Any Runners On Here??

[Adam4868]

Thanks Grumpy,im going to stick at it.Believe me im no arris kicker of the little un,especially if i say well stop for a brew/ice cream !! But enjoyed it for a change,even though my bones are "rattled"

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Thanks Grumpy,im going to stick at it.Believe me im no arris kicker of the little un,especially if i say well stop for a brew/ice cream !! But enjoyed it for a change,even though my bones are "rattled"

You're welcome
One tip. If you do keep at it, buy some decent running shoes, from a proper running shop*. Tell them you are beginner. And be prepared to weep a little at how much they cost for something you'll bin after 500 miles. DO NOT run any (cumulative) distance in 'trainers' from JD Sports et al.

*The shop should do some sort of gait analysis; once you've bought your first pair of 'proper' shoes and know what you need you can buy sight unseen off the web, or from TK Maxx, a source of many running bargains, et cetera with impunity.

and 'google' parkrun and get yourself and the lad down there, if you have one local. It's a hoot.

OK that's two tips.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I went & ran the 'Nostell Priory' ParkRun this morning (part-way between Wakefield, & Doncaster, on the A638)
It wasn't a good time, it was however, just a tester to see how the foot held up for a slightly longer distance/higher speed

My slowest ever run there (& possibly lowest place?), at a self-recorded time of 25:15 (no officials yet),
More to the point though, I got round without pain

You ride a bike. You will probably have above average cardio-vascular fitness.
You ride a bike. Some, but note, only some, of your leg muscles are well trained for running.
You ride a bike. Unless you ride CX or do real MTB'ing your upper body does cock all.
You ride a bike. The motion of the pedals involves no impact on joints or soft tissues of the lower body.
You ride a bike. Your running cadence will probably be too slow, cycling ain't great for leg speed, and you may be over-striding as a result.

You'll adapt, over time, if you persevere, and if you don't try to run too far or too fast; either and both of which is a recipe for getting injured. Stick at it, but be prepared for your son to kick your 'arris.

For me the scenery goes by slower, but the mental freedom/liberation is greater.

Spot on!!!!

I used to race CX, & was still doing it when I started running (one of reasons I started to run, as I was losing places on the 'pick it up & run' sections), but still suffered like buggery when I started to run
Less than a mile saw me near collapse

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I went & ran the 'Nostell Priory' ParkRun this morning (part-way between Wakefield, & Doncaster, on the A638)
It wasn't a good time, it was however, just a tester to see how the foot held up for a slightly longer distance/higher speed

My slowest ever run there (& possibly lowest place?), at a self-recorded time of 25:15 (no officials yet),
More to the point though, I got round without pain

Excellent news.


However, your slowest ever parkrun is my conversational pace so you can do one!

 

[Mo1959]

Excellent news.


However, your slowest ever parkrun is my conversational pace so you can do one!

.............and I can't even break 30 minutes Really lead legs this morning and struggling with my breathing. Maybe the icy wind or coming down with something. Who knows.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

.............and I can't even break 30 minutes Really lead legs this morning and struggling with my breathing. Maybe the icy wind or coming down with something. Who knows.

We all have off days (mine was y'day I gave up 6/10ths into a 10k run) Hope you aren't coming down. Do you have a plan to get you to sub-30? You can do it but you must have, and follow, a plan, and be prepared for it to hurt a bit along the way and on the day. Little increments over several weeks is the way I think.

Breathing is tricky. Very tricky. I only learnt how to breathe when running when I was in my forties; before then I basically used to hyperventilate all the time!

Often when I pass folk in the mid-field "fun runner" pack in a race or parkrun, or when out on the street clocking up the miles, I hear them breathing shallow, really fast and ragged, almost gasping for air, yet they aren't going that quick. And now I think "oh dear, that ain't good", and these are fit slim people, committed runners, who make me look like a bucket of lard.

 

[Mo1959]

We all have off days (mine was y'day 0 gave up 6/10ths into a 10k run) Hope you aren't coming down. Do you have a plan to get you to sub-30? You can do it but you must have, and follow, a plan, and be prepared for it to hurt a bit along the way and on the day. Little increments over several weeks is the way I think.

It's just really for a change from cycling to be honest, but I do enjoy it on a good day and it's been a great alternative when the roads have been bad for cycling.

Did a little bit in my late thirties.....just fun runner standard. 10k was usually low 50s and half marathon 1.52ish. I'm nearly 56 now though and it certainly doesn't feel so easy. Lol. I will persevere though.

 

[rich p]

how much they cost for something you'll bin after 500 miles

I used to run 50 miles a week and my shoes (£75 a pop) would last me 8 months.

 

[smutchin]

'Chase the pacer' at Parkrun today so I volunteered to be the 30 minute man. It's quite odd running that much slower than my usual pace but I think I must have got the strategy spot on - set the virtual pacer on my Garmin at 5.50/km, stayed slightly ahead of that on the flat tarmac sections of the course, then took it nice and easy on the slopes/grass/mud sections, and finished in 29.56. Pleased with that.

Even better, helped a chap smash his target time - which was almost as satisfying as getting a pb for myself!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thanks guys!!

Excellent news.
However, your slowest ever parkrun is my conversational pace so you can do one!

.............and I can't even break 30 minutes Really lead legs this morning and struggling with my breathing. Maybe the icy wind or coming down with something. Who knows.

The 'Officials' are up now; 43/117 @ 25:19 (PB at Nostell = 21:44)

I used to run 50 miles a week and my shoes (£75 a pop) would last me 8 months.

I was on that sort of mileage (45-50 miles 'week-in, week-out') & I made one comfortable pair last about 1100miles

That said, I have 2 pairs of road-shoes, & 7 pairs of fell-shoes

 

[LinchPin]

Breathing is tricky. Very tricky. I only learnt how to breathe when running when I was in my forties; before then I basically used to hyperventilate all the time!

Breathing gets me every time I try and take up running, too fast, shallow, deep I go through the complete gambit and then the mind worm attacks 'Give up this is too hard ; You've done enough'
What's the trick to breathing so that it's not an issue?

 

[Venod]

Breathing gets me every time I try and take up running, too fast, shallow, deep I go through the complete gambit and then the mind worm attacks 'Give up this is too hard ; You've done enough'
What's the trick to breathing so that it's not an issue?

Try to master breathing from the diaphragm, it you don't do it already.

http://breakingmuscle.com/cycling/h...iaphragm-to-improve-breathing-and-performance

 

[stephec]

With all this talk of park run on here, does everyone find it easy to run in the morning?

If I go out at around 8:00 I find it a lot harder going than doing the same run at say 19:00.

 

[Mo1959]

With all this talk of park run on here, does everyone find it easy to run in the morning?

If I go out at around 8:00 I find it a lot harder going than doing the same run at say 19:00.

Yes. I think the body is a bit sluggish and stiff first thing. Later in the day your muscles are warm and supple and you have fuelled up as well. I am sure I read that most Olympic records are broken late afternoon/early evening so there must be something in it.

I still enjoy the early mornings though.

 

[Adam4868]

Might be in my head but I'm more relaxed and alert first thing in morning.Wether it be riding a bike or running I find it hard to motivate myself in the afternoons.Unless it's for a siesta !!