@bikebouy Do you have a link to the Meon Valley runs? My brother lives in Droxford so that's quite a convenient place to run!
I'm a big fan of listening to podcasts while I run, unless it's a hard session, in which case I can't concentrate. Not so keen on music though, and never listen to anything during a race. Lots of entertaining, interesting and informative podcasts around - the running ones I subscribe to are Marathon Talk, Let's Get Running and Bad Boy Running.
Running Commentary is another very good running podcast, nicely amusing to while away the time.
I'm with turboferret, though I do find marathon talk a bit boring.
I like science of ultra podcast for easy/recovery stuff on the road/path or on the bike
i like the radio for longer stuff on the road/path/commuting by bike
I dont like music for out in the hills.
day 10 of Marcothon yesterday starting to feel the cumulative fatigue of 10 days of running + racing. My right gluteus is tight. Calves are ok though and they have previously been a bone of contention to stopping me running.
day 10 of Marcothon yesterday starting to feel the cumulative fatigue of 10 days of running + racing. My right gluteus is tight. Calves are ok though and they have previously been a bone of contention to stopping me running.
I find if I run every day, not pushing it, I get stronger as the days go on, but the racing you did will be a big factor, I'd be tight after that too. I get a deep tissue massage every month now, she's brilliant, feel positively fleet footed the next day!.
oh absolutely i get it - and day 10 was done at slow pace. Im fair sure day 11 and 12 will also be slow.....
lots of stretching and Foam roller shall be applied tonight when i get in.
Lunch walk to get it moving. Driving a desks a pain in the hoop.
Thanks, I'll check those out! I was also recommended the two audiobooks below:
Born to Run
Eat and Run
Is anyone on here a regular at the January G3 running series in the Surrey Hills? I've had a go at them most years since 2014, this year there are 15k options for the second and third round so I'm planning on doing 10k/15k/15k to push myself a bit. I'd thoroughly recommend it if anyone fancies a crack at them.
https://aat-events.com/race/g3-run/
N00b question here. Found a 10km lunchtime loop in the hills around work. Straight off is a steep climb with some 25-30% ramps, which I sort of trot up on the balls of my feet. Looks ridiculous but feels like my ankles don't flex enough for the incline. Typical cyclist's legs with hamstrings like guitar strings. Is this how everyone climbs, or have I got some stretching to do?
Everyone's gonna be toptoeing up anything that steep tbh.
I thought I ran my first 10k today. Oh no. 9.67km. 😖
Everyone’s gonna be toptoeing up anything that steep tbh.
Especially at the start of a run before you're warmed up and everything has loosened out a bit. Might be an idea to do a couple of stretches before the run just to make sure you aren't stressing things too much at the offset
I think for 25-30% ramps everyone would be tippy toeing up there.
The majority of really fast runners will be forefoot striking (balls of feet) rather than mid foot or heel striking.
On another note I have completed my half or above once a month for the year.
Jan - Brass Monkey - York HM - PB
Feb - Liversedge HM
Mar - Retford HM
Apr - Boston (UK) Mar - PB
May - Dukeries 30 (31 miles although it was longer as I got lost twice) - 1st place
White Peak HM
Jun - 3 Lakes Classic, Rother Valley
Jul - Northumberland coastal run HM
Aug - Erewash HM - 1st place
Sep - Pontefract HM
Oct - Worksop HM
Nov - Clowne HM - 2nd - New PB
Dec - Keyworth Turkey Trott HM
Not been a bad year racing wise. I've won a few prizes and dropped some PBs and having a race every month has meant I've kept a decent level of mileasge throughout the year.
I'm more of a fore-mid striker these days, used to be a heel striker but as I've got faster my style has progressed. Not as tippy-toed as some of my club-mates who seem to prance along effortlessly, but slightly less of a plodder.
Can't really complain about my year of running either, PB's in everything from 5000m to marathon
Jan - mediocre XC
Feb - more XC and Streetchild Craft Half 1st
Mar - Orion 15 2nd
Apr - London Marathon 13th, new PB
May - Vitality 10k, new PB
Jun - North Downs 30 1st, course record
Jul - summer track stuff
Aug - 5000m new PB
Sep - 10,000m PB, Surrey Bacchus Marathon 1st, course record
Oct - Bournemouth Marathon 1st, new PB
Nov - reasonable XC
Dec - more XC
Last proper run of the year Sunday, the Kenilworth Reindeer run, 20km on mixed terrain a mere 36 hours after my work Xmas party. A distinct lack of real distance in recent running suggests that if I go under 2 hours I'll be surprised, anywhere near 1:45 will be a miracle.
Best of luck Lunge!
Go for it Lunge, whats the worst that could happen - perhaps I'm not the best person to be asking that given my past calamities 🙁
"London Marathon - 13th" 🙂 absolutely brilliant - what a fantastic achievement, and "Not so much of a plodder" - yeah OK you're not fooling us
Go for it Lunge, whats the worst that could happen
Well, based on previous experiences, go too hard for the first 8 miles and crawl the last 5 home...and vomit on my shoes.
Wow, some tremendous achievements in here! Very inspiring.
Wow impressive stuff there
Oops I've just signed up for a 31.7 mile off road run with 5250ft of climbing in June, best get training after Christmas
Yip, signed up for a 15 miler with over 7000' of ascent next June, never done much in the way of hill runs, this'll sort that!
Well that's a mile stone. Ticked over the 100km for the month.
That's more than I've run. In a year previously .
Total for the year is 335km.
Good show!.
Similarly, aimed for 1000km for the year, then had mad thoughts to do 1000 miles instead, I'll end up just shy of 900, summer too hot for running is my excuse!.
900 miles is more than I've ran in 43 years previous to that ain't bad! Mrs Nobeer is about the same mileage, up until about November last year she'd never ran, now can scoot round a 5k in 25mins, 10k in 51 and has done a couple of 2 hr halves this year too.
Next plan is to give the local running club a go for a month, in January, see if it suits.
Ooof. 2356 running miles for the year, so probably comfortably 2400+ with 11 days to go....only 482 on the bike though, and that was all done in the 5 weeks I was injured and couldn't run.
Slightly disappointing year with regards marathon performances (2 solid times, but no PB as London was too hot and North Dorset 2 weeks later and also hot), but PB'd at 10k (37:07), quarter marathon and 10 miles (61:32), so still just about getting quicker at 48 🙂
Roll on next year and here's hoping late April in London is a bit cooler this time!
Superb mate, great stuff!.
I’m more of a fore-mid striker these days, used to be a heel striker but as I’ve got faster my style has progressed. Not as tippy-toed as some of my club-mates who seem to prance along effortlessly, but slightly less of a plodder.
Me too but mine due to lots of track training when I was younger. Your mates may look as though its easy but looks can be deceiving. People have said to me after track races "you looked so easy" rest assured I was often on the rivet...
I tried to move from heel to mid-foot strike in 2012 when training for Edinburgh marathon, but kept getting calf pain and gave up. Tbh I never trained anywhere near hard enough for that event, and ended up not running again for over 5 years after it.
Fast forward to this year, I've moved to mid-foot striking by getting fitter, lighter and running more than I ever have, almost by default, never at any point tried to do it, it's just happened.
If we're talking yearly totals I'm currently sitting on 2632km and 151554m of ascent. Very pleased with that.
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Just done my longest run yet, thick mud and puddles but great fun if a little wet, 17 miles of smiles
Really is so much easier mentally to run in.the dubs than on the road I find firestarter. I've got up to 18k off road.....after 5 k on.the road I'm bored.
Much like cycling, when I run on the road, it's all about the numbers.
Off road for fun.
Funny that? 😊
Ah but I enjoy a good road cycle. I enjoy seeing alot of places. Even the worst place is much better by bike.
Back on the treadmill today after a manflu/Huel induced break. Felt good for the 8k - another 16k needed to break 100k for December.
Good effort Terry, I should really look to do more off road around here 🤔🏃♂️
Yeah I don't like road running trailrat
Did the final 8 of my 100k in December this morning in a grim hotel basement gym.
Annoyed that a cold but me out for 10 days, but pleased to have hit the 100k mark.
Now can I beat it in January? 🤔
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Someone please explain this. Yesterday I hit the wine, beer, food and whiskey big time. Woke up feeling minging. But the sun was out so I stupidly headed out for 8 miles of very hilly off road running. Got back having climbed 1000ft in my best time of the year, knocking nearly 2 1/2 minutes off my previous best. This always seems to happen after a big session. Why is it? Surely I should be worse in my tired dehydrated state. Anyway, well pleased to be getting closer to 8 minute miles on this route.
Turkey trot 5k with the wee yin this morning, gorgeous day for it, and she whacked 2.5 minutes off her previous 5k best, she was awesome today!.
Looking fwd to this Marcothon lark finishing, and getting back into some longer runs and speedwork.
Oh, and gonna sit down and try n make logistics work for Reykjavik marathon in the next few days....
Heavy legs up on the Moortops outside Pateley this morning. Wath hill was brutal then over the top to Brimham Rocks.
Misty in parts, plenty of bog too.
About to fall asleep after my Boxing Day lunch..
Awesome effort all. Great stories and really nice to see so many folks taking up running.
All the best.
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Echo those thoughts Bikebuoy!
Do I start a 2019 thread, or keep this going?
I've been out for a couple of weeks with a horrid cold (it's sat on my chest and I've no real need to train, so I've been playing it safe. I've also had a ton to get done around the house, so what little energy I do have has gone on that.
Itching to get out again though, we've got nothing on tomorrow so I'm thinking about sneaking a cheeky couple of miles in before finishing the painting and putting shelves up.
Hoping to be more active in the 2019 thread. I only started recently (Nov maybe), classic case of too much too soon as I'm now banished to the sofa with two swollen ankles. Even riding is a step too far at the moment - any jarring movements are pretty uncomfortable.
Annoyingly we're up in the Lakes visiting family for a week over New Year and I wanted to do a bit of running in the hills but that's looking doubtful.
So it looks like a case of resetting my training next year and building up at a more sensible rate.
David, I also did a good session today. I think being really well fuelled is worth a lot and a poor nights sleep doesn’t actually matter that much!
