Running Can Only Get Better - 2025 First Session in Portugal

[@davidmclucas2970]

Just to add to my previous comment. I cant stress enough how much doing a heavy lifting routine has made my body feel. I am a 60 year old competitive age group runner and feel so much stronger and less injuries since I started lifting heavy. Hammies, glutes, calves and core all get the treatment.

[@TimGrose]

How long have you been running ? Think part of my “problem” is still feel like a 20-30 something in my head when in hindsight I could get away with so much more than now although never did much mileage then as was an 800/1500 runner.

[@davidmclucas2970]

@@TimGrose Ive been a life long runner, started 1975 aged 11.

[@davidmclucas2970]

Hi Tim, I had long term achillies issues for 12 months, I still ran but had to manage the injury, then I saw my Podiatrist who is a 28 min 10km guy. He told me to lift heavy with the calf raises eg 4-6 reps but had to be heavy weights and I had improvement straight away. I used a standing up calf raise machine at the gym. The results have been amazing, I do once a week gym and no more achillies issues.

[@misterbelll]

Great advice 👍👍

[@TimGrose]

Ah interesting. Never really been into weights as can probably see but will have to look into this.

[@Ambition-Ability]

This is a really nice video Tim; the location looks great! Perfect weather for some winter training. Keep on making videos with blue skies; they are a wonderful motivation.

[@TimGrose]

Thanks - yeah was nice to see some sun and blue skies. Am back in the UK now and sure enough there isn't any!

[@gw4550]

HNY sir. Looked like a fab run. I'm buzzing just watching it!

[@TimGrose]

Ha ha thanks. Hope got the attempt at some humour there :)

[@gw4550]

@TimGrose All the best to you are your wife for 2025 🙏🏽

[@josephgonzalez_]

Happy new year to you both! Some decent reps there Tim, things are looking up. I’ve finally ordered the ZF6s- expecting delivery tomorrow. Looking forward to taking them out for a spin!

[@TimGrose]

Thanks! One of those sessions wasn't too bothered what the actual paces but more the fact it felt considerably faster/harder than an easy plod. Plus nice place to run and even a bit of sun. Be interesting what you make of the ZF6.

[@TheFODRunner]

Happy new year Tim! Glad you’re “buzzing” 😉 😂

[@TimGrose]

@@TheFODRunner I wore these same VF2 at Speedway 10K now 3 years ago when we met. Was certainly buzzing that day! Downhill since. Now then why have adidas decided to not make shoes like the Adios Pro 4 in our exact size. Not buzzing about that !!!

[@BenNotley]

Happy New Year Tim and Sue. Looking nice and bright out there mate. Some really solid goal pace efforts to kick off 2025. 😎🤘

[@TimGrose]

Same to you! Am not as precise as some in my goal pace but feel when do err a 10 mile race maybe as well try at 10 mile effort and this was meant to be about that effort but undoubtedly I tried a little harder due to lack of relative fitness. Sure you would not do a 10K trail race at 100K average pace!

[@logohigh1]

10 degrees warmer water for Sue I think Happy New Years !

[@TimGrose]

Ah yes - from very cold to fairly cold !

[@LadyjaneAdventures]

What a beautiful place to run. Love how happy Sue is in the water too. Great channel. Happy New Year to you both

[@TimGrose]

Thanks. Sue loves it here and I get a chance to run in new places and in at least better weather than back home.

[@stephenlee1643]

Vila Real de Santo Antonio is where the pro’s go 😀 Went on the track tours camp there a few years ago led by AW’s Steve Smythe. The athletics track has mega facilities, and the forest on the coast has amazing trails.

[@TimGrose]

Know Steve quite well! Few years ago I hired a bike one trip and cycled to Vila Real and got train back to Olhao where the ferry comes into from Armona Island. I did have a quick look at the impressive athletics stadium there. Think Matt Fox of Sweat Elite has held a training camp here too.

[@mrnjfhk]

A good first session to start the year. Happy new year.

[@TimGrose]

Yes thanks. If nothing else nice to see some sun!

[@robin29991]

Well done 'emerging from a bush'.😂 And good job on getting the Session done too. Have been knocked out by some kind of virus as well for a few days now. Very frustrating but I guess might be better to get this early January, than when in the middle of my upcoming Marathon Block.

[@TimGrose]

@@robin29991 thought you might appreciate that - on super view though on my GoPro the bush looked tiny! Saw you were heading out yesterday for a run. How was it? This virus had me off running over 2 weeks and about 2 weeks later now still not feeling quite right.

[@robin29991]

@TimGrose Thanks, not feeling quite right either. Just a bit weak and HR way off where it normally is but always think we cam be grateful to be running again.

[@TimGrose]

@@robin29991 certainly found had to be careful and just ease back into. First few runs back felt were a kind of clear out as it were.

[@sagsdothedu]

Good to see you doing a session again. I’m the same with the Achilles; kind of managing it. Stopping running totally makes it worse 🧐

[@TimGrose]

I thought having manflu for 2.5 weeks would cure it but although improved just still there in background. Don’t think it is actually my Achilles more the bursa to side get inflamed. Some shoes are better than others but I do find if do much more than about 45 mins then start to struggle regardless of pace. Oddly a night’s rest improves a lot. Try to do as much stretches and massage gun as can. Sitting down for ages is often then hard to take the first step again. I had similar in 2017-8 and largely eliminated all shoes that rubbed and took shoes off completely when could. It was good again thereafter until late May. Annoying isn’t it…

[@sagsdothedu]

@ yup extremely annoying! I’m returning to the track next week🙃. See how that affects the Achilles. Best ease into it - which can be difficult once you’re into the session!

[@TimGrose]

@ the “in it” is usually ok as it is the warm up and even worse the cool down that makes me sometimes wonder what am doing to myself. Next day (or maybe day after) back to it. Just managed 10 miles for first time in a while. Now worried about getting up after sitting down LOL.

[@neilcam]

Happy New Year to you and Sue, Tim! Hope it's a great one, mate.

[@TimGrose]

@@neilcam many thanks and you too

[@tworunningbrooms]

Nice to see you back doing sessions. Solid effort there. Is 15 degrees normal for the time of year? It was minus 4 up here today and we had a few walk breaks to skirt round ice on the roads.

[@TimGrose]

If anything a bit down. Seems to be rising to 17-19 next few days. Part of the "problem" is that I am sometimes doing 5 hour trips just to get an hour run in so have to take a few layers for pre and post that I can still carry easily when running. It gets a bit nippy on the boat for instance! Other times of year here can be the opposite problem of heading out in just a singlet and feeling thirsty quite quickly! Think am still feeling a bit "odd" after the manflu so feel am having to wear more. I would not normally feel need to wear arm warmers when 15 deg, dry and sunny and not too windy. Maybe getting older! Session I was pleased with. Not too bothered about paces on this and I was only meant to be doing one hour effort anyway. As it is probably went a bit faster.

[@richardrendell9363]

Happy new year

[@TimGrose]

@@richardrendell9363 thanks and you

[@Mack.Tracks]

Waking up to -3C here. Very jealous! HNY 🎉

[@TimGrose]

@@Mack.Tracks brr suppose should not complain at 15 then. Does feel cold here at night though. Sue is going to get out some more heaters not that she worries much !!!