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Pootsy
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Thats why I run too. My face likes food and beer too muchManaged 30 minutes steady along a promenade in Dubrovnik. Climate training... for absolutely nothing, just to keep the beer off
Last week I did the Scottish Six Days Orienteering biennial event on Royal Deeside, for me 5 days of tough running over heather clad hills and rough forests. I didnāt perform that well, itās a type of running ( and navigation) that requires constant practice and one event per year is not enough. There were some stunning views though both driving to the event and in the assembly area. These photos are Braemar , typical Finish area and typical course map.
Yikes
! Always wanted to do something like this but not sure I can be ars3d with the logistics. Is it overnight camp between points or staged rest areas
Me too, but Iāve no idea how youād manage to run, whilst looking at a map; especially if the weather is bad too ?
Each day is individual with a different start, different map, different area. People make a holiday of it and book accommodation in the area, camp, motor van etc and travel to the events each day from their base. 3 races then a rest day if you want, then 2 more races. Each event lasts 30 mins to say 100 mins depending on your age , course you do , how good you are etc. There were 2700 competitors on different courses , age Groups 10 years old to 85 years old.
Me too! Hence why I often trip on a tree branch while running and reading a map in the forest!
Itās called getting older mate, just getting out there and running is what matters.
I donāt even bother with a running watch anymore, just track my runs on the phone
Here here.... my training (for nothing) runs are without watch, I do try to compete when racing. Atm im trying to get daughter to control her breathing in fun runs, she's just turned seven lolItās called getting older mate, just getting out there and running is what matters.
I donāt even bother with a running watch anymore, just track my runs on the phone
I compete against myself ( if that makes sense )
If I`m running in a forest race, I know roughly what my time should be, give or take.
If I`m running on moorland race, I know roughly what my time should be, depending on the weather and the gradient.
If I`m running a hilly fell course, I know roughly what my time should be, again depending on the weather and the gradient.
However, if I`m running in a Lakeland Trails Race, I just run for the fun of it, as the courses are just so scenic and they`re so friendly, it always seems a waste to not to stop and chat, even stop and help other runners if they`re struggling.
Yes probably should take that advice, the last Lakeland I ran, was staveley, fell twice on rock, still feeling it a few months on
I don't use Strava any more as I got bored of timing myself. Also people putting stuff like a mile run on Strava was irritating me.
I just want to no now how many minutes I've run for nothing else.
I aim for 5 hours a week but don't always make it
I use Strava for tracking and it does some things well, but have never found it to be a useful training log. Or maybe I'm doing it wrong, but it seems too difficult to look back and see what worked and what did not. But then, maybe those days are over; your watch and Strava can give "feedback" on your training, telling you when to rest and suggesting workouts. Maybe that's not terrible, but it seems qualitatively different from the way running logs used to work, at least as I recall them.
Though I wasn't particularly self conscious about it, reading this made me feel vindicated about running slower as I've gotten older - thanksItās called getting older mate, just getting out there and running is what matters.
I donāt even bother with a running watch anymore, just track my runs on the phone
Iām nearer to sixty than fifty mate.
Iām now running at about 3 mins a mile slower than I did when I was in my twenties, however I run at least double the mileage, if not more every week, as Iāve now got much more time to run.
Itās only natural that we slow down as we get older, itās just getting your head around it, thatās the tough part !
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