Running

[magpie seanie]

Serious question. Would that hairstyle not have cost her time???

Maybe if it came down to 1000ths of a second.  Adeleke looked tired in the semi and she was slower again in the final.  I think her semi time would have got her the bronze.  Apparently the US college season is brutal in terms of the amount of racing they do. The runner Adeleke beat into 2nd in the NCAA final didn't make it out of her heat.  You could see at 250m her head was already rolling from side to side.  I think she was just knackered.  But she has huge potential and is now a genuine medal contender in future Olympics and World Champs.

Will Adeleke have to go back to America again?

That's a tough enough gig and only 20 years old.  Pity she couldn't get that level of training in Ireland but probably not available.

Great potential and hopefully she stays injury free.

She's turned pro so can't compete in the NCAA but will continue to train in Texas with the same coaches. Relatively few of the big meets she'll be targeting in future are in the US. Only one Diamond League event each year.

She will still be studying but obviously not running for Texas A&M.

[gallsman]

Will she? Ineligible for her athletic scholarship obvs.

[magpie seanie]

Will she? Ineligible for her athletic scholarship obvs.

She has one more year of her degree left and it appears she will have the same coach so I presume she's going to at least finish her degree. She won't be training all day every day. I saw an article where it said she needed to factor in college fees into whatever financial package she'd get to go professional.

[jcpen]

I ran a half marathon in Ratoath yesterday, didn't go to plan because of the extremely hot weather and I was disappointed after it.Heard this morning though that another runner died during it, times don't really matter when you hear something like that, getting home safely is all that matters. Very sad RIP.

[KOTS3]

Just wondering how people manage maintaining strength while taking up running?

Planning on doing a half marathon training plan over the next 12-16 weeks that will involve 4/5 sessions a week but don't want to lose too much strength in the mean time - has anyone a plan that includes running and gym work i.e. days to do double sessions, when best to work legs so as not to be fatigued on a run etc?

[imtommygunn]

Do your strength sessions on your hard running days then you need the recovery anyway. Tbh you shouldn't need loads of hard running days anyway. Maximum 2 during week and your long run.

[jcpen]

Ran 3:17 in Dublin today. Delighted.
Anyone else run it? Support fantastic as always.

[Milltown Row2]

Ran 3:17 in Dublin today. Delighted.
Anyone else run it? Support fantastic as always.

Superb time jcpen.. wife mate was doing it looking to get under 4 hours

Edit: I see she did it 3.53!

Ran today on treadmill... feck I'm like an old man (well, I'm couple months away from 52!) 

[Minus15]

Ran 3:17 in Dublin today. Delighted.
Anyone else run it? Support fantastic as always.

First time marathon yesterday. 3.34. Couldn't get over the support. On a soaking wet day too. Class experience from start to finish.

[bennydorano]

I'm after a decent sports watch figure you guys would be more into them than the cycling thread. I'm particularly after one with a very accurate HRM read from the wrist, don't need the extra bells & whistles. I've had a fitbit b4 and some other Amazon crap that  I melted with sweat within a few months. Not into Apple products. Dont really want to spend more than £100-150. Cycling & daily use i suppose, no running. Any suggestions?

[trueblue1234]

I'm after a decent sports watch figure you guys would be more into them than the cycling thread. I'm particularly after one with a very accurate HRM read from the wrist, don't need the extra bells & whistles. I've had a fitbit b4 and some other Amazon crap that  I melted with sweat within a few months. Not into Apple products. Dont really want to spend more than £100-150. Cycling & daily use i suppose, no running. Any suggestions?

Go for whatever garmin you can get for that price. An older forerunner is prob your best bet for accurate heart rate. Prob get the 55 for round the ton mark in Black Friday sale. 

[imtommygunn]

I wouldn't be sure the wrist heart rate would be too accurate is the only thing I would say.

[trueblue1234]

I wouldn't be sure the wrist heart rate would be too accurate is the only thing I would say.

£150 budget tho. Not going to find much better in that range.

[gerrykeegan]

I wouldn't be sure the wrist heart rate would be too accurate is the only thing I would say.

I'd second that. I've a Garmin, the difference in my max heart rate is huge at times. I'd do a slow short run and it might hit max hr 170, I'd do a long fast one coming home completely out of breath and might have only hit max hr 150.

[bennydorano]

Cheers.

Any Polar users? Can see similar priced products with Polar. The current chest HRM I'm using is Polar and has outlasted a couple of Garmin & Wahoo units, so a good brand imo