"Hi again Paul, have you considered an oliptical strider/walker? They used the same muscle groups with very little strain on your joints. We have one & I use it sometimes for variety. This might help. Cheers"
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Awesome training programme!
Started Sep 14, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Half way through the 8 week strength and endurance programme and it's time for the Progress Test. Wow! 4 weeks ago, I was 7 minute miling for the 6 minutes, and had an average HR of 166. Today I was…Continue
8 week strength and endurance plan query
Started Sep 5, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Eric, I’ve finished your 6 week beginner’s programme (I’ve actually done it twice because I got injured towards the end of my first go!), and am now 3 weeks into your 8 week strength and endurance…Continue
Beginner Runners
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rick Belscher Nov 12, 2012. 6 Replies 4 Likes
I hope no-one minds, but I thought I'd post some tips for beginners to Natural Running which would have helped me if I'd known them 6 months ago. There seem to be quite a few newcomers posting with…Continue
Starting over
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rich miller Feb 11, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
After 5 and a half weeks on the 6 week intro programme, I had to stop and rest because my foot hurt. I've been resting it ever since, it's slowly getting better, and I think I've figured out what the…Continue
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"Hi Robert,
Yes, still here. Still not running, I'm afraid. I'm currently on referral to a musculo-skeletal unit so we'll see what they have to say. Maybe they can identify and sort out the crucial widget in the suspension that…"
"Hello................. Hello ........anybody there ..............HEELLLLOOO anybody at home, I'm just wondering how the Austin's suspension is going........ Hello anybody there. :-)"
"Hi Paul, just wondering how the suspension on the Austin 7 going, has the up-grade helped. :-}"
"Hi Paul, my running's going great, I'm currently week 6, Phase 2 of the Strategic Running Foundation & it's Amazing. I would never have thought I'd be able to train 5-6 days a week, but here I am Doing it. I was telling Rich…"
"Hi Robert, thanks for asking - that's really thoughtful. I haven't been on here much, to be honest, as I haven't run since February. I can't shake off this knee tracking problem that feels a bit like someone inserting a crowbar…"
"Hi Paul, just wondering how your going we haven't heard from you in a while. Cheers Robert"
"Hi Paul, I was wondering if you have ordered your B2R's yet, if you have run in them and if so did they make any difference to your knee problems. In my case, when I run in them my form tightens up, in fact it's hard for me not to run with…"
"Many thanks for the kind words. As everyone who has ever been injured (i.e. all of us!) knows, it can sometimes be really hard to see any end to the tunnel. It also seems like such a colossal waste of all that time and effort and commitment (not…"
"Always good to share...and to know you are not unique in your struggle. I am finally (I think) coming through several months of foot pain I was beginning to think may never resolve and worried would progress. I also know athletes that should never…"
"Paul, BELIEVE ME, YOU WILL RUN AND RUN AND RUN AGAIN!!!
As I have documented in this place before, for 14 years I did not run, I was told not to run, I was told I should not run, I was told I could not run, I was told never ever again should I run…"
Slip sliding away
Well, there's another day that just drifted away. They slip past almost unnoticed, one by one by one. And they're busy days, full of work and family and everything else that matters. Until you suddenly sit up and think, hey, it's nearly the end of April, that's another month lost by stealth, another month without running. And you start to realize what it means, that yet another season is just going to pass you by. It's a cold feeling in the pit of your gut, to face up to the fact that all those…See More
Slip sliding away
Well, there's another day that just drifted away. They slip past almost unnoticed, one by one by one. And they're busy days, full of work and family and everything else that matters. Until you suddenly sit up and think, hey, it's nearly the end of April, that's another month lost by stealth, another month without running. And you start to realize what it means, that yet another season is just going to pass you by. It's a cold feeling in the pit of your gut, to face up to the fact that all those…See More
"Not too bad Paul, I'm week 4 of the Foundation program and though today was an optional rest day I went out in the late evening and concentrated on form for about 20 min. However I did find out how week the suspension was over the weekend,…"
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- How many years have you been running?
- 10
- What is your goal race for the year?
- Chiltern Chase 10K
- What is your greatest running accomplishment?
- Downton Half Marathon
- What is your "ultimate dream" running goal?
- at least one long (hour+) run per week with my wife, Kath
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Slip sliding away
Posted on April 20, 2014 at 3:19pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Well, there's another day that just drifted away. They slip past almost unnoticed, one by one by one. And they're busy days, full of work and family and everything else that matters. Until you suddenly sit up and think, hey, it's nearly the end of April, that's another month lost by stealth, another month without running. And you start to realize what it means, that yet another season is just going to pass you by. It's a cold feeling in the pit of your gut, to face up to the fact that all…
ContinueNew Knee, New Me?
Posted on March 24, 2014 at 2:56pm 7 Comments 1 Like
It was too beautiful a day to resist. Breathless, slightly chilly, but glorious spring sunshine; perfect running weather. And I had to go into town anyway, so I slipped quietly out of work and tried a cautious mile down to the bike shop. And I didn't collapse in agony on the side of the road. My knee held up pretty well, perhaps feeling very slightly sore in the last 100m or so. And I didn't seem to have forgotten running form, and with lots of things to think about it may even have…
ContinueIT Band Pain and Run Form analysis
Posted on February 22, 2014 at 11:00am 15 Comments 1 Like
A query for Eric. I'm trying to stay positive about this knee pain that's stopped me running, and I'm trying to address it by figuring out what is wrong with my run form. In The CI, there's a list of Common Run Form Mistakes, and I'm wondering if my knee pain, tight IT band and tight hip flexors are the result of being a "bender". Just to clarify, is a "bender" someone who runs with excessively bent legs (that do straighten with take-off), or someone who never straightens their legs at…
Continuevintage car
Posted on February 21, 2014 at 8:00am 3 Comments 1 Like
I'm starting to feel that running at 47 is like being the owner of a vintage classic car. I'd like to think that I have an old MG, though it's closer to an Austin 7, but the analogy still holds. Basically, to keep this old banger on the road requires constant maintenance and attention. That's OK as far as it goes, but the problem is that no sooner have I fixed the gear box than the gaskets blow. I sort out the gaskets and the suspension goes. I invest time and effort mending the suspension,…
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- At 3:27pm on September 19, 2014,
Robert Burpee said…
- Hi again Paul, have you considered an oliptical strider/walker? They used the same muscle groups with very little strain on your joints. We have one & I use it sometimes for variety. This might help. Cheers
- At 5:56am on September 18, 2014,
- Hello................. Hello ........anybody there ..............HEELLLLOOO anybody at home, I'm just wondering how the Austin's suspension is going........ Hello anybody there. :-)
- At 5:17am on September 3, 2014,
Hi Paul, just wondering how the suspension on the Austin 7 going, has the up-grade helped. :-}
- At 4:37am on July 14, 2014,
- Hi Paul, my running's going great, I'm currently week 6, Phase 2 of the Strategic Running Foundation & it's Amazing. I would never have thought I'd be able to train 5-6 days a week, but here I am Doing it. I was telling Rich the other day that I love the training, the variety & I look forward to the next days training.
I'm sorry to hear about your knee it must be very frustrating. But on the up side you've smashed Lori's mile record, we just won't tell her it was on the bike. At the risk of sounding trite or telling you something that everyone feels the need to impart on you. Stay positive your doing all the right things, & the cross traing on the bike will hold you in good stead.
Remember; good things come to those who do the right things and good things happen to good people.
Take care Paul, touch base soon.
- At 6:59pm on July 13, 2014,
Hi Paul, just wondering how your going we haven't heard from you in a while. Cheers Robert
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