Sam_Brown Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Nice one Iain, sounds like it's working well for you. It's important though not to let your enthusiasm get the better of you and end up overdoing it. That way lies injury and a long lay off. Yes yes yes. Such good advice! I started running about 3 years back. I got so into it back in 2012 and went from nothing to 10k in a few months and felt like I was unstoppable. I was getting quicker and quicker and then I just decided that I'd do 10k 3 times a week and within a few weeks I ended up screwing my ankle up something rotten and injured myself. Took a month off and got back into it again but still some residual issues and ended up putting myself out again. This went on for 6 months until I just gave up. Got back into it earlier this year and decided to take it very slowly. One of the reasons my times are so slow at the moment is because I'm so paranoid about injuring myself.
ConnorByrne Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Here's me looking at all you enthusiastic runners and I can't run to save my life. I'll stick to cycling! Credit to you all!
Iain.Faulkner Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Well done, @Iain.Faulkner, sounds like you're going to be a speedy runner. @Sam_Brown, what helped me to improve my speeds was doing speed drills with my running club - sprint intervals and some tempo runs. Also using my watch to pace myself round parkrun. I'm not sure I've ever been called a "speedy runner"...wish I could thank you more than once :-) Thank you all @HarryMonkey @Sam_Brown for the sound advice, I wholeheartedly agree with what you're saying in that I mustn't try to push myself too far too quickly. So I'm looking at doing some consolidating runs to drill in what I've achieved so far before I push it too much further. So I think my run on Thursday will just be the 25 minutes as set out by the C25K app. Having said that, I went out last night (having had the day break between runs as suggested) and started with week 7 run 2. Did the 25 minutes running as required by the app, then did an additional 8 minutes running (total workout of 43 minutes including the warmup/warmdown walking). Total distance covered 6.8km, average pace 6.15mins per km. 5Km running time of 28 minutes 30 seconds.
Iain.Faulkner Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Morning all, Went out and did Week 8 run 2 on Tuesday having done a couple of consolidation runs, just sticking to the C25K app, in between (week 7 run 3 & week 8 run 1) and hit a new personal best! Total exercise time 50 minutes, 5 minutes warm up walk, 5 minutes cool down walk...covered a total distance of 8.1km!! My 5km time was a little slower at 28:58 but still under 30 minutes, so I'm really pleased with it as a run :-) Going out tomorrow morning to do my first ever parkrun :-) Just 5km so should be ok I think :-)
HarryMonkey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 I enjoy the parkruns. My only bit of advice is be careful when you start! It's tempting to go off at a rate of knots to keep up with everyone, just run your normal pace and you'll find it really enjoyable. I find the endomondo app on my iphone useful as it talks to me after each kilometre and gives me my 1k time each kilometre as well as cumulative time.
Tesla Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I enjoy the parkruns. My only bit of advice is be careful when you start! It's tempting to go off at a rate of knots to keep up with everyone, just run your normal pace and you'll find it really enjoyable. I find the endomondo app on my iphone useful as it talks to me after each kilometre and gives me my 1k time each kilometre as well as cumulative time. I did that once and somehow ended up with a PB by about a minute...not been close to it since haha.
HarryMonkey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 I did that once and somehow ended up with a PB by about a minute...not been close to it since haha. Lol. I did my first outside run last Friday (been running on the treadmill through the winter months) and found that I'd added three minutes on to my normal time !!! I blamed it on the eclipse :-) 1
witch Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Lol. I did my first outside run last Friday (been running on the treadmill through the winter months) and found that I'd added three minutes on to my normal time !!! I blamed it on the eclipse :-) This is an argument I used to have all the time - treadmill versus the real world - It is much harder to run on solid ground. My fitness instructor friends say that you need to set the treadmill at an incline and even then it is still easier as the surface you are running on "throws" your feet upwards and makes it easier to take the next step.
HarryMonkey Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 I detest the treadmill. It bores me rigid. I'd much rather run outside and get to look at things and people as I run. Unfortunately, where I live the park isn't a good place to be after dark so I have to make do with the gym during the dark nights.
ICTLady Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I've run all of my fastest 5ks at parkrun - couldn't get anywhere near it when running on my own until recently. The course is not that much flatter but there's something about running with other people. I'd say let yourself go with the crowd occasionally and see what happens. The great thing about parkrun is if you get your timings wrong and go off too fast, it doesn't matter - there's always next week. So it's a great chance to experiment with different strategies, to push yourself occasionally and see how you get on. 1
Patrick Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 This is an argument I used to have all the time - treadmill versus the real world - It is much harder to run on solid ground. My fitness instructor friends say that you need to set the treadmill at an incline and even then it is still easier as the surface you are running on "throws" your feet upwards and makes it easier to take the next step. This is true. The air temperature in the gym is often regulated by air conditioning and people often forget this, so the winter air hits your lungs and burns, then your mouth dry's out almost instantly and when it comes to summer you quickly begin to overheat and dehydrate.
Iain.Faulkner Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I'm really looking forward to doing a park run :-) Will be interesting to run with other people in a "race" environment, will certainly put my pacing skills to the test :-) Anything under 30 minutes is the aim
Iain.Faulkner Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 First ever park run went really really well. Tough course, very wet, slipping all over the place! However....I ran the whole 5km course and came in with a time of 28:57...I am completely ecstatic with this :-)
Sam_Brown Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Uh oh. Broke my big toe at football. No running \ football for 4 weeks at least.
jdoyle Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 ran the Reading half-marathon the other week - 2hrs 3mins 26secs. Going for a novice tri-athlon tomorrow (200m swim, 11k bike, 2.5k run).
elsiegee40 Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 ran the Reading half-marathon the other week - 2hrs 3mins 26secs. Going for a novice tri-athlon tomorrow (200m swim, 11k bike, 2.5k run). I am seriously impressed. Well done
jdoyle Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 did the novice tri-athlon. Very pleased overall though there is much room for improvement. Have signed up for similar event on the 4th May to see if I can improve. Bigger tri-athlon at end of May. May be over stretching but will give it a go. Started this journey with a Couch to 5K in May 2013. Started swimming Sept 2013. Left the bike element a bit late.
crwardell Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 What a great thread...never expected to see this on a mainly IT support forum. I love running and glad to see so many people giving it a try and hopefully experiencing all the many benefits gained from running...(good effort to all and keep it up) also have a look at an app called Strava (great training tool) :-)
AJWhite1970 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Ran the week 2 program today. First run for 12 weeks after breaking my foot. No ill effects thus far which is good. Will run week 3 and week 4 later this week and slowly ramp it back up to 5k (I did the full program last year...)
AJWhite1970 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Uh oh. Broke my big toe at football. No running \ football for 4 weeks at least. I did the same thing. Hate to say it but think more like 10 weeks. You will be amazed how much of your weight goes through that toe....
Sam_Brown Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Ran the week 2 program today. First run for 12 weeks after breaking my foot. No ill effects thus far which is good. Will run week 3 and week 4 later this week and slowly ramp it back up to 5k (I did the full program last year...) Good luck. I've broken my toe so should only be out for 4-6 months but feeling like I've got energy to burn but no way to expel it at the moment and getting a bit frustrated!
witch Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Good luck. I've broken my toe so should only be out for 4-6 months but feeling like I've got energy to burn but no way to expel it at the moment and getting a bit frustrated! you can devise a workout that involves other bits. situps, curls, one legged planks, twists, knee pressups, and lots of upper body stuff.etc. Certainly enough to tire you out! There is lots of advice online Edited April 9, 2015 by witch
jdoyle Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 going for my second triathlon taster event on 4th May May Day Tri | TryTri events and then a slightly longer Novice event on the 24th May Human Race - Mixed Distance Triathlon The latter event being more or less on the 2year anniversary of my starting a Couch to 5k/Beginners course with Swindon Shin Splints running group.
HarryMonkey Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Aldi are doing their running gear from the 16th April, also includes heart rate and BP monitors as well as an activity tracker.
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