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Perhaps TeamBG should do a parkrun at Oak Hill sometime so that you can share your experience around exercise with others - if you're up for that?
 
Bebo321 said:
Perhaps TeamBG should do a parkrun at Oak Hill sometime so that you can share your experience around exercise with others - if you're up for that?
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i wouldn't mind being there if that happened, I'm very interested in borofergie's methods
 
Andy12345 said:
I've tried several times here, is this saying marathon running causes heart problems? i was under the impression that my heart was the only muscle i wasn't hurting while running
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I'm not sure Andy-the way I read the article was that endurance running wasn't a 'Get out of jail free' card when it comes to burning off a junk food diet full of sugars and starches which you don't anymore so personally I wouldn't worry about it mate.
 
Thankyou Mate far too many words on the page lol

They sell cakes sometimes at my park run and the director once said they run so they can eat cake lol errr
 
Never done a "proper" park run, but I hope to start going to my local one soon.

I DID do my first 5K the other day though. 39:29..... I consider that quite good for my first time! Plenty room for improvement


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hale710 said:
Never done a "proper" park run, but I hope to start going to my local one soon.

I DID do my first 5K the other day though. 39:29..... I consider that quite good for my first time! Plenty room for improvement
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Well done. That's faster than the 95% of the population that couldn't run 3 miles!

If you did a few parkruns you'd be able to smash minutes off that for sure. Is surprising how much faster you run in a "race".
 
borofergie said:
Well done. That's faster than the 95% of the population that couldn't run 3 miles!

If you did a few parkruns you'd be able to smash minutes off that for sure. Is surprising how much faster you run in a "race".
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I've got a "Race" in a few weeks. The Balmoral 5K. My target for that is 35 minutes because it's got a few hills


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Bebo321 said:
Perhaps TeamBG should do a parkrun at Oak Hill sometime so that you can share your experience around exercise with others - if you're up for that?
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Bebo, I would love that.

I'd also love to support you at another parkrun. Just need some notice so that I can clear it with Mrs F.

Jogged around Peterborough parkrun on Saturday - for a 34:40, 7 mins slower than my PB, but I'm trying to run entirely aerobically for the first 2 months back. I'm convinced that getting a good aerobic base is what I need before the marathon. I'll save chasing parkrun PBs until I'm finished.

Just 20 away from my 100 shirt now - although I'm Run Director at Oak Hill for the next couple of weeks.
 
hale710 said:
I've got a "Race" in a few weeks. The Balmoral 5K. My target for that is 35 minutes because it's got a few hills
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35 is perfectly doable off a sub 40 in training.

The trick is to go out steady, and try to run each mile a bit quicker. It took me 60 odd parkruns to realise that I didn't need to blow it on the first lap.
 
Drinking too much and smoking will likely kill you a lot quicker.
 

That's brilliant!
Let me check, and I can get back to you with some possible dates, see what would work best for you, and perhaps make it a weekend that suits Andy12345 too.
Sounds like it might be fun to support hale710 with a run sometime after the Balmoral 5k too.
Awesome!
Well done for your run at the weekend. I am guessing the idea is to slow your pace enough not to get a BG rise at the end?
 
hale710 said:
I've got a "Race" in a few weeks. The Balmoral 5K. My target for that is 35 minutes because it's got a few hills


Blogging at drivendiabetic.wordpress.com
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Good luck for your Balmoral run hale710!
Whereabouts is your local parkrun? Would you like TeamBG to put the call out to see if we can get a few more people to come along to join you? - It might be a good opportunity to share your training experience and learn from others too.
 
Hi borofergie,
How about either the 10th or 24th May to join you in the parkrun at Oak Hill (if that's your nearest run)?
 
Bebo321 said:
Hi borofergie,
How about either the 10th or 24th May to join you in the parkrun at Oak Hill (if that's your nearest run)?
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Either is fine.

24th of May is the Westminster mile - which I was going to run. But I haven't registered yet, so I'd be happy to run at Oak Hill.

Thanks Bebo!
 
Bebo321 said:
Well done for your run at the weekend. I am guessing the idea is to slow your pace enough not to get a BG rise at the end?
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I've was out for the first 10 weeks of this year with a MCL knee injury (which is still a bit achey). I was approaching PB form just after Christmas, but I injured my knee running too fast at Oak Hill wearing some stupid zero-drop racing flats that I had really worn before.

Coming back is tough. It feels like I lost most of my aerobic fitness in 10 weeks. I've been reading lots of books about Lydiard training, which is all about big mileage and low-intensity, for two months until you get an aerobic base. It suits me now because (i) I don't want to stress my knee (ii) I don't want the mental stress of trying to run fast every week (iii) everything other than a huge aerobic base is going to be irrelevant for the marathon.

I'm not normally worried about BG levels, but I managed to knock myself out with an exercise induced hypo during a 10k last year. If I'm going to do the marathon without carbs, I need to be very careful about knowing the difference between aerobic and anaerobic running. If I overcook it at the marathon I might end up flat on my face in the gutter again.
 

Aberdeen, I believe the run is held along the beach. I'd love some buddies to run with! Any diabetics are my friends


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borofergie said:
Either is fine.

24th of May is the Westminster mile - which I was going to run. But I haven't registered yet, so I'd be happy to run at Oak Hill.

Thanks Bebo!
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Will check with Andy12345 and report back! Awesome!
 
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