ILX running running thread

i bust my toe playing beach volleyball last night, oops. not sure it's broken but it is very big and purple. only a middle toe though so at least it's not one of the important ones. going to be some interesting types of pain in store for me this weekend...

this is what i'm doing btw:

http://beyondmarathon.com/apocalypse-100/

http://beyondmarathon.com/apocalypse-100/files/2011/02/Apoc100-2015.png

http://beyondmarathon.com/apocalypse-100/files/2011/02/Apocalypse-100-elevation-20115.png

ha that looks awesome! how many people sign up for something like that?

last year there were 41 starters (and only 12 finishers, uh oh). about the same number entered the 50 mile version, but that had a lot more finishers: http://beyondmarathon.com/apocalypse-100/results/

this is one of the more low key 100 milers in the uk though. the centurion series get bout 200-250 runners in their events, so you're more likely to be running with other people around you. also way more expensive though, they're kind of cashing in on their popularity

sorry that was wonky typing

That looks like a miserable race. I'm not sure I could make 10 miles with that elevation profile. Flatlander4lyfe.

Since I'm not really racing these days, I signed up to be a pace leader for a half marathon training program. I'll be leading 9 minute milers every Saturday morning on their long runs. Since I run most of my long runs 8:15ish pace, hopefully that should be an easy conversational pace for me.

oh that will be great! helping people out is the best thing in sport, seriously. will still be good training for you too of course

jfc that apocalyptic ultra nick i honor yr madness

dunno if this will work, but here's the race tracking site:

http://www.racedrone.net/event/6

will only show the positions of people with the tracking app running on their phones though

scroll out and you can see i'm still in brighton - better get my arse up there

Hi Nick are you ok? How did it go?

I just signed up for the Loch Ness marathon which will be my first. I've done a couple of half marathons so I think I'm ready for the full one.

Went really well, it was an awesome weekend! It was the second 100-miler that I've done but it felt like a whole different level to the first one - definitely some serious hills going on up there compared to what I'm used to in Brighton. Took me 24 hrs 38 mins, starting out at 9AM on Saturday morning and finishing in time for Sunday breakfast, so that's a laughable average of 15 minutes per mile, but some of the course was really steep and we did do a bit stopping and faffing about. Great varied trails so I never got bored at all, weather was decent though it did get cold overnight if you stopped moving - couple of guys got hooked from the race at mile 80 with hypothermic symptoms. Carried way too much food with me again, never got all that hungry and just ate gels and crisps and drank pepsi - a lot of fucking pepsi tbf - from the aid stations. I took my iPod and phone along and I was just going to lazily jogwalk along taking photos, doing a bit of facebook and ilx and generally chilling, but I bumped into some guy who I'd met at a previous race (my first ultra in fact) - we kept yoyo-ing past each other for the first little section but after about 10 miles we knew we were pretty much stuck with each other. Worked out well - kept each other moving and in good spirits, shared the navigating and ended up crossing the line together. Did mean I went a bit quicker than intended: guy is a firefighter and an ex-Royal Marine and could probably have left me in the dust tbh, but it was his first 100 so he was wary of pushing too hard and was happy to just make it round. And it's definitely good to have company on that sort of thing, really helps keep it positive - in fact it was the only race I've done where I've had to stop running cos I was bent over double in laughter. We finished in 7th and 8th places out of 58 starters so pretty happy with that. Amazingly feel okay today and with no major damage and no former injuries came back to haunt me. One thing that still hurts is the soles of my feet cos they got absolutely soaked by morning dew so the skin went soft and puffy and ended up getting smashed to bits. They'll be alright in a day or so though.

Congrats with Loch Ness btw cajunsunday, you'll have a blast.

Nice job!

I would love to do a 100 one day. But for whatever reason, I feel like I should conquer the marathon and get a BQ time.

My PF is feeling the best it has felt in 2 years. Been doing a solid regime of calf stretches and heel drops/raises twice a day for several weeks now. Not saying that has helped, but it has correlated. No races anytime soon though, I need to get back up to speed. Maybe a marathon next year? Maybe I can get to 3:15 by the time I'm 40 (2019) and qualify then.

I would love to do a 100 one day. But for whatever reason, I feel like I should conquer the marathon and get a BQ time.

Yeah, go for it while you're young-ish definitely, ultras will always be there. Looking at the results, everyone that beat me was an old guy - second place was in his 50s and a guy in his 60s came 4th. Glad to hear about the PF, let's hope that fucker stays gone.

nice job nick 100 miles and 24 hours are both very long to run

btw guys i joined a gym and ive been lifting and even tho it hasnt been long im already def running with more power

^ i bought dumbbells 3 months ago, mostly to do something about my sticklike arms, but it was definitely a help when i was lugging about my 3 ton backpack full of uneaten cake

yeah i had been doing the same for a while too but i feel like doing the heavy squats at the gym is whats making the difference

tho i have also been doing intervals on the treadmill every time too which is way more frequent than my usual dalliances w intervals prob has something to do with it too

but it was definitely a help when i was lugging about my 3 ton backpack full of uneaten cake

― yeovil knievel (NickB), Tuesday, May 19, 2015 10:03 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

unaeten caek

them squats are good for stabilising the knees, i would imagine

yeah prob true the whole back of my legs/glutes just feels stronger/more engaged/more explosive, totally shredded the hell out of a longish run last night was like whered that come from, core also feels a little more stable

ha, i have something to say about explosive glutes which will have to wait until later

(don't worry it's not a poop story)

(i have one of those too though)

i considered not writing that for fear of poop stories tbh lol

as aforementioned, ran my first marathon today. 4:33:02. I experienced a wave of nausea I can't explain during the last three miles that cost me easily 10-15 mins, which is kinda vexing, but I'm OK with the time, all things considered. got lucky with the weather, a nice breeze and only about 45 mins of sun.

Congrats! So when's the next one?

oh simon well done!! had the wave of nausea at that stage myself - mostly due to heat, stress and things sloshing around in my stomach i think

oh god I can't think about the next one yet, I would like to be fitter and a better overall runner before that happens, as it stands I'm at least 25lbs overweight

I'm not sure what caused the nausea, I just know that for a few mins after I crossed the finish it was very difficult to breathe into my stomach.

pretty much par for the course that, one of the hidden joys of running marathons

i ran 28.72 miles in may. i really only run 2 times a week. sometimes 3.

I ran 96.1. Totally sucked this weekend and didn't run at all and feel like a complete waste because of it.

Just signed up for a one mile race though at the end of June. This probably won't end well. Haven't done any speed work in over 6 months.

how does one get started w/ speed work? thinking of signing up for a shorter race in the fall just to mix it up.

ive been doing mile repeats on the treadmill and i like it a lot, feel like its a good way to work on yr form u cn really feel whats most efficient, also like u cn go a set speed for a set distance, tho i dont run quite as fast as i wld on the normal ground cause i am afraid of getting thrown from the treadmill and killed like that tech ceo

also a good way to warm up for lifting

honestly don't think I will ever do treadmill again, I did it all winter and going back to "real" running was hell, it was somehow worse than starting from scratch for some reason

u can do both tho

Jesus fuck its worse than I remember

lol

welcome back deems :)

Had been thinking about starting again tomorrow. Got a wild hair about it, the stars are aligned, whatever. But the forecast is for 95 degrees. I might go through with it anyway but goddamn.

rip

2.5km, yesterday and today, same planned for the morning. literally running to the bus ffs

start off easy, build slowly, you'll get there

I remember ya but I remember it all

its more that my commute is a particularly nice 7.5km more than I wanted to take up running again but all things considered I'm gonna stick at it while the weathers fine.

Had been thinking about starting again tomorrow. Got a wild hair about it, the stars are aligned, whatever. But the forecast is for 95 degrees. I might go through with it anyway but goddamn.

― how's life, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:56 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

rip

― lag∞n, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 5:09 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This literally convinced me that I had to do this, btw. Been running three times since then. thx, lagoon.

haha good show!

Just signed up for marathon the second - Toronto, 10/18. ahhhhhhh

Crush it.

break the world record