Good morning to all you lovely people. It’s that time of the week again. I’m popping over to my local park at 8:45 to run 5K with my friend Ida. I’m looking forward to it. I’ll be running in my old Brooks GTS 19’s again as my new Mizuno Wave Inspire 16 running shoes have not worked out. After sales Customer care from the independent running shop has been diabolical too. My 3rd pair of shoes from them and sent several others to them. Anyway, lesson learnt. Move on.
It’s a beautiful morning here. I hope you all have a lovely run and I look forward to reading all about your Saturday morning (not) parkruns later on over a coffee or two.
Enjoy.
Damien
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Thanks. After 1K running in the new shoes my right foot became very uncomfortable. It settled down after the 3rd kilometre. But 2nd and 3rd run in them became even more uncomfortable. They are too small, 1 size below what I normally wear and obviously don’t suit my gait or running form. The shop said that as i’d ran in them I couldn’t return them. They convinced me to go a size smaller too. I’ll never be back there again. Size 8.5 UK Brooks GTS it is from now on and I’ll buy them online.
Yes it has been a real let down and very disappointing. I’ve emailed the owner of the shop but no response yet. Spoke to the guy who did the gait analysis and fitting. He would not allow any return. I wouldn’t mind so much only he completely messed up my fitting and convinced me to go 1 full size smaller than my own shoes. I’ve only ran in them 3 times. They are not suitable for me. I can’t run in them or I’ll injure myself.
It sounds like you definitely have a case for them to answer there Damien- good luck. If they refuse to deal with it you could try telling Mizuno uk what happened.
Morning Damien and all other (not) parkrunners. I will not be running today!
I mentioned in last week's thread that after a rather speedy 5k midweek I'd had a twinge in my upper thigh/bottom of buttock. It seemed to have largely subsided but after a 5k on Monday and a (probably unwise) 8k on Wednesday it has flared up again. My tentative self-diagnosis is high hamstring tendinopathy (inflammation or injury to the tendons attaching the hamstring to the pelvis).😢 I'm hoping it's inflammation rather than injury and it has lessened again so fingers crossed! I'm doing some exercises designed for that condition and will decide early next week whether I need to see a physio.
In the meantime my (not) parkrun time this week will be 30.01 from last Monday!
I have just recovered from that injury. It was a bit of a long haul, but I dud avoid running for a few weeks. Lots and lots of bridges help, including one leg bridges and if you look up James Dunne on YouTube he has a whole video about it, with exercises. I was also advised to work on hip flexor and do side clam exercises. It all paid off !
Thanks Roxdog - will have a look at that. Reviewing your posts, it sounds as though your injury was chronic and related primarily to sitting? I'm pretty certain that mine arose from running and therefore the recovery might not be so lengthy - we shall see !😀
Sorry to hear that JP. You need a very close friend to help with KT on that one! 🤞It disappears on its own. I am in no position to comment on people running with injuries! 🙂
As you will be running at the time I post this I hope you have a good run, sorry about your running shoes.
I have just come back from my 20th virtual parkrun, which was my 7th (not) parkrun, my time was a equal PB for not parkrun at 33.12, that's more than three and a half minutes quicker than last Saturday, there again I did not run ten miles this week, I hope you enjoyed your run and cake after your run. 🏃🏾 👍
I had high hopes for my time this week as I’m in Scotland and have a route which up till recently was my Pb route. It’s always cooler (obviously!!) and wetter 🤣🤣 so of course I went yesterday morning!! 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 Quite a reasonable time but will I go try again tomorrow 🤔? What do you think? Shame about your shoes. I desperately need new ones as mine are a week 5 purchase so more than 2 years old and beginning to literally fall apart. 😳 Happy running
We always hold off stopping the watch until it says 5.01 or 5.02 to avoid that happening. Especially because Strava always seems to knock off .01 from the garmin distance. All those .01's mount up on the LeJog distance
Anyway, my home parkrun rarely measures at 5km on my watch. Usually 4.96.
Sensible! I once ran with my Fitbit and Strava but they weren’t even close! My Pb would have been near 30 min if I’d believed Strava 🤣 - so tempting as I’ve only gone under 33 twice!
When I first started running I used a pedometer that clipped onto my waistband. It had always been pretty accurate for walking (I once checked it again kilometre posts in Lanzarote) and was fine for C25K. But once I moved beyond that, running farther and a bit faster I seemed to be increasing my apparent distances much sooner than I expected. By the time I was clocking up 7K, I realised that the pedometer couldn't cope with my running strides lengths being different to the walking ones.
So it was time to buy my first Garmin watch, and unfortunately to find that I wasn't really running 7km after all!
Sorry about the rain in Ireland yesterday after all the UK except N. Ireland had its hottest day of the year, however. it ended with a short spell of heavy rain with a few claps of thunder, yes ONE DAY of summer.
Waaaa, your new shoes Damien? 😫 That’s not good. I hope you sort out some others, and get better customer service next time.
I ran earlier, not feeling particularly lively in the legs. I gave myself 2 rest days after my 10 mile run on Wednesday, but even so I didn’t expect much from (Not) PR this morning. Off I bimbled, wishing it was a little cooler. The Common was fairly empty which was nice.
5k duly done (using my now regular technique with the intervals), and I was astounded to see that I’d knocked 1:33 off last week’s time and 1:11 off my previous (Not) PR PB and ran it in 35:07! My grin couldn’t have been wider! 😀 Added to my 10 mile PB (2:11:55) and a good hill run last Monday, I had a good running week. ❤️
Oh wow Cheeky. Huge congratulations to you on your PB. That’s fantastic. The interval training is paying off. I’m delighted for you and very well done too on your Wednesday 10 mile run. Great running week alright.
Thanks Damien, my regular intervals/hills/trails are paying off at last it seems. It’s extra nice when an unexpected PB pops up too! 🤸♀️ Now to aim for my actual 5k PB, but that’s over 1:30 faster still ..... hmmm 🤔
Wowsers Cheeky! You are going to have to give up the pretence of being a snail if you carry on like this. Your new training regime is clearly paying off 👏👏👏
Well done on your 10 mile PB cheeky. You have been quietly putting in the K's and building up strength, and now it is showing through. Careful not to overdo it now 😂
Morning VRBs! Shake-and-run and I met up at our lake this morning for (not) Parkrun. Around 19c and slightly overcast after 2 consecutive almost 40c days here in SW France. Twice round the short end of the lake and back across the bridge that separates the two ends and a time of 33.19 for me. All off road which slowed me down a bit and probably suffering slightly from celebrating my birthday yesterday 🍷🎂 Oh well, off to the hypermarche to restock. Have a great weekend tout le monde 😃
Thank you 😊 I had a lovely day - Buck’s Fizz and pastries from our wonderful local boulangerie for breakfast in the sun on the terrace then lunch with Mr Sandie, Shake-and-run and Mr SAR at the Michelin starred restaurant at the top of my killer hill (0.5k from home). SAR baked me a birthday cake too 😃
I ran this morning with my friend Ida. We had a lovely run although Ida struggled a little, so we walked up the dreaded hill twice. She wanted me to run on but I wanted the company and knew if I ran along with her it would help her along too. We did it in 33:19. It was a lovely morning and now I’m going to go and spend the day in the garden, mowing and weeding. Where have all those weeds come from. 4th time to do a big weeding this year.
Morning Damien. What a shame but I suppose chalk it down to experience. Running shop isn’t doing itself any favours either in this climate.
No 5k for us this morning, we’re off on an 8 mile hike in the Welsh mountains so might do it tomorrow if we’ve any legs left. Not even done the quiz yet 😱
Normal service will resume next week. Sun is just coming out. Have a fab runny day everyone 🌞
Not great news about your new shoes Damien and the customer service sounds rubbish. I really hope with perseverance you get a good result and a proper pair of good fitting shoes.
Glad you had beautiful weather for your not parkrun.
I went out this morning 16 degrees and sunny but you know it feels like its so much hotter when running . My 5k time was 30.17.
Well done Buddy. Nice running. I don’t think I’ll get very far with the running shop. But one things for sure, I’ll never spend another penny with them again. I’ve personally spent €840 with them over 3 years between buying my own shoes and gift vouchers for my wife, sister and brother so as to buy runners. And I also sent them business from other fellow parkrunners and friends.
A slow one today, so my Wednesday time shows on the (not) parkrun page.
My legs were quite tired yesterday after a long run Wednesday followed by some gardening, then a long walk on Thursday and more gardening yesterday.
So I was glad that they felt better while running today, although I could feel it walking back up the hill to my post-(not)parkrun breakfast. We had to sit outside today because the cafe was busier, not surprising because it was the first village market since March.
I am surprised they cope as well as they do. I remember during C25K I had little aches all over my legs (not all at the same time), sometimes keeping me awake. But they soon recovered enough for the next run and of course the legs got stronger so didn't ache as much.
But I nearly always run on roads and I do need my recovery days, especially after anything longer than 7-8km so I am happy to respect my limitations and enjoy what I can do, rather than risk overdoing it and having to pause or stop running.
I love a pb as much as anyone but they are less frequent now, just more thrilling when I get them
Yes I remember the post C25K run aches too. I rarely get any discomfort nowadays, even after a long run - but I do get tired legs. For example last week’s (Not) PR was slower than the previous week’s because I’d done 14.5k on Thursday and I only gave myself one rest day. This week I did 10 miles on Wednesday and got a PB today! Legs were thankful of the extra day! 🏃♀️🏃♀️
Well done. My 2 boys were at a play date yesterday so my wife and I went into our local town to a cafe for a late lunch. It was my first time out for a meal since lockdown. I savoured every bite and really enjoyed it. I’m just in after doing a 10K. I think my legs will be tired later.
I am so lucky with our running shop; non covid-19 service includes a hug on arrival, tea and sometimes cake, and return shoes no questions asked. Maybe I have been spending too much there! If they start sending a car for me I will worry!
I decided to join the non Park Run 5k today, which is real progress after weeks of just focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. 33:31 was a sensible time given my knee troubles (PB over 5 minutes quicker), I kept my stride length under 1m and average heart rate was 138. So things are looking up and fitness is starting to come back. Too many people milling around the cafe today, so no flat white, but coffee and chocolate ginger biscuit at home with Mrs BC worked fine 👍
Well done. I’m trying to get back to form too. I just ran a 10K this morning. Your so lucky to have such a great running shop. I’m done with that one. I even held off on buying shoes online during Covid-19 lockdown so as I could support them with the business. Lesson learnt.
Your supportive instincts were right Damien; the shop owners were wrong. You are just a better person 🙂. My local shop is owned and operated by an ultra runner and the staff are the same. They just “get it.”
I have been really lucky with the shop, and physio just around the corner, plus everyone on Health Unlocked....I would probably have given up through lack of progress without all three. 7k planned for tomorrow....must check with physio whether I can stop taping up....I am running out!!
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