No. But this weeks was very stringy and as soon as it passed my oesophagus I could feel it wrapping itself around my heart!Originally Posted by mr brightside
No. But this weeks was very stringy and as soon as it passed my oesophagus I could feel it wrapping itself around my heart!
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
No idea... That's all getting a bit technical for me. I'm not up on my toes, but then again I'm not fully flat-footed either.
Just something that I've had for best part of the year. Possibly arose from upping my average weekly mileage from 60 to 70, possibly just my age, possibly something else...
With the addition of a lot of strength work in my calves and quads to improve my Achilles tendon, I've noticed something similar. Perhaps the access to all those hills over the last few months is letting you know???
If you do get a decent fall of snow, and you probably need at least two inches, you can check your technique by warming up and then running on a flat, straight, stretch of unmarked snow (such as a footpath in the middle of nowhere). If you have a long enough stretch, you can try different speeds. Then walk back, avoiding your tracks, and study them.
You don't need a great amount of skill to interpret your tracks; you can easily see how you land, and also if you are using different technique on each leg, or running unbalanced with more weight on one foot.
In theory you can do the same on sand, (as in a beach), but I've found this less satisfactory as it depends on how wet the sand is amongst other things.
I've definitely got unbalanced stride, or run with different technique.
The front of my dominant (left) foot wears out quicker, and on my right foot its always the back of the trainer which wears out quickest. Notice this on both road shoes and fell.
I'm definitely a heel striker and as much as I try to remedy it I find my body defaults to its natural gait. I don't think I can attribute any leg injuries to it but it certainly causes my wallet major trauma.
It is so frustrating that the outside of both heels on my shoes get worn down so quickly, irrespective of brand, that I have to relegate them to dog walking/gardening/the pub with over 80% of the tread in perfect order.
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
10 miles this morning. Brings this weeks final score to 62.5 miles.
Weekly average down to 68.9 miles for the year.
A decent week's training effort and a team medal in the XC.
Now head down and some serious training for Jan/Feb 23, which bring the remaining XC fixtures and the first champs race at Long Mynd Valleys (which is now the main priority in my sights).
I'd get yourself off for a gait analysis if i were you. I go every few years for a periodic inspection, the guy i go to is a musculoskeletal podiatrist and has got me out of one or two intractable situations.
Headed off running earlier than usual this morning, into the -5 degrees murk, with ground and air frost, to emerge from the inversion, just below my local trig. Glorious blue skies all the way to the Crossfell ridge and glistening frosted grass, plus a light dusting of snow.
But then...descending down into the hush, I spotted another brocken spectre (boring now) just as I re-entered the inversion, only to spot a white rainbow. A full 180 degrees, that seemed to be formed by the low sun penetrating through the light cloud of the inversion behind me. Sadly, I didn't have a phone or camera to capture the phenomenon. It reappeared briefly, as I began the ascent to Westernhope top.
Back home, and a quick duckduckgo search did found a few pics.https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hpKU-slTB...3_16x9_992.jpg admittedly clearer than the one I spotted (and more dramatic).
Off to the Howgills running on Wednesday (Wildboar)so I'll go suitably armed if these weather conditions persist.
Last edited by Mossdog; 12-12-2022 at 12:41 PM.
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A rather pathetic attempt at a run: I've had a cold since last Thursday, and thought I had recovered sufficiently for a run, but felt a complete lack of energy. I have found in the past that running is quite good at clearing out Qatar, I mean, catarrh, although thatt hasn't worked very well today. I was surprised that I took only 46 minutes for the route over Buck Hill and the Outwoods, only about 4 minutes more than I have been taking on that route when I have been fit recently. Anyway, the Gaddesby Gallop this Saturday is looking very doubtful for me.
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