2015 Running Thread Part 6

Humid isnt it just, I used to pay very little attention to the weather forecast except in regards to temperature and the likelihood of precipitation.

now I study hourly changes in humidity, cloud cover, wind speed and direction

Sounds like a fab holiday runtothehills!

Hope you get it sorted soon KeyserSophie!

Sucks about your calf LornMowa

Well done TriJo!!

How can you be sure you've run if you haven't worn a garmin PoppyShakespere

5.5 canicross miles today, quite slow as it was hot and muggy and some of the dogs were struggling 977.06

5.03 at an ok pace. Horribly humid though

971.56

I sometimes deliberately keep my Garmin on watch only to stop me getting too obsessed with time/pace as I stop enjoying the actual running then. Only on well known routes as I feel a need to know what distance I have done.
Never thought about it as running naked though!

Well done on PB TriJo, that's great

3.3 this evening, lovely unexpected social chatty run with friend.

963.23 + 3.3 = 966.53

I feel that hunger for data!

have never been able to listen to stuff while running though (or anything really), tried it in the past but no

don't think I have enough brain for the two separate activities but luckily am endlessly entertained by own thoughts

wot next eh!
dont tell me he also advocates running without podcasts :o

noooo, I'd have nothing to put in my spreadsheet when I got home
I need to be able to look at charts and graphs or I just dont feel validated

one of Matt Fitzgerald's books bangs on for pages and pages about benefits of running without a Garmin, something mindfulness or running by feel or something

am going to pretend I'm doing that on purpose

yes!

it's a weird feeling, ever tried it?

am toying with idea of living without one for a while

aka 'running naked'

would get new one (£15, not end of world?) but increasingly watch not holding its charge (220) where it was once fantastically long lived

am toying with idea of living without one for a while, not as if am running far or very often

I hope you find your charger Poppy, sure you can buy them separately but not sure how sensible the price is.

My garmin 210 charger broke and I fixed it with a clamp and some elastic bands, stupid thing never worked very well and my intervention has improved it!

I've been slow lately Halle, might be the humidity?

Today I felt distinctly lackluster/overtrained and nearly cut it short. But about 6 miles in I felt a bit more positive and decided to just slow right down and take it really easy.

11.43 from me

• 951.8 = 963.23

Hi everyone. I've not been around much due to enforced rest from running. But I did 4.4 miles last night and very nice it was too. I will be very happy when I can comfortably run 5 miles a couple of times a week and do a longer run at the weekend. Midterm target: 10 miles.

DH is away a lot this week and I'll be shuttling DS between various child carers but I'm hoping to get out a couple more times.

Poppy have you looked where you last plugged it in? Perhaps someone unplugged it and cast it carelessly to one side out of sight?

951.8

Thanks Neeko .

I need huge toe box too yet insist on buying same shoes which toes end up coming through ages before any wear on the sole (superstitious)

has anyone seen my Garmin charger

9 miles from me at a nice 12 min pace yesterday. Absolutely feeling it this morning though!

Some amazing running been going on!

I like the look of Mizuno shoes. I need a big toe box though, so i'll have to try them.
938

3.5 from me this morning, making an even rounder 929 to please Halle

8.3 miles over the weekend to add. Seriously slow this weekend. Am hoping its due to me coming down with a cold as was getting faster....

925.5 as I went over a bit and like round numbers...

Well done TriJo.

Sprint tri PB today \o/

Agonisingly close to my sub-25 off the bike too (25:07 run split, 1:26:17 overall, 29th lady/15th in combined 20-39 AG). Absolutely chuffed overall though, almost a 4 minute PB!

917.19

sorry no idea Family
as I kid I used to get a stitch all the time dont remember ever having it as an adult

Oh yes, and does anyone have any advice re how to avoid stitches? DS1 seems to get them a lot on downhill stretches although not on flats or ups. We have variously tried slowing down, stopping and stretching, breathing slowly and deeply. He just runs through them now and they usually ease once the downhill is over. I don't really get stitches much so didn't know what else to suggest.

Sounds like a lovely day purpletoes. I hope you got your peaceful coffee.
Impressive ascents lego and runtothehills! Sounds like a fab holiday too
Hope your ears get better soon Keyser, sounds miserable.
Anglaise that is really interesting about the low residue diet. I hope it helps you.

13.39 this afternoon with DS1. He has been wanting to do a hm distance as part of a Strava challenge so we went off with a plan to take it nice and easy, plenty of rests and a route with several 'escape' loops if we needed to cut it short. So much for my plan, he practically out ran me on the up hills, only stopped to let cars past and for my toilet stop and then a brief tactical decision on route to make sure we got the distance. I am so proud of him
900.7 + 13.39 = 914.09

Just adding my Parkrun of 3.1. Might be all I can add for a while as I have triggered my calf problem again - grrrrr.

900.7