Running thread

gaz76 said:
Absolutely this mate, I'm always saying the 25 stone bloke who is chugging round a marathon in 9 hours is working far harder than the whippets at the front, the mental fortitude to get it done that them folk have is huge.
Most in the running community is are hugely supportive of each other as its pretty much understood your only ever racing against yourself and your own goals...... well that's apart from that Dutch bloke who is currently getting miles in front of me in the montane virtual spine race! It's an ultra not a sprint pal!!
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Could not agree more. One of the most difficult things when running longer distances is holding it together mentally. Im relying on music at the moment, as I am not quite there yet. Those who stack up the hours to train for a marathon and then, as you say chug round in 9 hours, that takes some mental strength, not just race day but all the hours of training and suffering to get there.

One of the best thing about doing an Ultra to be honest is the lack of competitiveness. You cannot go all in at full whack, so you just run around at a comfy pace chatting to people as you go.
 
gaz76 said:
Absolutely this mate, I'm always saying the 25 stone bloke who is chugging round a marathon in 9 hours is working far harder than the whippets at the front, the mental fortitude to get it done that them folk have is huge.
Most in the running community is are hugely supportive of each other as its pretty much understood your only ever racing against yourself and your own goals...... well that's apart from that Dutch bloke who is currently getting miles in front of me in the montane virtual spine race! It's an ultra not a sprint pal!!
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Absolutely agree. It's only running and you go at your own pace and get what you can out of it in terms of enjoyment and fitness. I have often said that races should be weight related including the Olympics, etc, like boxing. If you are built like a stick you are obviously going to run quicker than somebody carrying several stones more around. Park run is great and they do age weighted scores but they should also do weight related scores too, which I think would be even more encouraging for people. If the system could allow you to enter your weight prior to each run or if it changes that would be good and then we could get a real comparison of performance !
 
BlueHammer85 said:
71 year old bloke doing his 300th parkrun today.

He beat me.
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Did Heaton Park on Saturday, first time in a few years, one bloke doing his 500th!!

Started in all the traffic and just took it easy to begin, finished dead on 26mins. Happy with that under the circumstances. Need to just chip away at it now.
 
Just picked up a spot for the Manchester Marathon. Can't believe I'm putting myself through a Marathon again! It's an addiction isn't it.

I'm currently bed bound with flu as well, so I won't be 100% for a while. Hopefully 10-12 weeks of solid training is enough.

I was disappointed with my tail off in the last 10k of Chester Marathon, so hopefully I can right those wrongs here. Once I'm well I'm due to join a running club and implement strength and conditioning so that should help.
 
ob said:
4 enjoyable cold lunchtime miles today
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I went out for a circular run from Castlefield to Salford Quays and back this morning, out via the Irwell and back via the Bridgewater Canal. Lovely morning for it and perfect running conditions.
I don't use tech so no idea of the distance, but given that it took about 32 minutes, I'm guessing it was about 5.5km.
 
inchy14 said:
Did Heaton Park on Saturday, first time in a few years, one bloke doing his 500th!!

Started in all the traffic and just took it easy to begin, finished dead on 26mins. Happy with that under the circumstances. Need to just chip away at it now.
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Not done that one, aiming to do it in the next few months. Is it a decent course? Multi-lap? Any climbs or flat?
Did the one opposite City last year & parked in the club car park. Enjoyed it, a pretty elite affair though, less than 100 finishers iirc.
 
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franksinatra said:
Could not agree more. One of the most difficult things when running longer distances is holding it together mentally. Im relying on music at the moment, as I am not quite there yet. Those who stack up the hours to train for a marathon and then, as you say chug round in 9 hours, that takes some mental strength, not just race day but all the hours of training and suffering to get there.

One of the best thing about doing an Ultra to be honest is the lack of competitiveness. You cannot go all in at full whack, so you just run around at a comfy pace chatting to people as you go.
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I’m not sure the wear and tear on joints and tendons is that good for someone on the roads that many hours though!
I keep expecting to see Eddie Izzard in a wheelchair sooner rather than later.
 
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