ILX running running thread

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=1498758429359

u ran 15 miles, on purpose

this guy is bonkers http://wpblogs.runningtimes.com/blogs/antonkrupicka/2010/11/08/ring-the-peak-trail-circumnavigating-pikes

he is the most fascinating ultrarunner bar none

like, i would LOVE to have his life if i didnt already have a job, kid, wife, etc.

this post is p great too http://antonkrupicka.blogspot.com/2011/01/frequently-asked-questions.html

i second his love for the NB101 trail shoes, my favorites by far. gonna use them in a couple weeks at my first 50 miler

What's the longest distance you've done so far? 30 something?

37-ish

that run around pikes peak just makes me green w/ envy O_O

I would like a trail shoe. But first I need some trails.

its funny how he gets all depressed when the scenery doesnt live up to his standards

ive been running in trail shoes on the road recently, enjoying utilizing a slightly harder sole, im not super into the concept of shoes tho

The best trails around here are in the suburbs and I don't have a car to get to them. It would probably be good for my legs. 99% of the time I'm running on pavement and occasionally gravel/crushed limestone.

i take it this guy is pretty wealthy? totally amazing all the same.

pic of his summertime training facility via the faq post i linked to ^

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4xMske-B6FM/TSTwS_68jqI/AAAAAAAAB9s/AvkdgXs1NFU/s400/P1030898.JPG

i don't think he's wealthy at all actually-- from his FAQ:

Financially, I've been quite frugal my entire life--some times radically so--and this has allowed me to get by with much less than what might be considered the norm. With parents who were a high school teacher and a non-profit director/farmer, frugality has always basically been a necessity in my life and a habit I am thankful that my parents taught me. I have spent several months at a time living voluntarily in my S-10 pick-up, The Roost. I am fortunate to be supported by a research assistantship for my graduate studies and various sponsors, most significantly New Balance, in my running. Combined with occasional free-lance writing/production of on-line content and running store/coffee shop gigs here and there, it has always been more than enough.

cool, even better.

first injury in a while...v sore inner shins, sounds a bit like shin splints. what do i do, just ice, ibuprofen gel etc? and hold off running i assume. prob have been overdoing it, did that 10.8 miles saturday then 9 on monday. tried to do a short 4/5 today but after a mile the pain was too much so i had to walk back ignominiously.

i'm guessing as i increase distances i could prob stop going every second day, seems overkill. or vary things more, like fast short runs and one big run a week...

dudes i have the watch

http://grab.by/8H8n

have yet to fuck w/the heart rate monitor or training regimens, first impression: fn rad

Jeff vs. jeff

:D

you guys should race

seeing as i've started running again this past month, i'm pretty sure Jeff would win

but just to be sure, let's Race

ha dewey bridge. there is a nice fire road climb just on the other side of that bridge, going up to top of the world overlooking fisher towers. xpost.

i ran for the first time in a month yesterday, it felt great to my surprise.

whoa that watch looks awesome

Jeff is still nursing an IT band though, so maybe jeff vs Jeff race would be closer than anticipated.

I'll be in LA, probably early spring. We can race then.

guys is there a watch like the garmin 405 but w/o a heart rate monitor and less than $200

garmin 305 is like $130 does most of the same stuff looks like a lol hueg computer on yr wrist

feel somewhat silly not saving the money tbh, but i am nothing if not vain

205 is the 305 without the hrm. Prob could get it for less than 100 these days.

does that one also look like a lol hueg computer on yr wrist

http://grab.by/8HfV

lol tbh that person prob has a v thin wrist heres another

http://grab.by/8Hg5

a lot of people like the 305/205 better than the 405 judging from amazon comments

lol nuts http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/sports/31staircase.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

that watch looks ridiculous, no thanks lol

i have a skinny wrist btw

I got used to the size of my old 305 quickly. Now use a 310xt.

yeah, the 305 isn't as xboxhuge as it looks in pictures. it's not even heavy really.

man now i want a fancy watch!
someone gave me a (v cheap) digital/stopwatch for xmas... i can't figure out how to work it because the instructions are like half a page and make no sense. :(

about to head out for a sockless run in trail shoes. been meaning to try this for some time

whats the deal w/no socks whys it a thing

ehhh kinda overrated imo. some trail runners dont wear socks. just kinda made one of my blisters rear its head tho ;_;

i did sockless once when i forgot my socks once-- boy did i regret that at about mile 5.

its not as lol-looking as all the trailrunners i saw wearing compression socks last summer though.

but _only_ once.

compression socks = loooooool

compression shorts = LIFESAVER for minimal chafing on 20+ milers

Not sure I get the sockless. What is the value add there?

I run in compression socks occasionally.