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  • DaveStorry
    DaveStorry Posts: 989
    Did Danson this morning. First parkrun or any 5k for over 2years. Fairly happy with 35.12. Walked a couple of times,so room for improvement over next few weeks.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited July 2019
    Managed to slip a disc st the allotment last week, so seeing specialist in 10 days time. Advised not to run until then. Depressing :-(
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,125
    Worst time for an age this morning. I’m blaming it on fumbluff jr who accompanied me for his first Park Run (my 14th)
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Ran with pain and knee strapped up but glad I did and it’s fine now, over did it cycling during the week. Got a circuit pb and just seconds outside my best 5k. Fitbit gps playing up tho which is frustrating.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    razil said:
    Ran with pain and knee strapped up but glad I did and it’s fine now, over did it cycling during the week. Got a circuit pb and just seconds outside my best 5k. Fitbit gps playing up tho which is frustrating.
    And you mugged off my son too apparently...
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Riviera said:
    Did my 38th today at the 500th Greenwich Park run. 41:45 which was much better than the last few weeks. Massive turn out. Saw Razil the glory hunter but no AFKA.
    Glad there was a good turnout. Was gutted to miss this morning but took my boys to Chessington for their birthday. 

    Hopefully w few newbies will become regulars. 
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    AFKABartram said:
    Riviera said:
    Did my 38th today at the 500th Greenwich Park run. 41:45 which was much better than the last few weeks. Massive turn out. Saw Razil the glory hunter but no AFKA.
    Glad there was a good turnout. Was gutted to miss this morning but took my boys to Chessington for their birthday. 

    Hopefully w few newbies will become regulars. 
    I looked for you
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Was referred to a specialist by my GP, because I had numbness in my left leg, but my disc seems to have slipped back in again, and the numbness has gone. Hooray. Went for a run today. All good.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,219
    Programme by Dame Kelly Holmes was on at 7.30 tonight about Park Runs and the benefits for your mental health. Focused on Strabane’s first Park Run.  
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Curb_It said:
    Programme by Dame Kelly Holmes was on at 7.30 tonight about Park Runs and the benefits for your mental health. Focused on Strabane’s first Park Run.  
    Get involved Curb_it! If I can do it anyone can.
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  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    Anyone else running in the Standard Chartered Great City Run tonight?  I’ll be bombing it round in last seasons white away top.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    BR7_addick said:
    Anyone else running in the Standard Chartered Great City Run tonight?  I’ll be bombing it round in last seasons white away top.
    I'll be there! I'll be wearing last years white firm branded running vest. If you see a guy who looks like Rab C Nesbitt waving at you, it's me. I won't be bombing it round however
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    McBobbin said:
    BR7_addick said:
    Anyone else running in the Standard Chartered Great City Run tonight?  I’ll be bombing it round in last seasons white away top.
    I'll be there! I'll be wearing last years white firm branded running vest. If you see a guy who looks like Rab C Nesbitt waving at you, it's me. I won't be bombing it round however
    Don’t forget your free beer token, I’ve told by people who run it last year you’re advised to carry it with you as the queue builds up quick. Looking to complete sub 22 mins, good luck.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    BR7_addick said:
    Anyone else running in the Standard Chartered Great City Run tonight?  I’ll be bombing it round in last seasons white away top.
    Nope, got my standard (Great) Sidcup run instead 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    BR7_addick said:
    McBobbin said:
    BR7_addick said:
    Anyone else running in the Standard Chartered Great City Run tonight?  I’ll be bombing it round in last seasons white away top.
    I'll be there! I'll be wearing last years white firm branded running vest. If you see a guy who looks like Rab C Nesbitt waving at you, it's me. I won't be bombing it round however
    Don’t forget your free beer token, I’ve told by people who run it last year you’re advised to carry it with you as the queue builds up quick. Looking to complete sub 22 mins, good luck.
    You too! If I get sub 26 I'll be happy, not realistic but anything under 28 will do. One of my colleagues has the pink sub 19 sticker, so I've given him my token. Speedy git can get the beers in
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    26.40. I'd take that all day, so hot
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Did a 4.5m tonight, was still around 24 degrees and not enjoyable. I find it sooo much harder when it’s a bit hotter  
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    22:35 for me about average, nice evening for it just nailed a London pride!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Does it still start by Finsbury Square ?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    MrOneLung said:
    Does it still start by Finsbury Square ?
    Near enough, at the royal artillery grounds
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  • DaveStorry
    DaveStorry Posts: 989
    34.38.for me. An improvement from sat park run.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    JamesSeed said:
    Was referred to a specialist by my GP, because I had numbness in my left leg, but my disc seems to have slipped back in again, and the numbness has gone. Hooray. Went for a run today. All good.
    And it slipped back out again. Three hours sleep. Specialist here I come :-(
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210

  • DanDavis
    DanDavis Posts: 1,131
    BR7_addick said:
    I had no idea Joe Swash was a Charlton fan!

  • L Block
    L Block Posts: 393
    Anyone doing the whitstable park run tomorrow. Heavy rain and thunder and lightening all morning!! Going to be fun......
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    I started running about 3 weeks ago, my pace really is barely running, any quicker and it's feel like a heart attack is coming. How long do I have to keep this crawl going for before I see an improvement? 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    ThreadKiller said:
    I started running about 3 weeks ago, my pace really is barely running, any quicker and it's feel like a heart attack is coming. How long do I have to keep this crawl going for before I see an improvement? 
    I couldn’t run 100 yards without stopping. Used to walk, run, walk at first. Each time I did it the running got slightly easier. Depending on your age I’d say within a couple of months you’ll notice a big difference if you exercise three times a week?
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    JamesSeed said:
    ThreadKiller said:
    I started running about 3 weeks ago, my pace really is barely running, any quicker and it's feel like a heart attack is coming. How long do I have to keep this crawl going for before I see an improvement? 
    I couldn’t run 100 yards without stopping. Used to walk, run, walk at first. Each time I did it the running got slightly easier. Depending on your age I’d say within a couple of months you’ll notice a big difference if you exercise three times a week?
    Absolutely.

    I started about 15 months ago and I couldn't run for 30 secs even. But I followed one of many Apps available Couch to 10k or similar and they are brilliant as they build you up slowly. I reckon after about a month it all fell into place. I can now "run" for an hour easily and 5k is not a problem at all. Two pieces of advice I'd pass on that helped me so much is to run 3 times a week and run with someone else, ideally an experienced runner. You'll be amazed how well you do once you get your breathing going smoothly.  


  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    edited July 2019
    ThreadKiller said:
    I started running about 3 weeks ago, my pace really is barely running, any quicker and it's feel like a heart attack is coming. How long do I have to keep this crawl going for before I see an improvement? 

    Well done mate. I'm considerably younger than you so factor the following with that in mind :-)

    Very soon is the answer, if you are turning out 2-3 times a week. If you are just doing once a week or less frequent then you'll find it hard to make improvements.

    I hadn't done any real exercise for about ten years when i started up last year. I first did about half a mile before walking. I started tracking my runs when i got up to about 2.5 miles  without walking last June.

     Looking back at my tracked runs, i stayed at the same pace for the next 2 months and gradually ein that time xtended the distance steadily up to 5.5 miles, staying at roughly the same pace regardless of what distance i run within those parameters.

    I then started doing Parkrun in September. My first one i run around 45 secs a mile quicker than what i had been. My last Parkrun was 6 minutes quicker than my first,. So you are looking at a 3 mins a mile difference in 12 months (and i'm still no speedster!).  

    You haven't got to go overboard in terms of committment & discipline, just try and stay consistent. But doing a Parkrun (or any form of run with others), definitely helped trigger me into getting a little quicker.

    good luck mate. See you at Avery Hill in the morning?

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited July 2019
    With holidays and other commitments I won't be doing many PR's until the end of August.  :(

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