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Was the last run in the program. Week 11. And the first proper 5k.
I had covered the distance in the sessions at 31:21 which was my best ever 5km time and knew I could so better as that included warm up and cool down.
I found it really tough today. Last 1.5-2k were brutal.
Most of last km was uphill and I was really struggling but knew I was close to time so kept pushing.
Brought it home in 29:52. Delighted but also a tad disappointed, I noticed at the start the GPS didn’t seem to kick in and as I know the course I ran about 100m further than I reckon I needed to, so real time was probably closer to 29:20. Guess it means I have to go out and post another time, but I’ll leave it a while, gonna enjoy a week or 2 of relaxing and a few gentle jogs.
Good man. Keep the faith until golf resumes anyway.
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ultrapercy wrote: »Yes it sounds entirely mad. Having said that would you mind having a word with mine, particularly righty. I'd try anything at this stage.
Ha! I was reading a board’s users running log the other day (I can’t recall the user’s name) and he said he talks to his body before running races, and it helps to activate body parts, so I gave it a try and it worked with the hips. Give it a shot Percy, you may surprise your righty 0 -
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Ha! I was reading a board’s users running log the other day (I can’t recall the user’s name) and he said he talks to his body before running races, and it helps to activate body parts, so I gave it a try and it worked with the hips. Give it a shot Percy, you may surprise your righty
Was that me by any chance? If so, just to clarify it isn't related to activating anything. I don't think any self talk can do that. It's more a mental thing to get all the body systems talking to eachother so when the going gets tough they're not all fighting eachother.0 -
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Morning all, first time poster in this forum. I wouldn't have really considered myself a "runner" previously, even though I would do 4-5kms on the treadmill from time to time in the gym and the odd random short run on roads.
I never really got running, felt like my body wasn't designed for it. Due to lockdown last year though, I didn't have many other choices though for keeping up fitness so started running more on the road and actually started to enjoy it. So towards the end of last year, I set the goal of running a half marathon by April 18th (originally plan was half-Connemarathon but Covid said no).
This Sunday I ran the 21kms, the longest distance I've ever done and tbh, never thought I could do. I enjoyed the first 15k, but started to slow down and feel it at around 18k. Thankfully made it to the 21km target and did it under 2 hours too which I'm very pleased with.
The question I have now though, is what should I do next? I have no interest in doing a full marathon, so I'm ruling that out. I find that when running for more than 1 hour, I get a bit bored. It's also time consuming if doing a few runs a week. I'm thinking maybe stick to 3x 10kms per week, try mix up the routes a little and perhaps focus on increasing pace? Any suggestions welcome
My goals really are to stay fit, keep running enjoyable and manageable within a busy schedule.0 -
Morning all, first time poster in this forum. I wouldn't have really considered myself a "runner" previously, even though I would do 4-5kms on the treadmill from time to time in the gym and the odd random short run on roads.
I never really got running, felt like my body wasn't designed for it. Due to lockdown last year though, I didn't have many other choices though for keeping up fitness so started running more on the road and actually started to enjoy it. So towards the end of last year, I set the goal of running a half marathon by April 18th (originally plan was half-Connemarathon but Covid said no).
This Sunday I ran the 21kms, the longest distance I've ever done and tbh, never thought I could do. I enjoyed the first 15k, but started to slow down and feel it at around 18k. Thankfully made it to the 21km target and did it under 2 hours too which I'm very pleased with.
The question I have now though, is what should I do next? I have no interest in doing a full marathon, so I'm ruling that out. I find that when running for more than 1 hour, I get a bit bored. It's also time consuming if doing a few runs a week. I'm thinking maybe stick to 3x 10kms per week, try mix up the routes a little and perhaps focus on increasing pace? Any suggestions welcome
My goals really are to stay fit, keep running enjoyable and manageable within a busy schedule.
3 x 10km a week would suit with 'My goals really are to stay fit, keep running enjoyable and manageable within a busy schedule' .But maybe look at different distances and improving your best times? It mixes it up a bit and keeps you pushing yourself. For example
1 mile
5km
10km
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Morning all, first time poster in this forum. I wouldn't have really considered myself a "runner" previously, even though I would do 4-5kms on the treadmill from time to time in the gym and the odd random short run on roads.
I never really got running, felt like my body wasn't designed for it. Due to lockdown last year though, I didn't have many other choices though for keeping up fitness so started running more on the road and actually started to enjoy it. So towards the end of last year, I set the goal of running a half marathon by April 18th (originally plan was half-Connemarathon but Covid said no).
This Sunday I ran the 21kms, the longest distance I've ever done and tbh, never thought I could do. I enjoyed the first 15k, but started to slow down and feel it at around 18k. Thankfully made it to the 21km target and did it under 2 hours too which I'm very pleased with.
The question I have now though, is what should I do next? I have no interest in doing a full marathon, so I'm ruling that out. I find that when running for more than 1 hour, I get a bit bored. It's also time consuming if doing a few runs a week. I'm thinking maybe stick to 3x 10kms per week, try mix up the routes a little and perhaps focus on increasing pace? Any suggestions welcome
My goals really are to stay fit, keep running enjoyable and manageable within a busy schedule.
It all depends on *why you run*? If it's not to achieve a specific event, something that would excite you (rather than to be endured, although that's part of it) then there's no need to aim for it. If you want to be fit or fitter then any variety of running is good though I suggest a mix of low HR (i.e. slow and easy), intervals and the occasional hard and fast run (but short) will keep things interesting and be progressively better for overall fitness.
If you find runs boring but want to persevere find some interesting routes (to the degree than you can presently) and/or some good audio material (books, podcasts etc)0 -
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Try the Gear & Equipment sub-forum. Lots of similar posts recently in the 'What shoes are you wearing now, what next' thread.
I’d not try there . It turns into an addiction fairly quickly and costs a lot of money ! 0 -
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Bluesquare wrote: »I’d not try there . It turns into an addiction fairly quickly and costs a lot of money !
:pac: I forgot the disclaimer
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