This thread shall be THE RUNNING THREAD!!!

2manband said:
Nice job Dave! I really need to sign up for the next race to keep myself motivated.

I only got three runs in last week, and none yet this week. I was all set to run this morning, but it was raining, so I rolled over and went back to sleep.
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My next race is not until mid-October so I have taken a couple days off myself. Trying to figure out if I want to run at lunch today or not. I need a September race - preferably a 10K - to aim for. There is a great one up in Winter Park at the end of September, but getting up at 4:embarrassed:0AM to drive two hours to a race, then a two hour drive back is not particularly appealing.
 
Done my 10k in 1:10:18 which is not bad going considering the course was a lot hillier than I'd anticipated. They put out a GPS map earlier in the week and it rocked in at just under 11k too so it wasn't too bad going. Apparently the fastest guys were coming in at over the 50 minute mark to give you an idea of timings.

Tough Mudder next week - 12 miles and lots of dodgy obstacles. Much more my bag as I'm more of a relentless "can't stop, got to keep going" chugger as opposed to a flat out runner.

Looking forward to it. Report to follow.
 
Well I guess I can finally weigh in here without shame...

I am finally starting to run regularly again, after losing several months recuperating from my devastating ass surgery. :tongue:

Prior to the surgery in April I was running 5 miles, 4 times a week like clockwork. The surgeon said I could run again as soon as a felt like it, maybe like a month after the surgery - HAH! :mad: Finally beginning in August I was able to run short distances without any unwanted side effects to speak of, and I have been doing 2 miles about 3 times a week for over a month now. This morning I did 3 miles for the second time this week - I can't describe how good it feels to be able to say that.

Hopefully in another month or so I will be back to the old routine.
 
I did do a 10K a couple weeks ago - not happy with the time but it was not terrible either. Probably the best description to use would be that my time accurately reflected my fitness at the time. I have too much going on between myself and what my daughter is doing in HS to have much time to do anything. I think I have gotten to that place running wise where my times (except probably my 1/2 marathon time) have leveled out for the most part and I need to up my training level and time to get the times any faster - and I just cannot see that happening anytime in the near future.
 
Just put myself into the entry lottery for next year's Berlin marathon. Will find out at the end of the month if I've been successful. :)
 
I kind of got bored with running in September and ended up doing more weight lifting. Now I'm kind of bored with weight lifting and am doing more running again.

I'm not gonna time anything for a week, but do a check next week to see how much time I lost.

It's now cool enough to run after work, but too dark in the mornings, so I've been running evenings instead.
 
I have two races this month. Both are just 5Ks, but the first one is on a very hilly course. And I have barely run over the past two weeks. That race on the 13th is going to be ugly....
 
Has anyone here used the Galloway "Running Without Injury" book? I used to run a lot, though slowed down then have more or less quit due to sore knees and my back injury this last spring. I would like to get back into it, but want to do it in a fashion that preserves my aging joints. My Dad went crazy with running in his 60's and I think his overuse contributed to his hip replacement later on down the line.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Has anyone here used the Galloway "Running Without Injury" book? I used to run a lot, though slowed down then have more or less quit due to sore knees and my back injury this last spring. I would like to get back into it, but want to do it in a fashion that preserves my aging joints. My Dad went crazy with running in his 60's and I think his overuse contributed to his hip replacement later on down the line.
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Haven't read the book, but I think a lot of it has to do with the sheer volume of running you do. That's why I like 5-10k distances. It's plenty to get your cardio exercise, lose some weight, etc., but it doesn't subject your legs and feet to the kind of abuse that marathons do.
 
Been back on the wagon lately with running. Hit it 5 times last week, doing mostly 3 milers, but I did sprinkle in a pair of 4 milers. Going out again today.

Haven't been checking times lately, but am enjoying it much more, and can tell that I'm getting faster.
 
I had a 5K race on Sunday. It's really hard to tell if my time was any good due to the course, but I felt like I should have been a bit faster. I did come in 77th overall out of 1700 runners, but to be honest none of the usual 'fast' runners take part in this race.

A note about the course - it takes place at Red Rocks Amphitheater. The first 1/4 mile or so is uphill, but not very steep. Then the next 1.75 miles is all downhill or flat - mostly downhill though. You can just fly through the first two miles. But - the last 1.1 miles is all uphill, and since you finish close to the staring line but actually a bit higher than that you have to climb all that elevation you lost over two miles in about half the distance. And the last part is the ramps going into the amphitheater (about a 18% grade) and the very finish is climbing the steps from the bottom of the amphitheater to the top - which is a steep climb. The last part is brutal. I finished towards the front and no one around me was running up the steps - we were all walking. I did run a few of the flights, but my legs were done by that point. My time was crappy (26:36), but for that course it probably was not too bad. I probably could have pushed the downhill part a bit harder.
 
Also - I have to brag on one on my teammates. We have a couple very fast people on our race team (and slower ones like me...). Our fastest lady, Linn, ran the Chicago Marathon yesterday. Linn has a coach and is in this coach's 'B' team. His 'A' team are all professional runners and Linn is not there yet. BUT - her goal is to make the 2016 US Olympic Trials for women in the marathon. To get invited to the trials you have to run a marathon in 2:43:embarrassed:0 or faster in about a nine month window before the Olympic trials.

Her goal for this race was to run no faster than a 2:50:embarrassed:0. Not sure why her coach did not want her to go flat out - but just under that. She finished in 2:53:47 - good for 49th overall in the women's division out of over 38,000 female runners. Pretty dang good! That is averaging 6:38 a mile for 26.2 miles. her times are getting towards the spot where she will have races asking her to run in them and they will wave the entry fee. So she has two years to shave about 11:embarrassed:0 off of that time. She could probably get another 5 minutes by going flat out - so really about 6 more minutes. And yeah - I've run workouts with her. I'm on the edge of collapsing and she is just getting warmed up.
 
Hey guys, I have a question. I've recently started using treadmills at our work gym (the weather here in Taiwan is generally far too hot/humid, or pissing down). I used to run a fair bit, but was never particularly brilliant. I did manage to do a marathon about 20 years ago (4 hours). Anyway, the treadmills are limited to 20 minutes per use. I'm not particularly happy with that, but 20 minutes actually works out pretty well as far as not pushing it too much and it's a good amount to do just before work.

Anyway, I've been achieving JUST short of 4 km in that time, and getting faster each time I push it a bit, but I feel like I'm running a lot faster than that. Still, the stats don't lie. I'd've thought that it would be harder running on the road, but is it possible treadmills slow you down in some other way (like you can't get a good stride or something)?
 
irishstu said:
Hey guys, I have a question. I've recently started using treadmills at our work gym (the weather here in Taiwan is generally far too hot/humid, or pissing down). I used to run a fair bit, but was never particularly brilliant. I did manage to do a marathon about 20 years ago (4 hours). Anyway, the treadmills are limited to 20 minutes per use. I'm not particularly happy with that, but 20 minutes actually works out pretty well as far as not pushing it too much and it's a good amount to do just before work.

Anyway, I've been achieving JUST short of 4 km in that time, and getting faster each time I push it a bit, but I feel like I'm running a lot faster than that. Still, the stats don't lie. I'd've thought that it would be harder running on the road, but is it possible treadmills slow you down in some other way (like you can't get a good stride or something)?
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Generally, you need to have the treadmill at a 1.5 - 2.0% incline to make up for the lack of wind resistance since you are not moving through air. Second - the treadmill may need to be calibrated. I run a lot outside and also run some on the treadmill at work. When I am out jogging on a flat trail, a pace of 10:embarrassed:0 per mile is a very, very easy jog for me. 10:embarrassed:0 per mile on our treadmill at work is moving. I'm guessing our treadmill is off by at least 2:embarrassed:0 per mile. I go more on effort than what the treadmill readout is telling me.
 
I think the best way for you to tell if you're getting faster is to just stick with the tradmill. As Denver Dave said - there's a lot of things that can affect your times on a treadmill but if you're using the same one then at least you get a baseline to see how you're doing.

Got my next obstacle race on Sunday. a 10k through the very pretty and steep streets of Edinburgh's Old Town. It's supposed to be teeming down too which I kind of like the idea of as it'll make it a tougher challenge. 5 of us did it last year, this year it's just little old me :grin:
 
Here's the official video 0f last years: I did it in 1:10 something or other and was hoping to get under an hour this time but I dunno how feasible that will be with heavy rain.
 
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