The athletics/running thread

[Wandering Willy]

As a matter of interest, and this may have been covered before, how do you know you are running exactly 5k?

I realize I am a JCL.

[thebish]

As a matter of interest, and this may have been covered before, how do you know you are running exactly 5k?

I realize I am a JCL.

ahhh!

not a daft question at all! I measure it two ways... one on the rather excellent site http://www.mapmyrun.com - and I also use a swanky garmin watch that I have calibrated so that it measures how far I run by communication with a pod attached to my foot. They both agree on the distance (give or take 10m) - which is good enough for me!

[Wandering Willy]

Thankyou Reverend.

Any links to said devices or are they fairly generic?

[Gary the Enfield]

I use mapmyrun too. I usually use it AFTER a run though just to confirm my time and pace.

Yesterday for instance I set out to do 5 miles at about 08.30 min. per mile pace. When I checked I discovered I'd actually done 5.5 miles at 08.00 min. per mile pace. I was particularly pleased as I'd done 13 miles the day before and was feeling a little tired.

Anyway 35 miles for the week and on programme for the marathon.

[thebish]

Thankyou Reverend.

Any links to said devices or are they fairly generic?

there are different kinds - GG uses an app that works via her swanky phone and links into her specially bought trainers... (Nike plus)

my garmin is this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunn ... 567&sr=8-3

I got it cheaper than that off ebay... I use the footpod - some of them come with a heart-monitor which takes all the relevant heart-readings for your workout.. the missus has one of those for her garmin fr60 - but has never used it... it straps round your chest and looks a bit uncomfortable to me...

but I am told that knowing how your heart performs during a workout so that you can make your workouts more effective - so i might experiment with it one day...


edit: POLAR and FITBIT also do similar devices, I believe.....

[Gooner Girl]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Well done Bishy!

[Gary the Enfield]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Well done Bishy!

Did you do your Sunday run?

[Gary the Enfield]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Doesn't the 30 min 5k seem like a lifetime ago?

Well done.

[Gooner Girl]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Well done Bishy!

Did you do your Sunday run?

No, my lift got injured so pulled out and Mike really needed the car for the twins that morning. Bit gutted as I was looking forward to testing myself on a flat 4 miler but have a nasty chesty cold so probably wouldn't have done very well anyway. There's another west Sussex fun run league in a few weeks. Only 3.5 miles but I might enter that instead. Struggling with motivation at the moment....

[Gary the Enfield]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Well done Bishy!

Did you do your Sunday run?

No, my lift got injured so pulled out and Mike really needed the car for the twins that morning. Bit gutted as I was looking forward to testing myself on a flat 4 miler but have a nasty chesty cold so probably wouldn't have done very well anyway. There's another west Sussex fun run league in a few weeks. Only 3.5 miles but I might enter that instead. Struggling with motivation at the moment....

Understandable. I guess the closer theBish gets to catching you, the more motivated you'll become.

[Verbal]

Fancying this

http://www.vphthac.org.uk/open5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Gooner Girl]

dragged myself out running today after a whole week of laziness...

the jam roly-poly dragged behind me like a huge boulder! - felt utterly knackered at the end...

BUT

a new pb!! 5K in 27min55secs (wiping 20secs of my previous record!)

WOOT!

Well done Bishy!

Did you do your Sunday run?

No, my lift got injured so pulled out and Mike really needed the car for the twins that morning. Bit gutted as I was looking forward to testing myself on a flat 4 miler but have a nasty chesty cold so probably wouldn't have done very well anyway. There's another west Sussex fun run league in a few weeks. Only 3.5 miles but I might enter that instead. Struggling with motivation at the moment....

Understandable. I guess the closer theBish gets to catching you, the more motivated you'll become.

Haha - that's true! My p.b for 5km is just over 24 min but I'm nowhere near that these days. Not running 5km much more then a minute faster then him now...

[Gary the Enfield]

Fancying this

http://www.vphthac.org.uk/open5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Recommended. Some of our club do this every year. I shan't be in attendance as I'll be doing my 22 to 24 mile longest run before the marathon.

[Verbal]

ah good point. I imagine that will be my rest day as 'i think' my 35kmer is that sunday...

[Wandering Willy]

Thankyou Reverend.

Any links to said devices or are they fairly generic?

there are different kinds - GG uses an app that works via her swanky phone and links into her specially bought trainers... (Nike plus)

my garmin is this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunn ... 567&sr=8-3

I got it cheaper than that off ebay... I use the footpod - some of them come with a heart-monitor which takes all the relevant heart-readings for your workout.. the missus has one of those for her garmin fr60 - but has never used it... it straps round your chest and looks a bit uncomfortable to me...

but I am told that knowing how your heart performs during a workout so that you can make your workouts more effective - so i might experiment with it one day...


edit: POLAR and FITBIT also do similar devices, I believe.....

I have downloaded an app for my Blackberry. Took a while as I did not know that you could have apps for a Blackberry.

It's called "Runtastic" and it seems to do what your app does. You can upload results to a site and track/graph performance etc.

I shall sellotape the phone to my shoe the next time I go for a run and report back.

Thanks for the help.

[Verbal]

Intervals tonight. 1km followed by 3minutes rest. Thrice.

JFC.

Splits worked out at 4:07, 4:26 and then 4:02. Second bit was hilly.

I'm off to hurt for a bit.

[thebish]

am suffering from a persistently limpy knee - so am gonna cut the running down from 3 times a week to once - and on the other days go swimming and cycling - hopefully less impact....

[Gary the Enfield]

am suffering from a persistently limpy knee - so am gonna cut the running down from 3 times a week to once - and on the other days go swimming and cycling - hopefully less impact....

Triathlon!!!!!!!

I was supposed to do a 7 mile fahrtlek tonight. Did 3 miles or so then pulled up with a pain in my upper thigh (well, bum). Hope it's not serious but I'm havivg trouble walking at the mo.

[thebish]

am suffering from a persistently limpy knee - so am gonna cut the running down from 3 times a week to once - and on the other days go swimming and cycling - hopefully less impact....

Triathlon!!!!!!!

I was supposed to do a 7 mile fahrtlek tonight. Did 3 miles or so then pulled up with a pain in my upper thigh (well, bum). Hope it's not serious but I'm havivg trouble walking at the mo.

sorry to hear you're you have a pain in the arse...

[Gooner Girl]

am suffering from a persistently limpy knee - so am gonna cut the running down from 3 times a week to once - and on the other days go swimming and cycling - hopefully less impact....

Triathlon!!!!!!!

I was supposed to do a 7 mile fahrtlek tonight. Did 3 miles or so then pulled up with a pain in my upper thigh (well, bum). Hope it's not serious but I'm havivg trouble walking at the mo.

Ouch! Sounds painful GtE.

You're a pair of old crocks