http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Reluctant Runners Thread en Mon, 18 May 2026 15:02:25 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-354994 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:00:23 +0000 nobrakes 354994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So now I am also learning that leaping over walls into long grass isn’t a great idea. Sprained my ankle on a shoogly stone hiding in the grass yesterday. I am loving running off road though. I think my hamstrings are finally getting used to zero drop shoes. Got myself a pair of<br /> Vivobarefoot walking boots now as well. I find when I put on normal shoes now it’s like listening to music with ear plugs in - muffled and uncomfortable. The minimal shoes really<br /> bring your feet to life. One bad side effect is that I now find cycling shoes way too narrow. My feet have become wider and gone up in size by a half. Struggling with the recumbents as you really need to be clipped in to keep your feet on the pedals. Off-road seems to be my thing for now. I also swapped my trike for a Whyte MTB and am getting up into hills on that too. Nice to just jump on a bike in trainers and shorts after years being a MAMIL. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-353901 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 08:12:26 +0000 nobrakes 353901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am now finding myself part of this group.</p> <p>I have always fancied trail/fell running but the fact I run like a drunken daddy long legs and brutal form has meant that after 5 minutes my knees are wrecked.</p> <p>A year ago I switched my footwear to bare feet as much as possible in the house and Vivobarefoot shoes outside. Found them very uncomfortable for months but persevered.<br /> After a year I now find them so comfy I would struggle to go back to normal shoes. So I started trail running recently again. The barefoot shoes really show up the fact that my previous running style was basically ridiculous, and that years of cycling has shortened things down the backs of my legs. I’m easing into it, but did 5 miles over the hills yesterday, half run half fast walk. Felt magic. I am hopeful.</p> <p>I am partly motivated by the fact that I am sick of cycling in traffic. Hoping to sell a couple of my ‘road’ bikes and get a decent off-roader. Lots of good tracks to ride around here. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-352876 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:48:29 +0000 Frenchy 352876@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone had experience using orthotics to deal with shin splints? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345965 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:36:47 +0000 steveo 345965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't tell anyone around here... </p> <p>But so do I </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345962 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:03:51 +0000 fimm 345962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Humph. Some of us enjoy running. </p> <p>(Had a lovely run over Corstorphine Hill last night - all snowy and the ambient light (not sure if streetlights reflecting off low cloud, or moon or what) was such that I only used my headtorch on a couple of occasions). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345916 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:41:14 +0000 MediumDave 345916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD Healing just seems to take longer in winter :( Hope the knee sorts itself out soon. My ankle is OK to walk on when wearing combat boots but I doubt running will do it any good. On the plus side, more time to do the exercises!</p> <p>Definitely with you on the shoes. I was amazed at the subjective improvement when I bought a set of Salomon cross shoes in the summer (I was slip-sliding around in approach shoes before that). Deep treads are great. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345906 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:19:42 +0000 steveo 345906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>inner outer Calvanist</em></p> <p>Is there any other type of runner in Scotland, especially if you're not on tarmac? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345899 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:32:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 345899@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>My inner Calvinist</em></p> <p>I have an outer one too. Never saw the point of running on a road if frozen mud is available. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345886 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:34:23 +0000 steveo 345886@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've not been out since September really should do something.</p> <p>I find my lungs give out before my legs do, think that is from dragging my fat self up hills on bike and foot for years before running. </p> <p>Not had my speedcross muddy in 12 months can't see me getting up the hills anytime soon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345884 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:20:22 +0000 SRD 345884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I share your first problem, but not the latter. </p> <p>Was loving running on paths (old logging roads, now mostly down to single track paths over barrens) until I slipped and bashed my knee. Ordered some off road shoes in the summer and have worn them every time i've been outside since September but haven't managed to run owing to lingering ill health :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345883 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:46:52 +0000 MediumDave 345883@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good. My inner Calvinist also finds it rather appealing to run off-road through the mud and snow, banging into trees and things. Can't abide pounding the pavements. </p> <p>Downside is I seem to injure myself quite readily off road. Latest escapade involved an eye full of snow, an overlooked rabbit hole then a turned ankle :( </p> <p>Given I did not run at all (except for buses) prior to the pandemic, adapting my body to the new activity is quite difficult. I now have a whole range of weird indoor exercises to do to try and sort this out. </p> <p>Plus it seems to be much harder to get a subjective feeling of "enough" exercise through running compared to swimming (I think my running muscles are still far too feeble to stretch my swim-induced cardio capacity). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345877 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:26:07 +0000 I were right about that saddle 345877@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I stopped running for a bit there but just went out on the hill. A dusting of snow revealed a few paths through the woods I'd never spotted before and it was glorious to hustle through the young oaks.</p> <p>I am fat and weak but less so than before. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-345876 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:20:31 +0000 chdot 345876@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/08/it-lifts-your-mood-lockdowns-army-of-novice-runners" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/08/it-lifts-your-mood-lockdowns-army-of-novice-runners</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342232 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:09:08 +0000 wingpig 342232@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I swam too often when I was small to be bothered about clingy clothes, so despite any impressions people may be receiving I wear tights for thermal reasons and baggies for pocket reasons. I do like my pockets. You can fit loads of stuff in the pockets of a pair of cycling baggies.</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2khZX2q"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50731841558_35e790e9da_n.jpg"></a></p> <p>I could possibly stop carrying the wasp pills in winter to save space but there are still a few here and there being revived by central heating. Likewise I seldom need both spare masks but would rather leave them in the pockets to be forgotten about until they're needed than not have them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342228 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:33:45 +0000 I were right about that saddle 342228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For sure I own and wear running tights. My doctor said I was to take ticks much more seriously than I had been and also it was really cold in 2010 so I got a pair. Also some Ron Hills which are thicker, too thick for running in fact but good for climbing.</p> <p>I would be wary of wearing tights (running or otherwise) around non-runners. Nobody wants to see even the outline of my junk. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342227 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:26:03 +0000 steveo 342227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>and I think the expectation is that you wear underwear with them</blockquote></p> <p>And now I think I know why I've never managed to find a pair that are comfortable. </p> <p>I got quite relaxed fit running trackys from decathlon and wear a pair of tight shorts under them. I'd also wear them on the bike in winter though at some points the ventilation that makes them suitable for running made them a trifle cold for cycling (down hill)<br /> <a href="https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/run-warm-men-s-running-trousers/_/R-p-304055" rel="nofollow">https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/run-warm-men-s-running-trousers/_/R-p-304055</a></p> <p>When I did wear leggings I usually wore baggy shorts over the top. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342223 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:05:40 +0000 fimm 342223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm assuming that by "no shorts" you mean "no shorts over the top", Ed1? Running tights aren't like cycle shorts, and I think the expectation is that you wear underwear with them.<br /> Men who wear baggy shorts over running tights give the impression that they are uncomfortable with the fact that they have, like half the population, a penis and testicles.</p> <p>I run in tight shorts, 3/4s or longs all year round. Admittedly I'm female but you do get women doing the "shorts over tights" thing too. Ladies, your bum looks just as big if you do that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342217 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:39:19 +0000 gembo 342217@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If I am mixing with civilians, e.g. when did spot of Xmas shopping couple of weeks back I wear quite long walking shorts over my biblongs.</p> <p>I did run to work on my biblongs during the big freeze ten years ago.</p> <p>Linford Chrisite I am not.</p> <p>Biblongs are sort of running tights but with the pad and braces. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342214 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:53:39 +0000 wingpig 342214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I sometimes wear a mix of cycling or running tights (underneath normal Endura Humvee baggies with pockets) for cycling, walking, or standing around on a windy beach looking for dead crabs, particularly if I'm having to go at the pace of someone slower than me or stand around whilst the children do something. Don't think I've ever tried running in them. I pick up a pair on average once every two years when they're in a sale for less than £10. So far the only ones I wouldn't recommend were some grey ¾ Spray Way, which are falling apart at the knees. Only one pair have a cycling-gusset and are only suitable for wearing in the deepest depths of winter. The others are all thin enough to wear over normal cycling undershorts and under normal baggies. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-342212 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:31:25 +0000 Ed1 342212@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have been running to Livingston when allowed or Edinburgh every weekend for the last 6 months. I have been listening to a lot of pod casts while working from home. I heard one recommending running tights. I bought some for 1/4 price from trespass. The first day I wore them with no shorts as they said on the pod cast better to wear with no shorts. I noticed people were staring so the second time I wore with shorts. However when I got to the shops in the centre I still got a negative feeling.</p> <p>They are better for running than shorts in winter as don't rub and also warmer when walking around shops. </p> <p>Any one wear running tights or not, any views? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328226 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:18:06 +0000 steveo 328226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>An expert on bulls you appear to be! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328225 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:09:03 +0000 Frenchy 328225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cattle should have two official tags (and a matching passport) when they're...er..."going away". One of these will be a small metal one which is less prone to falling off, but which might not be obviously visible without getting close.</p> <p>Often they'll have a third tag, which matches calves to their mothers.</p> <p>It's a number of years since I tagged any cattle, so everything might have changed since then. Everything might be different as well for beasts not intended for that particular fate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328224 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:55:38 +0000 sallyhinch 328224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They're owned by someone who has them in a field nearby and they're a bit notorious for getting out apparently. Got into a field of dairy cows ... Anyway, they were about as wary of us as we were of them but we waited until the owner had rounded them up before we ventured back into the woods. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328223 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:44:08 +0000 wingpig 328223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Off-grid cattle? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328222 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:37:35 +0000 sallyhinch 328222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just 3 and a cow but they were huge and had extremely pointy horns. And no ear tags - is that even legal? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=11#post-328216 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:46:50 +0000 steveo 328216@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hahaha! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=10#post-328210 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:59:02 +0000 I were right about that saddle 328210@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh yeah?</p> <p>SELECT<br /> COURAGE<br /> FROM<br /> STICKING.PLACE<br /> WHERE<br /> COURAGE_HOLDER = 'IWARTS'<br /> ---------------------------<br /> 0 row(s) returned in 0.67 seconds</p> <p>SELECT USER_ID, COUNT(BULL_FACTS) AS BULL_RANKING<br /> FROM<br /> ANIMAL.KNOWLEDGE<br /> HAVING COUNT(BULL_FACTS) &gt;0<br /> GROUP BY USER_ID<br /> ORDER BY 2 DESC<br /> ---------------------------<br /> 4 row(s) returned in 0.03 seconds</p> <p>USER_ID BULL_RANKING<br /> _______________________________<br /> GEMBO 139<br /> STEVEO 56<br /> SALLYHINCH 34<br /> IWARTS 2</p> <p>Fair play. Point taken. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=10#post-328209 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:38:31 +0000 steveo 328209@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A coward you are iwrats, an expert on bulls you are not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=10#post-328205 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:13:30 +0000 I were right about that saddle 328205@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@sallyhinch</p> <p>Thirty to fifty feral bulls? What to do?</p> <p>@wingpig</p> <p>Keen to see you in sneakers whiter than Kim Kardashian's teeth. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15476&page=10#post-328195 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:34:02 +0000 sallyhinch 328195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Running up to the forest involves going through our neighbours' yard and they have four very noisy geese, so I decided that would be antisocial of a morning. We walk through there regularly in the afternoons although they were interrupted for a few days when someone's extremely feral bulls took up residence there ... it's all go out here in the country </p>