Running thread

ayrshire_blue said:
Really enjoy reading the posts on this thread, genuinely. Especially as above @brooklandsblue2.0 and @Pezzer2 It's not the actual run I enjoy but the fresh air, the music, the scenery, and the feeling when it's done
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You will certainly have that in abundance. And that is some time to clock a 9.7k in! Out of interest, what age are you?
 
how on earth do I keep my heart rate down? I tried last week, I added a minute p/m to my normal time and yet my heart rate was around 150/160, its normally 170/180 during a 10k/half marathon
 
I know people are at different physical shape. But 2 years ago I was an overweight person. I'd describe myself as a getting a bit of a belly and a few chubby bits around the hips/moobs and chin area. BMI said only on the edge of overweight but still not great. Before running I was 14 stone. Dropped a stone in no time which was a nice surprise. And then I had eyes on getting healthy (diet was not bad to be honest) and saw weight go into low 12's. I've now dropped to 11st 2lb. Which is almost 3 stone is 2 years. Now running 15k a week regulary and it seems to knocking 2-3 lbs off every fortnight. Is that normal? The median BMI for my age/weight seems to suggest 10st 8lb is perfect. Does it suggest I should eat more? Or if I feel good just let the weight drop further?
 
inchy14 said:
Went for a hike today, fancied a change, drive to the lakes and walked Old man of Coniston, only got up to Levers water as the weather horrendous and was deteriorating quickly. Still did a 4.5 mile hike and enjoyed it, will get to the top next time.
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You didn’t miss anything with running in Heaton, it was fucking hammering it down the whole way round. Very nearly had the steeplechase puddle at the start, lol.
 
Fazz28 said:
how on earth do I keep my heart rate down? I tried last week, I added a minute p/m to my normal time and yet my heart rate was around 150/160, its normally 170/180 during a 10k/half marathon
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I guess it all depends on fitness etc, but running at 150 looks quite reasonable to me; when I run at my “quicker” pace 12km/hr plus, my rate is up at 165+ for most of the 5km - if I run at my 10k pace of about 10.5km/hr my heart rate only drops to 155, but you can certainly feel the difference in comfort just from that small drop.
It used to bother me, but then I read/decided it’s more about what your resting rate is, and how quickly it takes to come down after you stop running.
(Yet go on the bike, flat out, legs and lungs on fire, and then I look back and see the rate was ‘only’ at 140...)
 
blue aura said:
It's taken a good 5 weeks of running, but ive started to enjoy it again after a good fifteen year lay off.

Two 10k runs in two days, and I'm now finding a rhythm which I'd long forgotten. Target now is a sub hour 10k .

Thanks for all your support and encouragement.
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It is a really great feeling when you pass the point where the runs goes from a hard slog to something you genuinely look forward to.
 
Paladin said:
I use a Garmin Fenix 6S Pro with the built in running app. The picture below shows the screen I use mostly. The five Heart rate zones are warm up (grey), aerobic (blue), transition (green), anaerobic (orange) and maximum (red). I have an alert set for when I cross into the green zone, which for me is 143bpm. If I run under this, I find my running is comfortable and enjoyable.

The current heat does impact my running. I run by the Bridgewater Canal, and it can get very humid in the hot weather. This increases my heart rate, so I tend to avoid it during extreme heat.

When maintaining a low heart rate, I have not once yet felt like having to finish a run prematurely.
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Thanks Paladin for the detailed response. Will have to check on the forerunner 235 if it has the alerts as I often slip into zone 3 accidentally.

It certainly does make a difference and like you say makes running more enjoyable. Problem is I have enjoyed it so much, and with no park runs, it seems an age since I have really pushed myself.
 
Set myself a target this month to run 100km in June (after tearing my Calf and not running at all in May). Well, I’ve got 7.3km to go and I’m determined to complete my own personal challenge today- rain or shine :)

I’ve not ran particularly quickly or covered anything over 10km but I’m just glad to be back out again, really missed it in May! Happy running BM
 
Manchester1894 said:
I know people are at different physical shape. But 2 years ago I was an overweight person. I'd describe myself as a getting a bit of a belly and a few chubby bits around the hips/moobs and chin area. BMI said only on the edge of overweight but still not great. Before running I was 14 stone. Dropped a stone in no time which was a nice surprise. And then I had eyes on getting healthy (diet was not bad to be honest) and saw weight go into low 12's. I've now dropped to 11st 2lb. Which is almost 3 stone is 2 years. Now running 15k a week regulary and it seems to knocking 2-3 lbs off every fortnight. Is that normal? The median BMI for my age/weight seems to suggest 10st 8lb is perfect. Does it suggest I should eat more? Or if I feel good just let the weight drop further?
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Your weight loss seems high to me. A rough rule of thumb is running burns 100 calories per mile and 3500 calories must be burned to lose 1 lb of fat. So you need to run 35 miles a week to lose a pound in weight, assuming calorie intake is maintained. You are only running 10 miles a week which is not much, so should only lose 1 lb every 3 to 4 weeks? Are you eating less?
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
Your weight loss seems high to me. A rough rule of thumb is running burns 100 calories per mile and 3500 calories must be burned to lose 1 lb of fat. So you need to run 35 miles a week to lose a pound in weight, assuming calorie intake is maintained. You are only running 10 miles a week which is not much, so should only lose 1 lb every 3 to 4 weeks? Are you eating less?
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I don't think so no. Though I have really cut out bad foods from diet this year and replaced them with good ones. BMI isn't an exact science I know, but wondered what other people's experiences were from overweight to ample weight. Could be metabolism has increased possibly? Have energy too so not too concerned and feel fitter/stronger etc.
 
Manchester1894 said:
I don't think so no. Though I have really cut out bad foods from diet this year and replaced them with good ones. BMI isn't an exact science I know, but wondered what other people's experiences were from overweight to ample weight. Could be metabolism has increased possibly? Have energy too so not too concerned and feel fitter/stronger etc.
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I have never been over weight and have maintained a BMI of about 22 and weight of 148- 158 lbs for most of my adult life - say 30 years. Only time I really lost any weight was marathon training when running up to 60 miles and cycling 100 miles a week and weight would drop to 142 lbs. So I have no experience of dieting/weight loss and can't comment further.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
546 in a row now.

not quite sure how I’ve managed it with week in and out of hospital - 9am to 10pm some days and a newborn keeping me up at night!

somehow squeezing the minimum 15 min runs in.
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Christ! You’re ran for 546 consecutive days??

Manchester1894 said:
I don't think so no. Though I have really cut out bad foods from diet this year and replaced them with good ones. BMI isn't an exact science I know, but wondered what other people's experiences were from overweight to ample weight. Could be metabolism has increased possibly? Have energy too so not too concerned and feel fitter/stronger etc.
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I lost a shed load of weight running. I’ve said this before on here but I sustained a labral tear (it’s all very convoluted the causes and treatments) and was told rather than surgery to build up my core instead. Joined the gym and loved it (running took a hit but still did park runs). Running took my ass away so was nice to get it back...something to rest my coffee on. Kettle bell training, yoga & Pilates all helped but adding muscle can possibly slow me running times down?

But I’ve loved running throughout this pandemic and this is such a positive, brilliant thread...nice antidote to the cv19 one.

do still fancy a marathon & triathlon (tri first...entry level one to start off with).
 
somapop said:
Christ! You’re ran for 546 consecutive days??



I lost a shed load of weight running. I’ve said this before on here but I sustained a labral tear (it’s all very convoluted the causes and treatments) and was told rather than surgery to build up my core instead. Joined the gym and loved it (running took a hit but still did park runs). Running took my ass away so was nice to get it back...something to rest my coffee on. Kettle bell training, yoga & Pilates all helped but adding muscle can possibly slow me running times down?

But I’ve loved running throughout this pandemic and this is such a positive, brilliant thread...nice antidote to the cv19 one.

do still fancy a marathon & triathlon (tri first...entry level one to start off with).
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Ah yes, think we talked about hip injurys on here once. Similar path, doing lots of core stuff.. my 20 second planks have now become 60 second ones. Baby steps and that!
 
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