Running

Thanks peeps. Secret 5k it is!

new trainers this morning, my knees are thanking me.

didn't realise how knackered my old ones were.

Check out the link below to find local events dooks. The beautiful thing about running in the UK is the shear number of events and runners. I truly miss it.

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/defaultevents.asp?sp=&v=2

think i'm going to sign up for the brooks 5k serpentine race in march and april. looks nice and low key. two waves, 200 runners, cheap to enter.

Is your new woman a runner? fancy running to the coffee shop one time?, lol

I'm afraid she isn't. I like my late night runs (about to head out in a minute), but can meet up if you're around :)

I'm afraid she isn't. I like my late night runs (about to head out in a minute), but can meet up if you're around :)

oh yeah, late night runs, triangle and back is it sir?,

Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth pier and back and a couple of reps of the zig-zag slopes up the cliff face. Time for bed now...

ran hill sprints tonight, absolute killer but a few weeks of these knocked minutes off my 5k and 10k pb times before xmas so they're worth it and I'm in desperate need of a kick start this year.

right. just bought my first pair of running shoes. Went to runners need to be fitted and came out with a pair of brooks adrenaline. They look like spaceships, but so do all of them.

Quite looking forward to this, just hoping my knees will hold up

that's what i run in, on my second pair

apparently the uglier they are the comfier, bodes well

Brooks don't make bad shoes, and having had a fitting, you'll be sorted.

from reading here i think it'll be a very gentle start. brisk walk in to work for a week (2 miles each way) to break the shoes (me) in, then start to try and jog as much as possible. I don't know why it hasn't struck me before, but 2 miles of jogging to and from work is a great beginners distance no?

Pretty much ideal. You'll soon be laughing at that and wanting more miles. Worth remembering that when you are running longer distances, that will be a warm up. It's not usually till about 4-5 miles that I really feel settled into a run. Then about 300 yds till I'm knackered, by hey ho.

kboy you could also try the couch to 5k running plan. I used it to get myself from being someone who got out of breath climbing a few flights of stairs to being able to run full 5k distance in 8 weeks.

I sound like an infomercial person but its a decent plan. the difficulty curve is just about right so you are pushing yourself each time but not enough that you want to quit.

here's the link...
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Take up cycling.

First run since shin splints developed, made myself do only one lap of the park.

Extremely frustrating!

Anything I can do to hasten the disapearance of the shin pain?

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/65783603

F*ck that, I've heard it's dangerous

kboy you could also try the couch to 5k running plan. I used it to get myself from being someone who got out of breath climbing a few flights of stairs to being able to run full 5k distance in 8 weeks.

I sound like an infomercial person but its a decent plan. the difficulty curve is just about right so you are pushing yourself each time but not enough that you want to quit.

here's the link...
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

cheers, i'll have a read

If you guys (and gals) want to get fit then football pitch reps are awesome. Take it from an average club runner who has turned to cycling, these will get you running very very quickly. Find a grass footy pitch and get a stopwatch. Have a gentle jog for warm up...at least 5 - 10 mins slow. Your warm up can be the trip to the pitch. Run hard and as fast as possible diagonally across the pitch from one corner flag to the other and then slow jog (slow but not walking) along the line at the top of the pitch (dont run into the goalposts!!), then run hard across the other diagonal and repeat for 15mins. When you get fitter you can increase time to 20 - 25 mins. The key is to run hard and have short recoveries. Do this twice a week with at least 2 days inbetween sessions. Beer optional. Being sick after the session inevitable. This really works....

Does anyone east based fancy a running partner. I've had a few injuries in the past three months so running has been off the agenda. I'd like to do some runs up the Lea river or around Victoria park. Just struggling to get any motivation at the mo.

On a similar note has anyone had experience with any East based running clubs. I have been considering joining but im a little worried i'll be well out classed!

How serious are you and how far do you run? I would be willing to come for a "jog" as I am just getting into running.

I mean jogging.

I wouldn't mind doing some interval training around the park as well .

I mean toedipping.

ftfy

How serious are you and how far do you run? I would be willing to come for a "jog" as I am just getting into running.

Hey anything distance really. Like I mentioned i've had some injuries so anything below 10km at first. Intervals would be good also.

^ If your prospecitve partner (Jimm) is just getting into running / jogging / toedipping, then it'd not be sensible to get them doing intervals. Let them build a base first.

Ive been doing intervals in the gym on the treadmill for a while so would like to do some outside. Hobo, do you fancy a lap around victoria park an evening next week?