ILX running running thread

I just put my Gatorade G2 in the freezer so it will still be cold when I finish this afternoon's run. By six when I head out, it should be overcast with stifling humidity, about 88-90 degrees. Going to attempt five miles at a 10-minute pace. Will probably lose about four pounds just from sweating.

tbh i have not been satisfied with most of the running i've done since i moved here. i know i need to suck it up but i just hate this environment! that one great day at great falls a few months ago was probably the best i've done, but nothing like how i felt on the other coast :(

just ran 4.3 miles in about 45 mins, with a stop to do some stretches. felt great after a really ott weekend of partying.

Training for a trail half-marathon on June 5. Having been doing a weekly 10-miler mixed with 3-4 mile runs in between for past month or so. Will do a full 13 next week then take it easy until race day. Shooting for 8:20 pace on race day finishing in one piece is a bigger priority. Heel spur is painful but icing it every night helps alot. Pollen in DC is almost more bothersome - snot rockets galore!

Any one else on Athlinks? Be my friend: http://www.athlinks.com/racer.aspx?rid=58335612

new doc confirmed that the antibiotics were misprescribed and i am off them. legs feel much better, but i am still going to wait a little bit before i head back out. maybe still time for a 20+ next week??

setting myself the target of a 40 minute 10k

~gulp~

there's always time for a 20+ any week. so much fun. i have 10 weeks to go until 60k race series starts. gonna do runs of 24, 24, 26, 26 the next eight weeks (every two weeks = long). and then kick some ass on 60k races.

setting myself the target of a 40 minute 10k

running a 10k in central park on saturday. im trying for 50 minutes

I need to get back to bettering my time in these short distances.

Hey lowercase jeff, I'm going to be in LA sunday through Tuesday. Where can I run? Looks like I'll be a couple miles from Elysian park. Good place to run?

there's always time for a 20+ any week. so much fun. i have 10 weeks to go until 60k race series starts. gonna do runs of 24, 24, 26, 26 the next eight weeks (every two weeks = long). and then kick some ass on 60k races.

ilxor, do you mind your pace at all on long training runs like these or is it just about getting the miles in?

daerest fb friend:

that is my good. decent hilly running in elysian park, though i've never done that. if you go anywhere near here, check the dodgers schedule because a home game will make this area a total mess for hours.

the silverlake reservoir is a decent, mostly-flat loop that is like 2.2mi? nice view, especially during sunset and a lot of people around.

i run the la river path, usually in a loop from atwater village to burbank. it's long and flat and usually pretty empty on a week day. the river is low though, and it runs along the freeways, so the breathing is not the best.

griffith park is very close too and you can find some great hill runs and climbs there if your knees can handle it. mine can't. very scenic though and you can run over to the hollywood sign and the observatory. the east side faces the 5 freeway though, so the air quality is not awesome.

the running and air are pretty good out by the beach, if you can get out there. i've hiked topanga canyon and really want to run it once my legs heal.

ugh. i really can't type.

* "that is my hood"

I can make it out a little further from downtown if I run on Sunday, and make it to Griffith Park. Otherwise I'll probably just do early early morning in Elysian Park. Or just run down random streets like the damn fool I am.

there is a 1pm game at dodger stadium on sunday, so beware

ilxor, do you mind your pace at all on long training runs like these or is it just about getting the miles in?

all about the miles, no pace watching whatsoever. slow and steady. i do faster runs here and there, but maybe once a week on a separate 4-5 miler.. never when going long.

oxford 10k in 48min today, v happy - five minutes below the last one i did, and i barely ran all winter. wondering if i could drop below 40 by the end of the summer.

awesome!

i finally used my groupon for an athletic store to get new shoes today. now i have to brave the humidity :(

48 is a great time, congrats.

Did a 1 mile run on Saturday. Wanted to go longer but got some knee issues post marathon. Will rest another week. Running marathons are awesome, but having to take recovery time after sucks.

Sammy Wanjiru dead

http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=533569.html

Running marathons are awesome, but having to take recovery time after sucks.

this ^

dude run an ultra, you'll sit on yr ass for a month, drained ;)

that's what i did!

btw— ran 9 yesterday, 6 today, 25 overall this week & going for 11 more early tomorrow morning

As fun as a ultra sounds, the downtime would drive me crazy.

well by choice, though, i was only sore for a week or so, then i was just lazy XD

I would just get injured.

Sammy Wanjiru dead

http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=533569.html

― Jeff, Monday, May 16, 2011 1:39 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark

Massive loss for the sport. I remember watching him storm the 2008 Olympic Marathon and thinking either he's crazy or all the 'rules' I know about how to run a marathon no longer apply. Turned out to be the latter.

I hate running I really do, but for health's sake I managed to get up to doing 8km nearly everyday till I hurt my tendon after a run in the UK.

Have not run a step now for about 6 months, I am now about to go and start it up again.

Dreading it, have been eating and drinking like a pig since I hurt my ankle. I will be starting from scratch. still I had better get up and see how it goes.

wish me luck

Sammy beat me in the Chicago marathon last year. By 3 hours and 40 minutes.

yeah, R.I.P., dude was a beast iirc.. too bad he also had all sorts of marital/personal issues ;_;

xxp

haven't run since my last post itt ;_;

Doing half mara in 6 weeks tho, despite damaging an ankle a week or two back.

Should be lol

11 miles today, 92 degrees, midday sun, 2 hrs 5 mins, amazing run

jesus man you couldn't have waited even a few posts

<3

even yr emoticon heart is in better shape than mine i bet

this rain is really messing with my schedule, but i am looking forward to stepping up my routine in 3...2...1 when the semester -- the academic year, even! -- is over. overoverovoer.

So I was running today and out of nowhere comes this intense throbbing pain in my liver and right rib cage. I stop running and start panicking, thinking about all the binge drinking I've done and hep-c risk behavior I've engaged in... Then I get and and internet-diagnose like anyone would, and lol I totally forgot about Side Stitches. Haven't had them for years.

"get home"

Slowly ramping back up. 4 miles today, feeling good. Suddenly it is hot too.

Any tips for someone who wants to take up running? I'm in OK shape I guess, but I really need to have a regular physical activity and running seems like the easiest to start.

When I was starting out a few months ago, I put myself through the Couch to 5k programme (http://www.c25k.com/), which is a gradual build up of running and walking intervals to get your strength and stamina up enough for a 5k constant run. I heartily endorse it, and am now running upwards of 20km most weeks (not all in one go, I hasten to add).

And get a decent pair of trainers.

I've been looking at that site but from the couple or so runs I've gone on lately, I think I'm already just about at the 5k mark. Is there a 5k to 10k one? Also, while looking at it, there's one thing that interests me. they keep mentioning stuff like "run for a certain distance then jog slowly for the same distance". Is this to make it easier to get into running or does it have another purpose?

As for the decent pair of trainers, are there important things to look for when buying them? Right now I'm running with a very basic pair of shoes.

and also, thanks scotstvo!

http://www.runnersworld.com/subtopic/0,7123,s6-238-244-259-0,00.html

my heel is killing me
this is tha worst

jibe, i asked the same question upthread a few months ago and got good adive from La Lechera, so i'll paste it here.

advice needed (sorry if all of this has already been covered)

i'm going to start running this week. i ran for a bit a few years ago but i was getting terrible migranes at that point so i had to give it up and i didn't get back into it once they had cleared up. my goal is to get a little fitter progressively rather than barge right in and risk overdoing it. fwiw i think i have a pretty good build for running so i'm not too worried about that. i'm hoping it might also help with my depression and focus/clear my head, and also, possibly, with my sleeping pattern. i stay up so late atm just because i have expended so little energy during the day that i don't feel tired until the early hours.

so... it's very cold here at the moment but currently not icey. i have running shoes but no other running gear. should i just wear longish shorts in spite of the cold? a lightweight nylon jacket? also do you /should you drink water when you run? i don't see many serious-looking runners with bottled water but i feel like maybe i need to. how should i start off tomorrow? with a run-walk-run alternating or just run until i feel like i've had enough? also i intend to start the days with a run rather than run later on, is this a good idea? should i breakfast before and let that settle for a while before running or wait until after the run to eat?

thanks in advance!

― jed_, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 00:25 (4 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

a good place to start for inexperienced runners (i used this and now i have improved like 600% at least and am not injured, which is a big thing for me) http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-380-381-386-9397-0,00.html

-- i don't think you need water if you are only going out for like 30-40 min at a stretch in the winter

-- wear whatever's comfortable but remember that you're going to get warmer if you're running. i wear 2 shirts + hoodie and tights/shorts

-- take it easy, don't try to push yourself too hard at first, focus on making a habit (this can take a looooong time)

-- running will help with mental health (has for me, at least, big time) and will also help with sleep, so good idea there

-- everyone does what works for him/her, so figure out what works for you. this will take time, don't push it too fast. let it develop.

-- that is my condensed advice for now, but i am extremely conservative, not into tracking data, and not competitive at all

― ergonomically chromium plated fish slice (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 January 2011 03:13 (4 months ago) Bookmark

and i'm not at around the same point as scotsvo, running either 2 miles or four each day (depending on how much free time i have) with maybe two days off in the week. i'm feeling much better than i did at the beginning of the year, physically and psychologically.

thanks for the links and advice tehresa and jed_. i really feel like the toughest thing will be getting off my ass and keeping a regular running schedule.

you'll be surprised - there's a point at which it switches from "i can't be arsed" to "i wish i could go out for a run now [but i don't have time/it's too late/the rain is torrential]"

I definitely hope I'll reach that point where it's no longer a hassle soon.

if yr also just looking for regular activity may i suggest commuting by bicycle