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by benjohn
Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:47 am
Forum: The Graduate Forum
Topic: Horrible Run Today
Replies: 3
Views: 6032

Re: Horrible Run Today

What I do when this happens is I walk a bit, and then I run again. I think sometimes you body is extra cool and needs some loosening up. I know it can feel like a cheat, but if you've done your run, I don't think it is :-) Even established runners have days when they feel well off peak — that's anno...
by benjohn
Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Tips for Shin Splints
Replies: 1
Views: 3732

Tips for Shin Splints

Just noticed this in a Runner's World tweet – No More Sore Shins. The article seems useful, and there's more advice in the comments.

Happy running,
Benjohn
by benjohn
Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:56 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: How crucial are rest days?
Replies: 4
Views: 4520

Re: How crucial are rest days?

Hi Christine, Rest days are important, however, if you'll be at the end of week 8, you'll be running for nearly 30 minutes already, so you'll probably be fine in the 5k. Perhaps you'll just want to walk a little bit of it. You could check your current pace with an App like Run Keeper during one of y...
by benjohn
Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:57 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Putting off progressing through week 5
Replies: 4
Views: 4132

Re: Putting off progressing through week 5

:-) Hope your holiday goes well. We've just moved away from London to somewhere with proper outdoors, and I've been getting in to running through it. It's not tended, so there are patches that I'm not happy to run through due to the bumps, holes and rocks so I've been mixing up walking and running, ...
by benjohn
Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:47 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Thank you to the creator of this app
Replies: 4
Views: 5096

Re: Thank you to the creator of this app

Thank you! You did the running though, Get Running just makes sure you stop and walk some times!

Happy running,
Benjohn
by benjohn
Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:58 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Q) "Can I run more"? A) …
Replies: 1
Views: 3022

Q) "Can I run more"? A) …

Here's a question that regularly comes up: "can I run more" and even "can I run every day". I just found this great article on this topic with a good explanation of why rest is important, and how you can train more while still getting to rest.

Happy running!
Benjohn
by benjohn
Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:19 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Add Tapatalk support to the Forums
Replies: 4
Views: 4605

Re: Add Tapatalk support to the Forums

Thanks Matt. I'm just testing on the iPad, and it is a great interface for using the forums. It's much snappier having the native support. Well worth a look!
by benjohn
Thu May 17, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Need advice
Replies: 4
Views: 4169

Re: Need advice

Totally agree. No hurry – go back to where you feel comfortable and happy, and go from there. Also, when you go back a few weeks I think there can be a tendency to go out running too fast because you think it ought to be easy! Be careful not to let this get you. Make sure you keep you pace down, and...
by benjohn
Sun May 06, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Spam – What to do…
Replies: 0
Views: 5938

Spam – What to do…

Hi, Over the last couple of weeks there's unfortunately been a lot more spam on the forum. First – sorry: it's extremely annoying and gets in the way of the amazing posts you all write supporting, helping, advising and encouraging each other. We're going to monitor this for a little longer and then ...
by benjohn
Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:09 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: week3 run1 (mon-wed-fri)
Replies: 1
Views: 2697

Re: week3 run1 (mon-wed-fri)

Hi Linda, The biggest thing I've found is really thorough stretching after the run, and any time between when you can without looking too conspicuous ;-) Also, massaging your muscles, ideally in a nice warm bath, will really help too. If you're finding the progress is punishing, please feel free to ...