ILX running running thread

running about 4-5 miles. usually i run right after i get home, which is after a 20 minute bike ride, so i have about a full glass of water.

and yeah, i'm probably having the glass of water maybe 10 minutes before i run. d'oh!

I eat a graham cracker before I go out but I usually go in the morning.

If I run in the morning (rarely), I always eat two toaster waffles with jam/peanut butter, banana, and coffee. This is usually 1.5 hours before the start of my run.

wow, thx for all the great info, c21m50nh3x460n, whoever you are!

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After my last bonkathon, I refer to these two books often for nutrition advice:

http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Sports-Nutrition-Suzanne-Girard/dp/0736064710
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Sports-Nutrition-Dan-Benardot/dp/0736059415

10 mile race yesterday, finished in 1:12:24. I was looking to be around 1:10 to 1:13, so I'm happy with the effort.

I have a love/hate relationship with racing. It was pretty much 1:12 of pain and unpleasantness. But then once I finished, it was awesome! But then the thought of racing again to try and run even faster and experiencing even more suffering seems unappealing. But then I want to feel awesome again. So I'll race again.

that's why i want to stick with 5k for now. even though i'm so slow, it hurts. i ran yesterday. it was fun.

great run today! accidentally tied my distance record from last year (although i noticed that last year i ran it about 30 seconds/mile faster). but the best part was that i felt really good the whole time, had steady, slow breathing the whole time, and probably could have pushed myself another mile if i had to. it feels so good to have a run like that!

I love the mood at races, but I want them to remain special so I only do one or two a year. Also they tend to be on all pavement, and I run on trails, so that exacts a physical toll.

Perfect running weather today. 66 degrees, sunny, light breeze. 15 miles in 2 hours, my best long run in awhile.

i signed up for a 5k to motivate myself to run again. i use runkeeper but i turned off all the notifications except for time because the rest of it was too distracting. but i estimated based on my recent runs that i'd probably run the 5k in around 35 minutes so yesterday i said i would run for 35 minutes and not worry about the distance. i ran for exactly 35 minutes, turned off runkeeper, and i had gone exactly 3.11 miles.

OTM.

The 5k during craft beer week?

yeah. sounded fun + more affordable than most of the other 5ks i saw. i should find one in june though too so i don't just stop again. i have shitty willpower so i need external motivation like not embarrassing myself in public.

It should be a good time. It will be interesting to see how many people show up since most of the beer nerds are going to be hungover from the night before.

n/a, if you're interested, Carl and I are doing the Race Against Hate 5k/10k up in Evanston on 6/16. I'm racing the 10k, she's walking the 5k. It's $32 right now, but goes up to $35 on 5/15.

cool, i'll think about it.

just ran my first ever 10K (just around my neighborhood, not in a race or anything) then added an extra half mile at the end for good measure :)

i had intended on doing this on my 30th birthday in a few days, but now i don't have to live in fear of terrible failure. or at least, not not in fear of THAT terrible failure.

intended to

30 years and i still can't talk american

High five on the 10k, old man.

FLYING INSECTS ;_; ;_; ;_;

i know all other runners will feel my pain here

*coughs*

also nice work ZS

My face and neck is covered with the corpses of bugs after my run.

55.2 miles for the week. Most ever for me. And it is warm. May is shaping up to be a good month.

This sudden heat has brought a whole new kind of suffering to my training. 10 miles seems like 15.

May is DONE. 212 miles, highest ever.

daaaaang!

if you weren't so lazy you could go on a run tomorrow, you know.

I was about to post how pleased I was to have run 3.75 miles this week.

It's all relative. 3.75 is great if that is what you are doing!

May is DONE. 212 miles, highest ever.

that's awesome. Bring on the heat!

I've been sticking to 30/wk but have been getting back into swimming, abt a mile at a time, 2 or 3 times per week. Such a great complement to running but oh, so boring. It's as much a mental challenge to stay in the pool as it is physical.

The scariest thing about all this is that my shorts keep getting shorter. I used to be very anti-short shorts, but I tried them and I don't think I can ever go back. I'm down to a 3.5" inseam split shorts.

Thinking about starting running on my lunch hour. In DC. Right when summer kicks in. I know.

But I think my office is in the perfect place to do it. I've got a couple of bridges nearby that I can easily measure distance on. I've been doing long walks over lunch for the last couple months. It's probably just the right time for me to start.

So I'm wondering if there's any advice from other ilxors who run on their lunch hour. I haven't done any running in about 5 years, and when I did I was always setting out from home. We've got a shower at work. Bring a change of clothes, some running shoes, and a towel and I should be okay, right?

Also, re: short shorts. The closest thing I have is basketball shorts. I'm going to look/feel like a goober aren't I?

No more of a goober than I do in short shorts. I'm ok with it on the lakefront path, but running down the street to get to the path past all the bro bars, I do get yelled at from time to time.

3.5 inches is pretty damn short tho, you're basically asking for it

running in the middle of the day in the summer suxxxxxx. i don't even like to run in the morning when it's less hot i just hate running in the bright sun. shower at work is cool though. that's not advice, sorry. any shorts you want are ok imo but basketball shorts are probably gonna be not so comfortable in the heat?

i just came here to say now my new thing is i just have to run more than i did last week. even if it's one minute more. so since i only ran 5k once last week i have exceeded my goal by running 20 minutes on two different days. also i am working on running slower because i always try to go too fast. it's already working. i have so much more endurance going uphill.

Did 5 days of 8.5 miles this week. NY (Prospect Park) and DC (Rock Creek). 43 miles total. Use the Runkeeper app. Downloaded Mapmyrunplus, but don't like it. Long time lurker, and runner, 4 days a week. 1,800 miles a year. New music all the time.

i think i do like ~1200/yr

id actually like to run less than i do but idk what to transition to more of. i dont like biking or swimming

i have run 4.57 miles this week. 2 very sweaty 90 degree miles just now. all i have to do next week is run 4.58 miles. lol. i think i'll do like 6 though.

yeah, I can run in crazy heat, but only before sunrise/after sunset. direct sun just saps my strength. in a couple months I'll be doing runs at sunset and it'll probably be 95 degrees out.

It's all relative. 3.75 is great if that is what you are doing!

heh, I was being silly... a year and a half ago I could do 15-20 miles a week. I'll get back there by August hopefully. I am in awe of your monthly mileage!

I've never had too much trouble running in the heat until I started doing speed workouts. So hard to hit the goal paces. Easy running in the heat isn't too bad.

i ran 7.48 miles this week. maybe 9 or 10 next week.

i bought new running shoes last week -- a day's wages! -- and i haven't gotten out there yet. i can run up to 3 miles comfortably at a good pace. i'm considering bringing my dog along one of these days so i'll have company. in the past she has wanted to go too fast for me and, in general, would seem disappointed when i got tired and wanted to stop, almost embarrassed to be seen with me as i was groaning and breathing heavily but maybe that was my imagination.

got struck down with a cold last sunday, so I missed a week, which is frustrating, but I'm still rarin' to go so I'm not too worried. I suspect the sudden onslaught of dieting + running made me susceptible to illness.

a day's wages!

does anyone have any experience with Target, K-Mart, or other off-brand running shoes? Wondering if there are any "secret weapons" out there.