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Oh boo #######' hoo....
It's weeks like this one I'm happy not to be training for anything. 15" Monday, hard freeze Tuesday, 6 more today, another hard freeze tomorrow. Running outside within 5 miles of home base may not be an option again before the end of the month. Props, Z.
Yeah, if I can complain for a bit (
), glad that I didn't plan to put on big mileage these past two weeks. Last week we had snow followed by cold that made running a bit treacherous. Then Saturday morning it was 5 with a -6 wind chill. Then I drove 800 miles to drop the daughter off. Was planning on a long run Monday, but snow followed by ice followed by rain made that a no go, and then after the rain the temperature plummeted, so rather than merely vexing the sidewalks were downright dangerous on Tuesday and Wednesday. Going to be cold for the next week, although there shouldn't be much precipitation. I'm hoping that the warmup at the end of next week will clear things up a bit.
I'm not surprised to read this, but I still find this interesting nonetheless. Just cause negative 27 is a head spinning number, but I also know very well how miserable 20's and high winds are to endure. And I have no qualms with getting out when it's near zero...so long as there's no wind (and preferably with sun) anyway.
He crazy.
There are adjustable weight sets at Sam's for like $200.He crazy.
It’s been in the low 20s here the last couple days at the start of my runs, that’s cold enough for me. Y’all are nuts.
I’ll hit 100 miles on the year later this week but my biking has taken a significant hit. The good part is I convinced myself to buy the wahoo kickr core, and I’ll subscribe to zwift. Also bought a power cage from academy sports and was going to buy weights (210 lbs) but their sale ended stay yesterday so I missed that and will keep looking. My pain cave is a work in progress.
I love our gym but it is so much easier to use the weights here and I finally think it’s worth it. Only took me two years WFH
other than FB market place and Craigslist, where should I look for good deals on weight sets? Most of the weights I see on FB are overpriced.
Sorry, nevermind. These are adjustable dumbbells (50 lbs). Didn't read your post closely enough.
Not a bad deal for those. I’m mostly looking for squats and bench, although there’s nothing wrong with lunges with dumbbells and push-ups.
While an 85F marathon does sound like torture, I can't fathom trying to run in weather that cold. On the plus side I imagine traction is totally fine at those temperatures, but how do you keep your lungs and eyes warm?
At the coldest temps, I'll layer up satisfactorily(ish) and maybe wipe some Vaseline on my cheeks (not those cheeks) to create a bit of barrier. What gets me, though, is the toes. I do pull some light ankle socks over my compression socks, but I can't imagine how to keep the toes warm enough at the above temps. I've considered getting a pair of shoes a half-size or size larger just so I can add more layers on the feet ...maybe in a few years when I need to do serious winter training again.
We actually had a comprehensive debate on text about Kendall and her assets.Zasada said:So apparently @gruecd and @SteelCurtain have the same taste in warmup scenery, but differ on cooldown.
While @gruecd prefers Kendall to Leanne, that's only because there's no "5 min Cool Down Ride with @gianmarco" option.
In all seriousness, you are always faster than that. Ever see someone who’s upper-body is running but lower-body is walking? That’s what I’m thinking about. Not sure how that would count.
Yes, the question as posed is a little goofy. If even breaking stride for a second is unacceptable, I think somewhere between 20-30 miles is where I'd succumb, probably depending on how slowly I manage to start out (since it's presented as a dire situation, presumably there's going to be a lot of internal impetus to run fast at the beginning). If we treat it more like a backyard ultra and ask how many consecutive miles could you cover at a pace faster than, say 12:00min/mile, I like my chances a lot better and it would probably come down to injury, horrific chafing, or some sort of GI/hydration/food issue.
It's probably in a race report in the archived thread, but I'll never forget something a buddy of mine said to me about 2 mins before a trail race early last decade - 'there is no shame walking up hills out here on these trails.' To that point I had struggled with trail races, always positively splitting - some epically. That was the first one I've ever done that I'd call successful and I began selectively applying that same approach to road hills in the years that followed. Til that moment? I knew nothing beyond 'attack the hill' - it is what had been engrained into me as a kid and clearly never left.
There's one particular hill at a park a few miles from home base that I practice the sorta strategy you're getting at with this - it's about 150' at 20% grade then another 75' or so but stretched out over a half mile. On a 'normal run' day I'll take it relatively easy effort-wise on the way up (but never stopping to walk) and the second the grade drops I mentally lock back in and try to return to intended pace.
Similar story here, as it's snowing again as I type. I gave my crappy treadmill away a few years ago since I almost never used it, but it would come in handy right now.
When I lead a pace group, I always tell the group as we are going up a hill, the natural reaction is at the top of the hill is to take a deep breath and relax a bit. I encourage them to keep going up the hill and continue the effort for 3-5 steps after the top of the hill. Doing so, helps to propel you down the other side of the hill......once you have done that, then you can take that deep breath.
