Official Running Thread

[big nuts]

hey guys, great to read that there was some really solid running over the bank holiday weekend! Kudos to those taking part in the Centurion Race, in various forms. They've picked a nice week for it.

Another book recommendation - I think I might have already mentioned this one but I've just finished "Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance" by Alex Hutchinson, a former Canadian national elite distance runner and now author and journalist. It's a really fascinating and thoroughly researched historical study into the science of endurance, primarily in running but also in other endurance disciplines.

I particularly love this bit when talking about how to run faster could in fact be very simple. He cites Michael Joyner, one of the world's leading experts in the physiology of human endurance, who wrote this Japanese haiku many years ago.

Run a lot of miles
Some faster than your race pace
Rest once in a while

I had to look up what a haiku was so learnt something new.

Thanks for the recommendation, it’s arriving tomorrow. Keen to get another mile time trial in this week if possible. Thursday being my favoured day if my 3rd chiropractor visit goes well.

 

[Bob!]

hey guys, great to read that there was some really solid running over the bank holiday weekend! Kudos to those taking part in the Centurion Race, in various forms. They've picked a nice week for it.

Another book recommendation - I think I might have already mentioned this one but I've just finished "Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance" by Alex Hutchinson, a former Canadian national elite distance runner and now author and journalist. It's a really fascinating and thoroughly researched historical study into the science of endurance, primarily in running but also in other endurance disciplines.

I particularly love this bit when talking about how to run faster could in fact be very simple. He cites Michael Joyner, one of the world's leading experts in the physiology of human endurance, who wrote this Japanese haiku many years ago.

Run a lot of miles
Some faster than your race pace
Rest once in a while

I had to look up what a haiku was so learnt something new.

Just bought it on kobo for £2.99 (I don't do Amazon because they are tax dodgers)

thanks

 

[Badger]

hey guys, great to read that there was some really solid running over the bank holiday weekend! Kudos to those taking part in the Centurion Race, in various forms. They've picked a nice week for it.

Another book recommendation - I think I might have already mentioned this one but I've just finished "Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance" by Alex Hutchinson, a former Canadian national elite distance runner and now author and journalist. It's a really fascinating and thoroughly researched historical study into the science of endurance, primarily in running but also in other endurance disciplines.

I particularly love this bit when talking about how to run faster could in fact be very simple. He cites Michael Joyner, one of the world's leading experts in the physiology of human endurance, who wrote this Japanese haiku many years ago.

Run a lot of miles
Some faster than your race pace
Rest once in a while

I had to look up what a haiku was so learnt something new.

Oh yes, he's a Toronto resident. I've seen him at a few events in the city and caught the very end of a talk he did. He seems like a really nice guy with some interesting ideas around training. I really should get the book.

It's good to see everyone still ticking over with the running with the odd challenge thrown in. I've settled in to a much more comfortable routine, avoiding running on consecutive days and only pushing myself occasionally.

I finally got around to doing my official attempt at a race called Spring Run Off. The real race is an 8k which involves a lot of climbing, so I tried to give my route a similar profile. When I uploaded it I discovered I'm currently sitting in second place overall, around 30 seconds off the leader. You can have as many attempts as you like, so I'm likely to give it another go on a strictly flat/downhill route

 

[Bry Nylon]

5k again today for the 6th consecutive day. One bit of the head says "take a rest day, dickhead, before you hurt yourself." But another bit of the head has become completely addicted to the endorphins and for some reason takes great pleasure from arriving home drenched in sweat and covered in more flies than a white van man's number plate.

I'd love to see if I can do a month of 5ks as I'm getting faster and more comfortable, but having experienced the frustration of injuries in the past I know this is a foolish endeavour. Will probably do 10 days then take 2 days out.

 

[knocky1]

5k again today for the 6th consecutive day. One bit of the head says "take a rest day, dickhead, before you hurt yourself." But another bit of the head has become completely addicted to the endorphins and for some reason takes great pleasure from arriving home drenched in sweat and covered in more flies than a white van man's number plate.

I'd love to see if I can do a month of 5ks as I'm getting faster and more comfortable, but having experienced the frustration of injuries in the past I know this is a foolish endeavour. Will probably do 10 days then take 2 days out.

Only [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] has survived that strategy so far. Might work for you as well. Rule of thumb is that when you feel like you’re on fire it’s time to sit back and run easy.

 

[Steve Foster]

On June 20th which is the longest day of the year, this year - I am running 24 miles in 24 hrs. Not too difficult. But the challenge is to run 1 mile every hour on the hour for 24 hours.

Should be fun?

 

[Bozza]

5k again today for the 6th consecutive day. One bit of the head says "take a rest day, dickhead, before you hurt yourself." But another bit of the head has become completely addicted to the endorphins and for some reason takes great pleasure from arriving home drenched in sweat and covered in more flies than a white van man's number plate.

I'd love to see if I can do a month of 5ks as I'm getting faster and more comfortable, but having experienced the frustration of injuries in the past I know this is a foolish endeavour. Will probably do 10 days then take 2 days out.

I've run for the past 117 days in a row. I almost came unstuck last week with some soreness in my dodgy knee, but seem to have managed to run it off.

Given the amount I've been drinking over this period, with the dry streak kicked well into touch, it's just as well I've been keeping active!

 

[Bob!]

5k again today for the 6th consecutive day. One bit of the head says "take a rest day, dickhead, before you hurt yourself." But another bit of the head has become completely addicted to the endorphins and for some reason takes great pleasure from arriving home drenched in sweat and covered in more flies than a white van man's number plate.

I'd love to see if I can do a month of 5ks as I'm getting faster and more comfortable, but having experienced the frustration of injuries in the past I know this is a foolish endeavour. Will probably do 10 days then take 2 days out.

Only [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] has survived that strategy so far. Might work for you as well. Rule of thumb is that when you feel like you’re on fire it’s time to sit back and run easy.

I've run for the past 117 days in a row. I almost came unstuck last week with some soreness in my dodgy knee, but seem to have managed to run it off.

Given the amount I've been drinking over this period, with the dry streak kicked well into touch, it's just as well I've been keeping active!

I am on Day 70 of my streak, started when Spain went into lockdown not knowing if we'd be allowed to run on our lockdown.
The majority of my runs are easy/ recovery pace though with faster efforts only once, sometimes twice a week

 

[big nuts]

Very gentle recovery run tonight but the story of the night was seeing a full on, organised 8 aside football match. Teams playing in bibs with cones and goal posts.

Even more surprising is that several police cars went past and didn’t stop.

It seems the public are following Dominic Cummings lead In flouting the advice.

 

[Simgull]

Added another 5 miles onto the Centurion challenge this evening with a gentle jog down Basin Road and back. 21.5 down, 28.5 over five days doesn’t sound so daunting now. Certainly seems Social Distancing is a thing of the past by the look of some of the groups on the beach.

Looking to round it up to 30 miles tomorrow and then have a day off before knocking off the final 20 by the weekend.

 

[Simgull]

On June 20th which is the longest day of the year, this year - I am running 24 miles in 24 hrs. Not too difficult. But the challenge is to run 1 mile every hour on the hour for 24 hours.

Should be fun?

Have you seen that film where the guy in Australia does this and also knocks off a load of DIY jobs in between - I can’t remember the name - I Think [MENTION=616]Guinness Boy[/MENTION] may have recommended it?

EDIT - here it is

https://youtu.be/EvT5XS7j-Dc

 

[Bozza]

30% off pretty much everything at Nike with code NIKE30 for the next few days if you are looking for new kit. The only thing the discount didn't seem to apply to, from my testing, was the Next%, which is not really surprising I guess.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Have you seen that film where the guy in Australia does this and also knocks off a load of DIY jobs in between - I can’t remember the name - I Think [MENTION=616]Guinness Boy[/MENTION] may have recommended it?

EDIT - here it is

https://youtu.be/EvT5XS7j-Dc

That's the one

Very inspiring video and just shows what you can get done if you plan and push yourself. Sleep will be the big issue for [MENTION=12697]Steve Foster[/MENTION]

He's done loads of mad stuff - eaten only tinned beans until he's consumed his own bodyweight, sea kayaked to Tasmania and around the coast of southern Africa and a 650km trail run across the Aussie Alps. I got quite addicted to his vids in lockdown, mainly because he's SO Australian

 

[knocky1]

I am on Day 70 of my streak, started when Spain went into lockdown not knowing if we'd be allowed to run on our lockdown.
The majority of my runs are easy/ recovery pace though with faster efforts only once, sometimes twice a week

That’s excellent. You had many years regular running behind it [MENTION=36357]Bry Nylon [/MENTION] should Stay Alert.

 

[Steve Foster]

https://www.phoenixrunning.co.uk/events/virtual-p24-the-longest-day

If interested in running the 24 miles in 24 hours - a strict one mile each hour on the hour!

My mile will be around Withdean - so won’t be quick!

There will be good commaraderie posting our mile runs & geeing us all. More than 100 have signed up so far.
Will be fun & there is a medal too!

 

[Artie Fufkin]

Oh yes, he's a Toronto resident. I've seen him at a few events in the city and caught the very end of a talk he did. He seems like a really nice guy with some interesting ideas around training. I really should get the book.

It's good to see everyone still ticking over with the running with the odd challenge thrown in. I've settled in to a much more comfortable routine, avoiding running on consecutive days and only pushing myself occasionally.

I finally got around to doing my official attempt at a race called Spring Run Off. The real race is an 8k which involves a lot of climbing, so I tried to give my route a similar profile. When I uploaded it I discovered I'm currently sitting in second place overall, around 30 seconds off the leader. You can have as many attempts as you like, so I'm likely to give it another go on a strictly flat/downhill route

The Spring Run Off sounds like great fun Badger! Go get that top spot on the podium! That's really cool to be able to see Alex give a talk. I'd definitely recommend checking out the book.

I'd be really interested to hear what you think of it @bignuts and [MENTION=88]Bob![/MENTION]

 

[penny's harmonica]

https://www.phoenixrunning.co.uk/events/virtual-p24-the-longest-day

If interested in running the 24 miles in 24 hours - a strict one mile each hour on the hour!

My mile will be around Withdean - so won’t be quick!

There will be good commaraderie posting our mile runs & geeing us all. More than 100 have signed up so far.
Will be fun & there is a medal too!

Like the look of this. Will present all kinds of challenges in the early hours. I’ve signed up, just need to find a flat mile loop near me.

I may plant a tree.

 

[knocky1]

Like the look of this. Will present all kinds of challenges in the early hours. I’ve signed up, just need to find a flat mile loop near me.

I may plant a tree.

Speed is the answer.

 

[penny's harmonica]

Speed is the answer.

Is the question “ what’s the best way of having a seizure at 3:30am”?

 

[Simgull]

8.5 more Centurion One Community miles clocked up this evening on a sweaty, busy sea front. 30 down, 20 to go. Rest day tomorrow.