I kept it a bit quiet, but I was inspired to look for a 24 hour event after a friend (Emma) posted on Facebook about one she'd done in June - it sounded like a challenge I wanted to take up. The only one accessible to me this year was the Cotswold 24 Hour Race organised by 100 Mile Run, so I signed up.
I'll be honest, I didn't do any particular training except for continuing to train for my marathon. The laps were 9km (around 5.6 miles), so my aim was to complete 5 laps over the 24 hours which is 28 miles (just over a marathon). In retrospect, this may have been a little ambitious as I'd never completed more than 13.6 miles in training.
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In my capacity as "Runner 5" (Zombies, Run!), I pick up a lot of sports bras - just today I collected at least 3 during my missions (along with several pairs of underpants!). In my capacity as a runner on a budget, and back in reality, I was looking for something comfortable, functional and not bank breaking! I have 2 sports bras, which I have owned for around 10 months. They are both manufactured by La Isla (who I think have changed their name to Syrokan since I made my purchases). SYROKAN Women's Racerback Lift Comfort Support Underwire Padded Push Up Sports BraWhat they say:
My Review This is currently retailing at £16.49 on Amazon, including delivery. This is a very pretty sports bra, available in a range of colours. I have the light blue. I am a 34/36B and own this in 36B. It is a little on the large size cup-wise, although I'm not sure that the next size down might not be a little too small. It has a racer back and hook and eye fastening - it pulls on over the head. Through trial and error, I have learned not to wear this for running! Although the support is fine, and generally it is comfortable, it rubs my sternum, causing a small and very sore blister if I wear it to run. However, it's fine for weights, cycling etc. Comfort: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Fit: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Control: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Durability: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Appearance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Would I recommend: Not for running, but for non-running sports. SYROKAN Women's Med Impact Racerback Contour Padded Underwire Support Sports BraWhat they say:
My Review This is currently retailing at £14.99 on Amazon, including delivery. I have to say, I love this sports bra. It pulls on over the head (which I've seen other reviewers say is awkward to do, but I've never found that), then hooks and eyes on the back. Really comfortable, with plenty of padding and great coverage at the front. The (racer) back has nice wide straps and sits comfortably right across the middle of my back. Doesn't ride up or move around whilst running. Size wise, I'm a 34/36B. I have this in a 36B and it fits beautifully. I've washed this at 30 and 40 degrees and have tumble dried it multiple times and it's still in perfect condition. I will definitely repurchase this - in fact I expect I'll buy another fairly soon since I'm doing so much running. At this price, you couldn't do much better! Comfort: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fit: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Control: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Durability: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Appearance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Would I recommend: DEFINITELY! I'm a runner. On a low budget. With an unhealthy worry about slipping (don't ask about the ice and my coccyx, it's not a pretty story). So for winter parkruns and trail running, I decided to invest in some trail shoes (having slipped my way around my first parkrun in 39 minutes!). I had had my eye on the More Mile Cheviot trail shoes for quite a while, actually, but since I never ran off-road I couldn't see a valid reason to actually take the plunge. In fact I think I'd been procrastinating for so long that originally I'd been looking at the Cheviot 2! I settled on these shoes for 3 main reasons 1. Price - £30 + P&P from amazon.co.uk 2. Customer reviews (see above link) 3. I have other More Mile running gear that I am very happy with They arrived quickly and I tried them on. I am a size 7 with wide feet, so I'd gone up half a size. I'll admit that they are on the snug side, but not uncomfortably tight. Their first outing was on tarmac, as it was icy down my local muddy paths and I wasn't going to risk it. They were actually surprisingly not too bad to run in on tarmac considering the almost football-blade type tread on them and I had a good (and fast!) run. My next run was a 5.6 miler, again mostly on tarmac but this time I managed a mile across some fields that are being built on near home. I must say they performed excellently - having run across the same fields a few weeks previously and needing to walk around the muddy bits, I ran the whole way across without ever feeling like I was on mud at all. The downside was that by the end of this run, they had rubbed my little toe on my right foot (I said they were snug), so I used my regular running shoes on my next run. Their next outing was 3 days later at my local Parkrun. This was around trail paths with muddy areas and grassy bits on the sides where I overtook people. I managed a SB 5k (29:09) with no rubbing or discomfort at all. So...marks out of 10... Fit: 8 (I have wide feet, but I'm sure they'll stretch with more use) Grip: 10 (not even a hint of slipping!) Comfort: 9 Value: 10 Would I recommend these: Definitely! |
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