Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

Martynt74 said:
Took around a month to go from walking to running constantly but genuinely think it helped. Without it I’d have likely overdone it and had a set back.

Good luck.
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Yeah, I think I really need to focus on mobility and strength exercises for a little longer, then I’m going to get back into running/walking. The bones, for whatever reason, are just not healing quickly. Been very frustrating.
 
dwarf said:
That is sounding promising. Don't be tempted to push yourself too far too fast though, or you'll probably just end up being injured for longer. If you want a guide on how to return from injury there's a decent video here with accompanying workout plans.
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@Converge

Was trying to find the links to the plan i followed and couldn't find it on his site, but then did a search and found this post which had the video/link
 
Went for a bit of a hike on Saturday and i always annoy myself as i hit a lovely section of trail and think "surely i can just run this bit" then aggravate my foot :(

Going to try and get more hikes in though as was lovely being out in the mountains.
 
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I managed to kind of run over myself with the car/caravan last Thursday. Thought I had done something hideously bad to my leg/knee as I couldn't stand on it until mid Friday. Looks like I didn't do anything serious after all (Makes a change) :-)
 
Good luck for this weekend @Dup Hope it goes better than last year :)


I managed a small run at lunch. Very pathetic and i'm partly blaming the heat, but was just doing reps of ~500m and then walking 250m. Each lap got easier as my legs eased into it which bodes well. Foot a bit sore, but i'm hoping that with plenty prehap type stuff i can keep things loose (tight calves are a killer for flare ups).
 
Also since I’ve been logging in occasionally. @Dup is still running. Was going into his 38th hour at the last refresh last checkpoint down and hopefully into the finish :D

Think the cutoff is 40 hours but unsure the distance from Tiberthwaite to the finish so hopefully he can get there.
 
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Martynt74 said:
I think I’d generally be hard pushed to say any iteration from one shoe to the new one would be a worthy upgrade.

At best they make a few slight tweaks to weight/foam. At worst they just do little more than change colour!

Especially for normal people.
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Agreed and from past experience if you find a shoe make/model/year/model number that fits well don't feel any aches and pains after a run etc buy a good few of that specific one before goes out of stock

I am loving my Saucong Xodus (1s) travail trainers use them on and off road after buying the 1st pair I bought 2 more as reserves - worn out 1st pair and now on 2nd but thinking of getting a 4th before they disappear

The Xodus 3s are out now so the 2s even are the same price as the originals but as I know the originals fit so well going to get some more

The smallest of change to toe box (narrower,wider), lacing etc etc can make all the difference and from year to year that difference might be a plus to your particular foot or a big negative
 
Well having only got back on the horse post marathon and injury, I had to go A&E with chest pains and they have diagnosed it has pericarditis. The doctor, who was an ultra runner, said I should take a month off then easy back into it with aerobic running. Post marathon has been a write off. Although it did give me a scare!
 
Buckster said:
Agreed and from past experience if you find a shoe make/model/year/model number that fits well don't feel any aches and pains after a run etc buy a good few of that specific one before goes out of stock

I am loving my Saucong Xodus (1s) travail trainers use them on and off road after buying the 1st pair I bought 2 more as reserves - worn out 1st pair and now on 2nd but thinking of getting a 4th before they disappear

The Xodus 3s are out now so the 2s even are the same price as the originals but as I know the originals fit so well going to get some more

The smallest of change to toe box (narrower,wider), lacing etc etc can make all the difference and from year to year that difference might be a plus to your particular foot or a big negative
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Thanks Martyn and Buckster, it looks like the latest Nimbus 26 has some sort of Eco foam base with mixed reviews - think its a good idea to stick to a set and model that fits without any issues.

Ive often read to go up half or a size up in running shoes - is that generally a good idea?
 
It can be. It’s to compensate for the swelling that can happen when you’re on your feet for an extended period but at the same time it could also cause you to wear shoes that’re too big which has its own issues.

It’s worth trying them from somewhere in person or where you can return easily. Every brand has their own sizing so what’s an 11 at one might be perfect but wrong with another.
 
Martynt74 said:
Also since I’ve been logging in occasionally. @Dup is still running. Was going into his 38th hour at the last refresh last checkpoint down and hopefully into the finish :D

Think the cutoff is 40 hours but unsure the distance from Tiberthwaite to the finish so hopefully he can get there.
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Thanks mate!

There's no cut-off after Chapel Stile for 100 runners (unofficially). I was 15 mins over but a finish is a finish.

I'm absolutely battered. Words can't describe how hard that was. I was making decent progress and then I got stuck at the 50 mile mark for a long time. Eating was tough and fighting the urge to curl up on the floor and sleep was tough. I settled into a Terminator style march for most of it and did well, but the night sections with the torch and rain really messed with my eyes and just made me sleepy. My body hurting didn't both so much vs fighting weird sensations due to sleep depravation and low fuel. I realised about 2/3 in that breaking my march into a run actually helped and I had better focus but it was too tempting to linger at checkpoints when I got there. I was ~45 mins inside the cut offs and had a buddy to keep motivated along the way. After Chapel Stile I didn't care so much for time. About 6/7 miles out I had both feet "explode". I can handle foot pain and never usually get blisters but something went pop in both within 1/4 mile so I lost about 20 mins patching them up. The last descent from Old Man I just went for it, skipping down the rough technical bits and then it just opens out into road. Loved that bit, my fastest part of the whole course.

There's definitely more on the table to really drop the hours off, but it's a tough technical course that takes more than it gives. You have to give it everything to finish and ignore everything your body is telling you. My goal was to finish the 100 before I;m 40 and I did it. I've no desire to go back yet. The cost to my young family is too much for me to go back in the way I would want to. But if the event is a round still in a couple of years, I'll go back armed and ready.

That said, my other half has been sucked in and fancies an attempt at walking the 50. So maybe I'll be back next year after all.
 
Awesome. I hadn't realised the lack of cut off, i was hitting refresh at 10am Sunday in the hope you'd squeezed under! Amazing you kept going for that many hours. Given your relative lack of training, at least that i generally saw. You just seemed to keep going with short 6-7 mile lunchtime runs, so to transform that into a 100 distance event is incredible.

I had the same target (100 under 40), but seems that's died a death due to my foot. Instead i've switched to a 360km gravel route locally or maybe something like a long hiking trail over a few days with a tent etc in the Pyrenees.
 
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