ILX running running thread

Woah, that looks like an interesting piece, thanks rabes!

Col. Poo, would have thought that any sort of bruising would have gone by now, so maybe it's a ligament-y thing? Jogging on the spot is sort of an odd motion for the body to do imo, you've got to be bolt upright or you've got to lean right back or something to do it, so it's going to put lots of weird forces through strange bits of you. How long did you do it for?

It wasn't even for that long! Started off about 5-10 mins a day for 3 or 4 days, found that quite easy, went up to 15-20 mins for 2 days and then I couldn't put weight on my left foot. My right foot had the same pain in the same place but not as severe.

Figure I may as well jump into this running thread as well.

Have just finished reading Born To Run, which also gets mentioned in the article. Got a bit annoyed with the style it was written in, but if you just want to geek out on running, it's fine. Gets right into that whole discussion on the advantages of minimal shoes/barefoot. Made me want to try those FiveFingers things, if only to freak my wife out with.

I haven't read Born to Run yet, I have it on preorder from Amazon so it will be arriving sometime mid-year in paperback (I have this thing about not paying double price for hardcover books when there's so much good stuff to read already in paperback). I'm familiar with the concepts therein, though, I imagine, as I really prefer more lightweight/minimal shoes whenever possible. Try to wear light, neutral shoes for most training, avoid the extra cushioning, support, motion control and all that nonsense. I've also been running in the FiveFingers a bit lately, picked up a pair a few months back. I use them 1x/week for speedwork, usually about 3-4 miles and I'm good. They do kill your shins/calves for a while until you get used to using them properly (i.e., adjusting your footstrike and knee bend to provide your own cushioning to your body), but I think they're really great. Have to use BodyGlide on my feet, though, to avoid blisters from a couple rubbery seams on the inside...

Started off about 5-10 mins a day for 3 or 4 days, found that quite easy, went up to 15-20 mins for 2 days and then I couldn't put weight on my left foot.

Weird one, cos that sounds like a gradual enough progression. I still say that running on the spot is bad juju. Give your feet a chance to recover then stick some Poison Idea on yr shuffle and get your arse outside.

Not that Poison Idea are some sort of ideal of good health btw. I just know I have 'Plastic Bomb' on standby for when I'm really flagging.

Okay I don't know what I'm on about here either.

Yes, running on the spot is not advisable in my experience. We have a wii fit thing and my achilles and calves feel tight even after a short run. I always sort of feel on tiptoes which might explain this. I can't imagine it causing top-of-the-foot injuries though, but it's possible I suppose. I have had metatarsal injuries 2 or 3 times in the past (mainly through being kicked or stood on) and they can be really, really painful, and take months to disappear completely. Hope it soon goes - Colonel Poo!

Had a nice run along the river before work this morning -only 3 miles, but it's so good to start the day with the running buzz. I'm definitely a morning runner - I always do my best times in the morning.

I definitely agree that a couple of days off to recover makes all the difference, but any more than 2 or 3 and I start to feel cranky and sluggish. It's mental as much as physical. There are certain times that I HAVE to run or I feel just *wrong*, for example Saturday mornings.

I'm back to running 4 or 5 miles every other day now. It doesn't feel that great, but it's coming back to me. My feet are hitting the ground really hard though, I wonder if it's time for new shoes. I really want to make it through the messy winter with these though.

I have 366 miles on my current shoes.

That's not too bad. Rotate 'em onto your feet once a week, using a fresh pair on the other days, that way you save your legs running in a beat-up pair all the time but can still get some life out of 'em.

Austin Marathon's tomorrow for me. My girlfriend's doing the half and she is under the weather big-time. It'll be an interesting race, for sure...

Good luck ilxor!

So how did it go then?

It was really nice, actually. My girlfriend ran about 2:30 in the half -- a bit on her slow side, but she's been under the weather a lot lately. I stayed with her for the first 11 miles, then we split and I caught up to the 5:00 marathon group around the halfway mark. Kept them in sight until around 16 miles, took a bathroom break at 16 (there was a big line so I lost the pacing group) then another bathroom break at mile 21. Stayed at 5:00 pace but the bathroom lines set me back a good bit; finished around 5:20 instead. Austin needs more than 1-2 toilets every 2 miles with 14,000 runners, really. Good race, though. Was sore Monday, feeling good Tuesday so far so I'll take a short 1-2 mile spin this afternoon and then get back into my training regimen later in the week. I already have a few races lined up for March, April, May -- a 30k trail race (18.6 miles) near the end of each month. Really excited!

Aw, well done and congrats to both of you! You're doing really well to get back into running straightaway too, I'm normally having to walk down the stairs backwards for a few days afterwards.

Yep, I had to go sideways up and down until this morning. I'm all better now (or at least I feel that way outwardly)...

awesome run, definitely back into this again now the life-threateningly slippy winter roads have thawed

i honestly like the somewhat cold weather way better than sweltering heat.

I don't mind the cold as much as the lack of sun. If I wake up early enough to run, it dark. If I run after work, it's already 7 pm by the time I'm home and ready to head out.

man i LOVE running in the dark
running in bright sun makes me feel like i'm under a spotlight

no daylight and non treacherous surfaces are a definite pro when it comes to running

man i LOVE running in the dark
running in bright sun makes me feel like i'm under a spotlight

^ OTM.

Best part is starting a run before sunrise, then watching it come up as you're finishing a couple hours out on the trail with just a headlamp and a bottle and so forth. Very invigorating (and a hell of a way to spend Saturday mornings).

My ideal running time would be from 10 AM to noon every day.

6:30-?, in the shower by 8 is tops for me
i am a revolting morning person

i can't run for 2 hours

I don't frequently, but that would be my ideal window, regardless of how long I want to run.

I'm sort of a morning person. Some days I'm in work at 6:30 am. Maybe I'd some one paid me to run, I would do it earlier.

i am still having trouble with my achilles tendon, sadly. anyone else have this problem?

night running in the softly falling snow is a+

went running today for first time in a week, cramped up after 1.25 miles and had to stop :/

I like it when there is snow on the ground, because then the lights reflect off it and it almost looks like it's day time.

so not a morning person but last fall when i was doing an 11-7 job, i was able to run in the mornings before work and it was kinda cool. lately i've been doing dusk runs and it's nice.

Dusk runs are the best! Morning runs are great for some (most) runners, but it's just not for me.

Actually, I felt great when I was working 11-7 and would run after work, at 8 or 9 at night. You don't have the sun beating down on you, but in the warm months it's still hot and humid, which I like. I haven't been running much in the winter (which is why I haven't been posting on this thread lately), but I was really dialed into the "work 11-7, run at 8 or 9" schedule, and I need to get back to that.

Last night I knocked out a 3 mile tempo run three days after the marathon. Legs feeling great.

Ran 10.75 miles today. It was funny actually. I wasn't planning for a specific distance, but I ended up running 8 miles out and then just ran out of gas at 10. The prospect of running 16 miles today didn't seem right, so I just caught a cab back home.

Also, it was the 100th run I've tracked with my Garmin. What a wonderful device.

Brighton half-marathon for me today. So cold, so windy, so wet... just a really horrible day for running. Finished in 1:32 something, which is a bit slow for me but probably just about what I expected cos I've mostly been doing long slow runs. Totally fucking pwned Fat Boy Slim though, saw him finish and I think he did like 2:15.

Nick - that's a brilliant time! Well done! I reckon you'd be around 65% on the calculator thingy (I'm obsessed with it!) which is good going.

I have got my 5K time down to 23:10 (64%ish age-graded) and my 10K down to 50:28 (59%) over the last 10 days or so. The 48 mins is in sight!

Nick, yeah, that's a fantastic time. I've run a 2:04 half... still working on breaking two hours (probably could if I made my training more specific to speedwork, admittedly that's not my goal right now so it happens when it happens).

Beautiful day in Texas for a trail run btw, I'm headed out the door for 10-11 miles or so:

Mostly sunny with temperatures rising to near 71F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.

I've got a few 30k trail races lined up starting 5 weeks from now... this is the first of a series of long runs that'll increase to 12, 14, 16 and so forth in the coming weeks. It's nice to step back from those ~20 mile runs I was doing the last couple months, now that marathon season is over.

That weather sounds lovely ilxor, cos it's it's still horrid here, I think we're having the end of the storm that blatted Madeira. Trail running is great too, so much more interesting than road races, you are basically making me very jealous.

Dr. C, I put my stats into that Runner's World thingy and it worked out at 66.0% (good age guessing though!). Sounds you're well on yer way with the 10k btw.

Ran 10 miles today, it actually got up to about 80 degrees -- really hot. I burned through three water bottles in short order. Good week, though -- 25 miles the week after a marathon, no lingering issues so very pleased.

Yeah, you've made a great recovery there. Only did about 25 miles myself!

You guys are making me miss 25 mile weeks instead of my current weekend warrior running.

first time breaking 10 miles slush slow no sleigh

feel like i've got ledley king's knee tho

Nice job!

It's snowing here in Austin, Texas (wtf?!) so I'm going to have trouble willing myself out the door tonight. Only have a 3 miler on the calendar, though, so here's hoping I can stick it out...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/BrightonHalf.jpg

^ get some weather up ye!

(and congrats to ogmor!)

you guys are awesome! so hardcore with your times (1.32?!) and distances!

i'm having a light month because my stupid hamstring is still bugging me a little, so i'm only running about every other to every third day, 3-5 miles. i'm going to step it up a bit in march though, as i'm feeling better. (in fact, today i had way too much energy to burn and couldn't believe how fast i was going for 4 miles. unfortunately i got a little overexcited and made myself ill. whoops!)

i was just about to ask where's maria but here you are!

hi there! have just been distracted by less running, which is changing fortunately (+ new boyfriend = less internet overall, which i will not complain about).