Running thread

dennishasdoneit said:
I used to do a bit of HT but never for 20 mins non stop! Excellent effort !!

That sounds unbelievably hard ..best I managed was short ( 30 yard) uphill sprints very steep Derbyshire hills followed by a rest on the descent ..maybe 10 in total...feel like your gonna collapse but then buzzing afterwards. Very good for 5 a side training/ explosive speed I found!
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It was very hard but I felt really “on it” so just cracked on mate.

Changed it up tonight and did (on the flat and after a 10min warm up jog) 50m sprint followed by 30m walk on a loop for 12 sprints.

That bit of the session covered less than 1k but it was intense as fuck.

I’ll have the weekend off now and let things recover.
 
Stoned Rose said:
It was very hard but I felt really “on it” so just cracked on mate.

Changed it up tonight and did (on the flat and after a 10min warm up jog) 50m sprint followed by 30m walk on a loop for 12 sprints.

That bit of the session covered less than 1k but it was intense as fuck.

I’ll have the weekend off now and let things 8.
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I'm glad you talk of mixing it up
Its been years since I went on a proper ,true run
I now go for a walk..that soon changes to a fast walk,then a jog
Then Sprints...always thinking of 5/6 side.. the explosive movement which is critical in the penalty box...It does work..for me

When that ball is crossed low and hard...I find a sprint to come from deep..to get a low side foot shot on goal....running of any sort is always ,for me,geared towards Football....I find running 'boring but I love Football!
Does that make sense..?
 
Gremlin said:
Surely interval training is better for overall performance improvements (i.e. stick a minute's rest inbetween each up/down rep)?
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Interval training is indeed excellent but 'Kenyan hills' are all the rage among elite athletes these days - where you sprint down the hill as well as up.

It turns out that - contrary to what you might expect - eccentric exercise could actually be even more beneficial than concentric training.

Short (15-min) podcast here:
www.bbc.co.uk

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley - Eccentric Exercise - BBC Sounds

How to use this simple exercise trick to benefit your heart, strength and bone health.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
Como Cat said:
For me, 2022 saw 4300km on the bike, compared to 6000km last year. Too many holidays and losing a month to covid plus a slight boredom in cycling the same area caused the reduction.

December saw my best ever running month, 108km in total. Looking to up that to 120km in January, including a half marathon (by myself as I love the solitude, just me and my music).

No particular targets for 2023, perhaps avoid injury and I'd love to get below 12 stone, currently 12 and a half. Parkrun PB currently 24.45, despite my ageing (52), I think I can reduce that significantly. I'd like to do some swimming as well, maybe wait until February for the New Year madness to subside.

Inspirational thread, thank you.
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A month after this post..

I ended up running 143k in January, did two half marathons by myself (both just over two hours: fairly hilly at 240m ascent and in places quite muddy off road surface), am now just below 12 stone and went swimming once. I did not do a parkrun. And, only cycled twice.

I've managed to acquire an entry into London Marathon. Need to decide if getting round is my target or whether sub 4 hour is feasible. I did 24k yesterday at 5:45 per km on my relatively hilly and slightly challenging home circuit, so outside 4 hour time but with plenty of training opportunity and the possibility of a flatter, tarmac course and a little adrenaline boosting my speed. We shall see.

February is about increasing mileage, avoiding injury (give up football? I use this as my weekly intervals run!) and Leicestershire half marathon to gauge my speed. I should also buy my some new trainers, this scares me but currently use 10 year old pair and a two year old £35 Decathlon trail set. Also need to explore energy gels as possibly began to hit the wall at 22k mark yesterday.

Great thread as ever, inspirational.
 
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