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Ran a 10k - Official Thread (8 Viewers)

Hotel treadmill rant for you guys. Darkness forced me inside, so decided to do some cardio before bed. Already knew from previous goonery that the WFI test is a no go as the things are programmed to shut off for safety reasons when your HR hits like 150 (which for me is a warmup). VO2Max test sounds fun. Maxes out at 4.5mph for some reason, ups the incline after 1 minute or so of this nonsense (maybe I'm doing well?), then lets me go slowly for 4 more minutes and spits out... 38.7 :bs:Okay then. Maybe somewhere between that and Garmin's insanely optimistic one lies the truth. So I still want to run some more, and opt for a hill workout. Probably set the "level" too high as it has me at a 5 degree incline several points, but whatever, it's fine. Then when I try to lengthen my stride a bit the emergency thing comes out. Okay, fine, restart, except that's apparently not an option :hot: Fine, do manual, except manual prevents me from starting above 4.5 mph. :hot: End up doing quick start again and it spends several minutes beeping because I didn't enter my weight for like the 6th time. I don't care about your stupid incorrect calorie estimate! Let me run! Managed to get about 30 minutes in, which is better than nothing I guess. Hoping that I can get done with work stuff early enough tomorrow to actual run outside like functioning humans are meant to...
 
ThreeThousand said:
Haven't checked in on this thread in a while, life/work/kids activities have been getting in the way. Great to see some of the recent results. Quick update on me - only two races on the calendar for 2022. Was going to be only one, but apparently Ironman couldn't fill up the World Championship in St. George so they offered me a slot in February for an early May race. With Kona having been cancelled the last couple of years my wife talked me into racing (shocker) with a super-quick and not-nearly-adequate build. I must say - the St. George course is the hardest I've ever been on, but I survived and finished. My A race for the year, however, after two deferrals and some reschedules, is Kona in early October. For those that don't follow Ironman, the race has been split into two races this year (Thursday, October 6th is primarily the female waves and a couple of older male waves, while Saturday October 8th is the male pros and most of the male waves). I'll be racing in Hawaii on Saturday October 8th - hopefully the race will go off with no issues. It's been a 10+ year journey with many thousands of miles covered in racing/training to get to Kona.
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That is AWESOME! Godspeed 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️🍻
 
ThreeThousand said:
Haven't checked in on this thread in a while, life/work/kids activities have been getting in the way. Great to see some of the recent results. Quick update on me - only two races on the calendar for 2022. Was going to be only one, but apparently Ironman couldn't fill up the World Championship in St. George so they offered me a slot in February for an early May race. With Kona having been cancelled the last couple of years my wife talked me into racing (shocker) with a super-quick and not-nearly-adequate build. I must say - the St. George course is the hardest I've ever been on, but I survived and finished. My A race for the year, however, after two deferrals and some reschedules, is Kona in early October. For those that don't follow Ironman, the race has been split into two races this year (Thursday, October 6th is primarily the female waves and a couple of older male waves, while Saturday October 8th is the male pros and most of the male waves). I'll be racing in Hawaii on Saturday October 8th - hopefully the race will go off with no issues. It's been a 10+ year journey with many thousands of miles covered in racing/training to get to Kona.
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So cool - congrats on making it and good luck.

Also, no need to follow our Jackets, they suck - use that time to train.
 
Dr_Zaius said:
Hotel treadmill rant for you guys. Darkness forced me inside, so decided to do some cardio before bed. Already knew from previous goonery that the WFI test is a no go as the things are programmed to shut off for safety reasons when your HR hits like 150 (which for me is a warmup). VO2Max test sounds fun. Maxes out at 4.5mph for some reason, ups the incline after 1 minute or so of this nonsense (maybe I'm doing well?), then lets me go slowly for 4 more minutes and spits out... 38.7 :bs:Okay then. Maybe somewhere between that and Garmin's insanely optimistic one lies the truth. So I still want to run some more, and opt for a hill workout. Probably set the "level" too high as it has me at a 5 degree incline several points, but whatever, it's fine. Then when I try to lengthen my stride a bit the emergency thing comes out. Okay, fine, restart, except that's apparently not an option :hot: Fine, do manual, except manual prevents me from starting above 4.5 mph. :hot: End up doing quick start again and it spends several minutes beeping because I didn't enter my weight for like the 6th time. I don't care about your stupid incorrect calorie estimate! Let me run! Managed to get about 30 minutes in, which is better than nothing I guess. Hoping that I can get done with work stuff early enough tomorrow to actual run outside like functioning humans are meant to...
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Some hotel treadmills (and workout rooms) are just an abomination. I try to stay in nicer hotels as it at least gives you a decent chance to find some workout room which is functional.

I do find Westin's typically to be quite good. Also, there is a site online that has which hotels have Pelotons. It's not a guarantee, but if they have a Peloton then the rest of the workout space is usually pretty good.
 
Juxtatarot said:
I bought a pair of Vaporflys today. They didn’t seem particularly fast running for a minute or two on the treadmill but I assume they will be when I give them a try in normal conditions.
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Give them a go next time you feel like a bit of uptempo. First wear and walk around are odd and distracting with the cushion and look/feel relative to most trainers but the run feel grows on you in my opinion.
 
AAABatteries said:
ThreeThousand said:
Haven't checked in on this thread in a while, life/work/kids activities have been getting in the way. Great to see some of the recent results. Quick update on me - only two races on the calendar for 2022. Was going to be only one, but apparently Ironman couldn't fill up the World Championship in St. George so they offered me a slot in February for an early May race. With Kona having been cancelled the last couple of years my wife talked me into racing (shocker) with a super-quick and not-nearly-adequate build. I must say - the St. George course is the hardest I've ever been on, but I survived and finished. My A race for the year, however, after two deferrals and some reschedules, is Kona in early October. For those that don't follow Ironman, the race has been split into two races this year (Thursday, October 6th is primarily the female waves and a couple of older male waves, while Saturday October 8th is the male pros and most of the male waves). I'll be racing in Hawaii on Saturday October 8th - hopefully the race will go off with no issues. It's been a 10+ year journey with many thousands of miles covered in racing/training to get to Kona.
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So cool - congrats on making it and good luck.

Also, no need to follow our Jackets, they suck - use that time to train.
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LOL - thanks. Usually I multitask and watch them suck while I'm on the trainer.
 
tri-man 47 said:
bushdocda said:
One of the last prep things is try to run in kms to practice. I’ve seen @Zasada do it.
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That does make me curious about the mental aspect when you're seeing KMs pop up every .6 mile. It's beneficial, right? Those KMs will come quickly.
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I put km targets in my watch for the 5k I raced early in the year and I did like seeing the kms buzz and go by ahead of where the miles would buzz me.
 
bushdocda said:
tri-man 47 said:
bushdocda said:
One of the last prep things is try to run in kms to practice. I’ve seen @Zasada do it.
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That does make me curious about the mental aspect when you're seeing KMs pop up every .6 mile. It's beneficial, right? Those KMs will come quickly.
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I put km targets in my watch for the 5k I raced early in the year and I did like seeing the kms buzz and go by ahead of where the miles would buzz me.
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I remember feeling the exact same way when I ran the Warsaw Marathon in 2016.
 
Zasada said:
@gruecd Nice trail run! Please tell me you took some photos -- none posted to Strava!
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Thanks for the reminder. I went back and added a couple to the Strava post. Unfortunately it was super foggy that day, so the views weren't as good as they usually are.

Speaking of said trail run, that type of "running" really isn't my cup of tea. I like to actually RUN on my runs, not power hike a mile straight uphill and then destroy your quads bombing straight back down.....rinse, repeat. On this particular run, it was relatively cool, and yet I was sweating like crazy (even by my standards), everything felt harder than I thought it should, etc. I felt like an absolute piece of **** afterwards and continued to feel kinda crappy for the next couple of days. Last night I took a home COVID test and tested positive. It's honestly not any worse than any of the bad colds I've had in the past, and I'm actually kinda glad that I have an explanation for Wednesday's sufffestfest besides just being out of shape.
 
Up at at 'em this morning. Knocked out a 4 miler this morning, and had a nice segment at the end we all strive for: those few moments where everything good about running collides. The beat of the music matching exactly with an efficient, strong stride - the heart and legs pumping in sync as if they were one. Man, I miss THOSE moments.

Anyway, after that:

1. Farmers Market. Great time of year but a little bittersweet. Everything is available but the end is coming. Last week for corn. Lots of beans, fruits, veggies, donut holes.....

2. QT. Big phat coke

3. HyVee to order a corsage for my son for homecoming next week

Older son kicked three extra points last night for the varsity football team as they won their first game of the year. So that was an awesome start to the weekend. Wedding this afternoon and football all day tomorrow.

Have a great weekend, gentlemen.

On a side note - a quick prayer to @bushdocda and @SteelCurtain as they travel overseas for the race. Have safe travels and a great time and race. Cheers. :hifive:
 
gruecd said:
Zasada said:
@gruecd Nice trail run! Please tell me you took some photos -- none posted to Strava!
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Thanks for the reminder. I went back and added a couple to the Strava post. Unfortunately it was super foggy that day, so the views weren't as good as they usually are.

Speaking of said trail run, that type of "running" really isn't my cup of tea. I like to actually RUN on my runs, not power hike a mile straight uphill and then destroy your quads bombing straight back down.....rinse, repeat.
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Hahah, so much better than running flat stuff at the same pace for an hour or two!

Sorry about the COVID. Sounds pretty minor and hopefully you're through it soon.
 
gruecd said:
Zasada said:
@gruecd Nice trail run! Please tell me you took some photos -- none posted to Strava!
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Thanks for the reminder. I went back and added a couple to the Strava post. Unfortunately it was super foggy that day, so the views weren't as good as they usually are.

Speaking of said trail run, that type of "running" really isn't my cup of tea. I like to actually RUN on my runs, not power hike a mile straight uphill and then destroy your quads bombing straight back down.....rinse, repeat. On this particular run, it was relatively cool, and yet I was sweating like crazy (even by my standards), everything felt harder than I thought it should, etc. I felt like an absolute piece of **** afterwards and continued to feel kinda crappy for the next couple of days. Last night I took a home COVID test and tested positive. It's honestly not any worse than any of the bad colds I've had in the past, and I'm actually kinda glad that I have an explanation for Wednesday's sufffestfest besides just being out of shape.
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Aw man, hope you feel better soon.
Totally disagree with you on the types of runs we enjoy, but that’s what makes the sport great.
Of course I haven’t actually done that kind of run lately :kicksrock:
 
I'm sick. This sucks.

I really don't even want to test for COVID, this is essentially 1 year after I got it last time.

Symptoms are not nearly the same though. This is a lot of congestion/coughing and tiredness from not sleeping. Not at all like last time where I was stuck in bed and felt terrible.

I ended up working a 12 hr day today because of deadlines, so this can't be COVID :shrug:


(I'll probably take a test later tonight :kicksrock: )
 
@xulf I forget where I read it because it's been a long time, but there is some science behind your immune system decreasing amidst peak training. Easier said than done balancing work, family, and training but sufficient rest and stress management are paramount to combat.
 
ChiefD said:
On a side note - a quick prayer to @bushdocda and @SteelCurtain as they travel overseas for the race. Have safe travels and a great time and race. Cheers.
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TLDR - 25545 me & 66355 Steel via the Berlin marathon app and maybe online, not sure how the tracking performs on raceday . We’ll go off around 9-930 local time so if you’re up early ☕️.

Other notables running - Eliud Kipchoge 🐐and Keira D’Amato chasing the female win and record book. Kipchoge seems to have last raced Tokyo in March 2022 (win 2:02:40) so he’s probably been training for the race where he set the world record in 2018.

I’ll head out later today and Steel is already overseas by now. Been trying to shift my wakeups earlier to ease some time zone stuff. Pretty anxious yesterday so that will come and go. It’s an ominous feeling. Might have been bc I was converting plan from miles to kms.

I don’t know what the crowding/over distance impacts will be so I factored in both into the race plan.

3:19:xx is the BQ time to watch.

PR watch is under 3:25:51.

Race plan is first 3 miles from 8:00 to 7:45 per as crowd thins. Roll low 7:3x miles through mile 20, take the gradual downhill home in 7:2x for a 3:17:xx.

Fueling with maurten and a cold brew roctane. Prob every 8 or so km. I never seem to take them all so I think I will force at least 4, hopefully 5 to get like 500 kcals dropped in there.

Volume and training runs were solid, would have liked another long run but they were good too. Ancillary work was there to help keep me going. I know I’m stronger so we’ll take it to the course and take the test.

🖤♥️💛
 
bushdocda said:
Might have been bc I was converting plan from miles to kms.

I don’t know what the crowding/over distance impacts will be so I factored in both into the race plan.

3:19:xx is the BQ time to watch.

PR watch is under 3:25:51.

Race plan is first 3 miles from 8:00 to 7:45 per as crowd thins. Roll low 7:3x miles through mile 20, take the gradual downhill home in 7:2x for a 3:17:xx.
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What is your plan on the miles to km? What will you be displaying on the watch? What shoes did you decide to go with? I like your pacing plan, you are setup for a huge PR.
 
bushdocda said:
ChiefD said:
On a side note - a quick prayer to @bushdocda and @SteelCurtain as they travel overseas for the race. Have safe travels and a great time and race. Cheers.
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TLDR - 25545 me & 66355 Steel via the Berlin marathon app and maybe online, not sure how the tracking performs on raceday . We’ll go off around 9-930 local time so if you’re up early ☕️.

Other notables running - Eliud Kipchoge 🐐and Keira D’Amato chasing the female win and record book. Kipchoge seems to have last raced Tokyo in March 2022 (win 2:02:40) so he’s probably been training for the race where he set the world record in 2018.

I’ll head out later today and Steel is already overseas by now. Been trying to shift my wakeups earlier to ease some time zone stuff. Pretty anxious yesterday so that will come and go. It’s an ominous feeling. Might have been bc I was converting plan from miles to kms.

I don’t know what the crowding/over distance impacts will be so I factored in both into the race plan.

3:19:xx is the BQ time to watch.

PR watch is under 3:25:51.

Race plan is first 3 miles from 8:00 to 7:45 per as crowd thins. Roll low 7:3x miles through mile 20, take the gradual downhill home in 7:2x for a 3:17:xx.

Fueling with maurten and a cold brew roctane. Prob every 8 or so km. I never seem to take them all so I think I will force at least 4, hopefully 5 to get like 500 kcals dropped in there.

Volume and training runs were solid, would have liked another long run but they were good too. Ancillary work was there to help keep me going. I know I’m stronger so we’ll take it to the course and take the test.

🖤♥️💛
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You've got this schnitzel.
 
pbm107 said:
bushdocda said:
Might have been bc I was converting plan from miles to kms.

I don’t know what the crowding/over distance impacts will be so I factored in both into the race plan.

3:19:xx is the BQ time to watch.

PR watch is under 3:25:51.

Race plan is first 3 miles from 8:00 to 7:45 per as crowd thins. Roll low 7:3x miles through mile 20, take the gradual downhill home in 7:2x for a 3:17:xx.
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What is your plan on the miles to km? What will you be displaying on the watch? What shoes did you decide to go with? I like your pacing plan, you are setup for a huge PR.
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Thanks for asking - I’m clocking pace in miles and will actively display just that but will be lapping in kms in 5km chunks. So I should be seeing splits in familiar min/mile terms but in the local frequency. I need to test one more time so make sure it works right.
Shooz will be the light yellow Alphafly 1s, they gave me no issues in a couple goal pace sessions and edged out the Vaporflys. They are confidence boosters for sure.
The pieces are there for a good day, taper has been a mess so hopefully that meets the requirement for something to go a bit wrong during the cycle.
Conditions looking like mid/upper 40s to start and a high of 63* later in the afternoon hopefully.
 
bushdocda said:
ChiefD said:
On a side note - a quick prayer to @bushdocda and @SteelCurtain as they travel overseas for the race. Have safe travels and a great time and race. Cheers.
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TLDR - 25545 me & 66355 Steel via the Berlin marathon app and maybe online, not sure how the tracking performs on raceday . We’ll go off around 9-930 local time so if you’re up early ☕️.

Other notables running - Eliud Kipchoge 🐐and Keira D’Amato chasing the female win and record book. Kipchoge seems to have last raced Tokyo in March 2022 (win 2:02:40) so he’s probably been training for the race where he set the world record in 2018.

I’ll head out later today and Steel is already overseas by now. Been trying to shift my wakeups earlier to ease some time zone stuff. Pretty anxious yesterday so that will come and go. It’s an ominous feeling. Might have been bc I was converting plan from miles to kms.

I don’t know what the crowding/over distance impacts will be so I factored in both into the race plan.

3:19:xx is the BQ time to watch.

PR watch is under 3:25:51.

Race plan is first 3 miles from 8:00 to 7:45 per as crowd thins. Roll low 7:3x miles through mile 20, take the gradual downhill home in 7:2x for a 3:17:xx.

Fueling with maurten and a cold brew roctane. Prob every 8 or so km. I never seem to take them all so I think I will force at least 4, hopefully 5 to get like 500 kcals dropped in there.

Volume and training runs were solid, would have liked another long run but they were good too. Ancillary work was there to help keep me going. I know I’m stronger so we’ll take it to the course and take the test.

🖤♥️💛
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Great summary and plan @bushdocda! I'm pumped to see you and the Mrs. Dinner on Saturday night should be fun and beers post race will be even better!

I'm on the ground in Berlin and checked into my hotel. VERY pleased with the hotel and location. Weather is cooler than I expected. When the sun comes out, you can feel it warm up quickly. When it drops behind the clouds, it gets quite cool. So the sun on Sunday will be an important aspect.

I have my pace plan in a picture. I'll send it to someone if they can post it on a link. (I'm old....don't know how to do that.) If you can do that, let me know via PM or text me.
 
bushdocda said:
TLDR - 25545 me & 66355 Steel via the Berlin marathon app and maybe online, not sure how the tracking performs on race day . We’ll go off around 9-930 local time so if you’re up early ☕️.
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So 9-9:30 start is 3-3:30 EST ...2-2:30 CST ...12-12:30 a.m. for SFDuck, et al.

That means things'll get interesting about 2:30 after the start, or 11:30-12 in Berlin. That means 5:30-6:00 a.m. EST ...4:30-5:00 a.m. CST ...2:30-3:00 a.m. for the west coasters.
:popcorn:
 
MAC_32 said:
@xulf I forget where I read it because it's been a long time, but there is some science behind your immune system decreasing amidst peak training. Easier said than done balancing work, family, and training but sufficient rest and stress management are paramount to combat.
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It does make sense with the strain on the body.

No way I can figure stress management and rest. Those have never been areas where I do well :kicksrock:
 
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