Ran a 10k in June (5 Viewers)

[tri-man 47]

2Young - interesting race (and pre-race) report. Not sure how I overlooked that this was your race weekend, too!

liquors, get better quick, bud!

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About eight miles for me today - four miles on the streets, then 30 minutes running stairs.

 

[meeka]

I ran 5 miles tonight and my legs are very tired. It may be a bit much for my first week back running, but I took them nice and slow. It is so nice to get back to putting in miles.

On a down side my wife has been having some knee pain the last 2 times she has run. She gutted out 4 miles today, but after some internet reading it sounds like she will be taking a week off and hitting the tylenol this week.

 

[Harris]

Hitting the gym before I head to Vegas tomorrow. Hope to do my first bit of running in 3 months as a warm-up before lifting. Shooting for nothing but no pain in the knee. :fingerscrossed:

 

[bentley]

I've been terrible about core work since....well since I was born. So, I've been doing the core work from this month's Runner's World. I've got two problems with it. Since I'm a complete noob, it's pretty tough. And the accompanying Lolo Jones photos make me feel funny in my pants, which also makes it difficult to focus.

 

[gruecd]

And the accompanying Lolo Jones photos make me feel funny in my pants, which also makes it difficult to focus.

I feel your pain, my brother, I feel your pain..... Reminds me of the episode of "Just Shoot Me" where Finch's brother, Slow Donnie, kept saying, "My pants are tight!"

(Oh, and by the way..... Lolo Jones Abs Cover Shoot)

 

[Bankerguy]

I'm back after a looooooong break.

My foot injury last year ruined all of my race plans and my running morale with it. I was surprised how much it did actually affect me mentally. After much debate, I have decided to try this Marathon thing one more time (It's kind of a bucket list thing for me-Not that I am dying). So without further ado:

2009 Goal is the Detroit marathon on Oct 18th.

Goal time 4 hours 15 mins.

The cold Canadian winter makes regular training a challenge. I was out last week for a 5k run and felt ok. If pushed right now I could probably run 10K tops (So I have a lot of work to do). I will start with trying to get out when I can with focus on, diet, cross training and core strengthening until the weather improves.

That's it for now.

 

[pigskinliquors]

I ran 5 miles tonight and my legs are very tired. It may be a bit much for my first week back running, but I took them nice and slow. It is so nice to get back to putting in miles.

On a down side my wife has been having some knee pain the last 2 times she has run. She gutted out 4 miles today, but after some internet reading it sounds like she will be taking a week off and hitting the tylenol this week.

Hey Meeka: Great to have you back on the road. I'd recommend glucosamine for the Mrs.

Hitting the gym before I head to Vegas tomorrow. Hope to do my first bit of running in 3 months as a warm-up before lifting. Shooting for nothing but no pain in the knee. :fingerscrossed:

:fingerscrossed: for you Harris.

I've been terrible about core work since....well since I was born. So, I've been doing the core work from this month's Runner's World. I've got two problems with it. Since I'm a complete noob, it's pretty tough. And the accompanying Lolo Jones photos make me feel funny in my pants, which also makes it difficult to focus.

Lolo Jones Abs Cover Shoot)

I'm back after a looooooong break.

My foot injury last year ruined all of my race plans and my running morale with it. I was surprised how much it did actually affect me mentally. After much debate, I have decided to try this Marathon thing one more time (It's kind of a bucket list thing for me-Not that I am dying). So without further ado:

2009 Goal is the Detroit marathon on Oct 18th.

Goal time 4 hours 15 mins.

The cold Canadian winter makes regular training a challenge. I was out last week for a 5k run and felt ok. If pushed right now I could probably run 10K tops (So I have a lot of work to do). I will start with trying to get out when I can with focus on, diet, cross training and core strengthening until the weather improves.

That's it for now.

Congrat's for getting back at it Bankerguy! Core and strength training are great things to key in on. It is amazing how "not running" hurts the psyche of runners. With my latest injury, I'm pretty frick'n depressed right now. My Update:

I did another round of ice/heat last night, and then the Mrs. gave it a good massage. The massage wasn't very painful, which is a decent sign. I can walk without much of a limp today, but at full stride there's still quite a bit of pain. I'm going to stay off it all week and continue treatments. My focus is to get to the starting line, and to somehow find a way to finish the race. All goals except #1 are out the window.

 

[gruecd]

Whew, with all of that Lolo Jones talk, it almost seems irreverent to post anything running-related....

SRD from running yesterday, but I did play basketball last night. All of my peeps on the RW forums kept telling me that I shouldn't be playing so close to my race, to be careful, etc., so I was afraid that's all I'd be able to think about on the court. Fortunately, once we got going, the thought never even crossed my mind. We won 84-68 to improve our record to 4-1 on the year. The game really wasn't even that close, so I took it pretty easy; I think I had nine points on a 3-pointer, a tip-in, and a couple of lay-ups.

It's supposed to get super cold around here this week, so I probably won't get outside again until the race on Sunday. Planning on hitting the treadmill after work this afternoon for a short, but relatively intense, workout. I'll probably do a 5-minute warm-up, then 15 minutes at 6:50 pace, then finish up with 25 minutes at MP (7:15). Should end up totaling a little over 6.25 miles at 7:10 average pace.

(By the way, I just realized that if you have your right hand misplaced on the keyboard and you try typing "miles," you can end up typing "nukes." Interesting....)

 

[gruecd]

I'm back after a looooooong break.

My foot injury last year ruined all of my race plans and my running morale with it. I was surprised how much it did actually affect me mentally. After much debate, I have decided to try this Marathon thing one more time (It's kind of a bucket list thing for me-Not that I am dying). So without further ado:

2009 Goal is the Detroit marathon on Oct 18th.

Goal time 4 hours 15 mins.

The cold Canadian winter makes regular training a challenge. I was out last week for a 5k run and felt ok. If pushed right now I could probably run 10K tops (So I have a lot of work to do). I will start with trying to get out when I can with focus on, diet, cross training and core strengthening until the weather improves.

That's it for now.

What's up, Bankerguy?! Congrats on getting back on the horse! Just by making this post, you've done two things that really increase your odds of achieving your goal. First, you wrote it down (sort of). And second, you told someone, so now you're accountable. Way to go!

I agree that the cold weather makes training a challenge, but don't let it be an excuse. It's been an unseasonably cold and snowy winter here in Wisconsin, too, but I refuse to let it stop me. Can't you find a gym and run on a treadmill or an indoor track??

 

[Bankerguy]

I'm back after a looooooong break.

My foot injury last year ruined all of my race plans and my running morale with it. I was surprised how much it did actually affect me mentally. After much debate, I have decided to try this Marathon thing one more time (It's kind of a bucket list thing for me-Not that I am dying). So without further ado:

2009 Goal is the Detroit marathon on Oct 18th.

Goal time 4 hours 15 mins.

The cold Canadian winter makes regular training a challenge. I was out last week for a 5k run and felt ok. If pushed right now I could probably run 10K tops (So I have a lot of work to do). I will start with trying to get out when I can with focus on, diet, cross training and core strengthening until the weather improves.

That's it for now.

What's up, Bankerguy?! Congrats on getting back on the horse! Just by making this post, you've done two things that really increase your odds of achieving your goal. First, you wrote it down (sort of). And second, you told someone, so now you're accountable. Way to go!

I agree that the cold weather makes training a challenge, but don't let it be an excuse. It's been an unseasonably cold and snowy winter here in Wisconsin, too, but I refuse to let it stop me. Can't you find a gym and run on a treadmill or an indoor track??

I'll agree that the cold weather while a challenge-has been my excuse. I'm now a little more committed. As far as the gym goes. My wife was just hired at a local gym and certified to teach RPM (Spin class). I've done a few classes, wow, what a workout. I might continue with the class for cross training. As part of her being hired, I get a free membership. So, I am just waiting for that. You are also right about my posting will help me hit the goal. It was actually a concious decision to do so. I really think setting a date and choosing my race might help me too. I didn't do that last year. I just said I want to run a fall Marathon.

Here's hoping 2009 is a healthy year for us all.

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm back after a looooooong break.My foot injury last year ruined all of my race plans and my running morale with it. I was surprised how much it did actually affect me mentally. After much debate, I have decided to try this Marathon thing one more time (It's kind of a bucket list thing for me-Not that I am dying). So without further ado:2009 Goal is the Detroit marathon on Oct 18th.Goal time 4 hours 15 mins.The cold Canadian winter makes regular training a challenge. I was out last week for a 5k run and felt ok. If pushed right now I could probably run 10K tops (So I have a lot of work to do). I will start with trying to get out when I can with focus on, diet, cross training and core strengthening until the weather improves. That's it for now.

I've run the Detroit 1/2 the last two years. Heading over the bridge in to Canada with the sun coming up on the river is the one the coolest in race things I experienced (coming back under the river through the tunnel is awesome too). I'll plan on hanging around to watch you finish in this fall!!!

 

[2Young2BBald]

Serious question: is there shame in using a run/walk program to complete a full marathon? Something happened last night at the celebration for all of the Disney races that irked me. Like everyone else, my wife and I were wearing our medals & shirts. A rather tipsy woman looked at us and said "only the 1/2, you guys couldn't do the full?" Being a bit less tipsy, I let her know that I think a full would break my body too much to give it the effort it would take. I then congratulated her and asked her time. She said 6:48!!!!!!! The same mouthy ##### let me know her longest training “run” was 8 miles. Later, I met a guy that used a run/walk program to do the Goofy. He said he can do 11-minute miles doing a 10 on 1 off routine. He also said he had to take it down to a 5/1 to finish the full.

So, I have plans to do a ½ the first weekend in April (The ugly shirt Martian event). The course is a very flat out and back that I PR’d the half in 1:49 last year. I am thinking seriously of doing the full using a run/walk program. I have two other events in April, so I don’t want to destroy myself. After minimal thought on the flight home, I think I could pull off a 4:30/4:40 or so time run/walking. I have Bingham & Hadfield’s Marathoning for Mortals that has a run/walk full program.

Thoughts? I am more that happy with 1/2s, but now feel I have something to prove. I have had both feet & knees operated on in the past and have a calf that can act up now and then too. I think I could actually run the full with the right training, but would pay dearly for it if I did.

 

[SFBayDuck]

My 2nd trail race is in the books, a repeat of last January's Angel Island 16K. Amazingly another perfect day, 60+ degrees and sunny by mid afternoon, in the mid 50s for the race which began at 10:35 - one of the things I love about this one is it doesn't start at O Dark Thirty because it depends on the ferry to get everyone out there.

I analyzed last year's Garmin data for the race, and came up with a stretch goal to cut a full minute per mile off my pace, bringing my time down to about 1:41 from the 1:51 I finished in last year.

Mile splits:

13:09 - had to walk up most of the stairs that basically start the race because it's crowded (130 runners for the 16K), but that was ok. About 400 ft of climb in this one mile.

9:00

9:56 - pretty happy running these 2 miles at sub-10:00, not much overall elevation gain but rolling hills with a couple pretty good ones.

8:47

8:41 - 2 miles downhill back to the start and the aid station.

14:01 - I lost close to 2 minutes here waiting to fill my water bottle and taking a leak. And then, the stairs again. With 5 miles of hills behind me, my quads struggled big time, and I quickly maxed out the HR.

12:32

11:06 - up another 400 ft over 1 3/4 miles, I had to alternate a slow run and power hike for most of this section, quads and cardio system wouldn't let me do anymore. Then finally start back downhill again, single track with people still heading up so it gets a little tricky trying to squeeze by each other through this section.

8:55 - started passing a few of the people that passed me on the way up!

8:33 - back down the hill to the finish. Passed a few more people, and think I was only passed once the whole way down.

I didn't make my goal time, but did cut about 6 minutes off of last year to finish in 1:45:23. Finished 53rd overall out of 130 (was 53rd out of 100 last year), and 10th out of 14 in my age group (was 18th out of 19 last year). I also finished before the first 25K finisher this time, which was nice - last year 2-3 of them passed me on the way down the hill, which is a little demoralizing!

Analyzing the Garmin data, it was the downhill portions where I overestimated my ability to cut time from last year...I was hoping to get down to 8:00 miles or so, but ended up closer to 8:45 on average, so there went 3:45 right there. A combination of the terrain, some switchbacks, and trying to manage my HR on the 2nd loop kept me slower than I thought I could do. I was also hoping to get up the 2nd loop quicker than last year, and while I did shave almost 2 minutes, that climb still was a brutal one. Combine that with the nearly 2 minutes I didn't plan for at the aid station in the middle, and pretty easy to see why I missed it.

Overall a great day, and good experience for me as I plan for this year and beyond. I had thoughts of trying to make my first marathon a trail marathon, but considering the hills typically involved with those I'm not sure I'll be ready for that in the late-spring, early summer, so may go back to looking at a road race instead. After that I still have plans for a trail 50K, but I'm going to be sure to have some more trail races under my belt, and a lot more core and hill work. I'm going to work in some hill power hiking into my training, too, as this will help the quads and the cardio system, and as I push my distances out further will continue to be a part of race day.

 

[tri-man 47]

SFDuck - congrats! Very nice improvement. I think downhills are toughest on the quads due to the pounding/braking.

2Young - I'd concur with the run/walk. One option would be to do an extended walk at the aid stations. Just giving yourself some sort of break should allow a good continuation of effort.

 

[pigskinliquors]

2Young: The "only a half" people suck! Your achievement was great, and her long walk shouldn't take away from it. That said, there is nothing at all wrong with a run/walk strategy. Many find they run faster overall with it, and that it is much better for their bodies. With the way my calf feels right now, I'm contemplating a walk/walk, or limp/walk strategy for this weekend

Duck: Great race report!!! Awesome that you were able to cut 6 minutes off. I'm jealous, as I really want to start doing trail races.

 

[SFBayDuck]

A few pics my wife took of the day:

The view from the ferry on the way to Angel Island

Coming into the 5 mile aid station (I'm in all black on the right)

The Finish!

Finish line of a trail race looks a little different than the big road races that most are used to!

That hurt a little, with my daughter giving me congratulations

Pulling away from Angel island

Post race re-hydration is key (for tri-man, gruecd, and others living in the Great White North - yes, I am sitting outside in short sleeves drinking a beer in January, and no, the heaters are not on!)

 

[2Young2BBald]

Great report Duck, the improvement has to be real rewarding!!! I really have grown to love trail races and will have to do some destination races in the next few years as you'd laugh at what we call trails. In late April I have plans to do a trail 1/2. It'll be real interesting to see how different it is to pavement.

 

[tri-man 47]

Post race re-hydration is key (for tri-man, gruecd, and others living in the Great White North - yes, I am sitting outside in short sleeves drinking a beer in January, and no, the heaters are not on!)

:finger:But nice pics. So cool to see the kids celebrating the event!

FYI, considering a 100 mile century ride in early June. There's one that starts about an hour from my home and weaves up into Wisconsin. I've been thinking of doing one, and early season would be good. It'd force me to get my miles in during spring. This record-setting snowfall might be melted by then.

 

[gruecd]

2Young: The "only a half" people suck! Your achievement was great, and her long walk shouldn't take away from it.

It's pretty clear that this woman was being condescending, but I must admit that I have caught myself asking someone, "Are you doing the full or are you just doing the half?" I'm not trying to mean or to take anything away from anyone's achievement; it's just a shorter distance. Nothing more, nothing less. Frankly, I really like the half marathon. Doesn't require as much training, and I recover more quickly. In any case, again, great job! And there's nothing wrong with the run/walk method. I know a lot of marathoners who do it, and like pigskin said, some people (Jeff Galloway, for example) will argue that it actually results in faster times.

Duck: Great race, and great race report. I have absolutely zero desire to do a trail race. None.

Myself, I did get to the gym this afternoon, and I did run six miles, but I decided to do it a little differently. I did a one-mile warm-up at 8:00 pace, then I did four miles at marathon pace (7:15), followed by a one-mile cool-down at 8:00 pace. Total six miles in 45 minutes, 7:30 average pace. I'll do four easy miles tomorrow, rest on Wednesday, probably six miles with a couple at MP on Thursday, rest Friday, and then a couple of work-out-the-kinks/de-stress miles in Phoenix on Saturday.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Duck: Great race, and great race report. I have absolutely zero desire to do a trail race. None.

It's a different ballgame, that's for sure. I'd still like to (I think) do a road marathon, but more so because I don't want to wait until I'd be able to handle a trail marathon before I tackle that distance.Got out and did my first ever true "recovery run" a nice and slow and flat 2 miles today...HR didn't go above 140, which for me is unheard of, and which told me I was going just the right pace. Felt like it would help get the gunk out of my muscles, and allow me to stretch them out again while warm. And it didn't hurt that it was nearly 75 degrees, so I just didn't feel right not getting out for even a quick spin! Every part of me is sore, I hope today will help work that out quickly so I can get back to work!

 

[prosopis]

Wow great news from everyone in here.

I did not get out of work in time to do day 1 week 2 of the program so I will hit it tomorrow.

If I ever get strong enough to do a half marathon and someone you only did half condescendingly I might punch them in the throat. Pigskin you are stronger then I.

 

[Bankerguy]

5k tonight in the snow and slush, felt like I was running in quick sand.

Glad to be back.

Keep the other updates coming. You guys keep me motivated.

 

[gruecd]

Keep the other updates coming. You guys keep me motivated.

We keep you motived, or Lolo Jones keeps you motivated???

 

[bentley]

I did some interval work for the first time in a long time on the treadmill tonight. It was pretty tough. Did a warmup mile at 9:15 then 3 miles of 800m @ 7:10 and 800 m @9:10 and a final mile at 9:10. Feel like I probably should have done a fourth mile of intervals but I was hella gassed.

 

[gruecd]

I did some interval work for the first time in a long time on the treadmill tonight. It was pretty tough. Did a warmup mile at 9:15 then 3 miles of 800m @ 7:10 and 800 m @9:10 and a final mile at 9:10. Feel like I probably should have done a fourth mile of intervals but I was hella gassed.

Nice work. I'm gonna run pretty easy tomorrow night, but I'll probably throw in a few 3-minute spurts at 6:30-6:40 pace just to get the blood pumping a little bit.

 

[Bankerguy]

Keep the other updates coming. You guys keep me motivated.

We keep you motived, or Lolo Jones keeps you motivated???

I am lucky to have a hot wife Has everyone else stated their 2009 goals? I'm interested.

 

[gruecd]

I am lucky to have a hot wife

(You had to know it was coming....)

 

[Bankerguy]

I am lucky to have a hot wife

(You had to know it was coming....)

You'll have to take my word on this one.

 

[pigskinliquors]

A few pics my wife took of the day..

and :finger: Very jealous as that looked awesome. As Culdeus has confirmed, beer is a great recovery drink!

FYI, considering a 100 mile century ride in early June. There's one that starts about an hour from my home and weaves up into Wisconsin. I've been thinking of doing one, and early season would be good. It'd force me to get my miles in during spring. This record-setting snowfall might be melted by then.

DO IT!! I'm learning that my bike is my best training friend. I had troubles walking up the one flight of stairs to my office this morning, but had no problem (or pain!) riding my bike 7 miles to work today in 35 degree weather.

5k tonight in the snow and slush, felt like I was running in quick sand.

Glad to be back.

Keep the other updates coming. You guys keep me motivated.

Giddy'up Bankerguy!

I did some interval work for the first time in a long time on the treadmill tonight. It was pretty tough. Did a warmup mile at 9:15 then 3 miles of 800m @ 7:10 and 800 m @9:10 and a final mile at 9:10. Feel like I probably should have done a fourth mile of intervals but I was hella gassed.

6x800 intervals is mighty fine! I still can't do intervals on the treadmill, but commend those who can. There's a rule of thumb, that whatever time you can run 800m @ (with 400m recoveries) ten times, you can run a marathon in. In your case, if you can get to 10 (w/ 400m recoveries) at 7:10 pace (3:35 per 800m), you should be able to run a 3:35 marathon!!!

I'm gonna run pretty easy tomorrow night, but I'll probably throw in a few 3-minute spurts at 6:30-6:40 pace just to get the blood pumping a little bit.

Very jealous. It's looking more and more like I'm out for this weekend's race

I am lucky to have a hot wife

(You had to know it was coming....)

You'll have to take my word on this one.

:tease: Prosopsis: No excuses = make sure you get your miles in today!

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My update:

Even after another massage, and ice/heat treatments last night, my calf is still freakin' sore/tight. I spoke to my Dr. yesterday (a sports medicine specialist), and he strongly suggested that I not run this weekend. From my symptoms he's estimating that I have between a grade 1 (micro tears) and grade 2 (partial tearing) calf strain. Even if it's grade 1, I should typically have 2 weeks off. W/o the two weeks, he suggests that it could turn into a grade 3 tear pretty quickly into the race (complete tear), which could require up to 6 months to recover . Even more importantly, a grade 3 strain greatly weakens the overall gastrocnemius structure (the muscle I've hurt) = I'm likely to have chronic problems later. Thus, unless I go pain free in the next two days, I'll be sitting by the computer on Sunday living vicariously through Gruecd.

While I'm pretty depressed, I'm hanging onto the fact, that I had an amazing last 20 miler in California, which I'll at least visualize as "my marathon" this year. No medal or t-shirt, but my daughters got to watch me run most of it, and I was able to run 4 miles of it with Mrs. Liquors (so I have that going for me...which is nice!).

Also, I'm winning the highest research award (being named a Research Fellow) that my college gives out today atsselfonback:, and I'll count the award as a different marathon/medal (= I'm reaching, but need to somehow cope with how pissed-off I am about my leg).

 

[Bankerguy]

Pigskins....

I'll just say listen to your body and your doctor. I learned the hard way about injuries last year and it cost me an entire year of goals shot down. Congrats on your work achievement as well. Very impressive.

 

[tri-man 47]

Dr. Liquors: So sorry about the injury!!! But congrats on the research award.

 

[gruecd]

liquors: While it definitely sucks to miss a race, and while I can certainly understand the depression, you're definitely being smart. Probably smarter than I'd be in your situation. Why not just schedule another marathon a couple of months from now? A couple of weeks off won't do any major damage to your cardio fitness, and it would be a shame to waste all the training you did. Just my two cents....

And congrats on the work award, by the way!

 

[Keggers]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape.

My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Thanks for the kind words BK and Tri-Man

liquors: While it definitely sucks to miss a race, and while I can certainly understand the depression, you're definitely being smart. Probably smarter than I'd be in your situation. Why not just schedule another marathon a couple of months from now? A couple of weeks off won't do any major damage to your cardio fitness, and it would be a shame to waste all the training you did. Just my two cents....

And congrats on the work award, by the way!

I had planned on just rooting for the Mrs. in her first half marathon this year, but I'll most likely either run it with her, or go it alone, and come back and root for her. It's a pretty cool local half that I've never run: Armadillo DashBy not running, it will at least save me the two weeks off after the race! Heck, by getting hurt, I'm actually going to be a week ahead in my training

 

[pigskinliquors]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape. My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

Running 3.5 miles in Green Bay, in January (with the wind chill factor) is probably already equivalent to running 10k!!

 

[Keggers]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape. My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

Running 3.5 miles in Green Bay, in January (with the wind chill factor) is probably already equivalent to running 10k!!

Yes, it's quite cold up here....that's why I've running on a treadmill...with a 1% incline (thanks gruecd).

 

[culdeus]

liquors: While it definitely sucks to miss a race, and while I can certainly understand the depression, you're definitely being smart. Probably smarter than I'd be in your situation. Why not just schedule another marathon a couple of months from now? A couple of weeks off won't do any major damage to your cardio fitness, and it would be a shame to waste all the training you did. Just my two cents....

And congrats on the work award, by the way!

Really at his age two weeks will set in motion a fairly large regression. 30 years old is about the line for 2 weeks. Older you get the quicker you regress. The base miles are still there, but that's for durability concerns not for the core engine. Calf injuries suck. A lot. Took me better part of 3 months to get over one that was fairly minor and came about in no way due to a trauma or anything.

Get healthy for a run at 4:30 GB. ;-)

 

[Bankerguy]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape. My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

Atta boy! Good for you, we need some more new runners in here. I feel like a loser sometimes when I read about what Gruecd and Tri are doing. WELCOME!

 

[tri-man 47]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape. My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

Atta boy! Good for you, we need some more new runners in here. I feel like a loser sometimes when I read about what Gruecd and Tri are doing. WELCOME!

Welcome, keggers! I really enjoy reading of everyone's progress and accomplishments. The more, the merrier!And culdeus, I hear what you're saying about the quick dropoff. It rather amazes me, at season's end and as I back off the speed work, how quickly my high-end speed goes away. Being quite ancient, that's no surprise.

 

[prosopis]

I'm a newbie to running (just started my 3rd week) and even though most here are much more experienced/advanced than I, this thread is giving me a lot of motivation. I plan on doing a 10K in June...I believe I have plenty of time to get in shape. My update: Last night I ran my furthest distance to date. 3.5 miles @ 9:30.

Atta boy! Good for you, we need some more new runners in here. I feel like a loser sometimes when I read about what Gruecd and Tri are doing. WELCOME!

Read some of my stuff you will feel much better about yourself.

 

[prosopis]

I did 3 miles today.

I did day 1 of week 2 on the cp25k. I thought I was going to die. I am using the podcasts and twice I was ready to slam the mp3 player on the ground convinced the guy was tricking me on the times. Just when I was saying f this he would speak up and say good job now you can walk. The good news is I did it, although barely.

My left shin right has a sharp pain in it. Both thighs and calves are sore. I feel good I did it. I still think I am going to fast. I am having a hard time paceing myself. I am hoping this will come with time. I have a very fast walk and when I slow my run down I feel like I am just walking funny. This causes me to run faster then I think I should. I still get very out of breath.

 

[SFBayDuck]

I did 3 miles today.I did day 1 of week 2 on the cp25k. I thought I was going to die. I am using the podcasts and twice I was ready to slam the mp3 player on the ground convinced the guy was tricking me on the times. Just when I was saying f this he would speak up and say good job now you can walk. The good news is I did it, although barely.My left shin right has a sharp pain in it. Both thighs and calves are sore. I feel good I did it. I still think I am going to fast. I am having a hard time paceing myself. I am hoping this will come with time. I have a very fast walk and when I slow my run down I feel like I am just walking funny. This causes me to run faster then I think I should. I still get very out of breath.

I know feelings are pretty mixed on stretching around here, but I'm one that has to stretch before and after runs, particularly my calves, after a brief warm up. And I remember it being even worse when I first started running, with some shin splints thrown in for good measure. Good news is that as the muscles in my legs got used to running, the pain went away...but my calves still tighten up about 1/2 mile into many of my runs.Your experiences - some pains, feeling like its a struggle to finish the 1-2-3 minute runs, being out of breath - are all exactly what I went through when I first started. Just keep at it, repeat a week, or even just a session, before moving on if you need to, but keep going!

 

[gruecd]

I did day 1 of week 2 on the cp25k. I thought I was going to die.

Hang in there, prosopis. Things will get better! Like Duck said, the key is to just keep going!Ran for 35 minutes on the treadmill tonight after work, total of 4.68 miles. Started with a 10-minute warmup at 8:00 pace, then 3 x 3 minutes at 6:40 pace with 3 minutes recovery at 8:00, then finish with 10 minutes at 7:30 pace. Not much distance, but just enough intensity. Felt good.

 

[2Young2BBald]

My update:Even after another massage, and ice/heat treatments last night, my calf is still freakin' sore/tight. I spoke to my Dr. yesterday (a sports medicine specialist), and he strongly suggested that I not run this weekend. From my symptoms he's estimating that I have between a grade 1 (micro tears) and grade 2 (partial tearing) calf strain. Even if it's grade 1, I should typically have 2 weeks off. W/o the two weeks, he suggests that it could turn into a grade 3 tear pretty quickly into the race (complete tear), which could require up to 6 months to recover . Even more importantly, a grade 3 strain greatly weakens the overall gastrocnemius structure (the muscle I've hurt) = I'm likely to have chronic problems later. Thus, unless I go pain free in the next two days, I'll be sitting by the computer on Sunday living vicariously through Gruecd. While I'm pretty depressed, I'm hanging onto the fact, that I had an amazing last 20 miler in California, which I'll at least visualize as "my marathon" this year. No medal or t-shirt, but my daughters got to watch me run most of it, and I was able to run 4 miles of it with Mrs. Liquors (so I have that going for me...which is nice!). Also, I'm winning the highest research award (being named a Research Fellow) that my college gives out today atsselfonback:, and I'll count the award as a different marathon/medal (= I'm reaching, but need to somehow cope with how pissed-off I am about my leg).

That is ###### news about your calf, I'm sorry. But, its a smart choice versus doing something that would cause a long term problem. Congratulations on the award!!

 

[pigskinliquors]

I did day 1 of week 2 on the cp25k. I thought I was going to die.

Hang in there, prosopis. Things will get better! Like Duck said, the key is to just keep going!Ran for 35 minutes on the treadmill tonight after work, total of 4.68 miles. Started with a 10-minute warmup at 8:00 pace, then 3 x 3 minutes at 6:40 pace with 3 minutes recovery at 8:00, then finish with 10 minutes at 7:30 pace. Not much distance, but just enough intensity. Felt good.

Great "ready" run Gruecd! I prefer one short "speed" run as my second to the last run before an event (last run = short and slow). You are ready my friend. Make us proud!

 

[pigskinliquors]

Tri-Man: I just read through the 100 push-ups thread, and saw that you've completed it = I'm going to start on week 3 on Sunday, and hope to join the club.

In my euphoria from my award/depression related to my leg state last evening, I had an eating frenzy. We took the kiddo's to Appleby's after the award ceremony (which included our 3 & 7 year old trying to sit still in an auditorium full of academics being academics for almost 2 hours), and planned on "eating lightly." Instead, I said "####-it" and ordered my first ever "fast-food" steak. It was smothered in butter, and the potato had a half pound of bacon in it. After downing that, and a few (meaning a lot since the Mrs. was driving) $1 pints, I assisted my 3 year old in finishing her fries and grilled cheese sandwich. While I still feel full, it sure felt good for a little while. I'm now working on a new training strategy to get this old body back in shape. I'll start swimming next week, cycling the week after, and running the week after that (calf willing). In the meantime, I'll be working my core, and will start weight training again (swim suit season is just around the corner!). I need to kick this depressed feeling with more positive activity then consuming a couple thousand calories in one sitting :X

 

[Bankerguy]

Tri-Man: I just read through the 100 push-ups thread, and saw that you've completed it = I'm going to start on week 3 on Sunday, and hope to join the club. In my euphoria from my award/depression related to my leg state last evening, I had an eating frenzy. We took the kiddo's to Appleby's after the award ceremony (which included our 3 & 7 year old trying to sit still in an auditorium full of academics being academics for almost 2 hours), and planned on "eating lightly." Instead, I said "####-it" and ordered my first ever "fast-food" steak. It was smothered in butter, and the potato had a half pound of bacon in it. After downing that, and a few (meaning a lot since the Mrs. was driving) $1 pints, I assisted my 3 year old in finishing her fries and grilled cheese sandwich. While I still feel full, it sure felt good for a little while. I'm now working on a new training strategy to get this old body back in shape. I'll start swimming next week, cycling the week after, and running the week after that (calf willing). In the meantime, I'll be working my core, and will start weight training again (swim suit season is just around the corner!). I need to kick this depressed feeling with more positive activity then consuming a couple thousand calories in one sitting :X

100 push ups at once? Or are we talking in a day or hour or something...LOL.I just dropped in my office and could only do 28. . Might have to go check that thread out.

 

[Bankerguy]

Tri-Man: I just read through the 100 push-ups thread, and saw that you've completed it = I'm going to start on week 3 on Sunday, and hope to join the club. In my euphoria from my award/depression related to my leg state last evening, I had an eating frenzy. We took the kiddo's to Appleby's after the award ceremony (which included our 3 & 7 year old trying to sit still in an auditorium full of academics being academics for almost 2 hours), and planned on "eating lightly." Instead, I said "####-it" and ordered my first ever "fast-food" steak. It was smothered in butter, and the potato had a half pound of bacon in it. After downing that, and a few (meaning a lot since the Mrs. was driving) $1 pints, I assisted my 3 year old in finishing her fries and grilled cheese sandwich. While I still feel full, it sure felt good for a little while. I'm now working on a new training strategy to get this old body back in shape. I'll start swimming next week, cycling the week after, and running the week after that (calf willing). In the meantime, I'll be working my core, and will start weight training again (swim suit season is just around the corner!). I need to kick this depressed feeling with more positive activity then consuming a couple thousand calories in one sitting

Oh...and inquiring minds want to know if you wear a one or two piece?

 

[pigskinliquors]

Oh...and inquiring minds want to know if you wear a one or two piece?

Two-piece. Here's a pic of me and Mrs. Liquors on vacation last year (I'm on the left).

 

[meeka]

Pigskin - sorry to hear about missing your race. I think you were wise to not run. A 6 month injury would be terrible.

Kegger - Welcome. This thread was started 2 years ago by a non-runner with a 10K goal. You can do it. It will feel like the progress is slow in the beginning, but if you stick with it you will amaze yourself.

Prosopis - Tough runs are no fun. Do not let that discourage you. Keep pushing through the week and if each run is as hard as the last one, then maybe you think about re-doing the week, but finish this week before you decide.

Bankerguy - Welcome back.

SFBayDuck - Finger!

I ran 3.5 last night at the gym. I did not feel like leaving the house. The Wind Chill was in the -30s all day. My wife gently said, "Isn't that the deal? You run even when you do not want to." Needless to say I left for the gym about 10 minutes later. I am glad I did. I find that no matter how much I dread a run I am always glad I decided to run once I have started.