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Mondo · 21-06-2011, 21:50

I dont know what splits is...

All I do is set a speed on the treadmill and run at that pace. In terms of distance, the 4km is set in my head, not the machine. It just happens the last time i ran 4km, and it was comfortable so i speed up a tiny bit and see if i can keep that pace up for the same distance and turns out i could.

Matblack · 21-06-2011, 21:59

Splits is a term used to describe splitting the run into sections where you run and then walk and then run again, this is a good way of building fitness and stamina and protecting you from injury because the slower sections gives you time to recover also letting the heart rate fall and then raising it again increases fitness more than just straight running

Have a look at this program

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

You've made a great start just make sure you protect yourself from injury and stretch too

MB

Mondo · 21-06-2011, 22:00

Ahhh, and i do 20 min on the cross trainer first before i start running

LeperousDust · 21-06-2011, 22:29

Just saw this on hotukdeals, if anyones interested

Will · 21-06-2011, 22:31

Any of you runners do any skipping?!

Matblack · 21-06-2011, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Any of you runners do any skipping?!

?

MB

Will · 21-06-2011, 22:51

LOL!!!

No more along the lines of:

jmc41 · 22-06-2011, 06:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Just saw this on hotukdeals, if anyones interested

On yeah saw that on amazon the other day, does indeed go like a yo-yo though. WIthout the HRM (I think?) the 205 is a bit less.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Any of you runners do any skipping?!

No (neither!)

I started the coach to 5k one, sort of. Had to go over 5k to get home but did a lot of walking splits for a good 1-3 months before I tried and succeeded runing the whole way once I kept it slow. In fact, that was June 29th 2009, need to see if I can duplicate that run next wek.

JonnyMac · 22-06-2011, 10:29

Did my first run in ages yesterday, about 2 miles. Managed to not stop once and feel fine this morning

petemc · 22-06-2011, 20:08

Nice one Jonny

I've been hearing about fartlek training. Spoke to a sports therapist the other day who said the key to training is short interval bursts. He said one guy did this crazy training like fartlek and then ran a marathon. He never did any long distances to build up to it, just short intervals.

I've just started my marathon training and it wants me to do a half marathon in a few weeks. I can just about do 4 miles and it took me 3 months to build up to a half. Worried that I should be doing fartlek style training instead of 1 long distance a week.

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Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I dont know what splits is... All I do is set a speed on the treadmill and run at that pace. In terms of distance, the 4km is set in my head, not the machine. It just happens the last time i ran 4km, and it was comfortable so i speed up a tiny bit and see if i can keep that pace up for the same distance and turns out i could. __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

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Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Splits is a term used to describe splitting the run into sections where you run and then walk and then run again, this is a good way of building fitness and stamina and protecting you from injury because the slower sections gives you time to recover also letting the heart rate fall and then raising it again increases fitness more than just straight running Have a look at this program http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml You've made a great start just make sure you protect yourself from injury and stretch too MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	Ahhh, and i do 20 min on the cross trainer first before i start running __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

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LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Just saw this on hotukdeals, if anyones interested __________________

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Any of you runners do any skipping?! __________________ *No No!*

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	LOL!!! No more along the lines of: __________________ *No No!*

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JonnyMac Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 19	Did my first run in ages yesterday, about 2 miles. Managed to not stop once and feel fine this morning

22-06-2011, 20:08	#1000
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Nice one Jonny I've been hearing about fartlek training. Spoke to a sports therapist the other day who said the key to training is short interval bursts. He said one guy did this crazy training like fartlek and then ran a marathon. He never did any long distances to build up to it, just short intervals. I've just started my marathon training and it wants me to do a half marathon in a few weeks. I can just about do 4 miles and it took me 3 months to build up to a half. Worried that I should be doing fartlek style training instead of 1 long distance a week. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!