Stepping Stones/Speed/stamina podcasts

[MickGJ]

Is there a breakdown of what's going on in these somewhere? I just had a quick listen and realised i would go completely nuts if I tried to run with them.

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Did you listen to the ones with Intro? It explains the run for you. Then you just run as directed at each split.

[pinkaardvark Graduate]

Why would you go nuts?

Stepping stones one sees you run at three different and increasing Beats per minute for 30mins

The Stamina One does the same but for 35 mins

The Speed One has you warm up run for 5 mins at 150bpm I think and the do intervals of 165bpm for 1minute and a slower 1 minute at 150bpm for a total of 6 intervals. Total run time is just 16mins.

[MickGJ Graduate in reply to pinkaardvark]

The ones I found (here nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Couch-to... don't seem to have intros. It's just straight in to Laura and her migraine-inducing music.

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to MickGJ]

they do have intros, only the ones on itunes give you the choice to download both versions. I just downloaded the stamina one and it has laura explaining things, you might have to listen for a bit before she starts talking.

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

How can it generalise the bpm? Surely it’s age related. For example, 150 is the top bpm during exertion for my age, because as you get older your heart beats less efficiently.

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to Hidden]

it's bpm from a music perspective not heart beats

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

Ah....thank you 😊 would I find it useful at some stage!

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to Hidden]

The stepping stones one is a good one to start with after you graduate as it's also 30mins so can be a useful change from listening to the podcast or app. It is aimed at getting you running faster though and maybe if you have breathing issues at the moment; that isn't what you are after?

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

Oh, thanks. Well, I do want to run faster, but I need to build up lung strength first I think. I was running quite a bit faster before but my chest was feeling it.

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Give it a go then, how hard you find it is probably relative to leg length and current cadence. Being 6'3" with long legs, my stride is a bit longer so my steps per minute is lower. Listening to these I find I had to up my speed even in the slower sections and consequently this means I take more smaller steps to fit them all in. So I go from loping to scuttling lol.

Seems to work though as I did get quicker in subsequent runs. Have a 5k run tonight and may try doing it to the stamina one to see if I can improve my time a little.

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

Thanks, very interesting. Im only 5’7” but have very long legs for my height. I tend to outstride many people when Im walking. My average cadence seems to be arounf 144spm on my Garmin. Im not sure if Garmin measures it in steps or strides. I assume steps

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Mine is only 146 with a stride length of 1.06m

Looking at the speed podcast I was on average 152spm(slow bits) and max 166spm(I assume quick bits) So quite a difference. Stride length on that run was identical which is something to consider. I guess that's where the speed came in.

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

My stride length is 0.77. This is fascinating. I’m beginning to get i to the nuts and bolts of my Garmin readings. Thank you for this.

[pinkaardvark Graduate in reply to Hidden]

No worries.. So it's clear, to get a bit quicker just focus on growing 8 inches

[Hidden in reply to pinkaardvark]

😂

[misswobble Graduate]

Make no excuses Mick just do em! 💪 Music might be weird but it suits the work. Do them inside out and back to front. Let them drive you nuts ! No-one died from listening to bad music 😁

Anyway it’s good music to run to and that’s what it’s about. Once you’ve ticked them off you need never revisit the scene of the crime

Get going! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️👞👞👞👞👞👞👞🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💪😃👍 This one rucks 😖🤮😎

[ju-ju- Graduate]

what would drive you nuts?

[MickGJ Graduate in reply to ju-ju-]

The music.