Running Related Stuff To Get You Through The Corona Crisis

Murph_D · 05-06-2020 12:10am

skyblue46 wrote: »

I watched the Colin Griffin webinar tonight, very interesting presentation about injury risks for masters runners.

Had noted this one but didn’t get to it. Any chance of a detailed summary?

The Black Oil · 28-09-2020 6:07pm

Not running, but an enjoyable look at a slice of Waterford anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GJdv__wZgg

Itziger · 29-09-2020 8:41am

KSU wrote: »

Interesting one on the highs and lows from an elite female UK Marathon Runner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nz511mOC7E

Jeez, who'd be a coach. Some high maintenance stuff there or is that just my famed lack of empathy shining through?

Laineyfrecks · 29-09-2020 11:44am

Itziger wrote: »

Jeez, who'd be a coach. Some high maintenance stuff there or is that just my famed lack of empathy shining through?

I watched it & found it very interesting. I think I related to some of it & her feelings (would love her speed!!). I can't relate to the track end of it as I have no experience at this but being still relatively new to running it takes a lot of getting used to, just trying to learn how to pace correctly, how to use your efforts efficiently, how not to go out too fast & die in a race. I think we have all had that feeling from the min the gun goes that today is just not my day, and all you can do is try to hang on as best as possible.
I like watching or listening to runners that show all aspects of running not just the highs! It makes it more relatable to see that even the elites don't & won't always get it right...
As for being a coach, well that's one tough job. Making decisions that ultimately could affect this runners confidence & their love for running. In saying that the rewards must be huge, to see them succeed & train well week in week out must be the ultimate goal!

Anyway that's just my tuppence worth:D

Itziger · 29-09-2020 1:05pm

Laineyfrecks wrote: »

I watched it & found it very interesting. I think I related to some of it & her feelings (would love her speed!!). I can't relate to the track end of it as I have no experience at this but being still relatively new to running it takes a lot of getting used to, just trying to learn how to pace correctly, how to use your efforts efficiently, how not to go out too fast & die in a race. I think we have all had that feeling from the min the gun goes that today is just not my day, and all you can do is try to hang on as best as possible.
I like watching or listening to runners that show all aspects of running not just the highs! It makes it more relatable to see that even the elites don't & won't always get it right...
As for being a coach, well that's one tough job. Making decisions that ultimately could affect this runners confidence & their love for running. In saying that the rewards must be huge, to see them succeed & train well week in week out must be the ultimate goal!

Anyway that's just my tuppence worth:D

Oh, I agree with everything you write there, E. My frustration is with the "I just couldn't do it" "Why not?" "I don't know"....... "Then at ten to three I just felt right". That side of things would drive me nuts. Having a good or a bad day, well that happens to all of us. As does picking up niggles and so on.

Laineyfrecks · 29-09-2020 1:35pm

Itziger wrote: »

Oh, I agree with everything you write there, E. My frustration is with the "I just couldn't do it" "Why not?" "I don't know"....... "Then at ten to three I just felt right". That side of things would drive me nuts. Having a good or a bad day, well that happens to all of us. As does picking up niggles and so on.

Haha I do agree with your frustrations but as a woman we can be quite indecisive at times:P Imagine how poor S feels with me:eek:
Yep good & bad days are all part of the process & the niggles of course, luckily we love running so much:D

KSU · 29-09-2020 4:57pm

Itziger wrote: »

Jeez, who'd be a coach. Some high maintenance stuff there or is that just my famed lack of empathy shining through?

Depends on a persons expectations of what it is to be a coach. Managing a person can be exactly what is required in certain situations depending on athlete's personality.

Training prescription while it may seem like the be all and end all is really only the tip of the iceberg. What a coach does depends on the athlete, some need motivation, some need reassurance, some need tough love, some need a friend, someone need someone to think for them and others simply need to be told exactly what to do

Coaching can be a light touch or heavy handed at the top level. I think this is something which tends to be ignored by athletes and coaches alike, especially nowadays when mental health and stress (or lack of coping skills to put it better) are such a huge part of life.

Talking to a coach yesterday who actually put it brilliantly, "you will never know more than you did when you started coaching"

Individualized training tends to be overhyped but individualized coaching is something which is sorely lacking

Slow_Runner · 29-09-2020 10:14pm

Itziger wrote: »

Jeez, who'd be a coach. Some high maintenance stuff there or is that just my famed lack of empathy shining through?

I was thinking the same but thinking about it, there are not many athletes at elite level with little experience so she has not gone through what most of us here have experienced, bad training runs, bad races, slumps, drop in form for no known reason. At the elite level the pressure must be huge and not knowing how ur body works just adds to the uncertainty. Her coach is pretty calm and seems to have a good grasp on the mental side of the sport.

py · 05-10-2020 11:15am

Video about Mira Rai, a trail runner from Nepal.

Wottle · 05-10-2020 2:24pm

Itziger wrote: »

Jeez, who'd be a coach. Some high maintenance stuff there or is that just my famed lack of empathy shining through?

Reminded me of some of the teens I've coached over the years, she was late getting into the competitive scene, perhaps missed those early years in a club and getting used to competition and the pressure you can put on yourself.

She stayed in the same hotel as me back in March in Portugal, was great to watch her train, seemed to always be smiling and enjoying herself.

Murph_D · 08-10-2020 2:04pm

This gave me a laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V68SMFrpFt8&feature=youtu.be

Laineyfrecks · 08-10-2020 2:51pm

Murph_D wrote: »

This gave me a laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V68SMFrpFt8&feature=youtu.be

That easily could have been about me last year

Itziger · 14-10-2020 2:05pm

I'll put this here. Some might find it interesting. There's the athletics angle, the football angle, and the Alicia angle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jl5qPRORgE

A 400mt challenge.

Chivito550 · 16-10-2020 12:21pm

Itziger wrote: »

I'll put this here. Some might find it interesting. There's the athletics angle, the football angle, and the Alicia angle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jl5qPRORgE

A 400mt challenge.

Hard to figure out how fast he ran as they edited out bits of the race. She's a low 52 runner but was definitely holding back. 54/55 for her. Maybe 58 for him?

demfad · 16-10-2020 2:57pm

Folks.

Any ideas for Covid-19 restrictions related templates for events or has it been done to death?

eg chipped timetrial/races over a set course.

-(Level 3) one race per hour with 15 people.
-mini races to get racing in + overall timetrial times.
-Next races seeded based on last times.

Covid-19 controls might included two arrival/departure carpark places so two consecutive races dont intermingle.

Might be useful for club races or an alterative official or unoffical event.

Any thoughts? Other ideas?

Chivito550 · 16-10-2020 3:31pm

demfad wrote: »

Folks.

Any ideas for Covid-19 restrictions related templates for events or has it been done to death?

eg chipped timetrial/races over a set course.

-(Level 3) one race per hour with 15 people.
-mini races to get racing in + overall timetrial times.
-Next races seeded based on last times.

Covid-19 controls might included two arrival/departure carpark places so two consecutive races dont intermingle.

Might be useful for club races or an alterative official or unoffical event.

Any thoughts? Other ideas?

I'd save your energy and not bother trying to organise anything, as negative as that may sound. Level 5 is only a matter of time and you'll only cause yourself lots of headaches.

demfad · 16-10-2020 4:43pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

I'd save your energy and not bother trying to organise anything, as negative as that may sound. Level 5 is only a matter of time and you'll only cause yourself lots of headaches.

I know, but something to prepare for and look forward to late winter/early spring etc when hopefully the skies clear a little.

average_runner · 16-10-2020 10:57pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

I'd save your energy and not bother trying to organise anything, as negative as that may sound. Level 5 is only a matter of time and you'll only cause yourself lots of headaches.

Sadly I agree, Time to.settle down for xmas and some easy running

Itziger · 17-10-2020 7:31am

What I don't quite get is why people aren't (maybe they are!) organising little challenges with the max amount of runners allowed. In June I think it was, a few of us organised a 5k and then a 10k 'race'. There were 8 or 10 of us for the 5k and half a dozen for the 10k. There wasn't that big a gap in terms of times and ability. I can imagine clubs would have more runners very close in that regard - we were just a loose group of running buddies.

I guess anything less than 6 runners and it starts to lose its appeal.

We might look to do a marathon next month actually cos a few of us were planning to do Metz this Sunday and it got cancelled with 4 days notice! I'll have to get the all clear from the Doc, and more importantly, the wife before doing it.

Itziger · 17-10-2020 9:59am

World Half Marathon starting on YouTube right now.

opus · 17-10-2020 10:02am

Watching it in fact...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1jZmqfwoRk

py · 15-12-2020 10:28pm

For those who have read "Born to Run", this is a 30 for 30 documentary on the Tarahumara tribe airing today in the US.

The Black Oil · 21-12-2020 11:35am

New US outdoor (under 20) 5k record from Jenna Hutchins. 15:34.47.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lvX3t2FbM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAk0L3WQCDI

The Black Oil · 26-12-2020 10:54pm

https://twitter.com/sportsfile/status/1342565285044346887

average_runner · 27-12-2020 10:37am

The Black Oil wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sportsfile/status/1342565285044346887

No better place to train. The sand dunes are savage. Amazing beach to run on and then the forest

Murph_D · 27-12-2020 7:34pm

Dunno. Sand is very tough on the achilles for auld midpackers like me.

average_runner · 27-12-2020 9:06pm

Murph_D wrote: »

Dunno. Sand is very tough on the achilles for auld midpackers like me.

There is hard sand for is auld lads

4Ad · 28-12-2020 7:49pm

https://youtu.be/1aygs4EPbAU

Gary Robbins 100 mile run..
Some stunning scenery !!

Snodge · 31-12-2020 11:21am

Hi all,

Does anybody know of anyone or any gyms who has or would be renting out gym equipment (bar,freeweights) during level 5 restrictions for the month of January ?

Thanks in advance

healy1835 · 02-03-2021 11:32am

As everyone's yearning for races seems to be increasing by the day, I find myself trawling YouTube for major marathon TV broadcasts just to remind/inspire myself of the buzz of a big race day.

Came across footage, complete with splits, from the lead vehicles of Bekele's near miss at the Marathon WR in Berlin last time out.

Prob not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. Quality of picture really gives you a good taste of Berlin on marathon day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x6vciFm-CI

06-03-2021 2:35pm

Top coaching tip in Viz Comic...

http://viz.co.uk/2014/09/25/901/

API · 06-03-2021 2:50pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Top coaching tip in Viz Comic...

http://viz.co.uk/2014/09/25/901/

Jez that brings me back. I remember when I was a teenager I used to go into Virgin Megastore on the quays and spend all my wages from my p/t job in a video shop on Viz t-shirts.