So..... running - Page 65

jmc41 · 19-12-2010, 19:42

Looks like my exercise for the next week is walking. A lot.
****** snow.

petemc · 19-12-2010, 19:43

Same.

Jonny69 · 21-12-2010, 13:42

I've been out in the snow. I quite like running in it.

lostkat · 23-12-2010, 00:16

Haven't run for 2 weeks due to a cold which has left me with pathetic cough. I wanted to get out tonight, but a walk down the road to retrieve my abandoned car (which I left in the snow this morning), had me coughing my guts up. Fed up!!!

I love running in the snow!

Jonny69 · 23-12-2010, 10:26

I really struggled through 5k yesterday. Well not struggled, it just did me in. I knew I'd reached the end of my run, put it that way. Can't tell if it's my pace, the fact that I tackled 'the hill', running in slippery slush, or if I'm losing a bit of strength. I need to get a watch so I can monitor how fast I'm going; I slowed my pace right down on a 7k home from shopping a few nights ago and it corresponded to a 47 minute 10k, so I wasn't going as slow as I thought I was. Think I need to watch it or I'm going to start burning myself out.

camerajuan · 27-12-2010, 05:09

3 track sessions in just over a week = more track than in the last 4 months. My body has forgotten that I am a sprinter & cannot sustain max effort for more than 40-50m

Definitely gym 4-5 times a week has helped my fitness since September but I can't run properly any more. Need to lose body fat, gain muscle & re-develop my sprint technique. Tips/suggestions/recommendations welcomed. I need to be a whippet again. Struggling to break 7.5 in a 60m is not something I'm comfortable with with a pb of 7.06.

(If anybody fancies a flutter on the New Year Sprint - Gillian Cooke is off 16.5m & really should be more like 10m. She'll be up there).

Jonny69 · 27-12-2010, 20:17

Bear in mind in the gym you're using a different set of muscles, in fact, if you're using machines you're only using muscles that operate in a straight line. What that means as a runner, is your balance and control muscles (groin, hips, ITB, shins and round the ankle) are underdeveloped compared to the big visible muscles you exercise in the gym (thighs, hams and calfs). It'll be your underdeveloped ones that you injure, because the bigger stronger muscles around them will over compensate and pull the others all over the place. Be careful and ease yourself in, basically.

I'm reading Runners World at the moment and it says to take it easy and start up slowly if you've been off for a bit. Trying to pick up where you left off will result in an injury.

I might be inclined to work on your cardio first, because you can do that with longer slower runs which will not hammer your weaker leg muscles too much. The running strength in your legs and core strength will build with it, you'll lose the fat, then you can drop the distance and increase the speed, do more weight work and switch to sprinting. I think that would be a sensible way to get back into it.

Only problem with that is distance running becomes quite addictive

petemc · 28-12-2010, 17:36

We both got spikes for our shoes to let us run in the snow for Xmas. By the time we get home it'll be melted. Doh!

lostkat · 29-12-2010, 20:29

Well after 3 weeks off due to a crappy cough, I'm back with renewed enthusiasm.

Did a 6 mile race on boxing day. I was 4 seconds quicker than last year, which is awful because I've sped up a lot in the last 12 months. But it's understandable due to my reduced lung capacity, so I was still happy.

Been to Wales to see Leon's folks/friends over the past couple of days and did 2 short runs whilst there with Leon's Mum's friend, which I really enjoyed. Glad to be back into it just in time to commence marathon training in a few weeks ready for Windermere in May.

pete - Do some cross country running instead

Don't have spikes personally, just trail shoes which are somewhere inbetween.

petemc · 29-12-2010, 20:44

Hmmm cross country. Dunno. Its muddy

Kate, did you do anything specific for marathon training or just increase your distance? I'm thinking that if I increase my distance by 1km a week, or 2km every other week then I'll hit the required amount in time for October.

19-12-2010, 19:43	#642
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Same. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

21-12-2010, 13:42	#643
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I've been out in the snow. I quite like running in it. __________________

23-12-2010, 00:16	#644
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Haven't run for 2 weeks due to a cold which has left me with pathetic cough. I wanted to get out tonight, but a walk down the road to retrieve my abandoned car (which I left in the snow this morning), had me coughing my guts up. Fed up!!! I love running in the snow! __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

23-12-2010, 10:26	#645
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I really struggled through 5k yesterday. Well not struggled, it just did me in. I knew I'd reached the end of my run, put it that way. Can't tell if it's my pace, the fact that I tackled 'the hill', running in slippery slush, or if I'm losing a bit of strength. I need to get a watch so I can monitor how fast I'm going; I slowed my pace right down on a 7k home from shopping a few nights ago and it corresponded to a 47 minute 10k, so I wasn't going as slow as I thought I was. Think I need to watch it or I'm going to start burning myself out. __________________

27-12-2010, 05:09	#646
camerajuan Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 211	3 track sessions in just over a week = more track than in the last 4 months. My body has forgotten that I am a sprinter & cannot sustain max effort for more than 40-50m Definitely gym 4-5 times a week has helped my fitness since September but I can't run properly any more. Need to lose body fat, gain muscle & re-develop my sprint technique. Tips/suggestions/recommendations welcomed. I need to be a whippet again. Struggling to break 7.5 in a 60m is not something I'm comfortable with with a pb of 7.06. (If anybody fancies a flutter on the New Year Sprint - Gillian Cooke is off 16.5m & really should be more like 10m. She'll be up there). __________________ British by law, Scottish by birth, Highlander by the grace of God.............Alba gu Braith My Papa - 31/12/28 - 25/1/2011 Goodnight old man, I'll miss you

19-12-2010, 19:42	#641
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Looks like my exercise for the next week is walking. A lot. ****** snow.

27-12-2010, 20:17	#647
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Bear in mind in the gym you're using a different set of muscles, in fact, if you're using machines you're only using muscles that operate in a straight line. What that means as a runner, is your balance and control muscles (groin, hips, ITB, shins and round the ankle) are underdeveloped compared to the big visible muscles you exercise in the gym (thighs, hams and calfs). It'll be your underdeveloped ones that you injure, because the bigger stronger muscles around them will over compensate and pull the others all over the place. Be careful and ease yourself in, basically. I'm reading Runners World at the moment and it says to take it easy and start up slowly if you've been off for a bit. Trying to pick up where you left off will result in an injury. I might be inclined to work on your cardio first, because you can do that with longer slower runs which will not hammer your weaker leg muscles too much. The running strength in your legs and core strength will build with it, you'll lose the fat, then you can drop the distance and increase the speed, do more weight work and switch to sprinting. I think that would be a sensible way to get back into it. Only problem with that is distance running becomes quite addictive __________________

28-12-2010, 17:36	#648
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	We both got spikes for our shoes to let us run in the snow for Xmas. By the time we get home it'll be melted. Doh! __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

29-12-2010, 20:29	#649
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Well after 3 weeks off due to a crappy cough, I'm back with renewed enthusiasm. Did a 6 mile race on boxing day. I was 4 seconds quicker than last year, which is awful because I've sped up a lot in the last 12 months. But it's understandable due to my reduced lung capacity, so I was still happy. Been to Wales to see Leon's folks/friends over the past couple of days and did 2 short runs whilst there with Leon's Mum's friend, which I really enjoyed. Glad to be back into it just in time to commence marathon training in a few weeks ready for Windermere in May. pete - Do some cross country running instead Don't have spikes personally, just trail shoes which are somewhere inbetween. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

29-12-2010, 20:44	#650
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Hmmm cross country. Dunno. Its muddy Kate, did you do anything specific for marathon training or just increase your distance? I'm thinking that if I increase my distance by 1km a week, or 2km every other week then I'll hit the required amount in time for October. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!