ILX running running thread

Time! Pace? Did you PR?

i don't really use negativity as a motivator, or really positivity either. i think i just think about the motion and feeling good and how good i'll feel if i run a bit further. sometimes there is a little battle, when i'm in pain or tired and my face goes a bit more grimacey and determined, i like these feelings too especially when you're really being gutsy with yourself...pushing yourself on. music plays a huge role in all of this for me, i often have big euphoric rushes when running, it's the only time i really listen to dance music anymore and i guess i took enough drugs for those feelings to come back a bit when i run.

around xmas i was running down the canal i normally run beside and it was totally frozen over, i got near canary wharf, for US readers that's a big financial district with a skyline etc, amazing looking at night, and then this came on and there was nobody around and i jumped up and down a bit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opvopULDhVI

no idea on pace. it was just over six hours for the whole trip but that included the springs, stopping for photos or just to poke around, talking to people, etc.

what is PR?

Personal Record. I was joking. I'm a comedian. Making fun of myself, since I don't really do runs where I just enjoy myself, the scenery, or anything like that. All I want to do is go faster than I did previously.

I have never been more out of shape

i almost always have music on when i run on the road or around town, otherwise i'd bore myself to death. on trail runs, i often run without, in part because it's so beautiful that i want to keep it "natural," in part because i don't want to get killed by a mountain biker.

i'm not "negative" unless im in an event, in which case i _hate_ being passed or dropped in the last half of the course. no one is immune from the wrath of my psychodrama.

xp

emotionally it was a PR for sure. I had thought about going back today but my legs are so so shot. something to look forward to, I guess.

one of the posters here is doing major miles in texas right? I guess you just get used to the heat.

hi dere, that's me!

yup, on track for ~50 miles this week at least. you definitely have to heat-adapt. my wife asks why i go running mid-afternoon (she doesn't get it) and it's totally to get better at hot weather running.

yeah tbh since moving here my runs/jogs have really suffered. i hate dc weather. i can't get used to it. HELP!

re: DC - what time are you running? I've been starting at like 7pm, definitely takes the edge off the heat.

still, so sore

It can last a while.

happy birthday ilxor!!!

I bought the NB Minimus Trail shoes last week and took them out on the trail the next day (I had never attempted to run on a trail before). The run was fine, my calves were fine, had no problem with the whole barefoot/midfoot-striking thing, but the collars of the shoes dug holes into the back of my ankles. A week later and the scabs are finally coming off. Is the skin even thick enough to build callouses on that part of your body? I'm not sure if I should keep trying or just attempt to return them (blood stains and all). Seems like all the reviews I read about them rave about how comfortable they are, especially around the collars.

oooooh i want minimus, that sounds awesome except for the ankle thing. the NB MT100 trail shoe had the same issue (fixed in the MT101)

ran 26 today, 26th birthday. 5 hours and a bit of change, didnt time it exactly

rockapads, you could just take a pair of scissors to the collar?

Wasn't going to but decided at the last minute to run a 10 mile race today. Went nice and easy because my knee has been bugging me since Wisconsin. Like really slow.

what was yr finish time? ;)

1:51. Slower than my marathon pace!

Yeah, I may try scissors. I worry it will just continue to fray and I've only worn these things once and they were kind of expensive. I could also wear socks, I guess, but it sort of defeats the purpose. I freakin' love everything else about them, they are so comfy that it's hard to resist wearing them around everywhere.

my fastest half is like 1:58, u win Jeff

my fastest half is like 1:58, u win Jeff

10 mile race yesterday, not a half. I'd be estatic if I ran a 1:51 half. Or a 1:58. Hell, 2 hours.

I ran a sub 2 half in just training runs, never in a race though. Half PR is 3:10!!!!

haha oops :(

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/23/nike-gps-free-for-a-limited-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MacRumors-iPhone+%28MacRumors+iPhone+Blog%3A+iOS+News+and+Rumors%29

Did my first beer mile tonight. 11:06. I can do better.

^srsly

Did my first beer mile tonight. 11:06. I can do better.

What's that?

Chug one can of beer, run one lap around a track, repeat 3 more times as fast as you can.

god the heat makes it a different kettle of fish going running...went on friday and it nearly killed me, could only manage about 3 miles.

so true

I went out to do Glasgow Parkrun yesterday with a bitching hangover. I made it round in 30:06, which is a PB for myself for the distance.

I was a bit disappointed though, cos around the 4km mark I felt really sick and had to stop. I walked about 30 sec to a minute, then managed to get my stride back on and ran to the end. So, new PB is good, but I could easily have broken the half hour mark had it not been for that. Next week...

Oh man, I am totally going to try a beer mile.

330ml can or 500?

sounds like a recipe for vomit

Here's the official rules. http://www.beermile.com/faq.beer#rules

The worst part was the beer was warm. Warm pbr makes me hate life.

Tip #1 of beer mile (aka "chunder mile" round these parts): use uncarbonated beer!
Tip #2: accept that you're going to vomit, be prepared

I knew a guy at university who claimed to have the world's best time (about five minutes) but there was some controversy over the actual distance he'd run.

In the UK it's done with pints btw. Though I've never attempted it myself.

yeah it's a big thing isn't it? hash harriers etc. a drinking club with a running problem LOL

did ~8miles today, havent really run for the last few months due to scheduling issues, felt rad, missed it

5.5 miles today in baking sun, furthest i've gone in a while, prob fucked up shin again but can't avoid that until the state can find the time to give me free physio and i have the cash to get new trainers.

do you guys fuck with energy drinks at all? i sometimes find drinking a powerade before or during a run really gives me a huge boost. in fact i almost always find it does, don't think it's just a placebo effect. i assume it's horrible for you tho, so sweet.

usually a banana + small glass of oj (sometimes, if i have it) + large glass of water works for me (i usually go running first thing in the morning)

yeah i swear by bananas for running...

ha!

i have a sore hip and have had for the last week or so. hope this isn't going to be "a thing".

Ive been fucking with those energy gels recently on longer runs (12+ mi) and think they really do help. Otherwise it's bananas, water, and coffee for me.

I don't bother with energy drinks/gatorade unless it's really long distances, like 14+ miles.

or really really hot.

i have no idea how some of you can post "i did 8 miles yesterday" (or 12 or 14!) like it's no big thing. i've only just managed to get up to 4 or 5 after a 5 month build up and i still have to slow or even stop and rest after three. maybe it's just because i am lol old.

when you all post that you ran e.g eight miles do you mean that you ran that continuously at a more or less steady pace or is that a cumulative amount taking in stops or periods where you slow right down or walk?

Mostly continuously. Not very fast in my case though. And I'll stop at water fountains every few miles. It can take some time to build up to that. But I've run a fall and then a spring marathon consecutively, so my endurance has been built up pretty good.

the longest i ever run (always continuously) is 13 or 14. Never more frequently than once a week, and I've been shortening the in-between runs steadily which seems to help. I'm down to like 3.5 miles on those days. I also never run two days in a row. My knees don't take kindly to back-to-back runs, regardless of distance. am thinking about ramping up the long runs over the summer, to explore possibility of a marathon, but that has gone badly in past years.

I've always assumed that our bodies each have a certain max distance that they can handle. For some it's 100 miles, others 5, and it's just wise to be aware of that.

haha jed a couple years ago i had the exact same reaction to people who could run 8 or 12 or w/e, and then i turned into one of those people, the body is an amazing thing praise jesus