New Year Joggers

[grumpyoldwoman]

Some cyclist would also like to be able to run, but knackered knee's stop them.

Yep very true! But I've found that cycling has actually seemd to improved my knackered knee,I don't seem to get so much grief from it since I've started cycling regulary

 

[User169]

Serious athlete thread alert.

 

[screenman]

Yep very true! But I've found that cycling has actually seemd to improved my knackered knee,I don't seem to get so much grief from it since I've started cycling regulary

You and me both, I cannot run at all but stop cycling for more than a week or so and the knee gets more painful. Maybe people would be healthier and need less help if they cycled more.

 

[vernon]

Serious athlete thread alert.

Waiting for Blazed to rear his head.

 

[Over The Hill]

Why do some jog/run wearing just vests and flimsy shorts in this weather? Surely their bodies can't generate enough heat to justify being so uncovered! I put it down to them being vain and thinking that people are admiring their physiques, when in reality people are thinking "Look at that fecking idiot"!

I am new to jogging this winter (decided I do not cycle enough in the winter so needed something else). I am surprised how hot you get running. It has been really mild so far this year but I run in shorts and either just a T shirt or start off in my very thin summer cycling top but then need to take it off.
I think you don't get the chill that you have on a bike as you are going so slow and warm up quite quickly.
A vest is a bit much though.

 

[Over The Hill]

You and me both, I cannot run at all but stop cycling for more than a week or so and the knee gets more painful. Maybe people would be healthier and need less help if they cycled more.

I had very bad problems with my knees - wear behind the kneecap. It pushes on the knee joint as you straighten your leg. I could hardly get up one flight of stairs and was in pain every day.
I took up cycling and the build up of muscle changes the way the kneecap sits on the joint and so eases the problem. Also I lost about a stone in weight (partly from the cycling) and am currently on the way to losing another stone.

I was feeling good with the weight loss and so started running again. I can do Parkrun 5k in about 31 minutes after 2 months of running and get no problems at all with my knees now.
So I am all for attacking a problem rather than giving in to it. But of course I was fortunate in the issues I had could be dealt with in that way and some cannot.

 

[DRHysted]

They say it doesn't matter if you do 6 minute miles or 16 minute miles, as long as you do the miles.

 

[screenman]

Why do some jog/run wearing just vests and flimsy shorts in this weather? Surely their bodies can't generate enough heat to justify being so uncovered! I put it down to them being vain and thinking that people are admiring their physiques, when in reality people are thinking "Look at that fecking idiot"!

I raced a bike for a lot of winters and in the early days this included river crossings, only wore shorts and one cycling top layer. So it is not reserved just for runners, I would also add it is very easy to get hot very quickly when running.

 

[rich p]

when in reality people are thinking "Look at that fecking idiot"!

I really can't see why you would think that.

 

[cyberknight]

<<<<< Ahem....

He said harder not wobblier

 

[cyberknight]

I used to do a fair bit of jogging but i never enjoyed it , always felt like i was runnign through the tarmac rather than over it , 18 min 5 ks and 40 min 10 k were about my limit.

 

[User169]

Why do some jog/run wearing just vests and flimsy shorts in this weather? Surely their bodies can't generate enough heat to justify being so uncovered! I put it down to them being vain and thinking that people are admiring their physiques, when in reality people are thinking "Look at that fecking idiot"!

Sounds like those cyclists and that lycra [insert appropriate yellow disclaimer]

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I wear a hi-viz sleeveless top over my black running gear. When running behind someone I don' t need to warm them I am behind them, they usually hear me puffing and wheezing before I get close.

Hi-Viz doth offend mine eye. On two wheels. On two legs.

Most of my running gear dark but I do have a few white tops. And in the UK I nearly always run in shorts and my codfish coloured skin is plenty visible.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

My first run of 2016 was on 1.1.16 - 500m hill repeats x 5 in the pouring rain on a hill 2.5km from home. Didn't see too many others out thobut.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Why do some jog/run wearing just vests and flimsy shorts in this weather? Surely their bodies can't generate enough heat to justify being so uncovered! I put it down to them being vain and thinking that people are admiring their physiques, when in reality people are thinking "Look at that fecking idiot"!

Most runners don't give a feck what other fecking idiots think.

Most footballers and rugby players wear shirts and shorts in the winter that offer naff all insulation, especially when wet.