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Hi All, just introducing myself as a newbie. I discovered running fairly late in life (first 5k run was in my early 30's!) and have become hooked. After 4 years I'm now running olympic tris, plenty of 10k's and half marathons. I'm always trying to improve my pace - current PB is 43min 10k - but find I'm in a constant tug of war with injuries, and this gets truer as I get older! RUnning injury recovery and prevention is probably my biggest area of interest.
I'm here to meet other runners, learn more about gear and training techniques, and deepen my understanding of injury prevention through training, S&C, mobility work etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc!
I'm here to meet other runners, learn more about gear and training techniques, and deepen my understanding of injury prevention through training, S&C, mobility work etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc!
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I'm 45 so also get niggles quite easily. Apart from the break I've managed to conquer consistent achilles problems with much slower and controlled mileage build-up and religiously doing stretch work and yoga.
My goal for recovery is to get back to a ten mile run by Nov/December and then I want to increase my speed, get my 10K down from a snail-like 55mins to sub-50 and start racing next year.
Wow, your first 5k in your early 30s - impressive!
I am a keen runner, but really want to start getting into triathlons. Have any of you consider doing one?
<div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/Guarddog" class="js-userCard" data-userid="771050">Guarddog</a> said:</div>
<div class="QuoteText">Hi Bigdave1980 and welcome to the forum. You have to post 10 times in existing threads before you can start a thread of your own. A tad annoying, but it goes some way to preventing some of the spam posts we're afflicted with.</div>
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Gawd, I wish it would have said that on the welcome email. I’ve been pulling my hair out. But thanks for the clarification.
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</div><div>Hello tramps!</div>
</div><div>Tramps, I’m 40 and not run 5k since the school cross country. Which i sucked at. </div>
Still struggling to find anything close to my old pace, but I hate a more relaxed 5-10k far less than I thought I would.
But I am sure to draw inspiration from this forum.
<div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/Guarddog" class="js-userCard" data-userid="771050">Guarddog</a> said:</div>
<div class="QuoteText">Hi Bigdave1980 and welcome to the forum. You have to post 10 times in existing threads before you can start a thread of your own. A tad annoying, but it goes some way to preventing some of the spam posts we're afflicted with.</div>
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This was really helpful, thank you! Have been driving myself crazy trying to work out how to start a thread :/ Makes sense, but wish they'd let us know
> Hi Bigdave1980 and welcome to the forum. You have to post 10 times in existing threads before you can start a thread of your own. A tad annoying, but it goes some way to preventing some of the spam posts we're afflicted with.
Thanks @Guarddog!!
> Hello, I guess I am one newbie hijacker. This is my first comment here. I recently went back to track and I can't even keep up. My knee sores after every run and I feel like giving up again.
Tell me about it... I'm here for advice on that front too.
Also, how do we make our own threads 😂😂
I’ve just joined the forum, so just saying hi 🙋♀️
Im just getting back into running after nearly 20 years of sitting on my bum 😂
I lost a lot of weight last year (5st😮) and got a spinning bike which built up some base fitness so i started running in October and have managed a 5k 26min and 10k 55min, I hope to xtrain 5x per week, just reading the different trg plans to see what might suit me, although I’m not really sure what my goals are, I just want to enjoy running overall.
nice to meet everyone 😊
What ever distance you do, is more than you would have done sitting on the sofa.
Im still on my running adventure having only recently started. I was always worried about what i would look like/how far i coukd run. I soon worked out that no one cares and it was me making reasons up to not go out.
Once yoy started again, you wont regret it.
Thanks
I'm new the this forum and a total novice runner. I'm 41 and 21 stone, while watching the Olympics i thought its now or never to start running. Been running about 2 weeks and enjoying it, I think?
Hope someone can help point me in the right direction.
The issue I'm currently having is that I'm struggling to run at the slow pace required to stay in my desired heart rate zone. I've watched lots of videos on technique and also had a running assessment by a physiotherapist. I got some great advice and feel like my technique at faster paces is quite good but at slower pace, 7 min/km and slower, I just feel like I'm running on the spot and shuffling along. If I try to apply the technique I've learned, I end up going too fast and my cardiovascular system cannot keep up and I fatigue.
Appreciate any advice. Thanks.