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**anSiarach** · 22-02-2009, 18:49

Originally Posted by JokerR

12.26 at selection, need to get out more, but i have trouble motivating myself to run, anyone got any tips ?

Had the same problem. Used to go out for runs in the evening but was finding it pretty hard to get myself motivated after a days work when you just wanna kick back and relax. I switched to going out on short runs 4 times a day - to work, home for lunch and back to work then home again at the end of the day. Covered about 1.5 km with each run at a fairly relaxed pace - about 10 mins each time.

Topped this up with a more serious work out twice a week with a 4.5 km run, an hour of football and another 4.5km run on Tuesdays and then on Saturdays 2.4km at a relaxed pace followed by timed 2.4km best effort and then a casual jog around town to warm down.

**JokerR** · 22-02-2009, 18:53

I just hate the idea of going out running, i can happily run 3-4 miles on a treadmill but i hate running outside, probably because i live in a chav infested shitehole

**anSiarach** · 22-02-2009, 18:59

Originally Posted by JokerR

I just hate the idea of going out running, i can happily run 3-4 miles on a treadmill but i hate running outside, probably because i live in a chav infested shitehole

I know the feeling - live in Glasgow myself so i can sympathise on the chav front. I also used to prefer running in the gym to heading out but after a couple of months of running outside pretty much everyday i've reached the point i'm not bothered by the surroundings and just enjoy running for it's own sake.

**cappa1** · 22-02-2009, 19:02

Originally Posted by anSiarach

Originally Posted by JokerR

I just hate the idea of going out running, i can happily run 3-4 miles on a treadmill but i hate running outside, probably because i live in a chav infested shitehole

I know the feeling - live in Glasgow myself so i can sympathise on the chav front. I also used to prefer running in the gym to heading out but after a couple of months of running outside pretty much everyday i've reached the point i'm not bothered by the surroundings and just enjoy running for it's own sake.

same where i am guys u run past them u get abuse but u cant say or do anything cos if u get in trouble game over with army thats why im being behaved cant gt in any trouble before i go to phase 1 in may i find it easier if i jump in car and rive sumwhere quiet like a nice area where noone lives but old people u can run freely then

**JokerR** · 22-02-2009, 19:30

I wouldnt mind if there where some nice woods to run in or something.... but i live right near the town centre so its all housing estates and stuff... no fields to run in or anything

**armymadellsum** · 23-02-2009, 10:37

10.30

i was pretty happy with that lol

**J1mb0** · 23-02-2009, 11:26

I got 9:03 on selection and was first across the line, that isnt a great time either.

**nuttymonkey** · 23-02-2009, 11:42

Did 3miles last night in 17mins, think the first mile and a half came up in about 8ish, I was pretty happy with it but the kiev and chips i'd eaten an hour and a half earlier made an appearance in someones front garden about 10minutes in!

**Civi_Git** · 23-02-2009, 16:27

Seems like a reasonable place to ask:

8 miles in 1:05, decent?

I've no idea what kind of times I should be looking at for that distance. Oh , and is it normal for a foot to go numb about the 5 mile mark , or am I going to die?

**STAR123** · 23-02-2009, 16:29

Originally Posted by nuttymonkey

Did 3miles last night in 17mins, think the first mile and a half came up in about 8ish, I was pretty happy with it but the kiev and chips i'd eaten an hour and a half earlier made an appearance in someones front garden about 10minutes in!

Lol that happened to me I now can't eat muller corners!