This is the New Running Thread

[Wallace]

I can't find the old one in Health, and we deserve to be in brand new shiny Sport and exercise anyway

Thanks
Tomorrow night our club is doing a 5k time trial across a cold and windy Severn bridge. Everything they do seems so gruelling. Or is it me??? I am wondering if there are any easier gentler clubs or am I just being soft?
Probably!

oh my lord - I so couldn't run across the severn bridge. I've become scared of heights in my middle age and I tremble on the escalators in our local shopping centre and have to focus hard on the pavement when I run across a local railway bridge. the severn makes me shudder.

runforlove - I'm doing the london marathon this year too. I keep getting very nervous about it - but am sure it'll be ok.

and MrsMike - I can't believe you were third from last with that time - must have been a lot of very keen runners - you did really well.

RunForLove, sorry about your Dad, but big respect for the running and positive attitude.

MrsMike, I am very impressed...well-done!

Ran last night and a very fast running club was out . Felt loke a chimp but kept my head down and stuck it out. Couldn't believe how fast some people were running.

Thank-you so much for the info on shin-splints, I shall be studying it intently, I also live in the peak district so hills are unavoidable really!

mrsmike your running club sound well hard. i can barely go across severn bridge as a car passenger!

hatwoman i have never been good with heights but have also got much worse, i think it is an eyesight thing, i am longsighted in one eye which is worsening with age.

moondog i love led zep too. also have ac/dc coming in post should be there when i get home for tonights very cold run which i am rather dreading.

yes I think they are well hard. Wish there was a gentler alternative sometimes . But I do need the planned structured sessions or I'd just give up on my own. Did investigate Womens Running Network but there's no local group - does anyone belong to one - they sound nicer

Folks, you guys are making me miss runnng so much.
I was an avid runners until I had DD who is now 20months. The problem is that I have quite a bad prolapse but the gyno won't sanction the necesary op until I have finished bredding.
It is very uncomfortable to run with and I've been advised to do other things. But I miss running bady. Has anyone else come back from this kind of thing? I'm thinking that I could run gently for just 20 or 30 mins a couple of times a week and see how I go.
Any advice appreciated.

Well done mrsmike. That sounds perfectly respectable to me

Just managing ten miles would please me. I struggle with 8 atm.

Ali my friend has a ring holding up her prolapse (sorry!) and does some gentle jogging. She does swiming and cycling too but I suppose that's totally different.But maybe hers is less severe than yours as an operation wasn't offered to her.

mrsmike, you are making me nervous

I am testing out a club tomorrow evening for the first time- hope they are nice Have never run with anyone else before!

Have choice between mixed sex athletic club and newly set up women's only group. I found and contacted the AC before I heard of the women's group so will give them a try, but I suspect the women's club may be a bit gentler (blurb says she caters for absolute beginners)

If your group are really too hard-core for you, how about clubbing together with a couple of friends for a personal trainer to take you out on some sessions? I hear lots of gyms are at risk of going under as people cut back on subscriptions, so you may be able to get a good deal.

runforlove you sound truly hooked. Very sorry about your dad. What a deserving charity to run for.

Thanks, mrsmike. Yeah, gyno thought ring would be pretty useless. It's hellish - not sore but a real pain in the neck when it comes to exercise and the like.
And, for the rest of the runners, don't know how helpful this is, but I used to run with the Glasgow women's network and it was fantastic.
They run every day of the week from a different centre and the coaches and company of other runners was excellent. They also catered for different levels. It's not quite as hardcore as a 'proper' running group but they were brilliant to run with. Particularly at this time of year when you don't want to be running alone in the dark at night.

Has anyone tried Skins or other compression tights, shorts etc? Do they work in helping pulled muscles and cramps afterwards for you, if you do?

Hi everyone - anyone else take their life/ankles in their hands on the ice today? I went for a run in some woods and it was like running on an ice rink. I'd been in the car 10 mins previously and noticed it was -5, so I was wondering how long I'd last if I did trip and break my ankle...there wasn't anyone about - and I hadn;t told anyone where I was running and I didn't have my mobile...obviously I got back in one piece, and once out of the woods the rest of the run was lovely. blummin cold though!

It's very dodgy hatwoman!

I confess that I gave it a miss tonight. It's just too cold. My athsma plays up and everything hurts too much. And I'm afraid of straining something and taking months to get over it

Well we did our 5k time trial over the severn bridge tonight (28 mins for me - 3rd from last AGAIN!). And despite the cold and ice I really enjoyed it I think what made the difference is there were a few females there who aren't THAT much better than me, so I didn't feel quite so out of place amidst all the lycra clad warriors So Pendulum don't let me put you off joining a club, I was just being a bit feeble earlier, am sure you will really benefit from joining a club.

mrsmike i am awed.

orm you can't go in this weather with asthma. gives me hurty knee.

because of the weather do you mean? They never let the weather stop them, I wish it would sometimes ...

do I get the prize for the most well 'ard running club then?

i am never joining a running club ever.

you are dead tough.

No, I spend a lot of time feeling a bit uneasy about it all. And am just not motivated to go out alone. Think I like being told what to do in a way. Do you go running alone? I really applaud all of you who have the self discipline to go out alone.

i can only go alone. it is the whole point of it for me. i also swim, more solitary stuff. but not lately while i am consumed with running passion.

I went out today and did a gentle 2.5 miles (I am so in awe of you lot doing 6/8/10 miles!). I deliberately chose the fields rather than the roads to avoid the ice - and did just fine.

at swimming fishie, our local pool is closed again. I have always done running, cycling and swimming and am missing the swimming.

Wallace...I bought a tight tubigrip for my leg with shinsplints (also have a dodgy knee on that leg due to a cycling injury) and was gobsmacked at the immediate comfort and relief. Am only going to hike on it tomorrow as even that was painful but thanks for the advice. I was disheartened that I might not be able to do my firdt challenge of the year but after a week or so building up to it, am looking forward to one I have had planned for ages.

Welcome (back) to the peak-district Hatwoman. I was thinking of getting together for a run when you had settled down, but am a little in awe of your times!

Most of the time I love running alone, I do enjoy running while my son cycles, and think company makes me push myself a bit more.

I am dying to get out on the moors again and if my leg allows will make it my Friday run....rubs hands in excited anticipation!

I just nearly went A over T on a walk so no icy pavement running for me.

Never done the running club thing, but I do usually do a long run once a week with a friend as it helps the time pass and we have a good chitchat as we run round. Rest of the time its me on my own, and its definitely easier to cop out. BUT - some of the best runs I've ever had have been after thinking "I don't feel like it today"!

just managed to do 3.2 miles on my lunch break at work! A colleague and I have been whinging about not feeling comfortable at night going alone so we decided to go for a run ehre (there is one shower at work, although it is fairly manky.........). We did it in a respectable 29.30 according to my Ipod! I feel really good, esp since I have been so rubbish during Nov and Dec.