Sunday Run: Still recovering
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Hope your legs will recover soon!
They are getting there
It took me at least a week to recover from my ten miler a couple weeks ago. I think I should have done some short, easy runs, sooner to aid the recovery.
The park runs will push you to get a better time. I don't run as you know, but @bingbabe is always pushing to beat her PB.
If this is what you are after, then you are simply challenging yourself and not racing others, though it feel like it sometimes.
Also if you do the parkruns at the start of the month (first Saturday), they have pacers. There is a 24m, 25m and 26m pacer at the Burnley event and I'm sure it will be the same for you. They can help you achieve your time.
I've not seen pacers at the one I go to. I may try to get to others, but it means getting up earlier on a Saturday.
Check the website of your local one. They usually advertise if pacers are going to be running.
13and a bit miles is a long way, you did great to get out at all. I can’t run but have been out walking a lot. Apparently you burn the same number of calories but I’m not sure how true that is. May help if I stop eating the kids sweets!
It was a long way, but strangely enjoyable. I hope recovery time will improve if I keep doing longer distances.
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I wish I had the will power to run. All it takes is a little bit of rain, or for it to be too hot, or too cold, or too windy or.... you get the idea.
Need to loose weight at the mo, as put on 5kg over the last several days, eating and drinking way too much. Started eating reasonably yesterday, as well as exercise that doesn't involve the great outdoors.
Perhaps it's because I'm in London, running in the countryside would be more interesting, I imagine.
I know when I was (much) younger, I did about 26 mins, but now that is very unlikely. Afterall that was about 20 years ago. How close did you get to the sub 25km mark?
Is there a park or somewhere like that you can run? It does take some effort to just get out there some days, but I know it pays off. This morning I didn't feel like I had much energy, but seeing a couple of Steemit posts about running gave me some motivation. Having targets helps too. I think my best 5km is 26:30 a while ago, but then I did 27 last weekend.
There are in fact two parks near to where I live, I just need to motivate myself and remove the fear of thinking people are laughing at the old man struggling to run.
I always tell myself that once I'm fitter and lose some weight I will start jogging to keep in shape. Think I may have it the wrong way round. I also have no excuse at the moment, as I've taken two months off work, before we move to live in South Korea for 6 months.
I really want to be in shape for our trip to Korea, as everyone seems so much healthier there, than we are in the UK.
@cstrimel has some good tips about techniques to increase your speed through using intervals - it seems to be partly about programming your brain as well as making your legs go faster. I think it's in week 9 and 11 of the 5k training programme (but could be 10 and 12). You're looking well, maybe it's the cereal :)
I have been doing some intervals. I'll have a look at what he's written.
I need to get on the horse and start doing some more physical activity. I have a lot of respect and admiration for those of you that enjoy running. I wish I did, I just can't get myself there yet. I do my best to take a mile or two walk and maybe do some short bursts of jogging within that distance. I know unless I enjoy it, it is always going to be hard though...
Good mileage! About your hips, you could perhaps visit a chiropractor about a pelvic tilt? I used to visit one frequently when I ran competitively as a teenager. It's expensive, but absolutely worth it!
My only tip for the hills are to shorten your stride length, even run flat footed if you already don't. It helps me to concentrate more on cadence rather than powering through the incline. I don't hit a lactic wall when doing it like this and I'm left with enough energy to complete a run.
After a few years out and 15kg gained, I started running 3 weeks ago to get back into shape. I feel your pain, it takes so long to recover now! I'm targeting some 10ks next summer though :)
I'll consider those. I've been losing some weight by keeping up the running. I find even a week or two off takes a while to recover from. Wishing you the best for your events
Thats pretty impressive to be running for more than an hour so close to your race. Good work mate.
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