The Running Thread (formerly How fast can you run a 5k?)

[waddadamadda]

8 hours ago, JonnyBoy said:

do you eat anything before you run? this is why i can't do it when i wake up, i need a big meal then at least 2 hours for it to digest 

Nope - drink of water and I’m out the door. I only do between 5 and 10k mind you. Sunday long runs and I’ll have a bit of Soreen then go 

[VLC86]

How quickly do you think my long distance fitness will have dropped? Marathon was nearly 4 weeks ago and longest I’ve run since was 10 miles last week, but I’m tempted to go out tomorrow and see how far I’ll get running and walking. Wondering if doing 20 miles, with probably at least a quarter of them being walked and the running being really slow.

[Ric Flair]

7 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

How quickly do you think my long distance fitness will have dropped? Marathon was nearly 4 weeks ago and longest I’ve run since was 10 miles last week, but I’m tempted to go out tomorrow and see how far I’ll get running and walking. Wondering if doing 20 miles, with probably at least a quarter of them being walked and the running being really slow.

You'd be absolutely fine

[splinterdream]

Has anyone had plantar fasciitus and recovered well, apologies for deflecting the thread but I'm sure it's decent knowledge for runners, and its very frustrating 

[Unabomber]

Beautiful conditions this morning 

[VLC86]

10 hours ago, VLC86 said:

How quickly do you think my long distance fitness will have dropped? Marathon was nearly 4 weeks ago and longest I’ve run since was 10 miles last week, but I’m tempted to go out tomorrow and see how far I’ll get running and walking. Wondering if doing 20 miles, with probably at least a quarter of them being walked and the running being really slow.

Absolutely cannot be ****ed with this today 😂

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Recommendations for a basic running watch that I can track runs and play YouTube Music on to Bluetooth headphones?

 

Don't need much more than that. 

[Ric Flair]

2 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Recommendations for a basic running watch that I can track runs and play YouTube Music on to Bluetooth headphones?

 

Don't need much more than that. 

Garmin watches are compatible with YouTube Music. Some of the models you can download playlists on to the watch and don't need your phone connected to it via BlueTooth to play whilst out running.

[Ric Flair]

Clowne half marathon for me on Sunday. Final race of the year and then a weeks rest before marathon training starts.

 

THAT'S JUST TYPICAL, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

[VLC86]

5 hours ago, VLC86 said:

Absolutely cannot be ****ed with this today 😂

Did 21k instead of the above. Plodded along slowly and walked about 5k of it down the canal to Foxton Locks. Nice to not be chasing a time for a change.

[JonnyBoy]

On 20/11/2025 at 16:47, Heart-Shaped Fox said:

Before any morning run, events included as they're always 9/10am...I eat barely anything. At most a banana and a protein porridge pot with tea/coffee. Stomach is a bit dodgy at the best of times to have more at that time 🤣

for my half I nailed 260grams of carbs 3 hours pre race at 6am. Hideous 

[Trumpet]

Went for a run the other day which felt really comfortable despite my pace being quite quick for myself. Apparently my Garmin thought I was in Zone 5 for almost 20 minutes.

 

 

I checked my max heart rate and it’s set to 202 on my watch. I’m 35 years old, so already 202 was quite high in respect of the 220-age calculation, which I know isn’t always precise or ideal for everyone. Anyway, bumped my max heart rate up to 210 on the watch and my zones seem better aligned. After my 10k race tomorrow I’ll try and do a max effort next week to gauge my true max hr.

 

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to having a high max?

 

 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

7 hours ago, Trumpet said:

Went for a run the other day which felt really comfortable despite my pace being quite quick for myself. Apparently my Garmin thought I was in Zone 5 for almost 20 minutes.

 

 

I checked my max heart rate and it’s set to 202 on my watch. I’m 35 years old, so already 202 was quite high in respect of the 220-age calculation, which I know isn’t always precise or ideal for everyone. Anyway, bumped my max heart rate up to 210 on the watch and my zones seem better aligned. After my 10k race tomorrow I’ll try and do a max effort next week to gauge my true max hr.

 

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to having a high max?

 

 

 

I'm your age, never been arsed about heart rate in the slightest. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

On 21/11/2025 at 19:13, JonnyBoy said:

for my half I nailed 260grams of carbs 3 hours pre race at 6am. Hideous 

 

You don't have to do that much man

[Trumpet]

6 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

I'm your age, never been arsed about heart rate in the slightest. 

Yeah, i tend to be the same. I have been looking at it as a marker of progress to when I started. The zone’s just threw me off a bit as I assumed being in zone 5 for so long should’ve had me feeling like I was on the edge of death, not that I could do it all again 

 

10k race today, my first running event. Never been happier to be taking a dump at 6am. It’s probably what I’ve worried about the most.

[LCFCJohn]

On 21/11/2025 at 11:35, Ric Flair said:

Clowne half marathon for me on Sunday. Final race of the year and then a weeks rest before marathon training starts.

 

THAT'S JUST TYPICAL, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

Whilst not far from me, I don’t know much about Clowne other than it is the cheapest square on the Sheffield Monopoly board and the square is sponsored by Biffa bins waste company. 
 

Enjoy your trip to Clowne 

[joachim1965]

1 hour ago, Trumpet said:

Yeah, i tend to be the same. I have been looking at it as a marker of progress to when I started. The zone’s just threw me off a bit as I assumed being in zone 5 for so long should’ve had me feeling like I was on the edge of death, not that I could do it all again 

 

10k race today, my first running event. Never been happier to be taking a dump at 6am. It’s probably what I’ve worried about the most.

Don't want to be crapping yourself half way.

[Ric Flair]

5 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

Whilst not far from me, I don’t know much about Clowne other than it is the cheapest square on the Sheffield Monopoly board and the square is sponsored by Biffa bins waste company. 
 

Enjoy your trip to Clowne 

Feel like I've been ran over by a Biffa Bin truck after that. Some naughty hills.

[Trumpet]

Managed 47:59 at the Silverstone 10k. Chuffed with it given I started properly training 4 months ago.

 

The event on the whole was ok. Felt as though there were too many people there though. Was pretty slow getting started and dodging the traffic, but probably helped my pace in a way. 

Edited 23 November 2025 by Trumpet

[VLC86]

1 hour ago, Trumpet said:

Managed 47:59 at the Silverstone 10k. Chuffed with it given I started properly training 4 months ago.

 

The event on the whole was ok. Felt as though there were too many people there though. Was pretty slow getting started and dodging the traffic, but probably helped my pace in a way. 

A lot of events are like that at the start, but like you say helps you to sort your pace out early doors.

[VLC86]

Sat here searching for events to run in and the Belvoir Challenge (been a while) popped up. First picture is this one…

[CosbehFox]

On 20/11/2025 at 09:55, Ric Flair said:

Sounds class pal. Spend the entire run discussing Cassano and David Platt - not their former player but the scrote from Coronation Street. Gail's lad.

No one took the bait sadly. Gorgeous morning though, just the wind off the sea was fierce. Course I was the only one there in t shirt x ingerlund grit 

[Ric Flair]

21 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

No one took the bait sadly. Gorgeous morning though, just the wind off the sea was fierce. Course I was the only one there in t shirt x ingerlund grit 

Good lad

[Ric Flair]

I'm trying not to panic but I think I may have plantar faciitis. This is a nightmare if so for my plans. Anyone suffer/suffered with it that can tell ne what I need to do, hopefully its just a warning and I can do whatever is needed to recover and keep it under control.

[CosbehFox]

13 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Good lad

I am not kidding when I say the run was to the scene of old blokes fishing out of the sea and literally whacking Octopus against rocks to kill it and then the random moment where near the meeting point/finish point, there was a gang of kids letting off those huge flash bombs which make a right rocket noise.