Running

Can anyone who was at the Night of the 10kms confirm if one of the early races was interrupted by a dog? Apparently, the doorman opened the gate and let our dog in and then came out and shouted at my OH that he'd run onto the track. Obviously regrettable, but if you will usher dogs into the arena...

I was there and don't remember any dog interruptions to any race.

He was posting world class time treadmill runs & making noise offering to race the mo-bot or something, I tuned out until someone shared the last post. Eventually realised he wasn't quite at that level.

Feel a bit sorry for the bloke. Imagine really believing you were that good and then finding out you weren't.

Cheers, did a quick search but couldn't find anything.

Was it really all not just a parody? Really seemed like he was taking the piss to me.

Any recommendations for a Camelbak or similar? Nothing too big, really just for carrying a phone, wallet, keys and a litre or so of water. Cheers

I got a cheap one from Mountain Warehouse: https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/track-hydro-bag---2l-p16143.aspx/black

(Similar to that one but not exactly the same, they seem to change designs every so often.)

Use it for extended commutes (~HM distance) where I don't want to be holding a bottle for that long and need to carry wallet/keys/phone/work-ID/etc.

Can't argue for £13 although mine came with a 1L bladder (another £8 at the moment).

That's priceless 😂

Didn't that happen with Andy Wilkinson? He did a pursuit and the time recorded was world class, only to discover he'd ridden 15 laps rather than 16.

Oh that's even worse!

dorset sprint champs, came second, was faster than the m40s
kthxbye

How do you guys deal with minor niggles/strains? My calf has been a little sore for a couple of weeks but running on it doesn't make it worse (although, it doesn't seem to be improving). Should I stop for a bit or just run through it?

Or, is this a stupid question as it's entirely dependent on me? Advice would be welcome.

See your local Sports Physio.

First track session in about 6 weeks last night. Truly punishing despite not doing much volume. A long way to go. It was hot too.

Hansons Marathon plan question, would bringing the strength/speed stuff forward a week or 2 and increasing the taper period completely mess the plan up?
Will be running Berlin in September but the 3rd week before I have a uni field trip, I will be able to run, just not sure about all sessions though, but the real problem is 2 weeks before, I'll be diving all week so will be able to fit in a few runs but deffo won't be able to stick to the plan with intervals etc.

you should be fine. my first time using it I had a sore knee just before the race so eased up in the last two weeks after hitting all my key workouts..

if you can stick to 90% of the plan your fitness should be fine to get you around but i would readjust your goal by a few minutes just to make sure you don't overdo it.

I'll add that that was still my best/easiest marathon too. so it went well (was 7 mins off my 3:45 target but that was entirely down to the volume of runners)

Cheers, did you use the plan from the book? As for goals after previous marathons were 6.15 & 5.45, getting round is the aim and hopefully under 5 this time!

@Greenbank Cheers, I'll have a look at that.

First run for about 18 months resulted in a 40 minute 5k and sore legs and feet. Four and a half months until half marathon, I think I may need some training and weight loss.

yeah I used the plan from the book. I would suggest if you have it in you that you do as I did and add on the recommended 1.5-2 miles warm up and cool down around your speed/tempo sessions if you can fit them in to maximise the amount of benefit you get from the training in the meat of the plan if you intend to mess around with things towards the end. just make sure you stick to the prescribed paces even if you feel like you can go faster as that will stitch you up when the mileage starts to ramp up and youve pushed yourself too much.

and you will feel absolutely knackered on the plan a fair bit so dont be surprised, but it's mostly just mental and after a mile or two of your next run your legs will feel fine again.

@Grand-Wizard-Goma-Sauce and I have both been through the plan so feel free to ask questions if you're worried it's not working or anything. as it's good to know that what you're experiencing is to be expected because it's a bit more intense than a normal plan.

Definitely adding a full 2 miles to the sessions that called for a warm-up was a good way to get the miles into you legs. Don't skimp on them.

2nd that. i have been suffering with IT band pain.

within 30 seconds of seeing my physio she had found the cause and then worked it out.

i have never squirmed as much as when she 'massaged' my thighs. oh the pain....

Thanks for the advice (& @HatBeard), i'll get to re-reading the book this weekend and work out the schedule, dislike warm up (well running in general), but my calf's sure appreciate it so have been adding them in recently.
Sure I'll be back for more advice.

What was prescribed?
Single-leg squats, clam exercise with a resistance band and glute bridges aye?

pretty similar - I've got all the details at home so i'll have a look a bit later.

one of the more horrible ones was plank with one leg in the air like it had a tray with glasses on it, then lifting that up and down 5 times slowly without 'spilling' anything and then once with a straight leg.

and ankle strengthening on the good old wobble board.

my hips and thighs were super tight - nothing 90 minutes of excruciating pain couldn't sort out