DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

beer_tins

blushingbride wrote: »

:Tok great thanks

buy interval training i meant going fast then slower etc, i hope i used the right words!:)

I'll report back tomorrow how my morning run goes, and on non running days i'll walk at lunch time. I've been using www.mapmyrun.com to work out my routes, its really good

BB

Interval sessions are usually structured e.g. 6 x 800m reps with a couple of minutes rest intervals in between. And unstructured run going fast/slow when you feel like it is called a Fartlek session (no sniggering at the back). Anyway, like I suggested, slow and far is the aim for now.

Walking will help a lot. You can certainly do a walk every day, even on "run" days, no problem.

1HANNAH

Week 1/9 Reindeer Run 10k
Mon 05/10 - 4m (first attempt at Fartlek) 47:05 (11:46/mile new pb previous min/m best was 11:54)
Thu 08/10 - ran 4.04m 48:48 (12:04/mile) steady run as it was very warm again

Blushingbride - Hello &good luck with the training, I am quite new to running so don't really have any advise to offer but suggest you stick around this thread as the advice I have so far received has been invaulable x

Simplycynical

Week 13/15 (Abingdon)
Mon 28/9 Rest Day
Tues 29/9 10k Hilly 01:04:31 (10:23/mile)
Wed 30/9 10k 01:06:46 (10:45/mile)
Thurs 1/10 10k 01:05:21 (10:31/mile)
Fri 2/10 10k 01:04:28 (10:22/mile)
Sat 3/10 Rest Day
Sun 4/10 Burnham Half Mara 02:15:32 (10:20/mile)

Week 14/15 (Abingdon) - Eeek!!!
Mon 5/10 Rest Day
Tues 6/10 4 Miles Fartlek 00:38:54 (09:42/mile)
Wed 7/10 Rest Day
Thurs 8/10 4 Miles Hilly 00:42:07 (10:28/mile)

This morning's run felt like I was running through treacle and my legs didn't settle in until about 3 miles - not very useful on a 4 mile run :rotfl: On the positive side it was a dry, crisp morning and the stars were still shining - a lovely start to the day.

Welcome to the thread blushingbride - quite a few of us ladies (omg that reminds me of Little Britain lol) run on our own. I tend to go early morning, stick to well lit areas with pavements and wear a high viz vest with a flashing light on the back. There was some discussion on lone running a few pages back - you might find it useful to have a quick read from the start of this thread (before it gets too long as it grows like crazy).

Alias_Omega

blushingbride wrote: »

:Tok great thanks

buy interval training i meant going fast then slower etc, i hope i used the right words!:)

I'll report back tomorrow how my morning run goes, and on non running days i'll walk at lunch time. I've been using www.mapmyrun.com to work out my routes, its really good

BB

I would plan a simple 5km run asap, set a pace where you can start it, and continue all the way through without stopping, roughly time it and post the results up here.

I would say something like this...

<30mins - Press on to 4 miles
<40mins - 1st week of 3 miles (sun, tues, thurs), 2nd week increase to 4miles.
<50mins - 2 weeks of 3 miles, 3rd week 4 miles

mascott514

anyone on for the wimbledon park run this sat?

KeepYourChinUp_2

Mon 5/10 4.00 00:41:28 (10:22/mile) Last 2m uphill
Tues 6/10 slacked off
Wed 7/10 8.48 01:34:16 (11:07/mile) <hard,felt rough,shorter than intended
Thurs 8/10 4.42 00:47:31 (10:45/mile) first mile too fast, last 3 all uphill

Hopefully get a 4m in this afto before i pick my kids up for the w/end.

Have a good weekend all.

P.s I now live on a hill so i get to do hills in every run more or less.

evab_2

morning all, still not 100% so will have to leave the running until the weekend just trying to cancel my dental appointment as I can't cope with her prodding about and no pain killers :eek:

Well done hannah on the new pb.

welcome to blushingbride

I hope you're enjoying your tapering weeks Simply, your training has been fantastic

enjoy the hills kycu!

blushingbride_3

well just be for my first run in ages!

We did 2 laps of a local park which is about a mile a lap. still along way to go to be good enough for the half marathon!:(

I managed to run the first lap non stop and we did a fast bit at the end.
Going to go on a longer run on sunday round a lake so that we dont have the choice of stopping!

i just need to build my speed & stamina

evab_2

well done bb, just concentrate on the distance and not the time and you'll soon find that it will build up. I set myself little goals as I run especially when feeling tired i.e. next lampost, next big tree etc. I find it helps me run further.

blushingbride_3

yes we did that, running faster to the next bench then slowing down etc etc