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Hi I went to new balance shop at shap (Cumbria) and got my self some 757 neutral
cushion running shoes. £50 knocked down from £80 great service!
cushion running shoes. £50 knocked down from £80 great service!
I wonder if someone can help. I've only really started running for a couple of months and havent done any running since school and I'm now 38.
Im running about 2 to 3 times a week as its all my legs will let me do. I suffer from shin splints so I got myself a decent pair of running shoes which have stopped my shins from hurting all together now but when I do my regular 5km run when I get to around 1.5 to 2km sometimes my legs feels like it gets all pumped up and aches to a point I cant run any more and have to walk quite a while to get rid of it.
Does anyone get the same thing and if so how can I prevent it from hapening as I think its impeding my progression as I would like to run more often so I can speed up my times. As a side note Im 5"10 and weight 95kgs so perhaps that has something to do with it.
How fast are you running your 5k? Could be a simple case of running too quickly. You want a good endurance base before looking to speed up. I'd concentrate on getting to say 10k before looking to get quicker, which may mean slowing down in the meantime.
Drowning!
Just had a couple of weeks in Spain on holiday but took my trainers. Even running at 8am or 9am it was high 20s, so only did about 15k to 20k over the two weeks between 4 runs.
Went out from home on Monday night (about 7pm) for 11k and looked like I'd run through a river when I got home - my t-shirt was horribly soogy - yuk!
Not very fast really, Im doing 5k in about 32 mins but admittedly Ive been trying to get that down to 30mins. Perhaps you're right, not having done any running since school and starting to run for only a couple of months and trying to speed up probabaly isnt a clever thing to do especially as Im on the rather heavy side and not very fit.
I'll slow down and see how I get on. Thanks for the advise.
I was in the same boat Bear. Im now 38 and only started running 10 weeks ago. Again the last time was at school! Ive now got my 5k time down to 28mins on a good morning. I found that a great motivator has been using the Nike+ thingy with my IPod. Also, playing the right music helps. Good luck.
I'm staying in a hotel near Woking tonight and brought my running kit. Was great to run somewhere totally new and not feel like you know every inch of the route. Took in a bridlepath which ran through some fields - lovely and quiet Did about 12km which makes up for a couple of pints in the bar with my tea
Thanks, hopefully I'll get down to a time like 28min for 5k then I'll push for 60mins for 10k but wont be for a while yet.
... I can only assume that this is not shin splints but more to do with either bad stretching or just using a muscle that hasn't been used in a while/ever.
Hehe! Thanks!
What would anyone have to say about rest days for beginners too? I usually run one day, rest the next etc, or is the whole recovery thing a load of rubbish for the distance I run at the minute?
I know I could easily run again tonight after my long run yesterday