Running thread

Peel Park parkrun today in 30:33. It was my first time there. Took me ages to find the car park, which I had to pay for because I didn't have a Parkrun token to display in my windscreen.

I'll definitely go here again - a really nice course on good paths through parkland, partly alongside the beautiful River Irwell, with a short length of dirt track (which might get muddy on a wet day).
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Running is so hard on the body. Knees and shins in particular. And arches too.

As a 60+ year old, I'm simply walking now when I can't...

Swim. Swimming is awesome. No stress on the body and even more cardo.
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I do both. I generally swim twice a week and run three times a week with two recovery days built into each week.
I used to find the running hard on my knees, but my stretching routine before and after runs seems to have sorted that out
The swimming definitely burns more calories but the running is more of a mental strength activity. I actually enjoy doing both for different reasons.
 
Paladin said:
Peel Park parkrun today in 30:33. It was my first time there. Took me ages to find the car park, which I had to pay for because I didn't have a Parkrun token to display in my windscreen.

I'll definitely go here again - a really nice course on good paths through parkland, partly alongside the beautiful River Irwell, with a short length of dirt track (which might get muddy on a wet day).
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Yeah, the area through the trees and across the top of the football pitches gets super muddy after sustained rain.
It's a very pleasant park though and the marshals are super friendly.
 
5.5km in about 30mins. Longest run for distance and time since Chester 10k in March (ran with pain through that one too).

Probably the first run over 5km since January that's been pain free, all because my patella was moving incorrectly, mad really.

Following the 10% rule, plan is to get back to parkrun in a couple of weeks and then look for some events around Xmas time.

Long way off targeting pb's again but if I can just build for the next months I'll be happy. Hopefully avoid all the viruses going around.
 
I've had a break from running for the past 3 months, I've had achilles tendonitis for the past year. I pulled the trigger and bought some new running shoes from an independent shop recently having had my running style assessed etc. Early days obvs but they're feeling great and keeping my tendonitis at bay whilst racking up the milage.
 
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BlueMoonday said:
I've had a break from running for the past 3 months, I've had achilles tendonitis for the past year. I pulled the trigger and bought some new running shoes from an independent shop recently having had my running style assessed etc. Early days obvs but they're feeling great and keeping my tendonitis at bay whilst tacking up the milage.
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Good luck mate
 
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