Running Clique

[Ted Maul]

Just managed about 6.5k but forgot to press start on strava till about 1.5k in, so recorded 5.15k @ 28.03 mins at a slightly slower pace so am happy to have improved my distance without too much effort.

Good work Midge. You'll be up to 10k in absolutely no time.

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Damn, I came on here to post about how today I managed a 3mile run in 30 minutes, average pace of 9.51 m/pm (I'm happy with that), only to read some of you fuckers have run 11 miles and 70km.

Fuck sake!

I've no idea what the end game to this running lark is. I initially started to get to a reasonable fitness for football, which I feel like I've achieved to an extent (I can rock up and play a game, without blowing out my arse within 5 mins!).

I was knackered towards the end of today's run, but I could've carried on, but needed to leave the gym due to attending in my lunch hour. I'd like to enter a run, just as something to aim for and work towards. But no idea where to start with all that.

Also, I'm doing the running on a treadmill, and I'm well aware running out and about is a very different beast.

Try and get out the gym for a run each week. Bagpuss is right too much on the treadmill can potentially lead to issues when you start on roads due to the higher impact. 

There's plenty of runs locally. There's a 10k in Halesowen in July and a run in Sutton Coldfield towards the end of May if you need some training time. I think there's also a 10k and HM in Wolverhampton around the start of April. There's also ParkRun every Saturday morning. One at the Dell in Dudley, one round West Park in Wolverhampton and one in Walsall (which is one of the quickest in the country).