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― 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 (1 year 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 (1 year 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 (1 year ago) Permalink
ran barefoot on the beach the other day, p sweet
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 May 2012 23:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
that made my butt sore
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:15 (1 year 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
Still, it's going to suck sometimes.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:28 (11 months ago) Permalink
i might rather be murdered than run at 4 in the am
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:30 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah, that's going to be my obstacle too.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:42 (11 months ago) Permalink
i might rather be murdered than run at 4 in the am --lag∞n
Haha. For a while I was exercising in the am, and then I had to travel for a week and couldn't, and ever since then I havent been able to do it. And I hate exercising in the evenings, so this has evened out to close-to-never...
― rayuela, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
admittedly our hot isn't as hot as your hot but i way prefer running in the summer heat to having to psyche myself up to run in the miserably pissy rain or grim winter cold
― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Thursday, 24 May 2012 05:54 (11 months ago) Permalink
I like a midpoint I guess. A sunny winter morning can be really nice (and even hot once you have ran a bit.)
It's the brightness I love the most about running at this time of year, nice city sunsets too.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
i think i am skipping a run on my schedule this week because i just took 2 days off. i was more tired after work than i have ever been yesterday and got in at 7:30. i think i'll be ok though because it's only a 15 min run, i'll do the 20 min and 45 min ones. i have been 100% so far though!
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
I woke up at 5 AM to run this morning. Never fun, but was necessary today.
― Jeff, Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:46 (11 months ago) Permalink
it was huuuuuumid the last 2 runs. just did 45 min at 11:24 pace (calculated distance w/ gmap-pedometer). i am salt-encrusted again. i stopped twice to drink from the water fountain but near the end my ears were hurting and it felt like my head was being squeezed. doesn't that mean dehydration? or is that my very own symptom of nothing?
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
our group run on monday is 2 mile tempo run. i don't think i can keep up my goal of a 29 min 5k pace for 2 miles, sadly. it's a 9:21 mile. maybe. so slow!
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:58 (11 months ago) Permalink
i ran it in 19:37, it was like 93º and sunny at 6:45 pm and i stopped to drink water at 1.5 miles
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 00:13 (11 months ago) Permalink
LIKE
― jed_, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 00:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
well done harbl! glad that these group runs are working out for you
― You can do it Sun Myung Moon (NickB), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 05:36 (11 months ago) Permalink
to be clear that was 2 miles NOT the 5k lol
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 14:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
i stopped twice to drink from the water fountain but near the end my ears were hurting and it felt like my head was being squeezed. doesn't that mean dehydration? or is that my very own symptom of nothing?
sometimes after a run i feel light headed and a bit dizzy as soon as i stop, even if i cool down. never had the ears hurting though.
i see many running sites recommend having and alternating between two pairs of running shoes. do yall do that? i've ended up with a zappos credit, and while i would rather have the $$, i suppose i could use it on a second pair of running shoes.
― rayuela, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
Sometimes ears hurt cos of BLOOD HAMMERING AWAY IN YR HEAD, might be some sort of cooling thing, I dunno
I don't get the alternating shoes thing unless it's to let your body recover if one pair of shoes is affecting your biomechanics in a different way to your normal shoes (e.g. transitioning gradually into minimal running shoes from very cushioned ones). I can't see any point in getting two pairs the same unless you do a lot of running in the wet or in the mud, and then you might want to have a spare dry pair. I don't think that the shoes themselves need to rest or recover from running though.
― You can do it Sun Myung Moon (NickB), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 21:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
i think they mean 2 totally different ones because it supposedly prevents repetitive stress injury, which i guess makes enough sense and wouldn't necessarily cost you any more in the long run because you would be halving the wear on each pair but i'm not about to buy another pair of shoes myself
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
Hmm, I can kind of see the sense in that but I would personally recommend sticking the ones that give you rsi straight in the dumper ;)
In my own quest to re-learn how to run, I found this great article on proper running technique:http://www.scienceofrunning.com/2010/08/how-to-run-running-with-proper.html
It's written slightly stilted sports scientist language but I've found both that and similar articles on running form on that one blog totally fascinating and they've really helped my running. It's weird, but I've never really seen that stuff spelled out in that way before, even though I've read a bunch of running books over the years.
― You can do it Sun Myung Moon (NickB), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
This is the dumbest hobby, like it is boring and painful and when I am running I basically don't enjoy it at all, and yet right now I am all "FOUR HOURS TILL I CAN RUN HURRY UPPP TIME"
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 14:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
I concur.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
Ah see, that's why you gotta do it first thing
― poxen, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
5k tomorrow and I think I may actually be uninjured and in decent enough shape to actually push it. Need sub 22:43 to PR.
― Jeff, Saturday, 2 June 2012 22:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
Did 6 miles on Thursday and it felt great. Find Nike plus or I guess any self-timing tempts you into ignoring distance in favour of pace. Last few weeks I had been smashing my quickest times, but when I focussed on distance and slowed down things got way better.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Saturday, 2 June 2012 23:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
5K done, 21:44. A PR by 59 seconds. Didn't expect this, but I suspect that the course was a little short.
― Jeff, Sunday, 3 June 2012 18:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
Felt good the whole time. Maybe I should have pushed it more. I wonder if I can go sub 20 now. I still sort of hate 5k's though.
― Jeff, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
that's pretty fast imo. i just ran 4.5 miles in 50 min, which is about 11:06/mile. i was trying to slow down more though. i went fast the last 5 min because this is really getting easier, also it's not nearly as hot or humid this week.
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 3 June 2012 23:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
ran almost 5 miles today! which is nothing for most of you, i'm sure, but for me was a new record. running at about a 7:45 pace, and making good progress toward my goal to get to 6 miles at a 7:30 pace sometime this summer.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:03 (11 months ago) Permalink
to balance that with disappointment, though, the other day i decided to run a mile and see how fast i could do it, figuring i could probably bust out a 5:45 mile or something. i was only able to do 6:30. :-/ although it must be said that i felt the need to shit my pants for the entire mile, so that might have slowed me down.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
how do you shitheads go so fast? we did intervals at running group yesterday. i was trying really hard to make the last one faster than the first like you are supposed to, but to do that i had to go pretty slow. i ran the last one in 4:30 and it was 800 meters :(
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
you are boys but it's not fair
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:10 (11 months ago) Permalink
i'm extremely frail, so i guess running is the one thing i'm supposedly "built" for, athletically. and even then, it's taken me about 9 months of running to be able to keep that pace up for more than a few miles at a time.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
ok. i have only been running consistently since april so i will work on it. i am not frail i'm pretty substantial. but i am kind of giraffe-like. running has been helping me shed some of my commuting pounds i think. i mean i weigh the same but i am skinnier. it's working!
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 00:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
ha yeah zs u r fast i cannot run 5 miles like that
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 05:20 (11 months ago) Permalink
I ran my first 5k in 2009 in just under 28 minutes. Since then I've just ran a lot and steadily improved, dropping 6 minutes. I've also become ZS like frail, and that seems to have helped my speed.
But I quickly break and slow down after shorter distances. Hence my bad half/full marathon times.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 11:58 (11 months ago) Permalink
Sometimes I like to put my 5k time into the McMillan equivalent performance calculator (http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/site/calculator) to see that it thinks I can run a 3:30 marathon. Then I cry myself to sleep.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 12:02 (11 months ago) Permalink
Well, it's all relative. The 2 people that got me into running here are so fast that I can't run with them. One of them just ran a 10 mile race at a sub-7:00 pace, and the other is gearing up for a marathon. Maybe in a few years...
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 12:22 (11 months ago) Permalink
Do it!
― Jeff, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 12:31 (11 months ago) Permalink
Fun/interesting thread, though the imperial units are a bit confusing for a European mainlander.
I started running (again) in March, taking it on more seriously and with more discipline than before. Bought new shoes, Mizunos. My pair of Saucony shoes were 6 years old and gone a bit too hard. Still miss them though, I'm not too fond of the Mizunos yet.
Anyhow, started out with 2.5 to 4 km runs in March, went from 4 to 10 km in April (which is too steep I've been told), was ill for a week in May and am now doing 8 km laps. I found it pretty amazing that metrics (I use Runkeeper) seem to suggest I still haven't fully recovered from my respiratory infection even though I feel I've been over it for quite some time now.
Pace was about 7:00/km when I started and is currently close to 5:30/km. Not sure where I'm heading but I think I'll continue with building my endurance for the next three months before I'll start working on my speed.
― willem, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 12:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
I use Runkeeper
Will you be on my runkeeper team? It helps me to see/read about other people running, on this thread and on runkeeper.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 13:03 (11 months ago) Permalink