ILX running running thread

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?

not 100% sure but based on the images on website i am guessing this one.

pushed through for a 27 mi run. forgot to bandaid my nipples and may lose a toenail from it, but i feel pretty good.

Didn't you just run 13.1 miles for the first time like two weeks ago??

6 tonight, feel slightly better, but super sore it band again. Last big week of training before taper. I need it.

i am gonna copy & paste a story of mine from the Pringles Poll! thread b/c no one appreciates it over there ;_;

here is my 'pringles story'

i was doing my first ultramarathon last year, a 37 mile footrace in 85 degree texas weather on a rocky/hilly trail that started at 7pm and went overnight (i finished close to 5-6am). i was close to mile 30, absolutely fucking wiped out and weak and felt like i was gonna die, and sat down at an aid station and this lady goes "you have to go on... you're almost there! here, eat these, they help" and she handed me like 12-15 pringles and i ate them all. perfect runners' food for ultramarathons-- super salty, super carbohydrate packed, high calorie to low mass ratio, and you dont even have to fucking chew them, you just smash them against the roof of your mouth with your tongue and they shatter and you can swallow them. trust me, it sounds stupid but it gets really hard to chew/swallow once your body realizes you've been running for 9 fucking hours and basically shuts down your digestive system to focus on other maintenance. anyway, i ate all the pringles, washed them down with a cup of coca-cola (i havent had soda in about a decade, ever, other than a blanket exception for long trail runs; that shit also works wonders out there), changed socks and shirt, and after about 5 minutes suddenly i felt fucking incredible. got up, shuffled around the trails for another hour and a half at like 5:00am and BOOM-- THIRTY SEVEN FUCKING MILES.

they were original pringles btw, so i voted original.

and i dont normally eat pringles, or soda like i said, but ill eat or drink anything on a run so long as it keeps me moving

― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Tuesday, April 5, 2011 10:51 PM (10 minutes ago)

Didn't you just run 13.1 miles for the first time like two weeks ago??

yep, two weeks ago. ran 20 this saturday for the first time and then 27 yesterday. i'm not getting much faster but i'm definitely getting stronger and cutting weight. oddly enough, my muscles are less tired / stiff in the morning than they were when i first ran 7 or 13. things feel good.

(xp) nice story. i'll have to give pringles a shot. i'm sure they'll go well with my bottle of chia.

I admire your total disregard of gradually increasing your distance. I probably would have done the same if I could

Pringles needs to make a gel.

hahaha O_O

a packet full of resulting paste

I'm back running. Totally out of shape, running about 2 miles a day for the past week, lol. I've noticed it takes me about 3 months to get where I want to be, 4-5 miles at 8:45ish pace. But, yay anyway.

Welcome back, we missed you.

20 miles today in 3:30. Not bad considering it took me nearly 4 hours to run 20 miles in the Chicago Marathon.

Feel surprisingly good today. Maybe I'm finally getting used to these distances.

nice!

apparently the nike watch has accuracy and connection issues so I'm going to get a garmin... but which one? the fr 110, 210, or 310xt or even the old/bulky but cheap and feature rich 305?

anyone got any of these or a strong view on which one I should go for?

I have the 310xt and like it a lot. Depends on how much you want to spend. The 305 has almost all the same features of the 310 and can be found on the cheap. The 205 has all the same features of the 305 except isn't compatabile with a heart rate monitor, and can be found even cheaper. I'm not as big of a fan of the smaller Garmin models. Would rather have the big data display.

i wonder if seandalai made it to the london marathon yesterday after his injury issues? hopefully he'll pop in to report. my friend avril finished in 2h54m o_O

305 just looks bulky online... I have small wrists and it ain't bad at all.

2h45

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