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Heads up - these are down to £44.99 at M&M Direct ...
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Saucony Mens Xodus Ultra

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Banana - or Nakd fruit bars (...with a strong coffee)

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Just as a heads up - Brooks Cascadia 14 GTX are about half RRP on Amazon at the mo.

I picked up this pair for £69.99 - when others have them at £105-130 range
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I found this interesting... from a materials perspective...



From a Birmingham University PhD thesis - Gas Loss and Durability of EVA foams used in Running Shoes (Verdejo 2003).

And this...

Good input - thanks for taking the time to respond.

As it happens I have recently developed some knee pain - so this could be the reason.

Why didn't it occur to me that might be the case ? ...

Strava informed me that I need a new pair of shoes as I've done over 500km in my Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18.

They look ok to me...

As a (former) materials engineer I'm sceptical about the...

Yes - this one

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I had the ice pack on much of yesterday and
this just arrived - I have to say I’m very impressed.

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It really...

Thanks guys - I've read that those foam rollers are good for 'rolling out' tight calf muscles...

...which I think is the root cause of my problem too. Anyone used one ?

TIA

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After running a PB 10km I was feeling pretty good on my regular 6k & 10k runs.

Until Monday - I pulled up with a strain at the top of the Achilles' tendon after 1km - & had to abandon the run. ...

I bought these...

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The pairing can be a bit hit & miss (with my Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music) - but once paired they...

Did a 10km run yesterday.
First time since about 18 months ago & managed a PB.

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It actually went pretty well & I...

Working from home has had some upside...

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I’ve managed 3 runs & decent walks on the non running days

...beats...

Thanks - I'll have a look on Amazon...

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Pacing ; how to get it right?

I have a regular 5km run and a PB of 24:42 for this route... which seems a bit of a fluke given recent performance on the same route.

Today, I set off with my...

What are these endorphins you talk of ?

My usual post run experience is lots of sweat & a few achy joints...

Do I need to push harder ?

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Skipped Monday as it lashed it down all day.
Managed 5km on Tuesday.
Hope to get another 5km in tonight.
...& footy on Friday :eagerness:

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A 'gentler' 6km for me today - but it felt like hard work after a week of beer und sausage in Stuttgart :unconscious:

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Nice work. The C25k is one of the best things I’ve done for my fitness - really great program that gradually ups the target but in an achievable way.

And I find It’s important (& very satisfying)...

Just cracked 25min 5k for a new PB.

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Had a couple of weeks off running with work & other commitments (but still managed Friday footy).

Did 4km on Sunday - & it seemed harder then I remembered - even at an easier 5’46” pace.

Did...

Poorly weekend.

No footy. No running.

Bah ! & double bah !

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Back up to 10km today.

That’s probably about 1 mince pie I’ve burned off.

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how did you do that ?

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I’ll be propping up the leaderboard
- but looks like I’ll have to enter my runs manually - not sure my Fitbit will sync with strava?

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(only 7k today - Seem to have picked up foot injury)