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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
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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
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
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Hi Paul, just wondering how the suspension on the Austin 7 going, has the up-grade helped. :-}
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.
Hi Paul, just wondering how your going we haven't heard from you in a while. Cheers Robert