Running thread

[ob]

Easy 4 miles before work. Well meant to be easy, really struggled to get going. Stopped at 2.5 and just reset myself. Felt leggy, struggled to get breathing right and no rhythm at all

 

[BlueHammer85]

Easy 4 miles before work. Well meant to be easy, really struggled to get going. Stopped at 2.5 and just reset myself. Felt leggy, struggled to get breathing right and no rhythm at all

Some runs just go like that for no reason

 

[BlueHammer85]

I decided to run up and down a massive hill yesterday

 

[Gremlin]

I decided to run up and down a massive hill yesterday


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The very man! I'm training for a HM in May but have to spend occasional days with work in East London on a project (staying in Bexleyheath). Any recommendations of routes/areas to run in around there without getting mugged/killed in the evening or early morning?

 

[BlueHammer85]

The very man! I'm training for a HM in May but have to spend occasional days with work in East London on a project (staying in Bexleyheath). Any recommendations of routes/areas to run in around there without getting mugged/killed in the evening or early morning?

haha

If you're around East London, then Stratford area is good to run (by the stadium) i do 10k races there, worth looking into and they do midweek evening ones.

Bexleyheath has Danson Park, it's huge and great for running - and does Parkruns there on Saturdays

If you want to venture other places - then there is Dartford Park, Shorne Woods and Swanley Park - all also have Parkruns

 

[Gremlin]

haha

If you're around East London, then Stratford area is good to run (by the stadium) i do 10k races there, worth looking into and they do midweek evening ones.

Bexleyheath has Danson Park, it's huge and great for running - and does Parkruns there on Saturdays

If you want to venture other places - then there is Dartford Park, Shorne Woods and Swanley Park - all also have Parkruns

That's great - thanks. I'll check those out next time I'm down.

 

[staffsblue]

Did Stretford Parkrun this morning for the first time in a while as I reckoned it would be a less muddy option compared with Peel Park.
Completed it in 30:08 which was a course PB.
Now looking forward to the Blue Run next Saturday.

 

[Stuuuuuu]

I decided to run up and down a massive hill yesterday


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Awesome. That's gotta be one of the most high-impact sessions that a runner can do, even more so if they were 'Kenyan hills'-style.

 

[Stuuuuuu]

Easy 4 miles before work. Well meant to be easy, really struggled to get going. Stopped at 2.5 and just reset myself. Felt leggy, struggled to get breathing right and no rhythm at all

I understand mate. Sometimes it just goes like this and there seems to be little explanation.

I've just had a cutback week where I only did short jogs but I found them really hard! After that, I should have - in theory - been bouncing along on my LSR this morning but it was hard work right from the start!

 

[ob]

Easy 10k this morning, really enjoyed it. Good luck to anyone running today. I've been supporting a mate running HM this morning. Never ran before in his life until Christmas so sent him training plan etc. Can't believe I'm typing that I don't even consider myself a runner lol.