"I have run in my five fingers shoes. It takes some getting used to. Your calves will be sore so you have to limit your runs to give them time to recover."
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Compression clothing
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Compression socks I understand. But compression sleeves etc? Experiences? Opinions?
Tags: sleeves, socks, compression
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sonic Feb 10, 2010.
High heart rate?
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While running hard (but not killing myself), I can get my heart rate to it's theoretical max (178) for my age (43). Once on a hot summers day my monitor showed 181 at the end of a hard run. But I…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julian Downing Feb 10, 2010.
"Barefoot" runners out there?
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Does anyone have any first hand experiences of running using "barefoot shoes" like Vibram Five Fingers or Feelmax? I'm curious to try them out but where I live cannot buy these products.
Tags: barefoot, feelmax, vibram
Started this discussion. Last reply by John10 Jun 23, 2011.
The Turtle!
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These originate in Hungary where I live and swim. Locally they are known as the "Turtle". It seems their brandname is StrokeStar: …Continue
Tags: Strokestar, Turtle
Started this discussion. Last reply by Patrick Feb 10, 2010.
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Beat Your PB left a comment for Patrick"Hi Patrick
How's things? - we're hoping we'll see you back on Beat:Your:PB soon!
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PB Running Editor replied to Patrick's discussion "Barefoot" runners out there?"Hi Patrick - Can't say I've tried them. Here's a couple of info sources you may find useful:
Barefoot running - new evidence, same debate
Running barefoot"
Sonic replied to Patrick's discussion Compression clothing"Yeah, me too - just don't get compression tops/sleeves - can understand more their use in upper body/contact sports like rugby. Do feel the tights have helped with recovery/alleviating soreness.
Noticed a number of people wearing the socks…"
Patrick replied to Julian Downing's discussion Swim volumes for Olympic triathlon"A lot more structured than me :-)"
Julian Downing replied to Patrick's discussion High heart rate?"I've always been a "high beater" and can still reach a higher max HRM than the theoretical calcuations would say I can do. Have always used HRM as a judgement of effort and fairly accurate predictor of finish time. In parallel one of…"
Patrick replied to Julian Downing's discussion Swim volumes for Olympic triathlon"So what did you do, and was it enough? :-)"
Patrick commented on PB Running Editor's blog post Testing times"80miles a week for 5/10km race distances - not surprising they said you were training too much / too slow.
More importantly, 1 year on, have you made changes and seen results?"
Patrick replied to Sonic's discussion Tight hamstrings"I only recently learnt that "static" stretching before running isn't the best. In retrospect it makes sense!"
Patrick replied to Patrick's discussion The Turtle!"We use them almost every session, usually in one of the early sets. Because they slow you down I feel they promote good body alignment in the water (and stroke of course). Personally I don't like to push too hard when I'm wearing them - I…"
King of the mountains replied to Patrick's discussion The Turtle!"Not seen these before. From their shape, looks like they're designed to smooth the flow of water over the paddle/hand, encouraging you to maximise the surface area of the hand, which is a good thing. Have you tried them Patrick - how do they…"
Patrick replied to Sonic's discussion Swim paddles"@king of the mountains. Can you do a tumble turn with the wrist strap removed? It's an interesting tip, but I'm afraid that if I remove the strap I'd never be able to squeeze it into the holes again :-)"
Patrick replied to Julian Downing's discussion Stiffness with age"Hi Julian,
I'm the same age and was never a runner in my younger days. See my comment in http://www.beatyourpb.com/forum/topics/tight-hamstrings. With good stretching my legs never hurt now. It's very boring but I can see the benefits."
Patrick replied to Sonic's discussion Tight hamstrings"Most runners don't stretch near enough and long term it will tell with injuries. Most runners I see do a few stretches for 20 or 30 seconds each. It is not enough. Due to tight leg muscles, my physio gave me a set of stretches. These are hard.…"
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- At 5:39pm on February 9, 2010, PB Triathlon Editor said…
- Hi Patrick,
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Be great to hear from you what the Tri scene is like in Hungary...
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