ILX running running thread

it always feels dangerous to me! i will be running on the treadmill for a while, until either the ice disappears or i get some yaktrax (probably next month when i have to order books for my classes online anyway)

Ogmor, if you're running six miles now and it's feeling easy, then you will be absolutely fine for a half-marathon in the spring, no problem at all. Just concentrate on getting one longer, slow run in every week, and make that a priority over all your other running. Sounds like your well on your way though.

Also, I still haven't run a single step in 2010, so I'm a fine one to be dishing out advice.

haha me neither! but new year's day + a weekend = slow start to the year i guess. gonna get started today.

i ran on treadmill saturday, that is all.

It is cold and I have a cold, so I'm at home working on my rest technique.

im goin out as soon as i digest these crepes

one horse open sleigh is hard to beat, a suitably auspicious sighting for breaking 10 miles, congrats!

Thanks Nick, I feel pretty good right now, as long as I get out regularly I should be able to concentrate on the more noble goal of trying to beat the ppl I know and love, who are more experienced runners. If you want any pointers on rest technique, my skills are through the roof.

You and me both! There should be a rolling rolling over in bed thread.

thx for teh congrats dudes - it weird i just clicked into this new gear where i can go so much further - id been pretty much plateaued for the last year or so then boom

So great when that happens.

I ran today! First time in '10. Three miles, wandering aimlessly through the Stanford campus. Tomorrow I'm going to try the dish run.

Only 1997 miles till I reach my 2010 goal.

ran two five miles (on consecutive days no less) and a four this week, felt good

You're kicking my arse in 2010, coz.

kinky

I'm only running so much cos there's no way I'm riding my bike in this weather; was going to run later too but seem to have tweaked my knee a little somehow so best to rest it I think

i think i managed to strain my hamstring attempting to run my usual outdoor mileage on the treadmill last week and now i'm taking several days off running entirely (walking two blocks to the store hurts still). disappointing because this pretty much means january's going to be a reduced mileage month but i guess there's always february, and it'll even be light before class then!

I decided to walk to work the other day (abt 4 miles) and somehow managed to hurt my back a little. How is that possible when running doesn't hurt my back at all? It was a lovely long walk though.

is it snowy where you are? maybe you slipped a little and pulled something.

It wasn't snowy at the time but now we have like a foot of it.

Finally ran the Stanford dish this morning. Oh man, I am not used to hills. I was jogging very slowly up the first big one and I thought I was going to die by the time I got to the top. I had to stop and walk for about a minute. It ended up taking me about 38 minutes to go the 3.4 miles. Also, running downhills can be terrifying.

i think i love hills. i still have never attempted the super giant hill though. running down hills is a lot rougher on my shins :(

i have been jogging at dusk and i really like it! might get a headlamp. something kind of awesome about the dark.

omg, haven't run or done any exercise since September. This is ridiculous and tomorrow I'm going to try & find somewhere to run... my nearest cheapo gym doesn't have treadmills; I can't afford another gym and although I have always written off outdoor running in the UK I'm going to give it a go here...

I think I may fall down dead after about 3 mins; either that or I'll get sucked into a coffee shop.

hills are cool, i like them. don't live near any now though.

my hamstring is getting better, saturday i tried going 4 miles and had to turn back after 1.5 but yesterday it was just tight rather than painful so i'm on the mend. now i just have to tackle the getting-up-early problem, what's the likelihood i'm actually going to get out of bed at 6:30 to run instead of getting another half an hour or hour of sleep?

any idea what i should do about achilles tendon pain? it feels like it's more internal and there's no sign of a blister.

Sign up for the 2010 Chicago Marathaon opens on 2/1. Should I sign up? I suppose the question is, do I want to run a marathon. I'm not sure, I go back and forth. I have no doubts that I could, especially with 10 months of prep time.

i think i have achilles tendonitis! this is my very first athletic injury. while it hurts, i am a little bit proud at the same time.

stretch and rest!
could it be shoe-related?

i think it's from my hiking boots that i wore on my walk to work in the snow. they rub this little area on my upper heel and i think it just got worse from there.

sad though, because i love those boots and they're new!

while it hurts, i am a little bit proud at the same time.

Congrats on your injury! Get better soon though eh?

BTW Jeff, I agree you'd have no problems doing a marathon.

i thought the thaw had set in properly but i nearly killed myself slipping on the ice this morning.

Still trying to get back into a rhythm with my miles. So far I've only run 19.7 miles in January. What is surprising to me is how slow I'm getting. I'm averaging 9:21 a mile, when at the end of November I was down to 8:51 overall. I could just blame the weather, but I won't.

hey i have actually run more than jeff this month! (at a drastically slower speed)
use that for motivation? bc i suck!

ie, you don't wanna be like me, so move those feet, sir!

or take a break, you earned it!

As long as you're out there Jeff, don't worry too much about the times. They'll come back.

From the Dr. C camp the latest news is that I've managed to get my 5K down to 24.33, and I did 10K the other weekend in a rather sedate 54.45. I set out too slowly really. Someone told me that a good target is to run your age in minutes. (I guess that only applies over a certain age at which it's humanly possible to run it in that number of minutes.) But anyway, I'm shooting for 48 minutes, which I reckon will be VERY tough. Stamina is not a problem, but sustained speed most definitely is! But the bad news is that I twisted my ankle last wkend playing rugby and I don't think I'll be able to run for 7-10 days.

Someone told me that a good target is to run your age in minutes.

That's quite a tough challenge IMO, but a good project for this year maybe?

Jeff - it's just a case of getting back into the habit and your fitness will come straight back. Force yourself out the door for a few days and you'll be fine after that.

I just got one of these for a late Xmas present. I will be extremely visible.

Not if you stay at home with your feet up, tut tut.

True, true. I'll try tonight even though it is going to be 27 degrees F and snowing.

Okay, you might have a valid excuse there.

looking forward to getting back in the running saddle this week...only been for ONE run this year which is hideous (first the ice making running treacherous, then a chest infection, then a press trip to montréal...genuine excuses!). could even do it TODAY but seeing that i'm still in bed i'm just not sure that's gonna happen.

finally got round to buying a winter running top though, maybe i won't catch a cold every time i run in these temperatures now.

had gone 4 days in a row last wk, abt 5 mi each time. that is not normal for me but i was feeling strong and recovering well although after the last day i felt p. shitty & wore down. took the wkend off and now im more than ready to go later today!

Someone told me that a good target is to run your age in minutes.

This would give me a good chance of winning the 10k! Doubt I could even run twice my age in minutes, although that's a goal that would probably be achievable in the next year. Cool.

I'm also looking forward to getting back into regular running, although fortunately with better weather than you, Jeff! I had too much hamstring pain the first week of January and then too crazy a schedule to get in more than one or two runs a week, but now I'm more flexible and looking forward to having mileage goals again in February.

Someone told me that a good target is to run your age in minutes.

World record is about 26.5 mins iirc, but if you get within ten minutes of that, you've done an amazing run.

ok then, if i ran my age in minutes i would DEFINITELY win.

There is no way I could run a 10K in 30 minutes. Hell, my 8K time is around 40 minutes, it would be fantastic if I could run my age in that.

Only two runners got under 30 mins in our local 10k and that was out of a field of 2,500.