The running thread!

Originally Posted by sarah

I reckon Cardiff must be especially unfriendly. I struggle to even make eye contact with other runners.

That's cos the other runners in Cardiff are trying to escape from the police at the time

Originally Posted by krhall

Oh - I get it now........

Getting rather aggressive in taper mode aren't we?

Yes Tearing out what little hair I have left

Originally Posted by Ed

Yes Tearing out what little hair I have left

Ed - You are quite clearly a very hardcore runner, not like me I would like a rest from my schedule, but know that if i have one day out of the schedule that would be it for me.

I am struggling at the moment with motivation, but somehow find the resolve to drag my sorry ar5e out.

How long you got to go? What mileage were you doing a week before you started tapering?

Race is on Sundat 28 Oct but I travel out on Thurs 25. Before taper - not that much really as I find it hard to get the time for midweek runs. I spose about 35ish, sometimes up to 40.

Did my 17 miler yesterday - 2:41 and I wasn't attempting to push myself either as it was supposed to be a slow run. Rather than running slow I ran comfortable as I wasn't really up for it. My new shoes are great....

Originally Posted by krhall

Did my 17 miler yesterday - 2:41 and I wasn't attempting to push myself either as it was supposed to be a slow run. Rather than running slow I ran comfortable as I wasn't really up for it. My new shoes are great....

Sarah - So how is your running going then? How's the new shoes?

Originally Posted by krhall

Sarah - So how is your running going then? How's the new shoes?

I haven't really run far enough to test my new shoes yet (only done a 3 miler but they were comfy). My next target is to be able to do 3 miles without walking, gonna see how I get on with walking for a bit every mile first though I think.

I've been really bad at bothering/remembering to warm up/down before/after running. Doesn't seem to be a problem with the v short distances I'm doing at the mo but I'm guessing that when I start running a bit further it'll be more important.

Originally Posted by sarah

I haven't really run far enough to test my new shoes yet (only done a 3 miler but they were comfy). My next target is to be able to do 3 miles without walking, gonna see how I get on with walking for a bit every mile first though I think.

I've been really bad at bothering/remembering to warm up/down before/after running. Doesn't seem to be a problem with the v short distances I'm doing at the mo but I'm guessing that when I start running a bit further it'll be more important.

I never bother either....

Originally Posted by Ed

I never bother either....

Nah I only do a half-arsed attempt at stretching.