Any Runners On Here??

[GrumpyGregry]

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?

My 2p....

What I was taught was, in through the nose, out through the mouth, and don't run at a pace faster than that sort of breathing will allow you to go at. (or use an HR monitor) And then try to graduate to in through the nose, out through the nose; a trick which comes in handy if you need a drink!

Most folk, myself included, when they try to take up running, start by trying to run far too fast. On long slow (training) runs you should go so slowly you feel like your heart and lungs could let you run all day. Conversational pace.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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.

I find it hard to do solo, lone, runs in the morning vs the evening. But parkruns are easy to go to and run at. I jog over to mine, sometimes going the long way if I'm going to try for an improved time, chat with folk before the off, and sometimes chat with folk after the off. It takes your mind off the stiff legs.

And parkrun is the BEST HANGOVER CURE EVER.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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

You weigh slightly less than me And modern shoes are models of built in obsolescence.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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.

You get used to it, but, it's still hard (before muscles have warmed up, & your body's 'woke up') to run to work @ 04:30, as I do

 

[stephec]

Thanks all.

I think it's my lungs and heart more than muscles, breathing seems more laboured, and my heart seems to have to work harder.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Still same reply, the Heart is a muscle, & is having to go near to its maximum capabilities

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Thanks all.

I think it's my lungs and heart more than muscles, breathing seems more laboured, and my heart seems to have to work harder.

Your upper body and arms drive your legs when running something a lot of cyclists crossing over to running overlook. They do nowt on a bike. Imagine your HR when doing a spin class session with your upper body static. What happens to your HR when the instructor makes you sit up and pump your arms? It goes up, it has to work harder.

I find it relatively easy running on a treadmill to get my HR up to high &%'s of max. On a gym bike, not so easy.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Just been invited to get up at 06:15 on Saturday morning to help a girl running friend crack 13.1 miles (half-marathon) for the first time.

10 miles before parkrun, then parkrun. Should be fun. Will be interested to see what, if any, pace I/we can come up with for that last 5k!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

...and perfect prep (not) for a 10km road race on Sunday - but my own half-mara plan does suggest a back-to-back hard run weekend so.....

 

[NorvernRob]

Went straight out after work for my second run today, I didn't realise I was running quicker than last time until I got home. 6.2km in 29.30, legs are going to be a bit stiff tomorrow though.

I'm not interested in running long distances, I'm planning to do a couple of local 10k runs later in the year but other than that it's just something different to the bike to help with fitness/core strength.

https://www.strava.com/activities/250300635

 

[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

I went to this mornings run there (#29), despite wishing I'd taken a pair of gloves, I ran fairly well, for this stage of my 're-hab'

31st/128 @ 24:35 (last weeks was offiically; 43rd/117 @ 25:19)

So, maybe a 'sub 24:00' next Saturday, then I'll know I'm back on track, & can actually think about turning up for the 'Ilkley Moor Fell-Race' (on Sunday 22nd)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Just been invited to get up at 06:15 on Saturday morning to help a girl running friend crack 13.1 miles (half-marathon) for the first time.

10 miles before parkrun, then parkrun. Should be fun. Will be interested to see what, if any, pace I/we can come up with for that last 5k!

This got cancelled at the last minute. Then on my way to Parkrun I got the phone call telling me the Aged P had died.

Conversational pace parkrun, in which I actually had a few conversations.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Went straight out after work for my second run today, I didn't realise I was running quicker than last time until I got home. 6.2km in 29.30, legs are going to be a bit stiff tomorrow though.

I'm not interested in running long distances, I'm planning to do a couple of local 10k runs later in the year but other than that it's just something different to the bike to help with fitness/core strength.

https://www.strava.com/activities/250300635

You might want to think about doing some core strength work to help with the running thobut...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

...and perfect prep (not) for a 10km road race on Sunday - but my own half-mara plan does suggest a back-to-back hard run weekend so.....

So Sunday, what with Dad having died the day before I didn't really feel like running this race. But something made me get up on Sunday morning and put on my kit and drive (sorry but it was that or endure a rail replacement bus service) the hour to the race and run it. For him.

Great run. Great race. So nice to run on new, part closed, roads in the company of 1600 others. New all time 10k PB. Still slow by the standards in here and of other serious runners. But I was 50 when I took up running so am happily still improving.

Of course he wouldn't have been proud of me, he would have laughed to my face and gone "Howay! whaddya wanna be runnin' aboot fower at yower age, man pet?" and then I'd have to have bought him a pint in the beer tent.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I'm keeping a scrap book of races, and the more memorable training runs, this year. So that's Sunday's 10k and a memento of my training runs in Berlin.

But I love this shot, the expression is the one of the crushing disappointment when you see what your gun time is....

and no one is every there to capture the look on your face when you find out how much quicker your chip time is!