Any Runners On Here??

[wanda2010]

You are mad

In other news, I worked later than planned so by the time I got home it was too late to join the club at the track and I didn't fancy heading out on my own .

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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

I found that too on my XC run this morning, where I usually head up from the woods onto the river banking (Calder), passes through a depression (banking was raised in late 1800's to accomodate a colliery railway)
I know water stays there, but looking at the fallen trees in it, it was about mid thigh deep!!!
I went another way

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.

Oh yes, even in mid-January fell-races they warm up!!


A few of us did a head-torch XC run at the Club-run tonight.
Very wet, boggy (part of Sundays XC race course) & good fun splashing through the mud & water in the dark

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tomorow morning brings the first 'XC' of the season in the league that we're in (as a Club), & organised by us - with assistance from Rothwell Harriers (another local-ish Club)

I've been told that I am running, despite offers to take it easy & just marshall (was told that I'm one of the faster runners!!, & hence a points scorer!)
http://www.pecoxc.co.uk/pages/race1.html

Not sure why they want me, as I was well down last year; Male Seniors = 129th/226 (Overall = 140th/372)

All I can say is very cold, quite breezy & very wet!!!

Results;
Senior Mens; 118th/229
Overall; 132nd/372


Photos & report here - hope you can see them okay?

http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/#/2012-13-race-1-fitzwilliam-cp/4571480161

Next race in a fortnight; Sunday 16th December, in Middleton Woods (Leeds)

 

[MrJamie]

Photos & report here - hope you can see them okay?

http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/#/2012-13-race-1-fitzwilliam-cp/4571480161

Link didnt work - needed copy pasting, maybe this one will http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/#/2012-13-race-1-fitzwilliam-cp/4571480161 Looks fun in a slightly insane way, well done

Ive just got back from a slowish 10k, proudly still braving the cold in shorts - Every year i try to see how long i can go without wearing tracksuit bottoms or those dreaded man-tights, but usually give in when its sub zero and windy. I find it interesting what people run in in winter, plenty in big jackets, full tracksuits and hats and then the odd skinny bloke in a loose vest and short shorts, no idea how they do it.

My normal running route is alongside the river and around nearby lakes, but its so messed up by the floods, especially where the riverside paths go down under MK grid roads and for the first time since i can remember parts of the lakeside paths are fenced off and quite badly underwater. Today I tried to avoid it and still ended up over my ankles stomping through water with ice on the top. I can't really complain though, its a great area for running and cycling around the other 99% of the time

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Link didnt work - needed copy pasting, maybe this one will http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/#/2012-13-race-1-fitzwilliam-cp/4571480161 Looks fun in a slightly insane way, well done

Thakyou, although it doesn't show the wet areas, where it was like running through a marsh for hundreds of yards at a time

Ive just got back from a slowish 10k, proudly still braving the cold in shorts - Every year i try to see how long i can go without wearing tracksuit bottoms or those dreaded man-tights, but usually give in when its sub zero and windy. I find it interesting what people run in in winter, plenty in big jackets, full tracksuits and hats and then the odd skinny bloke in a loose vest and short shorts, no idea how they do it.

I wore shorts to 1st November, barring for racing & 'XC' (reasoning that legs dry quicker than tights, & lose less heat that way)

Initially when I started racing (particularly 'fell'), I was surprised how many did only wear shorts/vest
I couldn't figure out how they'd get to(let alone keep at) an operating temperature, seeings how I was running some of the same fell-races in t-shirt, long-sleeve top, loves & woolly hat! (& still not really sweating)

Nowadays I've cut down for the cold weather races, & just wear a long-sleeve 'technical' t-shirt under the club vest, like in the picture from the 'Ackworth' link above (I even wore shorts to run to work @ 05:30 today, as I was coming back 'XC', & knew it'd be wet/muddy)

 

[naminder]

Link didnt work - needed copy pasting, maybe this one will http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/#/2012-13-race-1-fitzwilliam-cp/4571480161 Looks fun in a slightly insane way, well done

Ive just got back from a slowish 10k, proudly still braving the cold in shorts - Every year i try to see how long i can go without wearing tracksuit bottoms or those dreaded man-tights, but usually give in when its sub zero and windy. I find it interesting what people run in in winter, plenty in big jackets, full tracksuits and hats and then the odd skinny bloke in a loose vest and short shorts, no idea how they do it.

My normal running route is alongside the river and around nearby lakes, but its so messed up by the floods, especially where the riverside paths go down under MK grid roads and for the first time since i can remember parts of the lakeside paths are fenced off and quite badly underwater. Today I tried to avoid it and still ended up over my ankles stomping through water with ice on the top. I can't really complain though, its a great area for running and cycling around the other 99% of the time

So that's you in the shorts! I'm usually the one in the full hat, gloves, tracksuit.
Is that Willen Lake, with the paths fenced off? That doesn't sound good. I only remember Furzton Lake like that once, before the flood defenses were put into place

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Naminder, yes that's me in the last pic (grey hat & hi-viz long sleeve t-shirt.


At a guess, you're getting confused with other locations???

This is, as it says under my pic, The West Riding of Yorkshire

 

[naminder]

Richard , It was Mr Jamie that I quoted and was talking to. He and I live in the same town

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Richard , It was Mr Jamie that I quoted and was talking to. He and I live in the same town

Subsequent apologies offered - thought you'd been looking at my hairy & muddy legs?

 

[MrJamie]

So that's you in the shorts! I'm usually the one in the full hat, gloves, tracksuit.
Is that Willen Lake, with the paths fenced off? That doesn't sound good. I only remember Furzton Lake like that once, before the flood defenses were put into place

lol I often have my nephew riding alongside me too, which seems to amuse a fair few people Yeah theyd closed the gates at Willen by the weirs, ive not seen it that bad before - they cancelled some Santa run this weekend aswell because its still flooded even though its gone down loads since midweek. I think they flood Willen and Caldecotte on purpose to stop the river flooding too much near houses or something allegedly clever like that

It'll be the ice for us all next, seemed a bit slippy today underfoot. I do love running in snow though!

 

[Dan B]

Decided recently to start running to work, as it's only about 1.5k so I get almost no useful benefit from riding (and I can't really extend the route without either setting out in exactly the wrong direction, or carrying on without stopping when I get there)

Has anyone tried barefoot running? Or running in "barefoot shoes" even? I've read about it a little, and while I'm by no means a biomechanics expert, it seems to make sense that using the whole foot will encourage more even muscle development and control in the same way that using free weights instead of gym machines does

 

[Trevrev]

Decided recently to start running to work, as it's only about 1.5k so I get almost no useful benefit from riding (and I can't really extend the route without either setting out in exactly the wrong direction, or carrying on without stopping when I get there)

Has anyone tried barefoot running? Or running in "barefoot shoes" even? I've read about it a little, and while I'm by no means a biomechanics expert, it seems to make sense that using the whole foot will encourage more even muscle development and control in the same way that using free weights instead of gym machines does

I've been running with New Balance Minimus MT10 barefoot shoes for the last 6 months. It's the best thing i've ever done.
Running just feels so comfortable now. I've just got some Merrell Road gloves too. Haven't tried them yet.
I'd never go back to a conventional running shoe again.

 

[Dan B]

Decided recently to start running to work, as it's only about 1.5k so I get almost no useful benefit from riding

Well, started yesterday. 2k each way, 8 minutes/mile, which I was quite pleased with for a first attempt. Can barely walk today, though ...

Hopefully back poundingdancing gracefully across the pavements tomorrow

 

[defy-one]

can anyone tell me why my lower calf just on my right leg is still feeling it everytime i run. i woukd have expected it to get easier, but i still struggle

 

[pubrunner]

Has anyone tried barefoot running? Or running in "barefoot shoes" even? I've read about it a little, and while I'm by no means a biomechanics expert, it seems to make sense that using the whole foot will encourage more even muscle development and control in the same way that using free weights instead of gym machines does

Barefoot Running

Rule 1 - Go into barefoot running very gradually

Rule 2 - Progress further into barefoot running, very gradually

Rule 3 - same as Rule 2

I started wearing minimalist shoes and really enjoyed it - it 'makes' you run more on the mid-foot and toes. However, it deffo gives the legs a good workout - and it (over) stretches parts more than wearing conventional running shoes. I was far too keen and tried to do too much much barefoot running, too soon. This is a sure way to become injured . . . as I know from bitter experience - I was out of running for 12 weeks, with achilles and lower calf injuries.

I tried very minimalist shoes from the outset, whereas I should probably tried something such as the NB Minimalist range. I now wear NB Minimus shoes once a week for a tempo run and Barefoot Evo once or twice a week for speed sessions. The rest of the time and especially on longer runs (12+ miles), I wear conventional running shoes. IMO, barefoot running gives the legs much more of a workout - it would probably be sensible to reduce mileage, to counter this.