ILX running running thread

do you live in NY or Chicago..?

Chicago, I'm in NYC on Bizness.

ahh okay, was gonna say, i'll be there in a few wks probably!

Cool, see if you can beat my time. It took me right at an hour to go 6.2. Exhausting. Makes me think that I should run hills more often for the conditioning.

everyone should run more hills (i love 'em tho)

i am posting the map to my planned 5 miler this afternoon so that i remain accountable, knowing ive said i am going to do it. please make fun of me if i havent done this about 8 hrs later today.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4384273

Hey ilxor, when you're doing trail runs around Austin, where do you go? I love Town Lake, but it's time to run somewhere else.

my three big running spots:

- Town Lake (i work within 1/4 mile of the trail; head down on weekends for 1-2 ten mile loops)
- Walnut Creek Park (~5 min drive from my home; great 11 mile trail loop, moderately hilly, more so than Town Lake, but not as hilly as...)
- Emma Long Park (this is a couple minutes west of 620 and 2222; hilliest trail in Austin that i've found, main loop is 6 miles, and honestly it's off limits to pedestrians [it's a motocross/mountain biking park] so when i head out there, it's at like 6am or earlier before anyone else hits the park, lest i be "discovered" - anyway, if i do that 6 mile loop 2-3 times, i am WHIPPED)

Thanks! I'll give Walnut Creek park a spin this weekend. 11 miles is the perfect distance.

map here: http://www.austinridgeriders.com/documents/Walnut%20Creek%20Metro%20Park_Kiosk.pdf

for the 11 miler, stay on the yellow trail w/ blue dots. if you're going counter-clockwise overall (as shown by the arrows on the yellow/blue trail) there are signposts at most trail intersections with a blue square/diamond that point in the right direction to keep on that path. probably also good to print the map yr first time out there (i certainly did)

13 miles sunday, 6 miles yesterday, sore today

hahaha, wow, those trails are definitely more complex than town lake. maybe I'll walk around all day first and then try running them. looks like a great park, though.

i'd say i could give you a tour but that sounds kinda creepy ^__________^

I'll take a running tour on the slim chance I ever set foot in Austin again.

whoa buddy do you have something against austin??

Ha, not really. I've only been once, went to SXSW about 8 years ago but haven't had a reason to go back. I liked it, really. I wish I had been a runner them.

btw, great NY Times article this wk on world class ultrarunner turned convict Charlie Engle

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/business/26nocera.html

and his personal blog (still being updated from prison)

http://charlieengle.com

can't stand nocera :/

i'm going to the barkley marathons this weekend, the race Engle wrote about for Runner's World this week:

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/microsite/article/0,8029,s6-238-511--13905-1-1X2X3-4,00.html

"going to," mind you. i'll be watching, not running.

no way! soooo jealous :/

"running" and "race" are generous words, btw, in reference to a course that makes world-class runners average 25-35 minute miles

why did i decide to go running in 83 deg heat

I'd take that right now. In DC and the weather sucks.

so cold and damp :(

it was ok but i had to stop after 7 mi because i didn't have enough water and i hadn't put on any sunscreen. now i am tan and dehydrated

I'm still going to get out and run tomorrow morning. Nothing fancy, just around all the monuments and things.

Assuming I don't drink too much tonight.

going for a run after one or two beers feels great, but after three it becomes unpleasant.

I did 5 miles immediately after three beers and some charcuterie a couple of weeks ago. Not my best run ever.

Wait, that's exactly what I've eaten tonight. Plus oysters. http://twitpic.com/4f479u

three beers and a run makes me feel like a washing machine, all those suds sloshing around in there.

I thought you were talking about the night before, not immediately before! Running after drinking anything sounds muy sloshy to me.

La Lechera, two weeks ago it was immediately before. I had dinner at Bin 36, then went for a 5 mile run when I got home. This time, it will merely be the night before. I think it will be better this time.

tehresa, please make DC sunny and 60 degrees when I wake up in the morning.

Night before, don't sweat it! Even I could handle that.

where'd you eat, jeff? that looks tasty!

i want sunny and 60, too. so cold. making me really unmotivated and will probably just settle for going to the gym tomorrow.

Brassire Beck

now that summertime is approaching, I am going to resume my margarita triathlons... run for an hour, swim for an hour in barton springs, and then drink margaritas for an hour at trudy's.

i love this.

i am going ot steal it when my pool opens but i am lazy and might go to like 30 or 45 min each.

the key is to maximize the alcohol multiplier you get by running in 90-degree heat, jumping into a spring with 70-degree water and then downing a margarita. your BAC and calorie count stays low, but your brain gets lit up like a christmas tree.

now that summertime is approaching, I am going to resume my margarita triathlons... run for an hour, swim for an hour in barton springs, and then drink margaritas for an hour at trudy's.

count me in!!! O_O

Didn't run this morning, sleep won out. I suppose it was asking too much to have 2 morning runs in a week. Will try and get one in late tonight.

anyone have recommendations for in-ear/isolation headphones to use while running? my pair of ER-6i phones just crapped out on me and i'm wondering if there's a good option less than $80 before i spend that again (i mean they lasted several years but STILL)

20 mi run, 11:30 pace

so tired

wow! :-)

yeah nice one j

I tried and failed at 18 today. New pain, achilles.

so this looks really fun... i think i am too chicken to attempt it.

tried on my sister's newton shoes this weekend (encourage midfoot strike but a little bit more of a shoe than the barefoot type shoes). they are kinda neat and i would love to try some out! went to their site and saw that they retail for like $150. ouchhhhh.

Which model of newtons were they?