ILX running running thread

just went for my first run in months. I forgot how much fun it is! :)

I had removed my bookmark from this thread cos it was making me feel guilty... now officially rebookmarked!

been reading through the murakami book on running and it's inspired me to try run every day (except those I play football)

it's worth a read incidentally

Me running everyday = me ending up injured.

4 miles today. picking it up again...ankles feeling sore but okay.

went on my first tentative run on thu since the tendonitis issues in jan - ironically it was to actually get the pain to come back for my physio appt that day. and it didn't come back! well it kinda did but not like ACTUAL PAIN, so i think imma invest (finally) in some proper running shoes and ease back into the game - knee seems to be healing, physio knows what's up and has given me stretches to do accordingly.

it was so good to get moving again that i almost didn't mind that i could only do 2/3 of the distance i'd been used to

14 miles today. Feeling good.

trail marathon today. took me almost 6 hours but that's okay b/c it was 88 degrees (in MARCH!), plus i ran maayyybe 30 miles total (~5/week) since my 50 miler six weeks ago. this was a "whip my ass back into shape" race basically

good job btw jeff & lex!

wow!
looking into local trails to try out tomorrow because i am bored with my closest one + the treadmill.

tehresa, have you done the C&O canal yet? can be muddy, but some nice views

well hey actually DC folx, anyone interested in a jogfap?

i haven't!
thinking of going to riverbend park and taking the trail from there to great falls (this way you avoid paying nat'l park entrance fee). i've been to great falls before, but not to run. could be nice.

i am so bad at running with people...

so the riverbend-great falls route was pretty good, then did a little climb to the top of the ridge trail and ran back down following matildaville trail. i have no idea how far i went but i did a mix of running, climbing (not really hiking), and walking for about 2 hours so i figure i covered a reasonable distance.

i decided to wear my trail shoes (these are not trail runners, just regular trial shoes) because of the terrain. things felt really awkward at first but then i settled in ok. but today my arches are really sore. hmmmm.

but today my arches are really sore. hmmmm.

gotta avoid those roots! two days after my trail marathon & the sorest part of my whole body is the arch of my left foot. stepped on a few thick roots mid-foot going downhill... yeouch!

the thing i hate most about trails around here is those stupid saucer-sized rocks. they are just big enough to be really annoying/shifty when you run/walk over them (i've encountered this problem hiking, too).

I need a convenient trail.

I'm actually going to need to do a 6 mile run in DC on 3/31, maybe I can find a trail? It's going to have to be a 6:00 am start time though.

I'll probably just have to stick with city running. I don't need to be twisting my ankle a month and a half before my marathon.

where will you be staying?

Hilton Capital
1001 16TH ST NW

ok yeah, hard to find trails near there! maybe go for a run down the mall & around the monuments/tidal basin? if you feel like being adventurous, you could run down to memorial bridge and over to the mt. vernon trail (represent!) or into arlington cemetery.

What about teddy roosevelt island? Looks like I can get there.

yeah def. i've never been over there but i *think* you could even take mt. vernon trail to get there.

Going to try something wacky on Saturday, pacing a pal in a 50k. Well, for one 10 mile loop of it. Got to hold 9 min/miles. Then I'll continue on and run 6 by myself.

still can't quite get fit, my ankle has got stiffer and sorer after running 4 miles on sat. i'm starting to think physio is mandatory if i want to keep running. or else i should just accept pain...

if it's still an issue you should def see a physio

How long did you take off before the 4?

i did 2 miles 7 days before, and had about 4/5 weeks off before that. part of me thinks if i am sensible i can just build up the muscles. but there must be exercises i can do to help this, before and after. i don't think i've fucked any one thing, i reckon it's just something in my gait.

Jell, that sounds awesome-- pacing is the job of unsung heroes

so how does being a pacer work? is it just a question of having developed an awesome sense of timing, or is there some kind of technical assistance involved?

you just run w/ someone and motivate them to keep going. i've actually never heard of using a pacer in a 50k (as jeff cites)-- it's more typical for, say, the last 30-40 miles of a 100 miler.

hey guys!
it's so good to be getting outside again. i spent the winter on the treadmill, it helped though cuz i'm running strong atm

Yeah, it's mainly for support. Makes the miles pass quicker.

hey can anyone figure out the exact URL for this img (LINK) or send me a downloaded .jpg or something? i can usually dig thru the Page Source and figure it out, but this one's giving me trouble. not really into paying $15 for a low-res image to throw on faceb00k or whatever

(photo from saturday's trail marathon btw!)

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg619/scaled.php?tn=0&server=619&filename=90c0.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg619/scaled.php?tn=0&server=619&filename=90c0.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

hahaha thanks. i guess judging by the border you took a screen shot & cropped? i shoulda done that...

Yes. I'm helping.

front of my ankle, btwn foot and lower calf, goes numb and dead early into each run lately, stiff and hurts like hell after. Anyone got any tips?

been running 8+ every other day lately. this week i am going to buy some gels and make a push to break 13 for the first time. very excited.

5 miles last night in 40:05. Actually the fastest 5 miles I've run. If I had been racing an 8k it would have been a PR by about a minute and a half. Don't know where that came from.

nice job all!

i shuffled thru 3 miles last night in 32 min or so, first run since marathon saturday. also planned out a hefty running schedule for the next 7-8 months or so: 1,500+ miles, five races (one tune-up, then four ultramarathons). schedule starts NOW

How far are the ultras?

60k, 60k, 60k, then either 50k or 50mi depending how burned out (or not) i am

that's 37.2 miles before you go running to your calculator btw

Thanks for the math help, bro.

I'm progressing nicely so I'm starting to think about a 50k. Not going to make any decisions till after the marathon though. I had a dream last night that I ran sub 4. It was a good dream.

there ya go!

i was on track for sub-5 at my trail marathon until about 1/2 way through when i realized: A) i had not run further than 7-8 miles on any run in the last 6 weeks, B) i had run an average of mayyyybe 5-10 miles a week in those 6 weeks, C) the result was that i was grossly underprepared, D) this was not a flat road marathon but a fairly hilly, rooty 6.5-mile trail loop twisting thru the woods, E) it was fucking 88 degrees in MARCH in texas and felt like summer and i had not done ANY training in the heat... so ended up being in the 5:xx:xx range like pretty much all my marathons :(

oh and F) running the first half of the race at sub-5 pace meant i was about to crash and burn really badly and not be able to keep up the pace in the heat

88 degrees is tough.

i'd love to blame it 100% on the weather/heat but i was way underprepared :D

Under prepared AND heat are tough. That was basically my marathon in a nutshell.