The Running Thread

[That's not a growth]

I've always wanted an excuse to take lots of drugs.

[Victor Mildew]

This is your time!

[That's not a growth]

This is your time!

Ironically, not a phrase a certified adjudicator will say when I finish my run.

[Avon]

Ross Barkley the 5k?

https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/run ... k-you-did/

[Rubix]

Managed my first Half Marathon of the year yesterday. Not really one for distance and only ever done 2 timed ones before and one of them was 2006.

The last one I did (June 2020) I scuffed past 2 hours (and 1 minute I think) my legs had no energy and I struggled to finish. I wanted to get under 2 hours so I was pleased to set off yesterday at a slower pace but one that I could maintain for pretty much the whole way. My time was 1:50:44 which I am very pleased with and nearly 10 minutes better than my target. I actually carried on to 22k and I was shocked to find that my legs still had life in them.

Ache a lot today though, I don’t know how anyone does Marathons and above, I couldn’t think of doing that again straight after.

[Rubix]

New 5k PB yesterday. 21:22. Getting closer to that Holy Grail of a sub 20.

[poshrule_uk]

New 5k PB yesterday. 21:22. Getting closer to that Holy Grail of a sub 20.

Well done, you're looking for 6.25 a mile to do that

[satriales]

New 5k PB yesterday. 21:22. Getting closer to that Holy Grail of a sub 20.

Well done! Your 5K and HM times are almost identical to mine. I got a new 5k PB this week of 21:31 and my HM is also 1:50. I mostly focus on long distance though but after a couple of ultras in May and June I am going to work on speed for a HM in September.

[satriales]

Ross Barkley the 5k?

https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/run ... k-you-did/

How is GUCR training going?
I'm probably not doing quite enough miles but getting in lots of 20 mile long runs on a different canal and the legs are unusually niggle-free at the moment.
I think I need to just smash out a 6hr night run for a confidence boost. At the moment I get bored and head home after 20 miles of the same canal I've run a hundred times.

[Rubix]

New 5k PB yesterday. 21:22. Getting closer to that Holy Grail of a sub 20.

Well done! Your 5K and HM times are almost identical to mine. I got a new 5k PB this week of 21:31 and my HM is also 1:50. I mostly focus on long distance though but after a couple of ultras in May and June I am going to work on speed for a HM in September.

Very similar

Done April’s Half today with a new PB of 1:47:55

[blackoutHERO]

Anyone got shin splints cures?

[satriales]

Knocked 5 minutes of my Half Marathon time with a 1:45:14

Was originally just aiming for sub 1:50 but I set off at 1:45 pace and was able to hold it. Had to stop for a few road crossings and a lorry reversing up a drive at the end of the run, so I didn't quite sneak under 1:45. Still it was a great workout and a good indicator of base fitness improving.

[Rubix]

Knocked 5 minutes of my Half Marathon time with a 1:45:14

Was originally just aiming for sub 1:50 but I set off at 1:45 pace and was able to hold it. Had to stop for a few road crossings and a lorry reversing up a drive at the end of the run, so I didn't quite sneak under 1:45. Still it was a great workout and a good indicator of base fitness improving.

Awesome, had to go one better

Done something to my ankle, woke up Sunday morning with a pain that hasn't gone away so had to put running on hold.

[deathofcows]

I miss running properly :'( Last year I bought some barefoot trainers and ignored all the advice about easing in to them - I probably ran 50 miles in a couple of weeks and got some achilles tendonitis on both sides (which I've had before).

But I also get left-sided severe swelling and pain at the back of my hail at the Achilles insertion, I think it's bursitis. But despite months of rest it's never quite gone away (including a permanent pain/ache in my forefoot) - I started running again recently in shorter distances, but still have this painful pouch at the back of the heel and pain/stiffness in the forefoot on waking. Doh!

Any advice appreciated! I've tried lots of stretches and stuff I've found online, but I'm coming up to 10-months of pain now which is getting silly. I suppose I should see a GP etc.

[Gorrable]

I miss running properly :'( Last year I bought some barefoot trainers and ignored all the advice about easing in to them - I probably ran 50 miles in a couple of weeks and got some achilles tendonitis on both sides (which I've had before).

But I also get left-sided severe swelling and pain at the back of my hail at the Achilles insertion, I think it's bursitis. But despite months of rest it's never quite gone away (including a permanent pain/ache in my forefoot) - I started running again recently in shorter distances, but still have this painful pouch at the back of the heel and pain/stiffness in the forefoot on waking. Doh!

Any advice appreciated! I've tried lots of stretches and stuff I've found online, but I'm coming up to 10-months of pain now which is getting silly. I suppose I should see a GP etc.

That sucks

I struggled with Achilles tendonitis for ages. I still sometimes get pain now but I'm back up to about 20 miles a week. I think it's a bit different to burstitis but I sympathise

For the tendinitis I saw a physio specialising in running who gave me a bunch of useful exercises. What worked for me was doing heel drops, a bunch of knee and hip stretches, and one legged squats, and wearing insoles even in my normal shoes.

[Avon]

Ross Barkley the 5k?

https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/run ... k-you-did/

How is GUCR training going?
I'm probably not doing quite enough miles but getting in lots of 20 mile long runs on a different canal and the legs are unusually niggle-free at the moment.
I think I need to just smash out a 6hr night run for a confidence boost. At the moment I get bored and head home after 20 miles of the same canal I've run a hundred times.

So so, I’m currently undergoing chiropractic treatment for the knees and whilst I’ve been ticking over the miles I’ve not really trained to the level I would normally like. Should be fit to finish in May but no expectation over times.

I’ve just written an article for the Race Director with a few tips on completing the GUCR https://canalrace.org.uk/news/how-to-re ... le-venice/

[Harry Bizzle]

Anyone got shin splints cures?

What is your weekly mileage like?

But in general: rest, proper running shoes, easing into running if you’re new to it, increasing mileage slowly if you’re not.

Biggest difference for me by far was getting some decent shoes.