Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

blairw said:
Yeah I’d say if you’ve capable of that you’re capable of it in a race setting. I’ve been following the Norwegian singles method style of training since 1st Jan, 3 days easy, 1 easy long run and 3 sub threshold workouts per week (10x3:00, 6x6:00, 4x10:00) with weekly volume at around 90km
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Cheers! Feel like I'm absolutely flying at the moment. Did a 15k last night over some quite tricky terrain (for London...) and averaged 4.30/km without ever really getting out of breath.
 
I’m not sure I would say I’ve ever loved them but they certainly have their place.
I always found the biggest difficulty is finding the right hill with just the right length/profile.
 
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Whoop. Was just checking something and i have a UTMB index. Granted it's appalling and i've only done a single UTMB event, but feels fancy!

Martyn THOMPSON - His Trail results and UTMB® Index

Martyn THOMPSON 's UTMB® Index is 379. He finished 128th overall in the XIII Perimetral a Benissa 2026 - 24Km. Check his results and UTMB® Index.
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Probably not worth celebrating :p


Haven't really ran since i helped my friend on her Goggins challenge 2 weeks ago. Decided i need to focus on cycling until the end of the month and then aiming to switch things around and focus a little more on running again.
 

Older newbie (52 yrs) runner wanting to protect, Well, Everything​




I've got a few pairs of Asics. 4 pairs as daily shoes and 2 pairs of Gel Nimbus for running.
I'm still not doing 5k, Recently over the last year or so I've dropped from 105kg down to 75kg so knees etc are already a bit happier.

I can't see myself ever doing a Marathon, maybe if i can do 10k's i'll be happy

I do like the Asics, but HOKA's look interesting.

I know I should go and try some on but we dont really have a running shoe store in our area, so if i'm ordering online I want to try and narrow it down.

I was up to 5k's last year before our summer euro road trip and was looking forward to running along the seafront in spain but i tweaked my Achilles whilst at the hotel the day before the Ferry from Portsmouth, And couldn't run for 5 weeks.

So TLDR
Older ex fat bloke, Needs running shoes that will protect every joint whilst propelling him forward with the smallest amount of effort

That last bit might need a bottle and a genie
 
40:44 for the 10K on Saturday... 42 Second PB but felt very flat the whole time and a bit disappointed with the time but a PB is a PB. I think I could have got much closer to the 40:00 mark on the better day and hope to get into the 39s before long.
 
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