When I need new running shoes, I go to 6pm.com and sort by my size and price low to high, then choose the cheapest pair in a color that I like. Saucony often have nice cushiony and light pairs for $30-45.
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Wednesday, 29 June 2022 04:13 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I usually buy last year's model of shoes as they're generally half price or less once the new ones come out (as long as you don't care about which colours you get)
Did splash out for Alphaflys, Vaporflys and Tempo Next% in the sales earlier this year though (all half price) and they're all pretty awesome for road racing. Have got PBs in all three and my 5K PB is now down to 18:08 and fairly confident I can dip under 18 if conditions are good
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 29 June 2022 08:05 (one year ago) link
and thus far, I've been running for two months injury free!
Spoke too soon here. Lower back pain started last Saturday. This is a new one for me. Probably going to have to take a few weeks off from running and google up some physical therapy exercises.
I know this will make me sound like a petulant child, but I just need to vent here: it's so incredibly frustrating that I'm trying to do something to improve my quality of life and it has seemed to be working really well. And I've been taking the time to actively warm-up for 15 minutes beforehand and stretch afterward. But maybe something I was doing was wrong. Or maybe it's entirely unrelated and I just picked up something heavy wrong without thinking about it. And now it feels like I'm back to square fucking zero. I went for a walk this morning just to keep moving, but it's nowhere near as rewarding.
― peace, man, Wednesday, 29 June 2022 11:54 (one year ago) link
it's the absolute worst feeling.
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Wednesday, 29 June 2022 12:56 (one year ago) link
picked up new altra lone peaks yesterday, went up the canyon and did a quick 4 mile thing today - much happier with some sole and cushion.
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:06 (one year ago) link
Super happy to finally crack 38 minutes for 10K this morning with a PB of 37:53Was slightly hilly course and quite windy so reckon there's some more to shave off.
― groovypanda, Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:51 (one year ago) link
After scaling things back to just walking for over a month, getting my lower back in shape with core-strengthening physical therapy exercises, and being very, very, very patient, I began to incorporate small stretches of jogging back into my walking routine. 1/3 mile, every other day - taking things very slowly. I'm happy to say that the back problems seem to be a thing of the past.
But after about two weeks of these baby steps, now I have a small quad strain! Possibly came from trying to add body-weight squats into my pre-run routine? It's bothering me enough that I feel like I have to completely stop running again and just add more recovery things into my daily physical therapy routine.
This is fine. Good times. Just going to keep it going until I get there. Running was really, really nice back in April/May/June. For the first time in my life, I was hopping out of bed in the morning looking forward to running, instead of thinking of it as a chore that I had to do in order to lose weight. I'd like to be able to get back into it without fucking myself up again. Preferably before the winter weather sets in.
― peace, man, Monday, 8 August 2022 14:42 (one year ago) link
pretty much this. stopped about a year ago with left knee problems. realised a month ago that my left knee was no longer hurting. about 5 gentle jogs later it is again 8(
― koogs, Monday, 8 August 2022 15:31 (one year ago) link
in a boot
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 25 August 2022 17:31 (one year ago) link
Following the last update, my back pain came back, which led to an urgent care visit last weekend. Turns out that I have a disc condition that requires an orthopedist.
― peace, man, Thursday, 25 August 2022 17:39 (one year ago) link
😱 xpWhat have you done forks?
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 17:06 (one year ago) link
And hope you get yours sorted peace
Just talked to the orthopedist this morning! She basically said it's no big deal and everyone my age has some degeneration and arthritis. The other doc had made my situation sound a lot more worrisome than it is. I get to check in with an actual physical therapist (instead of just youtubing it, like I have been), but I should be okay in the long run. I'm still just sticking to walking for the time being, but I'm fitting it in twice a day.
― peace, man, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 17:15 (one year ago) link
xp - torn plantar, been walking on it for months! orthopedist said a boot is the only reasonable plan forward.e
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 17:48 (one year ago) link
I'm training for my first 5k. I've been back to running about a month and I'm consistently running/jogging at least 5k each run, albeit at a slow pace. I've started working in some intervals. My first goal is just to get my time under 30 mins, but I think that's very much within reach. Today I did a total of 4.5 miles, including three intervals of running a half mile at a consistently sub-10-min-mile pace. Plan to do intervals every two or three runs and gradually increase the distance on those intervals until they cover the full 5k.
I'm feeling pretty good in my runs so far. Wondering if something more ambitious, like a 25 min 5k, is in reach? It's in November fwiw.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
Hope you're both soon on the mend xpsman alive - doesn't sound unrealistic. Would suggest introducing some long, slow runs into your routine once a week. Maybe start by aiming to continuously run for 60-75 minutes but at a much slower pace than you'd normally run at
― groovypanda, Friday, 9 September 2022 17:47 (one year ago) link
boot continues. anybody else done this for plantar? I'm concerned i'm torturing myself for no reason/payoff as nothing's getting worse but neither is it improving.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 September 2022 20:41 (one year ago) link
I had PF and invested ~ $50 on a pair of smartfeet. Took a couple weeks off, wore the insoles and problem was solved.
― tobo73, Friday, 9 September 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
It takes a long time x10 for that shit to clear up, sorry :(
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 9 September 2022 22:25 (one year ago) link
For PF I've had good luck in the past with those spiky rubber balls, running my foot back and forth over one while I sit.
― henry s, Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:06 (one year ago) link
yeah, i did that and the ice water bottle and daily stretching and all the other stuff. The theragun on the sole/heel helps a little. sigh.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 September 2022 03:08 (one year ago) link
I went to PT some time ago for a calf issue and told the therapist that I also had a sharp pain on the back of my heel, and that I must have banged it on something. She rolled her eyes and said no, you didn't bang your heel on anything. She knew it was PF, and administered some treatment (maybe it was the theragun?) on my heel that pretty much cleared it up immediately. Was pretty amazing. I asked if I could buy one of those for home use and she kinda laughed and said no, that's probably not a good idea.
― henry s, Saturday, 10 September 2022 12:54 (one year ago) link
she's wrong imo! they're inexpensive and effective with no downsides for use that i know of.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:34 (one year ago) link
Might not have been a theragun, I recall it was something that was warm and vibrated. Maybe it was an actual vibrator! Might explain why she didn't think I should get one. In any event, it worked a charm, the only time I've ever seen quantifiable results from a PT session.
― henry s, Saturday, 10 September 2022 17:36 (one year ago) link
Just talked to the orthopedist this morning! She basically said it's no big deal and everyone my age has some degeneration and arthritis. The other doc had made my situation sound a lot more worrisome than it is. I get to check in with an actual physical therapist (instead of just youtubing it, like I have been), but I should be okay in the long run. I'm still just sticking to walking for the time being, but I'm fitting it in twice a day.― peace, man, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:15 PM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― peace, man, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:15 PM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
It took over a month to get an appointment with the physical therapist, but when I did, she basically confirmed that I was on the right track with the limited core exercises that I had been doing and added a couple of others. Since then, I've been walk/running three times a week (MWF) while keeping up with my twice-daily walking schedule every other day. It's been going GREAT with no recurrence of injury for the past two months. I've been adding the running back in more slowly and cautiously. I basically do a warm-up walk for 15 minutes, then switch off between running and walking - 1-minute run, 1-minute walk, 1-minute run, etc. In the past few weeks, I've been adding 2-minute running segments onto the end of that cycle each week. So I've been increasing my activity, but very slowly, making sure not to overdo it.
One thing that I've been facing this year is running in cold weather. In the past, I would just pack it in during the winter months, or switch to a treadmill. Looking back to the treadmill days, in the basement gym at my office, those were such dire times! I really hated treadmill running, particularly in that dungeon-like condition. So I bought myself some long-sleeved base layer shirts and a warm reflective hat and have been sticking to my routine as the weather dips into the 30s. If it gets too cold, I'll throw on a pair of gloves and I'm perfectly comfortable! Lip balm is key on these days though.
One thing that I've wanted to do for years is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run. It's a 10k that, like it says, goes over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland. It just took place again this past weekend. I've never been in shape enough to do a 10k. A lot of people do walk it, but I'd prefer to join as a runner. Anyway, hoping that can be a goal for next year.
― peace, man, Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:56 (one year ago) link
That sounds fun. Do you get to stop at the gift shop in the middle?
― Jeff, Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:01 (one year ago) link
I ran my first ever 5k last weekend and did it in 28:53, which was my best 5k time to date. Not an easy run - the first almost mile of it was upward sloped.
I think I prefer my lone meditative trail runs to races, don't like the feeling of a bunch of people running around me, thinking about whether they are or will pass me, etc. I also got really embarrassed by the people cheering. That said, it was kind of nice at the end, talking to the other runners, feeling of "we all did a (moderately) hard thing together." And it gave me something to train for. So maybe I'll do another in the spring.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:06 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I don't think of myself as someone who would normally want to enter a race and participate in something with thousands of other people. In this case, the lure is the beautiful view. I drive over the bridge a few times a year, but don't get a chance to look out my window.
― peace, man, Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:18 (one year ago) link
I miss the absolute suffering of racing. Being comfortable with being uncomfortable.
― Jeff, Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:50 (one year ago) link
Races are not for me. Running really is something I do to be with myself and to compete with myself. Also I never know beforehand what distance I can do. Sometimes it's 10, sometimes 15 and 3 or 4 times a year I'll do a half marathon if I'm feeling good. But to able to say, 'on that specific day 3 weeks from now I'll run that many kms', nope.
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 17 November 2022 20:47 (one year ago) link
also not a racer, also hate treadmills. they tend to help me reinjure myself for whatever reason.
i like the manual treadmill at the gym as a backup. i've been doing that for the last two weeks after it got cold and stormy. it was sunny yesterday and i finally made it outside for a run. it's my jam, i'll always come back to that as part of my routine. 3-4 slow miles, ideally with some uphill. nothing else makes me feel good like that.
― ê™® (map), Thursday, 17 November 2022 21:32 (one year ago) link
I’m running the JFK 50 in western Maryland (what’s up with all the MD talk??) on Saturday. Biggest concern rn is the cold. And the monotony. Will report back.
― tobo73, Thursday, 17 November 2022 22:43 (one year ago) link
Trial runs through the wooded area by the river feel kinda spiritual for me, very different vibe from a race, although some days I do try to beat/improve my time.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 17 November 2022 23:59 (one year ago) link
*Trail
trail runs are very good for the soul
― ê™® (map), Friday, 18 November 2022 00:39 (one year ago) link
looks like i'm going to be running on rock in moab for the first time in many months, very much looking forward to that though it's also hard there are some wild inclines there
― ê™® (map), Friday, 18 November 2022 00:41 (one year ago) link
― tobo73, Friday, 18 November 2022 03:14 (one year ago) link
Map - Running on that rock in Moab sounds so cool. Enjoy
― tobo73, Friday, 18 November 2022 03:22 (one year ago) link
omg tobo73 let me tell you, it is so fucking cool lmao. the only weird part is jockeying with mountain bikers or the occasional ohv. going back this weekend! if anyone ever wants to run on the sandstone of the colorado plateau i can give you a few tips, moab area or escalante. there are spots i'm scoping out on google maps further south by bears ears / bluff and the navajo reservation.
anyway i have a weird sore forefoot thing going on. no idea how it happened. woke up one morning a few weeks ago with it. flexing my toes back brings an ache / soreness. walking with a bit of a limp. i can run on it without too much pain. it seems to be getting a little better, fingers crossed.
― ê™® (map), Wednesday, 11 January 2023 22:29 (one year ago) link
I've started sprinting a couple days a week and it feels so good
― Bongo Jongus, Friday, 3 February 2023 17:25 (one year ago) link
I’m running a marathon on Sunday. I did a 25k a few weekends ago and have been training very sporadically (maybe a week average since February), so you know, I probably shouldn’t be doing it but you have to stick to your word! Hoping to get a 4:30 time and then try take running more seriously next year and get a time with a 3 in front of it. I am really enjoying this though, it’s a fun game chasing pb’s
― hrep (H.P), Monday, 7 August 2023 03:44 (eight months ago) link
Has anyone tried the Brooks Ghost 15? Is it longer than the 14, or does it feel bigger because it is wider? Did you want to size down? (I assume the same would be true for M or W, but if you could please indicate, that would be great. Thanks.)
― youn, Sunday, 10 September 2023 11:58 (seven months ago) link
as a recap: 42km is a lot longer than 25km. But we did it
― H.P, Sunday, 10 September 2023 12:13 (seven months ago) link
― tobo73, Sunday, 10 September 2023 12:22 (seven months ago) link
Awesome, well done HP. Do you enjoy it?
― groovypanda, Sunday, 10 September 2023 17:37 (seven months ago) link
I've had the 10, 11, 12 & 14 (M) and never really noticed a size difference between models. Is the 15 supposed to be bigger then? xps
― groovypanda, Sunday, 10 September 2023 17:39 (seven months ago) link
I've tried a Brooks Adrenaline XX and found it tighter at the toe end than others numbers I've worn in the series, before and after. Never tried the Ghost.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Sunday, 10 September 2023 18:21 (seven months ago) link
Their web site used to have a chart showing perceptions of fit. Reviewers seemed to think that the 15 felt larger than the 14. They don't seem to have the charts anymore.
― youn, Sunday, 10 September 2023 18:32 (seven months ago) link
That was it for me tobo73. I was hitting my 4:30 time splits until 30km when plantar fasciitis started sparking up. From that point, there was a bit of walking involved, ended up doing 4:53. Even though the time was slack, I'm happy I did it and keen to give it a better, more serious go next year. We'll try break a few more barriers before then though
― H.P, Monday, 11 September 2023 04:14 (seven months ago) link
I read marathon times and am overwhelmed and wonder about the experience of the end.The situation that seems most accident-prone in conditions of low visibility is a car making a right turn when cross-traffic is unexpected or blocked from view preceding the turn.
― youn, Monday, 11 September 2023 11:03 (seven months ago) link