Run Every Day January 2019 MIND

Lovely crisp cool 5k tonight mainly to have half hour away from the bickering kids, the minute DH came home I was ready to escape . But I was home in time for bedtime stories.

Day 2: 13km run
Monthly total: 23km

2 out of 2 done. Hoping I can keep it up.
Hope the thighs are a bit better Stewards

OMG! Anyone else aching like mad today? I can barely stand up my thighs are complaining so much. No idea how I am going to get out this evening... just for 2km I'm thinking.

I did a Parkrun double this morning, and saw quite a few RED t-shirts as well.

2 miles done this evening.

I have had to run the last 3 days too as I was only 11miles off a round number on Strava 😂 so this is day 4 of my run streak.

Off to a good start with parkrun this morning, spotted quite a few RED t shirts there today

Thanks Fate and Verbena. I'm going back to evening running tomorrow/Wednesday!

1. How can I get better at morning running (or at least, post-run existence)

I hate morning running unless I’ve had breakfast, which needs an hour to go down, so I just don’t do it. Headtorch for winter and long run at weekends.

2. Kit for running every day: how many items of each do you have and how do you manage getting it clean between runs? Or do you not? I have a sweaty chest (nice, right) so I think I might just need more bras to rotate round.
I wear merino next to my skin (check the sales for icebreaker kit. It is the business if you’re a sweaty Betty as it never really gets stinky and can be rinsed in the sink and is dry by morning if it feels a bit too sweaty.). Bra/pants/socks fresh every run. Leggings/vest/jacket until they feel horrible (I kid myself that this is environmental consciousness not laziness).

3 miles on the beach at my in laws today. Sand running is a bugger on my Achilles’ tendons but it was so beautiful. The wind was also amazingly strong: 10 minute miles running into it and 8 minute miles with it behind me, for what felt like the same effort!

Can I join? Did c25k in the summer and have been trying to run 5k three times a week. Have had the last 2 weeks off because life keeps getting in the way but have just come back from a slow 5k.
Plan to start building to 10k from this month.

If you're happy with evening running then I'd carry on doing that, if I were you. Come summer it'll be no cooler at 6am than it is at 7pm. Lots of light in the evenings means you'll have plenty of time to fit runs in.

I managed 9am runs in blistering heat through the summer. I quickly learned runs that were good for shade at the times I ran. I found lots of runners do this, routes that are usually quiet get very busy at times they are shaded well.

Forgot to mention bras and socks in earlier posts. Long socks with Capri or shorts are as good as long leggings when it's cold. I use my teenagers football socks (useful having two teenage children who are a similar size to me!), which we have loads of and are only £3 or so to buy. Otherwise trainer socks from Decathlon.

For bras I have four (of two different sizes) tesco sports bras in the same style that I like best. I also have 2 decathlon bras which fit but I find restrictive and so not my preferred bra. I tend to only wear the 4 Tesco ones, but have the other two just in case.

Thanks all,

I think I need to replace the few bits I've got (which are around 4 years old and not really comfortable) and make uuse of the 15-min cycle.

I'm still not convinced about morning running, FATE! I've got the rest of this week off then back to work. If I run before work it'll have to be quick 6am runs and back to get everyone ready. It's logistically possible, but it'll be interesting to see if I can go on to teach 6 lessons and cook dinner afterwards!

I'm pretty happy running in the evening, but I'm conscious that if we get a warm summer like last then mornings will be the only bearable time! Work in progress, for now.

Having said that, I don't think I'm going to be able to physically actually run every day. Just got off the sofa and my knees are not pleased with this! (Did a 'practice' 1k last night!).

Maybe some yoga tomorrow...!

How can I get better at morning running (or at least, post-run existence)

I go directly from PJs to bathroom for a wash then straight into running gear. I find it better to do my run as soon as I can. I don't eat beforehand (or straight after either, ususlly) just a coffee before and a litre of water and coffee afterwards.

So in term time I get dressed into running gear, get the children sorted, take them to school and start my run from the school gates. That way I can be home and in the shower by 10am if I need to be.

Kit for running every day: how many items of each do you have and how do you manage getting it clean between runs?

I've run every day (Well, I've missed 6 days) for 10 months. Always clean running gear, I get too sweaty and muddy not to. But we are a family of 6 so the nature of a big family is daily washing. Anything worn one day will be washed the next day and back in wardrobes the day after.

I own 2 × long leggings, 2 × capri leggings (and 4 × shorts for summer). Four running vest tops. Then I wear my teenager's football skins under my vests in winter - we've got 5 or 6 of these in various sizes and colours.

Then gloves, I have a lightweight pair and a thicker pair. I also wear a headband to keep my ears warm (also stops sweat running into my eyes and keeps headphones in) and a snood-type-thing for when it's very, very cold. My summer cap is also useful when raining, it stops my glasses getting splattered.

I could probably walk it faster than I jog it but oh well! I work opposite a cemetery so I arrive at work half an hour earlier and go for a jog round the cemetery. I usually get at least two miles in so it all counts and I love seeing my watch have the exercise and movement rings closed earlier!

Domestic I'm probably a bit grubby but I'll probably hang my kit over a chair with window open and wear it again tomorrow. With the exception of my "runderwear" pants. V comfy they are too.

Run #1 done. A gentle 4k.

Hey! Can I join you?!
I'm all signed up and did just shy of 5k this morning.

I am not a morning runner - not a morning person in the first place, and when I do run in the morning I'm wiped out for the rest of the day. (Only on 5k too!)

So I have two questions for the experienced runners:

1. How can I get better at morning running (or at least, post-run existence)

1. Kit for running every day: how many items of each do you have and how do you manage getting it clean between runs? Or do you not? I have a sweaty chest (nice, right) so I think I might just need more bras to rotate round.

I'm doing this too. I'm not really a runner at all but I limped round a very slow 4km this morning and feel better for it. I really need to make exercise a regular habit for me so hoping this month will be a good start.

Not sure how I going to fit in running when I have work.... but will figure it out on a day by day basis!

Ran 4 miles and walked one this morning. Very slow but at least I am moving!

10km this morning. Lovely way to start the year

ParkRun done wouldn’t have gone if I hadn’t signed upto this as nursing the start of a cold but super pleased I did as nearly got a PB!