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Ouch! I would probably have done the same in a past life (pre children
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There's still time. Don't worry 
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That's a worry! I have too many things I would want to go and buy (Trainers, Rower, New Bike(s), Radios, Books, Watches, Car(s), Holidays... the endless list!!)
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Who buys Radios!
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Loads of people probably
probably
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According to my wife, I would buy any old rubbish if I was left to my own devices 
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According to my wife, I would buy any old rubbish if I was left to my own devices
Sounds like she's holding you back in life (I'm sure she doesn't agree!)
In other news, i absolutely stacked it tonight. Was about to run a usual route, but was feeling crap after work and decided i'd do a shorter route and went to cross the road. This was about 10m after a zebra crossing at a roundabout. I checked the road and went to cross at the junction as a last minute decision.
There was about an inch ridge between the paving and the edging slab which i must've kicked and went flying into the middle of the road. Luckily there was someone stood next to me to witness the full faceplant. I dusted myself off and carried on, but as the nights gone on, my knee has got more and more painful, to the point it locked up earlier.
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At least someone saw you
She is the one to push me forwards mainly. I would just sit and drink wine and play games on my own otherwise (a bad thing for me generally! )
She is the one to push me forwards mainly. I would just sit and drink wine and play games on my own otherwise (a bad thing for me generally! )
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Given that most of the time I run after tea, it is likely to be nothing other than that. Having said that, given injuries and so on, it is a few years since I was in a position to do more than 10k.at a time
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Depends on the run although rarely do i aim for anything on the morning. Especially if it's just a solo easy run up to a couple hours. I'll just maybe have some toast before i go out and then try and take some food with me.
Went out for my last run before next weekends 10k. Went just over 10k in the rain, first time running more than the park run in the rain so was good. Just under an hour and a moderate pace.
Choose my Nike invincibles as they're quite grippy but can confirm they're super heavy when wet! Also choose to wear a north face shel type jacket I was given, it was alright apart from the heat it generated when dry and then when wet through it seemed to retain water in the sleeve where my elbow was(it emptied out when I put my arms down)
Nipples also started to rub near the end.
So lessons learnt about running in the rain .... Accept crappy times with heavy trainers, although they were heavy they gripped.
Wear no coat and waterproof vest or belt or a breathable coat one with a waterproof pocket for keys.
Vaseline Nipples and inner thighs
Choose my Nike invincibles as they're quite grippy but can confirm they're super heavy when wet! Also choose to wear a north face shel type jacket I was given, it was alright apart from the heat it generated when dry and then when wet through it seemed to retain water in the sleeve where my elbow was(it emptied out when I put my arms down)
Nipples also started to rub near the end.
So lessons learnt about running in the rain .... Accept crappy times with heavy trainers, although they were heavy they gripped.
Wear no coat and waterproof vest or belt or a breathable coat one with a waterproof pocket for keys.
Vaseline Nipples and inner thighs
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I have never got on with vaseline. I did use Lanacaine anti chafe gel though, and that worked really well.
I do love tech. Make up a tempo work out on your phone. Send to watch. Next morning, two button presses and off you go. Countdowns and alerts for every interval or if you're outside your pace.
In other news just when I thought I'd recovered from everything. 3k into this mornings 5k tempo run- boom. Right upper buttock and IT lateral knee pain - ouch.
Will continue to work on these but get some Piriformis exercises started.
In other news just when I thought I'd recovered from everything. 3k into this mornings 5k tempo run- boom. Right upper buttock and IT lateral knee pain - ouch.
Will continue to work on these but get some Piriformis exercises started.
New Fitbit packed in again (excuse to get Garmin Fenix?) so finally dug around to find the chest strap.
Set a new best time since whole ankle debacle over year and a half ago of 28:19 for 5k but HR definitely has some way to to go, bang on 160!
I am on a pretty heavy calorie cut at the moment though so just hoping to continue running regularly around this pace. Once start getting closer to target weight then can look at improving time and heart rate.
Set a new best time since whole ankle debacle over year and a half ago of 28:19 for 5k but HR definitely has some way to to go, bang on 160!
I am on a pretty heavy calorie cut at the moment though so just hoping to continue running regularly around this pace. Once start getting closer to target weight then can look at improving time and heart rate.
@neoboy well done. PR?
My first month of running completed today. Totalling 53km. I'm trying the 'run slower to run faster' regime. Want to break 25 mins by end of year.
But sadly my right knee/hip is still bothering me and after 4.5km today had to stop. I hope it's just overuse as the solution to this is easy - I'm going to take a week break.
Hope it's not something more complicated - ankle/hip weakness etc. That will take some investigation/trial/error to work out and may really slow down my momentum.
My first month of running completed today. Totalling 53km. I'm trying the 'run slower to run faster' regime. Want to break 25 mins by end of year.
But sadly my right knee/hip is still bothering me and after 4.5km today had to stop. I hope it's just overuse as the solution to this is easy - I'm going to take a week break.
Hope it's not something more complicated - ankle/hip weakness etc. That will take some investigation/trial/error to work out and may really slow down my momentum.
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PR was around 26 something I think, but best time since the big ankle injury.
My left achilles still bothering me on and off, within 1km thought I might have to stop but warmed up after that.
Might try something better than just stretching them on the stairs, anyone tried any of those programmes from likes of kneesovertoes, etc?
My left achilles still bothering me on and off, within 1km thought I might have to stop but warmed up after that.
Might try something better than just stretching them on the stairs, anyone tried any of those programmes from likes of kneesovertoes, etc?