Hi guys, my name's Dave. I'm not new to sports but I am to running, got into it over the last year but definitely trying to increase my fitness. i've never competed and not sure i'm that bothered about it, but maybe one day. i'm a final year student so struggle to find time to do as much running as i want to, managing about 2/3 30 minute runs a week and looking to increase that as much as i can. I'm interested in the nutrition and all that stuff as well 

Hi all,

I started running some months ago as my wife was doing the Bath half and I was feeling guilty. I used to play football (badly) every week, but hadn't done anything for a couple of years and as I was hurtling towards 40, thought I'd better get my backside moving. It's been a bit tricky getting time sometimes with a couple of small children, but there you go (there's always an excuse, right?!).

I joined up with the Chippenham Harriers beginners course in the summer which went well and finished that with a 5K River Run in 26m 28s, so pleased with that. Managed to up the distance to 5.5 miles but then went in for the snip so couldn't do much for a while and now I've got a stinking cold! Feeling quite frustrated now, but hopefully back out soon. Love the mag idea, nicely motivational but light hearted as well....and hot girls in shorts. What more can you ask for? 

Hello all, new to running after cycling for 15 years then taking 4 years off to get fattish I'm starting to get the hang of it...... until yesterday when during a 4k trot I felt a nasty twang in my right knee then it swelled up and is very painful, ok to walk and stuff but am eager not to lose the progress i've made in the last 5 weeks. any ideas or advice is very welcome. thanks in advance. 

Hi,

having lost 2 stone over a year or so I thought it was time to up the anti and go for some fitness.  Many years ago I ran a lot, Orienteering was my running of choice but I've not done anything for many years now.
So off I went to local running shop and picked up a nice pair of Brooks, took them home stoked that I was going to run again, but mindful of how difficult it might be, only to have my wife go into labour half an hour later.  7 hours after that and I was a Dad!  Needless to say my Brooks sat in their box, but finally, tonight, after 10 weeks I finally got out and did 2 miles run/walk alternating, and totally enjoyed it.
Enjoyed the mag, it provided the last ounce of inspiration to overcome my tiredness and get out there.
Looking forward to more.
Cheers 

Hi ladies and gents,

Just signed up today,  been out and bought all my kit today (early Xmas present to myself) Hoping to start tomorrow 

Live in Leicester if any of you guys looking for someone extremely unfit to train with and learn as we go lol 

Looking forward to making new friends here 

Lee 

Hello just signed up after starting running in summer managing it for a few months and then letting it all fall by the wayside! Hope fully  shaming myself on here will get me out there! Totall beginner tho! But heres to 2011 (determind to start tomorrow! 

Ello. My name is Phil. I'm 31 and from Luton. Have run 2 marathons so far London and Dublin last year. 2 more planned this year, Paris and Edinburgh and hope to fluke my way into London. Love running, but still have a lot to learn. To break 4 hrs is my ultimate goal.
 

Hi, My names Lee, I ran the Berlin Marathon in 2009, the Paris Marathon in 2010 and this year I am doing Edinburgh. The Berlin marathon was loads better than Paris the organisation etc, although Paris was more scenic, the Paris marathon takes you through a park near the end and it is quite difficult as they are very few spectators to spur you on. The Germans on the other hand were tremendous from start to finish. my times were 5hr 10 mins for Berlin and 4 hr 40 mins in Paris, hoping to do Edinburgh in under 4 hr 30mins. Hopefully the snow stopped now so that I can train again, when it snows I use the treadmill, 10 miles looking at a wall is horrendous!!!! 

Hi
been running a ewhile but need a bit of a lift to increase my mileage. 

Hi all I am not new to running but love the alternative angle this magazine has taken to the running lifestyle.
I am a qualified leader in running fitness and I plan training sessions at my local club. I have completed one Marathon, a handful of halfs and many cross country and short road races. I have to admit I hate anything shorter than a half marathon though. 

Hi Gents,

I'm 35 and have recently started running again. After clocking 26 mins for the Bupa Great Winter Run I regularly run 5km interval training and have now brought my time for 5km road runs down to 18 mins 26 secs.

Am now trying to step up to the 10km level.

Cheers,

Mikka 

Ello other running blokes, only started reading Mens Running last week, already read last months and this months, love it.

Me? I'm still fairly new compared to some people only having run for 11 months now (even less if you take out the month and a half with a foot injury over christmas), not ever too confident in making the call of whether I'm doing good or not, but I've run 4 half marathons now, and a fifth coming up this weekend (hopefully) in Deal, Kent, my personal best is something around 1:34:03 at Maidstone (Chip time as I turned up just as the last person crossed the start line!!!), might be out by a few seconds but not much.  I train 3 times a week running, nothing fancy, just going out on a run, completeing my 8 mile runs in around an hour sometimes a couple of minutes less, sometimes a few minutes more, depending on how I feel, and on the weekend running 18 miles and up.  My end goal is to eventually try running ultra marathons, probably half-kill myself but hey-ho whats life without a challenge?!  oh and before the years out, a sub-1:30 half marathon would be awesome.

Things I hate about running, this WILL be shorter, is people riding by or driving by at speed, and shouting, sticking their fingers up, or people just being annoying on a friday night on their way out on the drink! Sure theres a few out there with similar feelings?!  That and the obvious injuries, we can all do without injuries righty?

See some of you, whomever you may be, on the running routes around the UK....maybe 

Hello all. Been running on and off for a few years now but started upping things this year. Managing 10k runs now and ( slowly, very slowly ) building myself up to half marathon distance. Not entered any races as yet but would love to enter at least one this year and see how i go from there :) great site and magazine. Cheers. 

[quote]New to the site or new to running? Introduce yourself here.[/quote] 

hi ther im a 42 yr old sparky from scotland new to running.started in october last year as my weight was over 14 stone, i was a smoker and beer drinker and got fed up with how i looked. i am now running 13 miles plus ,down to 11 stone 3,and no longer smoke or touch the beer.oh and im running the edinburgh marathon in may,,,happy days