Running When Tired

[chef]

Going to treat myself to one if/when I get to < 30 mins on my parkrun. Yep - I know that's not very ambitious, but I seem to have been stuck on around 35 for weeks. No idea how to improve - suspect I need to be doing it more than one a week.

OR you could look at it like I did and treat yourself to one now to help increase/motivate yourself to get a sub 30 min run by running a standard pace that you keep increasing slightly with each run.. AND it allows you to setup workouts as mich described, a run, a walk, a run etc. for one course.

I get almost obsessed about not falling below the 5:20 /km mark for both the current km and per average for the run that it keeps my pace up and overall improves times.

[mudskipper]

Go and pay for some coaching it could be one or more things holding you back and a few one on one sessions will target the right problems

But I can get free advice on here.

Will give it a few more weeks - might try the run/walk thing on my mid week runs and see how I go.

[mudskipper]

OR you could look at it like I did and treat yourself to one now to help increase/motivate yourself to get a sub 30 min run by running a standard pace that you keep increasing slightly with each run.. AND it allows you to setup workouts as mich described, a run, a walk, a run etc. for one course.

I get almost obsessed about not falling below the 5:20 /km mark for both the current km and per average for the run that it keeps my pace up and overall improves times.

True - if I haven't made it by Christmas (and haven't given up before then) I'll put it on my list.

[mudskipper]

Has anyone tried those breathing trainer things? It often feels like my lungs aren't working right, but I put it down to lack of fitness.

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[doodab]

Has anyone tried those breathing trainer things? It often feels like my lungs aren't working right, but I put it down to lack of fitness.

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I have one. It's going on ebay later.

[Mich the Tester]

I have one. It's going on ebay later.

They're really good then.

[doodab]

They're really good then.

Dunno, never really used it.

[IR35FanClub]

There's also a whole movement about barefoot running though I don't know if it's sensible or they're a bunch of nuts

To bring up an old cliche - I think before you start barefoot running you should try barefoot walking.

There's a guy I know who, apart from jollies into town where there's the usual mess of urban life, he walks around barefoot. I tried it on hoiday for a few days recently - not too bad, except for the gravel road on the campsite. I was fine in the evenings after a few beer, but trying to get to the shower block in the morning I was ooh, aah, ouch, how the hell did I do this last night?!

I guess after a few months you feet toughen up and then stones become less of a problem. either that or you'll have to walk/run round twarted all the time.

[Spacecadet]

I guess after a few months you feet toughen up and then stones become less of a problem. either that or you'll have to walk/run round twarted all the time.

You build up a good thick layer of skin on the foot which protects you from the painful stuff

[mudskipper]

You build up a good thick layer of skin on the foot which protects you from the painful stuff

Yep - went to primary school in South Africa - we all did PE and games with bare feet. Most kids ran around barefoot the whole time, although my mother thought it was rather common and made us wear shoes. I remember standing in line on the black tarmac in full sun - it was like standing on a hotplate, and sadistic bitch of a teacher wouldn't allow us to move until everyone was standing still.

I'm sure everyone remembers Zola Budd running barefoot at the Olympics.