Running

Not precisely what you are after, but if anyone is looking to do some running and would like to help a charity that really needs help right now:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/charity-runs-cycles-and-challenges/charity-runs/run30/

The NSPCC, esp Childline, is being inundated with calls from kids affected really negatively by Corona and the effects of the lockdown. We’d appreciate any help.

When you say smaller, half size or full.

Search Fintie Garmin strap.👍

Sunscreen! What do you ladies and gents run and cycle with?

P20 (factor 50) - Once it's bonded, it doesn't pour into your eyes when you sweat.

+1 for p20, used for years and years

Need to watch it on clothes though, it can badly stain white cotton

This is the answer I was expecting bit I wanted to double check. I've had bad luck with p20, but that is because I bought a bottle and forgot about it for five years and then was surprised when it sweated off and I burned.

I shall buy another bottle and give it another go.

Long mountaineering days are the problem for me. 12 hours in high UV sunlight with periodic sweating on a bad day.

Thanks

As if there is any chance of getting to the mountains soon

I sweat like a mad thing and P20 is the only solution. The spray-on stuff is particularly good, but still smells like vodka. :)

P20 is great, Piz Buin 1 day long (I think) is also good and smells alright. Neither are available here - in fact, sunscreen is not very popular at all in China as people prefer to walk everywhere with an umbrella for the sun. I've hiked with a sun umbrella but draw the line at running or biking with one... so I get Cancer Council Australia SPF50 sports sunscreen imported. And then proceed to sweat it off almost immediately, no sunscreen is able to withstand the amount of sweat that my body is able to produce.

P20 is good but be wary! Don't slather it on then chuck your garmin on. The alcohol that evaporates will damage the plastic where the HR sensor is. Mine cracked and was out of warranty - had to pay £100 for a repair/refurb.
Best sun protection there is tho.

Ambre Solair UV sport factor 50 mist sunscreen, does my bald head for all sports. Its great
its best from the aluminium spray bottle.

I wear a cap (casquette for cycling, Decathlon Kalenji cap for running) to help keep the sweat out of my eyes and use normal suncream but make sure I don't put any on my forehead.

Piz Buin for me or if its really sunny/ going to be out all day:
https://surfmud.com/
on the nose and ears and you're golden.

half I reckon

Longest run ever yesterday 27km, pretty scorching! I carried water and food and found a tap at the halfway point to refill. But felt so awful when I got in tbh still feel ropey, any one got any recomendations for electrolytes etc? Used to use nuun alot when cycling.

Wow 27km, nice! That's impressive. Hot day for it yesterday. I just add salt to post-run drinks, better than nothing I suppose.

I've been trying to run 10k every day this week just to see what happens.

Had a bit of a fail on Wednesday when my Garmin crapped out and took my motivation with it, so only did ~6km that day.

What has happened is that I don't feel tired, my legs don't ache, but I'm getting slower and slower.

I'm interested in the physical (or mental?) process here - what's going on? I'm not deliberately running more slowly, but it's deffo the case that I'm settling on roughly 6 minutes 30 per Km, which is a round a minute per km slower than I tend to run at as a natural pace.

You're tired. It's that some I'm guessing.

Have a rest.
Or treat it as endurance running.
Or treat it as 'out the house and on the feet time'

Are you running the same or similar loop? And the aim is just to run for distance @ 10km?

If that were me I’d be a bit bored, so might run slower. You’re probably also tired so running slower.

Rest, lots of water, protein.

I just use an electrolyte tab.

If im doing a longer run I’ll usually have a Maurten beforehand. Going for a 20miler tomorrow as it should be a lil cooler but struggling a bit for the route...

I managed a half marathon today (mostly trail) the longest run I've done for over three years. Some nasty lifts in it I'm happy to post a 2.02

My legs are sore now though, self medicating with a bottle of Jura.

Jura is fine, Stella Artois works better for me.

It used to anyway, prior to having three kids

I'm not averse to a strong lager. In fact I'm accompanying my Jura with a Belgian lager from M&S coming in at a not un-respectable 5% 👍