Jogging

Hey Cheese Grits, glad to hear you are out running. New shoes, yep, I need them too. Just can't seem to afford them. 5 miles runs sound pretty good. I go about 60-65 minutes and call it quites, probably could run farther. Not sure how many miles that is. But maybe around 10-11 kilometers, maybe. I think when you start running it is really hard to quite, like you look for the next day to run again. And for me I'm in my 50's and running is still fun :)

It's nice to see people post on this thread. Keep posting and let us know how you are doing.
 
You can use google maps to plot a course and determine the length. Click on "get directions", and then change the mode from "driving" to "walking". Then you can set your start point by right clicking on the map and selecting "directions from here". Then you can scroll around the map and set way points by right clicking and selecting either "directions to here" or "add a destination", as appropriate.

If you want to be able to tweak the route easily, I like to set up a single "from here" point which is about a block away from the "to here" point. Then you can click anywhere on the blue route line and drag it around the map. The distance updates itself in real time, which is pretty cool.
 
Cheese Grits said:
At my height and weight, a pair of shoes is supposed to last for about 400 miles. At 4 runs a week, 5 miles a run, that's about 4 months a pair. I'd been going on my last pair for about a year. So, yeah, I was due for new shoes about three times over, and I attribute the pain to that. Here's hoping!
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:embarrassed:

Back when I was running I generally bought shoes every nine months and I was running about (thinks back many years....), hmmmm, 30 to 40 miles a week. No wonder I ended up with shin splints...
 
Good luck. I tried again yesterday evening and my heel hurt again right away.

Its depressing. :'(
 
I'm back...the weather was kind of dry, hot and windy so it wasn't very pleasant but I did get a picture of this:

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I run past it everyday but this was the first time it was out on the driveway like this... :)

My left ankle has been kind of bothering me and the layoff for a week helped but its still a little sore. Getting old sux. :(
 
Dang, that is hawt. What a cool truck!

Its my achillies tendon, it just starts hurting right away, and i stretch out first. I think its done for.

Maybe i'll try to start walking briskly, see how that works. At least i'll be moving.
 
Phil051300 said:
Dang, that is hawt. What a cool truck!

Its my achillies tendon, it just starts hurting right away, and i stretch out first. I think its done for.

Maybe i'll try to start walking briskly, see how that works. At least i'll be moving.
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There a bunch of old cars and trucks like that on my run.....I'll have to take pictures when I see them out...

If I don't do the run-walk thing I end up having lots of problems like that :(
 
Cheese Grits said:
You can use google maps to plot a course and determine the length. Click on "get directions", and then change the mode from "driving" to "walking". Then you can set your start point by right clicking on the map and selecting "directions from here". Then you can scroll around the map and set way points by right and selecting either "directions to here" or "add a destination", as appropriate.

If you want to be able to tweak the route easily, I like to set up a single "from here" point which is about a block away from the "to here" point. Then you can click anywhere on the route and drag it around the map. The distance updates itself in real time, which is pretty cool.
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thanks for the tip

I just realized something: I have a counter on my mountain bike, I'll get the distance now using that. Let you know then how far I am jogging.

again thanks
 
markwein said:
Wish me luck...the weather sucks but I'm going out anyway for the first time in a week!
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Mark, is there a lot of smoke in the air.
How long do you jog? time wise that is

well it's 7:15 am here and and I'm all geared up to jog this morning. really a nice autumn morning. a little brisk but nice

think I'll have my coffee and plain toast then jam along the river road
 
Ok , today I found out how many miles my jogging goes for: 4.3 miles in 50 minutes, that's 7 kilometers. Yeah I know it is slow, but for my age I'm satisfied ::)
 
About a year and a half ago, I got tired of sitting around being useless and getting fat. I decided to try trail running out. There is a small series that is based around here and I love it. Now when these people talk trails they mean - Trails!! There are times when the trail is so close you can reach out and touch it as it climbs straight up into the sky, but it is very challenging and very pretty. My longest race so far has been the 32 miler in July, but I've been doing halfs and a few triathlons on a pretty regular basis now. I am slow, but I'm getting better and it's quite the adrenaline ruxh to have to push yourself to keep going. I definitely find trails to be more to my liking. The terrain is killer, but the quite and the adventrue is awesome. I have lost a few toenails and gained a few extra bruises and scrapes from it though.

I injured my knee and my calf on Saturday in a ten miler though, so I may be out for a few weeks. major bummer.
 
Mrs.P said:
About a year and a half ago, I got tired of sitting around being useless and getting fat. I decided to try trail running out. There is a small series that is based around here and I love it. Now when these people talk trails they mean - Trails!! There are times when the trail is so close you can reach out and touch it as it climbs straight up into the sky, but it is very challenging and very pretty. My longest race so far has been the 32 miler in July, but I've been doing halfs and a few triathlons on a pretty regular basis now. I am slow, but I'm getting better and it's quite the adrenaline ruxh to have to push yourself to keep going. I definitely find trails to be more to my liking. The terrain is killer, but the quite and the adventrue is awesome. I have lost a few toenails and gained a few extra bruises and scrapes from it though.

I injured my knee and my calf on Saturday in a ten miler though, so I may be out for a few weeks. major bummer.
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Have you tried an xTerra triathlon yet? I'm working to get back in shape pretty much solely for that purpose. A nice trail run at the end of your swimming and biking, when you can't really feel your legs anymore, can be just what the doctor ordered: frightening. ;D
 
Mrs.P said:
About a year and a half ago, I got tired of sitting around being useless and getting fat. I decided to try trail running out. There is a small series that is based around here and I love it. Now when these people talk trails they mean - Trails!! There are times when the trail is so close you can reach out and touch it as it climbs straight up into the sky, but it is very challenging and very pretty. My longest race so far has been the 32 miler in July, but I've been doing halfs and a few triathlons on a pretty regular basis now. I am slow, but I'm getting better and it's quite the adrenaline ruxh to have to push yourself to keep going. I definitely find trails to be more to my liking. The terrain is killer, but the quite and the adventrue is awesome. I have lost a few toenails and gained a few extra bruises and scrapes from it though.

I injured my knee and my calf on Saturday in a ten miler though, so I may be out for a few weeks. major bummer.
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I've just started running again and have to progress slowly but one of my goals is to do a Marathon or longer distance running. I made the mistake of reading this a year ago when I was just getting back into it:

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The guy is crazy but inspiring....
 
[Dennis Leary]You joggers...I've got two words for you. Jim Fixx. Remember Jim Fixx? Did a jogging movie, did a jogging book...dropped dead of a massive heart attack when? WHEN HE WAS JOGGING, THAT'S WHEN!!! How much you wanna bet it was two smokers that found him that morning "Hey, isn't that Jim Fixx? Yeah, what a shame, let's go get some butts."[/Dennis Leary]
 
Prages said:
[Dennis Leary]You joggers...I've got two words for you. Jim Fixx. Remember Jim Fixx? Did a jogging movie, did a jogging book...dropped dead of a massive heart attack when? WHEN HE WAS JOGGING, THAT'S WHEN!!! How much you wanna bet it was two smokers that found him that morning "Hey, isn't that Jim Fixx? Yeah, what a shame, let's go get some butts."[/Dennis Leary]
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;D ;D
you gotta love Leary!
 
Prages said:
[Dennis Leary]You joggers...I've got two words for you. Jim Fixx. Remember Jim Fixx? Did a jogging movie, did a jogging book...dropped dead of a massive heart attack when? WHEN HE WAS JOGGING, THAT'S WHEN!!! How much you wanna bet it was two smokers that found him that morning "Hey, isn't that Jim Fixx? Yeah, what a shame, let's go get some butts."[/Dennis Leary]
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LOL.

True, though.... :)
 
You guys have got to drop this jogging stuff...your making me feel guilty for sitting on my tush doing nothing...
 
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