ILX running running thread

Legs have been pretty sore today, was planning on going out again in the morning but not really sure if I can cope with it. It's possibly a case of not warming up/down properly when I'm on my own (I've got that runnersworld site bookmarked but it just seems like such a hassle to get the computer on to do some stretching, I need my gf here to make me do the stretches properly atm). Managed to cycle to work and back today with no real tiredness though so maybe I'm imagining the aches. Might try more of a walk but I doubt I'll get up in time for that.

.69 miles today. I was due for a set back. This was it.

on my run today i saw:

• a guy smoking a blunt
• an injured baby bird i wanted to help but couldn't
• a cute-ish white girl driving a donk

what's a donk

like this http://99rides.com/images/thumbs_extra/sm-sema-show-2006-021.jpg

after every run, my legs feel like they have been beaten with rubber hoses. its hard to get stoked for that.

I'd take that over seering knee/itb pain My running mileage the last 3 weeks: 0.0, 3.8, 3.0. Isn't that depressing?

that would be v. frustrating and unpleasant. i hope it gets better for both of us, then.

The frustration continues. I'm 16 weeks away from my marathon and I don't see how I'm going to make it at this point. Started my shortened training program today. Was scheduled for a 3 mile run, but could only make it 1.6 before searing pain set in. It's so annoying because I feel fine for anytime I'm not running and even up to a mile into runs. Then I become a hobbling mess.

:( that sucks.

the weather here is absolutely rocketing, best early summer in years (a decade or more) which is all well and good except that i'm really worried about heat being a huge factor in my 1/2 mara in a fortnight

ran 5 miles yesterday sooooooo slow, and took walking breaks. given my relative fitness in other areas, this actually feels humiliating and im resenting it. fuck u running, i dont plan to quit, so there.

I wish the weather would get a little worse, not rain snow wind or anything but a dulling of the temp wd be welcome for both running and cycling

i took a week off after running in a 10k. tryin to get motivated and start back up tonight.

outran a thunderstorm by like 30 sec!

Did I mention that I got up at 4 am to run this morning? Despite the sub par run, I'm proud of myself for doing that.

Yeah, this weekend was the first really hot one where, although I managed 9 miles, I had to stop twice, cut my speed, do water breaks. Felt kind of just wiped afterwards too. Non-runners don't believe this, but would so much rather run while it's snowing than when it's 90+degrees...

running in the snow is excellent

oh running in the cold and wet is far far superior to 90 Midwestern humidity for sure

Totally opposite for me. Sad than my missing such prime running weather. It's going to be winter in like a month.

went out for a slow 10k, which was achieved in 74 mins last night, but was going too slow so ran the last 2k in 9 mins. now i've got blisters and feel dumb.

first run that didnt feel like utter shit, yay. 5 whole k.

I am still doing couch to 5k, although much slower. why is running so hard for me? I am keeping at it, slowly but surely! I just wanna run, man.

Couch to 5k worked well for me! I stretched it out a couple extra weeks though. Now I'm starting up again after four months off. Shooting for my first half-marathon in December. No point in rushing things :)

cross posted this to dm: out for a run at 'recovery' pace earlier; aiming to take it fairly easy at around 30mins for the distance but got sucked into chewing up the pavement between me and a couple of other runners. foolish really, need to run my own race. too 'competitive'. this ws evident by the end when it felt like my heart wd come clean through my chest : /

27:11 for the 5k

what are ppls thoughts on the best time of day to run?

when the hangover is done but before its too hot

I like evenings the best, if I'm not too zapped from work. Trying to be more of a morning runner though. Heat doesn't really bother me. Just stay warm please.

Ran/walked 2.4 miles last night, my longest post injury run. Decided to do 5 min run, 1 min walk and I think it helped a lot. Had relatively low itb pain, only some tightness there at the end. Still ended up with a 9.5 min pace. Going to try the same method tonight, but try and go a little slower. I hope the worst is over with this injury.

getting way more tolerable. ran to track, did 800 hard, 800 easy, 800 hard, 800 easy, 400 hard, and then easy home.

1 00:04:49 0.50 09:38
2 00:03:52 0.50 07:44
3 00:04:43 0.50 09:27
4 00:03:50 0.50 07:40
5 00:04:45 0.50 09:31
6 00:04:54 0.50 09:48
7 00:01:53 0.18 10:20

Summary 00:28:49 3.18 09:03

Went running for the first time in 2 months this morning around the lake downtown with a new running buddy. We both run at the same speed and have both slacked off for about 2 months so it was kinda perfect. It's the first time I have really had a partner so it's fun, good conversation. I'm looking forward to this being a regular thing.

I was always an after work/evening runner but doing it this morning before work really woke me up and cleared my head. I'm dying for a muffin though.

I haven't been running that often due to various factors (friend visiting from out of town, weather has either been disgustingly hot or thunderstormy) and I'm still not running that far at a time (typically just a couple of miles) but the last couple of times I went out I a) could feel myself getting into a groove where I wasn't just thinking about how I wanted to stop, and b) jogged the whole way without walking at all. My pace is still not amazing because I do have to slow down sometimes to catch my breath but these factors are making me want to keep going with the running instead of giving up.

^ that's the stage at which running was the most fun for me, hope to be able to return to it after saturday week tbh

i can't converse much at all while i'm running, how do you guys do that? I feel like if I’m talking I’m not running hard enough.

exactly the opposite from what i read about starting off.

nick -- i love that! it's when i realize that i'm halfway done and i hadn't even thought about it that i understand -- finally! -- what people are talking about. lately i haven't been pushing myself very hard because of weird leg pains, but i am still enjoying running. has been a bit too hot for me though. 40 degrees and cloudy, i feel like could run forever.

You should sign up for an ultra!

maybe someday, after i get my phd and am done raising my 5 lovely children

they may be holding you back, i dunno if you maybe need to re-evaluate?

if all else fails, i can pull them in a sled as i run indefinitely through the yukon

pffft good luck beating 5 mins/km with that method tbh

when the hangover is done but before its too hot

― exuding an aroma of lolz (Hunt3r), Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

see running is a good way to cure a hangover in my experience

see above tbh

i can't converse much at all while i'm running, how do you guys do that? I feel like if I’m talking I’m not running hard enough.

Unless you're hoping to actually place highly in a race, and this is part of your training... I would suggest you do this no more than 1-2x per week. I really believe most runs (for "casual" runners) should be at a nice, conversational pace. Otherwise you're just risking injury every time you head out the door. A pretty good rule is that if you're training to run a race at a specific pace -- let's say 9:00 miles as an example -- then 90% of your weekly mileage should be *slower* than your goal pace (perhaps in the 9:30 to 11:00 min per mile range) and 10% of mileage should be *faster* than goal pace (around 7:30 to 8:30). If you want to run a certain pace on race day, yes, you'll have to practice going at that pace in training -- but not so often that you're risking injury. Most of the miles in any training plan, unless you're aiming to REALLY compete, should be pretty easily paced. (Of course, if you happen to be a professional-caliber runner, all that advice is out the window.)

Myself, I like to do a "tempo" run each week or so, where I'll specifically aim to hold a difficult pace for 4-5 miles (after a good 1-2 mile warm-up). Otherwise, I'll just throw in a "quick" mile or two at the end of a long run, or a few strides here and there, but not a ton of speedwork... it's rare that I do a fast run more than once per week. Dunno if that'll work for everyone, but I've stayed injury-free for a couple years doing it, and I know that when I *used* to run faster, I had issues all over the place (mostly ITB and knee/shin-related stuff).

Of course, I don't really enjoy "shorter" races; anything under a half marathon I don't really consider worth paying money for. I'm happy to head out my door and run a 10k for free. And I enjoy the endurance aspect of running more than the speed. I'd rather just be excited to finish another marathon or 30k than to care how fast or slow I ran it.

You should sign up for an ultra!

Might be a good place to mention I'm eyeing a 50 miler in October... yikes?

^ stunning 360-cycle of gentle advice followed by 'lol @ ur puny distances', gets me every time :)

No lolz involved, I'm just glad everyone is running! (And I'm not even tops in the ILX Dailymile group this week, me and my puny 7 miles... :)

I like going for speed and distance. Curses!

I'm pretty much obsessed with all data I can get from my running.

I would love to run an ultra one day. I've got to get through this first marathon unscathed though.

Went a mile and a half last night. First time I've run back to back days since may 8/9. The lessor my my injured legs started hurting though. Bummer, but it wasn't too bad. Really miss running those longer distances. Really sucks to just be out there 15 to 20 minutes.

Oh wow, this is your first marathon? Didn't realize that! Good stuff. I ran my first on 11 weeks' training and skipped runs here and there; ITB issues flared up around mile 21, so I walked in the rest (couldn't run more than 5 seconds without sharp knee pain). But I made it, so...