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:clap2: I hear you Gaffer. It won't be long before my middle boy (9 yrs old) is quicker than me. He's Lamptey-esque in his football team and he's recently joined an athletics club up here at Harrow's Roger Bannister running track on Monday nights. He's loving it. What have I done! :lolol:

Apologies for my tardiness Gaffer. :lol: A belated first parkrun in 2022 last Saturday, coming home first finisher in 18:12 (77.29%). A fair reflection of where I'm at. The running is still not feeling particularly smooth but I'm chipping away. Could probably do with getting down to a bigger...

Running in its purest form. :thumbsup: We could all probably benefit from putting the gadgets aside and see improvements by running to feel. Listen to the body. Time & effort, not distance & pace.

The walk/jog progression approach is perfect Gaffer! On the grass just to lessen the impact can be helpful too.

:lolol: no need to feel intimidated GNT. There hasn't been a lot of exciting activity being logged from me. It's only been the last week or so that the running has felt somewhat smooth post Covid in November. I'm just looking to get back into a groove with some consistent comfortable aerobic...

Sorry to hear that Gaffer. I hope the hip settles down soon and you're able to get some running in over the coming weeks. I'm sure you're all over this but trying out some light resistance band work might help, just a few minutes each day if there's no pain. Take it easy. I'd echo your...

Here's the video. You might be able to see yourself GNT ? Big up Worthing parkrun! :clap2: I've had the chance to chat with Ben at a couple of races in London over recent years. Super nice guy. He's had a very difficult 18 months or so (horrific ankle break and mental health well-being)...

It's amazing that the thread is still going strong after over 11 years. It's really cool to look back at the contributions for a bit of nostalgia and to see who was getting their runs and races in. It's also nice to think that the thread was born in a brilliant season for the Albion and the...

I think there's a handful of NSC Runners in for Manchester. It would be great to get a chance to say hello. :bigwave: All the best with the training and enjoy the Alphafly's!

100% Gaffer! Wise words. It can sometimes be really hard to resist the urge but scheduled rest days are just as important as running days. Improvements come calling when the body rests and recovers after stress, not during the stress of actually running. More specifically it happens when we...

Not a lot of that was "quality" work though GNT. I spent most of the year keeping it comfortable, which works for me to stay as injury free as possible, but I think if I'm going to try to get a bit quicker this year I need to increase the % of "quality" in the ~3,000 mile range. It's...

Looking back at 2021 it was a somewhat up and down year for me. Started off the year pretty strong but a calf injury in April and Covid in November made it feel like a really stop start kind of year. Mileage down to 2,853 miles reflects that feeling. Not a lot of racing either but was super...

A fantastic year of running with a brilliant set of PB's Big Nuts! Onwards and upwards! I have a feeling you're on target for an even better 2022. Hopefully see you in Manchester. :thumbsup:

The Vitality London 10k is great fun. Gradually building up our time spent running and maintaining some nice consistency from one week to the next would be my main tips. Take it easy and keep the running relaxed most of the time, sprinkle in some harder efforts, and improvements will come over...

Another phenomenal year of running Bozza! :bowdown:

Just jumping on to wish all NSC Runners a Happy New Year! Here's to a happy and healthy year of running in 2022 guys. :thumbsup:

Ah thanks Gaffer! Endure is a phenomenal book.

Hey Bozza , you were right about the Nike Invincible's. I had some ankle collar rubbing on the first couple of runs as the collar is quite high and stiff for me so at first I thought I was going to have to put them aside but once I broke them in they've been a dream for taking it easy. Yes...

Have fun in the Vaporfly's big nuts. I haven't scanned the NSC Runners Strava group for a bit but I think I saw that you've been hitting some really nice quality track sessions? Sub 18 to finish up the year here we come! :thumbsup: What is the book? I'm looking for a new book to get into.

Haha! Yep navigating the time spent running around work and family commitments is an art in itself.