Running

I ran today. I think I might sell all my bikes and buy new shoes instead. So much less floorspace.

I ran today. I think I might sell all my bikes and buy new shoes instead. So much less floorspace.

I was thinking this on Saturday!

Now my knees arnt killing me, a decent 40 minute run feels as good as a 2 hour session on the track. And without the hour each way ride there; time and space reductions too!
This may well be my winter fitness training of choice this year.

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Have you checked out his blog?
He runs some serious milage
http://antonkrupicka.blogspot.com/

Knew he covered a lot of miles but interesting/impressive to see the actual figures. Not exactly flat running either... Nearly 750,000 vertical feet in 2010!

I was thinking this on Saturday!
Now my knees arnt killing me, a decent 40 minute run feels as good as a 2 hour session on the track. And without the hour each way ride there; time and space reductions too!
This may well be my winter fitness training of choice this year.

Only problem is I prefer 5 hours of suffering in miserable weather to not being able to walk down stairs after a 30min run. :)

Only problem is I prefer 5 hours of suffering in miserable weather to not being able to walk down stairs after a 30min run. :)

There is that. But I tend to base my 'how good I feel after training' on how I feel sat down with a beer. I try to get to that recovery position as quickly as possible after exercise.

Ran 20K on Saturday. First run I've done for a while, having spent most of my time cycling of late.
Legs feel proper beaten up now though.

Running is an amazing training tool in terms of time effiecency. Bloody destructive though, I think I might need a plastic hip replacement.

Ran 20K on Saturday. First run I've done for a while, having spent most of my time cycling of late.
Legs feel proper beaten up now though.

Running is an amazing training tool in terms of time effiecency and increased food intake. Bloody destructive though, I think I might need a plastic hip replacement.

FTFY

I'm aiming for steel ones myself. Then again, I've been running for a while and currently training for a marathon. After my 20 miler yesterday I could really do with being wheeled around today.

Hmmm a steel hip would definitely be 'real-er' than a dead feeling plastic one. I might start saving for Ti one though.

There is that. But I tend to base my 'how good I feel after training' on how I feel sat down with a beer. I try to get to that recovery position as quickly as possible after exercise.

The 'not being dripping wet/caked in road grime with a bike to clean' does slow down the access to recovery products.
I could always change winter training to 'riding to pub' or at least do it with bidons full of ale.

To encourage a deeper interest in running, how about this: It's drizzling on a Tuesday evening but having cycled home you are already damp, so you just change into running gear and head over to Tooting athletics track where you pay £3.20 to join other nutters to run 4x1200m in the sometimes pouring sleet rain. At the end of the session, you put on a rain jacket over your soaked-through clothing and jog home for a hot shower, a meal and a Guinness (recovery drink).

Brief marathon report from yesterday.

So did the new forest marathon, race reviews said it was flat bar a slow drag of a hill in the last mile, so I trained on mostly flat ground without worrying too much about rolling hills with lots if ups and downs, turns out there were about 3 miles of flat in the whole thing which wasn't pleasant!

Anyway, run was going really well, runnin within myself and within target heart zone and the 2 mile marker came up in under 15 mins so thought I should slow down a bit. Carried on and went through the half marathon distance in 1.41, feeling pretty good, carried on at this pace untill 16.5 miles where I foun a hill that was so steep everyone was walking, struggled up it the kept going ticking along nicely, eating my jelly babies, hit 18 miles at about 2.45 so was still confident about achieving my target time, run I met a little fellow named the wall and literally died. My pace went right down and I did the next 2 miles in about 30 minutes, my knee was very painfully an frankly I wanted to give up, but I let myself walk to the 21 mile marker, had a bit of a think and decided although I'd thrown away any chance of gouge under 4 hours I wasn't going to give up. So started joggin very slowly and didn't stop. All I could think about to get mr through was the lance Armstrong quote about quitting lasting forever.

Got to the last mile and the adrenalin kicked in and managed to run at a normal speed again injuring sprinting the last 200yds.

End time was 4.37 which was devastating, considering at half way I was confident if a sub 3.45.

Things I've learnt: a marathon is long, running once on 6 weeks due to injury is not a good preparation for a marathon, I can dig deep enough to finish the whole thing despite feeling like crap!

Well done on battling through!

TBH it sounds like my last marathon. Family committments meant far too little preparation. The day went much as the one you described above. Crossed the line with tears rolling down my cheeks, despite not actually being in pain any more. Just emotionally exhusted I guess. I had assumed 3:30 would be doable, but ended up taking 4:15, with all the extra 45mins pretty much lost during miles 19 to 24.

My main lesson was that marathons are really fecking long.

good work ed.
i thought i suffered with a 20.06 6k yesterday. hate when you put a block of base training and run like crap. oh well.

great respect to all you marathoners.

I couldnt imagine it. Ive cycled 100 miles fixed and was knackered. Cant imagine the pain and suffering of running 26 miles. I think I'd have to cycle 150 miles fixed to get somewhere near imagining.

Here's something to make you feel good about yourselves...

http://www.jointagecalculator.co.uk/

I did it, added 19 years to my real age..... and I didn't even fess up quite how far I run every week.... interesting to see what it does for others ages..... (oh I don't warm up or down either, or take any form of supplements....... apart from alcohol)....

I would think they have a vested interest in worring you into buying their supplements.

I ran my first marathon this year and have a new respect for people who run it. I've done many halfs and started training hard for the full and got sick just when my long runs were getting up to about 30k. Then I was sick for the 4 whole weeks before the race and when it came to the day I thought 'screw it' it can't be that much different from a half and ran anyway. After 28k I was punished severely. I can honestly say that I don't think I have felt worse - It was on a par with Salmonella montevideo, which I caught a few years back and was a living hell.
My half time one month before was 1:35 and I finished the full in 3:54 abosultely dead and fuming that I had been so stupid.

Here's something to make you feel good about yourselves...

http://www.jointagecalculator.co.uk/

I did it, added 19 years to my real age..... and I didn't even fess up quite how far I run every week.... interesting to see what it does for others ages..... (oh I don't warm up or down either, or take any form of supplements....... apart from alcohol)....

YOUR JOINT AGE IS 53

Take urgent action!

Your joint age is 20 years or more above your biological age.

Get to fuck. I'll smash your glucosamine supps through your face, Seven Seas drones.

fuck, I got 77!!!! (real age 26)

Even though I said I take glucosamine & fish oil everday (should give me a younger age surely?)

No, it means you're more willing to buy more suppliments than someone who doesn't take any. Therefore you "need" their product more.

I got 43, I'm 21.

Shitty marketing ploys like this tend to work on me :(

Great test that.

I have some magic beans that will cure any poor results - PM me. Reasonable terms arranged.

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

I'm 47 according to that calculator, which is 13 years more than I will admit to.

I got 29 (real age 26)... I get occasional aches and pains but very rarely skeletal, normally muscular stiffness etc.

When I said I ran several times a week, it didn't let me also add that I cycle every day and swim several times a week which probably isn't doing my joints any favours.