DFW running club mark 2!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

hypno06

The kids don't need as much energy as their poor mother who has to run them about all over the country and work extra hard to pay for it all :rolleyes:

ukevas, I had a fry up last night for supper...it was yummmmmmm

It is a shame that there are no parkruns near me, but unless I organise one myself.......NO!!!!! I will do the RFL in May though, and that will have to do! Perhaps there will be a 5k summer series somewhere.....it is the sort of thing some running clubs put on in the evenings......off to have a look on runnersworld!

RichOneday_2

Oooo just noticed that you get a technical(?) T-shirt and nice jacket when you complete 100 Parkruns.....not bad for an entry fee of NOWT!!!:D

11 Down/89 To Go........................

x_raphael_xx

Hi all, some quick advice please, I usually run about 4-5 miles at the moment. I've just mapped a run that is 8.5 miles, is this too much of a jump in distance at once?

If I do 8.5 miles today, I've got my Burrator run tomorrow (that was postponed from last week) which is 7.13 miles, then a couple of 5 mile runs later in the week?

To much too fast or okay???

RichOneday_2

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

Hi all, some quick advice please, I usually run about 4-5 miles at the moment. I've just mapped a run that is 8.5 miles, is this too much of a jump in distance at once?

If I do 8.5 miles today, I've got my Burrator run tomorrow (that was postponed from last week) which is 7.13 miles, then a couple of 5 mile runs later in the week?

To much too fast or okay???

Yep, its too much!

That isn't to say you couldn't do it - but as with too much speed too early, too much distance too early leads to a huge increase in injury risk.

Your body simply isn't prepared for big jumps in activity. Any training will lead to the body repairing and coming back stronger, ready to do the same again plus a LITTLE BIT more. That's why all increases have to be gradual to go along with the flow of what the body wants to do.

Increases on long runs of 20% max should be the benchmark.

x_raphael_xx

RichOneday wrote: »

Yep, its too much!

That isn't to say you couldn't do it - but as with too much speed too early, too much distance too early leads to a huge increase in injury risk.

Your body simply isn't prepared for big jumps in activity. Any training will lead to the body repairing and coming back stronger, ready to do the same again plus a LITTLE BIT more. That's why all increases have to be gradual to go along with the flow of what the body wants to do.

Increases on long runs of 20% max should be the benchmark.

Thought it might have been Thanks Rich.

Just calculated I don't have time for it anyhoo today I'll stick with the 7 miler tomorrow, and keep it up with the 5s for the rest of the week

Alias_Omega

i vary it,

so maybe, 3mile, then 5, then maybe a 4, then push for the full 6.

Might put in 3miles tonight and press on the time for 25-26mins without being out of breath.

Next long run will be friday at a guess, if i dont do the bike trackday.

evab_2

Well done on your pb Becky and well done for your 16 miles Hypno xx

I'm reporting in after a wind swept, wet, dog on the loose avoiding 5 1/2 miler. Feel chuffed to do my longest run for a long, long time. Off for a bath, some lunch then collapse for the rest of the day.

Ukevas

Wind swept and wet indeed, went out hour early to aviod what weather man said would be the worse... 4 mins in down it came!!!! and now clear skys again when i was going to do it. lol

anyway nice 10.07m with 6 hills to deal with

hypno06

well done eva - presumably the back is holding out nicely?

uk.....don't you just love the English weather! But well done on the run, especially in horrid conditions!

becky_rtw

Okay parents gone - phew

Off for a nap then out for my run - Simply yes send over elevation charts to my email and I'll lok at them tonight or tomorrow, but usually a lower incline over a longer distance is better - to give you an idea I started with Constitution Hill in London as my hill run and now I do 400ft hills whn in Leeds (there arent any in London) - its all about building up gradually