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Running Thread

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Doing my first run in the early morning tomorow after doing my ankle ligaments back at the start of April, not to sure how far I’m going but I won’t be running at pace and just watching the ground I’m running on, also got my weight down to 13st 6lbs so lightest I’ve been for over a year now.
 
Supershrimper said:
Nights are starting to close in now and by the time I manage to get out for a run after putting the kids to bed its around 20:30 and its already dark ish. I run in mainly dark clothing (Blues and Blacks) but run on the pavement mostly.

I do run on some roads where there is no pavement but i always run on the side of the oncoming traffic. That way I can jump into the verge as nears me. Also IF i'm going to get hit i'd like to at least see the vehicle that going to hit me

Just wondered on other peoples thoughts if they have also run in lighter coloured clothing clothing (whites, luminous yellows) during the darker months or even some of the running lights that can be purchased although i'm not a fan of these. Having photosensitive epilepsy it annoys me when cyclists have them flashing as they drive along, What's wrong with a nice solid light. Works for cars and motorbikes
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Personally I think it is very foolish to run in dark clothes along the road. You should be in something luminous.
As another poster says assume the driver can’t see you.
A head torch or arm lights /torch is a great idea.
flashing lights are far more visible to other road users and I would guess have saved countless life’s of cyclists . But even a non flashing light is far better than no light
 
united we stand said:
Personally I think it is very foolish to run in dark clothes along the road. You should be in something luminous.
As another poster says assume the driver can’t see you.
A head torch or arm lights /torch is a great idea.
flashing lights are far more visible to other road users and I would guess have saved countless life’s of cyclists . But even a non flashing light is far better than no light
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I realised after my first run that I would need something. I tried running with a First Aider high vis bib but it was not breathable at all and I roasted whilst running.

Went to Decathalon and bought myself a couple of luminous football / running bibs. I'm now a lot more visible on the pavement / road.
 
tottenham541 said:
Did a touch under 5k this morning at 5.00 am, took me 28 mins and no injuries so I’ll take that, it’s been a while.
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Very respectable time for a first run following a 6 month break due to injury. I've struggled to run a sub-30 5k after a 6 day lay-off at Xmas due to over-eating!
 
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Did an hours worth of intervals in Pound Woods this morning. I have never done any trail running before and loved it.
 
I went for a 10ker just now. I felt awful and leggy. I was really slow and almost stopped. Imagine my surprise when I get home and realises I was 45 seconds quicker than last week! That never ceases to amaze me.

I'm also at less than peak fitness at the moment and have noticed a difference in my runs. I'm currently using the downhill sections as a rest. When I'm much fitter I tend to accelerate on the downhill sections as I see them as a chance to beat my previous time. Does anyone else have that?
 
londonblue said:
I went for a 10ker just now. I felt awful and leggy. I was really slow and almost stopped. Imagine my surprise when I get home and realises I was 45 seconds quicker than last week! That never ceases to amaze me.

I'm also at less than peak fitness at the moment and have noticed a difference in my runs. I'm currently using the downhill sections as a rest. When I'm much fitter I tend to accelerate on the downhill sections as I see them as a chance to beat my previous time. Does anyone else have that?
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Had exaclty the same when i went out for a run last night. Felt really slow, my right knee was hurting (Runners knee) yet i managed to run my 6.57 miles circuit in 1:03:21 beating my previous best by almost 2 minutes.

I do need to stretch though. I get changed into my running stuff, set the watch and head out. No warm up stretches and the same when i get back. And then i wonder why i have aching knees. One day i'll learn
 
Supershrimper said:
Had exaclty the same when i went out for a run last night. Felt really slow, my right knee was hurting (Runners knee) yet i managed to run my 6.57 miles circuit in 1:03:21 beating my previous best by almost 2 minutes.

I do need to stretch though. I get changed into my running stuff, set the watch and head out. No warm up stretches and the same when i get back. And then i wonder why i have aching knees. One day i'll learn
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A warm up is good, but don't actually stretch as you're more likely to injure yourself. I found a really good warm up routine on youtube:


What I found funny is that this guy is an ultra-marathon runner, so he says that he does this routine before every run, even if it's a little 10k in the park. For me 10k is the limit!
 
londonblue said:
A warm up is good, but don't actually stretch as you're more likely to injure yourself. I found a really good warm up routine on youtube:


What I found funny is that this guy is an ultra-marathon runner, so he says that he does this routine before every run, even if it's a little 10k in the park. For me 10k is the limit!
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I'll take a look. And i'm always happy when the warm up is less than 5 minutes
 
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