Random Running Questions

JohnnyChimpo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123025656#Comment_123025656

See that's what I can't get my head around… lads like yourself running those kinda times usually have single-digit bodyfat percentage. Anytime I've been near that skinny I was permanently freezing, let alone if I was bare-legged in minus temps. But the human body is a mysterious thing.

witnessmenow

I was glad for my jacket, buff and gloves running in the snow today!

Old novablasts certainly weren't the right choice of runner though, I'd probably even try my trail shoes if I was doing it again

Enduro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123026269#Comment_123026269

Absolutely wear your trail shoes. Much better for snowy conditions You'd be nuts to wear road shoes if you have trail shoes available. If you have yaktrax or similar they are worth having to hand if you think you're likely to meet serious ice.

Planet X

To run an Open Road race, for eg. the Ternure 5 mile, do I have to be a member of a club?

Cartman78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123105473#Comment_123105473

Most road races are open to everyone.

You won't be able to run in County/Regional championship events without being a club member

Planet X

Thanks. Just casual 5/10k races.

event

You'll need to pay €2 extra per race which goes to the AAI

Thelonious Monk

Strava question for you all. Does anyone else run around here or have similar issues in other areas? It just seems to go wonky af when I'm in around the quays in North Wall Dublin. Is it because of taller buildings? For some periods it tells me I'm going at olympic record speeds and then thinks I'm going really slow. I tried updating the app and my IOS. It just seems to go bananas in the blocks between Sheriff St and the quays.

Stark

Fairly typical around tall buildings. You might be able to tweak some settings depending on your watch (some of them support also triangulating against the Russian and European satellites) but generally GPS watches struggle when there are tall things blocking the signals to the satellites.

event

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123231418#Comment_123231418

Technically this isnt a strava issue. Strava is the app that presents your GPS data. So its whatever device you use to track your runs. If thats your phone, its the GPS chip in the phone. If its a watch, its the GPS chip in the watch and so on.

I would imagine it is like you said, the tall buildings.

Thelonious Monk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123231445#Comment_123231445

i just use my phone, not watch! they're hardly even that tall, imagine jogging around a chinese city or manhattan or something.

Rossi7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123231503#Comment_123231503

If you want "accurate" running data you'd be better of purchasing a running watch than relying on a phone. Even at that it still won't be 100%.

Murph_D

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Murph_D

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123231503#Comment_123231503

I've gotten dodgy GPS in that area quite a few times, there's definitely something down there that interferes, whether it's high buildings or something else in the line of sight.

The Black Oil

This site occasionally goes on the blink. Is there a good alternative?

https://runfastcoach.com/calc2/

marathon2022

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123256502#Comment_123256502

https://www.finalsurge.com/tinman-calculator

Is it this your looking for?

Rossi7

Friend of mine asked me to "coach" him for his marathon this summer. Asked him to do a 5k time trail to see what shape he was in, sent me a screen shot of 20.37. Thought that was quick for him, then I checked out his elapsed time…………. 26.35

Told me he didn't stop, is there a way of checking on Strava if he stopped without calling him out

MisterJinx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123274881#Comment_123274881

You could look to see if the was a noticeable HR decrease at some stage in the run, that would indicate stopping for a breather. If the don't have HR data then you could look at the pace and cadence and see any spike there which would also indicate a rest and then setting of again, usually both would be higher after a rest. If there are segments you could look at the segment times and see if they align with the paces of the run

ILikeBoats

If you click into the run on strava, there's a moving time and elapsed time so they've stopped for the difference. Or do want to see if they physically pressed stop on the watch?

Seems a bit odd that someone would kid themselves about a 5k time, no winners there.

Rossi7

Cheers, called him out and he came clean in the end 🤷‍♂️ the mind boggles. Hopefully my first foray into coaching doesn't end up with him being DQ for hoping on a bus or LUAS

witnessmenow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123275113#Comment_123275113

I would think there would need to be a decent level of trust between coach and athlete, not exactly a great start to the relationship! I'd be questioning if it was worth your effort.

Rossi7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123275165#Comment_123275165

Yeah I outlined that to him, I'll give him the benefit of doubt for now and see what happens

Murph_D

Plenty of runners out there who convince themselves that the watch isn’t actually capturing their ‘true’ ability. But benefit of doubt is the way to go - maybe you’ve taught him something already!

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123278330#Comment_123278330

Without even telling him 😉🤣

Peterx

Dublin marathon seems to be difficult to get into. Any suggestions for another decent marathon option at that time of year? It doesn't have to be pan flat, just reasonably flat :)

I like the time of the year for a 16 week training block and could potentially train with other lads prepping for Dublin.

Thanks in advance.

Murph_D

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123297267#Comment_123297267

Frankfurt, same day as Dublin. Pretty flat on great road surfaces, I’ve heard.

JohnnyChimpo

Also, the Lisbon Marathon is the day before Dublin (Oct 25th) and is half the climb of Dublin. Amsterdam is the week before and is flatter than a stroopwaffel (although when I actually look at the elevation profile it says 91m so I guess some little rolling hills add up, but I imagine you don't feel it).

You could do the exact same training as the lads and just adjust your taper weeks to match up with either one.

e: nvm Amsterdam is sold out

Peterx

Thanks Lads, that's great.

Appletart Upsetter

Somebody has probably asked a version of this question before but here it goes anyway.

I started running around 6 months ago, I used to do a lot of hiking so was reasonably fit.

All going pretty well so far, I can comfortably run 15k in around 5min 40 per km, so should be good to break 2 hours in a half marathon I'm planning to do later in the year.

One thing I'm struggling to improve is my 5km pace. Pretty much bottomed out around 24 mins to complete. I assumed as I got fitter and ran longer distances my pace would get stronger.

Is my weight an obstacle? 175cm, 78kgs. I'm mid 40s.

event

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123355538#Comment_123355538

I dont think your weight is an obstacle. I am 43, 178cm and 73kg. I have ran 19:30 in the last year. There comes a point where you need to actually train for a 5k to run faster. Do you do much intervals/speedwork?