darrenm Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Can't believe how many injuries I hear that other people have. I'm very lucky to not get anything really. If I cycle my left knee hurts but running has never caused me any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Can't believe how many injuries I hear that other people have. I'm very lucky to not get anything really. If I cycle my left knee hurts but running has never caused me any issues. Just wait until you reach 40... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Bah. That'll be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) If it hurts then you have a problem; I had massive ITB issues; don’t get them at all now. It was mainly down to strengthening exercises, so I suspect your pain is a symptom not the problem itself. What strengthening are you doing? Hurt is the wrong word i feel it and i feel it in some spots than others, i thought the point of rolling is that you’ll feel it and your helping those areas, like this Aussie bloke demonstrates. The points he says you should feel it i do, i/e not my whole thigh.. I dont do any strengthening exercies at all, but i’m defiantly interested in strengthening if its going to help my running. Err any strengthening exercise recommendations? To be honest i think i’m more PFPS, runners knee than ITB as its round the front of my knee and specifically when i’m coming down stairs, so could do with some strengthening exercise for that. Edited February 19, 2014 by VillaForever1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Running is about as much fun as pouring acetone into a very deep papercut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Sounds an interesting new training technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If it hurts then you have a problem; I had massive ITB issues; don’t get them at all now. It was mainly down to strengthening exercises, so I suspect your pain is a symptom not the problem itself. What strengthening are you doing? Hurt is the wrong word i feel it and i feel it in some spots than others, i thought the point of rolling is that you’ll feel it and your helping those areas, like this Aussie bloke demonstrates. The points he says you should feel it i do, i/e not my whole thigh.. I dont do any strengthening exercies at all, but i’m defiantly interested in strengthening if its going to help my running. Err any strengthening exercise recommendations? To be honest i think i’m more PFPS, runners knee than ITB as its round the front of my knee and specifically when i’m coming down stairs, so could do with some strengthening exercise for that. Its hard to recommend exact exercises, without being an expert on the problem, I could easily worsen the problem. I would recommend finding a good physio. The problem with the information on the internet is almost too much information, and it doesn’t deal with the small nuances of injuries If you are in Birmingham I think these are the main men or through the university sports department which has a national reputation The thing is it can get very expensive very quickly, but if they can solve the problem it is worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Anybody ever have lower-GI issues with their running, and any useful suggestions for avoiding them (e.g. things to avoid eating beforehand, etc.)? I've cancelled many a run because I've felt an inopportune intestinal blowout looming, but I've still had close calls on runs where I felt pretty good beforehand. 10k into a 20k run is no time to find yourself doubled over with intestinal cramps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Only problem I ever had was eating a bucket of pasta the night before a marathon, then having to explode out my rear end half way round. Apart from that as long as I haven't eaten within 2 hours of the race I'm pretty solid. Within that I'll get indigestion and cramps. I question the need to eat anything before a race. I don't bother eating anything before parkruns and I find a coffee far better to aid performance than food. All your muscles should already have energy from stored glycogen anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted March 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2014 Quite happy with 8 mins off my Half marathon PB at Reading this morning. 1:32:20 so need a to do bit more to get my sub 1:30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Well done mate. That's about where I am at the moment I reckon. I seem to be able to sit at 7.00 / mile all day but it's maintaining in the 6s for a while that I'm struggling with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Ive been doing it for a few years now. Started with 2 or 3 miles, progressed to 10k and then on to half marathon. Due to knee pain i switched to triathlon to reduce running distance and improve overall fitness. I still run 10k distance as part of that, so im 3 or 4 3-5 Mile interval runs a week at around 7-8 Mins/mile. Best 10k time is 41'59. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted March 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2014 Tri is my thing too, the running is just a by-product really. I'm built for sprints but training for ironman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Went out to run 10km yesterday and ended up doing 11 miles. It's amazing what a pile of work sitting at home can do for the motivation to keep me out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Went hashing on Thursday, first time in a while. Delighted that I wasn't in awful shape as I feared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Droitwich half was cancelled today so I went to do the Anglesey half in Menai Bridge. Lovely scenic course with a few ups and downs, but the wind was brutal; a strong headwind for half the race, really tough. It was a really lonely race as well, no groups to latch on to! So I finished in 75:51 for 6th place, which is 2 minutes slower than my PB set at Stafford last year. I'm running a half marathon in Hannover, Germany next month. It better not be bloody windy again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted March 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2014 Wowza, super quick. Well done!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Almost dipped below 20 mins at today's parkrun. 20.12. Happy that every person in front of me had a club vest on :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Almost dipped below 20 mins at today's parkrun. 20.12. Happy that every person in front of me had a club vest on :-) Well done, excellent time. Just did 3 mile canal run in 22:36, would love to get down to around 20. Never done a 5k race, usually do 10k, 10 mile or h/marathon. Was that canon hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Cheers mate. Arrow Valley. We had the cannon hill lot 2 weeks ago when theirs was closed :-) 5ks are lovely. I love the atmosphere and community of the parkruns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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