DFW Running Club!!

OliveOyl_2

Excuse me while I lie down and resy after your burst of energy

cnoelj

evab wrote: »

Hi all,

I managed to do 3.2 miles yesterday, felt fine so hoping to do 4 miles this evening but waiting until a bit later as far too hot at the minute. Planning to do a flat run along the beach, it will be a bit cooler when I get down there.

2 weeks and 2 days until Leeds 10km!

Do you have a goal time in mind for the 10k?

I always think that it is a good idea to try and do an easy run when it is hot because you never know what the weather will be like on the day. It would prepare you a little bit if it was going to be particularly warm. Just make sure you are well hydrated and take it a bit easier especially if you are not used to those conditions.

pania

woohoo well done all esp evab for getting out there, and welcome to the group fac73!!

well guys, i've done it!!! Finally made use of my own inspiration and got out there!! Took DP and had a two mile run round the block, had to stop twice, once as P was bring a little !!!! and second for a big scarey tractor that wanted to squash us!! Knackered now and off for a shower.

As to what gets me out the door cnoelj, love generation by bob sinclair. thats my running song and right in line with my pace so the second i hear that i want to run!! Any other stories anyone?

Keep it going guys. Big hugs
p
xx

Broken_hearted

blackangeluk wrote: »

I'm in :j

[I'll have some of that action, first ever Great North Run on September 30th, cost me £38 as well so have to make it worth my while by training lots so I enjoy it!]

Me too!! Am very nervous about running so far but just done the Manchester Run in 55mins 58s and so I'm raring to go :rolleyes2

My ultimate aim is just to get into the Marathon, never mind run it, maybe this will be the year

:beer:

I've done the great north run its a good day out and even better feeling of achievement. I'm doing the race for life in July this year.

Zulu_Dawn

cnoelj wrote: »

Good luck with that!

How much running have you done?

Here are one or two tips from my experience

1. Train regularly. Maybe 3 times a week to start. Closer to the race maybe do an additional run a week. Avoid overtraining, planning rest days is just as important as planning training days.

2. Build up your milage gradually.


3. As you progress vary your training routine. Build up to one long run a week of 10-12 miles. Avoid doing the whole 13.1 miles in training - keep something in reserve for the day. Have a session where you are concentrating on speed
work. For example stride rather than sprint from one lamp-post to the next and then do a recovery jog to the next and repeat 6 or 8 times. You could do this in the middle of a 5 mile run at an easy pace. You could alternate that with repetitions up a hill with the downward journeys as recovery. Again 6 or 8 reps would be good. Increase reps and speed if you like as you are able. I would caution you to build up to this. Apart from this any other sessions you do should be 4-8 miles and not with great intensity. Do not go all out on every run.


4. Try and vary your routes. Do your favourite routes the other way round. Experiment sometimes by saying to yourself I will run for say 40 minutes and see where you end up. Sometimes I will get on a bus and run back or I will travel part of the way back from work and run the rest. This alleviates boredom.

5. Find running buddies and better still join a running club. You will stretch each other and have companionship

6. Be aware of hydration particularly when you are training and running during this time of year. Drink before going out on a run. Sip sensibly during it and continue to drink after it. I personally stick to water but it may be worth experimenting with sports drinks, but this should be done well in advance of any organised competitive race.

7. Eat well. Plenty of protein and we runners need more carbohydrates in order to store slow burning sugars for energy.

Hope this helps

Hi Cnoelj

Sorry to be a complete pedant but Bill Shankly was a hero of mine and I thought you should know that you are spelling his name incorrectly in your signature.

Great running advice by the way.


ZD

cnoelj

Zulu_Dawn wrote: »

Hi Cnoelj

Sorry to be a complete pedant but Bill Shankly was a hero of mine and I thought you should know that you are spelling his name incorrectly in your signature.

Great running advice by the way.


ZD

Thank you for pointing that out

I am suprised no-one has flagged that up before now.

It is inexcusable considering the great man managed my team (Grimsby Town) for a season, just narrowly missing promotion.

I am going to amend my sig now

Zulu_Dawn

There are several websites dedicated to his wise words. He also said

"Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves."



BTW - Do you know the link between Grimsby Town and Old Trafford? (I'll give you a clue - you will need to be nearly 70 to rembmer it)

cnoelj

Zulu_Dawn wrote: »

There are several websites dedicated to his wise words. He also said

"Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves."



BTW - Do you know the link between Grimsby Town and Old Trafford? (I'll give you a clue - you will need to be nearly 70 to rembmer it)

I will have to think about that one. Leave it with me


Ah yes. Grimsby reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup at around that time. Was it played at Old Trafford?

evab_2

Well done pania, great start keep it going!

cnoelj - I'm hoping to get under 60 mins for the 10km, I have no previous time for this so it will be a benchmark. My 5km Race for Life was 28:10 which I was really chuffed with as I had been ill for 2 weeks before. Although I say under 60mins I'm just really looking forward to taking part in such an amazing event.

Zulu_Dawn

cnoelj wrote: »

I will have to think about that one. Leave it with me


Ah yes. Grimsby reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup at around that time. Was it played at Old Trafford?

The answer is I think that the highest attendance ever at Old Trafford was for a game between Grimsby and Wolves in an FA Cup semi-final just before the war. It was certainly close to 80,000 and I don't think it was beaten this year.

I should probably have googled this before I posted.:o

ZD