Running


@COYBL25 I thought I’d start a new thread and put my reply in here . When I’m marathon training I like to make my easy runs about 2 mins mile slower than my marathon pace , I really need those recovery runs to get over the tiredness. I’ve ended up running at 12 min miles plus at times due to how tired I’ve been but it pays off.

COYBL25 said:
It’s a real mental thing, as you’re so conditioned to compare your times, as a way of gauging fitness.

The article I read was by a champion lady marathon runner, who had a race pace of 5.30 and on her easy days, was running 8.15, so nearly a three minute a mile difference !

She was a massive advocate of easy running and reckoned, not only did it improve performance, but lessened injury and fatigue too.
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Just over a year since my Marathon and I've not really run at all, instead favouring non impact exercises like cycling and swimming. Went back to running club on Monday and ran 5k. Even today I feel like I've been a stunt double in Misery and thats after stretching. Still good to be back running.

And no, my aim isn't a Tri!
 
blueloon said:
@COYBL25 I thought I’d start a new thread and put my reply in here . When I’m marathon training I like to make my easy runs about 2 mins mile slower than my marathon pace , I really need those recovery runs to get over the tiredness. I’ve ended up running at 12 min miles plus at times due to how tired I’ve been but it pays off.
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I’ve been doing 11.20 / 11.30
on my slow runs.

Feels weird as anything to start with, but also enjoyable too.

You become much more aware of your surroundings on the trails too.
 

Nymzee said:
Started my running again at the weekend. Can do about 1km before I almost have a heart attack. My regular weekend 10km's are ancient history now.
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I had 5 months out due to injury/ illness , so I started back again doing run/ walk/ run , with a ratio of 4.30 min run/ 30 sec walk . 12 weeks later I did last months London marathon, it really worked for me. Along the way, i persuaded a younger friend who was training for a 1/2 marathon to adopt it and we started with 3min 30s run/ 30 sec walk and that worked for him. Look up Jeff Galloway or Jeffing , it may help you get back into it again. The shorter the run period the easier it is at the start.
 
blueloon said:
I had 5 months out due to injury/ illness , so I started back again doing run/ walk/ run , with a ratio of 4.30 min run/ 30 sec walk . 12 weeks later I did last months London marathon, it really worked for me. Along the way, i persuaded a younger friend who was training for a 1/2 marathon to adopt it and we started with 3min 30s run/ 30 sec walk and that worked for him. Look up Jeff Galloway or Jeffing , it may help you get back into it again. The shorter the run period the easier it is at the start.
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Yeh I've never been a big runner but when lockdown started it was something to do and I enjoyed the fitness. Last year I got two bouts of COVID, no symptoms but the after-effects have wiped out my fitness. I then got fat with no fitness so now I'm basically going on one of those Cough to 5km journeys lol

But I do walk a lot, so the intermittent walk/run sounds useful.
 
I've finally done a few races, I did a 11km one with a 5k hill in 50mins - came 15th in my age group with over 2000 runners so pretty happy with that one

I did another the other week, 10km on a flat 'PB course' is was quite hot and fast, felt awful near the end and did it in 43, a few mins off my PB

My mates are obsessed with doing them at the mo, so I might do another in a few weeks.

Although I have an eye on a 10mile trail race, which is more my kind of thing

Think I'm going to do the great Eastern in Oct

I'm trying to get better at slow running, which I am improving at. I have a watch now which means I don't take my phone out, which is so much better
 
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