Get the backpack/vest. While it’s probably overkill for that kind of run
I use a Salomon ultra vest, has 3 pockets enough for a squidgy bottle or two, a bar/gel and phone (if you fancy taking all that with you)
I use an open top visor (baseball cap without the cap bit) mainly to keep my hair out of my eyes, but it’s become a god send in forests and sunshine through the trees.. also wear sunglasses, a pair of oakleys that I used to use Cross Racing (they have rubber arms around my ears) and a pinkish tint lens. Another good piece of kit worth buying IMO.
On Saturday I had my last OCR before the World Champs next month.
Did alright, at the higher end of the "also runs"
But realised I need fuel these things better... Was out for almost 2 and half hours and had little more than two slurps of water and two small handfuls of jelly babies.
Actually thinking about it now, once I had finished the run I had a cuppa, a chicken burger, a further cup of coffee and a Danish to recover. And the thing is, I was as right as rain.
Guess I wasn't trying hard enough.... But that's the thing with OCR not many are actually racing so it easy to cruise and still pass people.... I'd imaging/hope the Worlds are different.
i have a gore running cap i got in a race goodiebag. it just does the job better than any of my other baseball caps , it wicks somewhat like a buff with a peak rather than just soaking up sweat like my regular caps.
as bikebouy i used to use it mostly to keep hair out the eyes but after chopping all the hair off have just grown accustom to running in it now, feels wierd without it now.
doing my first park run on saturday this week with glupton formerly of this parish.
Went out with the intention of taking parkrun easy on Saturday, so let the leader disappear off, but after 1km I got bored so decided to chase him down! Ended up setting a new parkrun PB despite holding some back to save the legs, rather surprised with 15:50 😀
The main event was the Surrey Bacchus Marathon, which went well. A new course which is quite a bit hillier than the last few times I've run it, my watch said 750m of climbing over the 2 laps. Went fairly hard but not full race effort as I want to continue to train this week, and didn't taper either. Route was about a mile short so finished a bit quicker than expected bang on 2:30. Feeling pretty fresh this morning, it all bodes well for Bournemouth in 4 weeks time 🙂
Cheers, Rich
Sounds like a fantastic effort turbo.
Could a mod please ban turboferret from this thread? He's making me feel very inadequate 😀
I did 23km or so up in the mountains with my club, lots of walking + running. I haven't been up a mountain for a few weeks, and it's scary how fast you lose fitness... I was fine on the flat, but the downhills hurt far more than they would have back in July! Still, all good fun and it was nice to be out.
Are there caps that are worth recommending?
I've got a Decathlon one that's fine, and a Salomon one (with a detachable neck shade thing) which is marginally better. Not a lot in it, though.
15.50! bloody hell turbo ferret that's quick! I was happy to return to sub 20 this weekend with a 19.50!
15:50 is rapid.
I had the worst Parkrun of my life on Saturday, did the first 3.5km at a reasonable but not fast pace and then had to stop to vomit. Felt like I'd been pushing too hard so walked the last couple of KM's. on looking at the data I barely got my HR above 130 so I suspect accumulated fatigue from last weekends 220 mile bike ride was taking its toll.
Could a mod please ban turboferret from this thread?
To be fair, I should probably be banned from this site entirely, as I can't remember when I last rode my MTB 😮
Cheers, Rich
To be fair, I should probably be banned from this site entirely, as I can’t remember when I last rode my MTB
Should fit in well then!
Crikey - and here's me feeling pleased with myself for getting <25 minutes for a ParkRun 🙁
To be fair, I should probably be banned from this site entirely, as I can’t remember when I last rode my MTB
Should fit in well then!
Ban me as well, 2 years since being on a bike..
I nearly rode my MTB this weekend, but it was pissing down and I had a serious attack of CBA 🙂 Would have been the second time this year I think.
Finally, finally getting some rhythum again. 2 runs in 2 days, Achilles feels fine and I actually feel like I can run with some degree of fluidity. I also caught my reflection in a window and thought I look alright too! 5 weeks until Birmingham half and I've not run more than 5k in 6 weeks so it's about time I started doing some training.
You'll be fine Lunge, best of luck!
Jeez i was happy with my 28min 5k!
The Mrs challenged us to a run every day month this September, so i countered with a 100mile month, just over 5.3k a day - 13 days in any my calves have stopped hurting, several PBs up to my 10k distance and lost around 5-6kg! First few days was the hardest as I am definitely not a runner. We also have Dick Turpin Challenge at York Racecourse on the 22nd, 5 mile course, 6 hours, as many laps as you can do...there is cake, so its ok
Also just been talked into signing up for the Endure24 next year with the local TRI club.
Kind of enjoying this running lark 🙂
Anyone found any solutions to long-term achilles tendonitis? I do a lot of walking during the course of my average day and that can make it flare up, especially if I wear shoes with little cushioning. Running-wise I can run, but my tendons are always sore. It does seem to get a little better with use, so maybe that's the answer, but it's not very encouraging when I'm already limping when I get out of the bed in the morning.
i had serious achillies tendonitus about 10 years ago. crippling.....
had plenty treatment through physio for it.
Had another physio to look at it and they looked at the movement chain and they found i had tight glutes/lower back which was pulling on everything an the pain was coming out in the achillies as the weak point.
ParkRun buggy PB this morning at Clapham Common, 17:08, pretty happy with that. Had I know we were so close to the 17 minute mark I would have dug a little deeper - being on the sub-17 list having run with a buggy would have been an achievement 😀 Clearly didn't go too deep at the weekend with the Bacchus Marathon, which is encouraging, and managed 100km this week so far too.
Cheers, Rich
Anyone found any solutions to long-term achilles tendonitis?
A lot of time with a physio and some fairly specific exercises sorted mine. It still flairs up occasionally but I know what to do and how to fix it now.
@turboferret, once again you are smashing it. Our course record here in Dudley is barely that fast.
I've returned to the fold over the past month after starting running again whilst on holiday and being without a bike. I'm really enjoying it at the moment, especially for its time efficiency as a change in my wife's job means time is precious at weekends at the moment.
I've never taken running seriously but have been a parkrun regular (not especially quick - around the 26min mark) for a few years and get out a couple of times in the week. Last Sunday I went on a local club open run and really enjoyed it despite it being the first time I'd done 10k in over a year. I intend to go again tomorrow with a vague plan to do a longer, 8 mile run. Hopefully the social aspect will encourage me to keep it up through winter rather than be stuck indoors on the turbo.
Aye, defo a lot better than the turbo, even a solo run is better than the turbo.
Early 10 mile steady run this morning, I have two halfs and a 10 mile trail race in the next month, I'll probably just be doing some speed work in between them.
Went for a training session with a mate at the local club Thursday night 3 mile tempo run there 3.5 miles of hill reps and 4 mile steady back , hard but felt great in the morning
Today did 13 miles with the Mrs as it was her final long run before her half in 2 weeks. She did longest she's ran and loads of pbs around the loop happy days
Did my first park run today
Hazlehead with glupton formerly of this parish before i welded up his car.
23:11.
Guid stuff Terry.
21.39 my best, but that's a muddy, undulating course, there's a pancake flat one along Troon prom that's a potential sub 20....
How'd George get on?
21:54
This was a climb out and downhill return
Likewise there's one down the beach that's one way and flat
👌🏻
Stones with the three times up the brae is a stinker.
Lying in my van listening to the wind and rain and not paticularly relishing the thought of the Glencoe Skyline today, even with the shortened course.
🤪
It’ll be fun.
And muddy..
Look forward to hearing how you get on spin, no doubt you'll be awesome!.
Not today Nobeer! Had a cold through the week and didn't feel great but managed to grind it out and actually came in in a fairly respectable 4:48.
Well done sir, tough gig.
Thank you. I think i have a general expectation that each race will be progress on the one before but thats really not how it works!
Great suite of races this weekend that really put Kinlochleven on the big stage.
Have mostly been doing long slow hill runs recently and neglecting any speed work, so had a bash at a flat road 10k to see where I'm at, 40'24. Felt that in the legs for a few days after, more so than 20-30k hill runs
It is definitely getting easier even though all of my runs are super slow- between 9 and 10 min/mile. I feel like the gentle introduction of pace and hills will let me improve a bit more. But as long as I can not let go of the bike its going to be hard to keep getting faster.
So will my chunky legs start to get thinner as I run more?? I cant help them being stumpy little things but they are like tree trunks. Never lift weights just ride a bit. - Im starting to look like the guy from the 'triplets of belleville'- (cool film btw)
Hi all
Doing my first half next weekend in Glasgow and aiming for sub 2 hour . Just wondering what the best thing to do with the pacemakers are ? Do I just stay as close as possible and follow their pace and pushpon later on if i can or is it worth trying to get a bit ahead and see if I can hold on .
Stay with them but check with the distance markers as you're going along that they are actually doing a decent job, sometimes pacers run like ****s and screw up the race for everyone. Good luck!
For your first half, I would play it fairly conservatively, and stick with a pacemaker who is running a time you are confident of achieving. If you're feeling good, by all means let it rip towards the end to empty the tank. Once you are more accustomed to your limits, pacing and how it feels when you're on the edge, push the boundaries. It's better to have a realistic target which you meet, than an unrealistic one which you fail at I'd say.
I've got my first ever 10,000m on the track this evening, not ideal weather with the wind, hopefully I'll manage not to get too bored running round in circles 25 times!
Cheers, Rich
Stay with them but check with the distance markers as you’re going along that they are actually doing a decent job, sometimes pacers run like **** and screw up the race for everyone. Good luck!
Good advice. When I did the Brum marathon the guy doing the pacing for 3:45 (8:35 mins per mile if run exactly to pace) was running under 8 minutes per mile, I stayed with him for a mile or 2 (I was aiming for under 4 hours) then realised I was struggling, looked at my watch and quickly worked out why.
By all means follow the pacer but I'd suggest a running watch and knowing your target pace is a better idea. I knew 9:09 mins per mile would get me bang on 4 hours, so if I looked at my watch and it read 8 something I knew I was fine.
Did my first park run today. Hazlehead with glupton formerly of this parish before i welded up his car.
Had he upset you?
I'm doing Glasgow half too moonsaballoon, wife's first half, aim is to pace her to sub 2hr, but the it's her first so won't push her. She'll scoosh it anyway!
"Did my first park run today. Hazlehead with glupton formerly of this parish before i welded up his car.
Had he upset you"
Far from it. Sill was rotten inside and out plus up the inner wheel arch. Lots of fabrication and welding. Not many folk would do that for a paying customer never mind as a favour for a mate.
Got out for another 6km tonight hr has decreased significantly for a given pace. Feeling comfortable running now. Calves are much less tight.
Going to enter the monikie winter duatblons I think
31:55 for tonights 10,000m. Blustery and solo, so not ideal conditions, and 20 seconds slower than the same distance I've done on the road, but good to get a time on the board. A tiny bit disappointed if I'm honest as I certainly had a lot left in the tank at the finish, but should be able to go at least a minute quicker in a with some fast guys to pull me round. Another pointer that things should go well in Bournemouth in 2 weeks time 🙂
Cheers, Rich
Good luck nobeer , to you and your mrs . hopefully were getting all the windy weather out the way this week and next week will be perfect conditions .....maybe 🙂
