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A very good week's training for you too.
Rcouture - I think Mo is doing the Big Half too.
Big G - lovely pic of a contented dog.
7ish miles this morning, nice and fresh out, had a good run.
It was 7 ish miles as my Garmin is playing up and driving me mad, it reset itself last week and now I can't get it to work properly, today it wouldn't measure my run. It's just coming up to 3 years old so just about the usual time for a Garmin to last, for me anyway. I will probably buy another 45 as they're about £100 now and there aren't any features in the newer and more expensive models that are of any use to me.
Gym later
Big G, that's a lovely photo of Tigg.
Shades, go for the 55. The battery is way better (20 hours and charges really quickly compared to the 45).
No run today (even though the new shoes came yesterday) as it's a rest day - I'd already done four days in a row which is one more than normal.
I also had a very restless night, but this was due to the heat and humidity rather than from the run. I actually made myself take a cold bath after my run yesterday and my legs are so much less sore. When I tried a cold bath the first time, I made the mistake of just running it and trying to get in, which lead to complete failure.
This time I sat in the empty bath and ran the cold shower over my feet and shins and let the bath fill slowly. That worked a lot better. (Still gave my top half a warm shower, though!) May try to keep up with this but suspect I'll struggle in winter.
Anyway, my gym has reopened. Apparently it reopened on the 16th (which, to be fair, was when they said it would, but given the extensive rebuilding, no one really believed that). Thing was they didn't email people to let them know it was open again so I only found out by remembering that it ought to be open and checking the website. Ho hum. Least I didn't get charged for July.
It is a bit bigger now (they knocked through one of the old changing rooms) and has some new equipment, but most of the old equipment, including some favourites, has gone. Bit annoyed to see some of the changes but also pleased they've added a back extension bench and a Smith machine. Did a conservative full body workout to try out the new stuff without giving myself raging DOMS. Of course, I will probably have DOMS anyway after a month off.
Shoe delivery on a Sunday, that's quick
Well done on the legs recovering, but there's no evidence that a cold bath with help your recovery any more than a warm bath so not worth the effort. Unless you enjoy the pain
Good news on the gym reopening. I use the Smith machine.
Shades - How are you getting on with the Novas?
Rest day today.
As far as the baths go, I definitely prefer bubbles and/or epsom salts but what with the gas prices, I think those will be an occasional treat in the future.
Nothing wrong with lurid colours, Rcouture.
My new shoes are a nice teal colour though.
Congrats on great deal on the Endorphin Speeds, I have looked at the Endorphin range but not sure if they'll suit as some reviews say they are a bit narrow in the forefoot. Do you find them a good fit?
On Garmin news I checked the settings on my PC and the Run activity is disabled and it won't let me change it. I did fiddle around with the other settings and managed to record in Run mode my walk to the gym. So hope it will work for tomorrow's run I also checked around the various forums and found a few with the same problems, some were unresolved so I'll order another one this week.
I nearly bought some more shoes as I got a discount email off Keller,but I really need to use some of the many pairs I've got still,some unused.
11.5 after work today,heart rate felt fine,but legs felt very tired,probably the cumulative build up now.
Luckily I have Economy 7 and my water heats up every night and not expensive, so I can have a hot bath every morning.
Not prepared to sacrifice that, nor my heating due to increasing prices. In my old age I like to keep warm 😉
Teal is a lovely colour for shoes. Test run tomorrow I guess 😀
Rcouture - my feet aren't that big but they are not elegant and slim and I need a generous toe box.
When I go to Dublin marathon I'm going to take a list of shoes I want to try on, some I'll be able to do at the Expo, others in the running shops.
I am a heel striker so maybe that's why I feel a bit of instability in the Novas as that's where the chunkiest part of the cushioning is.
Cal I quite like teal, got a pair on now!
big G tigg looks like he’s living a dogs life 😊
ian great mileage on a Monday!
3.5 miles after work, seem to feel fine and recovery okay, just need to build slowly after not much running for 2 months and covid
I have a old pair of Mizuno's, they're purple. Never really thought much about the colour but when I retired them from running, they'd done 500 miles, I decided I'd use them for gym wear. I put them through the washing machine and as with most Mizuno's they don't show their age and look brand new. For a few months I've been wearing them to the gym and shopping/casual wear and I've had loads of compliments about my lovely 'new' shoes, They are quite a bright purple, I never noticed that when using them for running.
You can't force your return to running post Covid, just have to do what you're comfortable with.
6 miles this morning. Very difficult conditions, like running in a sauna, 98% humidity when I went out and had only dropped to 96% when I got home with a feels like temperature of 23. Good news though, my Garmin worked and recorded my run OK, won't pair with phone, but I've given up trying as not essential.
New shoes today! (And yes, also humid. Apparently it'll be 30 again later, blech). They feel really squashy to walk in, but that's less noticeable when running. I suppose that's because I walk heel first (like your Novas, Shades, they have a lot of squashy cushion at the back) but I land on the forefoot when running. I just did an 8 mile easy run and they are very comfortable. They certainly don't feel snappy or responsive so I'll stick with them for easy runs only, but I like them so far. Enjoyed the run, although the achilles is still pretty grumpy. I don't suppose that's going to vanish anytime soon.
That's a good first run in your new shoes. Your achilles may have been a little more grumpy as adjusting to the new shoes can cause tenseness in the muscles.
Not going to be 30 here but another sticky humid night ahead of us 🥵. Not good weather for sleeping (or running).
Hoping to get to the gym later, just awaiting delivery time notification for a parcel arriving today.
My achilles is grumpy because it's been that way for a while...new shoes haven't changed that.
Big G - that's promising re the foot after all the walking and driving.
Just walked back from the gym, it's still so humid and my flat is hot too. Came home to a text asking me to book my flu jab, hard to think about winter viruses in this weather.
Parcel has just been delivered, I spent the remainder of my tax rebate on running kit...off to open it now.
Had two cancelled meetings in a row so brought my midweek longer run forward for 10 miles at lunch as quite busy this week. Disgusting conditions at feels like 30 and humid but a nice enough run up the Thames and around Battersea Park. Hammy was weird and on that crampy edge for the first 5k then not a peep. Strange one.
Very sticky here too, temp of 24 with a feels like of 29 😩. You did well running in those conditions.
New running kit is lovely but it's too hot to try on new clothes.
Just catching up with the opening heats of the athletics at the Commonwealth Games, good to see a packed stadium.
Not as sticky up here but still pretty humid,had a meeting it managed to get out for 7 after it got done.
Food shop and then gym.
Cal - like a sauna here too, looks like should start to improve tomorrow. We've had a bit of drizzle but only a little and that doesn't do anything to help.
Good midweek long run from you today especially in these conditions.
I've just been to Aldi, lovely and cool in there
Helping out/ marshalling is the next best thing to running. Have entries picked up for the 10k?
Quiet in the gym.
Have booked my flu jab, only date available is the day before Barnstaple Marathon. Last year I had my flu jab day before a marathon and made absolutely no difference whatsoever.
I wonder if the women's 10k will have less entries. I was hoping to run it this year but clashes with Barnstaple.