andyjsg Posted April 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2016 Yeah will be no 2 after the one got cancelled last year. Got that half ironman in Staffordshire before that too so running comes down to be replaced with hours on the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 32 minutes ago, andyjsg said: Yeah will be no 2 after the one got cancelled last year. Got that half ironman in Staffordshire before that too so running comes down to be replaced with hours on the bike Best of luck man a few in the running club (who are in the tri club) have done one .....they say its quite a "life" experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2016 Yeah the first one I did 2 years ago was good fun (if that's the right word), it was 40 degrees in Frankfurt and I basically walked the 2nd half of the marathon as had to take on as much water as possible which is why I don't really count it as one of my marathons per se. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Amazing how people think they can cheat at marathons still: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3558243/James-Argent-s-sister-Natasha-accused-cheating-London-marathon-eagle-eyed-fans-suspicious-time-sheet.html last 20km in 48 minutes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The first selections have been made for Athletics for the Brazil Olympics, and the marathon include the fastest British runner this year Callum Hawkins; 2.10.52 (24th fastest time in UK rankings). Until Farah decides to move up to the marathon, we are still slower than we were 30 years ago, when Steve Jones ran 2.07.13. Basil Heatley’s time from 1964 would qualify him for the olympics. And it just isn’t the marathon, looking at some of the UK records, and they are decades old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2016 51 minutes ago, PauloBarnesi said: The first selections have been made for Athletics for the Brazil Olympics, and the marathon include the fastest British runner this year Callum Hawkins; 2.10.52 (24th fastest time in UK rankings). Until Farah decides to move up to the marathon, we are still slower than we were 30 years ago, when Steve Jones ran 2.07.13. Basil Heatley’s time from 1964 would qualify him for the olympics. And it just isn’t the marathon, looking at some of the UK records, and they are decades old... It's true right down the pyramid. The fastest runners in my club are nowhere near those of 20-30 years ago. In other news, I left my trail shoes out to dry in the sun this morning. They are now full of melting hailstones. Looks like road running tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I can see that the dominance of the East Africans must be off putting, but I would expect the British record to have been beaten. I think one of the 80s greats basically said they don’t train as hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted April 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2016 My mate has just done the club record (and over 40 record) with his 2:26 on Sunday. But yeah very few 10k runners as fast as what my mate Julian Goater was in the late 70s/early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Been running about 5 weeks and used run keeper for the first time the other day. Clocked 6.82 miles in 56 minutes. Now I've cleared 10K I'm going to do the Oxford 10K next month to tick it off with a view to training for the marathon next year. I'm fairly new to all this so any tips for beginners would be appreciated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That's basically 11k, if you knock 5 minutes off for the 10k time that's around 51 minutes, that's a very good time for someone who has only been running 5 weeks! Do you have a sporty background or previous running experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 hour ago, AVFCDAN said: Do you have a sporty background or previous running experience? Not really, was always naturally pretty good at long distance running as a kid but haven't really maintained a proper level of fitness in adulthood. I'm hoping I can keep at it with the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Birmingham to get its own marathon in 2017 better get training lads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Goes past VP too. Edited April 28, 2016 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 23 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Been running about 5 weeks and used run keeper for the first time the other day. Clocked 6.82 miles in 56 minutes. Now I've cleared 10K I'm going to do the Oxford 10K next month to tick it off with a view to training for the marathon next year. I'm fairly new to all this so any tips for beginners would be appreciated. Don't run much these days but used to do a lot. My main tip would be design your training to match your goals. Training for 10k, a half or full marathon is obviously very different. Whatever you do you want to mix-up your training with some longer slower runs, some medium distance brisk runs (tempo) and some speed-work (intervals). Hills are also good, but painful. I found the park runs good for speed improvement - a fast 5k. Two other things. 1. Don'do too much too quick, keep doing the right training and you will naturally get stronger and faster - you don't need to go crazy or anything or you'll just get injured - I learned that lesson the hard way! One last thing, as you get better don't let the clock spoil your enjoyment - I became a bit obsessed with splits and times once I had a Garmin and Strava. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 On 26/04/2016 at 08:07, PauloBarnesi said: Amazing how people think they can cheat at marathons still: Why would they even want to? Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Anyone running the Great Midlands (Sutton) Fun Run, Sunday, 5 June 2016? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I run it every year nice jaunt around sutton park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2016 John Carr 5K Series, race 1, this evening. 23:58. It'll have to do for now. Jeez, but that beard makes me look old. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Pain above my heels, from reading seems like tendonitis. Ran on it yesterday but like a snail. Any tips to prevent it/make it better? Does it need to be rested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 5, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2016 15 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Pain above my heels, from reading seems like tendonitis. Ran on it yesterday but like a snail. Any tips to prevent it/make it better? Does it need to be rested? Welcome to the wonderful world of achilles tendonitis. Rest, yes. Stretching, yes (Google the exercises). Ice packs, yes. Will it make it go away? Not in my experience. I was struggling with it last night (see above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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