Any Runners On Here??

[mudsticks]

Reporting in, @mudsticks! I am doing so well this month!

I set myself the arbitrary goal of 100 miles this month - something I did every month for YEARS but haven't done since at least the pandemic! I set out how many miles I needed to run on my calendar and...I'm doing it. I'm back at running club every Monday and I'm roping friends into my long weekend runs. And I've dangled myself a Rapha carrot on a stick at the end if I do it!

Best of all... I'm enjoying it. And I'm getting stronger and fitter! It's brilliant. I even found myself running loops round my village in the dark, rain and cold last Friday night and buzzing about it. You are an excellent motivator - thank you.

Hows it going @Cathryn ??

Still getting out there and enjoying it I hope..
Even if it's more like bog snorkeling sometimes.

I'm settling into a routine of three X five mile 'runs' a week, just under an hour..
Muddy and hilly and sloshy and fun, and the bare bones of the trees are beautiful.

As the days draw out, I'm planning to make the weekend run a bit longer to get back towards that 12 miles in one go, target..

I like the fittening up part of course , but I'm finding there's something about running - more so even than hiking or cycling, that really helps to shake out the negativity , and overthinking..

Oh and of course doing the all important stretching afterwards too.

Hope yr still on it anyhow 👍🏼🌳💃👍🏼🔥
Did you earn yr Rapha carrot yet ???

 

[Cathryn]

Hey! I loved my Nov challenge! I had a step back in December (school nativity and then a ski trip) but am now trying to run 3 x weekly with a long run of 6 miles max at the weekend. I didn’t love the longer runs!

I haven’t yet bought my Rapha carrot…I keep scouring the sales!!

I think my Jan - March goal is to get faster at the 5k. I’d love to get under 27 mins again, that feels like a stretching but do-able goal! And it frees up weekends to ride my bike!

 

[mudsticks]

Hey! I loved my Nov challenge! I had a step back in December (school nativity and then a ski trip) but am now trying to run 3 x weekly with a long run of 6 miles max at the weekend. I didn’t love the longer runs!

I haven’t yet bought my Rapha carrot…I keep scouring the sales!!

I think my Jan - March goal is to get faster at the 5k. I’d love to get under 27 mins again, that feels like a stretching but do-able goal! And it frees up weekends to ride my bike!

Good news - i imagine ski trips are fairly energetic as well though.

All the best with your speeding up if that's your goal -

i think i'm definitely a distance over speed type person - same with my cycling and hiking in the main - just-keep-going
although I've an unfair advantage of quite long legs - which means I've got a bit of a built in speed advantage already ..

Anyhoo up so long as we're enjoying it, and we're not getting injured - can't afford for that to happen

Well its none of my business of course, but I'd say don't settle for 'discount' ' rewards' - the point is you worked for it - go for the full price splurge I'd say - or you could be waiting months ..

And you need to get the next, 'sub 27' incentive lined up in your sights

 

[Cathryn]

Good news - i imagine ski trips are fairly energetic as well though.

All the best with your speeding up if that's your goal -

i think i'm definitely a distance over speed type person - same with my cycling and hiking in the main - just-keep-going
although I've an unfair advantage of quite long legs - which means I've got a bit of a built in speed advantage already ..

Anyhoo up so long as we're enjoying it, and we're not getting injured - can't afford for that to happen

Well its none of my business of course, but I'd say don't settle for 'discount' ' rewards' - the point is you worked for it - go for the full price splurge I'd say - or you could be waiting months ..

And you need to get the next, 'sub 27' incentive lined up in your sights

You are an excellent cheerleader and I am grateful for your encouragement!

 

[Spartak]

I've started January with the aim of running at least 2K everyday !
So far so good..... Just completed Day 9.

 

[Spartak]

Just ran the Chipping Sodbury Parkrun, 3 laps of the Ridings playing fields on the edge of the town.
Finished in 29 minutes at a nice pace of 5:55 / km... 👍

I've now run for 15 consecutive days in January, halfway through my challenge !

 

[mudsticks]

Just ran the Chipping Sodbury Parkrun, 3 laps of the Ridings playing fields on the edge of the town.
Finished in 29 minutes at a nice pace of 5:55 / km... 👍

I've now run for 15 consecutive days in January, halfway through my challenge !

Great effort - well done

Its probs fine cos you're not going at it like a mad thing , but aren't we supposed to have a rest day now and then, to let our bodies recover repair and rebuild, every so often ?

Or is that just me finding a feeble excuse not to run everyday..??

 

[Spartak]

Great effort - well done

Its probs fine cos you're not going at it like a mad thing , but aren't we supposed to have a rest day now and then, to let our bodies recover repair and rebuild, every so often ?

Or is that just me finding a feeble excuse not to run everyday..??

Some days I'm just doing steady 2K runs, legs and knees feel fine, if anything they feel stronger everyday.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

At least 2 of the local ParkRuns were cancelled around here, due to ice/frost

 

[mudsticks]

Some days I'm just doing steady 2K runs, legs and knees feel fine, if anything they feel stronger everyday.

Good, I'd imagine that's well within the bounds of sensibleness, little by little we're getting a bit fitter...

It should be strengthening for sure..

I'm just back from my usual 5 mile circuit.

Slightly delayed, at one point by having to help herd some escaped sheep, who had also decided to go for a little run in the lanes

Seems as if we're all at it.. 😊

 

[Spartak]

At least 2 of the local ParkRuns were cancelled around here, due to ice/frost

Very icy ❄ at Chipping Sodbury today...

 

[Domus]

Suffered a calf strain at last week's Bolton Parkrun. Volunteered for this week, turned up to find it cancelled.

 

[Spartak]

Still going strong on my January running challenge of running at least 2K a day. Had a good weekend in Cornwall running every day in Newquay, St. Ives & Padstow.

Did a 10K this morning as I had to drop car off at the garage for its annual service, so ran home... 🏃🏼‍♂️ 👍

 

[Spartak]

Finished my January running challenge this evening of running at least 2K a day throughout the month.
In doing so I clocked up just over 100 kms in total.

Tomorrow I'm gonna eat cake 🍰... 🤣

 

[Legs]

Did my first Parkrun since October 2016 today: the inaugural event at Bramshall Road Park in my home town of Uttoxeter. There was a turnout of 160 runners which was excellent. I tried starting easy and finishing hard, but gave myself a calf strain in the last few hundred metres! I clocked 21:02, which I’m quite pleased with since I haven’t really run for four or five years. A bit annoyed to have to walk sideways down stairs: hoping I haven’t done myself a proper injury…