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Wow. There's loads of new runs since I last checked in. Well done.
This weekend was manic for me and I barely had a minute to spare but I finally managed to get myself out running this eve to do the (nearly) 7 miles on my training schedule. It was very slow but I got it done.
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10 to add from today. I hurt.

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I picked up a couple of fluorescent layers at Decathlon a month ago and they have been good for this weather. I like the ones with thumb holes and I like high vis!

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15 to add from me. 12 today which went surprisingly well!

I have a long sleeved more miles one which is perfect for

Managed 3/4 of a hill interval session (turns out my chest isn’t completely clear yet) and a slow 7 miles today.

Flying around next week to some quite hot places so not sure how much I’ll get done.

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Thanks RunningAddict I will, keep on plodding! Getting back into the swing of work and running for the first time in months might have been a bit much all at once! I'm just desperate to get back to the point where its part of the routine and I don't have to think about it anymore. One step at a time I guess.
I find if I can get to my group once a week it's enough to keep me ticking over.

Well done everyone with your runs. It helps me to see what you have all been doing, hopefully I'll find some motivation along the way!

Checking in after first week back at work madness and lack of running- will keep going though, and here's to completing many miles this week!

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Thanks for all the advice, think I’ll go take a look at some long sleeved tops. This morning’s run has tipped me over the edge!

Lifeisabeach congrats on the 100th park run

Anawi Keep going will the running, but I know how hard it is when the motivation has gone. The group meeting sounds like a great aim

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I managed another lowly 3 miles on Thursday, then came down with the sick bug my poor baby brought home from nursery after only her first 3 days 😔 one by one all 5 of us have come down with it, miserable weekend. Going back from maternity leave sucks. Between that and my permanent state of coldy/cough and asthma I'm struggling. Running motivation is AWOL. I'll be happy if I manage to make it just once a week on Thursdays with my group for now I think. Roll on lighter evenings!
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Oops I meant 367.3

Hi Itscurtains, I guess it is just getting used to it. I have read some stuff recently about how it's not so important how you strike but what works best for you, what is your body's most efficient way of running. Has your coach analysed your natural gait?
Long run this morning, very hilly -368m which is about 1200 feet-went ok but didn't enjoy the exposed bit with the horizontal rain! Soaked through, hot shower time!

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Hi there - I've been stop/start training for a HM in march but am really behind because of injuries.

One question, my coach favours fore-foot running - I find this ok as rear-foot running always seems to jar me, but I'm struggling to build up any kind of speed and just don't currently have the strength in my legs to increase my distance. Are there any other fore-foot runners out there? Is it just a case of building up strength in my legs?

Another parkrunner checking in!

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@runningaddict I quite like the karrimor long sleeved tops, cheap and cheerful but do the job surprisingly well. Some of the thicker ones have thumb holes which I like. My current favourite has a turtleneck which is really useful as I have asthma and I'm meant to run with a scarf but never do.

I'm adding my parkrun on too.

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Sorry to hear about your injury MyBlackCat, hope the 3 weeks fly by. Can you do any other activity?

RunningAddict I usually wear a sleeveless vest and then a more mile long sleeved top over it.

Did my 100th parkrun today, yay! So will add that to the total.

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RunningAddict on cold mornings at the moment I wear a t shirt, sleeves, then a Ronhill baselayer, I think it's called a thermal 200 or 300. Then I have a gilet, just got a new one from M&S for £35.

Strike through fail there

Does anyone have any good advice for a warmer running top? I don’t want to run in a coat/jacket/hoody, but really need some sort of long sleeved layer as these mornings are starting to get to me!

Hope everyone with injures recovers as quickly as possible. It’s rubbish when you want to run but can’t.

cinna good luck with the —slightly longer— 10K!

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familygerms I made the switch to ‘barefoot’ a few years ago and most of my work and training shoes are barefoot - zero drop, wide toe box and thin sole. It took a while to build up my legs but I love them and it has radically reduced my knee and hip pain, and the foot pain I was getting in my medial cuneiform bone. I have never really been a long distance runner though so i’m not sure how much I can cope with.

Saw a physio today - no running for three weeks 🙁 enjoy your January miles, I hope to be back in February

5 to add today.

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Hi everyone. I'm new. Started running again fairly recently. Aiming for consistency rather than speed or distance. I just want to go for a few runs a week and not get injured. Saying that I had the loveliest run yesterday. Felt so strong and steady. Done 10 miles this month.

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Lots of running for me today!
8.9 very muddy trail run this morning, a bit longer than intended as I took a wrong turn and had to double back.
And 6.4 with the club tonight. We did an interesting exercise where we all had to run for 18 mins out then turn and maintain same pace back, aiming to get back to start in exactly 36 mins. Our coach wanted us to push ourselves and run a bit faster than 10k race pace. I got back in 35:59 so was very pleased, I'm usually rubbish at pacing myself.

Nameless Ensign, I got all enthusiastic about barefoot trainers after reading 'Born to Run' but then realised I would have to build distance up slowly, and as I use stability road shoes and have chronic Achilles problems the run shop staff didn't think they would be good for me. I still wonder if I would get less injuries in them though. How do you find them? Are they uncomfortable on rough ground?

Sympathies Cranberry. I've struggled with various injuries recently and it is so frustrating. I quite like cycling (though not in winter!) but I hate swimming. Nothing beats running though. Hope you recover soon.

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I mean sorry about your injury cranberry!

Welcome addict - wow, second marathon! I am not sure my knees would ever hold up - but this is the first time i’m not running on top of my usual hobby so perhaps I’ll do better . I have hypermobility syndrome which is not always the greatest combination with running, but I try. Does anyone else run in zero drop ‘barefoot’ trainers?