Thank you. I'll give it a try. I'm probably just getting oldAll i could really recommend is take an easier week with perhaps two or three slow runs, give your body a bit of a break.
See if that works.
Couldn’t make it today for what would’ve been my first Northbrook 10k. Sad to have missed it but that heat wow.Fell race yesterday on the "quiet" part of the Brecon Beacons, well away from the busy area of Pen Y Fan.
Took a big gamble and tried to attack the pre-race favourite from the start, thinking my only chance to beat him would be to stick on him for the first hour and hope he blows up before me in the heat!
Went fairly predictably really, he reached the first summit 90secs before me, and stretched the gap to 2 and a half minutes at the 2nd summit (roughly halfway)..... then on the real tough 2nd half of the course he pulled away as i suffered for my early pace...
3rd place was getting dangerously close to me on the huge final climb, but thankfully the top came and was able to redeem myself on the way down to the finish with joint-fastest descent of the day, and hold on to 2nd (1st v40).
Today i had a little jog round spectating the Northbrook 10km, again in tough conditions. Well done anyone on here who ran today (Rich?)
I tend to run around 5-7am and it's usually in the lower 20s by then - most people seem to run late afternoon when it's around 35-38c - no idea how they manage it.Couldn’t make it today for what would’ve been my first Northbrook 10k. Sad to have missed it but that heat wow.
10 miles yesterday in 1hr24. Ready for half marathon in two weeks I think. Tapering from now
You reckon? Only going by runners world, marathon handbook, and actually on second glance every site on the first page of a google search lolObviously i don't know anything about your training history, so please feel free to ignore this comment.... but two weeks is an absolutely massive taper!!
I'm in Mallorca at the moment and have managed to get out for a run this morning, so that's 3 in the last 10 days. Only been two or three kilometers which is a bit pony, but I am pretty pleased with myself. I already have a gym here so do weight training most days, but the cardio side has been really in need of some progression.
Apart from these niggling shin splints I feel fucking great this morning now.
I had shin splints and resting didn't seem to be sorting them for any prolonged period, i then went to a physio who gave me a massage and acupuncture and it was sorted after 2 visits. Might be worth a go if you can't shift them.
This is interesting....
I've got what i think is very mild shin splints at the moment, and have an appointment booked to look at it next week.
However i've also got some mild bursitis in my elbow and have been prescribed anti-infammatories... which have had the secondary effect of making any pain in my shins subside...
Nice to know that even without symptons the physio can possibly do something about my shin with massage etc.
Where are you doing your half?10 miles yesterday in 1hr24. Ready for half marathon in two weeks I think. Tapering from now
I used to lift weights around 4-5 times a week but since taking up running i much prefer it and have stopped lifting so often. It’s great for clearing the mental and helping with the old mental health.I'm in Mallorca at the moment and have managed to get out for a run this morning, so that's 3 in the last 10 days. Only been two or three kilometers which is a bit pony, but I am pretty pleased with myself. I already have a gym here so do weight training most days, but the cardio side has been really in need of some progression.
Apart from these niggling shin splints I feel fucking great this morning now.
Melbourne mate, looking forward to it. Supposed to be a pretty flat route.Where are you doing your half?
I’m signed up for Solihull in August, but I’m not sure if I’m going to bother with it.
If you sit on your knees and try and sit back onto your heels (with your toes pointed) it’s a really good way to “stretch” the muscles running up your shins. I had terrible shin splints from 5 a side but that helped a lotNot a patch on some of you lot but after watching the Women's match I went out the door and did a quick 3k. Felt very good and I can definitely feel myself getting fitter over the last two weeks now. Would have gone for longer but didn't want to agitate the shin splints. Can feel it a little bit but hopefully be fine by tomorrow.
Feel absolutely buzzing now as well.
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