I quite often make a little holiday out of it - book a cottage or a hotel for the family and stay for a few days.
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Running 2022
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I quite often make a little holiday out of it - book a cottage or a hotel for the family and stay for a few days.
Yeah that’s my thinking. I did it with my best mate who is still back across, so I said I want to do something once every 2-3 months and we can make a weekend of it.
If you decide to do any over here and stay, give me a shout, as I know loads of cracking places to stay in places like the Lakes
Appreciate it mate, thank you.If you decide to do any over here and stay, give me a shout, as I know loads of cracking places to stay in places like the Lakes
Three weeks to the London Marathon for me and it’s been a turbulent last fortnight! A hamstring injury meant I missed 10 days, a planned 20 miler and another key run. Then last Thursday I came apart trying to do an 18 miler, stopped at 14 and walked home. Sunday was back on track with a 10 miler ,easy run tomorrow then big decision for Thursday’s run go for 18 or 20 miler and at what pace ? All good fun ?
Three weeks to the London Marathon for me and it’s been a turbulent last fortnight! A hamstring injury meant I missed 10 days, a planned 20 miler and another key run. Then last Thursday I came apart trying to do an 18 miler, stopped at 14 and walked home. Sunday was back on track with a 10 miler ,easy run tomorrow then big decision for Thursday’s run go for 18 or 20 miler and at what pace ? All good fun ?
Depends on whether you`re arsed about what time you finish or would you be happy, just having a day out and finishing ?
Or, postpone it until next year ?
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I’ve recently started running again at the age of 50, only on a treadmill at the gym and really in an attempt to lose some weight. I was going great for the first month or so, getting faster each time and avoiding injuries. However I seem to have plateaued at around 27 mins over 5km, and I’m starting to get a lot of pain from one heel. Can anyone offer any tips on how to hit my target of 25 mins by the end of the year?
Unfortunately for me it’s a “ no” to both of those ?. I’ve deferred from last year so can’t do it again. I did the first London back in ‘81 and 6 or 7 others , but my last one was 25 years ago!, so yeah I’m too arsed about the time , don’t want to just wander around waving at the crowds equally I don’t want to blow up at 20 miles. Although the times of course mean nothing to anyone else I’ll inevitably push myself on the day, Thursday’s run will tell me more about how much I’ve lost ?
Meant to say, last Thursday‘s run made me think I had Covid again, certainly the high HR , fatigue felt like my early recovery runs after Covid.
Perhaps just running on a treadmill is contributing to/ aggravating your heel? There are a number of plans for 5km which may suit you, most will include an element of speedwork, running faster than your target pace of 8 mins/ mile . Introducing elements like 400 metres, 800 m, 1km intervals will help gain some speed , as well as steady overdistance runs , say 8 km / 5 miles length.
If you’re only wanting to lose weight then maybe you’re doing fine in the gym, but if 25 mins is your goal then I’d say get off the treadmill , run outdoors and find your nearest 5km parkrun. parkrun is ideal, it’s not a race so no real pressure for you but as you improve and get close to your goal you will find that running with others of a similar pace at a parkrun may just be the trigger that gets you there. Good luck!
I`m in a bad patch at the moment too, as my breathing is all over the place.
A couple of weeks ago, I had one of my best runs of the year. You know the one, where everything feels right and you don`t even feel like your trying and it`s just effortless.
Then from the start of last week and so far this week, I feel like I`ve smoked a ciggie at the start of my run and I`m just blowing for the rest of the run.
My run today was nearly a minute a mile slower, than the run a couple of weeks ago and was drenched in sweat at the end of it too.
100% it`s still Covid related, as there`s no way, your fitness levels should swing from one extreme to another, in the space of a few days, like that.
Same as you, the net result, is that you find yourself going into events, not really being able to gauge your fitness levels prior to the event.
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Thanks mate, appreciate the advice!
is your 27 mins on a treadmill? or are you training on a treadmill and then running outside? i personally don't like treadmills; never did, but then i think that's also where i first tore my meniscus so I hold a grudge as well. if you can get some running outdoors that might help. can you find good, soft surfaces to run on? as far as training is concerned, certain types of volume adjustment frequently yield the best results, but this is dependent on your current training schedule; maybe add more easy days, prioritize a longer run (> 45 mins) if you're not doing this already. if you don't have any race pace targeted workouts, get these in as well. you can do a lot of variations on this, but set a goal (25 mins) and run that pace (~8:03/mile) in smaller installments (5 mins at a time with short rest, repeat; etc).
*I see someone has already given good advice on this, not trying to double up.
have you had this before? long covid can be a weird thing, and I don't know much about it. hopefully this just turns out like a long series of "not my days" and then you get back into it, but it can also probably feel like a serious setback as well. have you adjusted your training at all? maybe run 1-2 weeks of rest or recovery and keep the load light?
Im curious about your “ first tore my meniscus” in that I tore mine 5 years ago , had an op , rehab and back running. I was talking to a friend who’s currently out with a suspected meniscus tear , I told him my experiences re the op , but also said my physio had treated young football players who hadn’t needed an op . So question : did you have an op or manage to rehab without one? - really am asking for a friend ?
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