ILX running running thread

all my height is in my torso so that probably also makes me a bad runner but i like it so whatever

lol u shld swim

i like how i abbrev'd in the first sentence but not the second wtf

ha, i have been a lil' fire hydranty guy since high school and super shrimpy prior.

ha! really? i am (and, sadly, have always been) v short. it truly delights me to think that anyone ever thought i would be tall.

!!my sleepover camp name was shrimpy!!!

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hah lamp i did competitive swimming from like 5-16 and then i got all music schooly.

i love swimming :) but i was never really a champion at that, either. haw.

wish I ws 154 lbs

didn't really picture u as 5'7" john

i wish i was 154 lbs too but i also feel like i would look weird.

only when i'm wearing my high heels, xp

I'm 5'11 165lbs since it's show n tell day

maybe 5'10 sbeen a while since I ws measured

i'm short too - 5'1" - but i'm also really slow! i think this is mainly because i would rather run a long distance slowly than even a short distance quickly, though, so i don't really TRY to be fast. i think i'm a pretty medium build, but i don't have wiry obvious muscles so you probably wouldn't look at me and think "there's a runner!" oooh well.

wait, are tall people better runners for some reason?

wait, are tall people better runners for some reason?
--Drama Mama's and Papa's too! (forksclovetofu)

r u joking?

what, longer legs? I understand the ergonomics of it, but i also know lots of slow tall people and lots of short speedy folks too so... no, not joking?

sorry that was rude

but yeah I think that all other things being equal a longer stride is better

my gf's sister is a marathon runner and she's a bit taller and her husband is about my height and they keep pace with each other and when i once said something about how "taller must make it easier" they looked at me like i was nuts

I think it matters for sprinters!

yeah most of the fast people in hs i remember were pretty tiny

tall people are heavy

well n/m I take it all back

not disagreeing though, it has to be a combination of things! like relatively long legs for your height has to help but there is a point at which you are carrying too much i bet

I guess that it is long legged ppl are faster not tallies

Interesting! The same person who mentioned that I have a runners build said that I have long legs but a shortish stride (when running, not walking)and should try and increase it. Also I am trying to build up to 195lbs (my former weight) or thereabouts within 2-3 months, so it will be interesting to see what effect that has on my running.

Tehresa - I am hugely jealous of anyone who can swim WELL! I can swim for ages, but I am unbelievably slow and inefficient in the water. I really need some lessons.

yeah my gf is a great swimmer; I am woeful. if we go swimming it's basically just 1hr of me partially drowning and her lolling at me ;_;

I've heard that shorter people tend to be better runners because generally lower weight and lower center of gravity = more efficient movement, but given the trouble I sometimes have keeping up with taller people who are only walking quickly, I think stride length has to be a contributing factor to speed so height HAS to be helpful. Honestly I bet tall skinny people have it best.

the trouble I sometimes have keeping up with taller people who are only walking quickly
tell me about it! i'm a fast walker and still STILL! i have to tell people that i can't keep up with them because i'm a hobbit. it kind of irritates me actually. notice that i can't keep up and slow down so that i don't have to break into a trot in order to talk with you.

also: Honestly I bet tall skinny people have it best.
don't they ALWAYS.

haha, good point.

haha yeah u people are always asking me why i'm walking fast but i'm not walking fast i'm walking normal :(

I got a hydration belt. One of the Nathan ones with 4 bottles. +2 for my running dork level.

I'm back! 10.4 miles today. And all of the below freezing.

Well done. I did 8 today round prospect park. Cold, rainy and difficult. But my calf feels fully repaired! Jeff, do you feel like you need liquids in winter?

I feel like I need to drink liquids frequently while running. I like to sip every couple of miles. Today was the first day I ran with my belt and it was really nice. At first I was worried that it was two heavy, but I forgot I was wearing it after a couple of minutes. I still look like a dork with it on. A well hydrated dork.

Great work Paul and Jeff!

I did the 5K again on Saturday - 25'58'' this time!

Forecast is calling for snow most of the week. This should be challenging.

yeah, yesterday was my first day running on iced-over sidewalks. definitely not my best day for speed, but hey, not dead yet!

I woke up this morning and there was snow everywhere, so I went to the gym, but this is going to disappoint my dog greatly. I'm kind of afraid (ok genuinely afraid) of running on ice/snow -- is it safe? Will I have to buy expensive gear in order to make it safe? If so, I'll just change my routine and go to the gym. Unfortunately, the gym will not permit my dog to accompany me ;_;

all dressed up, no where to go
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Running on icy pavements is horrible! That dog is fantastic though.

note: for his dignity's sake, i must add that he doesn't usually wear a scarf, nor is he the sort of dog who dresses up
this was a one-off event

It's cool, he looks like a canine Keith Richards.

Running on snow is pretty safe, running on ice is kind of scary. I hear Yak Trax are helpful for that but I don't own them so don't know. Someone recently told me that when sidewalks are iced over and streets aren't very safe either, the roads near schools (or churches, when schools are on break) are your best bets because they're most likely to be safely plowed & shoveled, so I'll be checking that out for myself this winter.

Your dog is so cute! Best to not make him sad!

tht dog is gorgeous. jealous

running on pavements carpeted in wet leaves is also horrible : /

Fresh snow is fine, fun even. Iced up snow is horrible. much like ice. in most places through snow will be cleared pretty quickly?

Not on the sidewalks in Chicago. It's up to the property owners to do that, so it can really vary block by block. I swear some of them just spray water on the sidewalk so it just ices over.

I think I'm going to try some yaktrax. As if I don't have enough gear to worry about already.

yeah a lot of places seem to be like that. snow never gets shoveled (esp in neighborhoods where there is less owner-occupied housing) so it just melts a little, then freezes. might be better just to run in the street. last winter i did run on it some and it was better than i expected only because i was doing more of a slow march, which allowed me to run farther than i normally could :)

just ran 5 through the falling snow along a northern vermont riverscape :))

I wonder if I can wear my tingley rubbers on my running shoes.

running shoes can't get pregnant iirc but i suppose enhanced pleasure is always a +