Running

I forced meself out last Thursday for a first run in about 5 months. Didn't really feel up to much, so was surprised that I managed 13 miles round North London's not very famous hills. I'm terrible at checking the time before I leave, but am pretty certain it was under two hours. Must get a decent sports watch, both for timekeeping and motivational reasons. Anyone use a Garmin Forerunner? The 110 seems reasonable-ish price, and I'm assuming the HRM from the 705 will work with it.

Between the cycling and football I seem to keep meself fit enough that I don't need to run, and if I lapse for any length of time I forget how rewarding it feels. Also a damn sight less stressful than cycling, which helps. Really should find some races to enter this year, give us proper targets to aim at.

Did Reading half in 1.47 on the weekend :).

Pretty happy as thats 13minutes faster than my first attempt last year!

Good work...I quite like reading. Finish in the stadium is spot on. My fourth year this year. Missed my target by two mins but was still a pb so was pretty pleased. Not too keen on the dual carriageway from miles 10-12... Seems to go on forever!

@brun I use the fr305 and it's excellent. cheapest place for it is amazon by far but the price does fluctuate on there quite a bit. I got mine for £98 delivered.

Good work...I quite like reading. Finish in the stadium is spot on. My fourth year this year. Missed my target by two mins but was still a pb so was pretty pleased. Not too keen on the dual carriageway from miles 10-12... Seems to go on forever!

Cheers :) What time did you do? I absolutely love miles 10-13 as I take it relatively easily until that point, at which point I crank up the music, neck some lucazade and really pick up the pace right till the end. That road down to green park always seems so much longer than you imagine it to be though! I find the hardest part between 8 and 10 miles.

Run number one last night..ouch would like to build up to be able to do a 5k no stopping, like señor Blackfoot im starting with the running walking running walking running, experiment tonight as to weather music is better for me or not.

I find running with really chilled out music (lots of zero 7) helps me as it keeps me calm and seems to keep my heart rate down. Listening to fast music can make my pace erratic and tire me out quickly. On the flip side, I find it really useful to have some fast music as a 'trick up my sleeve' for long runs to give me a boost.

nearly very barfed running 5k again yesterday, had to stop 200 metres from the finish and ruined what was going to be my best time yet.

i think the problems is that i can't breathe though my nose when running as it's kind of narrow and just closes up when i try to breathe in hard. mouth-breathing makes my throat dry out and i start to gag and get nauseaous. i wonder if those nose strip things might be worth a go?

If you feel like you are going to throw up every time you run you are probably doing something wrong!

Personally I'd look at what you eat before you run before spending money on what is essentially a gimmick.

I don't think about it but I'm pretty sure I don't breathe exclusively through my nose!

for 5k I'd just run on an empty stomach but carry a little bit of water with you (250ml) and drink a little bit every now and then to stop yourself getting dehydrated (i had to do this when I started now I don't even need water for up to 10k distance really). at most have something small like half a banana no less than 30 minutes before you start. you don't really need any more energy than what your body will already have stored up in reserve.

the more you run the more you'll get used to it and this stuff will become a lot less important too. until you need to start considering fueling for long distances.

+1 your body adapts pretty quickly although I can only manage about 3k sans water in my gym on the machine!

Don't have the wind in the gym to cool you down though!

I find running with really chilled out music (lots of zero 7) helps me as it keeps me calm and seems to keep my heart rate down. Listening to fast music can make my pace erratic and tire me out quickly. On the flip side, I find it really useful to have some fast music as a 'trick up my sleeve' for long runs to give me a boost.

it seemed to help me run steady (had a fairly chilled mid tempo mix on) and take my mind off how long i was running for 1st run 20mins ish last night up to30mins before i started heaving!!! need to keep it up ...the thought of 13 miles round norfff londons famous hills...fills me with the fear at the mo!!!!!

i can't deal with music at all, it makes me aware of the time that has passed rather than the opposite

that's for walking though, never had music while running

Need some new trainers and just discovered my little sister can get 40% of inked for friends and family!

Going in next week, they're going to be fncking hideous....

Suggestions as for what to say on the text bits welcome.

I'm thinking truth and justice

Or follow and me

Or run and away

RUNNERS and TROTTS

With all the talk of diet, I'm surpprised this hasnt been mentioned. During the summer I do a lovely 15km, at my in-laws small holding. On no fewer than 10 occasions have I had to stop for a 'radcliffe' exactly 1 km from getting back. There's a bush there thats owes half its growth to my personnal 'attentions'. Worse side effect of running, FACT.

RE: Music

Angry metal works well for mountain running I find, but something more uplifting is better for road running for me.

for a 'radcliffe'

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During a marathon Paula Radcliffe got caught short. Thereis dicussion as to the nature of the discharge.

Basically the shaking movement of running, enourages your inner movements. Once you need to go, running makes it far worse, walking means it takes longer to get back. Catch 22.

Hahahhahaha.

I actually though it may just be me, none of my friends who run expeience this!

The number of times I've walked into a pub, gone straight to the shitter, used it and walked straight out is nothing shy of embarrassing!

have we done bloody nipples on this thread yet?

Hahahhahaha.

I actually though it may just be me, none of my friends who run expeience this!

The number of times I've walked into a pub, gone straight to the shitter, used it and walked straight out is nothing shy of embarrassing!

Lots of imodium gets necked before marathons, believe me.

have we done bloody nipples on this thread yet?

Yeah. In fact that was me again. Not really raising the quality bar here am I. I have a nasty finish line photo at home.

Not sure we've done general chaffing. I have 40cm long, 2mm thick scars down the outside of both legs. From going out on a rainy 20km in a brand new pair of those semi-stretchy Ron Hill bottoms. Never thought twice about wearing proper tights after that.

have we done bloody nipples on this thread yet?

:D

^was just finding a source image for garden shears and medical grade superglue

I have a Nike compression top that I have run a marathon in and suffered no nipple chaffage at all, whereas most other tops I have leave me with scabby nipples, no blood interestingly though!

it's only really noticeable on white tops I find. the sweat tends to dilute the blood down and spread it thinly through the top, on white this just makes it 10x worse but on darker tops there's no issue.

In my horror pic. I'm wearing a fluoresent yellow top in the pissing rain. Deep red patches going from my nipples all the way to the bottom of the top. Mrs Smallfurry actually thought I'd been shot at with an air rifle or something.

Its the rain that does it. Makes clothes heavy while cooling the skin and taking the sting away. So you dont notice.

I've had quite sore nips from running in the rain before, but they've never actually bled. Wonder if my rather hairy chest offers some degree of protection from excessive chafing?

maybe you don't get as 'excited' about running as we do haha