[teaandcoffee]

(Original post by dipless)
Good luck, is it flatter than the last one you had plotted?

Kind of The last bit of my first route, is going to be the first bit of my route, but going the opposite way, so the first bit is kinda hilly, but not as bad as going the other way, but this means that a lot of it is really quite downhill, so will have to be careful going down there.

[Aemiliana]

Not going for a run today because I have a blister the size of my small toe on my small toe. Whilst I have needles and disinfectant ready to go, this toe normally gets a bit hurt in my new shoes so I'm gonna let myself have a day off.

I swear my feet are trying to collect blisters

[anfieldred07]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Sport-Wat...#ht_688wt_1141

Anyone seen these? I think its going to be my next big purchase for running

[Aemiliana]

I wish there were something like the Nike+ (e.g. something you plug into your computer, not iPod) that didn't need an iPod. No way I can afford the next lot of stuff like that. As in, for the same sort of price.

[Aemiliana]

(Original post by anfieldred07)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Sport-Watch-Sportwatch-GPS-TomTom-NEW-Sealed-/160581965207?pt=Wristwatches&amp ;hash=item25636e5597#ht_688wt_11 41

Anyone seen these? I think its going to be my next big purchase for running

It's cheaper on Sweatshop by the way

[anfieldred07]

(Original post by Aemiliana)
It's cheaper on Sweatshop by the way

Really? I'll have to have a look. Thanks for the heads up

[r1chtea]

(Original post by Aemiliana)
I wish there were something like the Nike+ (e.g. something you plug into your computer, not iPod) that didn't need an iPod. No way I can afford the next lot of stuff like that. As in, for the same sort of price.

Not the only one, the prices for iPods these days are ridiculous prices.

[Aemiliana]

(Original post by Richie Jenkins)
Not the only one, the prices for iPods these days are ridiculous prices.

Exactly, plus my Walkman serves me just fine (and fits perfectly into the pocket of my running capris). I only use that for exercise now though - my phone's got expandable memory so I just use that but it's way too big to lug to the gym.

[Apocalypte]

(Original post by anfieldred07)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Sport-Wat...#ht_688wt_1141

Anyone seen these? I think its going to be my next big purchase for running

They look cool, but I'll stick with my Garmin 305 for now even though it looks like a brick on my wrist.

[teaandcoffee]

Did my Week 8 run, on a different route. I prefer the new route so much more!

However just worked out that in 28 minutes I covered 3.52km, and a pace of roughly 7.56 minutes/km I started off quite slow, then built up my place but I guess I need to go a bit faster soon... but it seems I wont' ever be able to do a 5k in 30 mins!

[Motorbiker]

Ok, i tried running at the gym on the treadmill yesterday and found it epically hard.

I did 4k in 27 minutes compared to 5k in 27 minutes i did in real life last week and the one in real life had uphill/downhill in...

Although this wasn't a perfect comparison as i was doing 200/300m sprints at 14kph as opposed to just running continuously at 11kph...
Managed 1k at my "desired" 5k time of 25 mins before i just died.

[dipless]

Planning my long run this evening.... aiming to do 8-9 miles think it's going to really hurt... going to take it really slow and aim for between 75-85 minutes... hope my calf holds up and lets me

[Aemiliana]

It's odd how some people find treadmills easier/harder than outdoors - I find outdoor running so much harder!

Going to go for my second week 7 run today. I'm going to put a bit of an incline on the treadmill as apparently that makes it closer to running outdoors and that is after all my aim!

[Aemiliana]

I didn't even get half way through my second C25K week 7 run. I don't know if it was the incline, the fact that I've been hungry all day (haven't had many carbs) or both but I feel like a failure

[anfieldred07]

(Original post by Apocalypte)
They look cool, but I'll stick with my Garmin 305 for now even though it looks like a brick on my wrist.

How are the Garmins? I remember looking at them a while back and they looked decent but then I stopped running for a while.

[anfieldred07]

(Original post by Aemiliana)
It's odd how some people find treadmills easier/harder than outdoors - I find outdoor running so much harder!

Going to go for my second week 7 run today. I'm going to put a bit of an incline on the treadmill as apparently that makes it closer to running outdoors and that is after all my aim!

I did a treadmill run this morning, and struggled to run for 1.5miles at 6.8/hour. This afternoon i ran outside and managed 2.48miles in 24minutes with each mile under 10 minutes. It was weird as i remember treadmills being so much easier to run on lol

[dirtyoldriver]

Terrible today. Gave up at the first major hurdle which is a big hill leading up to the main circuit and was so demoralised for the rest I just stopped after about half of it.

I don't know how to stop failures getting to me so much, even if I say I'll just shrug it off if I don't make it to where I want to get to or I let myself give up earlier than I should it just sticks with me for the rest of the run and I do so much worse and it puts me in a negative mood for the next time

[Apocalypte]

(Original post by anfieldred07)
How are the Garmins? I remember looking at them a while back and they looked decent but then I stopped running for a while.

I have the 305, as mentioned before. It's a bit cheaper than the others (generally some decent deals to be had on Amazon for it - it's £111 at the moment which is more than what I paid for it), because it's a slightly older model, but it does exactly what I need it to do (GPS + HRM + pretty much all the stats I can handle). It does look like a bit of a brick though, particularly on small female wrists, but that's not something I have an issue with.

Rest day today, hill sprints tomorrow. Looking forward to it in a slightly masochistic sort of way.

[Aemiliana]

Breaking in trainers is annoying considering I don't normally wear shoes indoors but they seem to be getting better. I dunno, is it really something you have to do?

[FireDeuce]

(Original post by anfieldred07)
How are the Garmins? I remember looking at them a while back and they looked decent but then I stopped running for a while.

Really, really useful tools. I have a 405. During the run being able to see the pace is good, and the after run analysis is very helpful to identify areas for future training.

I'm yet to properly use the HRM though. The virtual running parter is useful to an extent, you can see just how far off your overall time you are, and whether or not you need to speed up or you have a margin of safety.

(Original post by Aemiliana)
Breaking in trainers is annoying considering I don't normally wear shoes indoors but they seem to be getting better. I dunno, is it really something you have to do?

Depends how much you enjoy running on a burst blister when you're 3 miles from home.