I know there are a few guys on the site interested in running. Since an ankle break I have taken it up. Happy to get advice from people.
Also if anyone knows a good website to buy gels and equipment let me know.
I know there are a few guys on the site interested in running. Since an ankle break I have taken it up. Happy to get advice from people.
Also if anyone knows a good website to buy gels and equipment let me know.
I only do 5k most morning so have little or no advise of any use. Any tips on stretching that out to10k? I never seen to make it past 6-7k.
If your doing 3 runs a week do one long one and increase by .5 to 1 k a week. Keep the other two short and a bit faster.
10k is the longest race I have done but doing 20k runs once a week and 3 shorter ones
QuoteSince an ankle break I have taken it up. Happy to get advice from people.
Well, the first piece of advice I can give you, is not to run on a broken ankle Paddy!
I'll be doing the marathon less then one year after shattering mine and being non weight baring for 5 months. Not sure how wise it is but fuck it lets give it a go. 😭
Marathon runner checking in!
Be happy to give bad advice.
QuoteAny tips on stretching that out to10k?
Run slower
QuoteRun slower
Thanks for that :joy:
Don't do it, you will bring on injuries to other area's later on such as calf, knee, hips and possibly lower back, most likely on your good leg to as it will be compensating for the bad leg. Build slowly and strengthen the bad leg before undertaking a marathon.
first advice - if there is a parkrun nearby join it. just register, print off your barcode and turn up. every sat am 930 start 5k.
if you are starting there are things like coach to 5k which are online. i started running by doing one lap of the local track, came back next night and did two and so on.
stretching is vital before and after, even after all these years i would forget to stretch afterwards and your calf would be tight the next morning andf so on.
there are loads of other things too but i will bore you about them later.
I'm not a novice been doing 10k for a long time and doing half marathons now. I have the all clear medically and from the physio and wouldn't be doing it otherwise.
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