Running thread

supercity88 said:
There's so much to read about regarding the taper! I was longing for the taper and now I'm here I wish I could just run.

How many carbs, what type of carbs? Beetroot shots?! Protein. Unsaturated fats. Lots of rest. I can't keep up with it! I'm just going to eat how I generally do, which is quite carb heavy but reasonably healthily. And run reduced distances and at a lower intensity.
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This paper pretty much nails it for me,



In short, pie, chips, gravy, 2 scallops and a can of vimto the night before and your glycogen levels will be topped up nicely for race day.
 
gaz76 said:
This paper pretty much nails it for me,



In short, pie, chips, gravy, 2 scallops and a can of vimto the night before and your glycogen levels will be topped up nicely for race day.
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I usually have that for breakfast, but will give it a go.
 
supercity88 said:
I usually have that for breakfast, but will give it a go.
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Who dosent!! On the carb loading subject, Im seeing a lot of folks saying carb loading is very misunderstood, the theory being ypu should just stick to your usual diet, and as you are dropping down in mileage before a race(well some do!!) then your glycogen stores will be more topped up than usual anyway as your not using as much due to less activity.
 
gaz76 said:
Who dosent!! On the carb loading subject, Im seeing a lot of folks saying carb loading is very misunderstood, the theory being ypu should just stick to your usual diet, and as you are dropping down in mileage before a race(well some do!!) then your glycogen stores will be more topped up than usual anyway as your not using as much due to less activity.
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Yeah I think the word loading is misleading. I've done plenty of long runs and felt full of energy from just taking a couple of days off before and eating meals with a slightly higher proportion of carbohydrates.

Body should be used to higher mileage so absorbing as much glycogen as it can expecting to need it. I'm going to stick to my usual diet. The runs I've taken gels with me, I've felt fine on and could have gone further. Even the 20 miler. It was tough at the end but only because I wanted to finish quickly, I could have done another 6.2 miles if I had to. I think...
 
Got the Alphaflys for my birthday last week but it's been pissing it down since so haven't been able to get out in them. Until today. Nearly tripped down the stairs on my way out and they're awful to walk in but only needed a few strides and I was in love. Can't wait to take them out for a long run.

Cheers for the heads up on the sizing @gaz76. Went half a size up and they feel great.
 
gaz76 said:
Sounds promising, your heartrate is bound to be up a bit after having a lay off, covid or no covid. If your anything like me, you are probably itching to get back at it now, but I think the sensible thing would just be to take it easy, even if it means missing out on the half, there will be plenty more halfs and your health has to come first, boring advice I know, but better to be safe than sorry
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I couldn't help myself in the end and did the HM on Sunday, although I did revise my expectations from 1:30 to 'just get round' - did ok with a 1:48, although the last three miles were killer. Cardiff has a totally uphill 10th mile and I was struggling at that point.

I'll re-enter for October too, but going to focus on shorter distances for a few weeks now. Looking forward to the lighter evenings as I find it far easier to train after work!
 
mcfcbill91 said:
I couldn't help myself in the end and did the HM on Sunday, although I did revise my expectations from 1:30 to 'just get round' - did ok with a 1:48, although the last three miles were killer. Cardiff has a totally uphill 10th mile and I was struggling at that point.

I'll re-enter for October too, but going to focus on shorter distances for a few weeks now. Looking forward to the lighter evenings as I find it far easier to train after work!
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Good man Bill, still a decent time for a half, especially after the covid, it would have been daft to try for anything quicker, and now your still in the game with a bit more experience in the bag. You do right by entering the one in october, it does my head in when folk aim to do a race and then come out with the "never again" shite. I like the finish line is the start line of the next one motto.
Enjoy the short ones for a while then go back at it for the october half and you'll crack it next time.
We have a bluemoon strava club as well if you want to look it up, theres quite a few on it now
 
gaz76 said:
Good luck pal, the weather is looking perfect for it now, none of that sunny malarkey, low temps and maybe a bit of light drizzle...... Pfwoar!!!!
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Yeah it looks as though it's gonna be good running conditions, better than October.
I am very confident but hope not over confident!
 
gaz76 said:
This paper pretty much nails it for me,



In short, pie, chips, gravy, 2 scallops and a can of vimto the night before and your glycogen levels will be topped up nicely for race day.
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Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day
 
Pezzer2 said:
Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day
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Dont forget the vimto its vital!!
4.15 is around 9min45s miles, 4hours is around 9 mins 10, cant tell you how many times I have looked at the chart on the link below
www.runnersworld.com

What's your running pace? Here's how to convert min/km to min/mile

Your cheat sheet for converting min/mile to min/km – and what paces you need to run to hit your 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon targets
www.runnersworld.com www.runnersworld.com
Best of luck mate, dont start too quick and dont start too slow, find your pace and keep at it, all seems to be the best advice Ive found
 
Pezzer2 said:
Wow Pie, Chips and Gravy. That’s me sorted for Sat. ;)
Feeling fantastic and I’m as confident as I can be for this Sunday . I’ve had a turbulent training regime with my injuries but after a few tweaks and training the muscles around the Knee, I feel good .
I was realistically aiming for 4 hours 15 but very tempted to revert to sub 4 hours. I have to be careful though and not get to over confident. Perfect weather conditions are predicted so I suppose it depends how I feel on the day
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Good work mate! Go for that sub 4hrs, hopefully the vimto carries you over the line.

This taper is screwing with my head. Making me feel a lot less confident in going sub 4. I did a 20miler in 3hrs5 and did the first 10k at an easy pace and only about 7 miles at any sort of race pace. So I'm definitely capable.

Mentally I'm shot though. Doing it to raise money for cancer research after my Mum died in December and the closer it gets the more that's starting to sink in. She was a Chorlton girl so I'm going to be a mess both physically and emotionally when I run through there with a couple of miles to go on Sunday! This running malarkey has been a good "distraction" for want of a better word. But when I cross that line on Sunday I wont have that anymore.
 
I'm officially allowed to start running again after almost a year of treatment (deep tissue massage and strengthening exercises). I had a calf tear whilst running which caused me to rupture a tendon on the inside of my ankle. My physio has now cleared me to start a walk/run programme. Starting off a 2 sessions per week of 4-1 (x4), and then increasing the loading as the weeks progress.

My ankle still gives me a bit of pain now and again, but I'm willing to give it a go. It's not like I haven't exercised for a year. I regularly cycle, so I should be okay. It's just having the confidence to run again without fear of further injury.
 
supercity88 said:
Good work mate! Go for that sub 4hrs, hopefully the vimto carries you over the line.

This taper is screwing with my head. Making me feel a lot less confident in going sub 4. I did a 20miler in 3hrs5 and did the first 10k at an easy pace and only about 7 miles at any sort of race pace. So I'm definitely capable.

Mentally I'm shot though. Doing it to raise money for cancer research after my Mum died in December and the closer it gets the more that's starting to sink in. She was a Chorlton girl so I'm going to be a mess both physically and emotionally when I run through there with a couple of miles to go on Sunday! This running malarkey has been a good "distraction" for want of a better word. But when I cross that line on Sunday I wont have that anymore.
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You will have it mate, in bucket loads, you'll be a marathon runner, hopefully ypu wont see the finish as the end, I advise looking for your next challenge straight away, the tour of tameside was good last year, 4 different races in 4 days or maybe the sale sizzlers 5k series. Get signed up before sunday and you might not have that empty feeling at the end.
 
gaz76 said:
Good man Bill, still a decent time for a half, especially after the covid, it would have been daft to try for anything quicker, and now your still in the game with a bit more experience in the bag. You do right by entering the one in october, it does my head in when folk aim to do a race and then come out with the "never again" shite. I like the finish line is the start line of the next one motto.
Enjoy the short ones for a while then go back at it for the october half and you'll crack it next time.
We have a bluemoon strava club as well if you want to look it up, theres quite a few on it now
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Thanks - it was hard going, but only serves as motivation for the future.

I've joined the strava club using my real name of Rob, made this account years ago using a pseudonym and now I can't remember why I did!

Taken a week off this week to recover and deal with some pretty hideous blisters. Don't normally get them but wore the wrong socks and it was far warmer than anticipated.
 
gaz76 said:
You will have it mate, in bucket loads, you'll be a marathon runner, hopefully ypu wont see the finish as the end, I advise looking for your next challenge straight away, the tour of tameside was good last year, 4 different races in 4 days or maybe the sale sizzlers 5k series. Get signed up before sunday and you might not have that empty feeling at the end.
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Thanks mate, have perked up a bit today! Will get something else booked in to keep me going. If my Mum hadn't have gone and died I'd probably feel less down about things :) It's more that the whole build up to it has been about that really more than anything running related. I'll get round and I've raised about £1,800 so far and that's what it's all about!
 
mcfcbill91 said:
Thanks - it was hard going, but only serves as motivation for the future.

I've joined the strava club using my real name of Rob, made this account years ago using a pseudonym and now I can't remember why I did!

Taken a week off this week to recover and deal with some pretty hideous blisters. Don't normally get them but wore the wrong socks and it was far warmer than anticipated.
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Haha enjoy the battle scars dave, jim or whatever yer name is!!
 
supercity88 said:
Thanks mate, have perked up a bit today! Will get something else booked in to keep me going. If my Mum hadn't have gone and died I'd probably feel less down about things :) It's more that the whole build up to it has been about that really more than anything running related. I'll get round and I've raised about £1,800 so far and that's what it's all about!
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Stick your sponsor thing on here mate, I might have a spare £2.35 stuck down the back of the couch
 
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