ILX running running thread

Running my second beer mile this upcoming Saturday. Hope to PR.

lol cheers!

i had an amazing experience running on the beach barefoot the other day, i really felt like i could feel my form and work w/it so much easier just via the fact that my foot was like hitting the ground, so im gonna give this barefoot running craze a try

bought these units the saucony hattori yesterday, lol aqua sox, tried on the new balance minmus trail but they were too narrow, its weird nb doesnt make widths in those, anyway havent run in them yet, will report back

http://i.imgur.com/Bkrmv.jpg

these i guess are more barefooty than the new balance anyway as they have zero heel to toe drop

I have a friend who likes the Hattori's a lot. Not enough shoe for me.

I've been trying out some Altra Instincts. Didn't work out, my orthotics don't fit into them and when I run with just the sock liner, I have arch pain. Plus I've been running in Newtons so long, anything else just feels like I am wearing pizza boxes on my feet.

Uhh fuck my knees. I've got a half marathon in three weeks, but it seems pointless to train cos if I run more than 10k regularly (every third day, say) my knees just go to shit. My shoes can't be helping, they're over 2 years old and completely gone, but I haven't got the money atm for new ones. I guess I'll just stick to 5 milers for a while.

I am curious about Pose running, although I have always tried to avoid heel-striking, but I have no idea how credible this technique is. Or any technique is, really.

went for the first run in the minimal shoes today, I felt like a lil ninja padding along, it was p awesome

Feel p good today, I only ran a few miles as advised when starting on these revolutionary new kind of shoes, my Achilles feels a lil sore which prob makes sense as my heel isusually all raised up relative to my toes, tho I do wear vans often when not runjning which are totally flat maybe that helps idk

Beer mile in about 9 minutes. I screwed up my timing though, waiting for official results. Would be about a 2.5 min PR.

The Renaissance Mile (1 mile, solve a Rubik's cube, drink a 40oz of malt liquor, dunk a basketball on a 10' rim, play Chopin's Minute Waltz, eat a pint of ice cream, any order)
Best known effort: rumored to be 29:09

Doable. Except the dunk.

i could only run the mile, drink the 40, and eat the ice cream. evidently, i am not a renaissance man.

i have been on and off this thread for years now because i do this do a good job/stop pattern all the time. but i have gone running for the past 3 days and i'm going today! then i can't go tues or weds because of work obligations and dark. it's all because of the 10k runner iphone app and mapmyrun app! kinda lame to carry my phone running but it truly helps.

Four miles today. First snowy run of the season, but just a little slick. I realized the other day that I pretty much have no goals for this year, which is very unlike me.

Persuaded a couple of local friends to head out on this incredibly windy morning. It was mildly scary, but good to have done.

May sign up for a 10k trail race. Like a real trail too, with roots, logs, and stuff that will probably trip me.

Trail races are great, I love them but def not the place to set any sort of blazing pace. Have fun!

I've been doing alot of miles over past 3 months, 20-30 per week which is a ton for me. Feeling fine though; have finally mastered getting up early and starting runs before dawn. Love it. Half-marathon at end of Jan, weather permitting.

Haven't been running here at there, keeping low mileage as to not get injured, only running 3 times a week.

Friend is doing this race this year: http://thecolorrun.com/chicago/ seems like a bad idea.

Ooof, the trail race was difficult. Running through six inches of fresh snow doesn't work very well for me. I can't wait to run on pavement again. Sweet, sweet pavement.

welp just got suited up to run and apropos of nothing it started pouring rain from the sky

i am going through a MAJOR running slump. it's kind of awful. maybe i just needed a break or something, but i have had to diversify my energy-spending activities because i couldn't get myself to run 3x a week. so i was not doing anything at all, and that was bad (BAD!) for my mental health.

honestly, i think that exercise-as-mental-health-activity is the biggest motivator i have. physical benefits are great and all, but if i don't move around A LOT i get really crazy.

no one wants that, much less me.

in sum, more dancing, less running.

yah im mostly in it for the mental health too

btw dudes re those barefoot running shoes i bought a few months ago i cannot recommend the whole concept highly enough, ive run in them prob less than 10 times on short runs but the effect its had on my form is PRONOUNCED, you can just feel everything so much better, not sure whether im aiming to eventually use them full time or just as a training tool but my lord how fascinating

it's funny when you're running at your pace and you pass someone and they pick it up like they're trying to race you.

intense competition

you can count on me to not be that person

i passed some guy yesterday and he picked it up right away. he ws one of those dudes who runs like it's chariots of fire, all glorious w/an invisible finish line somewhere ahead.

once you pass someone never let them repass otherwise ur pussy

hmm it seems to have stopped raining but now im afraid to get caught in a 33 degree downpour what strange weather

maybe i will just go on a shorter run than planned idk

in the end i broke him

no mercy

i was gonna buy shoes & start soon but now i am old enough to have regular back pain, it seems

running will maybe help w/yr back pain

being a doctor i feel u should know this

yeah there are good and bad days

I am a doctor on a planet with diff gravity

oh i see

now it is pouring rain again i give up

literally so much rain

tomorrow perhaps i will try to run a half, maybe even break out the ol satellite watch eh

Run in the rain!

dude it is literally 33 degrees out!

j0e, a half marathon?

(i have no idea if you are a distance guy)

yah

Here's a video of the start of my trail 10K a week and a half ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnbA9yN4JPk&list=FLrRAPzA2FRWMzLg5IhXfjHQ&feature=mh_lolz

It was difficult.

i usually run like 7-10 so its a bit of a stretch, but im at my dads in vt for the week and its v beautiful and inspiring around here for running when its not pouring rain

lol @ racing through the snow, sup w/that one guy in shorts

i do 7k every other day, schedule and weather permitting. though i guess i've been slacking of late.