2015 Running Thread Part 6

Any Derbyshire-ish runners out there? I am doing this one a week on Saturday....I have walked it plenty over the years but bit daunted at the thoughts of running it.

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Well done Whowould, that's great! Sounds like a challenging finish too.

I do feel a bit at finding 14 degrees hot. I can run very slowly in the summer but don't often do races then and find the heat really saps my energy, even at that level. I am definitely built for Scottish weather

6.1 with DS1 this morning. He wanted a 10k for his Strava but after we stopped his phone only showed it as 9.9k so he will have to try again.

258.52 + 6.1 = 264.62

So that's 258.52

Putting in my 10k from the Wellington Marathon. Did it in 62 mins which I'm happy with. It is meant to be winter here but the sun was shining and a bit too hot for me! (probably around 14 degrees too family!)

Got a fantastic blingy medal at the end as it is the 30th anniversary of the race and also an anniversary towel

My next goal is a sub 60 minute 10k which I think should be achievable. I had a brief 2 min walk about half way in the 10k when I just got too hot and wanted to walk at the water station, and then at the end when it goes up a steep ramp. It's a lovely flat race along the water front, but starts and ends at the sports stadium which means ending on a steep ramp walkway to get to the end!

6 slow and sweaty miles from me. I'd intended 5, so was pleased to have got a bit further than planned.

I had a good session on my foam roller when I got home and am heading off to bed (early start tomorrow).

Sorry to hear you had a miserable run lastqueen, hope the next one is better.

252.32

And a lovely Boat Festival 10k from me. Good running conditions, 14 degrees which is still a bit hot for racing for my liking but the sea haar was in and also a nice cool breeze so it was really very pleasant.
Official times not in yet but according to my Garmin I smashed my PB by a minute and a half so I'm very very happy. 7th woman in according to DH's tally.
DH and the DS's enjoyed their 2k run too and the Boat Festival was fab, loads of interesting stalls and music.
DS1 says it is all the extra runs he has been making me do that helped. He has designated himself as my official trainer

240.22 + 6.1 = 246.32

I also love getting lost and discovering new routes. As long as I don't have any time limitations!
Glad you had a good day Anglaise, that sounds perfect
I've read up a bit on GI problems as I get some too, and as suzanne said sometimes it is thought to be a combination of physical jolts/ jiggling of abdominal organs and reduced blood flow to intestines during exercise, often exacerbated by dehydration. Thankfully mine seems more related to my IBS as I don't get pain, just an unpredictable urgent need to empty my bowels, unrelated to distance or food intake. Bit of a nuisance but as most of my runs are in quiet countryside it is manageable. Imodium does the trick for races! Yours and Dizzy's sound really unpleasant though.

Well done Banging, that's great

Hi hi sorry been a bit absent
A long and miserable 15 from me this morning mine plus bangings 6.4 240.22

3.1 from parkrun yesterday. Hoping to go out later when the rain stops.

200.82

much cooler
lovely rainy cloudy day:)
what a relief!

12.02 from me
197.72

Hello!

10 easy miles from me to add to the total today , my first run since Wednesday as I've been avoiding the heat, although I managed a boot camp class on Thursday and a swim on Friday. I'm off to Spain tomorrow and won't be taking my running shoes with me as I clearly can't handle running in the heat so I'm hoping a week of swimming will keep me ticking over until I come back on Friday.

Legs were tired today despite the rest this last week. I'm not holding out much hope at all for next weekends hm race, it'll have to be a 'get round' strategy.

I also suffer with gastric distress with longer runs....I'm fine with hm training but with anything longer I get terrible cramping and used to have to pop into a pub to use the loo on my marathon long runs! I found it helped to avoid gluten in the days before a long run but after my last hm race I had really bad cramps all afternoon. Possibly from the ISO gels but I'd rather suffer afterwards than attempt to run without!

185.7

Adding 7.3 from yesterday to make 175.7. I tried a new route, went totally wrong, and ended up somewhere I didn't expect after 7k, so then had a go at a slow run up a monster hill and then a few hundred metres of steps up and down. All in all it was a great run.

168.38 sorry forgot to add the total!

Hi adding a wet and slow 4.4 from this morning.

This week my plan is to do the core session at the running club and park run and another session. Hoping to get to Tuesday's club run at club as its a mob match but oh may have tennis.

I enjoyed my run through the rain today and managed 7km which is the longest I have done in a while!

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Sorry if my last post was a bit negative! I enjoyed my parkrun, got to chat with someone I knew slightly and it was really nice.

Am going to read about intervals and have a go this week. Thanks cinnamon

My experience is that interval training and extending your distance has a bit impact on pace at 5k BobblesandClips.

Need to add my lovely sociable and slow parkrun from yesterday 163.98

Adding my parkrun too. It felt hard from the start today, I was over a minute off my PB. I so want to be faster. Although I think that 10 minute miles are perfectly respectable, I'd love to get closer to 9. Is it possible? I can get close to 9.5 minute miles (average speed over a hilly 5k) when I push myself but there's no way I can go any faster. Should I be doing proper interval training or hill training? I'm crap on hills

160.88

Adding on parkrun taking us to

157.78

151.58+3=154.58

A bit warm for me so a slow 3 miles for me yesterday.

I've also read speculation that josling or jiggling (not sure what the best scientific term would be lol) of the viscera may be the culprit....perhaps it's a combination of the two.

I know when I first started running I upped my mileage quite soon and my digestive system seemed a bit 'shocked' after the first couple of longer runs, I found it hard to eat my normal amounts of food.
Then it seemed to settle down and I was able to carry on stuffing my face as normal.
Mind you I can only ever run on an empty stomach, if I've eaten it feels like digestion takes up all my energy.

Ah, I understand now Anglaise, I had forgotten you already raced last weekend. At least you got a podium then. And the valley run sounds lovely, as does the family beach trip.
It does sound like reduced blood flow to the gut, as suzanne mentioned. There are quite a few online articles on it, I guess you have probably looked it up yourself but I can try and do a link if not. I hope your sports specialist can give some useful advice, it sounds really miserable