Sometimes we don't feel like putting a whole post up but just want to share something small, so this is a great place for doing that during the week. It's fabulous to see everyone's training updates each week!
If you're new or a lurker this is a great place to say a little hi without the pressure of a full post.
Let us know how your training, cross-training, recuperation, running, racing is going!
Let's have some sounds - what was your running/workout tune of the week??
And have an astonishing week
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I had a personal worst time for a 10k. But after having a horrible cold and sinusitis it was the first day I felt almost back to normal in 2 weeks so it good just to finish and it felt much better for knocking some cobwebs out! I am hoping to get back to somewhere normal pace for a HM in a couple of weeks.
Cycling has been good but running I just feel so tired and out of breath and just doesn't feel right not pain just not right!
Anyway this week i already had a little cycle tried to go up a couple of steep hills as this was what was slowing me down on my 1st sportive, tomorrow is swimming and Wednesday is the local GoTri event my running club organisers and I did last year. But i am volunteering this year, so might run down but not sure about getting back!
then I would like to try and get something long distance in ether on the bike or running on Friday and then normal parkrun on Saturday.
You are so busy, maybe it's affecting your running? Have you ever tried running straight after a swim, like don't even dry yourself or get changed, just straight out and running? I always find I feel really light on my feet after leaving the water, and breathing is so much easier running than swimming the air feels sort of super-oxygenated
So I plan on having a no running to light run week to give the thigh sprain time to recover- so cross training is the order of the day for me. I'm teaching a friend to swim on Wednesday, so might fit some aqua jogging into that (plus the pool is a great place to do lunges - shallow end only!). If things go well, I should be doing a spin session, too (though that will only be gentle as I think it was the cycle to the pub Friday that set the scene for the thigh strain in the half! )
I was at the gym yesters and the pool was crammed with aquarobics peeps. Then they got out followed by another load. Gosh it was busy 🙂. V popular sesh 👍
I am. Going to give all sorts of classes a whirl while I still have membership. My gym bloke was going to do spinning with me, to get me started sorta thing, but he's hurt his knee. He’s at the docs on Wednesday 🙄.
I was up this morning before five as I was ravenous. Had to get up and cook porridge. Hoovered the stairs and put the rubbish out, made my snap and ready to spend the day at Wobbly Acres, all before 7.30. Most unlike me 😁
Week 3 of my HM plan begins tomorrow.. ..going well ... and I am happy Upping strength training too............. song of the week... Show me your Brave...Sara Bareilles
Hi after what I thought was a great run in the sunshine yesterday, I developed a pain in my instep, which I am pretty sure is plantar fasciitis. I followed a great link by you to a physiotherapy page, with some good advice and some videos of the exercises I need to do.
After having problems with my calves, IT band and now Plantar I was wandering if anyone knew of an all round stretching / self massage routine that takes about half an hour (possibly to be done on rest days) that will prevent me from suffering from even more things I have never heard of 😊
Sorry to hear about that, hope it resolves quickly!
I don't know of something like that, but I do think that strength is the key - for example having stronger calves will help prevent plantar fasciitis, stronger hips will help with calf issues etc. So I suggest that finding a strength routine could be more profitable. It may be worth having an assessment with a physio if you can afford it, and if you can find a good one!
Me too, siabod I hope you can get some relief from the exercises. I find rolling a frozen water bottle under my instep helpful. Where do these things come from, eh? Not fair!
Thanks, I have a bottle of water in the freezer not solid yet. I have just been shopping and the pain has dropped by half which is symptomatic. Luckily ten days rests fits nicely with other commitments and hopefully that will be long enough 😊
Thanks, I think you are right, I need to try and strengthen these things before the problem arises. I also need to lose another 3 stone so I do feel sorry for my legs!😊
This week I am listening to The cities of silver by Sysyphe, my achilles is so much better and I am working on strength stuff which I find really hard tbh.
I do sometimes sing to it while I'm running: Let's shout it loud and clear, defiant to the end We hear the call To carry on, We'll carry on... Take a look at me
'Cause I could not care at all Do or die You'll never make me Because the world Will never take my heart You can try You'll never break me
I have started my Garmin HM plan this week. It has me going to the gym, running, doing pilates (or equivalent, in my case) for 6 days a week. I also woke up with a pain in my arch and heel to the point that I couldn't put my foot to the ground. I consulted Dr. Google, and my friends on Beyond C25K. This appeared to be PF. I swore. I did exercises. I woke up the next morning with no problems.
I am being cautious, but will continue - with exercises, and with the HM plan. Fingers crossed!
Hello I am new to this community. I am very impressed with all your hard work, well done to you all.
I would love to do some running, but how do you build the confidence and not to be self conscious running on your own.Whats the best plans to use when starting ? what type of trainers are good too?
Hi Alice, and a huge warm welcome to the forum!!! And thank you *blushes*
I am so glad to hear that you want to give running a try! I have found it to be a life-changer, and I'm sure everyone on this forum will say the same. The majority of us started from scratch with a Couch to 5K (C25K) programme, which introduces running for very short periods of time, taking walking breaks in between. The aim of C25K is to gradually increase the amounts of time running, until you eventually run for 30 minutes continuously. The 5K part may have to wait, but 30 minutes of running is an amazing achievement, and the programme has helped many people do it. You can find plenty of apps for your phone that will take you through the process. The majority of people in this forum have used the NHS C25K app or podcasts, and our sister forum, Health Unlocked's Couch to 5K, to share their progress. But do have a bit of a Google to see what's out there.
When I first started running I felt very self conscious, and I found it helped to run in a place where lots of other people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities, were running too. Luckily I happen to live in Hove where an astonishing number of people run, but have you heard of parkrun? It is a weekly running event that happens all over the UK (you do live in the UK?) at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. It is a timed 5K event, but there's no obligation to run all of it, and people at all levels of experience run there. There is no need to feel self conscious, so this could be something for you to try.
Another useful tool is to make yourself feel comfortable by wearing some nice running clothes. And you asked about trainers - the best running shoes are the ones that are the most comfortable for you, so go to a shop and try loads of them out!
Good luck, and I hope we will hear how you are getting on
Hi Alice, welcome! Most definitely check out the C25K community as rosabi suggests - you will find so many like-minded people there and you could start running tomorrow! All your questions will be answered and you will learn so much and have some laughs along the way.
I'm going to answer your question about self-consciousness here, though. When I started C25K I was nearly 5 stone overweight, hadn't exercised for many, many years, had just come out of a marriage where I was constantly told I was ugly and useless, and really didn't have much going for me in the self-confidence department. At first I was convinced everyone was laughing at me - I was fat, sweaty and beetroot-coloured. But the programme is structured so that you can do it, and even if you don't quite make one run, there are plenty of people on the forum who will tell you that you can do it next time, and give you suggestions about what you might try differently on your next attempt. There is no fail on C25K. That sounds false but it's true - every run counts, and you learn something from each one.
So six years on, I am still running. I am still fat, sweaty and beetroot-coloured. The big difference is that I don't care what people think. I do this for me, not for them. I honestly don't give a shit what they say or think. I have rarely been heckled, but if I am, I pity them, to be honest. They don't have what I have - a massive sense of self-respect, determination, grit, better health (despite the continued weight), and above all, amazing friends found on this forum.
Start running with Couch to 5K. It's life-changing. You deserve it
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