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I also forgot to add the main point why I was replying... you could also try BMF (Military Exercise & Fitness Training Programme | British Military Fitness). As well as running you excercise all the other parts of you body in fitness training type excercises. Some of their sites also have a running club as well as military fitness. I've been with them on and off over the last few years and the thing I like most is they actually make excerising fun - well as long as you stay away from joing the upper "greens" group where basically you get beasted for an hour! I accidentally thought I could give it a go once, as I was coming top in the middle "reds" group. The difference was night and day - very little recovery time, much harder pair work - and less fun planned into the activities. I also find having a few nice girlies around gets me pushing myself and working a lot harder then when I try and do the same excercise on my own. Hmmmn, wonder why that is?! Now I wish I hadn't mentioned exercing other parts of your body. I usally give up classes sometime after the clocks change when it beceomes too dark to see the tree roots as you are running round the park - no point excerising if you end up injured.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostYou build up a good thick layer of skin on the foot which protects you from the painful stuff
I'm sure everyone remembers Zola Budd running barefoot at the Olympics.
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Originally posted by IR35FanClub View PostI 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.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostThere's also a whole movement about barefoot running though I don't know if it's sensible or they're a bunch of nuts
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.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostI have one. It's going on ebay later.
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostHas 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.
Wiggle | PowerBreathe Plus Respiratory Trainer General Fitness Training Aids
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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.
Wiggle | PowerBreathe Plus Respiratory Trainer General Fitness Training Aids
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Originally posted by chef View PostOR 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.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostGo 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
Will give it a few more weeks - might try the run/walk thing on my mid week runs and see how I go.
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostGoing 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.
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.
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYeah, been adding a 'round the pond' run midweek for last couple of weeks. I understand the interval principle, but walking always feels like failing. Already do cycling, so hopefully the twice a week run will help me improve. Don't want to do too much, because last time I got into running I buggered my hip for months. Last week I followed the '30' pacemaker for the first 1.5k or so and got a new PB, so this week I'll try and keep up for a bit longer.
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYeah, been adding a 'round the pond' run midweek for last couple of weeks. I understand the interval principle, but walking always feels like failing.
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