ILX running running thread

100 next?

doubt it, i was pretty zonked after 50. maybe in 5-10 years?

Wow, congrats ilxor!! That's really incredible.

nice work, ilxor!

first run in a week today (illness + 3 ft of snow and rising) FELT GREAT!!!

hay dudes friend me on on daily mile http://www.dailymile.com/people/JoeX

astonishing stuff ilxor

bought a treadmill fyi

I'm disappointed I wasn't nominated to be on team Dailymile 2011.

its an outrage frankly

dailymile need to work on the veracity of yr infographics - p sure 13 is not five times larger than 7

http://grab.by/8V9U

DM sort of freaks me out these days. I get a lot of comments, on really the most inane and mediocre workouts. I appreciate the unconditional support though.

xpost: The metrics suck overall on DM.

haha yes they dont even know when two days ago is

seems p jankey overall - like it imports the bare minimum data via garmin when it could be populating so many fascinating fields - could see it developing into something good tho

The stats are more of an afterthought. They are really just going for a facebook feel.

My runningahead.com log:

http://www.runningahead.com/logs/fa1b77092a6c411d9cf176c5b405142e

facebook + stats would be awesome tho - this shit is making my runs look weak by leaving out the elevation data!

they should have some sort of map my run type functionality too

from a run last week

http://grab.by/8Vf5
http://grab.by/8Vf7
http://grab.by/8Vf9
http://grab.by/8Vfb
http://grab.by/8Vfd

shiiiiiiii -... that looks awesome

Snow and ice is melting here today. It's glorious. And tomorrow it may hit 40. It may be the best 9 miles of my life.

yah, snow looks incredible. kinda forgot about daily mile, just added u

Going to be nice and warm in the coming week, looking forward to getting 20+ miles in. Didn't feel like running today, but the weather was gorgeous so I hiked 15 miles. Which hurts a lot more than running 13 miles, but is super relaxing.

ice cr?m that is a badass mothafuckin howling dog at pic #3

ha yes that dog was funny, v intent on moving us along, theres horses too if u look close

im doing that run again in a couple hours http://connect.garmin.com/activity/67008685

9 miles, 47 degrees. Longest run since my marathon, felt pretty good.

lots of puddlejumping today!
is it really 47 degrees in chicago today? i knew it was warmer than 35, but didn't check the actual temp

great run today, though! <-- excessive !! i know, but after the last few weeks, which have been 2x/week slothfests, this feels like a gift

Ugh, still out of action. About to go for my 10-minute excuse for a run.

good going jeff, lechera, etc.

i haven't ventured out since my 50 miler... still coasting on endorphins :)

must run soon!

so fucked with shin splints, or at least i think it's that. not had a decent run for about 2/3 weeks. inside of my left shin is really sore and it spreads to the ankle as i run on it. ran 5 yards just now and decided to call it quits. is there anything i can do to (a)confirm it's shin splints and (b) treat it? i've googled and applying heat is recommended.

Wish I could help but that's one of the few running injuries I've never had.

Ronan, you would probably be best to visit a sports injury clinic or something. It might cost you £30 or so but it will be worth it. There's a well regarded one in Glasgow especially for runners so there must be lots of equivalent ones in London.

i've been getting the same while tryin to break in new runners, can only hope it dies down.

Much worse on treadmill

definitely get that checked out—it could be a stress fracture, or could turn into one.

looks like ilx running is in a lull - i went out yesterday and and felt totally pooped - imna take a lil rest now - 30 mile weeks prob arent quite sustainable for me at this point

yah i had a 25 mile wk last wk - had my mind set on repeating it this wk, still might but think i have to skip today, legs feel tired

i did three 30 miles weeks in a row, def my best stretch ever as far as that goes /braggin

I've been running consistently 3 days a week, and cross training 2 days. But now I've got a near constant it band ache when just walking around. The odd thing is that it doesn't affect me that much while running. There is no acute pain and any ache is at a very low level. But then it hurts during my normal commute/walking. This is month 9 of me having this injury. Still driving me fucking crazy.

Also got a digital metronome. Fantastic gadget for keeping my pace at 180 spm.

Cadence, not pace.

20 miles per week is just about right for me. any more and i'm too beat

180 spm made we wanna kill myself

It's fun experimenting with, trying out different paces while keeping the same cadence. You end up changing your stride length to compensate.

Probably the biggest benefit for me that it certainly adds a rhythm to your running. The miles just seem to go by quicker when you keep your cadence consistent.

I do love it when I get locked into a rhythm and my mind kind of drifts in front of my body and it feels like a big hand is just pushing you down the trail. Maybe that's good cadence?

i found my speed at threshold was higher with slower than 180 spm turnover, plus my ple was lower.

do they have digital metronomes as a thing, or did you just download an mp3 (which is what i did and put it on loop)? also, i found doing 90 bpm for two strides to be far less frenetic and irritating.

I bought a $17 clip on one, because I no longer run with music or headphones.

And yes, I do set it to 90bpm and just time it with one foot. So it ends up being 180 spm for both feet.

there was actually a website with lists of (dubious) tracks at 90bpm somewhere.

I think what is especially moving in the photos above are the trees. Driving on 91N I see bare branches.