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C25k graduates and general running for pleasure!

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sparkle12mar08 · 14/07/2013 16:03

Couldn't really find anything to post on that wasn't really old so thought I'd start a new thread Smile Hopefully we can have some general chat about running, what we're doing, challenges, problems etc.

To start it off, I'm really struggling with the heat at the moment. It's really awkward because I've tended to go after the school run but that's just too hot now. I run anything between 6k and 10k and I'd have to go at either 6am before dh goes to work, or at 7.30-8pm, neither of which appeal at all! In contrast I ran this morning at about 8:30 and it was cool and a little misty, about 15deg. It felt amazing, and I knocked 1min 27 off my 5k PB, coming in at 30m 36s. I'm just going to have to deal with getting up early, aren't I?!

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putthehamsterbackinitscage · 14/07/2013 18:53

Another one here who has posted in the very dim distant past.....

Definitely go out early to run.... I recommend 6am - that's my preferred time as its usually cooler then even than late evening....

No such luck today tho... 9:30 start for Leeds 10k and it was very warm at the start let alone at the finish...

But - drum roll - new PB for 10k !!! I ran it in 54:57 (chip time) so sub 55 minutes GrinGrinGrinGrin

Now lazing around having been out for Sunday lunch and eaten far too much Smile

I shall be out at 6am tomorrow - and 12 yo DD says she is coming too.... Hmmmm we'll see what happens when I wake her up Wink

HeySoulSister · 14/07/2013 18:53

ah i'm mid beds,we had similar temp this morning too,not far from you op!

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sparkle12mar08 · 14/07/2013 18:45

North Herts, but because it was misty-ish the dampness in the air meant the temp didn't get properly up till after mid day here.

I tried a slightly different stride technique today which I think really helped my time. Generally I've found I run with a very short snappy stride that seems to come from my thighs and hips, if that makes sense, whereas today I let it lengthen naturally and let my knees do a fuller range of movement - my lower legs were more like a pendulum, and I think it really shows in the time.

Sub 30min 5km is my personal challenge now too, but also to run three times a week too, no matter what the circumstances. I've promised myself that I'll make time for my running.

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EauRouge · 14/07/2013 17:13

Hello! Yes, there was a general running thread but it kind of dropped off.

I'm not coping well with the heat either, I used to run in the mornings (was meant to be first thing but for whatever reason always ended up being about 10am) but I've been going in the evenings, sometimes as late as 9pm. I'm quite enjoying it but find it so much harder to find the motivation later on in the day. Where do you live that it was 15C? It hasn't dropped below 17 or 18 here for days, even in the middle of the night.

Congrats on the PB, that's really good. I'm working towards a sub-30 min 5k but no chance in this weather!

HeySoulSister · 14/07/2013 17:11

I was at running club this morning at 8! it was lovely in the park

few seconds off that time and you wil lhave a sub 30....that's my goal!

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