Did 6 miles on the treadmill today. Took it easy first half to ensure I could do the 6 miles.  Was 71m 25s for the 6 miles. First time I have run that far in probably a few years.
Last time running regularly I was around the hour mark for 6 miles, so will aim for that long term

Latest 6 mile run yesterday was 64m 40s
First 2 mile pace is getting quicker, i.e. getting up to pace. Prob need to drop another half a stone to get in under 60mins

Fartlek brings back bad memories of PT in the woods, when I was at Chicksands 20 years ago

Brings back memories of 1991 gcse PE to me!  First time i ever heard of it.  State of the act training back then tbf

PE was where I first heard of it, cue much laughing from teenagers at the sound!!
Our PE teacher had a set routine and would blow a whistle for the change as we ran/wal/jog/sprint round the school field. Unfortunately none of us could remember the set routine after a while so everyone did something different each time the whistle went 

Did 6 miles on the treadmill today. Took it easy first half to ensure I could do the 6 miles.  Was 71m 25s for the 6 miles. First time I have run that far in probably a few years.
Last time running regularly I was around the hour mark for 6 miles, so will aim for that long term

... Plenty of people do marathons where they walk 5 mins, run 5 mins
...

I did a half marathon more or less like this a few years ago and I agree it works pretty well

It was very hilly so I adapted it a bit on occasion to run downhill stretches and walk uphill one's but the 5 mins and 5 mins was what I was basing the idea on at least

It's very effective, several pacing groups in marathon events do this. Similar to Fartlek in that you try to not overdo it, go into the red for too long and 'blow up'

 This thread never took off this year, shame really. Just reread it just to see Mr Pie roasting everyone..lol

Have improved all these this month, bar rowing where I did my first 2k in 10 minutes for about 3 months (it was longer than I thought since I did this) and my weight has remained the same.

I have been messing round with my speed when running.  I read about Fartlek training and have tried doing something like it.  So now I am running at 7.8 km/h where I am comfortable with bursts of 8.8km/h.  Think this works better than running 8.8 until I stop.  10/12 minutes mixed running feels better than stepping up to 8.8 and only lasting 3 minutes afterwards.  I'll probably just keep mixing it up as both are better than what I was doing before. 

Hi Doobs, you going full Fartlek i.e sprint walk as well as run/jog or just alternating?
Do whatever works for you. Plenty of people do marathons where they walk 5 mins, run 5 mins

For myself I did 5 miles on the treadmill last week in an hour, gonna try 6 miles tomorrow. Knee hurting occasionally, but nothing i'm not used to.

Flicked the treadmill up to 10km an hour tonight, which is where I should be aiming at. I think I did about 20 seconds before thinking f that.  Think I need to build up more slowly, I currently go about 8 after the warm up.  My daughter does 15km/h splits ffs, she'd batter me in a race right now...

It is easier than you think Doobs to get to 10kmh on the treadmill.
I use progressive loading during the run on the treadmill. Start walking, then jog/run and just increase .1 or .2 every minute,
Your body adjusts far better then just getting it to 10kmh as quick as possible

That sounds like a plan.  I tend to speed up to 6 walking fast then flick it to 8.  My daughter just goes slow then 15, but she is doing bursts as that is the reality in her sports.  She is way fitter than me right now obvs, so doesn't need the slow progression. 

Maybe next time I push it to 8.5 in increments then 9 etc?  Think once I get used to travelling at 10, I can work on the stamina.  Pretty much what I did both times I did couch to 5k, though at slower overall pace.

Thanks for the tip.  Did the walk then 7.7 to 8.5 in 0.2 intervals than held that speed for 3 minutes.  Think I might start switching out one of cycling or rowing once a week, so I can do a 20 minute run.  Think once I get there, the gap to a 5k parkruns won't be so high, and I can add them to the weekly exercise.

The local parkrun course is pretty waterlogged right now, so am in no rush to rejoin!  I just don't like running enough to do the last 4k or so with socks that are wet through. 

I've been back running on the treadmill last two weeks. Started off really slow but 3 miles now relatively easy.
If the pace becomes too much, just drop it down a bit for a couple of mins then try again.

Flicked the treadmill up to 10km an hour tonight, which is where I should be aiming at. I think I did about 20 seconds before thinking f that.  Think I need to build up more slowly, I currently go about 8 after the warm up.  My daughter does 15km/h splits ffs, she'd batter me in a race right now...

It is easier than you think Doobs to get to 10kmh on the treadmill.
I use progressive loading during the run on the treadmill. Start walking, then jog/run and just increase .1 or .2 every minute,
Your body adjusts far better then just getting it to 10kmh as quick as possible

Less than 2 months until I can impress Red with some squiggly graphs again!

I've started early, piled on 10kg since the start of summer

I have no idea how married couples cope on a weekend like this.


Saturday;

12.30pm; Arsenal v Spurs
2pm; Singapore F1 GP Qualifying
5.30pm; West Ham v Wolves


Sunday;

1pm; Singapore F1 race
2pm; Manchester City v Man United
3.05pm; Prix de L'arc de Triomphe
4.25pm; Prix de l'Abbaye
4.30pm; Leeds v Aston Villa

Monday;

8pm; Leicester City v Notts Forest

Don't forget the NFL

Snooker too

I have no idea how married couples cope on a weekend like this.


Saturday;

12.30pm; Arsenal v Spurs
2pm; Singapore F1 GP Qualifying
5.30pm; West Ham v Wolves


Sunday;

1pm; Singapore F1 race
2pm; Manchester City v Man United
3.05pm; Prix de L'arc de Triomphe
4.25pm; Prix de l'Abbaye
4.30pm; Leeds v Aston Villa

Monday;

8pm; Leicester City v Notts Forest

Pakistan V England 15:30, T20 series decider

Well done Ralph

Jan 1st  -  16st 0lb
Feb 7th  -  16st 0lb
Mar 7th  -  15st 10lb
Apr 4th   - 15st 3lb
May 2nd  - 14st 11lb
8th June  - 14st 8lb
July 4th  -   14st 12lb
July 11th  -  14st 10lb
July 18th -  14st 10lb
July 25th  -  14st 10lb

Found a steady point while not particularly working on the  diet side atm. Got to the USA in a month, so aim is to get down to 14st by then. Have several social events and a few days away next week, so will see how it goes.

Andy Taylor - wiisssppppaa online is 8th in chips

Jan 1st  -  16st 0lb
Feb 7th  -  16st 0lb
Mar 7th  -  15st 10lb
Apr 4th   - 15st 3lb
May 2nd  - 14st 11lb
May 29th  - 14st 4lb
8th June  - 14st 8lb
13th June - 14st 10lb
20th June - 14st 10lb
27th June - 14st 10lb
July 4th  -   14st 12lb
July 11th  -  14st 10lb

After effects of COVID have dragged on longer than expected. They have also got rid of the treadmill in the gym at work, so no runs in my breaks anymore.
Couple of training sessions last week, but heat/humidity is ridic atm.