ILX running running thread

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

!!!

2h54m20s iirc!

jeez. was reading an article yesterday about how much more it will take for someone to shave the last four minutes off the record and run a marathon in under two hours and i was just all O_O how do i shave three hours off my time...

in other news, my car got wrecked so i am considering just running most places, if i can. has anyone ever run with a backpack before? seems bouncy and cumbersome. should i get a backpack with a waist strap?

seems bouncy and cumbersome

depends on the size of it. I run with a medium-size backpack (not like a hiking rucksack, just a schoolbag sized adidas one), and I just pull the arm straps pretty tight. Holds it in place nicely.

yeah i think that's my only option at the moment. maybe i will see if the running store has something snug. going to run a quick 3mi over to a friend's house and then go see a show tonight. good times.

How do you handle the sweating?

i had my favourite run so far a few days back - along the canal and back along the river walk after running round the park. 5 miles in total and only stopped briefly on two occasions on the way back (peanuts to most of you but i was proud of it!).

thing is the sky was amazing, one of those beautiful blue, pink, mauve and grey glasgow skies which really lifted my spirits... then, just as i was slowing down for the home strait, beach house's Zebra came on the ipod. i had to keep going until the song finished, spirits totally lifted, really buzzing by the end!

:D

i wonder if seandalai made it to the london marathon yesterday after his injury issues? hopefully he'll pop in to report.

I realised some time in March that I had no chance of getting fit quickly enough...I got demoralised, stopped even trying to train and started avoiding this thread. I hope my injury has passed by now (through lack of use if nothing else) and I'm going to get back into training this week. I'll do an autumn marathon (Dublin?) and hopefully run London again next year.

damn, sean. onwards!

How do you handle the sweating?

well i'll have a change of clothes in the bag, so that will help some. they know i'm running there and they're supportive of the comedy of my situation, so it will be fine. we're just going to a smoky club anyway, so maybe my funk will give me some cred.

i had to keep going until the song finished, spirits totally lifted, really buzzing by the end!

i love moments like this. i had one where i had run into a storm and came out of it right as i hit the dreamy end of LCD Soundsystem 45:33. clear blue skies and the rain tapering off. it was really awesome.

I have a Jekyll and Hyde thing going on with posting to this thread the CHIPS vs. FRIES one.

*and*

I'm dripping sweat after even the shortest runs, so I've never been able yo handle the run to things or events. It would be convenient thiough.

i usually get my first serious sweat about 30 minutes in and i tried to run faster to get there (2.5mi in 16mins) but the sweat broke as soon as i got there. it was no trouble though, as i just took a quick shower at my friends' place. went to the show and had a lot of beer and the run home was drunken, uphill and just as fast. i enjoyed it. probably not the best solution for my carlessness, but it is kinda fun in certain situations.

i'm also back...my shins and ankles are sore still but i think the muscles are strengthening. i've been trying to adjust my stride so as not to hammer as much pressure on my right ankle, so a lot wider stride with more use of my upper legs, it seems to be working.

due to the break my distance is affected a bit, i've been doing 4 miles every second day. i did play football last night though which could lead to all sorts of other injury!

amazing weather for it lately, it's so good running in just shorts and t-shirt (apart from having nowhere to keep my money)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/sports/othersports/20waitz.html?_r=2&hp

rip. this woman was synonymous with the ny marathon in my mind, she dominated it when i was a kid.

ordered the 305

psyched!

~~buying vibrams~~

Interesting. What do you run in currently?

something similar to this:

http://www.moon-boots.com/es/images/l/nike_dart-7-junior_grau-schwarz_gray-black.jpg

cheap nikes, basically. definitely plan to take it easy with the vibrams for a little bit until i get used to them. got these:

http://www.csneaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/21/VIBRAM-FIVEFINGER-Five-finger-bikila-shoe.jpg

in fact, maybe i will go for a short run right now.

52:03 for a 10K race today, unofficially. Not bad for a race I was supposed to take it easy in.

So hard to take it easy in a race when you're feeling good.

ran my first decent run in the vibrams today -- 6.6mi, 8:50min/mi. first time i've cracked 9min/mi. gonna be sore tomorrow i bet.

I keep forgetting that I'm supposed to run a marathon in a week.

ran 4 miles today, mostly back from injury now i just need to build my fitness back up. summery heat really saps the strength too but my pace was great today and i got some serious endorphin rushes!

Welcome back!

In did two runs while I was in Florida that were horrible. Too hot and I was sick. Had to stop every half mile to catch my breath and blow massive snot rockets.

Marathon in 4 days.

yeah a friend of mine did the berlin half marathon and got hospitalised with dehydration, he collapsed after the finish. kinda scary, he woke up barely knowing his name or where he was etc.

not worried about that really but having began running about last september, heat is a whole new thing for me. mostly it's great as no jacket etc and no snot freezing to my face etc!

good luck with the mara, i had to miss that berlin half cos of doing a play but hope to do my first half marathon this summer instead.

although I think I'm ready for this full, I'm excited to try and run another half. I think that's a distance I can really attack as opposed to just trying to survive.

hey, so does anyone know how to get pee smell out of running shoes? it appears that one of the many puddles i splashed through was not 100% rainwater :-/

what i've tried so far: soap, bleach

haven't sent them through the washer, but i'm afraid it won't do anything

still steady joggin btw -- 3x a week, like clockwork. feeling pretty slow lately, but also VERY TIRED.

Stuffits maybe? http://www.stuffitts.com/

I use them to dry my shoes out. Makes them smell like cedar.

a quick sniff test indicates that it's on the exterior of the shoe -- would this still help?

Not sure, but the only thing I can think of.

Other options:

1. Don't smell your shoes.
2. Buy new shoes.

i know, i'm disgusting. maybe it's time for new shoes anyway. they're almost 2 years old.

got nike frees

ow ow ow

do you all think about your gait much, or are there any good online resources about this? i've kinda changed mine to try and avoid injury, worked my stride into what i reckon is a more balanced one that puts less pressure on my ankles, and it seems to be working. but like...is it a golf swing kind of thing that you can work on a lot?

A lot. I'll post more later when I'm not on my phone.

Thinking about gait/mechanics is how I pass the time on runs tbh

^so otm

that is all i think about for the first two hours and then after that, just wondering about food or water. i've actually had a hard time later. switched to vibrams at the same time that i went on antibiotics and the weather got incredibly hot, so i have been dying later. really not enjoying running, which is a shame.

Marathon morning!

Goooooooooo Jeff!