Any Runners On Here??

[PhilDawson8270]

Late night 5k

https://www.strava.com/activities/767024432/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-GB&v=1478384954

31:36
I'm coming for that time

 

[User169]

Cross.country this morning. It absolutely chucked it down last night, so the course was a bit squishy in places.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

I can nearly see your toes.

 

[SWSteve]

Weston Super Mare Half done. Waiting for the chip times to come out, but it looks like a 1:35:10 based on the watch.

It was lovely and sunny, but the wind and chill reduced speed. Very happy, but seeing the clock ticking over 1:35 was tough to take at the time. The course was in two parts, either flat as a pancake or undulating, I'm not sure what was harder, the undulating part of the second lap, or having the final turn straight into an icy headwind.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Question

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

There is one near me, Cranleigh, in Surrey. It is all completely off-road, off-path. No man made surface whatsoever. And it is horribly, shoe strippingly, boggy and has a significant hillock to be run up. I've run it once in spikes, the first and only time I've worn spikes in my life. I've seen others in spikes and I've seen folk do it in football and rugby boots. I must go back and do it again once the local run gets too soggy on the off tarmac sections.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cross.country this morning. It absolutely chucked it down last night, so the course was a bit squishy in places.

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Been there, done that (on local footpath/bridleways), let alone during fell-races


Near the new Havertop West Yorkshire Police station/central custody (Wakefield division)

 

[ChrisEyles]

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.

@Marmion sorry to hear about that. I tore the meniscus in my knee a little over a year ago (casing a jump on my first trip to a trail centre on my MTB!) and it sucked. I'd recommend seeing a physio if you can - my knee didn't improve for a long time until I went myself and got some exercises to strengthen up the relevent muscles. I started some very short runs again this summer and recently got up to 5km without knee pain. For me the impact from running was a killer but gentle cycling was OK not too long after doing it. Good luck with the recovery!

 

[Stephenite]

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.

That's poo. GWS.

 

[The Rover]

Another shoulder injury means I've had to reduce the distances to no more than 4 miles a couple of times a week.
Bit of a pain but at least I'm still getting out. Here are my running partners!

 

[DRHysted]

Well went for my first light jog since being told to have a fortnight off. Only did 4.5 miles but without trying I averaged 7:11 minute miles, which is faster than my race pace (but slower than my targeted race pace for next year). So I'm pretty chuffed.
Back to see the physio tomorrow, think I may neglect to mention the pace but just say I had a good run with no twinges!!

@The Rover love the running partners, if I'm not running near roads I take my deaf partially sighted Border Collie out. She has to be tethered to me because she has refused to learn hand signals (to be fair her eyesight is very poor now that sometimes a corner in the path can confuse her) so if she gets off she just runs until she's tired. The last time she got off she was found over 6 miles away. She absolutely loves it.

 

[The Rover]

@DRHysted - great pace, I'm happy with anything under 8 mins. Yep, the dogs love a run, they set off like drunk monkeys!! Sounds like yours still has the legs for it.

 

[Drago]

Gonna risk a 5 miler tomorrow, see how my calf holds up. Cold enough for running tights and gloves now.

I almost always run with my Lab. The weird bearded bloke who goes running with his dog is a minor celeb in our village now, with sightings being reported on the village Facebook page.

 

[DRHysted]

Buzz is the Blue Mearl Border Collie on the right. She's completely deaf, no sight in her right eye, and failing sight in her left. I turn her by placing pressure on the running lead which is fixed to a waist belt.
Unfortunately she will leap at passing movement i.e. Traffic, so I can't take her out if I'm doing road running, I also don't take her on runs over 5 miles.
The hearing and eyesight issues are genetic due to idiots breeding blue mearl with blue mearl to produce pretty puppies

 

[SWSteve]

An easy 5 miler up the hill closest to me, the steep way... the path forces you to walk at parts to due exposed rock, and I didn't fancy needing a new face with them bring wet.

Just getting ready for my first 'ultra half' on Saturday, 14(ish) miles on the 'Gordano Round' - there's a longer 28-30 mile race the same day.

Do any of you run with rucksacks- I'm yet to pick up a hydration vest- and am unsure of whether to wear it tight or loose...

I'm taking the phone so will try and post a couple of pics...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Buzz is the Blue Mearl Border Collie on the right. She's completely deaf, no sight in her right eye, and failing sight in her left. I turn her by placing pressure on the running lead which is fixed to a waist belt.
Unfortunately she will leap at passing movement i.e. Traffic, so I can't take her out if I'm doing road running, I also don't take her on runs over 5 miles.
The hearing and eyesight issues are genetic due to idiots breeding blue mearl with blue mearl to produce pretty puppies

Gorgeous!!!

This was my Collie, as pup, & full grown
Sadly lost, due to cancerous growths, in 2006