Park Runs
Recently on my travels back from Melbourne I was sat next to a gentlemen and got talking everything fitness. He mentioned how he'd taken part in a Park Run around Albert Park, better well known for where the Australian Formula 1 takes place. I therefore thought I'd write a quick entry on running and how you can make it fun through things such as park runs.
Park runs are the new must thing to do both in England and branching overseas. Every Saturday at 0900 there are many buddying runners getting their trainers on to run a distance of 5km around their local park. The turn out for these have gone through the roof with many peaking at 600 people, and with some reaching into the thousands. It's all so simple to do. Just go onto their website, register then you'll receive a ticket pre racing which is then scanned one you've finished the race. This information is then emailed or dropped to you via a text telling you your time, rank overall and rank for your age group. The main aim to most taking part is to beat their personal time but the competitive atmosphere is still there especially amongst the somewhat older members. I forgot to add the crucial element of the whole things, it FREE!!! So get out there and test yourself over 5km but most importantly have fun and stay active.
A few tip to prepare or help better your 5km time.
1) Relax and enjoy. This is what many fail to do when doing any sport. Don't always get to worked up on time and if you're improving, just enjoy the run.
2) Buy yourself a good pair of running based trainers then fit you correctly and meet your running style requirements.
3) Don't just run in preparation for the run itself. Cross training is a great element to include in your training such as rowing or swimming. These are all looking to build up your cardiac output levels, thus helping when it comes to the run.
4) Mix your running based training up. Include intervals, fartlek and steady state into your programme throughout the week, training in these different zones will enable you to improve.
So there you have it. Get down to your local park and start running.
Don't forget to follow me both in Instagram and Twitter.
Jack
Recently on my travels back from Melbourne I was sat next to a gentlemen and got talking everything fitness. He mentioned how he'd taken part in a Park Run around Albert Park, better well known for where the Australian Formula 1 takes place. I therefore thought I'd write a quick entry on running and how you can make it fun through things such as park runs.
Park runs are the new must thing to do both in England and branching overseas. Every Saturday at 0900 there are many buddying runners getting their trainers on to run a distance of 5km around their local park. The turn out for these have gone through the roof with many peaking at 600 people, and with some reaching into the thousands. It's all so simple to do. Just go onto their website, register then you'll receive a ticket pre racing which is then scanned one you've finished the race. This information is then emailed or dropped to you via a text telling you your time, rank overall and rank for your age group. The main aim to most taking part is to beat their personal time but the competitive atmosphere is still there especially amongst the somewhat older members. I forgot to add the crucial element of the whole things, it FREE!!! So get out there and test yourself over 5km but most importantly have fun and stay active.
A few tip to prepare or help better your 5km time.
1) Relax and enjoy. This is what many fail to do when doing any sport. Don't always get to worked up on time and if you're improving, just enjoy the run.
2) Buy yourself a good pair of running based trainers then fit you correctly and meet your running style requirements.
3) Don't just run in preparation for the run itself. Cross training is a great element to include in your training such as rowing or swimming. These are all looking to build up your cardiac output levels, thus helping when it comes to the run.
4) Mix your running based training up. Include intervals, fartlek and steady state into your programme throughout the week, training in these different zones will enable you to improve.
So there you have it. Get down to your local park and start running.
Don't forget to follow me both in Instagram and Twitter.
Jack
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