ILX running running thread

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

I mean what's the point otherwise

brb gotta lose 50 lbs

spent the last couple of weeks on vacation in ireland. rained every day but weather was perfect for running, so I did a ton of it. capped it off with an epic trail run on the Kerry way between Kenmare and Killarney. Really, really cool and I highly recommend it!

it's a year away, but i seem to have just entered this ridiculous race:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/offa.jpg

it's a single stage event but it does have a 4 day time limit, so plenty of time for dawdling along

A whole year, maybe I should sign up?

I'm at an interesting place with my running. Consistent, but not anywhere close to being competitive. I'm still pacing a local marathon training group on the weekend, we're up to a 15 mile long run. That's been good to get my out the door on Saturday and getting my run over before 9:00 AM. I'm running about 3 other times a week, with at least one, sometimes two speed workouts. Done some hill work and fartleks mainly, haven't really crushed any 200s to 800s recently. So I'm starting to get the feeling that I can ramp up the time and quality of workouts, but don't think I could PR at any distance at this point.

Still some PF pain, but it is about as light as it has been in quite some time.

Holy fuck @ that above race, y'all nuts

10 weeks to marathon the second - doing more cross training this time via exercise classes, which are nice and intense, but seem to have made my weight shoot up (without any change in appearance/how clothes fit etc). Annoying - I'd like to get to a better place w. overall strength but I'd also like to uh weigh less for this.

I've had some promising speed workouts in the last month. A couple of 3 mile tempo runs 2 weeks apart:

7/30 - 7:25, 7:32, 7:05
8/10 - 7:19, 7:17, 6:45

And a distance ladder interval run yesterday, 2 min rest between each interval:

0.26 - 1:35 (6:08 pace)
0.52 - 3:21 (6:28)
1.05 - 6:59 (6:40)
0.52 - 3:17 (6:20)
0.27 - 1:28 (5:28)

These were hard, but not miserable. Certainly not as fast as I was a year ago, but maybe I should run a all out 5K as a test. I can't PR, but maybe I could eek out a sub-20 again or at least get close to it.

Another 3 mile tempo last night: 6:52, 6:51, 6:26. Good improvement. I signed up for a 5K in a couple of weeks. Will need to get down to 6:15's to PR. Unlikely, but maybe within the realm of possibility.

i think i moved to colorado and its so fn dry here+altitude that i prob have to start carrying water w me on long runs which is frankly my worst nightmare, whats the least bad water toting system plz dont say that thing that straps a bottle to yr hand ugh im so depressed abt this but i just totally fn bonked due to dehydration something that never happens to me in the humid east

running midday in this sun may not have been the wisest either tbh but i just felt like it so there

wait did u really move to colorado

im not sure

6 weeks to marathon #2 and officially terrified all over again just looking at the fucking route

I seem to have a tendency to strain my right big toe, is this more likely a stride/technique issue or a shoe issue? I really do not need to fuck up my big toe.

I hope you win! Or at least do well.