Running

Amazingly fast.

Tony Martin.

The TTer. Not the racist farmer.

I've been building weekly and long-run distance over lockdown, culminating in last week being my biggest ever with 29km for the week with a 15km long run yesterday.
I'm really enjoying it, running a lot of the same routes, outside of parks, but enjoying feeling easier on my feet and able to run over an hour again. No cycling or gym makes it far easier to comfortably manage multiple runs per week. No particular aim or goal in mind with this, just 'a bit more than last week'.

Tony Martin.

Sorry, I don't follow?

He has a tendency when on the rivet in a TT to have long streams of various fluids hanging from his mouth.

I can't find the picture, but he had/has a fantastic snot face. It just pours out of him and he allows it to just gush.

He’s no Laurens Ten Dam.

Please. Some of us have kids sitting near us when we check those images.

I think Wout van Aert's snot face is good too. Because he's so FUCKING FIT normally.

Got the April 10k done this morning but was sloooww. Yesterday's walk & bike ride proabably didn't help the legs this morning which were really heavy. Sitting at teh computer now is not that comfy!

Hard skin under the balls of the feet. Pretty painful after only 5k or so. What is the wisdom about overcoming/treating? I'm trying to up my mileage but am scared because i don't want my feet to disintegrate (as they did once before during a 5-a-side tournament)

I know what you mean.

I have been taking the kids out, one at a time, round the MTB trails on my BMX. I think I did 35/40 miles on it last week

My calves are in bits!

I've had this issue. started running in some double layer socks (runderwear / 1000 mile) and it helps, also about to buy a pumice stone and actually try to get rid of the super hard skin that then causes blisters

I won't share a photo but when this happened before, the whole pad of hard skin tore under the ball of my foot and was flapping about (and quite bloody) when I took my sock off. I feel like socks aren't the answer but I'm nervous to start pumicing it in case it make sit worse...need some hive mind wisdom ideally...

Lovely piece that's making me miss the mountains so much right now! https://www.ft.com/content/f21d1148-8309-11ea-b6e9-a94cffd1d9bf

Has anyone done any multi-day running trips where they've carried sleeping/cooking kit with them?

The creeping insanity brought on by lockdown is making me think up all kinds of post-corona challenges, and kinda fancy the idea of running the Bob Graham round over 3 days (though maybe 4 more likely?) at the end of the summer (if we're allowed out then), carrying everything with me. I would want to make it enjoyable – ie actually getting a full night's sleep each night /stopping for swims etc – but maybe it'd just be miserable?

I'm spending lockdown with my inlaws in Bristol, ad am enjoying finally having some hills to add into my daily run (unlike Hackney, where I usually live)!

Ah ok, but different to my issue, which is build up of hard skin/blister around the edge (side and behind) of the ball, which then hardens and causes it to continue to blister when running

I have also been doing some glute exercises which has helped. Read a blog post somewhere were someone with ball of foot blistering essentially solved it by really working on the glutes. Apparently weak glute causes you to roll the foot (maybe from out to in?) and its that repeated rolling and friction that causes which causes the blistering
Again, not sure if that sounds familiar to you? I'm also not an expert!

What have you been doing? Squatting?

Something along these lines: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/cross-training/a27027631/glute-exercises-runners/

Focus on stopping the knee rolling in
Also do clamshells, bridges, single leg bridges etc. All good for glutes.

Ace I'll look into them. I think I'm also going to start rubbing chamois cream into the balls of my feet to soften them up - seems like that might help...

Not sure whether keeping the thread updated with my progress is:
a) helpful for others
or
b) oversharing

Has anyone done any multi-day running trips where they've carried sleeping/cooking kit with them?

Escape from Great Britain was this for me. I wanted to be self sufficient and as a result had 32l bag plus about 5l waist & chest capacity. There was more hiking than running as a result although the hilly profile I followed contributed to that too.

Fwiw as it was a race and my first time racing over 2 nights unsupported I learned from it and would carry much less next time. I'd also sacrifice hot food & hot drink to save on stopped time plus weight & space of jetboil.

I would want to make it enjoyable – ie actually getting a full night's sleep each night /stopping for swims etc – but maybe it'd just be miserable?

This would be much less miserable than the relentless need to press onwards in a competitive setting!

The Cicerone Book "The Big Rounds" breaks all 3 down into suggested hiking itineraries. BG is suggested as 6 days backpacking but I'm guessing if moving faster this could maybe be done in 3.

Thanks for the info! I’ve got a light bivvy set up, but my concern is that I get horribly cold after sweaty long runs, so would have to bring a fair amount of warm clothes to make it enjoyable.

On second thought, I might consider doing a similar route to the BG round, but stopping at youth hostels some nights.

No hot food or drink?! That’s determination! Did you enjoy esc GB? Looks like a mad race.

I have the suppination issue you mention (foot rolling out to in) for me it's caused by lack of flexibility in hip flexors - physio did give me clam shells to do as one of the exercises.

I ran in 2x merino layers plus carried a third dry one plus Omm rotor vest & Montane prism jacket for night time, all this is "still warmish when wet" gear to help combat the cold sweat chills you describe. Defo test kit locally before hitting the lakes.

EfGB was a blast and I'm really keen to do it again, should've been 2021 but unlikely now as organisers 2020 events will be in 2021. I'd grab hot food / drink for on the move in passing if opportunity, just not carry that stuff, loading up with more dry fruits & nuts / snack bars instead.

I normally wear support/stability shoes but find the choices quite limiting.

Has any here got fancy insoles that allow them to wear neutral shoes whilst over pronating?

Maybe ... Difficult to tell at this stage. Must be a nightmare for event planners everywhere!

Nothing about EfM yet, hopefully that can still happen in 2020.

The email from Richard was really good to be fair. Explained his reasoning and reassuring everyone their money is safe and refunds are available if people don't want to do it next year.

Not fancy, but I've gone through an array of insoles in my time and these work perfect for me - was a game changer when I discovered them. I wear them in all my shoes except one pair of new running trainers I have. They used to sell them in boots but they don't anymore.
Unfortunately it may be a case of trial and error...

https://www.scholl.co.uk/products/scholl-orthaheel-orthotics-regular?gclid=CjwKCAjwqJ_1BRBZEiwAv73uwKu02AvToxmMfG1QxarYKgu4c1_KCAOD-M_l4GvD1EsaR0eqyNl3ixoC4KEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&variant=9158355583041