JAA
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I get that, but if I listen to myself, my brain is saying "WTF are you doing? Just stop, go get a beer. Gawd you are so stupid, just quit. You know deep down you are a lazy piece of ####. This isnt worth it"
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MAC_32
Footballguy
I'm less than 10 miles from the lake, but more than 400' up. And 3 miles SW of me is another 250' up. I'd guess > 90% of my routes are on at least some tilt. Then there's obviously hills I can seek out - or accidentally get directed to because of traffic blow.
The closest thing to flat I can get is the all purpose trail at a park a few miles away, which is what I try to use for my longer goal pace runs amidst marathon training. There's still some tilt the whole way, but it's less than 1-2% most of the time.
MAC_32
Footballguy
I like to think I'm if anything too comfortable in my own skin, but then someone says the words fanny and pack and I realize there will always be a line I won't cross.
gianmarco
Footballguy
MAC_32
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ChiefD
Footballguy
This whole discussion yesterday got me thinking about music and running. Went out last night and had another run where I just couldn't get comfortable with my breathing. Decided after about 7 miles to just turn off the music and just work on breathing.
Seemed to work. Going to test this out over the next few weeks to see if I can dial in my breathing a little better. Like I mentioned before, this is the first year I've really listened to music during runs, and maybe that's one of the reasons I can't seem to feel 100% comfortable during a run. We'll see.
gianmarco
Footballguy
It is NOT a fanny pack nor does it look anything like one. In fact, most of the time you can't even tell you have it on even if it's visible as it just looks like part of your pants (and usually it's under a shirt anyway).
You can throw a phone in it (you), your keys ( @tri-man 47), your broken earbuds ( @Juxtatarot), or your knob sock ( @ChiefD) and it leaves your hands free. The only ones that it would look silly on are @gruecd and @JShare87 since they usually run naked it seems.
MAC_32
Footballguy
gianmarco
Footballguy
I will say, it's worth taking a look at some of the pictures of some of the FlipBelt models.....God Bless. I recommend the 4th picture and then click on various colors.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
ChiefD
Footballguy
JAA
Footballguy
https://www.quadlockcase.com/
Prolly better for tri folks, but I got the arm band, bike mount, and car mount
. The mounts are so sturdy, so much better than everything else I have tried. I cant go back.
JAA
Footballguy
wanna have fun with your breathing? Take a caffeine pill 15 minutes into a run.
I used to take these regularly, but now really only take them for really long sessions, like 3+ hours. I find they are a good pick-me-up when im bored outta my mind and trying to find energy to focus.
JAA
Footballguy
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
gianmarco
Footballguy
Absolutely not.
You should run that youtube video on a loop the next time you click off 18+ miles on a treadmill.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Oh, that takes me back. Caffeine pill popping was a staple of 4x800 prep. I'm sure it was a placebo effect, but I couldn't ever get below 2:06 without it. But with it? We're not sure if I broke 2 flat or not, but I'm going to take the under without any shame whatsoever. So - thank you, caffeine pills.
AAABatteries
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Zasada
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I should be double that by now, but this GD obsession with marathon training has me in the mountains less and less.
The sane part of me just says drop the marathon training and go back to what I like. But the OCD Zasada must address this marathon deficiency before moving-on.
Even today I'm having an internal struggle: Tomorrow morning I can run my prescribed easy 10K tomorrow on streets, keeping with the plan, or say "#### it" and go climb Prairie Mountain.
Part of me is considering "both" but then am I overtraining before my long run on Sunday?
AAABatteries
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Had my 4th PT session on my hamstring - good news is it seems to be getting a little better - bad news is at the end when they really dig in while doing the massage part it is still really sore. I'm wondering if this was worse than they originally thought. Almost four months now and 2.5 with no jogging/running. Really frustrated. On the bright side it's rained for a like 8 straight days and more coming so I've been able to avoid that. I have a camping trip next weekend that I was targeting to be 100% but looks like that's not in the cards. 
gruecd
Footballguy
15 on tap for tomorrow. First five at 725-730, next five at 710-715, and last five at 640-650. Freezing rain means yet another indoor run.
Do I (a) go run 55 laps at the Pettit and obsess about running each lap within a 2- or 3-second permissible range, or (b) do 3 x 5 miles on the dreadmill and just try to zone out to some good music or podcasts or something?
Do I (a) go run 55 laps at the Pettit and obsess about running each lap within a 2- or 3-second permissible range, or (b) do 3 x 5 miles on the dreadmill and just try to zone out to some good music or podcasts or something?
MAC_32
Footballguy
Have your wife drive you 15 miles west on Sunday then tell you to run home.
https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/wi/milwaukee/date/2019-02-24?cm_ven=localwx_hour
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I'm going to run in the rain. Looks like yours will be a little heavier than mine but still not bad. (Heaviest hour 9:00-10:00 at .06 inch.) With temps above 30, gotta take advantage.
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ChiefD
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If my son wins his hockey game tomorrow and plays Sunday morning I'm going to have my wife drop me off in downtown KC after the game so I can run home 16 miles.
gianmarco
Footballguy
pbm107
Footballguy
I'd start the run at 6 AM outside and put some bandaids on the nips just in case of rain.
gianmarco
Footballguy
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
That's pretty cool to see. And I haven't been chasing hills yet this year. In fact last weekend I drove 30 minutes for my long run to a "flatter" route than what I have nearby. My race next weekend isn't the hilliest 50K out there at under 5K', other than my nemesis Goat Hill at around the 25 mile mark which is a 20% grade for 1/4 mile. That one sucks.To be fair, it should be calculated as elevation per mile to get a better representation. Reordered from lowest to highest
@JShare87 -- 1201/273.1 miles = 4.4 ft/mile (still)
@Juxtatarot -- 5348/471 miles = 11.3 ft/mile
@gruecd -- 5558/423.9 miles = 13.1 ft/mile
@pbm107 -- 8402/286.5 miles = 29.3 ft/mile
@MAC_32 -- 8491/254.2 miles = 33.4 ft/mile
@ChiefD -- 15459/344.3 miles = 44.9/mile
@gianmarco -- 7260/158.2 miles = 45.9 ft/mile
@Zasada -- 19888/237.6 miles = 83.7 ft/mile
@SFBayDuck -- 40948/296.1 = 138.3/mile (another
ETA -- Duck has more ft/mile than the first 6 of you COMBINED.
Should include some more
@SteelCurtain -- 12133/412.2 = 29.4 ft/mile
@bushdocda -- 5492/226 = 24.3 ft/mile
@JAA -- 2224/107.7 = 20.6 ft/mile
@-OZ- -- 5364/208.8 = 25.7 ft/mile
My next race isn't too bad but is a little hillier with 11K' gain over 62 miles, so I'll start mixing in more dedicated climbing and downhill workouts. Then come the two mountain races on the schedule in the summer and fall, so things will start getting real serious.
-OZ-
Footballguy
The bad part about living next to a greenway, when that Greenway is your preferred route, is it floods.
It's going to be in the high 50s, low 60s, tomorrow morning, but thunderstorms. So I'm probably going to ride the trainer and sweat my ### off. I don't mind rain, I'm not so big on lightning.
Should stop raining Sunday, so that will be a good day to be back outside.
It's going to be in the high 50s, low 60s, tomorrow morning, but thunderstorms. So I'm probably going to ride the trainer and sweat my ### off. I don't mind rain, I'm not so big on lightning.
Should stop raining Sunday, so that will be a good day to be back outside.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Just saw this on my FB feed. Pretty cool idea and could see it being used for a light jacket to start a run with....
Brony
Footballguy
I have no idea what I did to my left leg, but it put the hurting on today. My left ankle that has been bothering me as of late and was achy during the end of Wednesday's run, but has been feeling great since that run. I'm not sure if the rest of the leg has been compensating, but the knee area and lower quad started feeling every stride today. I thought it just needed to get warmed up. I was wrong. Had to walk home once I was about 3 miles out. That never happens.
Walking was very mild pain. Got home, took ibuprofen and a hot bath. Leg feels fine now and is fine to all stretches. weird.
I'm doing a lot of hiking next week, so I think I will shut down running until I'm 100% on this.
Walking was very mild pain. Got home, took ibuprofen and a hot bath. Leg feels fine now and is fine to all stretches. weird.
I'm doing a lot of hiking next week, so I think I will shut down running until I'm 100% on this.
The Iguana
Footballguy
I'm in central Indiana... I have to try really hard to find/run hills now, which is kind of ok to me for now. I grew up in southern Indiana, which had plenty of hills. Coach made us run them often. I know it helped but old man me likes being in flat territory...
The Iguana
Footballguy
I still always read it g-n even though I know it isn't right. Just has always stuck that way.
-OZ-
Footballguy
SFBayDuck
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tri-man 47
Footballguy
Weird - west winds two hours north, but Chicago is slated for a steady east wind. My wife is heading to the 'burbs in the morning and offered the western suburbs drop-off, but that would have me running into the wind the whole way.
I'll probably do a 12-14 miler from home, heading E/NE into the city and getting the tailwind for the return. Gian, I like to imagine you as French and pronounce it gee-ahn'. But the French suck, right? So I should stick with "John." We'll come up with a good nick-name in June. And those flipbelts look appealing. I liked both the red and violet models. When I zoomed in, they both had nice features.
@Brony - ugh! If we catch a spring race with @Juxtatarot (Air-reek'), maybe I should just bring a hacksaw and we'll cut your legs off. They're not serving you very well.
gruecd
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-OZ-
Footballguy
I'm pretty sure I need to toss my scale.
When I first got it, it had me at 182lbs (accurate) and 22% body fat (fairly sure that's off), 34% muscle (no idea if that's right) then it put me at 175 lbs, 45% body fat, -13% muscle. now it has me at 167 lbs, 19% body fat, 33% muscle. Pretty sure I didn't lose 15 lbs in the last month - or ten in the last week (178 last week). I kind of get that the fat and muscle % can be off, but this is practically worthless.
When I first got it, it had me at 182lbs (accurate) and 22% body fat (fairly sure that's off), 34% muscle (no idea if that's right) then it put me at 175 lbs, 45% body fat, -13% muscle. now it has me at 167 lbs, 19% body fat, 33% muscle. Pretty sure I didn't lose 15 lbs in the last month - or ten in the last week (178 last week). I kind of get that the fat and muscle % can be off, but this is practically worthless.
JAA
Footballguy
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