Ned
Footballguy
I have nothing but respect for pregnant women who stay active. My wife was active all the way to the very end with our first. She was out landscaping in the August heat while 9mos pregnant.
Congrats BF!!
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Congrats BF!!Darrinll40
Footballguy
Congrats BF!
I would give you parenting advice, but I never had any kids.
I would then be like that nosy spinster Aunt nobody likes.
I would give you parenting advice, but I never had any kids.
I would then be like that nosy spinster Aunt nobody likes.
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pmbrown_22
Footballguy
I offer my congrats as well BF.
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It has gotten humid again, but somehow it was not as hard for me to run last night. I got in my 11 miles in last night with my 5 x 1200m repeats. The plan was to run 3 miles up to the public high school and use the track, but it was locked up tighter than a virgin's honey pot. Funny thing is that the public high school track is never open. I have seen it open once or twice, but I can't figure out why it is not open all the time. There are no posted signs or times when it is open/closed to the public.
Anyway, I just ran on the street. I did 3/4 mile repeats with 1/4 mile rest intervals. I actually did them pretty even, but probably not as fast as I wanted to do to running up and down hills most of the time. The flat surface would have been better, but I did the best I could do.
Have a great day guys.
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It has gotten humid again, but somehow it was not as hard for me to run last night. I got in my 11 miles in last night with my 5 x 1200m repeats. The plan was to run 3 miles up to the public high school and use the track, but it was locked up tighter than a virgin's honey pot. Funny thing is that the public high school track is never open. I have seen it open once or twice, but I can't figure out why it is not open all the time. There are no posted signs or times when it is open/closed to the public.
Anyway, I just ran on the street. I did 3/4 mile repeats with 1/4 mile rest intervals. I actually did them pretty even, but probably not as fast as I wanted to do to running up and down hills most of the time. The flat surface would have been better, but I did the best I could do.
Have a great day guys.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Thanks guys.
Trying to decide between getting sympathy fat with her, or doing this 100 runs in 100 days thing. I guess I'll have plenty of time to get fat later. But she's already starting to get cranky when I go for a run/workout when she's ready for dinner, which is going to add another challenge to the task of finding a good time each day to run. Maybe I'll become lunchtime runner guy. That guy always seems productive.
Trying to decide between getting sympathy fat with her, or doing this 100 runs in 100 days thing. I guess I'll have plenty of time to get fat later. But she's already starting to get cranky when I go for a run/workout when she's ready for dinner, which is going to add another challenge to the task of finding a good time each day to run. Maybe I'll become lunchtime runner guy. That guy always seems productive.
The_Man
Footballguy
Bostonfred, congrats!
I probably should have taken the advice to skip today's run. It was mega-humid, and instead of doing 5, I jogged 4 at recovery run pace, stopped twice to stretch, and called it a day. Legs are still very dead. Oh well.
Tomorrow is an off-day and I can use it. If my legs are still blah on Saturday, I'll probably take that off - want to be able to do the full 20 on Sunday.
I probably should have taken the advice to skip today's run. It was mega-humid, and instead of doing 5, I jogged 4 at recovery run pace, stopped twice to stretch, and called it a day. Legs are still very dead. Oh well.
Tomorrow is an off-day and I can use it. If my legs are still blah on Saturday, I'll probably take that off - want to be able to do the full 20 on Sunday.
The_Man
Footballguy
I hit the Vitamin I (Ibuprofen) myself after this morning's run. Trying to calm down any inflammation in my calves. I really should have taken today off. Oh well - lesson learned.
Darrinll40
Footballguy
Whatever the muscle, on the back of my leg below the knee (gastrocnemius?), is called is what is bothering me.
It aches just enough for me to feel it, but not enough to warrant taking advil. I am still considering a nice slow 2-3 miler tonight. But I may end up sitting on the old gluteus maximus.
It aches just enough for me to feel it, but not enough to warrant taking advil. I am still considering a nice slow 2-3 miler tonight. But I may end up sitting on the old gluteus maximus.
Be very careful here. Several doctors I have spoken to feel like daily use can damage your internal organs. Secondly, masking over training is not a good thing.
wraith5
Footballguy
Some nice runs by Darrin, pmb, and Workhorse!
BnB - good to see you keeping at it. Still hoping for a solution to your physical ailment, whatever it is.
The_Man - Good on 'ya for getting out there - I hope a day of rest does your legs some good.
fred - my sister in law in Anchorage kept running, cross-country skiiing and even downhill skiing until she was about 5cm dialated - of course she's insane, but she did it. On my end, last week was the 4th anniversary of my "Forrest Gump" moment when I literally walked away from running during my wife's 2nd pregnancy. I kept running about once a week through 2007 and 2008, but it wasn't until March of last year that I started doing anything over 8 miles on a regular basis again. Sometimes priorities just change.
I requested that I be added to the Bourbon Chase group but I don't know if that went through or not.
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5 miles at mid-tempo (7:50) this morning - I realized I really haven't done much training at that speed for the past couple of months between longer tempo runs at marathon pace, a missed run or 2, and taper/recovery for the RnR 1/2. With higher humidity back (70 degrees, 80% humidity) it's no suprise that after 3 miles at 7:46s I hit a wall. Finished the 5 miles slowly, for an overall average of 8:12 (Actually a touch faster than the last time I did it in mid-July).
Relly hoping the humidity goes away again before my run on Saturday!
BnB - good to see you keeping at it. Still hoping for a solution to your physical ailment, whatever it is.
The_Man - Good on 'ya for getting out there - I hope a day of rest does your legs some good.
fred - my sister in law in Anchorage kept running, cross-country skiiing and even downhill skiing until she was about 5cm dialated - of course she's insane, but she did it. On my end, last week was the 4th anniversary of my "Forrest Gump" moment when I literally walked away from running during my wife's 2nd pregnancy. I kept running about once a week through 2007 and 2008, but it wasn't until March of last year that I started doing anything over 8 miles on a regular basis again. Sometimes priorities just change.
I requested that I be added to the Bourbon Chase group but I don't know if that went through or not.
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5 miles at mid-tempo (7:50) this morning - I realized I really haven't done much training at that speed for the past couple of months between longer tempo runs at marathon pace, a missed run or 2, and taper/recovery for the RnR 1/2. With higher humidity back (70 degrees, 80% humidity) it's no suprise that after 3 miles at 7:46s I hit a wall. Finished the 5 miles slowly, for an overall average of 8:12 (Actually a touch faster than the last time I did it in mid-July).
Relly hoping the humidity goes away again before my run on Saturday!
wraith5
Footballguy
Workhorse
Footballguy
Yeah, I try not to overdo it on the ibuprofen most of the time.I'm not really masking overtraining, just trying to keep inflammation down. EDIT: I take the ibuprofin the morning after runs when my quads are barking. Not before/during/immediately after.
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pmbrown_22
Footballguy
I see you as being in the Group. Are you having trouble getting to it?----Good workout by the way. May take a bit, but doing your runs a bit faster like that will help you in the long run.
Nigel
Footballguy
Did an 8 mile tempo run averaging around 8:40s at lunch and I don't think I managed a single positive thought the whole run. I'm still waiting for the time when I get lost in thought and "come to" a few miles later. I can't imagine it ever happening to me. Nothing but "this sucks, I want to be done" thinking the whole way.
The good news is, despite that, I feel great now and am already at the point where I'm looking forward to Saturday's long run. I trick myself into thinking the next one won't suck. But it will, and I'll hate every minute of it. But then I'll "forget" how much I hated that one too, and do another one, and hate it....rinse....repeat....
Is this normal???
The good news is, despite that, I feel great now and am already at the point where I'm looking forward to Saturday's long run. I trick myself into thinking the next one won't suck. But it will, and I'll hate every minute of it. But then I'll "forget" how much I hated that one too, and do another one, and hate it....rinse....repeat....
Is this normal???
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Sand
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prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120...13639-0,00.htmlThanks guys
We're very excited, although it's making it very difficult for her to run long distances. If any of you have any info about running while pregnant, feel free to pass it along.
Sand
Footballguy
How dare someone impregnate my Kara!prosopis said:http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120...13639-0,00.htmlThanks guys
We're very excited, although it's making it very difficult for her to run long distances. If any of you have any info about running while pregnant, feel free to pass it along.
Sigh.Anyway, got out tonight on the lopsided track (60' elevation rise/mile on this thing). Wanted to do a nice easy paced run - aimed for 8:30 or so. What I did:
7:36 (shocking - only a minute off. I holding to form).
7:41
8:06
7:45
7:48
Never got there.
After I tried really hard to slow down on mile 3 I just ended up saying #### it and just blasting through. On a good note I did some all out 50yd sprints with my kid's soccer team (11-12). I can at least outsprint those little punks. Bad news - there was one who really wasn't that far back. 
pmbrown_22
Footballguy
Did a grueling 14 miles last night. It was hot, humid and the wind was blowing all over. Not a real confidence booster by any means, but I got the miles in. My legs are a bit dead. I think the intervals on the hills really took a lot out of me. Tonight is 8 more of the same. Hopefully I can get my legs back by then, but not expecting to.
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Is there anyone else from here that was interested in doing the Bourbon Chase? I thought tri-man was interested as well, but he has not been around at all this week. Wraith - do you have his email address?
Have a great day guys.
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Is there anyone else from here that was interested in doing the Bourbon Chase? I thought tri-man was interested as well, but he has not been around at all this week. Wraith - do you have his email address?
Have a great day guys.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Sorry, Nigel. Like everybody else, I have bad long runs from time to time, but by and large I enjoy them. I don't know what kind of pace you're training for, but one option is just to slow down on your longer runs. IIRC though, I think you're doing that already so I don't have any good advice to share. __________________________________________With TCM only a few days away, I'm scheduled for just 8 miles this weekend. This will be the first week since about March or so when I haven't had a 10+ mile run on my calendar. My wife and I are doing a local 15-mile road race this Saturday as a relay, so I'll be calling it good at 7.5. There's a decent chance that we'll win the co-ed 2x7.5 division by default, but I'd still like to turn in a non-embarassing time despite the taper, so I'll probably shoot for HMP. I'm extremely well-rested now and feeling great, so this shouldn't be a big deal.
AT 200-220 lbs I'm happy to report that if I can't outsprint them, I can at least kick their ####.How dare someone impregnate my Kara!prosopis said:http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120...13639-0,00.htmlThanks guys
We're very excited, although it's making it very difficult for her to run long distances. If any of you have any info about running while pregnant, feel free to pass it along.
Anyway, got out tonight on the lopsided track (60' elevation rise/mile on this thing). Wanted to do a nice easy paced run - aimed for 8:30 or so. What I did:
7:36 (shocking - only a minute off. I holding to form).
7:41
8:06
7:45
7:48
Never got there.
Actually they don't want any part of my straight line speed either.
Got a bike or pool?
It was normal for me for several years. Just doing the time and not looking forward to the next run. Early this year a bulb went on and I started enjoying the runs. Can't pinpoint exactly why....maybe I got burned out on the bike, maybe it was finally seeing improvement in my times, maybe it was getting competitive in tris, maybe it was running in the mountains, maybe it was hitting the HM distance and not being destroyed, maybe it was finally having a base built, or maybe it was hearing about others in here embracing run training.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
What exactly are you kicking that has 4 letters?AT 200-220 lbs I'm happy to report that if I can't outsprint them, I can at least kick their ####.How dare someone impregnate my Kara!prosopis said:http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120...13639-0,00.htmlThanks guys
We're very excited, although it's making it very difficult for her to run long distances. If any of you have any info about running while pregnant, feel free to pass it along.
Anyway, got out tonight on the lopsided track (60' elevation rise/mile on this thing). Wanted to do a nice easy paced run - aimed for 8:30 or so. What I did:
7:36 (shocking - only a minute off. I holding to form).
7:41
8:06
7:45
7:48
Never got there.Actually they don't want any part of my straight line speed either.
Workhorse
Footballguy
I'm going to swim and do the elliptical until Sunday.
a-r-s-eLooks like we have a new addition to the fbg language filter.What exactly are you kicking that has 4 letters?AT 200-220 lbs I'm happy to report that if I can't outsprint them, I can at least kick their ####.How dare someone impregnate my Kara!prosopis said:http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120...13639-0,00.htmlThanks guys
We're very excited, although it's making it very difficult for her to run long distances. If any of you have any info about running while pregnant, feel free to pass it along.
Anyway, got out tonight on the lopsided track (60' elevation rise/mile on this thing). Wanted to do a nice easy paced run - aimed for 8:30 or so. What I did:
7:36 (shocking - only a minute off. I holding to form).
7:41
8:06
7:45
7:48
Never got there.Actually they don't want any part of my straight line speed either.
Wild Young Billy
A Crazy Cat
I ran my first 5k in 30 years last month. In fact we had 3 generations from my family running; my Dad (71 yrs old), me, and my 2 boys (13 and 10 yrs old.) I ran with my Dad for the first mile and then ran on my own. It was a great time.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
We've done a couple of races where my Mom, Wife and my kids have done the race and I look forward to doing many more! Good for you for getting your boys in to this at a young age!!!
Ned
Footballguy
That's pretty damn cool.
Nigel
Footballguy
Good for you for toughing it out for several years - I couldn't take it that long. It could just be that long distance is not my thing, and after the HM in three weeks I'll go back to my 3 miles, 4 times a week routine. I'd much prefer for the light to go on though - maybe tomorrow's the day, hilly 8 miler with my wife. I don't necessarily even need to enjoy it, I'll settle for not hating it.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Wednesday took what was supposed to be a 45 minute trail run. Went a little further, roughly 30 minutes out to get to a good park so i can continue my journey from that spot later. At that time I was feeling dehydrated so I opted to take the streets back, figuring that would be faster. Well, if anyone's familiar with downtown Charlottesville, you'll know how twisted the streets are, I turned to head back, ended up going the wrong way (I didn't mention I had left my garmin at home). Realized I went the wrong way, I turned around and promptly got more disoriented (really should start carrying water when it's 90 degrees out). Finally, at about 1:40 I asked for directions. Turns out I actually passed by my car twice during this run, just didn't see it because of the way the road is set (boulevard and trees). so my 45 minute run became a 110 minute run and I feel absolutely horrible. To top things off I was due home 30 minutes before I ended my run to take my kids to soccer practice - good thing it was cancelled!
Yesterday hit the weights with 15 minutes of eliptical.
Today I'll hit the Blue Ridge mountains on bike for a couple hours.
Yesterday hit the weights with 15 minutes of eliptical.
Today I'll hit the Blue Ridge mountains on bike for a couple hours.
FUBAR
Footballguy
awesome!
FUBAR
Footballguy
I'm guessing it's a combination. When it's brutal, it's hard to enjoy it. At least for me, when I'm on a trail I can go a lot longer and enjoy it than when I'm on a road or treadmill
group runs are usually a good way to enjoy things, but I find good music and a trail or other scenary to be the best medicine. I was burned out last spring pretty bad, didn't want to run at all. I took up cycling and tris and within a month started to enjoy running again.
The_Man
Footballguy
I'm a huge convert to the idea of running the vast majority of my runs at a pace that's truly comfortable. As a kid in high school, I was a chronic underachiever - as a student and runner - which I've come to realize was just another way of saying I was lazy. For cross country, I wouldn't train all summer, and I would slack off in practices as much as I could get away with. And then for the races, I would dig down deep and gut it out enough and rely on my untapped natural ability to usually be the 4th or 5th guy on our team. Running to me was defined as putting yourself through extreme agony for as long as you could stand it.When I started running last spring/summer, I ran each workout as hard as I possibly could. This time, I was determined not to slack off and to try to maximize by greatly diminished ability. As a result, I ended up sore all the time and looked forward to my runs with dread, not anticipation. But at some point, the light went on. I realized that running 90 percent of my runs more slowly meant that I would finish my runs feeling better than when I started. That I could train more often. And that on those occasions I did want to run fast, I would be able to run faster than I could if I had run all my previous workouts at maximum intensity. I realized the best runners don't put themselves through agony for as long as they can; they run as fast as they can without putting themselves through agony.
So I've gotten to the point where I run almost all my runs at a comfortable pace. In particular, my long runs sometimes feel ludicrously slow. But I don't even look at my watch during them, I just focus on running at a pace that feels like it's not tiring me at all, that will leave me feeling as full of energy at the end of the run as I feel at the beginning. Just for fun, I just checked my last 5 long runs for miles and pace:
14 miles - 9:30
15 - 9:37
11 - 9:21
17 - 9:19
18 - 9:12 for 14, then 4 at marathon goal pace to finish
When I started running again, there wasn't a workout where the thought of quitting before the end didn't cross my mind. Usually, I gritted my teeth and fought through to the end. Now, if the thought crosses my mind for a second that I might not be able to finish the workout, I take it as an immediate signal to slow down until I hit a pace comfortable enough that I know I'll be able to finish.
I guess all of this is a long-winded way of saying what Ivan said - if your runs are making you hate them, then maybe you're running too fast.
gruecd
Footballguy
What up, everybody?! I apologize in advance for the drive-by, but I'm heading out of town this weekend, so I'm only working a half-day, which I really shouldn't be doing because I'm up to my eyeballs in work. Oh, well, c'est la vie....
Ended going with a (an?) USRD yesterday because of the aforementioned pile of work, which I guess isn't so bad during the taper. Did 6 this morning including a mile at MP which felt really good and easy, and I'll do 16 tomorrow.
Looking forward to Packers/Bears on MNF. Any of you Bears fans wanna make it interesting???
wraith - Hope you have a good long run this weekend. You're due.
Won't be online 'til Sunday night, so I hope you all have a great weekend. Later.
Ended going with a (an?) USRD yesterday because of the aforementioned pile of work, which I guess isn't so bad during the taper. Did 6 this morning including a mile at MP which felt really good and easy, and I'll do 16 tomorrow.
Looking forward to Packers/Bears on MNF. Any of you Bears fans wanna make it interesting???
wraith - Hope you have a good long run this weekend. You're due.
Won't be online 'til Sunday night, so I hope you all have a great weekend. Later.
Ned
Footballguy
I need to figure out a way to print this out and carry it with me when I run.
Nigel
Footballguy
Thanks for the encouragement The_Man - you too Ivan. I am really going to try slowing it down tomorrow.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Try another route as well. The variety may break things up. I get in to ruts where I run the same routes and listen to the same songs (still an iPod snob for races, but will wear one on training runs) and get bored with the whole thing. Go to Map My Run and map out an out and back or circle that takes you places you haven't been! I mentally enjoyed training for a 1/2 ironman 1000% more than marathon training, mostly due to the variety the training plan had. Had I mixed up my routes a bit during the marathon training (or, even better, went to different parks to train), I think I would have stayed more engaged and had more fun with the training process.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
FUBAR said:20000!FUBAR said:
FUBAR
Footballguy
FUBAR said:20000!FUBAR said:
at the time they were, it's just cool that this thread has now hit 20,000 posts.
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Darrinll40
Footballguy
Darrinll40
Footballguy
I noticed that we now have 10 for the Bourbon Chase. Like I said earlier I am ready to send the cash wherever is needed, btu we need to get signed up as soon as we can.
Dexter
Footballguy
Have you posted info in the BC forum?
Darrinll40
Footballguy
I just did, name, address, age at time of race and approximate 10K time.Is anything else needed?We need to pay 400 asap, then the other 800 can wait until July 15, 2011, according to the website. I am willing to put my 100 up now if needed, but I don't have 400.
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prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
I hit the gym for weights today and then I got on the treadmill. I did an easy treadmill getting my HR to 125-130 and burned some calories. Ended up just short of 4 miles.
Came home ate dinner and went out to do some more speed work with the garmin. I did the run 1 min/ rest 2 min routine for 5 reps. Last time I did this I was walking for the 2 mins. This time out I tried to maintain a slow jog for the 2 min rest period but I ended up walking some.
It was 95 out for this work
1 min 7:11
2 min 11:58
1 min 6:52
2 min 12:23
1 min 7:06
2 min 12:31
1 min 7:16
2 min 16:30
1 min 6:59
I was really sucking air at points here. Heat was killing me. I hope to get up early tomorrow for 6-7 miles. My 8k is next Sunday.
Came home ate dinner and went out to do some more speed work with the garmin. I did the run 1 min/ rest 2 min routine for 5 reps. Last time I did this I was walking for the 2 mins. This time out I tried to maintain a slow jog for the 2 min rest period but I ended up walking some.
It was 95 out for this work
1 min 7:11
2 min 11:58
1 min 6:52
2 min 12:23
1 min 7:06
2 min 12:31
1 min 7:16
2 min 16:30
1 min 6:59
I was really sucking air at points here. Heat was killing me. I hope to get up early tomorrow for 6-7 miles. My 8k is next Sunday.
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