Tesla Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Going to go for a very gentle jog tonight (weather dependent) for the first time in months, wish me luck.
eyetea Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Joined the gym with my brother! Already go swimming 3x a week - however I'm thinking 2 x gym 2x swim a week!
Miscbrah Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Going to go for a very gentle jog tonight (weather dependent) for the first time in months, wish me luck. Good luck there brah.
jdoyle Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Going to go for a very gentle jog tonight (weather dependent) for the first time in months, wish me luck. Good luck. Enjoy! I'm currently doing the Ron Hill #RunEveryDay challenge on the RunningBug website. Means doing at least a mile every day in October whatever the weather; personally I like running in the rain.
Tesla Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 i don't mind, to a degree, i find it can help keep you cool! but i won't go out if it's torrential, like it was this morning.
Tesla Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 I ran just over 2 miles in about 25 minutes. Had to stop a couple of times in the first mile to stretch and try and get rid of a stitch, but I did the last mile in just over 11 minutes. No pains as of yet.... 2
Joanne Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Hahahahah!! It's my hips that ache the most after running usually. Get your bad self a foam roller and roll your legs on it. Helps a lot.
jdoyle Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 i don't mind, to a degree, i find it can help keep you cool! but i won't go out if it's torrential, like it was this morning. I did the Swindon 5mile multi terrain in October 2013. Was soaked to the skin and frozen before the race even started. Soon warmed up once it got under way. Running in heat is my bug bear; would prefer a run in torrential rain to one in heat. Fortunately, most events and training runs have been reasonable this year.
Tesla Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 I did the Swindon 5mile multi terrain in October 2013. Was soaked to the skin and frozen before the race even started. Soon warmed up once it got under way. Running in heat is my bug bear; would prefer a run in torrential rain to one in heat. Fortunately, most events and training runs have been reasonable this year. My dad ran the MK Marathon a couple of years ago and it was roasting, he said that was one of the worst experiences of his life. probably didn't help he'd run the London Marathon a week or so before, mind....
Patrick Posted October 22, 2015 Author Posted October 22, 2015 I'm thinking of fighting next year, wonder how that'll go down with the schools? Maybe fight over summer where they can't see the bruises and cuts?
jdoyle Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 My dad ran the MK Marathon a couple of years ago and it was roasting, he said that was one of the worst experiences of his life. probably didn't help he'd run the London Marathon a week or so before, mind.... I have the Dublin Marathon on Monday. Not as flat as the MK route I'm told. Following the weather report for Dublin closely at the moment - latest shows 14 degrees, breezy with some rain, which isn't too bad.
Miscbrah Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I'm thinking of fighting next year, wonder how that'll go down with the schools? Maybe fight over summer where they can't see the bruises and cuts? First competition fight of any sort? What style you thinking? MMA or MT? If MMA, can you get non-ground-and-pound? Tbh if you're competing proper amateur or inter-club it's less likely you'll get "hurt" properly, but it has risks ofc because of the nature of the sport. I doubt you need telling that too. How's sparring going? Btw @witch let us know how the hack squats are going if you went with those.
rickjames Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Finally signed up to the gym this week, PureGym are offering £19.99 a month without any fees and starting a new job (hoorah) soon means I can have the time to do it. Giving Stronglifts a go, essentially just wanna muscle up and feel a bit better. Most weary part for me will be eating so much, but we'll see...
witch Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 @Miscbrah i didn't get to do a hack squat as my knees seem to have improved. But am now doing some weights as the chest press machine is broken - OMG
Miscbrah Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 @Miscbrah i didn't get to do a hack squat as my knees seem to have improved. But am now doing some weights as the chest press machine is broken - OMG Is that a "good" OMG or an "ow" OMG?
witch Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 An "OW" along with "this fricking thing is going to fall on me - and that was without any weights on it.
Patrick Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 First competition fight of any sort? What style you thinking? MMA or MT? If MMA, can you get non-ground-and-pound? Tbh if you're competing proper amateur or inter-club it's less likely you'll get "hurt" properly, but it has risks ofc because of the nature of the sport. I doubt you need telling that too. How's sparring going? Btw @witch let us know how the hack squats are going if you went with those. Yeah it'll be my first comp fight. I'm thinking inter-club kickboxing or MMA without ground and pound. Full contact i am fine with. I'll decide next year if i'm ready and then start the process of finding my comfortable fighting weight.
Tesla Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 I ran just over 2 miles in about 25 minutes. Had to stop a couple of times in the first mile to stretch and try and get rid of a stitch, but I did the last mile in just over 11 minutes. No pains as of yet.... Went out again last Thursday, managed 2.2 miles in 23.50, and i didn't have to stop (apart from one guy that looked like he was getting my attention, then when i took headphones out, ignored me....weird) Hoping to get out tonight/tomorrow for another. Luckily where i live has so many routes and pathways, it's easy to adapt my route as i run
rickjames Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Day 2 of Stronglifts. Getting up at 5am was noooooooo pretty. Also my legs hurt...
jdoyle Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Got the full set of PBs on TheRunningBug now. 2 and a bit years after starting a Couch 2 5k course (May 2013). Fastest mile to date has been 7:52. Still think there's more speed and distance to squeeze out of the legs. A few lessons learnt from doing the marathon run
jdoyle Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Looks worse than it was (no pain) but tape and cream on chest next time to avoid a repeat of the "Shroud of Swindon" as my shirt has been referred to by another runner Most of my run pics look like I'm chewing a wasp. This one seems to have turned out OK and will be going on display at home with the very nice bling handed out. 1
jdoyle Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Back to Dublin Friday night to run in the Saturday morning Movember 10k. 10 of us from the Swindon Shin Splints running group heading over. Mixture of abilities and experience. Should be an interesting weekend.
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