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

RichOneday_2

beer_tins wrote: »

Were you still talking about running here, Rich?

And thanks for letting me know I need to register for Parkrun. I would have just turned up otherwise (seriously)!

You can tell Beer Tins is in the house ....... the tone lowers several notches!;)

Having said that, Sally had a good go last night too!:rolleyes:

Anyway, looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, Beer Tins. Is your good lady coming along to to watch you in action?

RichOneday_2

Running Is GOOD For Your Knees
That is if you run regularly as a routine rather than a little bit here and there:


Myth: Running is bad for your knees
Slapping the pavement with the soles of your trainers has gained running a reputation as public enemy number one to the knee joint. But a recent study showed instead that running actually protects those joints from damage and pain. Reporting in the journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, a team from the department of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University in southern California found that adults who run consistently can expect to have 25% less musculoskeletal pain and less arthritis than non-runners when they get older.

Dr Bonnie Bruce, the study author, followed more than 500 runners from a local club (called "ever runners" in the study) and 300 inactive people ("never runners", but not necessarily sedentary) in their 50s and 60s for 14 years. When results from an annual health questionnaire were analysed, Bruce and her colleagues found that the "ever runners", who ran at least six hours per week on average, experienced less joint pain by their 60s and 70s and only 35% of the joggers got arthritis (compared to 43% of non-runners).

Sammy Margo, a sports physiotherapist for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, says running doesn't deserve its bad press. "The key is consistency," Margo says. "If you run consistently, your joints, tendons, ligaments, disks and muscles get used to the habitual pounding of the activity. The body accommodates and copes with the demands."
It is the yo-yo runners, says Margo, who take up jogging and then drop it repeatedly over a number of years who might have problems after a while.

beer_tins

RichOneday wrote: »

You can tell Beer Tins is in the house ....... the tone lowers several notches!;)

Having said that, Sally had a good go last night too!:rolleyes:

Anyway, looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, Beer Tins. Is your good lady coming along to to watch you in action?

Didn't realise you'll be there Rich, was considering going to the Coulsdon one (easier/closer for me). Shall do the Wimbledon one if you'll be there, though. The chance of my good Lady wife getting up early enough on a Saturday are virtually nil, though! What time are you getting there and how long are you warming up?

beer_tins

RichOneday wrote: »

Running Is GOOD For Your Knees
That is if you run regularly as a routine rather than a little bit here and there:


Myth: Running is bad for your knees
Slapping the pavement with the soles of your trainers has gained running a reputation as public enemy number one to the knee joint. But a recent study showed instead that running actually protects those joints from damage and pain. Reporting in the journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, a team from the department of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University in southern California found that adults who run consistently can expect to have 25% less musculoskeletal pain and less arthritis than non-runners when they get older.

Dr Bonnie Bruce, the study author, followed more than 500 runners from a local club (called "ever runners" in the study) and 300 inactive people ("never runners", but not necessarily sedentary) in their 50s and 60s for 14 years. When results from an annual health questionnaire were analysed, Bruce and her colleagues found that the "ever runners", who ran at least six hours per week on average, experienced less joint pain by their 60s and 70s and only 35% of the joggers got arthritis (compared to 43% of non-runners).

Sammy Margo, a sports physiotherapist for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, says running doesn't deserve its bad press. "The key is consistency," Margo says. "If you run consistently, your joints, tendons, ligaments, disks and muscles get used to the habitual pounding of the activity. The body accommodates and copes with the demands."
It is the yo-yo runners, says Margo, who take up jogging and then drop it repeatedly over a number of years who might have problems after a while.

Interesting. I'd think the (likely) lower average weight of the runners would help too.

RichOneday_2

beer_tins wrote: »

Didn't realise you'll be there Rich, was considering going to the Coulsdon one (easier/closer for me). Shall do the Wimbledon one if you'll be there, though. The chance of my good Lady wife getting up early enough on a Saturday are virtually nil, though! What time are you getting there and how long are you warming up?

We get there about 8ish normally.

The 5k is a 2-lap course (v flat:D) so we usually do 2 slow laps as warm up beforehand taking probably 30-35 mins.

Becky is planning on doing the warm up and then stroking the dogs while we do the hard work.:rolleyes::p I cant see what sort of an excuse running a marathon the next day is!!! :cool:

beer_tins

RichOneday wrote: »

We get there about 8ish normally.

The 5k is a 2-lap course (v flat:D) so we usually do 2 slow laps as warm up beforehand taking probably 30-35 mins.

Becky is planning on doing the warm up and then stroking the dogs while we do the hard work.:rolleyes::p I cant see what sort of an excuse running a marathon the next day is!!! :cool:

Thanks. Do you have a tip for parking nearby, or do you do the public transport thing? Will have to investigate otherwise.

How often do you guys do this run? I expect I'll be a fair bit off your pace at this stage...

RichOneday_2

beer_tins wrote: »

Thanks. Do you have a tip for parking nearby, or do you do the public transport thing? Will have to investigate otherwise.

How often do you guys do this run? I expect I'll be a fair bit off your pace at this stage...

You can park right next to the start in the car park. Just head for the windmill in the middle of Wimbledon Common.

We run one of the events most weeks. I've just had a tot up, since November -

Leeds: Me 12, Becky 2
Wimbledon: Me 3, Becky 4

They're free - need I say more!!:p:p

becky_rtw

Oh for goodness sakes Beertins - get a bus like the rest of us do...tut cars in London!!!

https://www.tfl.gov.uk

Its £1 each way!!

beer_tins

becky_rtw wrote: »

Oh for goodness sakes Beertins - get a bus like the rest of us do...tut cars in London!!!

www.tfl.gov.uk

Its £1 each way!!

I've got a travelcard, so it's free. But unfortunately, according to tfl the fastest journey is 2 trains and a bus and takes 1hr23 mins. Sadly public transport in greater London is geared mainly to travelling into and out of central London.

As it's only a 9 mile journey it should only take 30 mins (if I'm good). Besides, I drive a diesel (a bit greener) and also I'm planning to stop by B&Q on my way back to pick up several bags of plaster, which I wouldn't be able to do on public transport.

So I won't feel bad

becky_rtw

Its just told me the quickest bus route to Excel was 3 buses - lies the number 15 goes to poplar which is one minute walk and stops outside my work - its obviously having one of those days