Running thread

Just been back out for another trundle - 4.5m (7.25km) in 38.05.

Pretty hot out there (wearing 2 layers with the one on show being the Hacienda away shirt - it's too hot to be wearing black).

Felt pretty good with a very quick mile 4 of 8 minutes flat. That is pretty quick for me but probably also indicates a slight down hill on the way back...........
 
SWP's back said:
After doing very little running for so long, I ran just over 80k in two weeks according to my runtastic app and then my knees decided they weren’t playing ball.

So for the last week I’ve not done any runs as it felt like constant toothache in the front of both knees but this morning they both feel painless again.

How long should I give them before running again or am I good to go? It was the only thing keeping my somewhat sane. Also my Pegasus Turbos have now arrived and they are the bounciest things I’ve ever worn and I’m desperate to get some miles into them.
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Similar story to @inchy14 my knees have definitely got better since I have started to run regularly.

One thing I must add, on the odd occasion they have bothered me it is typically after a period of inactivity or when I have skipped strengthening work on my legs.

Sitting on the sofa for three hours, not moving and then chucking the trainers on imo is not the best way to start a run.

Similarly being early 40s I do try to add a bit of strengthening and stretching works to the legs. Nothing special just a bit of resistance band work, picked up off you tube, to strengthen stuff like glutes and exercise specifically to the knee. No more than 10-15 mins but it has helped me.
 
franksinatra said:
Similar story to @inchy14 my knees have definitely got better since I have started to run regularly.

One thing I must add, on the odd occasion they have bothered me it is typically after a period of inactivity or when I have skipped strengthening work on my legs.

Sitting on the sofa for three hours, not moving and then chucking the trainers on imo is not the best way to start a run.

Similarly being early 40s I do try to add a bit of strengthening and stretching works to the legs. Nothing special just a bit of resistance band work, picked up off you tube, to strengthen stuff like glutes and exercise specifically to the knee. No more than 10-15 mins but it has helped me.
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I may be way off the mark with this and tomorrow I may have knee troubles again, but since we have been in lock down I have been getting out doing anywhere between 2-5 miles walking pretty much every day with my 4 year old and 1 year old girls.

Little one is always strapped to my chest in her carrier and the 4 year old will inevitably end up on my shoulders at some point so for a period of the walk I am walking with a circa additional 5 stone on me.

I think this may have strengthened me / my knees a bit (touch wood) and I don't appear to be feeling the same effects on them as I usually would.

I am really hoping this lasts and I can keep up pushing myself running - it's really refreshing not panicking over each and every step of a run.........
 
Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
I may be way off the mark with this and tomorrow I may have knee troubles again, but since we have been in lock down I have been getting out doing anywhere between 2-5 miles walking pretty much every day with my 4 year old and 1 year old girls.

Little one is always strapped to my chest in her carrier and the 4 year old will inevitably end up on my shoulders at some point so for a period of the walk I am walking with a circa additional 5 stone on me.

I think this may have strengthened me / my knees a bit (touch wood) and I don't appear to be feeling the same effects on them as I usually would.

I am really hoping this lasts and I can keep up pushing myself running - it's really refreshing not panicking over each and every step of a run.........
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Could be worth investing in a foam roller mate, Ive found that if i do ten minutes with one after a run my knees dont bother me, and if i cant be arsed and dont roll i get problems all over the place!! Theres an app you can get that takes you through ten minutes of various one minute rolls, I would definitely give it a try
 
gaz76 said:
Could be worth investing in a foam roller mate, Ive found that if i do ten minutes with one after a run my knees dont bother me, and if i cant be arsed and dont roll i get problems all over the place!! Theres an app you can get that takes you through ten minutes of various one minute rolls, I would definitely give it a try
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Much obliged - I'm not very good at the warm up / down but I am trying.

I may have to give this a whirl - cheers for the advice
 
SWP's back said:
After doing very little running for so long, I ran just over 80k in two weeks according to my runtastic app and then my knees decided they weren’t playing ball.

So for the last week I’ve not done any runs as it felt like constant toothache in the front of both knees but this morning they both feel painless again.

How long should I give them before running again or am I good to go? It was the only thing keeping my somewhat sane. Also my Pegasus Turbos have now arrived and they are the bounciest things I’ve ever worn and I’m desperate to get some miles into them.
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Should always build up from a low base regardless of how fit you feel especially if you haven't run for a while. 80km over 2 weeks after so long out seems excessive and your body can take a little while to adapt to it all again.

From somebody in a similar boat as yourself having not run for a while I've dropped all the way down to running around 10km total last week to 15km total this week and I'll gradually build up a base like that (probably with 2.5km increments from now on), then I'll introduce some HIIT work and speed work.

Important to listen to your body as well, if you're feeling pain take a few days off (not actually off but off from running, do something like a circuit) and cut down to a manageable load where you're stopping before the pain kicks in.

Strengthen and stretch your running muscles as well, strengthen your glutes and take the load off of your legs, glute bridges are a life saver for this. Calf, Hamstring and Quad exercises will help, don't forget some arm exercises as well, anything to help make your running more efficient.
 
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Enjoyed reading a few pages of this thread. Loads of you doing brilliantly in various different circumstances. Keep it up!

I had been going to the gym for just shy of a year prior to lockdown. It mainly consisted of cardio stuff and when I say cardio stuff I mean the treadmill. Runs of 2-3 miles were the norm at an incline of 2.0.

I stopped going to the gym the week before lockdown and done absolutely nothing for 5 weeks or so but been out a few times in the past week running outside in a similar distance. Finding it much more difficult than I ever did at the gym, don't know if it's because I stopped for 5 weeks or because outdoor running is much harder than a treadmill or perhaps a mix of both. I'll definitely need a bit of motivation to keep going so it's good to read some of the posts on here, they're motivational themselves tbh.
 
SWP's back said:
After doing very little running for so long, I ran just over 80k in two weeks according to my runtastic app and then my knees decided they weren’t playing ball.

So for the last week I’ve not done any runs as it felt like constant toothache in the front of both knees but this morning they both feel painless again.

How long should I give them before running again or am I good to go? It was the only thing keeping my somewhat sane. Also my Pegasus Turbos have now arrived and they are the bounciest things I’ve ever worn and I’m desperate to get some miles into them.
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Just a tip mate, i also got a pair of the pegasus turbo 2's and yep they like running on a trampoline, and they really did knock loads off my times, but they also played havoc with my knees.
Hopefully it was just a personal thing and yours will be ok, Ive taken to only wearing them for parkruns and short distances, anything longer and my knees are in bits, but yep they great fun and by fuck are they springy
 
I ran 10.7 km with my 20 year old son who is just getting into running. I'm in my 50s and we are running at a similar pace. We completed the route in 54 minutes and he struggled going up the hills!

Also we did a 5k challenge last week. We both ran the same route on different days. Initially he claimed victory with a time of 23.45 comfortably beating my 24.20. However, I found a website which calculates age adjusted times. My son's time remained at 23.45, but my age adjusted time improved to 21.20 and thus I was the winner!
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
I ran 10.7 km with my 20 year old son who is just getting into running. I'm in my 50s and we are running at a similar pace. We completed the route in 54 minutes and he struggled going up the hills!

Also we did a 5k challenge last week. We both ran the same route on different days. Initially he claimed victory with a time of 23.45 comfortably beating my 24.20. However, I found a website which calculates age adjusted times. My son's time remained at 23.45, but my age adjusted time improved to 21.20 and thus I was the winner!
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Bravo sir!
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Enjoyed reading a few pages of this thread. Loads of you doing brilliantly in various different circumstances. Keep it up!

I had been going to the gym for just shy of a year prior to lockdown. It mainly consisted of cardio stuff and when I say cardio stuff I mean the treadmill. Runs of 2-3 miles were the norm at an incline of 2.0.

I stopped going to the gym the week before lockdown and done absolutely nothing for 5 weeks or so but been out a few times in the past week running outside in a similar distance. Finding it much more difficult than I ever did at the gym, don't know if it's because I stopped for 5 weeks or because outdoor running is much harder than a treadmill or perhaps a mix of both. I'll definitely need a bit of motivation to keep going so it's good to read some of the posts on here, they're motivational themselves tbh.
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I think it's a mix of both not training for a few weeks and that it is actually harder outdoors. You have headwinds and hills, rougher under foot outdoors. Keep up the outdoor runs and add variety, hills trails, and fields for interest and fitness.
 
Anyone got any tips for knee pain?, I’ve managed to keep it under wraps by lightly loving the patella around, massaging my knees and doing a few exercises, but, I find they always wear down after a few weeks hitting the roads.
 
Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
I may be way off the mark with this and tomorrow I may have knee troubles again, but since we have been in lock down I have been getting out doing anywhere between 2-5 miles walking pretty much every day with my 4 year old and 1 year old girls.

Little one is always strapped to my chest in her carrier and the 4 year old will inevitably end up on my shoulders at some point so for a period of the walk I am walking with a circa additional 5 stone on me.

I think this may have strengthened me / my knees a bit (touch wood) and I don't appear to be feeling the same effects on them as I usually would.

I am really hoping this lasts and I can keep up pushing myself running - it's really refreshing not panicking over each and every step of a run.........
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It really is mate. I never had confidence in my knees, so never pushed myself when running either distance or speed but now a completely different ballgame. Just great to go for a run without a nagging doubt in your mind.

Of course these are all personal experiences but I would not be surprised if the walking has helped. If not the additional weight just the fact your muscles are continuously working which will help keep you supple, better posture etc.
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
I think it's a mix of both not training for a few weeks and that it is actually harder outdoors. You have headwinds and hills, rougher under foot outdoors. Keep up the outdoor runs and add variety, hills trails, and fields for interest and fitness.
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Yeah mate, more than likely a mix. I had it in my head that a treadmill incline of 2.0 would compensate for some of the stuff you've mentioned outdoors, but it seems it would need to go a bit higher than that to compare. I had the week off work last week when I started the outdoor running. Back this week so the challenge really begins of keeping it up.
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
I ran 10.7 km with my 20 year old son who is just getting into running. I'm in my 50s and we are running at a similar pace. We completed the route in 54 minutes and he struggled going up the hills!

Also we did a 5k challenge last week. We both ran the same route on different days. Initially he claimed victory with a time of 23.45 comfortably beating my 24.20. However, I found a website which calculates age adjusted times. My son's time remained at 23.45, but my age adjusted time improved to 21.20 and thus I was the winner!
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What’s the website!!
 
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