Any Runners On Here??

[SteveF]

Thurrock Parkrun this morning, managed to take 10 seconds off my best time... I wasn't a picture of sartorial elegance as I crossed the finish line...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Pacing event at Nostell tomorrow

I'm hoping to stay ahead of '23', but doubt I'll trouble '22'

Nostell #119

39th/267 @ 23:04 (years 'PB'!)
The '23' finished at 23:08

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/nostell/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=119

 

[GrumpyGregry]

pacer week. I volunteered to run 30 mins. Ran 29:50. Lots of PB's in front of me. Happy day.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Oh well, that didnae go to plan. Slipped going down some stairs about a 1/3 of the way round and something went "ping" in my knee resulting in me not being able to even shuffle along. Bugger.

I managed to get to the docs yesterday to be informed that it's a meniscus tear and a tear to ankle ligaments, I was sent for x-ray as there was some question that I may have bone damage but that proved to not be the case, so it's no exercise for me for a while.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

I did my first 5k in a long time a few nights ago. Managed 32minutes. I'm more of a short interval sprinter from rugby, but I really do need to increase this kind of fitness.

I had previously done a 30min 5k on a treadmill. But doing 5k nonstop outdoors has always seemed much more difficult than in the gym, but I was happy with just completing it.

Hopefully get out tonight after work again, as I really want to do the Prague 10k next year.

This leads me to something that may have already been covered, is there a CycleChat Running club on strava?

 

[Firestorm]

Having been told by the consultant that I would not be running again after my Achilles injury, I went for a slow jog the other week, I thought three years off and 18 months of cycling would mean it was safe enough.
A 2 mile jog and bits of me were really hurting, including the damaged calf/Achilles .
Having decided it was the slow pace and short stride length causing a lot of impact, I rested up and changed plan.
I am now doing intervals , of fast walking and running.
Up to 5x1minutes at 13kph without anything like the reaction.
Just need to get the stamina up , but also I need to take it very cautiously. Mrs FS really isn't keen and keeps reminding me what the consultant said about 20 pct re rupture rate s for my type of injury and treatment.
Target is a park run around April , hopefully sub 24

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I did my first 5k in a long time a few nights ago. Managed 32minutes. I'm more of a short interval sprinter from rugby, but I really do need to increase this kind of fitness.

I had previously done a 30min 5k on a treadmill. But doing 5k nonstop outdoors has always seemed much more difficult than in the gym, but I was happy with just completing it.

Hopefully get out tonight after work again, as I really want to do the Prague 10k next year.

This leads me to something that may have already been covered, is there a CycleChat Running club on strava?

Find yourself a parkrun. Running 5k outdoors is much easier if you are doing so with dozens. even hundreds, of others.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

Find yourself a parkrun. Running 5k outdoors is much easier if you are doing so with dozens. even hundreds, of others.

I have a local one, the issue is 9am on a Saturday morning (In all seriousness I am going down there next week)

 

[SWSteve]

I managed to get to the docs yesterday to be informed that it's a meniscus tear and a tear to ankle ligaments, I was sent for x-ray as there was some question that I may have bone damage but that proved to not be the case, so it's no exercise for me for a while.

Bummer

 

[rich p]

Bummer

Well, there's no need for that Steve...
A bit of sympathy wouldn't go amiss

 

[User19783]

Question

Do any of you, who do park runs, wear running spike's?

 

[PhilDawson8270]

Question

Do any of you, who do park runs, wear running spike's?

I thought spikes were track only?

 

[User19783]

I thought spikes were track only?

I was thinking of a pair of Cross country running spike's

 

[SWSteve]

I was thinking of a pair of Cross country running spike's

If it was off tarmac then I pay wear trail shoes, but if it's tarmac then normal road shoes.

 

[SWSteve]

20 ,inute run today to loosen the legs for tomorrow. 13.1 miles of lovely running, where it looks like some of it will be on the beach. Fun...