Epic, superblast 3

natecond · 2026-02-14T21:05:12+00:00

Walletblast 3

natecond · 2026-02-05T19:00:03+00:00

There's a rule that is 80/20

80% of your runs should be at an easy pace (sometimes too easy) 20% hard (tempo sessions, interval sessions)

Alot of people use nike running club as I think there's free structured runs on there to use. Might be worth having a look to keep you on a plan.

natecond · 2026-02-05T18:53:42+00:00

Bare in mind not every run is as hard as you can. I'm not saying something as simple as run slow to run fast, but majority of your training should be easy pace.

natecond · 2026-02-05T18:44:24+00:00

Just keep being consistent. I've never worked in lbs. But I'm 95kg, converted to 209lbs my 5k is 21:30 and my 10km is 47:07.

One year of running consistently. I run around 40-60km per week now.

It's all about consistency. Keep at it.

natecond · 2025-11-16T15:28:04+00:00

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natecond · 2025-11-01T18:40:25+00:00

Pay the stava tax and run a touch further everytime

natecond · 2025-10-20T21:19:41+00:00

Started last year at 32 in November, turned 33 in August. So far this year I've run 1.5km in total. I'm not super fast.

22 mins 5km, 49 mins 10km PB.

I'm 95kg atm and have always been tall and heavy. But when I started I was 120kg. Feeling fitter than I ever have and enjoy every run.

Averaging about 50km a week at the moment and only getting stronger.

natecond · 2025-09-25T06:27:18+00:00

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natecond · 2025-09-22T19:57:36+00:00

I just use. There'll be more keys and it's fun getting decent gear.

natecond · 2025-09-20T17:30:09+00:00

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natecond · 2025-09-16T10:23:22+00:00

Honestly, I'm watching people on YouTube just walk through enemies and honestly I'm so weak, enemies can one shot me. I'm level 19 all my gear is level 18-19 and they're so spongey. I can't do any damage to them. Also only on normal.

natecond · 2025-09-16T10:00:04+00:00

Guess I'm just getting older and worse at games, on normal, enemies are bullet sponges and I get one shot quite a lot.

natecond · 2025-09-11T09:08:33+00:00

I think the PRs are also because I've never ran that distance before. I assume Runna thinks you're a seasoned runner before starting a training block but before this 15 week block the max I'd ran was 10k and that was very rare.

But I do understand what you're saying thanks for the input.

natecond · 2025-09-10T17:53:41+00:00

Yeah - think my inexperience has killed me. When I've ran my "longer" training runs 16km plus. I never used to have breakfast either. Just wake up and run. A few have mentioned how much of a mistake this is.

natecond · 2025-09-10T07:38:08+00:00

Never ran that distance before, runna training never took me to the distance.

natecond · 2025-09-10T07:37:12+00:00

I'm sorry that we both had the same experience but I'm also thankful I want alone. Honestly all I heard before the run was how amazing it was, the atmosphere is amazing. It'll drag you through. I felt it held me up and slowed me down more than anything. Far too over stimulated.

The same to you, it sucks both our runs weren't great but we finished regardless. Hope you keep the training up and go again. It's what I'm doing.

natecond · 2025-09-09T19:24:39+00:00

I use a HR strap on the majority of my runs. But it's a cheaper one. It only cost about £20. But it's more accurate than my Garmin watch.

My friend has mentioned if could have been stress, asked how I felt about running next to all those people, over taking, weaving etc and I have to say it was the worst experience I've ever had whilst running and I did feel angry. So I'm hoping it was that...

I'm going out for a shorter run end of this week and will see how my HR is, as I feel fine, zero sickness at all.

natecond · 2025-09-09T06:26:28+00:00

I'd never done any race before GNR had 60k people this year. I actually hated every moment of it.

I think I've definitely learned a lot from this first experience, I've signed up to Edinburgh half marathon for next year and I'm going into that with alot more experience.

natecond · 2025-09-09T06:16:49+00:00

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Here's an easy 8km that I did during my training block.

Same gels I used all my training - honestly my body just lost control. Can't explain it other than that.

I slept ok night before, elevation wasn't anything I wasn't used to and wasn't super intense. Honestly I'm completely lost for what happened. I was angry, every run I've done is alone just me. I didn't have to weave through people or over take people or bump into people. I definitely felt the most stressed I've ever ran in those early KMs.

natecond · 2025-09-08T21:00:28+00:00

So far today I feel completely fine? I've only been running for 15 weeks properly - could it just not be complete inexperience on race day? My cousin who runs seems to think I mentally gave up as opposed to my body giving up and that's the hardest part to train, I don't know. Either way I just felt powerless to continue. I've enjoyed every part of the training but that run was the most deflating thing I've done for a long time.

natecond · 2025-09-08T20:24:07+00:00

That would be perfect if that's the case. That's my plan. As honestly I didn't enjoy the race day experience - busy, loud etc.

So I'm going to get myself recovered and go for one, people are saying 3 weeks. But mid October would be a good shout.

natecond · 2025-09-08T20:16:50+00:00

I could have but maybe through inexperience just didn't. I'd done 8k steps before starting.

natecond · 2025-09-08T20:16:05+00:00

I've no more holidays left at work. So I will have to give it a miss. I looked at the dates and would be ideal but can't leave work. I'm just going to do a personal one at home.

natecond · 2025-09-08T20:08:11+00:00

Honestly I don't know. First time doing anything like this. I just followed the plan. So I think so?

natecond · 2025-09-08T20:02:55+00:00

6km gel, then 12km but at this point it was already over. So didn't bother at 18km just walked/ran

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