ILX running running thread

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.

not sure about the value add, but i know a bunch of ultrarunners who swear by sockless minimal shoes, including ant0n krup1cka, who had a big hand in designing the NB 101 trail shoe, my shoe of choice, sooo.......

Probably some hippy reason then.

substitute "ultramarathon" for "ironman" and this is basically my life the past 4 months training

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B03dFMG8nR4

this one's good too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tO2T2ydKII

still got that annoying shin pain, i guess is shin splints. kind of a dull pain on the inside of my shins when i go down or up stairs. i haven't ran since last weds, but i guess always the chance it's just stiffness rather than still injured. might try tmrw.

Very snowy run tonight. Felt good though. My anti-treadmill winter continues.

love running in the snow

can't decide whether to go out tonight for 2-3 miles. it's 23º in austin right now. feels like 8º with wind chill :(

Do it.

convince me

Because your a better runner than me and I just ran in 22 degrees, -9 wind chill, and 30 mph winds. So you should be able to do double that at least.

goddamnit fine, i'll go out for a bit ;_;

btw you'd be "better" if i was injured and you weren't! luck o the draw

hahaha, I could not face the austin FREEZE so I just did a really long run last night.

i did 3 mi last night, i'm tapering ;_;

Have runner's knee, frustrated as hell. ~10 weeks until the London marathon, I'm not getting any less unfit by not training properly.

epic one through the weather today, v slow, the snow was like running on sand my god particularly climbing, broke down and walked a bunch, saw beautiful scenery, it got really dark, i met some nice dogs, got worried i was lost, p fun overall

http://grab.by/8K9G

that first big dip in pace was taking a wrong turn and having to cross a rail yard through three foot drifts - every stat tells a story - luv u garmin *sniffle*

Garmin makes life better.

May try my first sub zero run tomorrow morning.

the elevation is a lil fucked up on this report for sure - the first three and a half miles on this run are the same as the one i posted a couple days ago - and the elevation on that one looks way different and much more correct

i was never below 500ft on this run

seems like its just v beginning thats weird tho

wow i just reloaded the page and IT FIXED ITSELF