The reluctant runner!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Ran around a field three times. Each lap is 1.1 miles so 3.3 miles (5K-ish) Had a bit of energy left on the last lap so thought i was Linford Christy and sprinted flat out for about 100m. How wrong can you be, I ain't no Linford and needed oxygen at the end of it!

I've been caught out like that before - I thought I had something left in the tank for a fast finish on the B'ham 10k last year, but I hadn't accounted for the fact the last 100m was on grass and at a slight incline. Got to the last 20m and thought someone had chopped my legs off - I had NOTHING.

I think that your training is going really well - your training buddy is clearly helping you!

It's the Fradley 10k a week on Sunday, so my last long training run tomorrow. Got my race number in the post today.

[Snadger]

Sorry I couldn't be there on Wednesday, Snadger, but sounds like you managed OK without me. That jam & cream scone went down a treat afterwards.

Had mine BEFORE!!!!!!

[veggiechicken]

Sorry I couldn't be there on Wednesday, Snadger, but sounds like you managed OK without me. That jam & cream scone went down a treat afterwards.

[Snadger]

Bit of a retrospective post from Wednesday! Ran around a field three times. Each lap is 1.1 miles so 3.3 miles (5K-ish) Had a bit of energy left on the last lap so thought i was Linford Christy and sprinted flat out for about 100m. How wrong can you be, I ain't no Linford and needed oxygen at the end of it!

[crannman]

nice one i took up cycling two years ago used to run but knees not to gud now

[Snadger]

Did 10k off road in 71 minutes today. I was really trying to beat my 70 minute best.

I must download some more running music with a faster tempo (not as fast as the Benny Hill chase scenes though!)
I reckon that its the tempo of the music that affects my times..........we shall see!

Hope you found it as invigorating as I did VC and that you aren't too disappointed with the time. I'm sure you must have dozed off on the couch and that's what slowed me down!

[Snadger]

On the negative side, I hurt my back at work on Wednesday and my leg was still throbbing a bit so I put off my mid week run.
I am on holiday from work today so decided to try a run. I smothered my back with Volturol and put a heat bandage on my leg that I got from Wilko'splus swallowed two Ibruproven 400's!

Did my normal mid week run but dropped 3 minutes on the time.(Happy with that)

On the plus side after a second bout of dieting I have now dropped from my January weight of 16 stone to 14 stone 11lbs! Diets make me irritable so I just hope I can stay the weight I am now without having to resort to more diets.
If i can keep to this weight its at least a stone less to carry round my 10K No-Ego run on 29th March!

[JanieB]

Realising that I've put on far too much weight over the winter, I thought I'd have a look at this diet. Is there any way of adapting it as the first two meals were a complete no no. I can't stand peanut butter or tuna at any price.

Oh wow! I decided to try this and follow Audrey Eyton's F plan for the 4 days off. 3 days in and I've lost 11lbs.

Not quite sure what I do today as I have to meet someone in Reading and they've chosen to meet in a Maccy D's. I can't drink black coffee or black builders tea. I like green tea but I don't think that's on the menu.

[Snadger]

I always say 'hello' or 'morn in' anyway!Slightly worried that I may be scaring the carp out of a dog walker (what with rock music blaring in my earole)
When I ran over the moors I didn't use my ear buds and gave a few grouse,Pee wits and sheep a bit of shock!
The music drowns out the sound of me gasping for breath so I think I run faster because I can't hear myself panting.Miss the birdsong though.

I've found that different tempo's change your pace, so to compensate, as the tempo slows I increase my gait!

I also like to be aware of my surroundings. If road running I don't listen to music in case I get ran over!

[Hazel at the Hill]

I downloaded some M&M running music and was glad i had my earphones on. It still felt strange running past dog walkers etc with him blaspheming in my lug hole!

I even took the earbuds out at one time to make sure I wasn't broadcasting live to the world!

70 minutes all told so that's an improvement methinks!

That's fab, Snadge - it's lashing down here, so this fair-weather runner gets a let-off today.

I don't run in earphones as it cuts you off so much from the outside world, and if a hooded rapist is going to jump me from behind, I'd like to know about it before it happens!

And I like to hear the birds singing in the park too.

I also hope that you are aware enough of your surroundings with them in to still say 'hello' to those who greet you - gets me cross how aloof and downright rude some fellow runners come across as because they are oblivious to the world around them...

[Snadger]

Another 10K under the belt, even though I had a gammy knee! Took a chance and ran through the pain (No pain ,no gain) Knee doesn't appear to be any worse than it was so I'm glad I did it.
I downloaded some M&M running music and was glad i had my earphones on. It still felt strange running past dog walkers etc with him blaspheming in my lug hole!

I even took the earbuds out at one time to make sure I wasn't broadcasting live to the world!

70 minutes all told so that's an improvement methinks!

[Noosner]

The Military Diet sounds good! I am a fan of these intermittent diets and at present, am getting shot of my extra Xmas pounds with a version of the 5/2. The BBC did a research project where you can take a questionnaire to see what diet would suit you best. Their 'constant cravers' diet is a lot like the 5/2 except you do the 'fast' days next to each other and you are allowed to eat 800 calories. It's actually not difficult. The trick is not over compensating on the days you are allowed to eat normally!

BBC iWonder - The test: What's the right diet for you?

[Bren In Pots]

Realising that I've put on far too much weight over the winter, I thought I'd have a look at this diet. Is there any way of adapting it as the first two meals were a complete no no. I can't stand peanut butter or tuna at any price.

Some info on substitutions here :-

Military Diet Food Substitutions | The Military Diet

[Kristen]

I may have mentioned this before, but have you considered Lean Gains / Intermittent Fasting? Also called 16/8 or 5/2.

16/8 is to only eat calories between, say, 1pm and 9pm. Eat anything you like in that time, zero calories outside that time. For me its ideal as does not intrude on anything social I found I was getting peckish on Lunch and Supper, so I had "breakfast" at 4pm so basically pretty much the same 3 meals I used to, just all within 8 hours (any 8 hours will do, doesn't have to be 1pm-9pm,e.g. if working on shifts). Some days I don't have my first meal until 2pm or 3pm, which obviously accelerates the weight loss.

5/2 is 5 days normal and 2 days fasting (I've forgotten exactly what, but its something like 400 calories per day for those two days. Definitely wouldn't suit me as bound to coincide with some social activity).

If you combine the fasting period with exercise (not a requirement) then the muscular gain is all "lean gain".

I find I manage through the morning with a cup of black coffee (green / herbal tea would be fine, but not tea with milk / sugar). Not sure that would suit everyone, I certainly thought I would be mentally impaired and lethargic in the mornings, but that's definitely not been the case for me.

Really straightforward for maintenance, once desired weight is reached - just revert to 16/8 whenever the scales tell you to! whereas with a regular diet the danger is yo-yo because there is no maintenance plan, only a weight-loss plan, and yo-yo, as I understand it, goes back on in a way much more difficult to then shift.

[JanieB]

Time for radical action!

The Military Diet

I've used this before and its fantastic for kick starting prolonged weight loss!

Got my shopping list ready so i'm off to the shops to stock up.

Realising that I've put on far too much weight over the winter, I thought I'd have a look at this diet. Is there any way of adapting it as the first two meals were a complete no no. I can't stand peanut butter or tuna at any price.