Running

I'm going to start hipster running. Just as when riding track bikes, the idea is to wear woefully inappropriate clothing like skinny jeans and bow ties. Also as with riding track bikes, there should be no actual physical exertion. So it's just standing around in parks.

don't lean

We seem to be going in opposite directions- I'm now 75kg to your 86.

If I start gaining weight, will you start losing it?

I had planned to. The Rugby teams going downhill, so I thought it would just be some 7s next season. Plus I have cycle events planned instead.

But we've had a membership boost, and I've been chucked back into the front row. Its a question of saving seconds on the bike/running, or ribs in the scrum.

My running time have not been affected by me gaining at least 7Kg. Weird. My running style is'nt so fluid though.

This calculator may be of help to some of you: http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/

SF says that during constant effort your heart rate stays the same as long as you are hydrated- so I guess this latest turbo run represents increasing effort on my part during each 20 minute stint:

Or could heart rate be rising due to temperature?

Steve suggested that I look at cardiac drift due to heating.

It is influenced by many factors, most notably the ambient temperature, hydration and the amount of muscle tissue activated during exercise. To promote cooling, blood flow to the skin is increased, resulting in a shift in fluids from blood plasma to the skin tissue. This results in a decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure and reduced stroke volume in the heart. To maintain cardiac output at reduced pressure, the heart rate must be increased.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_drift

Yeah, sorry- I wasn't clear, I read that article after Steve mentioned it, I was wondering if it would cause the steady rise seen on that graph, or if it were more likely to be me tiring.

I'm no sports scientist but assuming are those efforts run at an equal pace? If so my guess would be increasing fatigue, and therefore increased effort to maintain the same pace.

Lovely 5K run yesterday. Doing 2.5k laps around where I live. Put on my cycling leg warmers as I have no tights but what a bad idea that was, they kept falling down to the point where I had to stop to pull them up.

This lunchtime I'm treating myself to some tights! Anything you'd recommend? I've got adidas running shorts at the moment with a liner so I don't need boxers, which means no chafing!

Depends on your budget, but I've got some basic Nike ones I like, there were a couple reviewed in the last issue of runners world and the salomon ones got really good reviews but iirc they were a bit spendy

Yeah, sorry- I wasn't clear, I read that article after Steve mentioned it, I was wondering if it would cause the steady rise seen on that graph, or if it were more likely to be me tiring.

My analysis of the situation is overly simplified. But wereas the effect Hippy describes is true, it will plateau out. Looking at your chart, at around 15-20mins.

I was convinced enough to go into runs, with the mindset that my legs will degrade over 26 miles. But my heart and lungs will be stable. Which helps me to push through the wall.

^^^ I mostly wear old rowing leggings that are between 10 and 5 years old. This is mainly because I'm often a bit short of cash and these are good enough to do the job. However, I never normally wear pants under my running kit but rowing leggings are so poorly designed and shapeless that I have to. I do also have one pair of 3 year old Skins (not much compression anymore) and these are great... good support and no chafing. A friend has a sponsorship deal with 2XU so I'm hoping to score a cheap pair of those for this winter too :)

Otherwise I understand that most of the running specific Nike/ronhill tights are pretty good- and most have a small pocket at the back which is useful for keys.

With the bonus of a free leg, sack and crack job when you take it off. Or did you mean duct tape on top of the shorts?

Aren't we all silky smooth as it is??

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=43349

2XU Tights 40% off at CRC

Today's parkrun:

Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill19/11/20117914332:5239.25%

32:52

Nice one!

Had a bit of a cold this week, which was annoying. Was hoping to match my time or shave off a second or two. Getting out there and running is the main thing, I suppose. Plenty of time for improvement.

So since after my run yesterday the top of my feet are really sore. I thought I'd just done my laces up too hard, and tied them looser twice during the run but it didn't help. Last time my shoes got so loose the support went out the window, even worse

Has anyone else had this? Hopefully I just over-tightened the laces from the beginning, but googling and finding running forums (they seem to be a bit like bikeradar i tell ya), i've been diagnosed with everything from stress factures to bad shoes via improper lacing of the shoe.

(one guy recommended lacing the shoe backwards, ie start from the top and have a knot at the toes. Kinda make sense as it would make for a bit more give at the top?)

((I also toyed with the idea of flexible laces as I went to bed, not sure if it's a a good idea or not though?))

did 9k today. Had to stop quite a few times to loosen the shoes up, ended up re-lacing them to avoid pressure on the top of my foot. Helped the pain but support wasn't great.

Think i'm gonna give flexible laces a go, it seems like a good idea in my head at least. + different ways to lace

also, running socks is a £7 well spent

I've been told by a runner friend that I should be landing on the middle of my foot, not my heel as I currently am. I've just looked at a couple of YouTube videos on the topic and it seems to make a lot of sense, but how do you train yourself to do this?

Just read back a few pages, Sparky; barefoot running and forefoot strike issues have been a recent hot topic.

Everyone seems to be wearing far too much clothing - talk about wearing hats and tights at this time of year is ludicrous. Don't dress for the first 10 minutes, dress for when you're warmed up. It's still shorts and vest weather - if you feel cold, you're not working hard enough.

eh?

this morning was baselayer and a thin fleece, long johns and shorts. mittens, hat and scarf first, but took them off after 10mins.

Don't see the point of running around in a vest when it's 8ºC (if that) and misty out, running around with my skin turning red from the cold doesn't entice me, though others seems to like it.

if you're in shorts and vest now, what do you do in summer?