Running thread 2020

[Daydream Believer]

Any recommendations for a route to get a half marathon PB ?

The route for Clazey's Doorstep ½ Marathon is decent. Start at the yacht club & run up the Coast Road to Shields & along the sea front to just past The Rattler then turn round & go back the same way.

 

[Deleted member 4700]

I decided to run home from school on Monday, 10k and surprised my self with a sub 45 minute run, average pace 4:29 per kilometer with my last kilometer at 4:10 pace.

Yesterday did an 8k yesterday as a recovery run, but ended up pushing myself for the last 2k and did it in 36:06 average pace 4:28, not my fastest time ever, but I'm starting to feel age dragging me back and slowing me down.

I have to keep reminding myself I am 53, so my times are not that bad.

 

[The Butcher]

Nice one WillD, but enough of that continental units sh1te, minutes per mile please!

 

[Deleted member 4700]

Nice one WillD, but enough of that continental units sh1te, minutes per mile please!

Yet we have the 5k park runs and the Sunderland and Gateshead 10ks

England should have decimalised completely. Stones, Pounds, Inches, Yards, Miles, Feet and Ounces should have all been phased out along with the old monitary system.

I'm now used to being
87.5 Kilos in weight
180 cms in height
and my house is 10k away from my school

 

[Super Ted]

Any recommendations for a route to get a half marathon PB ?

I would imagine the quayside would be decent as it's pretty flat.

 

[Mackem00]

You definitely don't have to pay. Might depend on what time you go tho and if a group have booked a session on it? I used to go about 16:30 during the week and there'd be a few like-minded runners there and the odd training session going on. No bother getting round tho.
I'm gonna have a dodge down this week now. Might be decent way to gauge where I'm at.

Went down after work tonight. Probs about 10 other people dotted about. Knocked out a 21:09. Decent progress.

 

[Deleted member 4700]

Just did a 5k, fastest I've ran for a while, 21:16, last kilometer 03:56, well pleased.

To think, I was running 5ks in Rome 10 years ago in under 18 minutes.

 

[Modfather]

Managed a 5k progression run in 20:30 last night........well off my PB but pleased after my injury layoffs etc

1st mile 6:56
2nd mile 6:42
3rd mile 6:36
teeny bit at the end 5:36 (average)

 

[daveydavey]

Nike have a 30% sale on today. I've just got some Terra Kiger trail shoes usually £114 for £44 as they were reduced before the 30%

(You save the £4.50 delivery if you sign up as a member which is free & takes a few mins)

 

[D.A]

Nike have a 30% sale on today. I've just got some Terra Kiger trail shoes usually £114 for £44 as they were reduced before the 30%

(You save the £4.50 delivery if you sign up as a member which is free & takes a few mins)

Shows as 52.48 for me

 

[daveydavey]

Shows as 52.48 for me

Aye, deffo £44 for the ones i ordered, sometimes they vary on colour / size though so might be worth playing about? Still decent like

 

[D.A]

Aye, deffo £44 for the ones i ordered, sometimes they vary on colour / size though so might be worth playing about? Still decent like

I've seen there's a few different colours, none in my size.

 

[Deleted member 4700]

Just knocked out a 8k in 34:45, not bad for a fat lad.

 

[daveydavey]

Did a half in 01:41:39 this morning which is a PB . I wasn’t flat out so looking ahead to sub 01:40’s next year hopefully.

I’ve done 3 ultra marathons (50k, 57k, 50k) and got a sub 01:45 half marathon, need to find a sub 20 5k to complete the objectives of page 1.

Best I’ve done so far is 20:50 so not so confident on that, but think I can get close.

Good weekend running everyone!

 

[Deleted member 4700]

Did a half in 01:41:39 this morning which is a PB . I wasn’t flat out so looking ahead to sub 01:40’s next year hopefully.

I’ve done 3 ultra marathons (50k, 57k, 50k) and got a sub 01:45 half marathon, need to find a sub 20 5k to complete the objectives of page 1.

Best I’ve done so far is 20:50 so not so confident on that, but think I can get close.

Good weekend running everyone!

Before you start your 5k do a 1k warm up with a sprint for the last. 200 meters. Start at a jog and gradually increase your cadence and pace.

Then keep stretching and after about 5 minutes go for it.

 

[Mackem00]

20:58 at the track today. First sub 21 in a long time. Seeing massive improvements with the regular running but sub 20 feels like an impossible dream.

 

[Deleted member 4700]

20:58 at the track today. First sub 21 in a long time. Seeing massive improvements with the regular running but sub 20 feels like an impossible dream.

Let's see if you can still do it at 53.

Well done son.

 

[daveydavey]

20:58 at the track today. First sub 21 in a long time. Seeing massive improvements with the regular running but sub 20 feels like an impossible dream.

I have got quite good at getting through runs mentally, but the track...even for a 5k...it just does my head in how boring it is. I'm going to do some intervals there in next weeks , but when I give my 5k PB a go it'll be a route

 

[Mackem00]

I have got quite good at getting through runs mentally, but the track...even for a 5k...it just does my head in how boring it is. I'm going to do some intervals there in next weeks , but when I give my 5k PB a go it'll be a route

It's mind numbing like.

Reckoned it would be too muddy/slippy elsewhere atm and everywhere I normally run seems busy despite lockdown.
I'm trying to check my 1k splits so the track is an easier way to do it narl.

Let's see if you can still do it at 53.

Well done son.

Cheers fatha. I use you as my inspiration.

 

[D.A]

I completed the cockbain 6 in 6 today.

6 miles, on the hour, every hour, for 6 hours, starting at 6am. Canny morning out tbh.