general running thread

Hedge - how about an elasticated hairband?

Roller skates maybe Mellie? When you find the secret to faster legs let me know Mellie

Does any one have any suggestions for keeping my hair out of my eyes. I have a short bob like haircut which is too short to tie back and my hair is really starting to irritate me as it gets warmer

Just done 8.32k in 61 minutes. Wish I could make my legs go faster

I've been skiving this thread and my running since my 10k dire race! Getting back out on Sunday and doing a 4 week offer at the gym I used to go to for some cross training from Monday!
Just not felt in the zone at all, but feel worse the longer I leave it!

Thanks everyone for congrats to dd. She is sure to thrash me at my first 5k attempt at end of June

46 mins for a 10k is outstanding!!

Hope you are feeling better soon EauRouge... we've had a few days of sunshine so hopefully the park will dry up soon.
We live near the park but I doubt that I will get down there before Saturday to check it out.

I ran 4.5 miles in 50 minutes on the treadmill today with a gazillion interruptions from dd (prob another 10 mins but I'm only counting the timer on the treadmill!!).

I need to get up early to run while the family are sleeping.

Chopin 46 mins is a good time for a hill course - well done your DD!

Kiwi, Yes, I did the first one and managed it within my target time so was pretty pleased. I didn't go to the last one. I'm hoping to get there this weekend, I'm on drugs with pretty horrible side effects but things are improving so hopefully I can run. Not sure if I'll get a PB though! I need to get some trail shoes to cope with all that mud, it was so slippery.

Well done to your DD Chopin. I'm sure there's an age percentage calculator thing on Cool Runnings, maybe try there.

Apologies for boasting last night. Was very excited...

I think there are a lot of 10k races so you identity is safe . It's a good time regardless of her age , well done you DD

Ha! Realised I've outed myself if anyone from that race is on here..

Slightly crashing the thread-I'm usually a lurking beginner runner doing C25K, inspired by my dds obsession with running.

She's just done a hilly 10k in 46mins, at age 14. She won two prizes in the main women's race. It's her first 10k attempt, and I don't have a good feel for the times as a new runner, but I was impressed! Do any of you know if that's a good junior time? Have tried googling but not very successfully. She's doing a flatter one at the weekend.

Nicnocknoo... "similar" is being hugely presumptious!!! I hope you understand that I don't mean to be.

Nicnocknoo... I loved your post about running for your mind. Me too! Similar to you, I had a tough time post dd2. After a long battle, I know what makes me feel happiest now :)

EauRouge... I lost track of this thread. Have you done the Huntingdon parkrun? I ran / walked the first one and missed this Saturday's. I am hoping to go this weekend.

That hill is a bugger. I'm not sure if I would prefer Wimpole's hill at the beginning rather than the end! And the mud up there made it feel almost impossible.

I'm still having success at running on the treadmill, albeit not as often as I would like to get on it. I haven't been out on the road since the parkrun

Edwin... hope that your running gets back on track.

Melliebobs... five races is super impressive! Go you!!

@Hedgepig - thanks for replying - yes, think a combination of it suddenly being a lot warmer, hardpacked surface and unsuitable shoes, and lack of sleep (thanks DS!) did for me.

Fells/x country u get me jist

Sorry to hear it didn't go to plan Edwin. But I'm a novice at this running thing let alone up the fells

My race packs for 5 races I've entered turned up today. No going back now. It's definitely happening!

Sorry to hear it didn't go well Edwin. I have good days and poor days really struggling where previously I have gone well. For me it is how good my sleep has been, how good my nutrition has been in the previous days etc. it's also getting warmer so were you well hydrated? I think time of the month also has an effect. Chin up it will be better next time

I'm away with work this evening so I had a go on a treadmill in the hotel gym, rather than brave the streets of a strange town in the twilight. It's over 10yrs since I have run on a machine, it was very odd but seemed a lot easier than running on the road and tracks. And I could run without my specs on without fear of breaking my neck.

I've booked an appointment to get some contact lenses as my glasses kept steaming up and falling off, and there was me thinking running was a cheap hobby.

Had a terrible run over the weekend. I was actually planning to try for a PB over my usual 10k cross-country route but instead crawled round and came in about 4 minutes over. Legs felt like lead the whole way round, and I woke up the next morning with a sore hamstring and horrendous plantar fasciitis.

I've no idea what went wrong - the only thing I can think of is that I'm just not used to hard ground after the mudfest we've had this winter as it hasn't rained for a week or so, and been very windy so it's all dried out. I ran it in my usual studded fellrunning shoes which didn't help at all - I could feel every stud sticking into the soles of my feet :(

Anyone ever had something similar? I was feeling very low as I was so sure I could PB before I went out and then it was just like running through treacle the whole way.

Only 9 days till my first 5k so soon find out (praying for a flat route)

Imagine how fast you would be on the flat

Yeh Mellie and with hills

Yey. PB of 33:13

Ok it ain't gonna break any records but I've brought it down from 35 mins since jan

My friend is doing the Royal Parks too , I decided she was totally bonkers when she suggested it .