Random Running Questions

Glencarraig

Baby75 wrote: »

The irish 5 mile is another one I really enjoyed in the lead up to DCM it might be a bit of a spin for you but the waterford viking run is also another one I enjoyed, it has a 1/4, HM and full but I am sure you find somthing closer to home

As far as I am aware, the RnR route has changed this year so back to its old one I think. I believe it was changed last year due to the Popes visit. I could be wrong though.

wont be long before the new DCM thread starts up again! I say the new mentor is being picked or contacted around now! should be a great thread looking forward to it again this year myself

R&R is indeed back to its original route but with a new start, same start as DCM.

Sunny Dayz

Any tips for a blister on the sole of your foot?


Walked about 10km in a pair of shoes that probably weren't best suited for that distance - it was a brisk enough walk at that and wasn't wearing socks. Sunshine went to my head!!


Was planning to register to a local race on this Fri evening.... but I'm currently hobbling around the office.

aquinn

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Any tips for a blister on the sole of your foot?


Walked about 10km in a pair of shoes that probably weren't best suited for that distance - it was a brisk enough walk at that and wasn't wearing socks. Sunshine went to my head!!


Was planning to register to a local race on this Fri evening.... but I'm currently hobbling around the office.

Is the blister full of fluid? If so sterlise a needle, dip in boiling water. Thread it but don't knot it. Feed it in and out of the blister and the thread with drain it.

Sunny Dayz

aquinn wrote: »

Is the blister full of fluid? If so sterlise a needle, dip in boiling water. Thread it but don't knot it. Feed it in and out of the blister and the thread with drain it.

Thanks, do I dip the thread in boiling water also?

aquinn

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Thanks, do I dip the thread in boiling water also?

You can if you want but needle really only required.

skyblue46

aquinn wrote: »

Is the blister full of fluid? If so sterlise a needle, dip in boiling water. Thread it but don't knot it. Feed it in and out of the blister and the thread with drain it.

I have just had it confirmed that I'm a total wuss!!! Haha

Djoucer

You’re better off leaving blisters alone.

They’ll disappear themselves over time.

Popping them can make things worse with infections etc.

Should only pop them if you have to.

Singer

Djoucer wrote: »

You’re better off leaving blisters alone.

They’ll disappear themselves over time.

Popping them can make things worse with infections etc.

Should only pop them if you have to.

If a blister was getting worse or causing problems with walking/running, I'd pop it. A sterile blister plaster can help once it's lanced.

Itziger

Folks, a question for the community and Mods I guess; Why is Boards so manic about doping speculation?

The reason I ask this right now is that I was looking at LetsRun earlier and well, it's the absolute opposite there. People come out with all sorts of completely unsubstantiated and wild claims on that subject. Some of them are silly, some are nonsensical but some are interesting. The only other message board I visit is also free and easy, irreverent let's say.

Why is Boards so strict and serious?

Genuine question.

OOnegative

Itziger wrote: »

Folks, a question for the community and Mods I guess; Why is Boards so manic about doping speculation?

The reason I ask this right now is that I was looking at LetsRun earlier and well, it's the absolute opposite there. People come out with all sorts of completely unsubstantiated and wild claims on that subject. Some of them are silly, some are nonsensical but some are interesting. The only other message board I visit is also free and easy, irreverent let's say.

Why is Boards so strict and serious?

Genuine question.

Repercussions I think Itzi, if the claims prove to be false and said athlete decides to sue Boards there up $hit creek without a paddle i’d say.

Itziger

OOnegative wrote: »

Repercussions I think Itzi, if the claims prove to be false and said athlete decides to sue Boards there up $hit creek without a paddle i’d say.

Yeah, I'm guessing that's why but how are Letsrun different or the Peoples Republic of C??

There must be a reason. Can someone explain it?

Murph_D

Itziger wrote: »

Yeah, I'm guessing that's why but how are Letsrun different or the Peoples Republic of C??

There must be a reason. Can someone explain it?

Different libel/defamation laws in different countries, I’d imagine. But I’m only speculating!

Fusitive

Itziger wrote: »

Yeah, I'm guessing that's why but how are Letsrun different or the Peoples Republic of C??

There must be a reason. Can someone explain it?

Letsrun has had cases taken against them many times in the past. It just ignores the consequences of not having restrictions and operates an semi-anonymous board in the "name of free speech And clean sport". The idea was that inside whistleblowers would have a place to speak out and there has been occasions where actual whistleblowers have posted(Magness and Goucher posted "anonymously" about NOP long before pro-rebulica came out with the report for instance.) But the flipside of it is that 99.9% of doping speculation is just noise, most of it inchorrent conspiracy type stuff throwing darts blindly at a board.

They also aren't very impartial, one of the Letsrun mods was protected and all posts deleted when real evidence of him and Athletics West doping came out and his use of Winstrol. He has since admitted using it but any mention of his doping is deleted to this day.

You end up in a clusterfućk of a mess when you leave unsubstantiated doping claims open and you end up with a site that has a very low signal to noise ratio letsrun and actual evidence and whistleblowers get buried in the mess. Letsrun has a motto of "if an athlete can't prove the accusation to be false, they will not remove it" and proving innocence is almost to impossible to do.

The huge amount of unsubstantiated doping claims and trolling has destroyed that board. You used to have genuine World class coaches and athletes posting on there about training regularly but not anymore because they were reguraly attacked by the mob.

TFBubendorfer

Itziger wrote: »

Folks, a question for the community and Mods I guess; Why is Boards so manic about doping speculation?

Just as a short note, this has nothing to do with mods, it's a policy from the very top and non-negotiable. It's the same with the no-medical-advice thing.

Boards have been sued in the past, and the decision was made to strictly ban those kind of posts.

Anyone wishing to discuss this more freely is welcome to head to letsrun. Personally I have long given up on that board because the signal-to-noise ratio is close to 0. I know moderation can be annoying at times, but looking at the other side I find that non-moderation is worse.

deisedude

Noticing a slight discomfort in my knees after a long run, wouldnt say its painful as such but dont want to ignore warning signs and get injured in future. It might just be the runners so I've ordered a new pair. Anything else i can do?

vargoo

deisedude wrote: »

Noticing a slight discomfort in my knees after a long run, wouldnt say its painful as such but dont want to ignore warning signs and get injured in future. It might just be the runners so I've ordered a new pair. Anything else i can do?

MRI both

Murph_D

For now I’d just wait and see if the new shoes make a difference. Slightly sore knees after a long run doesn’t sound too unusual to me!

vargoo

Murph_D wrote: »

For now I’d just wait and see if the new shoes make a difference. Slightly sore knees after a long run doesn’t sound too unusual to me!

You'll miss them when they're gone - Baz Luhrmann

cullenswood

Do many in here use Rowing as a cross training exercise?

I'm out injured for a while and am waiting for my appointment with a specialist in relation to knee cartilage damage. I don't really have handy access to a pool (can swim but have never done more than a length anyway!), and find the bike pretty dull.

Have started using the rowing machine in the gym to try and get a bit of cardio in but am not really sure what I am doing on it to be honest.

For people that use it, how long would you row for, what pace / stroke rate etc should I be doing / aiming for. I know this is all relative, but was hoping to get a ball park idea from other people.

IvoryTower

Same sessions as running, speed, tempos, longer slow rows. There are many free plans online if you plan on using it 3-5 times a week. You would do a test, something like 3-5k hard and that calculates paces for all your sessions


edit:

https://www.fitness.marines.mil/Portals/211/Docs/PFT_CFT/PFT_CFT%20Standards/Training%20for%205K%20Rowing%20Ergometer%20Test.pdf?ver=2016-12-15-105509-990

TFBubendorfer

cullenswood wrote: »

Do many in here use Rowing as a cross training exercise?

I used to, many years ago. It's a great cardiac workout, really strengthens your core and if you want to learn how to suffer there are few places that can teach you that equally as well.

However, one day I really hurt my lower back on the rowing machine. It was all down to improper technique, no doubt at all, but looking at all the non-rowers using a rowing machine, improper technique is very, very common.

I still got the occasional back pain 5 or more year after the incident, and I have not been back on the rower since. It was just not worth the injury risk.

shotgunmcos

Yes I do. I have a concept 2 rower at home and I used to row competitively in Uni.

I've always used it as cross training as I understand the value of it and have decent technique. Bias aside it's hands down one of the best strength endurance related cardiovascular activities you can do. If you learn the technique you will find it really works your legs. Quads, calves, glutes, hamstrings and hip flexors. Everything you use running including your core but no impact.

I didn't use it the last few months as I was building run mileage. But I'll incorporate it again this summer. I take it out into my garden on sunny days.

Trust me, learn the technique properly and it's bang for buck!

Edit: sorry missed the last question. Tip: go on to the Concept 2 website and sign up (free) for daily sessions to be sent to you. You get a short, medium and long option every day with time, intervals, stroke rate and rest.

The workout you get from it is as relative as it us to running. Long low rate easy (30 min rate 20spm) hard short intervals (10x500m), threshold (3x 2,000m or 2x 5,000m at various rates).

skyblue46

Does anyone know what the spat between Dublin Mountain Marathon and Popupraces/ Anto is all about? DMM Facebook page is apparently blowing a big fish out of a small pond!

Bananaleaf

skyblue46 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the spat between Dublin Mountain Marathon and Popupraces/ Anto is all about? DMM Facebook page is apparently blowing a big fish out of a small pond!

Didn't know anything about it until your post. Strange one. So, did people sign up to this race and have subsequently lost their money? I wonder how many people we are talking

skyblue46

Bananaleaf wrote: »

Didn't know anything about it until your post. Strange one. So, did people sign up to this race and have subsequently lost their money? I wonder how many people we are talking

It sounds more like the original organisers wanted all proceeds to go to charity but the race managers took over running of the event as a for profit event. I'm sure there are two sides to the story. I can't understand how a hired event management company could just take over an event.

TFBubendorfer

Bananaleaf wrote: »

Didn't know anything about it until your post. Strange one. So, did people sign up to this race and have subsequently lost their money? I wonder how many people we are talking

Not knowing anything about what is going on but knowing both Don and Anto very well, I cannot possibly imagine that being the case.

RacoonQueen

skyblue46 wrote: »

It sounds more like the original organisers wanted all proceeds to go to charity but the race managers took over running of the event as a for profit event. I'm sure there are two sides to the story. I can't understand how a hired event management company could just take over an event.

There where two separate events as far as I understand. One person who makes money out of something called 'eco therapy' is calling out people who make money out of races. Go figure.

The Black Oil

13 million views in 2 days, and as for the actual finish...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6EaKhBMgFM

mutley18

Why do I get an annoying pain on the sole of my right foot when I run long distance Always thr right and never the left

Singer

mutley18 wrote: »

Why do I get an annoying pain on the sole of my right foot when I run long distance Always thr right and never the left

This could be due to over-training, and/or maybe bad shoes. Try building up slower to longer distances, and maybe swapping out your current running shoes for some other ones. I used to get various injuries in my feet when I started out running, they went away over time. Apart from running volume, these days I try to avoid foot problems by running in a few pairs of different shoes over the course of a week, as they'll tend to stress different parts of your feet in different ways.