Running

I like tracksmith for some stuff. Their half tights and merino tops in particular.
Bandit running is also nice stuff - they use some nice materials

Soar is the best made brand but not really fashion and a lot of it is pretty ugly
Satisfy is very nicely made but €€

Thank god for Decathlon...

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any luck with spare shoes ? :)

Sorry! Will get on it tonight. From memory I have some Saucony Ride 13 (UK9.5) in bright yellow and Ride 14 in bright blue (UK9). I've got a few more but I've hidden them all away as seeing them lying around while injured makes me sad 😥

Yep

Alot of people just got refunded?

https://www.reddit.com/r/RunningShoeGeeks/comments/1frwtso/another_cancelled_order_for_ap3_from_sports_direct/

Suggestion is this is a method of banking some cash temporarily with no intention to actually sell the product to all.

Still struggling with the adductor tendon

So obviously I’m going to do the Bath Hilly Half as I haven’t done it for a few years.
I’ve found that only running 2 days a week with 3 days between runs means I don’t feel like my legs are being pulled off.

On Sunday I tapped out 10 miles in 1hr 15 with the attitude of sticking to a set pace seemed not to wreck me.

Id pay that for a kinder on the nipples club vest.

You might want to invest in a peephole Pringle

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I'll report back after a test run or two.

my Ronhill shorts

Does anyone know if the outer layer of the Ronhill 2-in-1 shorts is stretchy?

What’ve you been doing for your adductor? I’ve been struggling with mine all year.

After a miserable year of struggling with my adductor, it’s finally progressed enough that I can run again. When I first did it a couldn’t even roll over in bed without serious pain.

Have had a few runs out with the fell club, which have gone ok, but off road is definitely more testing on the injury and needs a lot more care and attention. Went out with the medium group on Tuesday and really enjoyed moving a bit quicker, but have been a bit more creaky than usual since then. Even managed some spirited descending which was fun. But the realistic prognosis is that I should tone it down on the off-road stuff until I’m better healed.

The good news is that road running has been fine, having managed a steady half in 2:07 just as a distance tester a month ago, then a 22:01 5km, and a 48:10 10km more recently.

I’ve got a place on the Brass Monkey Half in York on Jan 19th. It’s a flat and fast course and I’ve never trained specifically for a road race before, but with injury forcing my hand a bit, it seems like a good way to motivate myself to keep it on the road over winter, get some speed and get some fitness ready for returning to the fell.

My 5km pb is just sub 20 from a few years back.
I’m managing my weight and diet a lot better than I used to, so the hope is to get back under 20 mins for a 5km, maybe around 42 for a 10km, and then try and go 1:30 on the half.

Running about 20 miles a week, does this sound realistic?

Worth aiming for. I'd go with 3 key sessions fwiw:

Sunday Long Run- build upto 2hrs time on feet easy then once there alternate an easy week with a race effort distance efforts week e.g. 120 mins with 3 x 2 miles at race effort 1 mile recover. Variety and a progressive build in the efforts too might be useful.

Midweek #1: 1hr session with some 10k / 5k effort thrown in. Occasionally run as easy.

Midweek #2: 1hr session easy miles

Other days, if feeling it chuck in the odd hill reps, club track session or fartlek session into the week, else very easy 30 min sessions to tick the legs over. Plan in occasional cut back weeks too. Plus cycle or walk as many journeys as you can too as additional cross training.

That'd be my approach, others may offer different perspectives. I think if you focus on a solid process & ensure consistency you should find fitness & pace returns towards prior levels by mid Jan.

That’s super helpful, thanks man! Deffo think that sounds productive and doable. I’m on my feet all day at work and generally active, so hopefully 3 sessions a week will do it.

Keep us updated with progress 👍

check on vinted. there's a bunch on there

What’ve you been doing for your adductor? I’ve been struggling with mine all year.

Physio and less running.

For physio asymmetric stuff: single leg squats, lunges, glute bridges with one foot forward (or off the ground), using bands to add tension when I do sideways leg raises. Any leg exercise that focuses on one leg at a time really

It’s probably good for overall training and I should have probably been doing it for years, but it’s having little effect on reducing the pain.

Cycling: seems to ease off the pain a little but I can’t ride for ages

I stopped running completely for about 3 weeks then went through a couch 2 5k program which was pleasant but humiliating.

I used to run tempo 3-4 days a week 5k to 15k a go maybe throw in hills or sprints. It seems it’s not sustainable.

Is there a rule of thumb for adding more clothes to a basic shorts and t-shirt as the weather gets cooler?

Related - is there a standard temp for covering knees?

It’s a very personal thing, but I probably wouldn’t have my knees out for anything under 6 or 7 degrees. I run quite hot though, some people cover up as soon as temperature drops out of double digits

I’ve raced in the snow in shorts and vest and been “comfortable” but I feel the discomfort of overheating more than being cold.

The Italian lad in the club thinks anything below 20c constitutes winter conditions.

Where’s @kl to add some common-sense to this discussion?

Is there a rule of thumb for adding more clothes to a basic shorts and t-shirt as the weather gets cooler?

The general consensus I heard is "dress as if it was 10°C warmer than it actually is".
Or (pretty much to the same effect) "dress so you will be a bit cold the first five minutes of your run".

Of course it's a personal thing, but for me this rule of thumb worked quite well.
There's also this website, http://www.dressmyrun.com where you can fine-tune the results to your preferences ("I like to be warmer / colder") in the settings menu (upper right of the page),

Regarding knees - I pretty much run in shorts for most of the year (with gore windstopper briefs underneath liner-less shorts if it gets chilly) - but I do want a double layer shirt, or longsleeve rather soon - and also (thin) gloves! Those thin icebreaker merino gloves are pricey but really fucking good, should have bought those sooner..

If you are wearing longs, you're not running, you're a rambler.

It's personal & session dependent though, I run slow wearing many layers through winter. Faster stuff maybe a t-shirt/vest & shorts.

Merino layers are great.

2nd in age cat at my first metric marathon today.

As I'm tapering I ran 12 miles easy then 4 miles hard. It was a nice race.