Keep on running - runners thread number 4

[Sirzy]

We are speeding through these threads much faster than I can run!

New thread for runners of all abilities!

blathers thank you for the encouragement!

tess that's out of order of them, but I totally agree with what briteside said. I do suspect there would be an element of jealousy in their reaction! Don't let it get to you. I'm sure I look a right sight running and I did freak a bit when I saw a photo of me on my sponsored run in April - but so what.

Adding my 4 miles, going to round that number though.
New total 549

RhondaJean what do you do to warm up? I usually just walk as briskly as I can for five mins but I know that dynamic stretches are good as well.

Apologies for the pedantics but 542.48 plus 3.1 plus 4 is 549.58 or I could go with 549.6

I have jsut been walking as well but I need to do more, about a mile in my calf was locked and was agony and I had to stop and try to stretch, it was about a mile more before I ran it off. I may need to see a Physio, I've been doing more Thai boxing as well and it causes very tight calves so I might need them worked out.

Ooh ouch, sounds horrible. What do you do post-exercise by way of stretching? At one stage I was doing a calf stretch but not stretching my soleus - do you do that?

Also find the occasional sports massage a very effective if totally agonising way of breaking down the knots .

Checking in with a pathetic 2.6 miles. Possibly the shittest run ever. My shins started hurting before I'd gone a km, I was having to run heelstrike as it hurt less but obviously that's harder work, the farmer has cropped right across the footpath so my feet got sodden AND they haven't cleared the field boundary crossing so I had to push through waist high brambles (haven't been that route for a month or so)...even the iPod shuffle was coming up with a right load of unsuitable crap.

And breathe...

Really, really need to sort my shins out

Oh no Melanie Did they say how long you'd be out of action for?

4 miles for me tonight should be easy to add on - 553.58 Got home and refuelled with a fish finger sandwich. It was amazing. Problem is I could now happily eat another. Must resist....

I don't do enough warm up or cool down

Would anyone have a routine they would be willing to share?

Melanie so sorry to hear you are off your feet. I hope you heal up soon.

No doggy run for me tonight, only two of us who could actually make it and the other person was tired from 15 miles yesterday and I could really do with a rest day as my hamstrings are very tight, I'm struggling to bend down!

Oh dear melanie, sorry to hear about your ankle. Hope you heal quickly!

Ha, I put some Tiger Balm on my sore shins and my cat is going squiffy over it

poor Melanie

I have 2.7 to add, my feet are so cold and wet, might try running on The Road tomorrow

556.28 ?

talking of waist high brambles I have to negotiate this on every run and it was all slippery with the leaves dripping rainwater all over me this evening

lucky the spaniel enjoys getting wet isn't it

Melanie - hope you heal soon

Less rain today, but still plenty of wind though. 8.64 miles to make the new total 564.92

That looks very similar to my run m1tchy. Do you end up with 6 inches of clay on every sole too?! I don't think I can go that route again; can't really run it at all at the moment, until I pick up the road 2km in. I've been in touch with the local authority in the past about the brambles and they always say they'll sort it, but it never is. A pity because it's a nice off-road route otherwise (there are precious few round ny way, despite being in the countryside).

Another 3.2 miles from me so 559.48.

Sorry to hear so many of us are injured and attacked by rogue vegetation and abused in parks. Who'd have thought running could be such an extreme sport?

My ankle is still "hurty" as DS would say. I have bought an insole from Boots to try before I get new shoes fitted. I should probably try and rest up for a few days too. But I really like running.

yes fish! does this look familiar?

I had an ok run this morning, we met the annoying dog that follows us periodically, I heard his owner whistle so waited for him to catch up then my big dog seemed to clip the little one as he ran past and she was a pain in the bum from then on! Can't find a mark in her and she's been a loon since we got home with her toys . Anyway another 5.5miles from me taking total to 565miles nicely rounded up and a pair of very wet feet!

Oooo and I've found this awesome gel tubigrip thing that I put over my big toe and it's so much better, it's from boots if it might help you with your dodgy toe blatherskite.

It does indeed mitchy!

569 including my run this morning

Melaniecheeks sorry to read about your injury

I've got my Garmin sorted now and the nice thing about it is that it keeps excitedly telling me my new PBs, which of course aren't anything of the kind

Mitchy and fishandjam - do you run the same route??