DawlishSkyBlue
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Wow. Reckon you might have placed today, winner was 16 something but 2nd and 3rd were around 18.30
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DawlishSkyBlue
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Got a 10k race on Sunday. Will be interesting as for three months now I've done zero speedwork, instead I have been doing purely easy runs and building my mileage up
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Bit the bullet and did a 5k today , first out door run since middle of October , used the first session on couch to 5k but didn’t bother with the walking bit just to get a route and distance . Nice and fresh enjoyed it
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DawlishSkyBlue
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39.33 at Exeter First Chance 10k this morning. V happy with that considering I've done zero speedwork in months and done less than healthy living lately 
Nice one.
My current 10km pb was actually ran during a 10 mile race!
We were supposed to have a track session yesterday morning, but track was frozen so we did hill reps instead on the Warwick Uni Campus.
And this morning i did a 2hr long run on treadmill, 1hr at 6% gradient, the final hour at 15% gradient.
My current 10km pb was actually ran during a 10 mile race!
We were supposed to have a track session yesterday morning, but track was frozen so we did hill reps instead on the Warwick Uni Campus.
And this morning i did a 2hr long run on treadmill, 1hr at 6% gradient, the final hour at 15% gradient.
Sick Boy
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Tried running for 15 mins on a treadmill yesterday and shin splint pains were back despite not running for 6 months. At this point, it seems like it could be something other than standard shin splints - anyone got any ideas?
I went to physio for a few months who was pretty useless and he said it was shin splints.
I went to physio for a few months who was pretty useless and he said it was shin splints.
Go to a proper running/sports physio.
I had shin pains at the start of 2024, and it is often related to other parts of the leg..... (in my case tendonitis in the ankle).
I can highly recommend one, i go there every few weeks for "maintenance" work..... she is a friend and occasional training partner.... although she's likely booked up 4-6 weeks in advance.
Based in Bedworth.
I can probably source some other recommendations if Bedworth isn't convenient.
Farmer Jim
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Hello mate, I`m new to the forum, but a massive trail runner, nowhere in your league, but I`ve done lots of races all over Cumbria, North Wales, North Yorks and Lancashire.
I`m just about to do my first race of the year next weekend - Montane Delamere Half and then got one race a month booked for the rest of the year, mostly halves ( my go to distance ) but a couple of 9/10 milers, which I love as you can leg it around them ( depending on the gradients )
Have you ever done any Sky Running ?
The reason I ask, is that there`s a fifteen miler as an introduction on Snowdon in the Summer and I`m just wondering how much more difficult they are than say trail running in the Dales in Yorkshire / Cumbrian Fells.
I`ve done a fifteen miler up and down Snowdon a couple of years back, with 4200 ft of altitude and genuinely I couldn`t walk or use the pedals on the car the day after
Hello mate, I`m new to the forum, but a massive trail runner, nowhere in your league, but I`ve done lots of races all over Cumbria, North Wales, North Yorks and Lancashire.
I`m just about to do my first race of the year next weekend - Montane Delamere Half and then got one race a month booked for the rest of the year, mostly halves ( my go to distance ) but a couple of 9/10 milers, which I love as you can leg it around them ( depending on the gradients )
Have you ever done any Sky Running ?
The reason I ask, is that there`s a fifteen miler as an introduction on Snowdon in the Summer and I`m just wondering how much more difficult they are than say trail running in the Dales in Yorkshire / Cumbrian Fells.
I`ve done a fifteen miler up and down Snowdon a couple of years back, with 4200 ft of altitude and genuinely I couldn`t walk or use the pedals on the car the day after
Hello mate.
Its a bit of a grey area between the more "technical" end of Trail Running, and then SkyRunning and FellRunning.
I've not done any SkyRunning marketed races.... however as i say they aren't much different to fell races.... except they'll generally stick to ridge lines and be fully marked.
So you could expect to have a fully marked course, pretty damn good scenery, and a lot of climb/descent.
However....
You need to check the details of the course you are going for for technical difficulty.....
Some SkyRaces will cover areas of scrambling (of various degrees of difficulty)..... whereas some will be straightforward mountain/ridge routes you can happily run along.
Your race will likely have a route description.... and you can make a decision from there.
I don't want to insult your intelligence or knowledge but forgive me as i have no idea what sort of terrain you've covered..... but if there is any mention of Grade 1 Scrambling, then this is stuff like Striding Edge on Helvellyn, or Crib Goch on the Snowdon ridge (even this covers various degrees.... i'll happily run across Striding Edge, but the more difficult parts of Crib Goch give me the heebie-jeebies)
If there's mention of Grade 2 or 3 scrambling then this is serious territory where there will likely be ropes or similar to hook onto.... i wouldn't imagine an introductory race would cover anything like this.
The main difference is the terrain likely to be a bit more arduous than your standard trail race, and of course the ascent/descent. Best way to train for this is to get out on the hills and run up and down lots of steep stuff...... if you're local to Cov like me, then a lot of time spent on treadmill at a steep incline, and plenty of strength work on the legs (don't neglect flat running though, you'll need the aerobic capacity)
Farmer Jim
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Thanks for that.
The one and only time I`ve had to do scrambling was on the race up and down Snowdon.
My usual runs are in the Yorkshire Dales, The Cumbrian Fells and forest races of varying gradients dependant on where they are - Delamere will be quite flat, where as ones in the Lakes can have a lot of gradient.
The majority of my runs are on footpaths in these areas, which can be quite technical, especially in the Dales, but nowhere near Striding Edge or Crib Goch ( which I`ve walked many times )
The introductory race in Snowdon sounds pretty much like a hard trail race / fell race by it`s description and is bolted onto part of the course of a Sky Running Ultra on the same day.
From what you say about sky running, it sounds a bit out of my league tbh and sounds very much like extreme fell running and having done a couple of fell races, I can safely say that they`re a different breed - vests and shorts in January on top of moor !!!!!
Have you ever done any off road stuff in the North ?
The reason I ask, is that over the years, I`ve developed a lovely little network of country pubs and cottages to stay in, that are out of the way and really cheap to stay in, ranging from £55 - £70 a night room only. Pubs that are well off the tourist track and as a result lots cheaper, but much nicer due them being privately owned and much friendlier.
If you ever need anywhere to stay prior to a race in N Wales, anywhere in N Yorks or the Lakes give me a shout