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COYBL25 said:
Cheers mate.

I`ve started building my mileage up and also started to add " fartlek " into my running, as prep for doing a trail marathon ( Man v the Lakes ) in 2020.

I`m doing a trail half marathon next year ( Hell Runner ), as a gauge of where I am fitness wise.

I`m 100% not arsed about times. It`s all about enjoying it, feeling good and having a great day out ;)
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Well done mate. Did London marathon agn this year and a 300 mile bike ride around N Wales, so looking at a small triathlon. Will need to go and get some swimming lessons first though. At my age, times are irrelevant, so will just go out and 'enjoy' it.
 
evilwebby said:
The whole FKT thing is bordering on the nonsense imo. Its become a sort of kudos system for elite ultra runners, but frankly if you care about that sort of thing then you've got your nose way too far up your ar$e. Most runners can relate to running 50 or 100 miles even if they don't run ultras, but I don't think most of them can relate to getting around a particular course that isn't even official in the fastest time possible outside of a race. Admittedly it did sound cool when the Millenium Falcon did the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs, though.
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Don't know about FKTs and how it relates to running in general, but the Bob Graham Round is clearly different gravy. I mean you might be right in general about people not relating to some contrived 'getting round a particular course that isn't even official' but that's got nothing to do with a monument like the BGR. Jornet's achievement was epic and seemed to be greeted with universal respect and inspiration from fell runners posting online, friends I know etc. Hadn't heard any mingebaggery about it at all, although the UK fell-running community is clearly very parochial and there was a lot of commentary on how he'd done things the right way. Would have been a different story if he'd just parachuted in and blitzed it without consulting the keepers of the sacred flame of fell running.
 
duncs pigeon said:
Well done mate. Did London marathon agn this year and a 300 mile bike ride around N Wales, so looking at a small triathlon. Will need to go and get some swimming lessons first though. At my age, times are irrelevant, so will just go out and 'enjoy' it.
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I`m 51 and will be 53, when I do Man v Lakes, hence why I`m not rushing my training schedule - putting another mile on every month.

I should be doing interval training, but it`s mind numbingly boring, hence why I`m doing fartlek, as it just becomes part of your regular run - leg it up every hill lol

I looked at doing a veterans triathlon, but I hate swimming.

If you want to do a really fun one that involves swimming, there`s one called - Man v Coast.

It`s a 20 miler, around the coast of Cornwall - St Michaels Mount - Lands End, that involves Coasteering ( jumping off cliffs into the sea ), which looks great fun, plus it`s not a mind bender at 20 miles. If i get around the Man v Lakes course, that may be my next one ;)
 
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COYBL25 said:
I`m 51 and will be 53, when I do Man v Lakes, hence why I`m not rushing my training schedule - putting another mile on every month.

I should be doing interval training, but it`s mind numbingly boring, hence why I`m doing fartlek, as it just becomes part of your regular run - leg it up every hill lol

I looked at doing a veterans triathlon, but I hate swimming.

If you want to do a really fun one that involves swimming, there`s one called - Man v Coast.

It`s a 20 miler, around the coast of Cornwall - St Michaels Mount - Lands End, than involves Coasteering ( jumping off cliffs into the sea ), which looks great fun, plus it`s not a mind bender at 20 miles. If i get around the Man v Lakes course, that may be my next one ;)
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Sounds good that mate. Im retired now, so going to see how my training goes over the winter before I commit to anything. Really struggled with marathon this year, but trying to juggle training around shifts was a nightmare- no recovery time.
 
COYBL25 said:
I`ve been suffering quite a bit from stiffness after running, so I`ve started using a - " Foam Roller " as part of my warm down ( don`t laugh ).

It looks like a giant nobbly loo roll, that you roll on, but it really works.

Since I`ve been using it, the stiffness in my legs has all but gone.

I do a 5 min session on it immediately after every run.

Worth investing in.
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An essential part of my running equipment, I have three! I use a Stick , hand held like a big rolling pin, everyday on my calves and before a run , after too if I remember. I suffered with plantar fasciitis for 15 months and this helps keep this at bay by keeping calves supple. I have a larger diameter one that I put on the ground , use it for calves, quads, hamstrings , gluteus by slowly rolling over , finding tight spots and working them. I’ve been running 25 miles per week of late and at my age, 66, couldn’t manage without foam rollers. Had a knee op last Christmas and they helped the rehab, plus advice from a good physio on techniques to use them properly - but YouTube is good too for demonstrations. I also work the ITB regularlyto help knees, there’s some debate about how much you can stretch /roll the ITB, but it works for me.
 

blueloon said:
An essential part of my running equipment, I have three! I use a Stick , hand held like a big rolling pin, everyday on my calves and before a run , after too if I remember. I suffered with plantar fasciitis for 15 months and this helps keep this at bay by keeping calves supple. I have a larger diameter one that I put on the ground , use it for calves, quads, hamstrings , gluteus by slowly rolling over , finding tight spots and working them. I’ve been running 25 miles per week of late and at my age, 66, couldn’t manage without foam rollers. Had a knee op last Christmas and they helped the rehab, plus advice from a good physio on techniques to use them properly - but YouTube is good too for demonstrations. I also work the ITB regularlyto help knees, there’s some debate about how much you can stretch /roll the ITB, but it works for me.
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That`s good going at your age mate ;)
 
I returned to football 2 months back after an 8 year retirement.

I'm hitting a wall after about 30 minutes of a match - proper, destroyed, sparrow lungs style.

Any fitness tips for a 30 year old has been?! Diet... drugs?!

Playing right back and every game I'm Tony Hibbert in the fa cup final against Florent Malouda.
 

COYBL25 said:
I couldn`t agree more mate. Most of them on the whole FKT on the amateur ultra running scene are a gang of absolute weirdos.

I could understand it if they were doing full time and getting paid for it, but they`re not and it`s borderline obsessional.

Lots of them are trying to lead normal lives and then fit in training regimes that are professional in all but name.

They must be fun to live with.

3am the alarm goes off in the middle of December.

" see you in 5 hours luv, I`m just off to do a quick 50 miles lol
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I was in Grenoble earlier this year when the UT4M was on - https://ut4m.fr/en/races/12-races

The city is surrounded by 4 ranges, and you basically do 160km across the four ranges.

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Roughly 11,000m of up and down. Pretty tough.

Re the lifestyle though, I know plenty of cyclists who aren't too much different. I mean I'm doing 10 hours or so of training per week on the bike alone, which I'm sure would classify as extreme for many, and I suspect endurance events do tend to attract quite obsessive types. Probably the nearest to the above for cycling is the Race Across the Alps, which is a 532km one day event where you go over 13,000m of altitude. Most riders take around 24 hours to finish it. I've done many of the climbs that are tackled en route, but the thought of doing them all in one day doesn't appeal. There's hurting yourself and then there's hurting yourself.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
I was in Grenoble earlier this year when the UT4M was on - https://ut4m.fr/en/races/12-races

The city is surrounded by 4 ranges, and you basically do 160km across the four ranges.

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Roughly 11,000m of up and down. Pretty tough.

Re the lifestyle though, I know plenty of cyclists who aren't too much different. I mean I'm doing 10 hours or so of training per week on the bike alone, which I'm sure would classify as extreme for many, and I suspect endurance events do tend to attract quite obsessive types. Probably the nearest to the above for cycling is the Race Across the Alps, which is a 532km one day event where you go over 13,000m of altitude. Most riders take around 24 hours to finish it. I've done many of the climbs that are tackled en route, but the thought of doing them all in one day doesn't appeal. There's hurting yourself and then there's hurting yourself.
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Thanks for that Bruce.

I`ve just had a good look at that and the mountain runs look, amazing and brutal !

A bit too extreme for me and also looks a bit too dry for me. Sounds mad, but I like it muddy and wet, plus there is no way my missus would have me disappearing for a week abroad to go running !!!!!
 
Tramps_mate said:
After a year of sensible eating midweek, salads, chicken, porridge etc, I've shed 3 stone. Still eat takeaways on weekend. Was fairly easy. Last 2-3 months I've added exercise. 20km on bike tue/wed/thurs. Weights in the gym sat/sun. Going well so far!
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Well done mate.

Everyone has at least one " cheat day ". You can`t eat cardboard every day lol
 

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