So..... running - Page 50

Kitten · 20-03-2010, 22:34

you'll be brilliant. Just watching Eddie Izzard in Marathon Man. You going to go for that next?

lostkat · 21-03-2010, 07:34

Hmmmm, maaaaaybe not quite yet

I've seen the first 2 of that and will watch the other hopefully later today. I felt extremely humbled by what he's done. It's an absolutely incredible achievement for a very experienced runner, let alone a 40 something man who's had 5 odd weeks training. Simply amazing!

petemc · 21-03-2010, 10:34

Eddie and my gf are my inspirations for running. My gf put the idea in my head that anyone can do it. She wasn't one of these size 0 whippet crazy fitness junkies. She's a normal person. She runs 5k every other night. I was like "Huh. You can just do that?" I always thought it was this huge thing that you spend months training for but she just does it. She made me realise its something I could aim for instead of thinking it was a huge task.

Eddie reminds me that I can't give up. Just look what the man did. Marathon after marathon. When I'm tired around the 3 minute mark, which is pathetic, and I want to quit I remind myself of what he did. I pick myself up and carry on.

Since about Oct / Nov I've been training for 5km. I've gone from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Doesn't sound like much but theres a real jump from short bursts of 30-60 seconds to a few minutes. I can totally appreciate why Kate feels like an extra 1.4 miles is a huge deal psychologically. When I first started doing 2 minutes it was quite tough. Its not so much the physical thing its the mental thing. Gotta keep your mind occupied so you don't focus on the mundanity of running or on how long till I can stop.

In 30 minutes or so I'll be taking part in my first group run, a fun run. Apparently the fun part is that you can chat to people while running. What?! I can barely run let alone talk to someone. Instead of doing my normal routine I think I'm just going to go for it. With the support of others I'm hoping to just keep going. I'm curious to see whether its a mental or physical barrier I'm up against. I expect both. I fully expect not to run it all. But what I know is that every step of training I've done I've pushed myself and never really failed. Only times I've stopped were due to stitches. When the program has seemed impossible I've done it. So who knows, maybe I can. I at least want to run a mile.

Anyway, good luck Kate

I'm have no doubt you'll do it. You're rather crazy to be doing so but then I think anyone who runs has to be a little bit

Kitten · 21-03-2010, 11:42

Good luck Pete. There's something extra special when you do a run with other people, it helps you to keep going.

Pickers · 21-03-2010, 12:14

Good luck Pete - Let us know how it all goes

My training has unfortunatly gone by the wayside a little... But I am hoping to get a short run in this evening in anticipation of a week with not a lot of time to get a few in.

petemc · 21-03-2010, 13:35

Thanks guys

Did it and felt great and wanted to do more. Next run on Tuesday. Yey \o/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petecarr/4450548196/

Kitten · 21-03-2010, 13:37

Well done x

lostkat · 21-03-2010, 17:01

Fantastic Pete, well done! You're doing brilliantly. Trust me when I say that you will get to the point where you can do 'conversational pace' and that point is marvellous because the miles just fly by. When I go down to the club on a Tuesday and Friday, I yabber all the way around the run, pausing only for hills. This time last year there was no WAY I could have held a conversation whilst running.

Today was a killer, but brilliant. It was a tough undulating course, which was 2 loops so psychologically very difficult to handle. A lady in a pink t-shirt was running next to me at 3 miles and we started chatting. We stuck together for the whole race, right up to and across the finish line. I was really struggling at 16 miles and she helped me through it by keeping me talking and keeping me going. At about 17 miles, we caught some lovely chaps up who said we could run with them to the end. They encouraged us past the last few killer hills and paced us beautifully, so I ended up with a time of 2hr56, which is more than I could ever have hoped for. I was aiming for 2hr59m59s (<3 hrs basically

) and although the difference is only 4 minutes on paper, it's one hell of a difference between running 9:00 minute miles for 20 miles and running and 8:45 minute miles for 20 miles. Soooooooooo chuffed

Pickers · 21-03-2010, 17:19

Awesomeness peoples!

I just got back from a run... and I feel like it was a personal disaster - I expected a lot more of myself.
I am so surprised at how much difference it makes when the temperature is up just a few degrees (that, and I'd not long eaten lunch, and Im still recovering from illness)
For the first time in ages I had to physically stop, and I thought "I'm 2.5 miles from home, I'm gonna have to walk". But I pulled myself together and fought my way home for a 50 minute run. Not my best, but all things considered, I cant really complain - serves me right for being slack the last 2 weeks!

Time to pull my socks up and get back on it.

petemc · 25-03-2010, 15:22

This week I've done 3x 5km. On Tuesday I did the full thing without stopping just to prove to myself that I could. Think I'm getting better at pacing myself. I plan to take a break for Fri/Sat. Sunday we're walking about 5km to an event, walking around that and then walking back. So easily 10km walking.

I think the only real problem I'm having is getting a stitch. I had one today around the 17 min mark so I had to walk a bit. Is there something I can do to prevent these? I've had them a few times now.

The other thing is, if I'm completely honest, I kinda expected to be fit now. I can run 5km just as well as my gf. I know healthy people who say they couldn't do it. I walked up a bit of a hill the other day and was out of breath. Shouldn't I be fit now?

I think the thing now is to push on and take minutes off the 5km time rather than pushing on longer distances.

20-03-2010, 22:34	#491
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	you'll be brilliant. Just watching Eddie Izzard in Marathon Man. You going to go for that next? __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

21-03-2010, 07:34	#492
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Hmmmm, maaaaaybe not quite yet I've seen the first 2 of that and will watch the other hopefully later today. I felt extremely humbled by what he's done. It's an absolutely incredible achievement for a very experienced runner, let alone a 40 something man who's had 5 odd weeks training. Simply amazing! __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

21-03-2010, 10:34	#493
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Eddie and my gf are my inspirations for running. My gf put the idea in my head that anyone can do it. She wasn't one of these size 0 whippet crazy fitness junkies. She's a normal person. She runs 5k every other night. I was like "Huh. You can just do that?" I always thought it was this huge thing that you spend months training for but she just does it. She made me realise its something I could aim for instead of thinking it was a huge task. Eddie reminds me that I can't give up. Just look what the man did. Marathon after marathon. When I'm tired around the 3 minute mark, which is pathetic, and I want to quit I remind myself of what he did. I pick myself up and carry on. Since about Oct / Nov I've been training for 5km. I've gone from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Doesn't sound like much but theres a real jump from short bursts of 30-60 seconds to a few minutes. I can totally appreciate why Kate feels like an extra 1.4 miles is a huge deal psychologically. When I first started doing 2 minutes it was quite tough. Its not so much the physical thing its the mental thing. Gotta keep your mind occupied so you don't focus on the mundanity of running or on how long till I can stop. In 30 minutes or so I'll be taking part in my first group run, a fun run. Apparently the fun part is that you can chat to people while running. What?! I can barely run let alone talk to someone. Instead of doing my normal routine I think I'm just going to go for it. With the support of others I'm hoping to just keep going. I'm curious to see whether its a mental or physical barrier I'm up against. I expect both. I fully expect not to run it all. But what I know is that every step of training I've done I've pushed myself and never really failed. Only times I've stopped were due to stitches. When the program has seemed impossible I've done it. So who knows, maybe I can. I at least want to run a mile. Anyway, good luck Kate I'm have no doubt you'll do it. You're rather crazy to be doing so but then I think anyone who runs has to be a little bit __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

21-03-2010, 11:42	#494
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	Good luck Pete. There's something extra special when you do a run with other people, it helps you to keep going. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

21-03-2010, 12:14	#495
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Good luck Pete - Let us know how it all goes My training has unfortunatly gone by the wayside a little... But I am hoping to get a short run in this evening in anticipation of a week with not a lot of time to get a few in. __________________ Pictures

21-03-2010, 13:35	#496
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Thanks guys Did it and felt great and wanted to do more. Next run on Tuesday. Yey \o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/petecarr/4450548196/ __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

21-03-2010, 13:37	#497
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	Well done x __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

21-03-2010, 17:01	#498
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Fantastic Pete, well done! You're doing brilliantly. Trust me when I say that you will get to the point where you can do 'conversational pace' and that point is marvellous because the miles just fly by. When I go down to the club on a Tuesday and Friday, I yabber all the way around the run, pausing only for hills. This time last year there was no WAY I could have held a conversation whilst running. Today was a killer, but brilliant. It was a tough undulating course, which was 2 loops so psychologically very difficult to handle. A lady in a pink t-shirt was running next to me at 3 miles and we started chatting. We stuck together for the whole race, right up to and across the finish line. I was really struggling at 16 miles and she helped me through it by keeping me talking and keeping me going. At about 17 miles, we caught some lovely chaps up who said we could run with them to the end. They encouraged us past the last few killer hills and paced us beautifully, so I ended up with a time of 2hr56, which is more than I could ever have hoped for. I was aiming for 2hr59m59s (<3 hrs basically ) and although the difference is only 4 minutes on paper, it's one hell of a difference between running 9:00 minute miles for 20 miles and running and 8:45 minute miles for 20 miles. Soooooooooo chuffed __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

21-03-2010, 17:19	#499
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Awesomeness peoples! I just got back from a run... and I feel like it was a personal disaster - I expected a lot more of myself. I am so surprised at how much difference it makes when the temperature is up just a few degrees (that, and I'd not long eaten lunch, and Im still recovering from illness) For the first time in ages I had to physically stop, and I thought "I'm 2.5 miles from home, I'm gonna have to walk". But I pulled myself together and fought my way home for a 50 minute run. Not my best, but all things considered, I cant really complain - serves me right for being slack the last 2 weeks! Time to pull my socks up and get back on it. __________________ Pictures

25-03-2010, 15:22	#500
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	This week I've done 3x 5km. On Tuesday I did the full thing without stopping just to prove to myself that I could. Think I'm getting better at pacing myself. I plan to take a break for Fri/Sat. Sunday we're walking about 5km to an event, walking around that and then walking back. So easily 10km walking. I think the only real problem I'm having is getting a stitch. I had one today around the 17 min mark so I had to walk a bit. Is there something I can do to prevent these? I've had them a few times now. The other thing is, if I'm completely honest, I kinda expected to be fit now. I can run 5km just as well as my gf. I know healthy people who say they couldn't do it. I walked up a bit of a hill the other day and was out of breath. Shouldn't I be fit now? I think the thing now is to push on and take minutes off the 5km time rather than pushing on longer distances. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

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