ILX running running thread

if i could catch him i would, i'm sticking with five a side these days

man, I love playing football but i totally shudder at the thought of the injuries there [/risk-averse old man]

i stick to football with my two boys and their friends but as soon as they're big enough to be able to swing a foot anywhere near my balls then i am definitely quitting that shit

thx nickb -- the PT friend i have, who also runs a lot, did know abt them and thought that and icing could be all i need, whatever it is

sortof suspect it could have been brought on by my playing tennis a lot this summer in addition to running, different kind of impact than running 4 sure

absolutely killed it this morning, 7.5 miles in just over an hour. came from nowhere too, had about 6 pints of beer last night and a mate texted at 0830 asking if i wanted to go for a run, ten mins later i was out the door.

absolutely killed it this morning.

what a great feeling!

so good. i have total post-run euphoria now.

Marathon tooooooooomorrrroooowwww

yeah dawg

good luck jeff! don't know if you get pre-race nerves, but it's always such a relief when the gun finally goes off and you start running the race. that first mile with the crowds and nice fresh legs and everything - BEST THING EVER

Slightly nervous. But I'm much more prepared for this marathon than I have for my previous two, so I should be good.

Good luck Jeff!!

I just got back from a sunny brisk 45 min out there. Best weather!!

go for it Jeff!

Headed out the door for 10 miles in blustery Fall weather. should be perfect.

just did a lil hill/plyometrics/pull ups routine IN DA RAIN, p dope

i dodged like 50 mtn bikes on trails this morning (mountain bike race). they were like wtf and i lold. SORRY ABOUT UR TIME GUYS.

haha

man i love icing, yall ice yrselfs down

i once had a runner push me off my bike without warning during a very steep ascent- he didn't call track or jack shit. so when i inadvertently elbowed a runner in the head on a descent after calling track, i didn't sweat it. it's all in the game.

(jk i don't elbow people, but i did get pushed off bike without warning- what a weirdo)

btw have a great run jeff!

so weird injury dampens my buzz about the run i mentioned earlier. basically if you drew a straight line downwards from the front of both ankles, the sole and side of my leg is aching as i walk. only came on about 5/6 hours after my run but it's the most acute injury i've ever had, could barely walk home from friend's house just now. i've never had any pain in this area before.

no real idea what to do, any general first response advice? i couldn't have prepared for this really, i felt perfect for the entirety of my run today and it only kicked in after.

i don't really know what that is, but someimes those sorts of pains just disappear as quickly as they came. maybe a nerve thing?

Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it unless it stays for a couple of days.

after a bit of googling it sounds like peroneal tendonitis, my mate's a doc and he said basically just ice/elevation/anti-inflam meds

once this doesn't curb my exercise for too long i'm fine with it. meant to be rehearsing for a play today, perhaps a sitting rehearsal.

xpost good luck today jeff, btw

Thanks! Waiting around right now. Have to getting big city marathons so early.

yeah, have a great run jeff! hows the weather?

43degrees now. Shouldn't get out if the 40s the whole race. Pretty much ideal.

sounds lovely! also, KICK SOME ASS

ow my foot

does anyone here run in minimalist shoes? i was thinking of ordering a set of the new balance minimus 4mm drop trail shoes, then i saw some reduced 0-drop sauconys in a running shop yesterday and am fighting temptation to go back and get them

i have the sacucony hatoris, i really like them, its all abt fit tho theyre just the right shape for my foot

yeah those were the ones. they have them in a 10.5 which is my nominal size but i feel like i should probably check and see if that is actually the right size for crazy flat shows. i keep trying to justify it to myself on grounds of 'while i am there i can try on some new balance ones and learn how the fit is so i don't order the wrong size of those', and then i will end up talking myself into buying two pairs of shoes i can't afford?

those sacuconys def run small i had to get a larger size than usual and theyre still p snug, id make an effort to try any minimal shoes on rather than just order from the internet for sure

the 1st gen new balance were to narrow for me tho now i guess they come in widths

yeahhh i guess i'll go try things on and drop some money on SPORTS NUTRITION crap if i end up not buying anything so as to not feel bad. god what a fun hobby this is

haha

DNF. Looooong story.

oh no! :(

damn... what happened?

i sympathise if it's injury, couldn't even fucking walk to the shops today. i'm limping from kitchen to my room, what a joke. missed my rehearsal and prob will be working from home tomorrow.

sorry jeff, i hope you're ok.

Long story short, had a fantastic race for 15 miles and was on pace for a 3:55. Then started getting dizzy, walked for a few seconds, ran again and suddenly everything on my lower body hurt. I managed to make it to mile 23 (my last mile took 20 mins!) Couldn't stand it anymore, so I DNF'ed near a train stop so I could get home. Totally content with my decision. My time would have been beyond shitty and I don't care about a medal. I just wanted to have an awesome race, and that wasn't going to happen at that point. Live to run another day.

I think I would have a v hard time being so even-tempered after putting in so much time and effort training.

disappointed for you man, but if you were suffering like that, and you've done one before, i think that was a great call.

the miles are still in the legs and maybe you can try again?

youll always be a winner to the running running thread jeff!

^^ loving the team support vibes.

Bad luck Jeff, that must be very disappointing. Once the wheels come off in a marathon there's nothing you can do really to get going again properly, so don't have any regrets about not finishing - I know you weren't there just to make it round. I blew up in my second marathon at around the same point and ended up walking to the end in a time of five hours plus. I gained very little from actually finishing, it was basically just a very long depressing walk! So you didn't miss much...

Any idea what went wrong? Pace, fluid, fuel or just had a bad day?

How are your legs today anyway, Ronan?

^^ loving the team support vibes.

apart from that i think that training at too high a pace is the other important pitfall. it's better to 'hold back' while training and work on stamina first and try increasing your speed once your endurance is up to scratch. 7 months after picking up running again, i still find myself starting my runs way too fast now and then. it's hard holding back when running starts feeling really good but i think it's key when you want to develop your stamina ánd speed (eventually).

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That's disappointing Jeff, I feel for you. Way to push on as best you could, but it sounds like you made the right call.