Running eyes wide open W6R3

[Ladyvickster]

💥 Finished W6 after very little sleep due to poorly daughter! But blooming heck did it with the sprint finish! The stamina of the 800m runner I was 30 years ago still there. I wasn’t out of breath but my legs heavy heavy! Any tips on building muscle strength? That’s what’s going to hold me back.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Up your core strength and stamina exercise on some of your rest days..your body has to keep up with your legs.

I ran for my County as a speed runner over 40 years ago..but this is different..take it steady and slow..relax into the longer runs and try to leave a bit in the tank...

Loads of leg exercise out there..e.g.

m.health24.com/Fitness/Spor...

Well done you..

PS

Hope daughter is feeling better.

[Ladyvickster Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thx! Really helpful

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

Magic 🏅 Heavy legs can be a sign of poor hydration - make sure you’re keeping your fluids up in this weirdly warm weather x

[Ladyvickster Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Thx good tip!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Ladyvickster]

I got it from someone else a while back, so I know it worked for me ! Hope it does the same for you x

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Ladyvickster]

Good hydration every day...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great job... and check those leggings out!!

I used to run 3k and this is subtly different to middle distance, there’s no need to go anaerobic and build much fast twitch muscle... so in theory the leg muscles will almost take care of themselves. Strengthening of the core and joints does help a lot.

[Ladyvickster Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Love my wacky running leggings! I reckon I might as well look as crazy as possible!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Ladyvickster]

Absolutely... I think it’s hard to lose a runner in a crowd!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Ladyvickster]

Me too..my Llama ones are current favourite

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Lycratitis, I've got a pretty severe case of it too!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Great eh?

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Not sure if it's treatable 😬

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Hope not!

[Ladyvickster Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Aha wondered what was wrong with me 😂

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to Ladyvickster]

🤩🤒

[Rubinstar Graduate]

Well done 🏃‍♀️💪 you are smashing this 👏👏👏

I have my week6 R3 tomorrow , a bit later than intended as I had a busy week ( horse takes priority over running at the moment!) so after last weeks asthma run, I’m hoping for a nice steady 25mins 😁

[Ladyvickster Graduate in reply to Rubinstar]

Good luck, enjoy the pure running!