Started running again yesterday...

[Greig]

Running is a funny one.

I recently started doing 5km (just over 3 miles) a couple of times a week and found that I get better results when I have pasta the night before... I am a pretty slow runner, it takes me around 26-27 minutes to do that. so I'm over 5 minutes a km... I want to to try and get that down to around four and a half minutes a km.

And yeah, I've noticed that when I party things go pear shaped with the running and all other aspects of my boxing - timing, fitness, footwork - you name it. As a result, I'm hardly drinking at all these days. I'm pretty committed to my training, going to the gym four times a week and I figure that having a few beers or a spliff just isn't worth setting me back a week or two with my training.

[Scrap]

Im that knackered I cant even Party

[Douglas]

Do you all mean to say... that ONE night of partying can pretty much reverse the benefits of months of running and cardio excercises?

[Scrap]

I dont think it does its good for moral, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

[Douglas]

I dont think it does its good for moral, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Oh. I was about to say, I don't see how just one night of hard partying can magically suck all the stamina out of someone...

[southpawed]

Do you all mean to say... that ONE night of partying can pretty much reverse the benefits of months of running and cardio excercises?

smokings a killer.

[Douglas]

Do you all mean to say... that ONE night of partying can pretty much reverse the benefits of months of running and cardio excercises?

smokings a killer.

Yeah, I imagine it'd be pretty much impossible to smoke and still be a regular track runner. Well, at least not be a very sorry one.

[RP33]

if i have one ciggarette, i feel it for at least a week when i run.. there is that "catch" when i take a deep breath..

anyway, clubber, if you haven't ran in a long time, then take a day or two off after you run man.. your body is sore and needs time to recover, it's not used to it..

i'll normally do a quick mile 5.5-6 min, twice a day every other day, and every day i don't do that i'll run about 3-4 miles at a decent pace.. but there is no way i could run 3-4 miles everday.. my body would ache.

[Scrap]

While were on the subject, how many do any preperation to run. A very forgotten aspect , run or do anything and fail to prepare at the end you better be prepared to fail .