Lee Sinnott Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Are any posters on here doing the Oldham 10k next Sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I have been in training for the Fleetwood Half, but can't do it now. Are they still taking runners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yep.... www milltownraces.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I'm possible. Not done much training. It looks a good run and I hope it becomes established and gets some recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I think I've got mixed up with the half marathon which seemed to have had a similar name and run by the same people ? The 10k is supposed to be a less hilly and easier route. Not bothered with it in the end, but my garmin forerunner has arrived so will be putting in the miles again soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I think I've got mixed up with the half marathon which seemed to have had a similar name and run by the same people ? The 10k is supposed to be a less hilly and easier route. Not bothered with it in the end, but my garmin forerunner has arrived so will be putting in the miles again soon... Yeah, I did about 12k over hills at six in the morning last Sunday instead, I'll be doing it again tomorrow, it was good fun - just love getting out there first thing and getting some miles in. Even better in the rain, running in hard conditions is superb. Have you ever run a beach? I ran about 8k in Norfolk right on the edge of the sea, :censored:ing tough under foot but exhilarating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Me too.I love it - wish I had more time to keep fit. I like to do some sort of training everyday but work, kids etc. Some people find running boring, but, ironically, to me running's a great way to get away from the monotony of day to day :censored:..get them endorphins going.....and rain or hot sun make it more fun. I have actually run on a beach, in Playa Flamenca last year, but it was a smallish beech and I got sick of running back and forth the same stretch, so nowt like an 8k. Snow's a :censored:er and works yer core...just gotta be careful on it haven't you... Eubank Jnr goes on about the pebbled Brighton beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) Running on a sandy beach is better for you as it reduces the risk of impact injuries, especially shin splints. I'd regularly have training sessions, especially during pre-season, on a sandy beach if I was in charge of a professional sports team. Edited June 23, 2013 by rudemedic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Here's the route. http://www.goodrunguide.co.uk/RouteMap/Races/4269 Looks like my trip to Tesco will be uninterrupted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I have actually run on a beach, in Playa Flamenca last year 'ark at him! Playa Flamenca.... In Norfolk I ran to and from California beach, I should have just said California and left it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I did a 'parkrun' race yesterday. Only 5k but a good little blowout. It's free and you get timed. Good to mix it up and throw something different into your training every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoalDigger Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I just joined the Couch to 5k program in hopes to get a 5k under my belt by the new year. Has anyone here used this program? I did it 2 years ago but hurt my Achilles working for the Tampa Bay Rays. Gonna have another go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I just joined the Couch to 5k program in hopes to get a 5k under my belt by the new year. I haven't heard of it, although good luck with the programme. Opportunity to run in the Cardiff Half for 2014, not sure yet I'll have to see - the missus is definitely running it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoalDigger Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks! Good luck in the Cardiff if you do. 1.82 miles just kicked my butt. I know not a lot but my first day back in over two years. The program basically tells you what to do. Today (and all week, I think) it's RUN 60 seconds then walk 90 seconds for 20 minutes. It increases every week. Two years ago I got up to 3.5k until I hurt my Achilles . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is anybody doing the Oldham Half Marathon on Sunday 20th? I'd built up to 11 miles but have now had a cold for nearly 2 weeks so might have to give it s miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Way back in 1982 the first Oldham 10K started and finished at Latics. It was my first one and there was a blue t-shirt available that I had until a few years ago. Changing was upstairs in the old Lookers stand. Edit: just checked in my old scrapbooks (sad) and it was Sept 83. Over 2500 runners! Edited October 10, 2013 by LaticsPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Way back in 1982 the first Oldham 10K started and finished at Latics. It was my first one and there was a blue t-shirt available that I had until a few years ago. Changing was upstairs in the old Lookers stand. I did it in 1989 or 90 when I was 14/15 in a time I've still never beaten. Edited October 10, 2013 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is anybody doing the Oldham Half Marathon on Sunday 20th? I'd built up to 11 miles but have now had a cold for nearly 2 weeks so might have to give it s miss I've signed up for it, but not doing it. Not done enough training... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I just joined the Couch to 5k program in hopes to get a 5k under my belt by the new year. Has anyone here used this program? I did it 2 years ago but hurt my Achilles working for the Tampa Bay Rays. Gonna have another go with it. Nice one mate, I've been looking for a programme for beginners (obviously) not done any running for years since I stopped playing football and rugby in my mid-late 20s, this is just what I've been looking for to reverse the slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Nice one mate, I've been looking for a programme for beginners (obviously) not done any running for years since I stopped playing football and rugby in my mid-late 20s, this is just what I've been looking for to reverse the slide. Try your GP, Prozac, there seems to be an introductory exercise group available on the NHS in quite a few locations. The health benefits and cost-effectiveness of exercise mean it is popular with Clinical Commissioning Groups, i.e. GPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Try your GP, Prozac, there seems to be an introductory exercise group available on the NHS in quite a few locations. The health benefits and cost-effectiveness of exercise mean it is popular with Clinical Commissioning Groups, i.e. GPs. Oldham has a load of stuff like that going on all the time at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Glad I've found it! Believe it or not I used to be a really fit lad, played football and rugby, ran three times a week. I even went for the Fire Brigade a couple of times in my late teens/early 20s then moved from an active job to being sat behind a desk all day the pay got bigger but so did my waistline, domestic bliss and kids arrived along and it all went downhill from there. I've found this online though and i'm really keen to give it a go, the tide has to turn or it'll only end up one way…. http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/get-running-with-couch-to-5k.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Give Oldham Parkrun a go once you feel ready. It's a 5k 3 laps around Alexandra Park on Saturdays at 9am and has people at all levels doing it - some of the older/bigger people walk most of it I think. It's free & you register online http://www.parkrun.org.uk/oldham/ then print a barcode off that they scan for your time which is posted up Saturday lunchtime. I've always gone to the gym quite a bit (yes, I know you can't tell) but always hated running but found this addictive and have got quite into it now. I should've been doing a half marathon next Sunday about a year after my first Parkrun (where I had to walk the third lap). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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