Running General Chat - Weekly Thread Sat 6 April 2024
Running General Chat - Weekly Thread Sat 6 April 2024
Just a general thread about running. How's your running going? What are you training for? Did you get new shoes? Sporting an injury etc....
On holiday up in the mountains, so went for a 5km with the doggo off lead. First time we've done it and he was great, just ran about 10m in front of me the whole time. Dirt road, hilly, little section of trail.. Was good. Hills a lot stepper than I'm used to though, so pretty sore today.
That sounds amazing! Everything outside is dusted in yellow pollen, so I've been treadmilling it with my cat supervising. How big is your dog? Does he normally run with you on leash?
Went for a fantastic 12km run earlier in the week and managed to talk one of my kids to come with me (they were on a bike). The time went by much quicker and as a bonus they’ve decided to do that some more!
Today I missed my weekly parkrun as I was up in the mountains. Tried to go for a run but it was raining and getting worse by the 3km mark so quit while I was ahead.
I’ve been trying to train zone 2/3 and it’s so hard to stay slow.
I also have a high HR when running, so I do HR training in the off-season on a stationary bike. It's much easier to control your HR and keep it low.
I am over 50 and getting back into running after a few years of not. My calves are so tight during after just a few minutes. When I stop, they are back to normal after an hour or so and not sore the next day.
I'm doing my best to avoid injury, and so I've been hesitant to run through it. Maybe I should?
On the plus side, I'm getting the need to run jitters when it's been than a day since the last run. So that's been nice to rediscover!
Maybe try just slowing down a bit when they get tight?
That's pretty much what I do during. I'm slow anyway, so sometimes have to walk to get slow enough for relief. Once they start getting tight, it happens quicker each time I speed up. It's one of those things where I'm not sure if I'm just being a wimp, or should just keep slowly building up time.
The last year I was running regularly I got diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. So I had gone years where my breathing and side stitches always got to me first. My legs were in decent shape because they had a very slow progression.
I did 3 half marathons in 4 years thinking I'd never be in good enough shape to talk and breathe. Now I can breathe for long enough to really feel it in my legs. It's a new experience
Calf stretches helped me a lot. Not just before a run but anytime throughout the day- put a daily reminder to stretch on your phone.
Just did a local 8km race yesterday. tried to break 35min but ended up coming in at 35min 46 seconds. I blame the hills on the route.. I'll get it next year.
As soon as I saw the picture Running On Empty started playing in my mind. I can hear this picture.
I'm detrained and can't seem to get off my arse. It's probably a bit of depression? Would appreciate some help.
Me too! I'll get enough motivation to force myself to do one workout, swearing I'm back to my routine, but 2 days later when I'm supposed to go again I'm like "I don't wanna!". I've lost muscle and gained fat in the last few months.
What's going on, I love exercising!
