I go to the gym quite a lot, prefer weights to cardio though.

Went out for my first run in months last night. Was pleasantly surprised to do about 3.5km without as much of a struggle as I expected. Was a perfect evening for it.

I’ve never done a marathon or anything like it really. I’ve done a few OCR’s like Tough Mudder, but those are so stop/start it’s not the same type of cardio endurance really.

So I’m no help whatsoever.

Phil

I'm focusing on running and then will move on to weights after the race. Always nice to look your best in the summer for the birds.

I'm thinking of entering for tough mudder as well, it's about £100 though to enter which is pretty expensive.

I only run when absolutely necessary.

my tip is you should have put this post out about 3 months ago!

Im a keen runner and gym goer done a few halfs and a full marathon and loads of 10Ks.
Key is being consistant. Try not to skip sessions - unless you need rest etc.
You need to mix it up a bit to be honest.
For a half I would do three main runs each week. One of about 10 miles + at a steady 75-80% of your race pace, a fast 7-8 mile and a steady 5-6 mile run with hill reps/intervalls and mix them up in distance and duration. Also try and do at least 2 H.I.I.T. sessions on the treadmill each week. They really help with quickening your pace.
As for gym excercises, walking dumbell lunges are about the best excercise you can do as it hits all the areas in your legs that you want to strengthen. Deadlifts and squats are good too but don't go crazy with the weight you are lifting as it will start to become detrimental to your running.
Eat well and make sure you get enough sleep and you'll be fine.

As advised before palmers a kebab, 5 pints of Guinness and a smoke before you start mate

comment by Dartspur (U6784)
posted 1 minute ago
Im a keen runner and gym goer done a few halfs and a full marathon and loads of 10Ks.
Key is being consistant. Try not to skip sessions - unless you need rest etc.
You need to mix it up a bit to be honest.
For a half I would do three main runs each week. One of about 10 miles + at a steady 75-80% of your race pace, a fast 7-8 mile and a steady 5-6 mile run with hill reps/intervalls and mix them up in distance and duration. Also try and do at least 2 H.I.I.T. sessions on the treadmill each week. They really help with quickening your pace.
As for gym excercises, walking dumbell lunges are about the best excercise you can do as it hits all the areas in your legs that you want to strengthen. Deadlifts and squats are good too but don't go crazy with the weight you are lifting as it will start to become detrimental to your running.
Eat well and make sure you get enough sleep and you'll be fine.


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And remember you don't have to run.

comment by Dartspur (U6784)
posted 4 minutes ago
Im a keen runner and gym goer done a few halfs and a full marathon and loads of 10Ks.
Key is being consistant. Try not to skip sessions - unless you need rest etc.
You need to mix it up a bit to be honest.
For a half I would do three main runs each week. One of about 10 miles + at a steady 75-80% of your race pace, a fast 7-8 mile and a steady 5-6 mile run with hill reps/intervalls and mix them up in distance and duration. Also try and do at least 2 H.I.I.T. sessions on the treadmill each week. They really help with quickening your pace.
As for gym excercises, walking dumbell lunges are about the best excercise you can do as it hits all the areas in your legs that you want to strengthen. Deadlifts and squats are good too but don't go crazy with the weight you are lifting as it will start to become detrimental to your running.
Eat well and make sure you get enough sleep and you'll be fine.


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Thanks mate
My problem is that I am a bit of a fairweather runner, I only really start when it warms up so other than the Easter weekend I have only been doing around one or two runs a week. Didn’t know the dumbbell lunges were good so will try that.

H.I.I.T. sessions are horrible They have them at my gym but I never do them. They do stuff like squats, box jumps, burpees, star jumps etc. Really tough when done with little break time in between but great for fitness. I will try that.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 2 minutes ago
As advised before palmers a kebab, 5 pints of Guinness and a smoke before you start mate
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I remember this advice from last year Irish. I think I will pass if that's ok

I stupidly did go out drinking two days before the race and had about 8 pints though Felt that on the day!

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 15 minutes ago
Phil

I'm focusing on running and then will move on to weights after the race. Always nice to look your best in the summer for the birds.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 10 minutes ago
As advised before palmers a kebab, 5 pints of Guinness and a smoke before you start mate
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last time I ran was when I had to make a quick getaway from don's missus place when he was on his way home

I do hiit or split pace on the treadmill which I find beneficial. 400ms at a high pace. 400m at a cruise. Usually do it for 5km.

Recently started running and got my 5k down from 25 to 21 minutes but I just don’t think I’m genetically blessed to so long distance and have more fast twitch muscles. Always Been a good 200/400m runner.

Used to be into weight lifting a lot, however maxing myself out all the time messed my neck up.

Tend to stick to cardio and functional training now, kettle bells, body weight routines, things like that.

In my experience (what little I have), the key to long distance running it not to over do it and slowly increase your times (rather than focusing solely on distance). Stick to a small distance, perhaps 5k and aim to beat that time.

The biggest issues I've had with building up distances are boredom and injuries. To avoid this I tend to run on treadmills (with netflix/ podcasts) or running trails or woodland type routes.

I can run a half marathon with relative ease now.

Best 5km in the gym is 23.14 cant say in keen on running further than that

Also, when coming to an actual event you'll find it a lot easier. Having people around you in the same boat builds a willpower that'll likely see you through.

The toughest part of running is motivating yourself when you don't want to go anymore, whether that's 10,15 or 60 minutes, everybody is different.

only swim for exercise now as it all i enjoy and am good at. good complete work out.

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 6 minutes ago
I do hiit or split pace on the treadmill which I find beneficial. 400ms at a high pace. 400m at a cruise. Usually do it for 5km.

Recently started running and got my 5k down from 25 to 21 minutes but I just don’t think I’m genetically blessed to so long distance and have more fast twitch muscles. Always Been a good 200/400m runner.
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yep when i use the treadmill at my gym I usually do 5k. I try top set to a gradient of 43 or 4 degrees as when it's flat its too easy

comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 15 minutes ago
Phil

I'm focusing on running and then will move on to weights after the race. Always nice to look your best in the summer for the birds.


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Sandy

The walkaholic

Hate swimming, for some reason it feels much more of a struggle than any other cardio.

I think it's technique.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 7 minutes ago
Used to be into weight lifting a lot, however maxing myself out all the time messed my neck up.

Tend to stick to cardio and functional training now, kettle bells, body weight routines, things like that.

In my experience (what little I have), the key to long distance running it not to over do it and slowly increase your times (rather than focusing solely on distance). Stick to a small distance, perhaps 5k and aim to beat that time.

The biggest issues I've had with building up distances are boredom and injuries. To avoid this I tend to run on treadmills (with netflix/ podcasts) or running trails or woodland type routes.

I can run a half marathon with relative ease now.
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yeah building it up is the key. Agree, running is really boring so i listen to music

I'm trying to run home from work once a week which is good practice

If you haven't done enough training then slow it right down, would be my tip.

I run about 6km three days a week and would like to start increasing the distance. 6km takes me between 32-25 minutes.

I want to shed about a stone (I'm 5'10 and 12st 11lb) but I'm not strict enough with my diet. My lack of discipline really does bug me. Anyone else struggle with that?

Assume you mean 22-25 mins for 6K Edbo ?

That's fast

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