Okay, Do you remember getting into this sport?
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Okay, Do you remember getting into this sport?
ouch! thats a horrible story, imagine having to travel to the trafford centre:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
Sorry! anyway very happy to hear you are on the mend:D
I don't know just how fit you are but I know it sounds obvious but start one step at a time. Try do a hilly walk but jog the gentle bits and the down hills where you can manage and just build it up. Do a bit of road work, again walk/jog to start with may be jog 1 minute- walk 1 minute and repeat or do some cycling over winter to add to you fitness. if it hurts too much then ease back. Work on the mileage for the first year and forget speed as that will come as you get stronger and lose more weight.
Good luck and let us all know how you get on.
Thank you Ian!
Also Emmi thanks for the email...
I found this info online, well i found about 12 pages for me to save...
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smar...-278-0,00.html
I was abit scared of adding this but glad i did now...
Good advice Ian, add to that stay positive and don't be too hard on yourself if you feel your not getting fit as quick as you'd like. At least your out there and having a go;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
No problem:DQuote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
It's worth noting that it will take about 4 weeks for you see an improvement so stick to it. On the plus side if you do stick to it you should see significant improvement more readily than say some one who is at the top of their game as they are working on such small increments of increased performance.
In January i see a 1-2-1 trainer, need to shake off this flu, and then i be ready for a program...
Looking on the sites about the run/walk programs, they cannot be to hard to do, i am guessing...
My sister seems to think if i was once slim and could do this before the accident, then i can do it again, thanks! x
You need some goals. Milestones to work towards. Might be a race, might just to be running x miles by such a time, or to lose x pounds by such a time, but you need to set yourself some targets.
You also need to join a group that won't beast or demoralise you. Not sure where you live, suggest you have a go at hashing
http://www.hhh.org.uk/hashing.htm
I found this really helpful as you go go out any pace including walking and its not a competiton, all ages and shapes take part, only downside is that it is very social and pub based so you need to be careful not to get sucked in to the drinking and eating side. However they are all over the uk and abroad so if you travel you can usually find one.
I used it to get fit enough to join a club, I got my nickname because I refused to go to the pub and just used to go home.
Its probably me but hashing sounds just awful. Just get out and run NB without worrying about it too much or applying too much science.
My offer still stands if you want a training partner to help you get started. There's Peel Park or the river for local work. Holcombe Hill/Scout Moor at Ramsbottom are the nearest hills.
AntiS, i would be abit of a bore too, not into pubs and getting drunk sadly... But will look into it...
Stolly, i shall...
I may take you up on that Pilgrim, but won't i slow you down?
No... I'll still do my own training in addition!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
yeah i remember it was my dad he saw runners running past our house every wednesday night :)
then one night he collared the coach & said is it alright if my lad come & joins in the rest as they say is history :D
Have you forgiven him yet?:p:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Saints Lad
yep honest :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pilgrim
Thats what i need, you all to run past my window and drag me out for a run!!!
I got a question about socks next...do i go ask in another thread?
I always wear some...:pQuote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
The bigger the better at Christmas :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
I was told that cotton socks will only lead to blisters, if so, what type of socks do runners/walkers wear?
Wet ones usually!Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
Never heard that before. I usually wear cotton or wool or whatever is to hand. Until you start doing long distances I wouldn't worry about it.
Bridgedale X-Hale most of the time and Porelle drys or Seal Skins when very cold (snow/ice,etc).
Socks!:confused: She a nice girl...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
Cotton holds too much moisture which makes them too heavyQuote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
So that's why Im so slow!:rolleyes: Knew there had to be a reason for it!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
My hilly socks have corroded with the mud :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
[QUOTE=Ady In Accy;179185]Bridgedale X-Hale[QUOTE]
Agreed! Try TK Max, they often have them cheap. I've just bought some MTB socks from Decathlon which seem okay. They're exactly the same as the running socks, except they have a different logo on the back!
are you sure it's the mud?Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fowler
what have you been washing them in :D
Its you - its what you make of it and it depends on how good the hash is. If the trail is laid right (you follow a flour trail with lots of false ways on, route finding etc) the fast runners can get a real workout whilst the slower ones wait for them to find the way, if its done right you all finish together (ish)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Will you just go for a bloody run! :D
Me? can't i'm injured Didn't you know, I will PM with details if you like, I will warn you now there will be a foreward, chapters and an appendix :D)
Exactly. The way some people fanny about you'd think it was difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Socks - cheap supermarket ones. Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, whatever.
Hope you're not claiming disability benefit? Photo proof from The Stoop! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
The only proof i am aware of is me saying that a pair of legs in a photo are mine and you know how full of sh*t I can be. My benefits are safe for now, must dash the motorised wheelchair needs a service and I want to use it to get to the Lothersdale race tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Eh i will, just don't want to many blisters, ewww i hate blisters!!! so get the socks right!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
OH and yes i am a nice girl!!!
you can have a look at socks on pete blands site, they have off road stuff, and they end up wet quickly, i wear fell walking socks also, sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
Glad you are recovering from that terrible sounding crash:)
OK. Tomorrow, after work, Peel Park. Nice easy session to get you started.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss
I got septic tonsilitus and feel like Sh!t, you know i will complain all the way around peel park don't you, LOL, but give me a few days and you got a deal! *i am on the sick now for a week from work*
Your going to be a hard task master!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pilgrim
If you are looking for a flat start but away from people, you could always try the Radcliffe trails.
Radcliffeac has a beginners group run by a friend of mine as well. It gives you the push to get out of the door on those dark evenings. At this time of year we obviously stick to the roads though.
Holcombe hill is a good one to try to acheive as it is quite steep but good surface up a dirt driveway but you have a sense of acheivement reaching the top.
I got into this after years riding bikes. I thought i would do the New years day fell race because it was something different to try. My line of thought went- it's only three miles it'll be a laugh. I don't remember laughing! I was going up and down stairs sideways for a week afterwards!