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Well I said I'd bring myself to account.


MinerBoy said:
laying out a weekly plan right now. Hold me to it.

Monday (tonight) - 5km steady/hard. -> 5km steady/hard in 22:01 (1 sec outside 5km PB after stitching massively 300m from home and hobbling in :(
Tuesday - 10km comfortable -> 10km steady/hard in 46:09
Thursday - 5km steady/hard. -> No run.
Saturday - 10km comfortable. -> No run.
Sunday - 15km easy. -> Longest run yet as punishment for missing the previous 2 runs. 22km easy in 1:58:03

Let's see how that goes.
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So I didn't manage the 5 runs but did push myself in the 3 I managed.
 
I set myself a goal at the start of year to do 1000km in 2013. So far I'm up to 570 and reckon I'll get it if I can be within 200km by November.

I wear Mizuno Wave Creation 14 shoes and track my runs on Strava, which is a great ap and it's free.

My average is 4:10-4:25 minutes per km for nearly all of my runs, varying for length and number of hills. 5.0 km PB is 20:40.
 

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grimlock said:
How did you go ?
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1:13, kept on running into traffic particularly up Heartbreak Hill and went for the final sprint a little too early. Still a distance best by 3 minutes.
 
stmookeyj said:
1:13, kept on running into traffic particularly up Heartbreak Hill and went for the final sprint a little too early. Still a distance best by 3 minutes.
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Nice work. Which group did you start with?

I finished in 1.23.16
 
DrVanNostrand said:
New 10km PB of 45:23 :thumbsu: Set out to beat 50:00, smashed it, but not much room to improve now I suspect.
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Disagree.

If you were do a few 4-5 km runs and tack on a few 800-1000m intervals at 85% I reckon you could shave some more time off. Also, do you attack the hills and recover over the top or do you take it easy on the way up?
 
Freakie said:
Strava is awesome

http://www.strava.com/activities/75039279/overview
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WildRover said:
Agree...don't know why anyone would use anything else....

It's only just beginning to become mainstream for runners, been around for cyclists for a few years now...i don't know how I ran/rode before Strava
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It's brilliant. The only thing I'd change is the ability to set your updates for any distance you want. It's a feature of MapMyRun but on Strava it's either 1 km, 1 mile, or nothing. Then again, you do have to pay for MapMyRun.
 
UseYourIllusion said:
Disagree.

If you were do a few 4-5 km runs and tack on a few 800-1000m intervals at 85% I reckon you could shave some more time off. Also, do you attack the hills and recover over the top or do you take it easy on the way up?
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Generally tend to attack. Most of the courses I set for myself feature a steady incline near my house towards the end of my runs, so I usually give it everything and push the 300-odd metres to the finish. That was the only hill on the 10k I did, purposely designed the rest to be flat.
 
grimlock said:
Nice work. Which group did you start with?

I finished in 1.23.16
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Blue group, probably will look to start with the Green next year.


Next up for me is Bridge2Brisbane in just under a fortnight, doing all 10km this year after only doing 5km last year recovering from a calf. Training though is now a little harder given I'm overly conscious of magpies swooping. I do have an idea of where they lie historically but I have been swooped upon when running which mucks everything up for me.
 

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Just under 7 weeks to go til the Melbourne Marathon now...already nerves are starting to tingle. Starting to feel pretty nervous as a bit of sickness (don't know what's wrong with me, just not quite right) has kept me from any runs over 22k for 2 weeks now.

Gotta 39k run on Sunday though so hopefully whatever is keeping me from full fitness dissapears by then or else I'm in for a whole world of hurt on Sunday
 
Not really a distance runner as I get bored, starting to try and do a bit of running however.

Have a little mini course I do generally Saturday morning in Kings park - I'll go Jacobs ladder x 2, run 2.5 odd km (through kings park, down Kokoda, back around), do Jacobs 2 more times, run again, then 2 more jacobs. I'm going to just keep working that up by adding another run on the end, then 2 more Jacobs.

I like the mix of HIIT and steady state that the stairs + running provides. Doesn't let me settle into a rhythm.
 
stormee said:
Not really a distance runner as I get bored, starting to try and do a bit of running however.

Have a little mini course I do generally Saturday morning in Kings park - I'll go Jacobs ladder x 2, run 2.5 odd km (through kings park, down Kokoda, back around), do Jacobs 2 more times, run again, then 2 more jacobs. I'm going to just keep working that up by adding another run on the end, then 2 more Jacobs.

I like the mix of HIIT and steady state that the stairs + running provides. Doesn't let me settle into a rhythm.
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So you get bored running through changing scenery but you respectively run up and down a flight of stairs?
Good workout though.
 
Jackfrost said:
So you get bored running through changing scenery but you respectively run up and down a flight of stairs?
Good workout though.
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Hi guys, sorry to check in unannounced, but have a question and unsure where to find an answer as Rebel sport in the city yesterday were absolutely useless, so I am sure someone here can help. I am a casual runner and trying to increase my level a bit. I am in the need of some new wheels. In the past I have ran in a Brooks cross trainer type, but if I am looking at new shoes and am hoping to increase distance and so on, should I be buying a cross trainer runner with some support that I am used to, or just a literal running shoe that is a bit lighter but with a bit less support I would imagine?

If it makes any difference, I do most of my running around the great paths and tracks of Melbourne and very little cross crountry style running. I am also thinking ASICS or sticking with the Brooks. Any help will be appreciated.
 
Kevin Known said:
Hi guys, sorry to check in unannounced, but have a question and unsure where to find an answer as Rebel sport in the city yesterday were absolutely useless, so I am sure someone here can help. I am a casual runner and trying to increase my level a bit. I am in the need of some new wheels. In the past I have ran in a Brooks cross trainer type, but if I am looking at new shoes and am hoping to increase distance and so on, should I be buying a cross trainer runner with some support that I am used to, or just a literal running shoe that is a bit lighter but with a bit less support I would imagine?

If it makes any difference, I do most of my running around the great paths and tracks of Melbourne and very little cross crountry style running. I am also thinking ASICS or sticking with the Brooks. Any help will be appreciated.
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Shoes a totally different for every one of us so there is no "generic good shoe" everyone can buy.

Depends on how serious you want to be with your running, but it may be worth going to a shoe store that specialises in running.

There is one in Geelong called The Running Company which is fantastic. They put you on a treadmill and watch your running style and how it is impacted by every pair of runners. I spent two hours in there until I found my perfect match.

I'm sure there would be one in Melbourne that does that same thing.

FWIW before getting myself tested I was an ASICS man and very rarely had any troubles. I ended up getting a pair of Dyad7s after all my testing and have been very happy with them.
 
rizzo said:
Shoes a totally different for every one of us so there is no "generic good shoe" everyone can buy.

Depends on how serious you want to be with your running, but it may be worth going to a shoe store that specialises in running.

There is one in Geelong called The Running Company which is fantastic. They put you on a treadmill and watch your running style and how it is impacted by every pair of runners. I spent two hours in there until I found my perfect match.

I'm sure there would be one in Melbourne that does that same thing.

FWIW before getting myself tested I was an ASICS man and very rarely had any troubles. I ended up getting a pair of Dyad7s after all my testing and have been very happy with them.
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Thanks mate:thumbsu:
 
A podiatrist will also be able to analyse your foot strike so you can accurately chose a shoe if you can't find a company similar to above
 
Kevin Known said:
Hi guys, sorry to check in unannounced, but have a question and unsure where to find an answer as Rebel sport in the city yesterday were absolutely useless, so I am sure someone here can help. I am a casual runner and trying to increase my level a bit. I am in the need of some new wheels. In the past I have ran in a Brooks cross trainer type, but if I am looking at new shoes and am hoping to increase distance and so on, should I be buying a cross trainer runner with some support that I am used to, or just a literal running shoe that is a bit lighter but with a bit less support I would imagine?

If it makes any difference, I do most of my running around the great paths and tracks of Melbourne and very little cross crountry style running. I am also thinking ASICS or sticking with the Brooks. Any help will be appreciated.
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I've been buying Asics Kayano for the last 5 years and got rid of shin splints and regularly run 40+km per week. Cannot recommend them enough although you'll want to get them online from the US or UK to save yourself around $100
 
WildRover said:
There's also a shop in the city that does shoe fitting (https://www.runningfit.com.au/).

Personally, i went from Brooks to Asics Kayano before training for a marathon and love my Asics. I found the 18's to be more a touch more supportive around the ankles than the 19's, but the 19s are definitely lighter.
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This is why I sort of asked the question, last pair of shoes I bought I tried asics and they felt heavy on the foot and considering I want to do a few KM's I thought it would be a hinderance so went with what I knew. With the series 19's in asics being lighter I might try them.

Appreciate the advice everyone. Now for the hard bit, improving on the track, no good having good shoes to run down to the shop and back!! See you out there! :thumbsu:
 
10km on Saturday ... Felt good, trying to get rid of my heel strike and move to the forefoot.
Just over an hour for the 10km but I got about 5 mins of lights, so happy with the 55min time. On track to break 50min come November.
 
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