Any Runners On Here??

[Richard A Thackeray]

Well done Wanda

Mine was a bit wet to say the least.....
50% of the course was like a marsh, with mud/standing water halfway up the shins at points, the start had pools of water on it - there were a few shouts & large splashes as runners missed their footing

 

[defy-one]

With all this rain ..... I couldn't motivate myself to go riding .... Went running for the first time in many a year .... Only two miles with a small walk between each mile.
LOVED IT!!!

 

[simmi]

Did my first run in over 25 years on Sunday, 2.6 miles in 27 minutes. So much harder than I thought it would be, the cycling fitness I have built up seemed to count for nothing. Quads today are killing me, stairs are like climbing everest. Only did it because the weather was too bad for a cycle.
That said I like a challenge, and it will not beat me so will be going again!

 

[MrJamie]

Good job Wanda and Richard

Defy and Simmy, I prefer running to cycling in the winter and if you run through the cold months you can do fairly well in races/funruns in spring

I've done absolutely nothing for 7 days since my race, I usually take a couple of days rest after but the weathers been so off-putting and most of my normal running route along the river has flooded too and its dark so early. Struggling a bit with the motivation and hardly seeing anyone out running when i do go!

 

[Berties]

I know a few people who have been recommended the wrong type of shoes in a running shop, it seems quite common on running forums too. Im not sure if its down to the staff, or that you cant run properly in a shop. Most big brands have guides on their websites as to what kind of shoe you need based on arch height, tread wear patterns etc and they seem quite accurate.

Fortunately for me my physio is a sports biomechanics expert,and is pretty hot in this field,I still find it hard to understand the full value of his explanation of my need for my running,but it is working,and he is in the process of emailing the running shop with the full explanation of his prescribed opinion,
I have had orphapedic insoles moulded and adjusted and placed in a old pair of neuteral runners,till we get a result on my new ones,and slowly building up time in the insoles,I am load bearing all my leg muscle groups with regular visits to my physio,though this is pain full it helps with the transition of any tight cycling muscles to ensure they are flexible for the tonnage going through my joints in running,
Wet foot gauge does not always work as I have found out!as mine would show a supportive shoe,and its defiantly wrong,10 minutes with my chap face down on his couch looking foot fall, and walking up and down will look at hard skin patterns seems to get the best idea of shoe set up needs,the cost is higher but the hope for a eventual pain less
Running future is the aim,but he battle with the shop still continues as they have gone quiet

 

[simmi]

I know a few people who have been recommended the wrong type of shoes in a running shop, it seems quite common on running forums too. Im not sure if its down to the staff, or that you cant run properly in a shop. Most big brands have guides on their websites as to what kind of shoe you need based on arch height, tread wear patterns etc and they seem quite accurate.

Fortunately for me my physio is a sports biomechanics expert,and is pretty hot in this field,I still find it hard to understand the full value of his explanation of my need for my running,but it is working,and he is in the process of emailing the running shop with the full explanation of his prescribed opinion,
I have had orphapedic insoles moulded and adjusted and placed in a old pair of neuteral runners,till we get a result on my new ones,and slowly building up time in the insoles,I am load bearing all my leg muscle groups with regular visits to my physio,though this is pain full it helps with the transition of any tight cycling muscles to ensure they are flexible for the tonnage going through my joints in running,
Wet foot gauge does not always work as I have found out!as mine would show a supportive shoe,and its defiantly wrong,10 minutes with my chap face down on his couch looking foot fall, and walking up and down will look at hard skin patterns seems to get the best idea of shoe set up needs,the cost is higher but the hope for a eventual pain less
Running future is the aim,but he battle with the shop still continues as they have gone quiet

Hi Berties, I found your post very interesting, I have just ordered some neuteral New Balance Trail trainers, for no better reason than I can get them in a 2E width fitting and my walking and gym trainers are both New Balance which I find are very good.
Would it be worth my while to get my gait checked out at this very early stage or should I just get out there and run for a few months and see how I get on first.

 

[naminder]

With all this rain ..... I couldn't motivate myself to go riding .... Went running for the first time in many a year .... Only two miles with a small walk between each mile.
LOVED IT!!!

It does get easier. Just keep going with it

 

[wanda2010]

Track session tonight. Not exactly motivated to get wet once more, but I'll see how I go.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Track session tonight. Not exactly motivated to get wet once more, but I'll see how I go.

Club rub evening....

Doubt it'll be another head-torch 'xc' session though??, as we don't have SONAR!

 

[wanda2010]

You mean you don't have SONAR........... yet!!!

 

[naminder]

Club rub evening....

Club rub??

 

[Berties]

Hi Berties, I found your post very interesting, I have just ordered some neuteral New Balance Trail trainers, for no better reason than I can get them in a 2E width fitting and my walking and gym trainers are both New Balance which I find are very good.
Would it be worth my while to get my gait checked out at this very early stage or should I just get out there and run for a few months and see how I get on first.

I had a neutral pair of new balance gone back to them at present ,what I have found is that up to five miles have been ok ,lost a few nails a few aches,nothing of any hard ship upped my mileage 8 miles ok then 10 + problems,need proper advice from a expert,a third party like my physio,top chap,I have a oversupinated foot with a bi ff VGA 10 degree ,this means I now use a set up orthopaedic insole set at about 5 degrees at present,if you re looking to up miles I would go and take advice,this is something that is learnt over time by a specialist,my muscle injuries got bad by wearing wrong shoes,not cheap ones ,wrong ones,sizing is another issue my shoes are plus one size as your gait stretches forward with the amount of tonnage being driven through it,again something to consider before taking the trainers out of he box,
Good luck

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Club rub??

Well, there's plenty of nice girls there


(yes, it was a 'typo')

 

[thefollen]

Anyone here doing the Hell In The Middle / MudRunner Icebreaker shuffle in Feb??

 

[MrJamie]

Went out for a rather amusing run tonight with my nephew on his bike with magicshines to light the way and kept getting cut off by floods. Quite a lot of running ankle deep in freezing water where the lake had burst the banks and flooded over the paths which must have looked a bit crazy to the rush hour traffic up on the road, but i decided to turn back when i could see the tops of benches poking out of the water in the distance Managed to bump into another guy having fun running through the floods, and we stopped to compare notes.

Id always thought running through cold water would be horrible, but your feet soon warm up, its actually kinda fun in a childish jumping in the puddles kind of way.