If you're thinking of stopping jogging/running for a while... DON'T!

haha! yeah, i went out on the bike this morning! Was a bit of a mission to do the normal ring. Its only 20 miles yet all i could push out was an ave of 10mph! lol, i could blame it on the boggy fields but that would be cheating myself.
 
I used to run 4km daily (I'm overweight, so that's an achievement). Stopped when I moved to the city centre, for various reasons about a month or two ago. Popped home to see my mum the other day and went for a run, couldn't even do half that without dying. Off to the gym methinks!
 
I gotta say Ive been starting and stopping loads this year, but everytime I start back I tend to still be able to do 3.5m.

Im loving winter running at the mo, Ive got a Garmin Forerunner 305 now, which seems like a corking bit of kit, im gonna try and set it up so i can do interval training once a week.
 
Get you ass on motionbased.com and upload those stats! :D Ive got one for the bike with a cadence sensor and a heart rate jobbie. Got a 190bpm today! :eek: (Garmin edge 305)
 
Yeah ive ditched the garmin soft and just use MB, and its awesome:D useless data to me but it looks good:p

No the heart rate info is good, it will help me push on to get faster, im not planning to run any more than 10 miles, dont think my shins can cope with any more than that, but if can work on my pace using the gamin, it wil have been worth spending £100!
 
Its was used from Ebay, I was tempted by the 405, but its was going to cost around the £200 mark.

Its pretty accurate so far, much more so than Nokia SportsTracker on my N95.
 
Mad old tory said:
General fitness, get a bit healthier and shift a few pounds but I have a fairly lose aim of running a half marathon at some point in the next year.
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I'd keep it simple then; 2 or 3 shorter runs during the week and a longer run on the weekend. Keep the pace easy for all and gradually increase distance over the weeks. Once you feel comfortable with the distance increase the pace of one of the midweek runs e.g. warm up/quick run/cool down, the warm up and cool down being slower than easy pace, the quick run (known as a tempo run) should be hard but not so that you collapse at the end. Later on you can replace the occasional tempo run with a speed session, but I wouldn't worry about that for a couple of months tbh.

If you're targetting a half you'd be looking to get the long run upto around the 10 mile mark. Just don't try to do it too quickly.
 
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firstborn said:
I'd keep it simple then; 2 or 3 shorter runs during the week and a longer run on the weekend. Keep the pace easy for all and gradually increase distance over the weeks. Once you feel comfortable with the distance increase the pace of one of the midweek runs e.g. warm up/quick run/cool down, the warm up and cool down being slower than easy pace, the quick run (known as a tempo run) should be hard but not so that you collapse at the end. Later on you can replace the occasional tempo run with a speed session, but I wouldn't worry about that for a couple of months tbh.

If you're targetting a half you'd be looking to get the long run upto around the 10 mile mark. Just don't try to do it too quickly.
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Cheers for that. Yeah I've been looking at keeping to 30-40mins during the week and trying to edge up nearer to an hour at the weekend. I've been a bit inconsistent recently both in terms of how many runs I've managed and times/distances. Got one of the entrylevel garmins with the footpod so that's given me a bit more impotus to get out there.
 
Mad old tory said:
Got one of the entrylevel garmins with the footpod so that's given me a bit more impotus to get out there.
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Nowt wrong with that, it's what I use.

The other half has a 405 so I know my figures are out and my 50 needs calibrating, but if I'm comparing my figures to the previous weeks the they are arbitary units as long as they are consistent.

With all this talk about pace, generally I don't think about my speed, I jsut run to my heart rate. When I'm warming up I'm getting it between 145 and 165, burning calories most efficiently at around 175 and racing at around 185. If I can maintain those heart rates for the distance I want to do then I'm happy, regardless of how quick or slow I go (or that's what I keep telling myself).

Those of you who are increasing your distance you want to increase it by no more than 10% total distance per week. So if you fit an extra run in one week that counts to your weekly total.

I'd also recommend you do some core work if you get the chance, helps you maintain your posture which prevents stitches and stops you getting back pain.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12910572 said:
I'd also recommend you do some core work if you get the chance, helps you maintain your posture which prevents stitches and stops you getting back pain.
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I'll second that - and one day I'll consider heeding that advice! Keep thinking should be doing some decent core work, but decide to go for a run instead.
 
firstborn said:
I'll second that - and one day I'll consider heeding that advice! Keep thinking should be doing some decent core work, but decide to go for a run instead.
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Definitely gonna think about that. Getting a bit of ankle pain at the moment, not sure if it's just because I'm not used to running or something is wrong. Had all the gait analysis done when i got my trainers so i don't think that's the problem but I can got get a "checkup" in the next couple of weeks at the shop and make sure everything's ok with them, otherwise I think it's time for the sport's injury clinic.
 
Just had my core circuits this morning and I'll be going out for a quick 6k tonight. I run on the same day I do core as it's the following day when it hurts, not the same day.

Fortunate the gym here run three core sessions a week.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12916907 said:
Just had my core circuits this morning and I'll be going out for a quick 6k tonight. I run on the same day I do core as it's the following day when it hurts, not the same day.

Fortunate the gym here run three core sessions a week.
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Morning??? Don't do mornings, unless I'm running twice a day. Nothing else is likely to get me out of bed, hence the need to find something on a rest day and in the evening :D
 
I'm the opposite. In the evenings, all I want to do is sit on my sofa and vegetate. If I do something in the morning then I can justify that.

On Sundays I go out at 7am and come back at 8.30am. After that I spend the rest of the day reading the paper and watching TV because I've already acheived my one thing for the day.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12916972 said:
I'm the opposite. In the evenings, all I want to do is sit on my sofa and vegetate. If I do something in the morning then I can justify that.

On Sundays I go out at 7am and come back at 8.30am. After that I spend the rest of the day reading the paper and watching TV because I've already acheived my one thing for the day.
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Completely the opposite for me, looking forward to a run in the evening gets me through the day. Work, home, run, food, sofa!

That said once we start getting misty mornings I'll be up early for a run in the local park as love it when there's a mist hanging over the ground and nobody else is around but the deer. Sad, I know.
 
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