The Health and Fitness Thread

[mim731]

1 hour ago, westlondonmist said:

Doing my training for a half marathon, did 15km today. Got PBs on 5km and 10km but that last 5 was tougher than a mutton vindaloo. Still it's done and only 4.5 months to get myself ready for an extra 6.1km.

You'll find it easier to do that distance again next time though, so well worth persevering. Also, once you get above the 10 miles on a half you'll do the rest on adrenaline alone on raceday. Sounds like you'll be well able on the day. 

I did a 10 mile race last weekend, and over a week later I'm only just starting to feel ok again. Just shows how much proper training makes a difference vs trying to fit in just enough to get round the distance. 

[westlondonmist]

1 hour ago, mim731 said:

You'll find it easier to do that distance again next time though, so well worth persevering. Also, once you get above the 10 miles on a half you'll do the rest on adrenaline alone on raceday. Sounds like you'll be well able on the day. 

I did a 10 mile race last weekend, and over a week later I'm only just starting to feel ok again. Just shows how much proper training makes a difference vs trying to fit in just enough to get round the distance. 

I did 10k last week, and my 10k today was faster and strangely felt less knackered post it. The last 5km though, I ran some but there was a lot of walking. I think I did my walking breaks better this time, and walking was generally done at 9min per km. Doing half a km of that generally enabled me to keep going. 

[westlondonmist]

Did 15k again today and got PBs on 1k,5k,10k and 15k. Knee hurts though, my HIT class on Tuesday was quite leg intensive and the run was probably a bad idea. Got the final 5k done about 2 mins faster, body just needs to get used to it. 

 

I have this bad luck of passing people I know at the 12/13km mark. By this point I'm blowing out my arse and barely mobile but obviously they don't know how far in I am. 

[TibBo]

Every time I pass someone on the canal I probably run 30% faster than my natural pace to get past them, and then I’m knackered for the next 2 minutes… also, geese are tossers

[Joe Blog]

Just popping in to share that I managed to get a time of 38:38 at a 10k race last night. Absolutely thrilled with the result.

[hallicks]

Got to work on Monday, felt like someone had smashed my legs in with some golf clubs. Managed to medicate through the rest of the day, Tuesday was the same, with added fatigue, headache and high temperature. Spent most of the day in bed. Yesterday felt like I was getting slightly better having been in and around the sofa for a few hours, then my temperature came back and I had to go back to bed for 3 hours.

Did a covid test every day, nothing. If not ‘rona, then what is it? No sign of a cough or cold so far. Anyone else having any similar delights? 

[BigJag]

Nothing as severe as that. Get well soon.

I have been suffering from heavy legs, particularly the calf area. I do a fair bit of cycling. The calves are certainly well developed. I probably need to do more high knee type exercises. My general mobility from hips down is disappointing. I need to be more dynamic.

I also can nod off at my desk. This always happens during a heatwave. We've got light rain today. It'll be interesting to see if that changes things.

[deathrey]

2 hours ago, hallicks said:

Got to work on Monday, felt like someone had smashed my legs in with some golf clubs. Managed to medicate through the rest of the day, Tuesday was the same, with added fatigue, headache and high temperature. Spent most of the day in bed. Yesterday felt like I was getting slightly better having been in and around the sofa for a few hours, then my temperature came back and I had to go back to bed for 3 hours.

Did a covid test every day, nothing. If not ‘rona, then what is it? No sign of a cough or cold so far. Anyone else having any similar delights? 

That sounds like the flu (not to be confused with a cold) rest and lots of fluids.  Hopefully you should be feeling a bit better by the end of the week, if not it may be worth speaking to a doctor or pharmacist on Friday

[tiger_rick]

Heard quite a lot of people with covid sounding illness recently. One lad on our footy chat even had a positive test. Just be careful of the tests, a lot of them are old now and don't work as well. Get well soon, buddy.

[hallicks]

Thanks all. Back in the office and managed to avoid falling asleep at my desk so far. 

[mim731]

28 minutes ago, hallicks said:

Thanks all. Back in the office and managed to avoid falling asleep at my desk so far. 

Probably the light rain. 

[BigJag]

The rain definitely alleviated the fatigue like symptoms Id been suffering with. I guess I just don't like elevated temperatures.

Felt a lot more energetic and capable today.

[westlondonmist]

Finally did it, the Ealing Half Marathon. 2:34:16. 24 minutes better than my pb at 21.1km. Also beat my 10km pb during it. Stayed with a pacer and didn't knacker myself early. 

I'm absolutely buzzing, and my son cheering me on was great. 

[Tamura]

After getting COVID in August everything has been a bit of a struggle. Made the mistake of getting on the scales the other day, and after a few months of being less active than normal and eating badly I was close to 17 stone. Considering when I was 15 stone I wanted to lose 3 stone to get to my target weight that was kind of a disaster. So started a new regime this week, mostly involving no snacks and lots of exercise. Started this week with a 2.6 mile walk involving a steepish hill climb, today extended the route into a 4.6 mile walk I'll do be doing five times a week, in addition to other exercise too. Managed the walk in 30 minutes less than Google Maps said it should take as well, result!

Edited December 19, 2025 by Tamura

[TibBo]

Well done matey! It’s a bad time of year to even maintain your weight, so making any kind of progress towards your goal is really good!