ILX running running thread

sorry guys, i just can't fathom wearing those shameful toe shoes
http://birthdayshoes.com/media/blogs/bdayshoes/jjcauals.jpg

Did a 5K in about 20:30 yesterday.

those shoes are weird!!

i started week 2 of that thing this morning. i'm scared of the 3 min sets on wed!

don't worry! you'll do it and it will feel good. seriously.

and if it takes a couple tries, that's fine! i'm all in favor of running being fun and not too grueling.

i'm hoping to head out for a 4-5 mile run with the roommate today, if we can fit it in between running errands on campus mid-afternoon and making dinner. i should probably push for a shorter distance, actually, because i have no clue whether i can keep up with him yet.

this morning this guy just whooshed past me and then where i turned around and came back, he kept going. later when i was still on the way back, he whooshed past me again. i felt so lame! but w/e he was tall and i am new? ehh.

I wouldn't feel lame. There are always going to be people faster than you (unless you are Usain Bolt or the like.)

honestly. been working on knee strength, flexibility etc for about 5 months now...

i don't know if i'll ever be able to run 5K again w/o runner's knee :\

I like having people run past me, I use it as motivation - "that guy thinks he's better than me, eh?"

it's just that it was the same guy twice! but also i had done a little loop while he went further and came back. but still. sigh. yeah ok motivation. but also i felt soooo slowwwww and like i was not actually running at all!

doctor tomorrow at 2pm

the "that guy thinks he's better than me, eh?" statement works esp. well for me, cause whenever I do run past someone, I think I'm better than them...and I just assume everyone operates the same

A lot of people pass me. Eventually I pass them back though.

I had to cut my 4 miles down to 2 on Sunday because my knees have taken to stabbing me with PAIN at every footfall and now I can't even walk down stairs without limping.

Having gone from 0 miles a day for my entire life to 4 miles every other day immediately, for the last 3.5 weeks, I suspect I've just overdone it. I'm also probably not warming up properly, and everyone's telling me my bought-in-2005 (but barely used) trainers are almost certainly too old and won't be giving me the necessary support.

London trainer shop tips? Warm-up/warm-down tips? How-not-to-be-a-running-noob tips? Right now I feel like I'll never run again, and that's GUTTING because I've been loving it and it's doing me real good.

London trainer shop tips?

Where is it you live?

Or work?

Live West Norwood, work Paddington, can travel anywhere really. Went to http://www.runningshoeslondon.co.uk/ but it was lame.

charlie, are you stretching?

Hmm, can't think what's in those immediate areas but you could try Run and Become near Victoria station or one of the Runner's Needs, maybe the Holborn one?

Whatever you do, talk to the staff and describe your problems and you should get a feel for whether they're listening or not.

prescribed a month's anti-inflammatories, told not to do weight bearing exercise or running until i feel better and they're trying to get me to do PRP therapy?

http://www.platelettherapy.com/index.html

i think i missed this but what originally happened to injure you?

First run after my 10 mile Sunday. Whoa was I stiff. I only went two miles, but went pretty fast (for me).

charlie, i know i am a noob, but noob-to-noob? why push so hard? real painful injuries are way worse than having people pass you/running slowly/running shorter distances. for real. also they are expensive.

tza: just runner's knee/tendinitis. I finally got past my plantar fascitiis and lost my shit. Started running 40 mile weeks and blew out. Need rest and aleve now i guess.

wow, 40 mile weeks are pretty intense. the most i've ever done was 28 and it's a good thing i had nothing else going on that whole week! i hope you recover quickly.

it was like two weeks, one at 35 and one at 40. I was basically doing five mile runs every morning. It felt great, I gotta say. Want to go back to that, but I'm gonna have to work my way into it.

ok so i sort of failed tonight but i kept going! i attempted to do the 3min sets on the way home from the gym, and ended up having my ass handed to me by the hills on sets 3 and 4 where i could only run about 1:45 or 2min and walked the rest, then walked the min of walking time. but by the time i got back on flat terrain, i was able to handle the 3min runs again and they felt ok. i think i will re-attempt this one on friday and try to master it before i move on to the 4min sets. or should i not be a pussy?

i'd try it again before moving on, just because i'm a little ocd that way. hills are tough, too, so it's good practice running them.

Last two runs, 2.95 miles yesterday and 4 miles today. Feeling pretty good.

I was thinking about doing this "Northside Colleges Historic Run" tomorrow. I'm hesitant to run in such a social way though.

looks kinda fun!

i mastered the 3min sets last night. i am supposed to go for 4min tonight but it is supposed to storm terribly. nervous.gif!

sigh. just biking for the next month i think.

Six miles today. Slow pace, but nice run.

i did the 4 minute sets last night and felt really good, but definitely feeling some shin tenderness today. now i am paranoid. i know it's a normal noob thing but now i'm all freaked out.

Six more miles today, a little faster than I did yesterday.

So you know, I gps track all my runs. I walk in today, sync my run and Jenny comments that it was a "pretty" run. It was mainly along the shore and had lots of curves. See below:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3897967263_455a01d296_o.png

I think next run I'm going to try and write my name with gps. It will take some planning but it shouldn't be too hard.

After 12-15 years of not doing this regularly, I've now decided that I need to start running again, just to keep up with my beer intake. I should probably get new shoes.

that IS pretty! will you write your name in script or print it legibly?
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i am going shoe shopping on wednesday :)

Wow Jeff, I'm a bit jealous! That looks like a beautiful run along the shore and grassy areas. Have fun writing your name :)

I'm so so glad it's cooling down, my runs are suddenly a lot more pleasant! I'm going to try to work back up to 25 miles a week in the next four weeks after my midsummer month off, so far I am not having any trouble with it (although last week was only 12).

Ran an informal 5K last night just under 26 min. That's my fastest time ever, but I don't really count it because I had to pause at crosswalks. Also, that put me over 100 miles for the year. Most if that has been in August and September, but still an accomplishment.

Ran a very miserable 6 miles yesterday. Which is a shame because I felt pretty good going into it. I feel like I need a goal at this point, specifically one that isn't speed or time based. I think a half marathon would be a good distance. I've already ran 10 miles casually, so I should be able to finish.

Still waiting on that runners high. I've yet to experience it. At least I've been injury free fir a couple of months now.

Jeff: Nike Plus is a statwhore online game that you play by running
I'm doing 25 minutes on the stationary bike and 25 on the elliptical while I take 25 more days worth of Celebrex. Hopefully it won't be too cold to run then.
In the meantime: NFL Season + TIVO = I bought a reasonably cheap stationary bike in the hopes of pedaling while watching games -
http://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-Active-Upright-Exercise-Bike/dp/B001AS0ZHO/ref=pe_32160_12535910_as_txt_4/
yay for free shipping

i got new shoes! the guy was super helpful. also they had me run on treadmill w/ a camera behind and then did frame by frame analysis of how my foot moved to figure out good shoe choices. wow. they even said i can come back after a few weeks if these don't work out.

i feel good running but i have not moved into the 5 min sets yet bc i'm trying to take it easy/not do too much too soon to avoid pains. so i am behind schedule. but i'd rather be behind than injured, right?

definitely, getting injured sucks and is hella frustrating.

maybe i'll do the 5 min sets but not 5 of them in a row.

gonna try to start running again tomorrow, had to abort plans a couple months ago because of severe leg pain, but l.a. heatwave would've interfered anyways. now it has cooled off so i'm hoping my ancient legs are up for it.

I like the idea of the Nike+ community, but I'm pretty committed to my Garmin Forerunner tracking. If there was a way to input all that information, I would totally be down.

The other running community tracking websites are really mediocre. Mapmyrun, The daily mile, garmin connect, etc all really suck.

but i'd rather be behind than injured, right?
yes! geez, yes. i've been sort of stuck at the point where i can run for 10-15min, usually about a mile, then i need to walk for like 90 seconds, but then i can do it again. what i can't do is run for 15+ minutes without walking at some point.

but that's ok. whatever. as long as i am still enjoying it, i will continue to do it. i try to end each run on a positive note.

Jeff: http://www.e-runners.com/
works with Garmin