Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran Nostell Priory ParkRun (#45) this morning
I'll admit I considered pulling out, at the start of the 2nd lap, but plodded onwards, as I'd stated to a couple of friends/club-mates beforehand, that I'd be happy if I got under '25'.

I managed a self-timed (at the moment) 29th @ 23:26

Officially 29th/118 @ 23:30

Now sat here, coughing, & debating if I feel like running to work for a 'late-turn', then home again

Stupidly, I did

The run in wasn't bad, but the breathing was terrible on the way home, struggling on the hills

 

[Znook]

Officially 29th/118 @ 23:30



Stupidly, I did

The run in wasn't bad, but the breathing was terrible on the way home, struggling on the hills

I had a go at my parkrun yesterday (it's now 00:03) and managed to get a PB out of it of 31:13 - totally knackered doing it. Just hoping the nasal surgery I've got scheduled for Friday will get my breathing sorted out once and for all. As it stands my HR ramps up to the max. with just this effort which just isn't on :-(

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I had a go at my parkrun yesterday (it's now 00:03) and managed to get a PB out of it of 31:13 - totally knackered doing it. Just hoping the nasal surgery I've got scheduled for Friday will get my breathing sorted out once and for all. As it stands my HR ramps up to the max. with just this effort which just isn't on :-(

I think, for me, it's more that I've picked up a minor chest infection from somewhere (work at a busy local Hospital, so lots of coughing patients everywhere)
Then again, it was quite warm & humid around here last night too.
Which didn't help much

 

[Ian A]

I did an olympic distance tri at the weekend and ran a 48.06 10k run (presuming the route was accurate) on a pretty flat run course. Not exactlya fast time but a tri 10k PB for me so happy with that after a good bike leg by my standards.

 

[Ian A]

Hey all, I keep my eye on this thread as I find everybodies races/events runs inspiring, even the bloody ones!

I'm certainly not an expert been "running" since around February this year but persistent 'niggly' hurts keep putting me in time out and it's beginning to get frustrating now, I've ran 5k once back in February (probably too early to have done that to be honest), and since I haven't ran enough to even get out of the 'run/walk' part yet and my max distance is 1 or 2 miles, admittedly mostly one.

I've been a runner before, used it to lose a fair bit of weight, when I started running about five years ago now I was 16-ish stone, on a five foot body and surprisingly had very little injuries until I'd gotten my weight down and was regularly running 5+ miles and then my IT band threw up complaints that I just ran through to be honest before I eventually stopped running, various reasons but I'm sure the drill is documented heavily - cue lots of weight back on.

I'm now back at the weight I was when I gave up running, no stranger to distance on feet though as I did the Wilmot Wander (32 mile walk) at the end of January which spurred me to get back into running, so I've now attempted since February to get back into running.

Though my old nemesis the IT band has returned (or perhaps it never went away) after a mile, after googling a lot I've started doing lots of stretches to finally tackle the problem, they seem to be helping as I can almost reach two miles now before it kicks it, but making the IT band even a little bit better has seemed to flagged up hip area soreness on the same side after runs, not during.

I'm beginning to think I'll never get back comfortably into running but I haven't given up yet, running a mile is better than running no miles.

I'm certainly not an expert either but have you had anyone look at your running technique? As for stretching I can recommend the kinetic revolution 30 day video series. I went to one of the workshops they run and it was a real eye opener for me. The weight side of things is down to food when your not training. Something I can sympathise with and I've struggle with a lot over the years.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

Back at work after a 10:18 Comrades. Wow, that was tough. The temperature was apparently up to 34C.
It was a fantastic event, and I love the drama of finish cut-offs. The drama at the end of it was ace.

 

[Cathryn]

Back at work after a 10:18 Comrades. Wow, that was tough. The temperature was apparently up to 34C.
It was a fantastic event, and I love the drama of finish cut-offs. The drama at the end of it was ace.

Congratulations, what a wonderful performance!! Comrades looks amazing!

 

[Cathryn]

Can I join the thread? I'm back into cycling (and cycle chat) after a 5 year absence, in which we moved to California and I got into running and then into trail running! I do half-marathons on both road and trails fairly regularly, and we have the most amazing trail systems here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we're really spoiled.

I'm struggling with my running mojo at the moment. I've been studying since January so my running has dropped off a lot and so i've got slower and more unfit (even though i'm doing about 20-25 miles/week) and it's just disheartening. I think that's why I'm getting back into cycling. But I really love running and I want my mojo back!!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran to, & back home, from work, on Friday 5th

The run in wasn't bad, but the breathing was terrible on the way home, struggling on the hills, with an inability to speak coherent sentances on arrival

If it had been the other way round, & the breathing jiggered on the run-in, I'd have seriously considered booking in, as a patient, measuring the Peak-Flow, & having a Nebuliser
(plus, a large dose of 'no sympathy',from my wonderful Nurse collegues..................)



It was 'Nostell Priory #46' on Saturday

This was a seriously 'last minute' decision, as it was 08;47, as I pulled into the car-park
Didn't feel like it again, after , but SWMBO basically kicked me out the door to it!

Plus, there a strong breeze on part of the course


Still got a ; 27th/134 @ 23:36 (almost 2 minutes away from PB)

This weeks winner was a 'JM11-14' @ 17:56

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Terry is one of our members (not sure if we're his '2nd Claim', or Cairngorm are?)

He does the same at local ParkRuns, & still generally wins, or battles for first, with Simon (Newton) another very fast guy

http://www.lochnessmarathon.com/201...d-of-terry-in-the-baxters-loch-ness-marathon/

 

[Stephenite]

I put the c25k training on hold at the end of March due to becoming a Pappa again. I've been out for a couple of jogs since then, and enjoyed them - that's what it's all about, isn't it

Yesterday, though, I ran a Cooper test! There's a local council run initiative to help people become fit and healthy. I popped in for a nosy and ended up agreeing to meet up with a trainer once a week. Quite an informal affair.

I was knackered. Managed to clock up 2300m in the 12 minutes. Above average for my 47 years so I'm quite pleased. Now motivated to do 2400 and then 2500. Having a rest today and tomorrow I'll jump in somewhere on my c25k programme.

 

[smutchin]

I'm out of running at the moment due to knee knack so I volunteered as a scanner at parkrun today. Bloody hell! That was surprisingly stressful! We're only a small-ish parkrun, about 230 runners today, but one of the three barcode scanners went kaput early on so it was just two of us for most of the time.

I have new found respect for those who give up their time to do the organisational stuff every week.

I've volunteered to do the same again next week. Yikes!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Good news was brought to me, on browsing the 'FRA' forum this morning

http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?22445-Woodentops

And, towards the bottom of the page;
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news...r-list-all-the-yorkshire-recipients-1-7307948

These are the recipients, they organise (& have done for YEARS)
http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=home

He could probably have shouted his acceptance (seen standing on the banking, with Alistair Brownlee)
I was one of the thronging crowd being shouted at that morning (spotted myself @ 3.26, with Mick; aka 'Mr Ben', in the bowler hat)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

No P'arkRun' at Nostell Priory today, as there was an event on

Thus, I had to decide whether to go back to Pontefract RaceCourse, or be a 'tourist' at Wakefield Park (or Temple Newsam)
I woke at 05:50, to a fine morning, but by 06:15, it was a rather wet, heavy drizzlely, morning, with visibility reduced by it to about 200 yards

I went over to Pontefract, as it was far easier to get to 'Kendells Cycles' from there, after the delights of Thursday afternoons ride home

I had bad start, standing too far back, talking to friends, & thus wasted energy moving forwards
Crossed the line in 41st/232 @ 22:42

 

[Znook]

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I had bad start, standing too far back, talking to friends, & thus wasted energy moving forwards
Crossed the line in 41st/232 @ 22:42

22:42!

Blimey, I crossed the line in 36:09 :-( Mind you, I was pacing the 36:00 time slot as it was our monthly pacing day :-)