Aerobic...An exercise that is at an intensity that is sufficiently easy for your respiratory and cardiovascular systems to deliver all or most of the oxygen required by your muscles, and slow enough that lactic acid doesn’t appreciable build up in your muscles.
Anaerobic...an exercise that’s intensity makes it impossible for your respiratory and cardiovascular systems to deliver all or most of the oxygen required by your muscles and fast enough that lactic acid begins to build up in your muscles.
Bandit... someone who runs in a race who has not paid by using a photoshopped bib and they should not be in the event.
Base Layer... warm, wicking clothing worn next to the skin in cold weather
Bonking... Hitting the wall on a run, feel like you can’t run anymore, you have depleted your glycogen stores.
Bling...Medal earned in an event
BPM...Beats per minute
Buff... a material tube that is used for a scarf or hat.
C25K...Actually means getting off your couch and learning to run for 30 mins in some cases 5km but the most 30 mins.😁
Cadence...Number of steps per minute
Carb loading...The lead up to an event adding more carbohydrates into your diet so it can be stored and used during your event
Chaffing... when the fabric rubs your skin and causes irritation if left while running can also cause bleeding.
Cool down... slow running,jogging or walking after a workout to rid the body of lactic acid.
Cross training...Cycling,swimming,walking, weights,rowing,yoga,Pilates any low impact exercise you do on rest days.
DFL...an official term. Dead Freaking Last. Someone has to be last and in most events this person is celebrated.
DNF...Did not finish - an official classification for not finishing an event.
DNS... Did not start and event, race or run.
DOMS...delayed onset muscle soreness. Muscle ache usually about 48 hours or more after an exercise.
Drafting...where you tuck behind another runner to take advantage of the wind flow to give you an easier run, (this is frowned upon)
Dynamic stretching...stretching while moving
Faffing and faffage...Pre run or pre event getting ready, including trips to the loo, equipment check, phone check, fuel, loo again (with events) and nail painting in some cases.
FAIL... First attempt at learning, a word that is not good to use as you are learning to run. It is always a bad run not a fail.
Fartlek...speed drills. While running add in short variable speed bursts to your workout and the return to your normal pace.
Foam roller... a devise that is cylindrical and used to roll your muscles over to massage the muscles. (Or a torture devise😁)
Front runner... the person who take their place at the front of a running pack
Gait Analysis... checking your footfall with a professional at a running shoe shop.
Glycogen... the form of carbohydrates that is stored in your muscles and liver and is converted to energy during exercise.
GPS...Global Positioning System. A way to track the distance of your runs.
Graduation Podium... The place where you stand after requesting your graduation badge in the pinned post and you see your badge for the first time.
Gremlins... a little horrible monster that resides in your head and tries to tell you you can’t do things related to running.
HM... Half Marathon. 13.1 Miles
HR... Heart Rate
Hypoxia.... when you are too excited to start a run and you start too fast, you can’t breather properly because your lungs can’t keep up with you so you have to slow down.
IC - injury Couch... when an injury stops you going out for a run, is sometimes used when feeling poorly as well.
Intervals/repeats...running for short fast bursts the taking the pace down again and repeating.
Jeffing....running with planned walking intervals as in Jeff Galloway
Joffle...a sort of jog/shuffle.
Jogette... the first tentative gentle run after an abstinence
Jogger...Runner
Junior...according to the IAAF any athlete who is under 20 on December 31 of that year.
Lactic Acid...A substance which forms in the muscles as a result of the incomplete breakdown of glucose, lactic acid is associated with muscle fatigue and sore muscles
LSD... (Not what you are thinking😏) a long slow distance run.
M... Marathon. 26.2 Miles
MAMIL... Middle-aged man in Lycra
Master... an athlete 40 years of age or older in some countries Veteran is used.
Medial... Inner side of the(or arch side) of the shoe
Metric Mile... 1500m the international racing distance closest to the imperial mile.
Mid foot strike...
midsole... The area of the shoe between the upper and outsole. Primarily responsible for cushioning.
Minimalist shoes... very lightweight shoes that have a low heel drop and little support or structure and no cushioning.
Naked running... running without music or podcasts.
Negative Splits...when you have chipped seconds off each km or mile during a race resulting in a faster mile/km split from start to finish. Basically running the second half of the race faster than the first.
NRC...Nike RunClub app. An app that has benefits of being part of a group.
Onthespotting...the little run you do to keep yourself going while waiting for the traffic to let you cross.
Orthotics... devises worn in the shoes that correct a structural problem, prescribed by a podiatrist.
OTDC... Out there don’t care.
Over pronation...when the outside heels make contact with the ground first
Pace... how many minutes it take to run a km or a mile. The lower the number the faster.
PB... Personal Best
Pronation...pronation begins immediately after the heel contacts the ground.
Rest Day.... a day off running to allow the body to repair.
RICE... Rest, Ice,Compression and Elevation
Runners High... a feeling usually unexpected, of exhilaration and well being associated with vigorous running.
Runrithmetic... doing in the fly calculations in your brain to work out your runs stats before you finish your run.
Shin splints is defined as "pain along the inner edge of the shinbone. (tibia)." Shin splints are usually caused by repeated trauma to the connective muscle tissue surrounding the tibia. ... They are characterized by general pain in the lower region of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
Shoe Porn...Sharing a photo of your new running trainers 😁
Smugfast...the smug feeling you get when you know you have burned off all your breakfast calories before eating it.😁
Static stretching...standing still to perform the stretch
Strava... an app for runners there is a C25K NHS group
Streaking... Running in consecutive days
Strengthening exercises... Can be for any part of the body that needs building up with additional weight or body weight exercises
Taper...the period before an event when a runner while cut back of their distance so they have fresh legs for their event.
Technical clothing...a type of fabric that wicks sweat away from the skin to help prevent chaffing,
Tempo...a sustained fast pace that simulates an event pace.
Threshold run...a short and fast run that takes you to the top of your running pace limit.
Toxic Ten... first ten minutes of a run when your body feels like quitting.
Trail running.... running off the beaten track, in woods, fields or mountains.
Ultra/ ultramarathon... Any race/event that is longer than a marathon.
Veteran... an athlete who is 40 years or older in USA Master is used
VO2Max...The maximal amount of oxygen that a person can extract from the atmosphere and the transport to use in the body’s tissues.
VRB... Virtual Running Buddies
WR... World record
on the run again
The Joy of Running
Leg pain and struggling to run in the cold
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