The Running Thread

Currently waiting for shin splints to go So so frustrating.

Well done! Way faster than I can run

I'm still absolutely dreading today's run

Nice if i was you i'd try and find a route somewhere that is not involving roads and stuff liek that as when you're running you wanna pick a pace and just stick to it...

Is there no parks or other places you can run without all the other things?

When are you trying your first 5k run? Isn't that at the end of week 9 iirc?

Yea, i always get stupidly overly hot/dehydrated near the end of the run even if i drink a TONNE beforehand...

I want 5 min a km pace but am doing about 5:20 mins a km average for my runs...

Don't worry; I remember dreading the longer runs. But you will be fine.


There aren't any parks/anything nice and green for me to run around Can't wait to go to uni... hopefully there will be nicer places to run in Reading.

I have got my Race for Life on the 11th June (reminds me, if anyone would like to sponsor then this is my page http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/callierawson ). I would like to do a ParkRun 5k too, but the nearest to me is Willen Lake at Milton Keynes, which would prove difficult for me to get to as I cannot drive/buses are awful.

Thats a good pace, much better than mine.

I don't really know how to describe it... I just get so hot and feel really fainty but I do think thats probably due to it being pretty warm outside today, and I don't really get the same trouble when I go in the mornings.

Ran 11km today, that's my longest run since I got injured (8 weeks ago). Had a huge smile on my face when I first saw my Garmin tick past 10km and later past 1 hour, this recovery has been very, very slow. Hoping to race a 5k at the end of May, I'm actually a little scared to see how much fitness I've lost.

Congratulations thats fantastic... your still not clocking a bad pace if your trining runs are sub hour pace for 10k, whats your PB for 10k? How long have you been out from injury?

Nice 15 miler this morning, hour and 45 mins, not great but not too bad I guess. Really need to get back into running more on a sunday.

What are your race PBs like if you do your long runs at 7 min miles?

err 5k 17:something. Don't usually do that short that often.
10k 37:34
Half Marathon 1:26:30
Marathon 3:10. Trying to get this under 3 hours tbh.

Anyone got any advice on what i should eat before and after runs so i have the most energy possible?

PB for 10k is somewhere around 52 minutes - I am slow! I'm aiming for sub-50 the next time I race it (which will be in late June). I tend to shoot for a 5.40-6 min/km (9-9.40 min/mile) pace on easy runs.

I was off the road completely for three and a half weeks after injuring my left ITB at the Barcelona marathon in early March, and I'm slowly rebuilding mileage now. 25 miles this week is still only about 60-70% of where I want to be.

52 mins 10k isn't that slow! I hate injuries, ITBS is a bit of a ***** for running as well! So you looking at about 35 miles a week, how do you spread it? I try and do 30 min 5-6k trains 4 times during the week and a long 10-15k over weekend.

Was it your first marathon attempt? Any plans for another?

err 5k 17:something. Don't usually do that short that often.
10k 37:34
Half Marathon 1:26:30
Marathon 3:10. Trying to get this under 3 hours tbh.