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just stopped completely. i couldn't run a yard without having pain, when i went back i guess the muscles had built up in their own time.

ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 6 May 2012 17:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

does running make your feet bigger? i had to dump one pair of smart shoes and one pair of converse that pinch uncomfortably but fitted me perfectly well recently.

jed_, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 20:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

Not that I'm aware of.

Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 20:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

maybe you got toe blisters and it made you think your feet were bigger since you felt your shoes on your toes more

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 20:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

do any of you use nike plus? got a new iphone recently and so i can use the app, really great imo, the stats encourage a nerdiness that promotes commitment to more running imo. and it's a good way to slowly introduce time/speed into my running without caring about it too much.

ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

stretch if something feels like it needs stretching imo, not as a routine

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

i have that on my iphone but never used it. i also have runkeeper. i just don't want to carry it while running and don't want one of those armband things. i'm thinking about getting a garmin so i can tell how fast i'm going. i also need new running shoes though, which is more important. i'm gonna go to the running store tomorrow and get fitted. i have some soreness in the arch of my foot and my shoes are old.

btw i am already thinking when i'm done with this training group of doing a half marathon group but i don't want to run for 2 hours+ and one of the sessions meets at 7 am on saturday! argh!

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

btw i am already thinking when i'm done with this training group of doing a half marathon group but i don't want to run for 2 hours+

then run quicker .....

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

that's what i'll have to do isn't it

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

srsly i think all i need is to have some kind of schedule and people i am accountable to it's made such a huge difference. i am a big excuse-maker normally. and more exercising is making me better at everything! i even started organizing my disgusting office at work!

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

i know but eugh positivity, next thing you'll be one of those people, you might even find yourself in a marketing career or something idk

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

first run w/the garmin in forever, lol i got slow, it was a big fn hill but still

lag∞n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

maybe half trails half road, i think that big dip in pace at the end was trying to navigate some trees that fell over the trail

lag∞n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

u took a nap

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

lol the gps def works the psychological magic, i did the same run a couple days before and stopped to walk like 3 times, this time i was all 'must not f up my stats'

lag∞n, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

this time i was all 'must not f up my stats'

ha, I do that too

NSFW Australia (seandalai), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

oof, that hill. No thank you.

I've never used Nike+, used my Garmin for my last 385 runs.

Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

Been keeping up with yoga and treadmill over the winter, but had my first outdoor run today. 5 km in 21 minutes, not so shabby! Wild, wild stitch pain at the end, though

poxen, Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

the running store has to get my shoes from another location because they don't carry women's shoes that big. the guy at the store grimaced at my old ones and said "those are done!" i didn't know they were that worn out. i hope everything stops hurting when i get them.

next week's "long" run assignment is 45 minutes, which i haven't done continuously since 2008 or so and i was worried so i today tried slowing my 20 min run down to about 11:00/mile and it was actually fun and not painful this time and i'm pretty sure i could continue at that pace for a while. i did not run all the way up the hill though.

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Thursday, 10 May 2012 23:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

Going to the doc on Tuesday for what seems to be PF symptoms. It's not bad at all, but I thought I'd see a doc earlier rather than later. I've been running on it fine though, pain is actually less when I run.

I've been slowing down a lot recently, just trying to get time on my feet and build some base mileage before marathon training. It's hard as hell, I just want to run as fast as I can every time out there.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 12:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

ah no the dreaded sore foot

lag∞n, Friday, 11 May 2012 13:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

I had wicked PF for a couple years then spent some $$ on orthotics and minimalist shoes (replacing them often) which made a huge difference, even as I steadily increased weekly mileage. fwiw.

tobo73, Friday, 11 May 2012 15:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

I've already been wearing custom orthotics for several years now (replaced every year). I couldn't run without them at this point.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 16:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

The PF seems to be really mild at this point. Hoping it will be no big deal.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 16:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

What shoes do you run in?

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 16:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

I think they're called Brooks Pure Flow. Bright green, you can't miss them.

All this said I just finished my weekly long run. about 8 miles in some serious, but non-PF, foot pain set in. Of course I did the stupid thing and finished a 16-miler through the pain. Probably going to regret that for a few days if not weeks.

tobo73, Friday, 11 May 2012 18:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

I just ordered some Skechers GoRun. Intrigued by them, eager to try out.

Other shoes I've tried recently but didn't quite work out: New Balance 730's and Adidas Hagio.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 19:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

Currently still running in my Newton Gravitas.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

brooks! i went to a running gait place & they set me up with brooks shoes. i'd never heard of them -- the extent of my shoe knowledge went from new balance to nike.

rayuela, Friday, 11 May 2012 19:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

Shoes I've run in:

Fila Flow Sanctuary III - I started running in these, they were unremarkable but did the job at the time.
Adidas Adistar Ride - The shoe I really started running in. Ran my first marathon in these.
Brooks Defyance - Tried them out and got injured not long afterwards. I don't know if they shoes were a factor, but they were bulky and I didn't like them.
Newton Gravitas - Started running with this right after my first marathon. Got used to them and now I find it hard to run in anything else. I put nearly 700 miles on my first pair and up to 282 on my second.
Saucony Kinvara - Toe box was too narrow for me for running. I still wear them casually though.
Altra Instincts - Felt like running with boxes on my feet, didn't work at all.
Merrell Mix Master - My only trail shoe. I've run in exactly one trail race with it. It was through 8 inches of fresh snow so I don't think it really mattered what I ran in.
Adidas Hagio - Really liked the way these felt, but they seemed like more of a racing flat that would be good for short distances. That's great, but I prefer long distance running and I didn't think these would hold up long.
New Balance 730s - The no sock liner thing is weird and it didn't work well with my orthotics.

Jeff, Friday, 11 May 2012 20:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

the ones i'm getting are mizuno wave riders, the ones i have are mizuno wave something

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Friday, 11 May 2012 20:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

i got my nu shooz that had to be shipped from the other store so i had not seen them before the box was opened today and they are bright highlighter greenish-yellow with blue soles! also i had already committed to buying orange smartwool socks because i hadn't brought socks and opened the thing to put them on so now i have all the colors. i would not have consciously chosen this but now i have to grow into it.

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Monday, 14 May 2012 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

I've got heel spurs. yeehaw.

Jeff, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

i was doing some of those shin splint exercises (i haaate doing them) kind of sporadically and tried the treadmill again yesterday...was able to run 20 min without feeling any major twinges, and today seems fine! (previously i could only run like 5 min max) ...will continue with the exercises and hopefully will be able to run for longer & more frequently without worrying...

rayuela, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 20:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

i should do those. soreness near that area is making me scared! it's more on the side though. and could be residual pain caused by previous worn-out shoes. i did my 15 min run today in the humid and it was fun. running in the rain last night was also fun but we were locked out of the track we usually use and had to go around the lake across the street, which meant no good way to measure the intervals and we had to count lampposts instead and i kind of cheated not really on purpose because i kept losing count. i also started later than half the people so there was no accountability. i am bad at intervals.

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

it was raining pretty hard last night!

los blue jeans, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

my legs were hurting all over today and i was super slow even compared to normal super slow. i hope it's just because i am running more and need to get used to it.

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Friday, 18 May 2012 01:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

ya ur prob just a lil fatigued, take a few days of rest if u feel like u need it

lag∞n, Friday, 18 May 2012 01:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

shoes for me to buy under $60?

(note: I don't even walk smoothly anymore)

World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 May 2012 02:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

this place has good deals http://www.joesnewbalanceoutlet.com

lag∞n, Friday, 18 May 2012 05:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

k, thx

I will check the Brooklyn Sears first

World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 May 2012 11:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

lost half a stone in the last 3 weeks, thank you running.

ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 18 May 2012 13:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

I think I've tried a dozen shoes over the last couple of months. I think I've settled on Brooks Pure Flow.

Jeff, Saturday, 19 May 2012 19:29 (11 months ago) Permalink

i ran 40 min at an 11:11 pace. slow on purpose is really helpful! i felt like i didn't slow down going uphill and was able to run up the entire hill and keep going for another half mile or so at a very slight incline without slowing down. it wasn't nearly as painful as running 2 days ago either.

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Saturday, 19 May 2012 22:21 (11 months ago) Permalink

went to the park today to run and gave up when i realized how far away the dirt trails are from the park entrance. another time, maybe, but if i'm already taking the train, i'd like to be able to get to the trails w/o another 20 min walk (my paranoia about my shin splints makes me leery of running on asphalt). unsuccessful day!

rayuela, Saturday, 19 May 2012 23:00 (11 months ago) Permalink

ran barefoot on the beach the other day, p sweet

lag∞n, Saturday, 19 May 2012 23:01 (11 months ago) Permalink

that made my butt sore

kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:15 (11 months ago) Permalink

why is it so hot out i want to running

lag∞n, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:04 (11 months ago) Permalink

yeah, i had an awful run today and it made worry about this summer. i just started running semi-regularly last fall, after it cooled down a bit and temps were generally between 45-65. today it was only 82 or so, but really fucking humid, and i exhausted myself after only a few miles. had to walk twice, and then cut my route short. :(

Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:23 (11 months ago) Permalink

Go out early. During marathon training, for long runs I'll get up 4-4:30 just to beat the heat.

Jeff, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:26 (11 months ago) Permalink


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