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| Posted: 31/03/05 11:30:40 40 |
Another vote for the Pumas, cheap (£15), comfy, no chafing, and they last pretty well. And I've got monstrous thighs each the size of Kylie :)
FWIW always wear pants under 'em, they're not like bike shorts where you're meant to go commando. I'd recommendwearing some nicely cutaway supportive pants, but YMMV. |
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| Andy Gates |
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| Posted: 29/03/05 16:32:21 21 |
| Got to add a big thankyou to the marshalls and yellow-tabard crew around the course: clearly signed, with friendly chaps clapping you on. As a total newbie with no idea what to expect, it was fab (and my Devon-honed legs ate the onebijou-hillette, yay). I could get used to this running lark... once the blisters have gone down! | |
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| Posted: 11/03/05 18:34:47 47 |
I'm part of a cycling household, we use tons of bottles. Here's how we do it and have a happy life:
1) Wash 'em regularly. Come in, dump your bottle by the sink, get a fresh one next time. Lots of bottles is a good thing.
2) Wash them with a bottle brush to give the insides a really good scrub. Soapy water, a shake and a few rinses should do the job normally.
3) Milton or Boots own-brand steriliser if they get too minging. Or brewer's sodium metabisulphite. Follow the directons, no need for more.
4) Just accept that strong flavour will linger: My protein shake bottle holds onto the manky flavour regardless so I keep it for just that purpose.
5) Store unused bottles with the tops OFF so that air can get in. That stops that vile plasticky taste from building up.
A good soapy-Milton scrubfest will resurrect any bottle. | |
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| Posted: 21/02/05 10:31:59 59 |
So I'm getting into running (for a half-mara in May from zero running at the new year), and I find that the day after, I have a nasty muscular ache between my shoulderblades. I'd put it down to my back working to cantilever my gigantic bouncing belly, but coworkers who run suggest that it may be the wrong shoes instead.
(Being a suspicious sort, I like to check these things out before spending huge wodges of cash on new toys)
I'm running 2-3 miles 3-4 times a week, on tarmac roads, in Merrell Terrators - a fell running shoe. Not ideal but will the "right" shoe really make that much of a difference? | |
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| Posted: 16/02/05 09:25:44 44 |
Not sure about the science (it always seems to be disputed) but personally, I've found that a cold blast of the shower or a cold bath after training - in the gym, on the bike or running - improves recovery the day after.
Twinkle, the way I do it is after warmdown and stretching, have a hot massagey shower, then finish with a couple of minutes of icy-cold, then dry off and put some trackies on. Works a treat. | |
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