The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

[PTP]

The running plan from the NHS? Takes 9 weeks and trains you into running 5k under 30minutes. It's for totally unfit people like me

Did it last year but Completly ruined it by stopping as soon as I finished the plan.

under 30 mins would be a decent achievement.

[Alex]

My ultimate aim is to get under 25 minutes. Needed to set myself that to avoid the thing that happened last time

[Rich]

25:53 in bad conditions and I'm old and I'm heavy. YOU CAN DO IT!

PMA

[PTP]

i remember reading somewhere that a decent 'average' was running at pace of 1km every 5 to 6 mins - so anyway between 25 mins and 30 mins is pretty good - people who go faster than 25 mins would be more experienced runners

i'm sure one of the others will know a bit more.

[Norbs]

6.2mph is a 30min 5k
7.4mph is a 25min 5k

Think I'm somewhere in between

[Norbs]

WR Marathon pace is 13mph

[badpiggy]

****ers that win 10000m are essentially spring ting the whole way. Except for the last bit where they sprint faster.

I've trained myself to speed up for the last km of any run and even on days where I'm suff ring the whole way, it kicks in automatically. Interval training is seriously beneficial.

[Norbs]

That's intress ting

[Rowan]

Cheeky little 7.2 miler tonight. Awesome condition for it. Kept the time steady at 7:19/mile. I've lopped 10 seconds a mile of my average since I started snowboarding! No idea how that works

Rowan: 40.7km
Pablo: 17.91km
Rich: 13.8km
Lee: 11.6km
Chazza: 11.6km
RoadEnd: 11.4km
Norbs: 10.7km
Alex 7.2km
PTP: 6.63km
Slinky: 2.78km

[Red_Polo]

Maybe the snowboarding really sorted out your core?

[Rowan]

That's all I can think of. And I suppose holding my edge is like a constant squat. It's pretty far out how this stuff is all connected.

Isn't science brilliant

[badpiggy]

That's intress ting

Distress ting even.

I had been using cardiotrainer until I changed my phone and just never made up new playlists on the new one. I found it great even though I didn't wholly trust it. It told me I ran from Dublin to the Mali border and back once. I'm almost 100% certain I didn't cos it was when the war was on there and I didn't notice any conflict so I reckon it was a satellite ****up. Just back from an 8k run which I did in just under 49 mins. Have had 8 days of nothing though so I felt it a bit. 5 or 6 days off and I've often felt great. Any more and I lose a little bit.

[Slinky Skills]

I thought it was just about getting off your couch and running 5k straight off, didn't realise it was an actual training regime.

[Gibbo]

Gibbo - 800m to the shop and back

[Norbs]

Distress ting even.

I had been using cardiotrainer until I changed my phone and just never made up new playlists on the new one. I found it great even though I didn't wholly trust it. It told me I ran from Dublin to the Mali border and back once. I'm almost 100% certain I didn't cos it was when the war was on there and I didn't notice any conflict so I reckon it was a satellite ****up. Just back from an 8k run which I did in just under 49 mins. Have had 8 days of nothing though so I felt it a bit. 5 or 6 days off and I've often felt great. Any more and I lose a little bit.

8k for Mr Piggy