ILX running running thread

I'm celebrating by drinking beer. And then I'll run 20 miles on Saturday.

http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/08/31/paul-ryan-says-hes-run-sub-300-marathon

clearly lying no, doesnt even know his time, two fifty something or w/e nbd sure sure

i got new balance trail minimus for lifting in because they were on sale on the internet and running shoes are bad for lifting and i did my treadmill warm up in them and it felt amazing. like my heels were naturally not touching the ground and i felt like i was floating.

― horribl ecreature (harbl), Friday, August 24, 2012 5:29 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

love this, feels like ninja

yeah i'll work on that some more soon. most importantly they are great for weightlifting, i felt a lot stronger just because i was standing flat on my feet. this morning i ran 2 miles outside in normal shoes. it was hot and i was slow.

what are u running from

http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=6368

That would make me punchy.

i use my minimal shoes for working out too

Did a sweet 6.5m today, Nike+ fucked up but was in and around 55 mins. Love the days when it's effortless.

12 miles today in ~90-degree heat. First time I had gone into double figures in at least 6 wks. It did not go well. Struggled to finish. I hope it was just the heat.

Probably the heat. It ruins everything.

Looks like today's 20 is going to be in some storms. I don't mind, really. As long as it isn't storming for the whole 3 or so hours.

Did we talk about Kip Litton anywhere? Absolutely nuts.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/06/120806fa_fact_singer?currentPage=all

On January 11, 2011, a poster called Liptodakip wrote, “Still curious about the west Wyoming marathon. 29 runners total. And he won it. Anyone know anything about it? Is it a real race? The main page is down and now the results are gone. (was up last week). did he make up an entire race? That would be bold!”

Yes, it would. And, yes, he did. LetsRun exploded: West Wyoming was Litton’s pièce de résistance, and even his most indignant accusers had to concede their perverse admiration. In this race, the key to winning was ingeniously uncomplicated: Make the whole thing up! For his fabricated marathon, Litton had assembled not only a Web site but also a list of finishers and their times (plus name, age, gender, and home town), and created a phantom race director, who responded to e-mail queries. It occurred to Kyle Strode that six months earlier, when he had raised questions about Litton to “Richard Rodriguez,” the reply (“Wow, that’s quite a scenario!”) had omitted a crucial detail. When Richard Rodriguez looked in the mirror, Litton looked back.

Run today put me over 175 miles for the month!!!!!jdbejdbdnak

That's 74.5 miles more than I have ever run in a month. And best of all, I'm still uninjured. Very tired, but uninjured.

― Jeff, Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:32 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

btw nice job dude!

Thanks!

My 20 went ok yesterday, but my pace was all over the place from 8:20 to 9:30. Really just want even splits around 9:00 m/mile. That put me at 50 miles for the week. Every week from here to the marathon will be less than that. Sort of looking forward to a taper.

So spending nearly 8 hours a week running now, it's really all I can think about. It permeates my brain. I try my best not to talk about it all the time with non-runners, but really it's the focus of everything I'm doing right now.

^ ha u got it bad!

Been on holiday for a week and did a bunch of running there. Decided that today I would jog/walk back home from the caravan we were staying in while my wife drove with the kids. Weather was a bit grotty and I had the wind in my face the whole way, but ended up doing 29.97 miles off-road in 5 hrs 23 mins with 660m of climb. Bummed I missed out on doing the full 30, but fairly happy that I didn't feel too close to death by the time I finished. Bit achey now though mind.

Id love to do a run like that but I need to wait till I'm not training for a race.

Yeah, that's the thing - I imagine that I won't be able to do very much in the way of exercise for a week or something now because of muscle soreness, so it's totally shot to pieces any consistency I had in my training. Only thing I'm aiming for at the moment though is a marathon next spring so I don't really mind that.

i'm getting ready to go on a run again after last friday's disastrous ordeal. i think this time i'll invest in a subtle GPS watch rather than wearing a big phone on my arm.

Probably wise. Do you run with music?

yeah i'm afraid to carry a phone running even though i rarely encounter anyone where i run :(
i did this today http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218077652#
i think i'm gonna do this interval weekly for a while, it was fun/hard and i learned i can go faster than a 10 minute mile if only for a minute

Yeah, I normally run with music! But it's not a big deal to run without. The last few times I ran I was listening to baseball games and the history of rome podcast, anyway.

I dropped music after my 2010 marathon. Have enjoyed running much more since then. Your out there so long, I just get tired of having something in my ears and sounds. Safer too.

Just finished a really good run. Urban running isn't all bad, the stop lights can be good motivators to speed up before they turn red!

I use them as breaks. I need all the breaks I can get on a run.

If I take a break I usually end up thinking, well, that was enough for today and then I mosey on home

I sometimes think that. That's why I run long out and backs, so I may be 10 miles from home when I decide I have enough. Might as well run back.

But I do carry can money just in case.

Cab.

Cab. Xpost

Dammit.

Currently drinking. Not running. As I've run more my drinking seemed to have increased as well.

think i have to start wrapping my knee -- felt like there was a bubble on the left side of my left kneecap the other day. can only feel it when i walk down stairs or when i'm running. already wrap my shins -- pretty soon, my legs will be nothing but sports bandages!

What kind of socks is everyone wearing these days? I've been a long Smartwood devotee, but I am recently trying a couple of new brands. Feetures and Balega Hidden Comfort.

i have a pair of aqua balega hidden comfort, they are cute

does anyone here have opinions on the new balance minimus shooz

Kinda been going sockless lately but shoes are starting to smell big-time.

i just wear regular cotton sport sox

i only have the one pair of fancy socks cause i was traveling and forgot to bring running socks and there was a running store across the street and i was seduced by the cuteness

My socks pretty much get soaked every time I run. I sweat so much it looks like I've jumped in the lake.

haha smartwood. i have a pair of smartwood and a pair of feetures and some cheap nike running socks from dick's. i like the feetures the best but i left them at my parents' house.

So. Did one of those what you might call a Tough Mudder races today. They are not messing around.

Sorry for grammar, but I'm still a bit après-mud

Awesome! I think I would just get injured in one of those.

may i suggest that they are perhaps messing around

I was traveling last week and went running at altitude (up to 800 m above sea level) and on some fairly long hills. My usual routes are flat (with small hills and occasional stairs) and at sea level. Needless to say, I was having a really hard time compared to my usual runs. I definitely need to drop a few kilos if I ever wanted to be serious about running that kind of route. It was a fun experience though.

In a week or so I'll be running at 8000 ft above sea level. I imagine it will be difficult.

oh god yes

Ran my last 20 miler of the training cycle. Went great, took the first 10 easy and did the next 10 at marathon pace. Now I take it easy for 3 weeks.

just curious, what kind of runs are "taking it easy" runs?