I’ve just been out and ran the club 40 minute relay. 4 runners, team with the highest accumulative distance takes the medal. Really happy to have smashed some pbs. 5km was 22.20 prior to this Set in jan and 10km was 48:11 set in March.You'd be surprised how much it takes to knock off 45-60secs.... That's 20-30secs a mile.
13:53 for 2 miles is approx 21:40/5km pace, so probably about right for you.... I'd even say its very good if your 5km is around, was it 22:20..?
If you knock as much as 20secs/mile off that pace you're looking at down around
20:30/5km pace.
I have been managing to up my running over the last few weeks, and ran 25 miles last week and 28 the one before.
I ran a half marathon on Sunday morning too, in a time of 1:52 which I was happy enough with. I don't class myself as a proper runner and at the minute it is about the distances and just being out running as opposed to times, which is evident in my lack of prep; I had too many beers on Saturday night/evening, culminating in a 1am bedtime, but I was determined I want to run 13.1 miles!
What running apps do people use? I use RunKeeperGo but I didn't realise I was paying for it until I got an email today! I am tempted to move to Strava as most people seem to be on there and rave about it. My only concern is around privacy as your runs are visible so it isn't too hard to work out where you live! Any thoughts?
I use Strava, you can set your profile to private so only your friends can see your runs
I’ve upped my running too, 19 miles last week, 42 miles in May which is up 4 miles on April.
Ran 7 miles Sunday in 59 minutes which I was pleased with
I use Strava, you can set your profile to private so only your friends can see your runs
I’ve upped my running too, 19 miles last week, 42 miles in May which is up 4 miles on April.
Ran 7 miles Sunday in 59 minutes which I was pleased with
Heat and dehydration will do thatI just tried to run my usual route of 6km and had to stop after 3.5 and walk home - I felt knackered and like I was going to be sick. It's crazy how quickly your fitness deteriorates after not running for a week or so.
Won’t be long as it’s ok to do what your instinct says nowGot to my 5k this week running the local grassy footpaths. Checked it using the Google Earth measuring tool (I’d checked this tool against the university running track and it was spot on) which in turn showed my Fitbit to be way off.
My two problems are I can’t run if its warm. It has to be cold, preferably really cold so I’m worried that I won’t be able to keep up the momentum over summer. It’s already too warm even at 8am. The other is I can’t get the breathing right. Breathing in through the nose doesn’t get me enough oxygen. Anyway as Daz says, really enjoying the increased fitness and look forward to the runs. Pity Parkruns are off at the moment, that was my resolution for this year.
Been upping my running. I suffer from shit shins so every jog is different. Last Sunday I had to stop after 2k, couldn't believe it. Stop start stop start from that point as my legs were on fire. Forced myself out the next day ran 5k no stopping no hint of bad shins. There must be reasoning behind it but I'm not sure.
Seeing as amateur football won't be back til at least sept I imagine, I'm gonna take the plunge and buy better running shoes
Even how I lace my shoes, and how tight they are etc has massive difference in my dodgy shins!
Measure my mileage over ten week blocks as I find it gives a better overall picture of consistent mileage.
Last ten week block which ended Sunday, averaged 57 miles per week, and that included one full week off. So working from home them being furloughed had a massive effect of increased training time.
Not seemed to get any faster yet! But hoping for a delayed effect which will provide better stamina for later in the year.
As I've often mentioned, I partake in fellrunning. Whilst I love about running that generally the harder you train the better you'll be, fellrunning also has descending down very steep, sometimes almost vertical mountains. This requires more than just effort, as you need not just effort but technique and sheer bravery to excel. Strength is required moreso than on the roads, as when you descend steeply you can multiply the forces on your legs several times.... And then doing that off an uneven slippy mountain it multiplies it even more...
I should probably add that I'm comparatively very poor at descending than climbing.... A definite case of having far more effort than skill!
Which brings me to last week and my first fell run in a couple of months (in Shropshire) due to the lockdown putting travel out of bounds.
Did 12 miles and the effort of constant climbing and descending reduced my legs to absolutely useless. It was three days before I could get down the stairs without going backwards. Not so much lack of fitness, but lack of conditioning and hard racing.
Is there anyway to train for fellrunning then? Or is it a case of taking parts in lots of events and gaining experience/skill that way? Must be difficult to be regularly practicing the steep descents?
Tried my arm at a flat 5km yesterday - new pb of 18:03 (3:37 per km). I pushed hard. Be interested to know how much having someone to chase or having someone breathing down my neck would help decrease the time by - a few seconds maybe.
Slowly upping my weekly mileage and have completed two half marathons, one last Sunday and one the Sunday just gone and I am planning to complete a third this Sunday. It has upped my weekly mileage to ~32 miles per week. I am running most days, with a second longer run (7-8 miles) on a Wednesday and Saturday/Monday as rest days. I tend to go early in the morning as we are up early with my daughter anyway, and it is out of the way then too! I don't care too much about pacing, more just knowing I can complete certain distances.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have switched to Strava but I seem to have timed it badly, as you can't see weekly stats and a lot of other elements without the paid version. Does anyone use Strava Summit/Premium and is it worth it?
And is anyone part of any of the clubs?
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