ILX running running thread

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.

Payless...

I usually look for shoes that are on clearance... try 6pm.com, or normal running shoe places and sort by price from low to high.

i got brooks pureflow at nordstrom rack for like $55 and i love them. my old shoes were $110, i got fitted for them at the running store, and they made my feet cramp.

Yeah, I'm already pretty good at finding $40-$50 shoes at DSW or wherever. I hadn't heard about 6pm.com, so thank you. That'll be another option. What I'm really interested in is what happens when you push the price down into the $20-$30 range. I mean, conventional wisdom would be that I'd regret it, and I really don't want to fuck around with my feet. Just wondering if there's some like "basic dudes don't know this, but this K-mart off-brand sneaker is made in the same factory as ...." or whatever.

Ran Ragnar Chicago. Very tired now. Relays are different, different challenges. Ended up running each leg much faster than I had anticipated, but once I started passing people, I became addicted. Slept maybe 1 hour in two days.

hahaha, thanks for asking, because I hit up 6pm.com and they have Fila Simulite 2s on sale for $30!

The truth about shoes is they probably don't matter nearly as much as people think they do.

hello runners. i am much less fit than when i last posted in this thread, but have started running/exercising again partly in terror at being out of shape. ran the manchester 10k two weeks ago, which was a fun day & hectic & i was v pleased to completely knacker myself to get under an hour (quite a bit faster than i'd been training), but really feeling the extra stone or two i've put on since i was last running. i am now a gymist, so i'll see how it goes.

The truth about shoes is they probably don't matter nearly as much as people think they do.

― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, June 8, 2013 3:53 PM (6 days ago)

Pretty much OTM. I really like simple shoes, that are light and offer moderate cushioning. No crazy stuff. Currently really liking my Asics Gel-Lyte 33 2's (despite the stupid name).

Have been alternating between Asics Gel Hyper 33's and Asics Gel Excel 33's. No idea what the technical difference is between those and your shoes but I think they're pretty similar and I like them a lot. Mine are both in a really nasty fluorescent yellowish-green cos they were on special offer. Only reservation about them is that the upper seems to wear thin quite quickly over my big toes, but maybe that's just my feet.

I basically end up buying every single color scheme of the models I use. Easier to tell them apart so I can keep track of miles.

10K race today. Finished in 42:59 which is a PR by 1:54. It was warm. Now I'll officially start marathon training for the fall.

Nice!

I wish these had longer than a 1" inseam. Because they would be awesome. As it stands, they would be kind of lewd.

http://img.runningwarehouse.com/new_product/BOAMGLX-1.jpg

Went over 1000 miles for the year today. Last year I didn't get to 1000 until December 16th.

And today I eclipsed my mileage total from last year. 1075 to date.

I did not buy the galaxy shorts. Chicago lakefront runners are grateful.

if those shorts came in a 5"-7" inseam I would totally rock them. On that note, why don't more breweries make technical shirts?

Hit 108 here today, so I'm going to hold off until tomorrow with my run.

Yikes! That's toasty.

I wait until after sunset to head out anyway, but even then it'll still be about 98. Also, I am coming off a two-day bender.

Running in the heat with a dew point in the mid to upper 70s is challenging. Still prefer it over winter ice and snow. I feel like even though I may not hit my pace targets, the effort I'm putting into my workouts is beneficial.

Today's workout:

10 miles total. 3 miles easy with 5 x 20 seconds strides to get warmed up. Then run 4 miles of fartlek with a "float" approach:

*2 minutes @ MP
*2 minutes @ float pace (moderate effort, no slower than MP + 30 seconds per mile)
*Repeat until you hit 4 miles

Then cool down for the remainder of the miles.

How do you do it?

I was running in 90-degree weather, and I thought the exact same thing as you, but my lungs started feeling bruised.

It's probably physiological. I might have weaker lungs genetically? Not sure, but I get super ill from doing it, so I only run in the heat once or max twice a week now.

i ran for 15 minutes on saturday and i'm still tired. this sucks.

It no way is it pleasant. But my speed workouts are never pleasant anyway, so I just suffer through it. Oddly enough, easy runs seem to be more taxing on me mentally in the heat.

Oh, my hill intervals are not pleasant, but I enjoy the pain, so I understand.

However, one thing is the good feeling of muscle pain, and another is having a lung infection. I wish I could do it more often. You must have good lungs!

I got a TB shot when I was a kid, and I think that didn't help my lungs.

Never did start running like I said I was gonna, but I'm really gonna try and start once this heat breaks. As it is, I feel like I'm smoking a cigarette just walking to the bus stop.

how's life, if you were in LA, I would ask you to join me.

Put on your running gear and go for a walk around the block. Or wherever you're going to run. Familiarising yourself with the surroundings takes a bit of the pressure off.

Then you can slowly start to run? Do you think it might work?

I want to hear more about the genesis of the term "fartlek".

Swedish. It means speed-play.

Can't help but to teehee.

I have not run in several weeks. On one hand, the 90+ heat....I just can't handle it, and I don't wake up early enough to beat it. On the other hand, the trail I normally run on is less than safe. I was beaten up on it last year by a handful of guys, and about a month ago some guy was riding his bike home from work at about 5:30 pm and was assaulted by about 15-20 guys. They didn't even steal his backpack, which had his wallet and phone. They just pushed his bike over and beat the shit out of him and left.

I hate all the other running options near my house. Too much waiting at stop lights. Ugh. I feel so frustrated.

Ugh. I feel so frustrated.

― Z S, Thursday, July 18, 2013 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is there a buddy you can go running with? Is it too dangerous to run later in the evening around your area? Maybe avoid the busy streets? Or no?

ugh, giant iphone fail just now which will prompt a plea in the ILX zing thread.

the summary was: i just need to get used to running with stop lights, and to stop thinking so much about my pace/distance. i loved the trail because it was a straight shot, no stops, and i could meaningfully track my improvements. a big part of running to me is just keeping track of my stats. i can have a decent run and feel physically good afterward, but if i can beat some sort of new personal distance or time or pace record, that's what really drives me. i have to just get used to running for the sake of running, i guess.

Ooh. Sorry to hear. That's happened to me before.

As for keeping track, why not use a running watch or a fitness tracker?

i have a running watch but it also seems to think that i'm cutting across city blocks. one time i ran 4 miles in real life and the watch calculated that i had run 2.75 miles at about a 5 minute pace

Oh, that's bizarre. The GPS is messed up, eh?

Z S which trail was that? I don't know how easy it is for you to get to southwest DC but I jog around there and feel pretty safe. The C&O canal towpath is also nice & flat with some shade.

the metropolitan branch trail. esp. between the noma and rhode island stops, where i live, it's dicey. i'm thinking about just running on a treadmill at work, although that wouldn't be much fun. but at least it would be a consistent temp every day.

Last time I was in DC I ran a route similar to where the Cherry Blossom 10 miler goes. It was kind of awesome, there was like no one around.

Just got back from 13 slow, then very slow, miles in DC heat. Not so bad in the shady woods of Rock Creek but man did my pace fade about 7 miles in. Really wish I had a swimming pool right now.

man, you guys in this heat. Too macho for my blood! (sexy, though)

stay safe and hydrated, alla youse

I'm absolutely soaking wet after my runs this week. It looks like I jumped in the lake. I get home and stand in front of Carl and a puddle of sweat begins to form at my feet. My shoes squeak. I weigh myself and I usually lose 4 to 5 pounds of water weight after most hard workouts. It's quite unpleasant.

18 miles on tap tomorrow, my longest run since October. Thankfully it's only going to be 82 with a dew point of below 70.