http://www.deesiderunners.com/?page_id=29http://www.scottishhillracing.co.uk/Graphics/Maps/RA-0102-main.jpgAny thoughts on this as a first race for a virgin? AS is as easy as it gets right? I've hiked and snowboarded (at night) most of the way from the top before, so know the terrain fairly well. Looks like not too huge a field either.
A bit nervous about the Langdale race now. All I've been doing is cycling for the past few months bar a 1.5 mile jog the other night with the dog that resulted in a bout of runner's knee! Should be ok on soft ground/ascent mind.Many else in for this classic?
Get a foam roller and roll your IT band regularly?
Monolith & T_B - I know it's a bit early to be sure but looking at the long range forecast you'll have a cracking day for the Langdale race!Didn't get much done in the last week due to a cold but managed to get out yesterday for an orienteering event on Birkett Common near Kirkby Stephen. It wasn't great for running (I struggle when there's a lot of stopping and starting) but I mainly did it for some navigation practice. Lots of fun, even if I mostly got burnt off by 14 year olds!Possibly a stupid question but I've got another race this weekend and I was wondering what you guys normally do for a pre-race warm up? I struggled on Utterley Butterley as all I'd done was a quick run around the cricket ground followed by a short stretch, and by mile 2 my legs went a bit crampy and I struggled to get them relaxed again. I ended up walking for a bit until I got them moving properly and lost a lot of time so any advice would be appreciated.
Monolith & T_B - I know it's a bit early to be sure but looking at the long range forecast you'll have a cracking day for the Langdale race!
Possibly a stupid question but I've got another race this weekend and I was wondering what you guys normally do for a pre-race warm up? I struggled on Utterley Butterley as all I'd done was a quick run around the cricket ground followed by a short stretch, and by mile 2 my legs went a bit crampy and I struggled to get them relaxed again. I ended up walking for a bit until I got them moving properly and lost a lot of time so any advice would be appreciated.
Itband, really hurt mine in the glencoe skyline last year, pretty much limped the last 5km, think it was just the amount of ascent and descent. What really worked for sorting it out was side leg lifts , 3 x 30 each leg daily for a month, didn't bother with threadbands. Squats as well, squats are awesome.
It's really hard to judge as everyone has a different way of warming up. Personally I'm really lazy, and do at most about 5 mins of gentle jogging and little if any stretching but it works ok for me and seem to improve through the race.Based on what you've said though you might want a longer warm up, perhaps a bit more light jogging and more stretching. Also don't underestimate what you eat before a race. If I'm taking it seriously I'll have something like porridge about 2 to 3 hours before even if it's an evening race in summer. Just works for me. And drink lots of water on the day too before the race starts. Just experiment on training runs as to warm up routines and food/water and you'll land on something that works for you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I've experienced the same as you have with the shorter races, so I need to work out how to warm up effectively. I just jog around self-consciously for a bit wondering if I'm tiring myself out I've noticed top runners seem to do 1- 2Km warm up for longer races, 2-3Km for shorter races. Dunno if they do strides or whatever, but I'm guessing so?
Can't really claim to be doing any "fell running" but I have a conundrum:Earlier in the year I tried to keep up with some runners doing a trot up from Coniston Water to the quarries and back down - cue IT band hell for a week or so. Tried a very unhilly run in my local park a week or two later and it flared up.But.The last 4 weeks I've jogged/skipped/trotted downhill with a pack on in America on numerous occasions. e.g. from Longs Peak (1500m descent, 25% of the steeper/stepped stuff jogged), half dome (again ~1500 descent, ~50% jogged/run, the rest walked (flat/uphill bits)) and numerous smaller stuff.I did tire quite a bit on half dome, still suffering DOMS a few days later....but....IT bands generally ok.SO, I think it's trying to go UPHILL too fast that makes mine flare. What's the simple advice for fixing this (not running uphill is not the answer!)