Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

Catching up with this thread. Indigo! What an amazing marathon time! Hats off to you sir, the way you are knocking those pb's in, simply inspiring.

I'm going to target knocking 15 mine off mine now, all thanks to you.

Cheers
 
First and probably last marathon done. Couch to this in 4 months raising some cash for some brilliant charities along the way. Full marathon time of 5hrs41 and 2hrs30 at 13.1 miles :-)
 
The Darkness said:
Catching up with this thread. Indigo! What an amazing marathon time! Hats off to you sir, the way you are knocking those pb's in, simply inspiring.

I'm going to target knocking 15 mine off mine now, all thanks to you.

Cheers
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Thank you. :)

Hard work but I was lucky that didn't really get more than niggle during training and it all fell into place rather nicely. I'm sure you can manage to knock of some more yourself too, I'd start with picking somewhere a bit flatter than Windermere!! Although I do want to go back and do that one again one day.
 
GhostWKD said:
First and probably last marathon done. Couch to this in 4 months raising some cash for some brilliant charities along the way. Full marathon time of 5hrs41 and 2hrs30 at 13.1 miles :-)
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Well done. :) Get plenty of sleep this week, eat well and rehydrate. You'll need it.

Although you don't think you'll run a marathon again don't stop running!!!
 
Branddaly,

Sorry for the late reply. Not sure what you consider local (depends if traveling by car or train I guess) but here's a few races for May/June.

Sunday 10th May - Blackpool 10K Beach Run
Sunday 14th June - Fleetwood Rotary Club 10K
Sunday 14th June - Asda Foundation Hull 10K
Sunday 21st June - Sport in the Port 10K (Ellesmere Port)
Sunday 21st June - Flash in the Park (Pennington Flash)
Sunday 28th June - Asda Foundation Pennine Lancashire 10K (Burnley)
 
IndigoGorilla said:
Well done. :) Get plenty of sleep this week, eat well and rehydrate. You'll need it.

Although you don't think you'll run a marathon again don't stop running!!!
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Thanks :) Had a day of catching up on rest yesterday and have definitely noticed a lack of energy post marathon. Eating right and drinking lots at the moment though so hopefully short lived.

I'll most likely keep up the running but more for fitness rather than half/full marathon level of running :)

Edit: Also, I meant to say a huge thanks to all involved in this thread. Not really posted much but have definitely been reading lots and it's certainly helped me get up to speed with what I needed to be doing and how to stretch properly post run etc. Fantastic resource and must admit rather unexpected from this particular forum given its main topic :)
 
Just did a 10.5mile run, which is the longest in 5 years.
Time to get new shoes though because my feet hurt like hell.



Thinking of doing the local marathon towards the end of the year,not sure how I should approach training as about 7 months out. The summers here are extremely hot and running gets pretty dangerous. I'm thinking of building up the miles until it gets too not, easing back a lot in July and August and then start building the miles back up in September when it will be cooler. Marathon will be end of November.
 
D.P. said:
Just did a 10.5mile run, which is the longest in 5 years.
Time to get new shoes though because my feet hurt like hell.



Thinking of doing the local marathon towards the end of the year,not sure how I should approach training as about 7 months out. The summers here are extremely hot and running gets pretty dangerous. I'm thinking of building up the miles until it gets too not, easing back a lot in July and August and then start building the miles back up in September when it will be cooler. Marathon will be end of November.
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Would it not be possible to just run early in the morning/late at night when its cool(er)?
 
D.P. said:
Thinking of doing the local marathon towards the end of the year,not sure how I should approach training as about 7 months out. The summers here are extremely hot and running gets pretty dangerous. I'm thinking of building up the miles until it gets too not, easing back a lot in July and August and then start building the miles back up in September when it will be cooler. Marathon will be end of November.
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It's not as much fun but this might be a situation where it would be sensible to go to an air-conditioned gym just to keep going with the miles. Although worth checking with someone who actually knows what they're talking about.
 
Where do you live?

You could substitute a run in the week for either swimming or cycling? I found my running improved drastically when I started swimming.
 
King85 said:
Where do you live?

You could substitute a run in the week for either swimming or cycling? I found my running improved drastically when I started swimming.
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Virginia.


This is what I need to find out about.
I need a personalized training schedule that takes into account the following factors:
  • Never ran long distance race
  • Currently can run 10 miles and feel i could run a few more if I slow my pace, especially on the hills.
  • Marathon is end of November, so plenty of time in total.
  • July-August ideally needs to to have shorter runs, flexibility for tread mills, or other activities like swimming
  • Millage ramping backup in September
  • Very fexible schedule, it is very hard with my job, wife's job, and a bay to keep to rigid weekly schedules.
  • Fun, I still have some other hobbies to do in my limited free time and don't want to devote every second to pounding out miles.

The second reason I think a cool down in midsummer might be the way to go is that it is 7 months to the marathon and it will be hard to stay motivated for that long.
 
semi-pro waster said:
It's not as much fun but this might be a situation where it would be sensible to go to an air-conditioned gym just to keep going with the miles. Although worth checking with someone who actually knows what they're talking about.
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I sometimes run on a treadmill when the weather is really bad. The problem is the boredom for long runs. What I typically do is try to do a timed 10K race, do 1-2 mile slow jog cool down, and then do weight for a bit.
 
D.P. said:
I sometimes run on a treadmill when the weather is really bad. The problem is the boredom for long runs. What I typically do is try to do a timed 10K race, do 1-2 mile slow jog cool down, and then do weight for a bit.
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It was just a thought as a way to keep up some sort of mileage if you can't sensibly run outdoors for part of the year.

Completed the Miles for Missing 10km today in 45:04.6 and didn't feel too bad having done it, the course round Clapham Common is annoyingly twisty though so quite a few times you're coming to a near dead stop before accelerating again. I think if I'd started a bit nearer the front I'd have managed to dip under 45 minutes as I got caught up at the start a bit but the instructions specifically said that anyone who thought they'd take longer than 35 minutes should start nearer the back - I suspect they got that a bit wrong as just one person managed it in better than that time and even then it was only by a few seconds. Still I'm fairly happy with my time as I was aiming for anywhere under 50 minutes. For any of you speedy types though a run at this event might give you a good chance of placing if that's an aim.
 
I sometimes get this pain after running at the very top of my left leg, feels like it's in the hip. It's nothing severe, just a dull pain, but it's recurring enough that i'm starting to think i should probably not ignore it. Not sure what it might be though, possibly hip flexors...
 
As a general rule, if it hurts for two days in a row when running then take two days off.

Do you do much x-training? Swimming, rowing, weights, etc..
 
Occasional swimming, that i would like to do more of when my life is a bit less hectic, and cycling. Not much else, although i've been meaning to try skipping/yoga for core strength.
 
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