The Running Thread Part II

Stu_M3

Not come across that audiofuel music before Kez. Just had a look on the website and it looks quite interesting.

GBDG1

Steve - have you pushed the button on a GPS yet?

Wiggle seem to be doing decent prices, use the code  20OFF for a 20% discount. They're already pretty well priced on Garmin kit.

Abbeygoo

Hey mate, already ordered .... cheers anyway!

Should be here tomorrow - will report in!

(Do they make you run faster?)

GBDG1

Wear it and plot a route through moss side. You should set a few PBs

Graham27

Hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Really don't like it. Not a fan

I used to do them at school a lot, as myself and a couple of classmates were monitored as Scottish Institute of Sport guinea pigs. As you need to push yourself to your limits, I either ended up ill or angry at myself for 'failing'. Even now, 20 years later, it still plays on my mind and every bloody run I go on I have to end it absolutely flat out, and if I don't collapse in a heap on the floor or ground at the end I'm annoyed at myself.
There are some sports clinics and gyms that can measure you, for a (sometimes hefty) price, or you can get the test without the breathing apparatus which is just called the V max or something.
Never tried it. I shall Google!
Don't really have a favourite, I just kinda mix it up with various workouts I have noted down. I keep a notepad of decent workouts I find online and in mags and whatever and I have a load of personal training stuff here as I'm probably going to do that sometime soon.

We have a beach outside, and sand sprints are good. There's dunes about 15 mins away, so sometimes I charge up them then walk back down. Well, fall down would probably be more accurate. A few of those and I'm done.

I know that particular exercise you're talking about, but I've never heard it called a bastardo. Appropriate name though! That sort of stuff I do find fun

Abbeygoo

I have a boy's Adidas sportswatch for sale HERE   would make a great Xmas present!

Abbeygoo

Hi mate (again)

Garmin haven't dispatched my watch yet (poor really, as ordered it Monday) and so checked out Wiggle - that code is for purchases of £200 or more.

I complained to Garmin and suddenly they had a tracking number with UPS - not really impressed with the service. Ordered Monday 8:30am and hasn't been dispatched yet, despite me paying extra for "express delivery"

Abbeygoo

Shows the value of complaining, my watch arrived this morning at 10:30am.

Yesterday, when I rang Garmin, they were saying the order was still processing etc, so I said I'll cancel it and just use wiggle - they snapped into action and hey presto, here it is!

Looking forward to using it tomorrow now to pace my runs better - I ALWAYS go too fast, using a stopwatch is not helping - so lets see how the GPS goes.

mossym

just to point out for anyone else considering a garmin, for every model i looked at wiggle were actually pretty dear for the garmins, and amazon come in cheaper

edge 200 on Amazon: 104, on wiggle 117
forerunner 410: 159 on amazon. 202 on wiggle

and thats been true for quite some time, i got my 410 from amazon at 125 and the wiggle price was the same as above

Abbeygoo

disappointed with the watch as it shows current pace & time rather than "average pace" which is what I wanted. When I glance down, I want to know that overall my pace is within my target rather than the current pace. Not happy.