ILX running running thread

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.

I forgot that what I intended to post was that the elliptical trainer is broken again and I have not exercised in 2 days. Tomorrow hopefully I will run. On the day that it broke I ran for 30 minutes and it was nice.

jeff what kind of metronome did you get? brand price etc. i've been thinking about getting one, would love a recommendation if you like yrs a lot

Seiko DM50 Compact Metronome - Blue - $17

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000B5MU4I/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1297999781&sr=8-1

Blue = important information

thanks!

5 miles yesterday. Very little pain, sub 9 pace. Achy it band today. So goes life.

The big thaw has restored all of my routes, so I'm happy I don't have to go up and down the same street 3x a week (more like 2x these days but who's counting). Running the same route is a quick way for me to lose all running mojo.

somehow i ran 10-13 miles today. i am wrecked.

need a physio but money making me wary, 99 per cent sure i have shin splints but whatever it is the inside of my right shin/ankle hurts when i walk, and if i go up/down stairs or try to run it gets worse. so annoying, i am addicted to running and haven't done a decent one in 3/4 weeks. feel myself becoming a fat and unfit slob, even if that's prob just in y head.

had a nice 6 miler. im only running every 2 or 3 weeks, but it would be nice to be able to step it up to weekly, just to keep from having to start at zero if i want to do an event.

after a big 20 mi weekend, i had a good 40 mi week. definitely won't repeat that this week, but at least i can still run this week.

can anyone recommend any 50+min mixes? i think i've played out the LCD Soundsystem Nike mix. about to start working through the other Nike mixes today.

Almost got sucked into Lake Michigan today.

have enjoyed the ame fact mix on recent runs. it's about 50 mins. it's gone from the fact site but you may be able to find it online somewhere. if you can;t give me a shout and i'll upload it to a file transfer thing for you.

http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/10/fact-mix-212-ame/

found it here:

http://core.thomaslaupstad.com/fact-mix-212-by-ame/#more-4629

i like that mix for running a lot.

finally feeling like my right ankle/shin is getting back to normal. been too broke for physio, but it's not twinging as much as it was in simple daily tasks. so annoying, nearly 4 weeks off after building myself up to 11 miles or so. learned my lesson for the second time now though, don't go enthusiastically running two days after you smash your previous distance. feel so unfit and rubbish after 4 weeks off, can't wait to fight my way back into it, hopefully won't have lost much fitness.

thanks jed! downloading now

Ronan, this link might help, it stresses the importance of stretching (for new runners esp.) (i know you've been going a lot longer than i have!) but i had shin pains which were def, i think, muscular rather than actual bone pains. the link is saying that if you don't catch the muscular pain and pull back a little then it can develop into shin splints which are harder to recover from.

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/196.shtml
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/126.shtml#wallpush

My runs this week: .40, 3.5, 11

It's been a polarizing week. ITBS is the cruelest injury. It will bring you down immediately one day and then let you think that you can run again, before bringing you down again.

I had ITBS once; it totally sidelined me. Never saw a dr about it, but ordered a simple $9 velcro band off the internet just to see if it would help and amazingly it just about cured the problem. I'm not sure how this is relevant or helpful cuz I'm sure you've probably tried everything you can, but I was just amazed how quickly something so simple and cheap fixed a problem that had me so down.

I use the strap, and it does help. I haven't had a run in 9 months where I haven't been wearing 1 or 2 of them!

feel so unfit and rubbish after 4 weeks off, can't wait to fight my way back into it, hopefully won't have lost much fitness.

my life ^^

after 50 miler i took 4 weeks off basically, running maybe once a week 2-3 miles. uggghhhh! just did 6 yesterday, today off, big run tomorrow. (maybe?)

i need to buy running shoes tomorrow

so i can, like, run

my shoes are SO old and need to be replaced very badly. i even got a groupon for a running store to go get new ones. but i have yet to actually get there.

thinking abt getting into the whole mid striking natural running born to run etc craze via buying these http://www.shopnewbalance.com/newbalanceMR10BG.htm

tried a mid striking gait the other day for like 7 miles and it was interesting, been reading up a lil

btw the born to run guy is horrible and i have vowed to never read his book