Any Runners On Here??

[SWSteve]

Pacing isn't odd, I've had times when I'm able to sprint - and a while back when racing a local 8k I just couldn't go any faster at the end

 

[Dark46]

I've now done 3 Park Runs and am really enjoying it. I've volunteered to be tail runner in a couple of weeks to do my bit, as with out volunteering there wouldn't be a Park run.

 

[SWSteve]

This weeks training plan was a lower intensity week, and long run was only 1.5 hours. Descided it was worth putting road shoes on with my pack and pound the pavement instead if going off piste.

If wasn't long before my easy run became 'see how far/fast you can go in that time' - I was very surprised.

19.1k in 1:30

 

[thecube]

First race exactly 1 month from my marathon. I must say I was worried beforehand, I have felt pretty ropey since struggling to the end of the marathon. But, I have taken it pretty steady for 3 weeks and started to try and speed up over the last week. I think the rest was necessary and I accept that it will take a while to get back to were I was over the shorter distances. But it went fairly well, not much off where I'd hoped to be. It was an 8 miler and was expected the wheels to come off at the end but just kept going and rather surprised. Hopefully that's the end of the post marathon blues.

 

[flatflr]

Got itchy feet after my ride on Sunday (first decent distance ride in the UK this year) and said bugger it and went out for a leg loosening run. Just 4 miles on road but surprised how well the legs felt

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran Trunce #3 last night
Started too far back (only about 20 behind me), wasted time & energy passing people
Queued at the kissing gate

Here's an independent review;
https://runningscaredsite.wordpress...nice-considering-everything-trunce-3-tonight/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ran Trunce #3 last night
Started too far back (only about 20 behind me), wasted time & energy passing people
Queued at the kissing gate

Here's an independent review;
https://runningscaredsite.wordpress...nice-considering-everything-trunce-3-tonight/

There's a couple of video links, in the text, below the pre-start picture taken off the railway bridge
Not active, so no trespass to take the pic, but it is ex-Woodhead Line, but now 'Trans-Pennine Trail'

 

[SWSteve]

Recovery run, how do any of you cope?

I struggle to be able to hold myself back enough that there isn't an 'effort' whilst out, but do feel better for having done it, but it's mentally taxing if nothing else...

 

[thecube]

Recovery run, how do any of you cope?

I struggle to be able to hold myself back enough that there isn't an 'effort' whilst out, but do feel better for having done it, but it's mentally taxing if nothing else...

Well I don't really believe in such runs to be honest, they don't work for me (but them I am getting on a bit). If I am tired I recover by resting. Otherwise I view it as just another run and decide the intensity based in the other runs I have done that week and how I feel. But, I know plenty of runners that swear by them.

 

[SWSteve]

Well I don't really believe in such runs to be honest, they don't work for me (but them I am getting on a bit). If I am tired I recover by resting. Otherwise I view it as just another run and decide the intensity based in the other runs I have done that week and how I feel. But, I know plenty of runners that swear by them.

I found it helped my Achilles which had flared up the night before feel much better. I don't really understand the point of them, I think it's just spending time on feet, but I may be wrong

 

[John the Monkey]

Recovery run, how do any of you cope?

I struggle to be able to hold myself back enough that there isn't an 'effort' whilst out, but do feel better for having done it, but it's mentally taxing if nothing else...

If you have a smartphone, put an app on it that allows you to set a pace, or an HR zone. I use Samsung Health, as it came with my phone - the "Endurance Builder" programmes are frustratingly slowly paced, but do get me to slow down. You can create your own programmes too.

Well I don't really believe in such runs to be honest, they don't work for me (but them I am getting on a bit). If I am tired I recover by resting. Otherwise I view it as just another run and decide the intensity based in the other runs I have done that week and how I feel. But, I know plenty of runners that swear by them.

I'm not a competitive runner, but two unpaced 5ks (Mon, Wed), followed by a ~10k (Sat) paced by Samsung Health (much slower than even my usual pace) each week generally results in a quicker run on the following Monday for me than 3 unpaced 5ks on Mon, Wed & Sat does.

 

[SWSteve]

If you have a smartphone, put an app on it that allows you to set a pace, or an HR zone. I use Samsung Health, as it came with my phone - the "Endurance Builder" programmes are frustratingly slowly paced, but do get me to slow down. You can create your own programmes too.



I'm not a competitive runner, but two unpaced 5ks (Mon, Wed), followed by a ~10k (Sat) paced by Samsung Health (much slower than even my usual pace) each week generally results in a quicker run on the following Monday for me than 3 unpaced 5ks on Mon, Wed & Sat does.

Interestingly, my plan is essentially
Monday - rest
Tuesday - intervals
Wednesday - easy/recovery
Thursday - longer intevrals
Friday - rest
Saturday - long intervals/Fartlek
Sunday - Longrun

There's a lot of similarity in what you put. The idea is keeping active, but not going mad for pace on those mid-week runs and I have found over the last 6 weeks my pace is (slowly) creeping up.

 

[Beebo]

Nearly at my target of a sub 25 minute park run.
Got 25.24 today. And I set off far too fast, next week I will try to run negative splits with a slow 1st half.

 

[SWSteve]

Nearly at my target of a sub 25 minute park run.
Got 25.24 today. And I set off far too fast, next week I will try to run negative splits with a slow 1st half.

Do you run with a gps watch?

 

[Beebo]

Do you run with a gps watch?

No, but I do own a garmin which I use for longer runs.
I might use it to see if it helps.