Is there a general running thread?

My legs need to be eased into the run though, they feel all stiff and rickety at the start. And running too fast at the start meant I didn't enjoy the end. I get faster doing intervals and squats but I will never be a truly fast runner, my body just doesn't want to move that fast. I can do a 54min 10k, but I'm not sure I could go any faster without a serious amount of work and that would mean less pleasure, for me there would be no point in that, I'm just not competitive enough.

I'm the same as you, snowdown. I start more slowly, then speed up (only a bit). I often get annoyed with myself as being too slow brings down my average speed :(

10 miles planned for tomorrow.

What a tough mudder?

I tend to be pretty evenly paced but I know I can run faster as I do with others, I just like to be comfortable! Maybe start and then deliberately slow a bit within the first min or two Sirzy?

I do the opposite Sirzy, I start off slow and by 3km, I can glide into a fast run, I always leave more in the tank because I like to finish with a sprint but I go running with other friends who belt along from the start and I find it hard to run with them.

Have you got a Garmin or an app where you can set a pace alarm?

Bootcamp this morning, lots of intervals and lots of squats, running with arms in the air - how hard is that!...I'm doing a boxing class tomorrow - long run hopefully on Sunday.

You're all doing really well. I'm a bit nervous of pushing my mileage up as as soon as I started trying to do 4-5 miles at a time I suffered really bad shin pain. Need to though, want to get up to 10k by spring.

That's a sweet offer Eau but I think I'm better off aiming for the Bonfire Burn 10k in October (more realistic target!) Maybe next year for the macho stuff

Fish, come and do the Wolf Run with us in September!

I only had time for a quick run yesterday, managed 5k in 28.08 which I was pretty pleased with. Aiming for a long run this weekend, hope it isn't too bloody windy again.

Elvis 5.45! I dream of going out for early runs but it would involve DD2 not waking me up 4 times a night.

Tough kidder sounds fab! I'd love to do it, though am more a loner than a team player.

Shoulde run yesterday after work, fried offered to have dd2 at playgroup this morning so planed to do yesterday's run this morning. But poor dd2 has decided to be ill :( missed Mondays run so went out at 5.45 this morning - 5.5 miles. Felt surprisingly ok, as I love early runs, even though I ate a lot of Lebanese food last night!

Ooh, I'm getting cross now - you've all been running and I've been suffering Death By PowerPoint. I feel sluggish and grouchy and my sciatica is playing up for the first time in ages. Could it possibly be that I'm missing my exercise?! Will try for a brief trot tomorrow evening.

One of our IS blokes has asked the bootcampers if we want to do Tough Mudder in July. My heart says yes, my head says are you fucking kidding.

at Fish skiing

Went for doggy run tonight with 3 other dogs and owners, did 5 miles and feel so much better!!!

No running for me today either. I accidentally fell asleep with DS for nearly two hours this afternoon!
But I did my Pilates class this eve, I love it, and as it's an improves class, it's staying interesting too

I use RunKeeper and find it pretty good. Though once I put in the wrong activity and was rather startled to find I'd done 4.5k of downhill skiing. (Total calorie burn - about 5.)

Been stuck in meetings all day all week at work (ship and debit? No, me neither). So no exercise whatsoever, not even bootcamp. Hoping to at least do parkrun on Saturday.

I like Runkeeper when it works - but do get v frustrated when it fails or decides I've been sprinting!

Hmmmm. Thanks for the tips. I think I'll keep the micoach too then, because I've been getting on well with it for years, I just feel like now I've got so much better the plans are a bit restrictive.
I'll try Runkeeper, and maybe others too, see how I get on.
It's sad, but I do find that if I have a new bit of kit to try out I'm MUCH more keen!

I had similar problems with Endo. I use Runmeter...it's not perfect GPS fail quite often, depending on route but I mostly like it better than the others. I go through periods of not using anything...just enjoying the run and other times I want to pick up speed and fitness and measuring seems to help.

I used Runkeeper until I got my Garmin, never had any problems with it apart from the odd GPS fail. I tried Endomondo before that but kept getting redirected to a porn site every time I tried to use it

I don't like runkeeper personally, prefer endomondo or mapmyrun.

I mostly love Runkeeper, although it has completely stopped uploading my runs to facebook - which is probably a relief for everyone else on fb, but I had a few psychotic/hilarious friends who would bully me into running if they saw I hadn't posted for a while, and it would shame me into getting out t here.

Occasionally the GPS snarls up and adds loads of distance, which then gives you an AMAZING time. If you're anal like me though you can go back and manually correct it