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haleygrey

hi, attempted another run today. bit longer than yesterday but think the body is in shock as it felt like i was running in wet sand with concrete boots on. Took about 50 mins.

How should i plan my training? I would like to able to run the 3 miles without stopping but not sure how to achieve it, all help and suggestions accepted

kmstuart

Thats cos i'm mad rich, or at least so i've been told. Besides running is what the IPOD shuffle was invented for and i have 2 of them so 24 hours is not a problem.

Being able to walk the following day however...... espcially after the 24 hour one

becky_rtw

shhh dont talk about walking the following day - I have to fly to New York the day after London - oooppppps

Oh and thanks to Chick for saying I look composed - I should do - I was 1 minute off pb time...practically chilling (or trying to get rid of my stitch actually )

RichOneday_2

haleygrey wrote: »

hi, attempted another run today. bit longer than yesterday but think the body is in shock as it felt like i was running in wet sand with concrete boots on. Took about 50 mins.

How should i plan my training? I would like to able to run the 3 miles without stopping but not sure how to achieve it, all help and suggestions accepted

Haley,

Just let the body adapt at it's own pace. If it isn't ready to do something, it will simply refuse and make the going very difficult.

Your recovery between runs may well be 3-4 days at the moment - your body isn't sure what is happening and is taking some time to work it out.

Keep doing the walks between runs and then when you run just run as far as is comfortable, say 1.5 miles, and then walk the rest. Over time, as the adaptation takes place, this will become 2 miles and then 2.5 miles and then you will run the whole way....but only if it is comfortable to do so.

Push too hard and the risk of injury skyrockets.

jjwhittle1981

Evening all,

Wow there has been some good running over the last couple of days.
KMS that sounds awesome were you doing the 24hr race? and id be lost without my walkman.

Tonight was my first run after my killer circuit on thursday, my legs took about 2 miles to warm up and shake off any aches. But very happy with my run - 7.7 miles in 75.16 under 10min miles so very happy although i did speed up over the last 1.5 so happy that i have reserves in the tank.

becky_rtw

wow nice running JJ - when you have reserves to speed up at the end that means you can run further - you'll be over that 15k soon

jjwhittle1981

I was running a new route tonight, along a busy road, had a few ups and downs in it which im not used to running so very happy with the run.

haleygrey

RichOneday wrote: »

Haley,

Just let the body adapt at it's own pace. If it isn't ready to do something, it will simply refuse and make the going very difficult.

Your recovery between runs may well be 3-4 days at the moment - your body isn't sure what is happening and is taking some time to work it out.

Keep doing the walks between runs and then when you run just run as far as is comfortable, say 1.5 miles,:eek: and then walk the rest. Over time, as the adaptation takes place, this will become 2 miles and then 2.5 miles and then you will run the whole way....but only if it is comfortable to do so.

Push too hard and the risk of injury skyrockets.

cheers rich, at the moment im trying to use markers (well trees) to run between and trying to increase by one tree or lamp post each day. Once im running im ok, i find that once ive slowed down to a walk, its harder to start running again, any solution to this or just taking it slowly until the body gets used to things??

kmstuart

The 12 hour eace is in Tipton on may 10th and the 24 hour one is in Hull in early july.

RichOneday_2

haleygrey wrote: »

cheers rich, at the moment im trying to use markers (well trees) to run between and trying to increase by one tree or lamp post each day. Once im running im ok, i find that once ive slowed down to a walk, its harder to start running again, any solution to this or just taking it slowly until the body gets used to things??

Don't do it is the answer!!

Sorry to be blunt, but it is one of my pet hates - the run, walk, run, walk thing.

If the body needs to stop, it is for a reason - trying to force it to start again will only cause it to resist more and cause damage.

Even if that damage doesn't show up as injury in the short term it may well create chronic weaknesses which will keep causing niggling injuries later.

Once stopped, walk the rest of the session - you will only end up feeling very stiff the next day otherwise.

So be nice to your body and don't re-start!:D