So..... running - Page 139

BBx · 15-01-2012, 11:08

Well done jmc!

No...no misting...yet.

Dont think i'll be able to do 15miler today.

have a sore throat but training books say to do 'something'

urgh!

BB x

BBx · 15-01-2012, 16:05

10m

01:48:33

hilly, ill, glad done, bleurgh..

BB x

Matblack · 17-01-2012, 21:18

I'm back running; slowly

MB

LeperousDust · 17-01-2012, 21:32

So the Girl has just started running for the first time in pretty much ever (

) Directed her straight to C25K and told her just please please follow that. Because she is defo of the type to overdo it and never run again.

Currently she has some "Wildebeast" shoe which to me looks like some kind of appraoch/walking shoe. I was there when she bought them in a sports/mountain shop in Holland before we went galavanting around South Africa. Now tbh I do think these will do for running right now, they're not a make i know (nor can currently find on the internet at all!) but they seem to have decent support etc...

Anyway barring slightly average shoes, since there is not quite a need to invest yet. She does need something to run in. She has very limited tops or bottoms. Where do you buy your stuffs? I use wiggle a lot but i'm not sure it's cheap for running things. I'm gonna buy her a few little things as a way to make sure she keeps it up (nothing like emotional blackmail

) but i've no idea where to start. I don't run and don't really every plan to do so

BBx · 17-01-2012, 21:41

10k 57m41secs

I don't feel any better for doing it. Bah!

BB x

jmc41 · 17-01-2012, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Anyway barring slightly average shoes, since there is not quite a need to invest yet. She does need something to run in. She has very limited tops or bottoms. Where do you buy your stuffs? I use wiggle a lot but i'm not sure it's cheap for running things. I'm gonna buy her a few little things as a way to make sure she keeps it up (nothing like emotional blackmail

) but i've no idea where to start. I don't run and don't really every plan to do so

I also use wiggle and they are overall not too bad. Amazon can also work well, I went into a local outdoor shop here to where I got a very good winter running top about a year ago as I wanted a second one. They were extremely overpriced but got to test the size out and then got it on amazon for about 30-40% less. For running stuff size is quite important so have used runners world (the shop, they are a chain I think) for gloves and have gotten socks from loads of places inculding JJB Sports (I believe Aldi is meant to be good but we don't have one around here).

[ Edit ] Go Outdoors does a lot of cheap stuff if you buy their £5 card. Bought myself a second pair of trainers last year for about £75 online (RRP £90 or something) and they were doing them for about £60 when I went in a few weeks later!

Mountain Warehouse another chain does a lot of slightly cheaper stuff too, got 2 for 1 summer base layers from there (£10-15 for the pair possibly) last summer. I've been to the ones in Warwick, Hatfield and Portsmouth!

BBx: Time on feet, all counts! I was mashed at weekend so only did 3.7 miles Sunday :-(

MB: Slowly is fine, the taking time off and having to keep distances down post all my knee issues drove me around the bend but taking 3 weeks off and then over 2 months to build back up to just about being able to tackle a longer run did work. And still, I've not run HM distance since October.

Matblack · 17-01-2012, 22:11

I use Sweatshop almost exclusively, they aren't the cheapest but their staff are well trained and they have a good selection. I suspect a girls needs a good running bra, I personally would buy proper running shoes, running is a cheap sport and shoes will be ok for 500 miles so worth the investment of up to £100 I think. Running shorts are important for a bloke as they contain the plums, I don't know about girl clothes but avoid cotton.

Retrospectively tonight's run was a bit of a revelation, I've been told for ages I'm going off to fast and now I understand why, because I was, even when I was running sub 30 5ks which were my peak. However tonight I finished at the same pace I started and felt I could have gone for another couple of k which was a surprise. I'll be keeping my cadence down in the future

MB

Desmo · 17-01-2012, 22:14

I did my first run tonight since our AN charity run....ouch

Not sure what happened but on the final section my left leg actually went numb and then I got pins and needles in it. Managed to carry on running until I got home though

Matblack · 17-01-2012, 22:55

Sounds like a trapped nerve James

MB

BBx · 17-01-2012, 23:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Anyway barring slightly average shoes, since there is not quite a need to invest yet. She does need something to run in. She has very limited tops or bottoms. Where do you buy your stuffs? I use wiggle a lot but i'm not sure it's cheap for running things. I'm gonna buy her a few little things as a way to make sure she keeps it up (nothing like emotional blackmail

) but i've no idea where to start. I don't run and don't really every plan to do so

I've got most of my sports clothes and my outdoor running gear from sportsdirect - there is no need to spend uber amounts.

Last year I wanted to get a Skins pair of leggings but Reevo advised against it - she saved me about £70!!

BUT she will agree that a good sports bra is essential.

Unfortunately it totally depends on what your missus is comfortable in to do sports... e.g. I HATE wearing tshirts - took hot and baggy, I dont wear shorts - chaffage and don't understand people who can run in jogging bottoms - no streamlining?!

I need new trainers

had my gait done on sat with some new trainers that were so comfy and cosy it just re-inforced the fact that I need new ones. Esp now as I need to break them in for all my runs!

Was unimpressed with Sweatshop when I went running bag shopping and as (I apparently 'incorrectly') thought Sweatshop was was a running shop I went in there to see what they had. They had two bags and none were on the shop floor :/

Well done to MB and Desmos for getting back on the running!

BB x

17-01-2012, 21:18	#1383
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I'm back running; slowly 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"

17-01-2012, 21:32	#1384
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	So the Girl has just started running for the first time in pretty much ever () Directed her straight to C25K and told her just please please follow that. Because she is defo of the type to overdo it and never run again. Currently she has some "Wildebeast" shoe which to me looks like some kind of appraoch/walking shoe. I was there when she bought them in a sports/mountain shop in Holland before we went galavanting around South Africa. Now tbh I do think these will do for running right now, they're not a make i know (nor can currently find on the internet at all!) but they seem to have decent support etc... Anyway barring slightly average shoes, since there is not quite a need to invest yet. She does need something to run in. She has very limited tops or bottoms. Where do you buy your stuffs? I use wiggle a lot but i'm not sure it's cheap for running things. I'm gonna buy her a few little things as a way to make sure she keeps it up (nothing like emotional blackmail ) but i've no idea where to start. I don't run and don't really every plan to do so __________________

17-01-2012, 22:11	#1387
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I use Sweatshop almost exclusively, they aren't the cheapest but their staff are well trained and they have a good selection. I suspect a girls needs a good running bra, I personally would buy proper running shoes, running is a cheap sport and shoes will be ok for 500 miles so worth the investment of up to £100 I think. Running shorts are important for a bloke as they contain the plums, I don't know about girl clothes but avoid cotton. Retrospectively tonight's run was a bit of a revelation, I've been told for ages I'm going off to fast and now I understand why, because I was, even when I was running sub 30 5ks which were my peak. However tonight I finished at the same pace I started and felt I could have gone for another couple of k which was a surprise. I'll be keeping my cadence down in the future 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"

17-01-2012, 22:14	#1388
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I did my first run tonight since our AN charity run....ouch Not sure what happened but on the final section my left leg actually went numb and then I got pins and needles in it. Managed to carry on running until I got home though __________________

17-01-2012, 22:55	#1389
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Sounds like a trapped nerve James 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"

15-01-2012, 11:08	#1381
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Well done jmc! No...no misting...yet. Dont think i'll be able to do 15miler today. have a sore throat but training books say to do 'something' urgh! BB x

15-01-2012, 16:05	#1382
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	10m 01:48:33 hilly, ill, glad done, bleurgh.. BB x

17-01-2012, 21:41	#1385
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	10k 57m41secs I don't feel any better for doing it. Bah! BB x