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Re: 3 year Achilles problem - Still original injury or everyday damage?

Hi

I'd have expected it to have resolved by now, especially with rest and exercises. Most cases should resolve within a few months. There are two likely reasons or hasnt gone - either there is something continuing to cause it (which sounds less likely given what you've described ) or the damage that was done originally left some fibrotic/scar tissue that is still causing the symptoms.

Might be worth a chat with your GP - for persisting cases, it is sometimes worth checking bloods to rule out high cholesterol or diabetes. Current guidelines also advise referral to a specialist for symptoms persisting more than 6 months

chamolk

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Re: My Last Run

It was wednesday 11.07.07

I came last in a race. I ran pants. Thought it was a fun thing didn't realise it was all club runners. Not ran since. When everyone else finished in around the 13-20 mins It took me 1/2 hour (I think as my watch battery packed in). Set off too quick and gave myself a stitch, didn't have enough to eat, fed my toddler but not myself and it was too bloody hot. To add insult to injury it was where I normally run anyway, so I am a bit fed up.

But hey ho, tomorrow I will don on my brooks and head out the door.

Batmouse

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Re: Hi, Please could anyone recommend a watch for running that alarms if you drop your pace?

Try Garmin Forerunner watches. I'm on about my 4th (different models) and they've all had pace alerts

SHADES

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Trouble adding a new post

Anyone else having problems starting new threads?
Ok so this one has worked....but I have tried to start a new thread about 6 times in the events forum & it still hasnt worked. I click submit but it never appears.
Any ideas?

Foggo

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Re: Trouble adding a new post

Not great when you want to ask about an injury! How long before I can post?

road_runner002632

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Re: Moraghan Training - Stevie G

WOW! I just happened to write "dog, midget and scuffle" into google, and found a link to dogwalkersworld.com, and found this account below!!!

I had a totally bizarre runner rage incident tonight on my way home tonight. Wa;lking my dog on a public footpath I spotted a guy storming downhill at what must have been a furious 7min miling or something. Tall fella he was, bronzen, shirtless. Basically pure homo-erotic glory.

I moved to one side, as he stormed past, shouting a threatening sounding "evening" to me, making sure to warn him about my dog - he's old you see and gets worried at ferocious paced moving things. He had headphones on, and an expression that smacked of "don't look at what you can't keep up with son".

He stormed past my poor Alfie, who not unreasonably had come looking for me, and was surprised to encounter this pacy young man, greeting him with a friendly nuzzling of his toes.

This super aggressive tall shirtless guy then started booting poor Alfie in the face, screaming "take that son, don't you know who I am, I'm the legend they call a Bus".

I walked over to gently ask that he stopped booting my poochie, but instead he kicked him into the next field, screamed "THREE POINTS" and came for me!

I was scared I must admit, as I'm a short fella, and this guy must have been a whopping 5ft 6. Tanned, like adonis, he clearly works out.

I tried to calm him down, but he just kept wrestling me, asking me "who's the daddy" and tickling me, while I tried to plead that I was within my rights to walk my poochie in the field, and tellin me that he was gonna get some guy called "Ric" on me, who apparently would tell me what I'm doing wrong in my life.

After an exchange of words, with him telling me that he's within his rights to "boot any dog that even looks at me, into dodge", I took off downhill towards the road.

He found this quite funny, and then started after me down the hill shouting something about "big boy wants seconds"

I pleaded with him some more to calm down, but even trying to gently restrain him into a gate didn't work, and I couldn't get a proper grip, as his sweaty tanned body was glistening too much in the sun. He dragged me into the road, and told me in very outdoor language that I was a "bleeping wrongun", and then booted me and my dog over the gate.

I learnt a lesson that day - don't mess with runners!

Stevie G

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Giving up the booze

Anyone out there done what I am about to do?

After a good few too many years of binge drinking I have decided to take the plunge and give it up.

I've got two stone to shift, real confidence (not just that you get from a bottle!) and self esteem to get back and running to improve... I think that's reason enough!

Advice, thoughts, stories - anything to help.

My best tip to date is drinking cranberry (or other red coloured drink) from a win eglass - gives you that wine feeling without the wine.

HELP!

Egglett

Ben RW

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Re: holding a conversation whiles running long distance

If you want to build a good aerobic system and improve your endurance then 80% of your weekly mileage should be at easy/long run pace.

If you want to know what your training paces should be then us a training pace calculator, several on internet.

If you only want to run fast all the time you will never reach your full potential but of course that's your choice.

Why don't you run outside? I wouldn't really call 65 minutes a long run, although I realise that's a long time to run on a treadmill.

SHADES

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Re: Where can I get advice on my return to running after 12 weeks off following a broken femur (cycling)

When I returned after reconstructive hip surgery I started on an alter g treadmill at 60% for one min running, two mins walking three times. Increased the weight and when I could do it at 100% I was allowed to do the same three times a week. I was allowed to increase by one min running a week. After 10 weeks I started C25K. It was a very, very slow return but a very successful one. My consultant and physio took at great deal of interest in what I did and guided me through the 10 weeks. What have yours said?

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Re: What tweaks should I make for a sub-80 half

Can you give more background on age (78 in your username, are you 40?), and years running/sporting background?

And what you do the rest of the year? (If that's the peak)

Can you give idea on paces for the other runs?

Did you taper after that peak spell before your race?

What you DEFINITELY don't want to be doing is adding another quality run to your already borderline too hard week.

You're already doing 2, arguably 3 quality runs in a week, so cannot possibly add a 4th one!

I suspect you're actually working a bit too hard as it is, and I'd be more in favour of seeing you split the week up with more doubles - not in a 2x8mile with a 2hour rest way either!

The other stand out omission, is no faster than race pace work.

I'd be inclined to switch out that 6miles at what is basically your HMP (a very tough session!), and put some faster than race pace reps with recovery in instead.

The 8miles of 6.20-6.40 works as the tempo element then. Even that is quite a fair lick of a distance. 6-6.5 or so would be challenging and know you've worked out!

I'd even suggest changing the 16miler to just a straight easy run. Or at least if you're finishing this with a hard last 4-6miles, make it one of 2 quality sessions in the week only, ie instead of the tempo.

How do you feel during and after finishing the week you quote? Knackered I'd reckon!?

For 60miles a week - which is a very tidy mileage, you could quite easily break it down like this

M 6m & 4m double easy

T 6-8mile tempo, 6.20-6.40, 4mile easy later

We 10-12m easy (75% of long run volume)

Thr OFF

Fri rep session working zones quicker than HMP, 4mile easy later

Sat 5-6m easy

Sun LSR 14-16m

Stevie G

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