Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

Marvt74 said:
That’s a decent go for your first attempt. I think if you’re limited to one run a week I’d aim for 10k next week which is around 6 miles and see how that goes.

I agree it can get a bit boring. I stick music on for the most part which I always think helps. Maybe even a podcast.
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Music, podcasts, audiobooks, or just run and chat. Most of the runs I do at work, we start at a chatting pace, then gradually keep getting faster until we cant speak, good achievement when you can keep the good pace up, and mine is not amazing by any standards, but keeps me happy :)
 
The top right of my leg, my side i.e. hip seems to be hurting today. Is this a common runners injury?!

Iv not had it before and I gym 3x a week and play football weekly so it must be from yesterdays run.

Id also be interested to know where you guys keep your mobile phone during runs? My wife had it in her pocket but that was annoying.
 
Yucca said:
The top right of my leg, my side i.e. hip seems to be hurting today. Is this a common runners injury?!

Iv not had it before and I gym 3x a week and play football weekly so it must be from yesterdays run.

Id also be interested to know where you guys keep your mobile phone during runs? My wife had it in her pocket but that was annoying.
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I don't take my phone on shorter runs (upto 10 to 12km) as I tell Mrs Chri5 my route. Long runs (eg when I've been marathon training) it goes in my Camelback with Viewranger updating my location every 2 minutes for safety.
 
Yucca said:
The top right of my leg, my side i.e. hip seems to be hurting today. Is this a common runners injury?!

Iv not had it before and I gym 3x a week and play football weekly so it must be from yesterdays run.

Id also be interested to know where you guys keep your mobile phone during runs? My wife had it in her pocket but that was annoying.
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Probably from running, but a sign that you ran too far for your body. I would pay head to the warning sign. You managed to push yourself a good fistandi for your first run but your body can't Jane that at this stage. Bones, ligaments and tendonds all.need to get stronger, and that is a slow process. If you ahve done a lot of other CV work, things like elliptical, then you are in an especially risky position starting off. Running leads to rapid CV gains, but the muscular changes required lag well behind.

This is when running 4x a week will help because you can go on some short runs to see how your body responds, and provide additional stimulus to help trigger adaptations to make you stronger.


I put my phone at home when I run for the most part, unless I need help navigating new routes
 
I aim to buy shorts with quite small/tight pockets. That way it's not bouncing around all over the shop :)

As for the acheing, it's not something i've had before but take a look at dynamic stretching, doing some lunges before hand might help that.
 
Ian_Eb said:
Good luck for tomorrow D. P.
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Thanks Ian.

Boston is crazy, such energy. I'll need to absorb that energy tomorrow though. Truly horrendous weather conditions, just above freezing with a complete downpour, and to worst of all 30MPH headwinds.

Very frustrating because my training came together nicely in the end, I'm fitted than I have ever been and I think I nailed the taper. The rest runs last few days were fantastic. 6:30 page was indeed easy this morning,just floating and cruising.

Totally don't know how to run this. I can try and run it easier since a PR is almost impossible but then I generate less heat. If I wear an Extra layer it will soak up water and I'll get laden down, chaffed and just as cold. If any run with a waterproof as I'll still overheat even in the cold and get wet from the inside, let's alone i don't have something appropriate.

Current plan I'll go with race shorts and t shirt, and sleeves, visor and hat,gloves.i will attempt a PR but will pull back as soon as it is clear i can't. I'll put a bin bag in a pocket so if things breakdown i can try and prevent hypothermia and carry on looking like a tramp.
 
Good luck with Boston today, I hope the conditions aren't too bad for you and that you get the result you're hoping for.

If anyone else from here ran Brighton yesterday I hope you managed to enjoy it, it was tough but I had a pretty good run and knocked almost 7 minutes off my previous PB to finish with a chip time of 03:22:18 (over 3 minutes slower than the gun time) so I've got to be fairly happy with that. For quite a lot of the race I was probably on course for a sub 3 hours 20 minutes marathon but couldn't quite sustain it and I felt like I was still passing a lot of people over the final few miles who'd maybe gone out a bit too hard. Mostly my pacing seemed fairly consistent regardless of the hills albeit I slowed up a bit in the last few kilometers which I think was a combination of a rather interrupted last month of training and running into a headwind along the seafront heading back towards the beach. It seemed like a very well supported and organised event overall though, it was a little bit hilly at the start but at least you got the hills mostly out the way long before halfway, miles 17-21(ish) where you're heading away from everything out to the harbour and some industrial units wasn't so appealing but I'd definitely consider running it again. Today I've got slightly sore knees and some mild sunburn on my shoulders but aside from that I'm feeling surprisingly healthy, I'll still take a few days off before a gentle run though.

//edit - for anyone who is interested it looks like the BBC are going to show the Boston marathon on the BBC sport app from 14:15 today.
 
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semi-pro waster said:
If anyone else from here ran Brighton yesterday I hope you managed to enjoy it, it was tough but I had a pretty good run and knocked almost 7 minutes off my previous PB to finish with a chip time of 03:22:18 (over 3 minutes slower than the gun time) so I've got to be fairly happy with that. For quite a lot of the race I was probably on course for a sub 3 hours 20 minutes marathon but couldn't quite sustain it and I felt like I was still passing a lot of people over the final few miles who'd maybe gone out a bit too hard. Mostly my pacing seemed fairly consistent regardless of the hills albeit I slowed up a bit in the last few kilometers which I think was a combination of a rather interrupted last month of training and running into a headwind along the seafront heading back towards the beach. It seemed like a very well supported and organised event overall though, it was a little bit hilly at the start but at least you got the hills mostly out the way long before halfway, miles 17-21(ish) where you're heading away from everything out to the harbour and some industrial units wasn't so appealing but I'd definitely consider running it again. Today I've got slightly sore knees and some mild sunburn on my shoulders but aside from that I'm feeling surprisingly healthy, I'll still take a few days off before a gentle run though.
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I ran Brighton yesterday. Was my first marathon and really enjoyed it. My goal was to try and run sub 4 hours and came in at 3:58:14. Thought the course at time was a little too narrow especially on some of the two way points.

The support was brilliant, especially the last few miles down the seafront!
 
Marvt74 said:
Yeah looks like a great result. My ex colleague did 3:03 so @D.P. beat him!
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Beat him at 2:58:22!

Weather was beyond belief, made worse with the 3hour wait in the cold before the start. It had snowed overnight so wet melting snow on side of the road, starting tent had iced over.

First 10km went ok, weather merely sucked. I was running comfortable 6:30pace with very low heart rate. Knew I was in 2:52 shape, but just went with flow. Started to raise my expectations but at 10km the heavens opened like some B-movie. Head wind picked up, and I got more concerned about hypothermia and a DNF. I made a tactical decion to pull back to a 98% effort to reduce risks. Just went with the flow, even effort and let the PR go. Focused on trying to have fun, absorb the energy. Stopped for a kiss from one of the wellsley college girls... At the Newton hill I ran strong, owed down as needed but crushed passed everyone. From mile 16 despite going a little slower almost no one passed me, but I passed hundreds and hundred who were succumbing to cold. Blasted up heart break hill, could cruise at 6:30 pace but knew that wouldn't be enough so kept effort in check. Good job as wind picked up, got so strong was a joke, like the rain. I felt great over taking everyone. Turned on to Boylston Street to finished and the weather gods just toyed with us. Wind got so strong people's caps flew off, an umbrella blew down the street, garbage bags flew in the wind. Rained was driving. Was awesome and ridiculous at the same time.

Felt like I could have held that pace for 50km. Happy with time, considering it was the slowest male winner time in 42 years.

You basically couldn't imagine worse weather. Would have preferred a blizzard
 
Ian_Eb said:
Looks like a pretty good result from what I can see. Nice work.
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Thank you, today my knees are mostly fine and it's the arch of my left foot that is intermittently sore. Hopefully these little niggles will ease over the next few days.

Ekim said:
I ran Brighton yesterday. Was my first marathon and really enjoyed it. My goal was to try and run sub 4 hours and came in at 3:58:14. Thought the course at time was a little too narrow especially on some of the two way points.

The support was brilliant, especially the last few miles down the seafront!
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Well done, that's very respectable for a first marathon but more importantly it sounds like you enjoyed it. I didn't notice the narrowness of the course particularly apart from the start where it's always going to be a bit tight but I guess it'll depend on what sort of grouping you find yourself in, at 4 hours or near enough you were probably in quite a big group of people trying to stick close to the pacers, I was in a bit of a no-mans land between the 3 hour 15 minutes and 3 hour 30 pacers for most of the race which might have made things quieter for me. On the subject of the pacers the balloons didn't seem to last too long, I've no idea whether that was intentional or not but it made it a bit tricky to spot where the pacing was supposed to be.

D.P. said:
You basically couldn't imagine worse weather. Would have preferred a blizzard
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I watched most of the race, conditions looked horrible so well done on finishing in a good time. The commentary made me realise again how lucky we are that for all the BBC's faults it does tend to be quite decent at covering sporting events.
 
Just that little clip made me feel ill ;-)

I would have had to think long and hard about even trying to start in that weather.
 
wet feet has to the worst aspect ? even with some wicking on the socks, a few puddles and direct ingress - squelch squelch
- with a water resistant top upper body is fine
 
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