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surface said:
So, running is really not something I did (or anyone in our family did on a regular basis). I compete with sloth in terms of my speed, however, I would like to encourage my 5 year old son to pursue running. I suppose best way is to get out in evening and accompany him, right? Any other suggestions please.

Also, how old were you when you started running?
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Maybe start with park runs? He may be more inclined to enjoy it if it is in a relaxed group environment. A lot of people have their kids with them.

I did my first half marathon in 2003 at the age of 22 but only really got seriously into it in 2016.
 
surface said:
So, running is really not something I did (or anyone in our family did on a regular basis). I compete with sloth in terms of my speed, however, I would like to encourage my 5 year old son to pursue running. I suppose best way is to get out in evening and accompany him, right? Any other suggestions please.

Also, how old were you when you started running?
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What the other poster said - parkrun is the way to go - but dropping him straight into a 5k is a recipe for disaster for a 5y old. Register him and start the run at about 8:40am. Run about 500m and turn back so you "complete" the PR with the walkers doing just 1k. Scan barcode so he gets a personal best.
Build from here.
 
Hi all, thinking of getting Nike Pegasus 39 with a Vitality Active Gear voucher. Does anyone know if I can use the voucher on the Nike website?

Sportsman's and total only have the 38s.
 
ImpossibleAstronaut said:
Hi all, thinking of getting Nike Pegasus 39 with a Vitality Active Gear voucher. Does anyone know if I can use the voucher on the Nike website?

Sportsman's and total only have the 38s.
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P.s. I asked them and they said no... Will have to find a physical store or wait for sportsman's to get stock.
 
First US Run, another scorcher, decided to get in a pre-7 am run. Still not firing on all cylinders. I'm happy with the pace, stamina is off. (Not sure why the area is not detailed + watch took ages to get a GPS lock-on, never such issues in CT).

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ShaunSA said:
Is there any point in moving from 10k's to 21k's? :oops:

Pros/Cons that kind of thing?
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Eventually 10k will be like any other base run, they are fun to improve your pace on, but will become a bit boring.

Personally, I am a sucker for punishment, so 21k is a nice fast paced endurance run.

42k and more is a pain in the ass to train for, takes up a lot of time.

That's why I like 20k trail runs, 3 hours later you are done and you feel like you pushed your body, plus you got out of the urban environment.
 
FiestaST said:
First US Run, another scorcher, decided to get in a pre-7 am run. Still not firing on all cylinders. I'm happy with the pace, stamina is off. (Not sure why the area is not detailed + watch took ages to get a GPS lock-on, never such issues in CT).

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Was it the first time you used the GPS in the US? The watches have a file that tells them where to expect the satellites, and if that is outdated or saved for a different location it takes a while. Well, the Garmins do. Next one should be back to normal.
 
GhostSixFour said:
Was it the first time you used the GPS in the US? The watches have a file that tells them where to expect the satellites, and if that is outdated or saved for a different location it takes a while. Well, the Garmins do. Next one should be back to normal.
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It's called the GPS-A (Think the A stand for "Assist")

My old Polar M400 needed to be synched via PC to update it (if I didn't synch regularly then it took forever to find the satellites), but my new Garmin does it via the App synch
 
The_MAC said:
Well done on the time!

I would have never thought Cape Town has such flat marathons, 124m over 42k :unsure:
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Thanks!

Yup. All the way along the beachfront. Flat marathons are sometimes tougher as you're constantly using the same muscles, hence fatigue can set in quicker. I had some knee trouble with about 12km to go which sucked but I think a visit to the chiro this week for a realignment should go a long way to sorting that out.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Thanks!

Yup. All the way along the beachfront. Flat marathons are sometimes tougher as you're constantly using the same muscles, hence fatigue can set in quicker. I had some knee trouble with about 12km to go which sucked but I think a visit to the chiro this week for a realignment should go a long way to sorting that out.
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True story, flat runs mean you are always working, no resting on the downhills
 
Agent_Smith said:
Thanks!

Yup. All the way along the beachfront. Flat marathons are sometimes tougher as you're constantly using the same muscles, hence fatigue can set in quicker. I had some knee trouble with about 12km to go which sucked but I think a visit to the chiro this week for a realignment should go a long way to sorting that out.
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Durbs had there's last week. From North beach all the up past Umhlanga, turning back at exactly 21.1.
Must've been awesome.
 
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