mate, just a bit harder than up and down didsbury road!!!

 

[SalfordGrimble]

What do people listen to to zone out on their runs?

I find it difficult to run unless I have zoned out and I need music to achieve that, only issue is I get bored listening to the same albums/playlist successively. Any suggestions?

 

[staffsblue]

What do people listen to to zone out on their runs?

I find it difficult to run unless I have zoned out and I need music to achieve that, only issue is I get bored listening to the same albums/playlist successively. Any suggestions?

Personally, I'm just the opposite. I like to hear what's going on around me & don't like to dampen any of my senses.
I do most of my running on a path converted from a disused railway so have to share it with cyclists & dog walkers so like to hear other path users approaching from behind.
I'm also a little bit old fashioned so like to acknowledge anyone I pass with a friendly "morning" & thank all the marshalls I pass during Parkruns.