Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

New to running here...probably should have read this thread before hand but have been doing a couple of runs a week for the last few weeks.
Did a few 5k runs and a few people said I had a good pace so unexpectedly did 10k Thursday night and then 10k again this morning at 43m41 according to Strava..quite enjoying it
 
Dreadi said:
New to running here...probably should have read this thread before hand but have been doing a couple of runs a week for the last few weeks.
Did a few 5k runs and a few people said I had a good pace so unexpectedly did 10k Thursday night and then 10k again this morning at 43m41 according to Strava..quite enjoying it
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Must be naturally really fit or you're into other sports :) Best i've managed in a 10k is something like 55 mins and i was busting a gut by the end. I've found as i've got older i struggle with speed work however one of my friends is mid 40's is just getting faster getting sub 40 10k so likely i just need to more dedicated.

I've dropped running right back at the moment, pretty much once or twice a week as i'm knackered doing a bunch of fencing and other DIY stuff so struggling with aches/pains/tiredness.
 
Haha yeah i was thinking that. Really impressive times, but i think it's certainly possible when carrying fitness from other sports. I saw a short video of someone mocking his mates running technique who ran something like a 38 minute 10k (he was a semi pro cyclist i think so huge fitness) and was saying it was proof that form doesn't have to be perfect to run fast
 
JustBen said:
I've dropped running right back at the moment, pretty much once or twice a week as i'm knackered doing a bunch of fencing and other DIY stuff so struggling with aches/pains/tiredness.
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DIY can be a good workout activity - don't get the usual run schedule when visiting relatives - but unexpected opportunity to do some tree pruning the other weekend
was a great upper body workout.

still not convinced by my saucony TR2's I'd never experienced very clear pronation characteristics of shoes before, as an ASICS client, but the saucony have a very
obvious inside foot longitudanal support versus outside edge, so consciously modified foot position to use that.
need some kind of gait analysis or device you put in shoe to detect foot attitude.
 
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