Boardgrrrrl
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Is it an organised ride or one you're planning yourself?
Spotlight Running Club
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mentalist - its hard enough dodging the dozy bastards wearing headphones, or those who run 3 abreast, bitching about some girl who's going out with some 'fit' bloke...
thats as far as ive got in training... 10miles - 2hrs interval runs (mainly uphill, as i live in a place thats slopes one way - into the brent canal!)
Listen to your body, find out ways to iron out/prevent niggles (in my case, it was ALWAYS shin splint, solved by buying the correct pair of shoes, compression tights (tried the long socks, but didnt get on with them). apart from week one back in april, not had a problem since.
ooops...
I hate training... i love racing, so much easier when you got people to 'pick off'
Yesterdays 10k was probably the worst ive run in since X-Country in PE 23yrs ago -still didnt give up, nor stop, and did break the hour barrier, despite having 2 sips of water from the only water station at half way, which provided water in thimbles.
on the plus side, mind didnt wander as it usually does, just dug in and got on with the job. 8)
just need to pack up smoking (and a new job) and i might find another 10% performance wise.
weloveliam@space
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Just anyhting low impact really, swim, bike ride and sometimes if the weather was good a long brisk walk.
Download some quality drum and bass and match your pace to it.
I recommend Spor http://www.mediafire.com/?ael5cposiyjg5ze, Evol Intent or Nosia http://dnbshare.com/download/01-noisia_-_essential_mix-sat-03-12-2010-talion.mp3.html for running.
Just done a night time 9k run in 45:11, got all of the badness from a weekend of carnage out of me!
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Boardgrrrrl
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I agree, I don't find the running bit 'that' hard but training for a race is so time consuming - I feel a real saddo when people ask me if I'm going for after work drinks on a Friday and I have to say 'I'm not drinking as I have to do my long run on Saturday morning'
Agreed! I used to do my long runs on a Sunday so spending Saturday night in AND not being able to have a drink was a killer
I'm amazed by my will power back then. I've been trying to detox from this years Ibiza trip, but just haven't got round to it yet....
WeLuvIbiza
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Any of you guys/ girls ever suffered back problems?
I have been desperate to get into running again for the past couple of years. I suffer chronic lower back pain and two different chiropractors have told me 'no running'. I have sacked both seeing as they did nada to releive my problems. And there is tons of stuff on the net saying chiropractors are basically charlatans.
I have run on the treadmill a few times recently and after a while the pain goes off whilst running and suffer no after effects.
Wifey is concerned I am doing damage, yet even the instructors at the gym can't agree whether it's beneficial / harmful.
Anyone in the spotlight running club ever had back problems and still run long term?
I have been desperate to get into running again for the past couple of years. I suffer chronic lower back pain and two different chiropractors have told me 'no running'. I have sacked both seeing as they did nada to releive my problems. And there is tons of stuff on the net saying chiropractors are basically charlatans.
I have run on the treadmill a few times recently and after a while the pain goes off whilst running and suffer no after effects.
Wifey is concerned I am doing damage, yet even the instructors at the gym can't agree whether it's beneficial / harmful.
Anyone in the spotlight running club ever had back problems and still run long term?
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I had a recurring lower back problem but this was before I did much running.
I used to play loads of squash and something little would trigger it off like bending down to pick something up. I remember once not being able to walk properly after straining my back picking up a squah ball.
I went to the doc who refered me to a specialist, then for a scan etc etc.
In the end the specialist said I had some wear and tear on my lower discs.
All I did to remedy it was, rested until it got better then included a day of back excercises at the gym cominbined with legs each week which I still do.
Touch wood I've not had any pain for over a year!
I used to play loads of squash and something little would trigger it off like bending down to pick something up. I remember once not being able to walk properly after straining my back picking up a squah ball.
I went to the doc who refered me to a specialist, then for a scan etc etc.
In the end the specialist said I had some wear and tear on my lower discs.
All I did to remedy it was, rested until it got better then included a day of back excercises at the gym cominbined with legs each week which I still do.
Touch wood I've not had any pain for over a year!
weloveliam@space
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Just denied entry throught the ballot system.
Going to have to go the charity route. Never mind.
Expect some serious begging on here come march and april
Boardgrrrrl
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Have you tried an Osteopath?
I suffer from lower back pain and also get chronic tension in my neck and shoulder blades (from sitting at the damn PC for so long every day).
I tried a Chiropractor who did absolutely nothing but take £25 off me twice a week for about 2 months before I realised it wasn't actually doing anything to alleviate the pain. All he did was crack my neck a few times and poke his metal clicker thing in my spine every session
I gave my local Osteo a try and the difference after 3 sessions was noticeable. The session was a lot more massage based - loosening muscles and tendons and only a bit of back & neck cracking. It hasn't got rid of the pain altogether but it eases for a few months so I tend to go for a couple of 30 minute blasts every 2 months. OK it's £35 a pop but it's totally worth it IMO.
I suffer from lower back pain and also get chronic tension in my neck and shoulder blades (from sitting at the damn PC for so long every day).
I tried a Chiropractor who did absolutely nothing but take £25 off me twice a week for about 2 months before I realised it wasn't actually doing anything to alleviate the pain. All he did was crack my neck a few times and poke his metal clicker thing in my spine every session
I gave my local Osteo a try and the difference after 3 sessions was noticeable. The session was a lot more massage based - loosening muscles and tendons and only a bit of back & neck cracking. It hasn't got rid of the pain altogether but it eases for a few months so I tend to go for a couple of 30 minute blasts every 2 months. OK it's £35 a pop but it's totally worth it IMO.
i have had a bad lower back, tight calves, and tingling on the soles of my feet and got referred to a physio on the NHS.
basically bad posture when sat down (office job), as well as some manipulation (click click oww), he gave me some rubber bands, to perform some exercises designed to strengthen the lower back muscles - nothing too heavy, more resistence based.
now back is 80% better, no tingles, the odd flare up here and there, and tight calves sorted by one hell of a brutal 90min deep tissue massage at como shambala.
Despite those issues the back doesnt bother me when running as i tend to run with a better posture.
have you had your gait anaylsed to check your foot strike? - mine came up neutral on left foot and slight over pronation on the right foot. could have gone with a pair neutral shoes because it was so slight, but plumped for some support shoe , and they made the difference with the shin splints (no probs since april)
Just denied entry throught the ballot system.
Going to have to go the charity route. Never mind.
Expect some serious begging on here come march and april
London?
I had an ongoing argument with my chiropractor about running, he said "it's bad for you cause it puts lots of pressure on your joints and skeleton"
I said "rather that than getting fat and it keeps me off the ciggies"
So the compromise we've agreed on to manage my reoccuring back problems is not to run if my back is playing up, and regular adjustments keep me fit and well most of the time.
My chiropractor is excellent, he can tell which shoulder is giving me jip just by looking at me., i think if you find the right one you'll be laughing.
Running obviously takes a toll on your body, but the benefits still outway the toll for me, despite some back problems and i still do about 18/20 miles a week without much issue.
I ran to this last night. There are a few drum and bass tracks at the beginning which were good to run too.
http://soundcloud.com/walerka/james-zabiela-essential-mix-2010-04-03
WeLuvIbiza
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Thanks guys, some useful replies. I reckon an osteopath is next stop. Surprising how widespread lower back probs are, or maybe not considering so many of us sit staring at the pc screen all day long.
gl with the running all.
An interesting thread (poke in the eye for the clubbing forum purists!). The playlists for running just about qualifies for clubbing chat
gl with the running all
.An interesting thread (poke in the eye for the clubbing forum purists!). The playlists for running just about qualifies for clubbing chat
agentundercover
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Just denied entry throught the ballot system.
Going to have to go the charity route. Never mind.
Expect some serious begging on here come march and april
Something about this post makes feel uneasy re your charitable motivations
bit like the 'lets go sky diving - how much is it? lets do it for charity then' brigade!weloveliam@space
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Something about this post makes feel uneasy re your charitable motivations
Yeah, why dont i just pay the 1800 pounds myself. 1800 quid for 6 months of hell followed by the most painfull 3.5 hours of my life
Yeah, why dont i just pay the 1800 pounds myself. 1800 quid for 6 months of hell followed by the most painfull 3.5 hours of my life
i do find the charity min sponsorship for a marathon a bit excessive.
London - min £1800
New York - min £1500 to get £1000 back towards your costs...
i know what one id rather do!
I used to run cross country quite a bit, and that's where my interest is.
I've run a few half marathons, but my interest is more in the 5km to 10 km range where I have goals of certain times to beat. For me, it is much harder to run a fast 5 k than a half marathon.. I have to concentrate more and I find a good 5k requires more intensive training. I've been quite slack over the past 8 months, and January in Canada is a terrible time to go out running in the mornings, but it's the only way if i want to race by the summer....
I've run a few half marathons, but my interest is more in the 5km to 10 km range where I have goals of certain times to beat. For me, it is much harder to run a fast 5 k than a half marathon.. I have to concentrate more and I find a good 5k requires more intensive training. I've been quite slack over the past 8 months, and January in Canada is a terrible time to go out running in the mornings, but it's the only way if i want to race by the summer....
Boardgrrrrl
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Agreed. I prefer training for a 5k or 10k as I tend to do a lot more interval training which to me is much more interesting than a slow or moderate paced training run.
I'm thinking of doing another 10k year (after nearly 2 years of no running, the bug has returned...). Just need to find the right one as all the ones near me are frikkin hard - hills hills and more hills
No place for a PB!