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I chose to live here, but the things I would do to only get one week of this per year. We got 9" Saturday, another 5" of lake effect Sunday, the temp's bottomed out and the wind howled until a brief reprieve that began about this time yesterday. Now I'm crossing every limb that I have in hopes this rain melts enough snow so it doesn't turn into all ice sometime overnight.
Between last Sat and the beginning of Feb, today is the only forcasted day above 10. And it's 40+
Popped my cherry for the year Monday with the first negative wind chill run. Looking like I'll need to prepare for some more. If my neighborhood doesn't turn into a sheet of ice anyway. May need to get creative if the next 12 hours don't produce optimal results.
How do/would they fit with glasses/sunglasses? Want to check these out but from photos I'm not sure how well they would work out for me.Since we're talking headphones I'll give my short review on these bone conduction headphones I bought this weekend.
I listened to a podcast on my long run and I loved them. They fit good under a beanie, didn't move a bit. Clear, crisp sound.
Used them last night and listened to music...it was a little disappointing. I'm a jam band fan, I listen to Phish probably 70% of the time. I could hear the lyrics just fine, but the instruments jamming in the back ground wasn't as crisp as I like it. I had a feeling that would be a downside. However, given the safety issue I think I still prefer them over the ear buds that seal off your entire ear.
Most of the time I listen to podcast so its not a major issue, just slightly disappointing.
When you guys race do you wear headphones? I'm fairly new to listening to music while running. I don't want to offend any spectators that are cheering me on.
For you, it probably is. Avg high's of 39-44 Dec-Feb with less than 20" of snow per year vs. avg high's of 86-92 June-Aug. Not every day is going to be optimum, but you'll have more hits than misses vs. summer. Story isn't the same here though. Our avg high's are about 10 degrees cooler in summer - and with generally less humidity. Temp's don't vary much in winter, but our average snowfall is on the north side of 70". And it not surprisingly varies fairly widely year-to-year. It's one reason why I didn't commit to last year's marathon and confirmed that I won't in future years either. For as much #####ing as I've done about late Dec/early Jan here last year we actually were fairly lucky from that point on, relatively speaking - and it's how I was able to play catch up with training. But if we have a winter with > 90-100" of snow then it's just not happening - I'll pull the plug and do something shorter then try again later.I keep telling myself this is much better than trying to train for a fall marathon during a hot and humid Kansas summer.
I am pretty sure I am enjoying this more.
I actually do. I've had it for 18-19 years (it was a giveaway item when I was in the construction equipment rental business), but I probably only use it 2-3 times a year.
I've never seen nor heard anything like that. Did he plug in a hair dryer or something?
Yeah, it's actually pretty funny. We have had literally no snow in the last 5 winters.
I first saw one of those in Calgary when I was renting a car for work. I went back to the desk to ask if the car was OK to drive
. While the explanation about the engine block freezing made sense, I did vow that I wouldn't live so far north as to need one of those. I sure showed them.
Well, I am counting the 8 hours I'm sleeping, since all of our snowfall this year has been at night. And usually they are done when I wake up in the morning.
Glad someone else had the same thought. We can get some snow in Chicago, but almost all streets (by me) are plowed within hours. Snow on the ground forces me to go to places that I don't need a sidewalk to access, but I'm almost never actually running in snow.
Not every community around me has them, but the sidewalk clearing bobcat's are invaluable. They're not as fast coming out as the plows, but usually within a few hours. It took a winter of trial and error to figure out which towns don't have them though. As much as I enjoy snow running stumbling upon those discoveries was not pleasant. So while I still have snow to navigate and the surface is constantly changing one house to the next with surprise snow drifts to jump over or plow through along the way, it's a whole lot safer than the streets and somewhat manageable to run in smaller doses. So long as it doesn't then freeze anyway...
I started not all that long ago. I didn't have much of a plan either except to just run - basically just get miles on my legs. Still not much further along other than starting to learn about my body and learning what I can and can't do.
You haven't lived until you wake up at 3AM and realize that you forgot to plug your car in. If you don't plug it in, you're not going anywhere in the morning. So, at 3AM, you have to don all your winter gear to trudge out to your car in -20F temps with an extension cord and run it back to the socket on the side of your apartment building.I first saw one of those in Calgary when I was renting a car for work. I went back to the desk to ask if the car was OK to drive
When I started out last time if I finished a run and didn’t poop myself and my nipples didn’t bleed it was a success. I’m not a whole lot further along this time, lol.
Woot! Nice work!
Roads were pretty clean by the time I got home from work, so I did run outside. Legs ended up feeling super fresh coming off the rest day on Tuesday, and I ended up doing a little progression run without even trying: 7:56/7:49/7:31/7:36/7:27/7:23/7:17/7:00.gruecd said:
My dog runs with me on probably 80% of my runs. I've pushed her up to 9 miles now. I think she'll have no issues doing more.
Walk/hike a lot. And if you’re feeling pretty good after a week, I don’t see the harm in starting up with some really easy, shorter runs. But if you’ve got any niggles or anything else nagging, be conservative. After my first shorter ultra I felt the same way - itching to get back out there. So after a few days off I ignored a sore and tight Achilles and headed out for a run - about a half mile in I felt a shooting pain up the back of my leg, and that started a 9-month injury battle.
I've never tried running with our boxer. He's a good dog but he gets nuts around other dogs which is why I've avoided it. But, with the current weather and not as many dogs out, maybe I'll give it a shot for a short 2-3 mile run.
Chicago temps have dropped (13 degrees for this morning's run), so what didn't get cleared yesterday when it was around 30 degrees is now ice and ruts. As hoped, though, the nearby university's sidewalks were in quite good shape. I did 8 laps around, which allowed me to just zone out and not worry constantly about footing. But coming days are a mix of some even colder temps and some on and off snow.
As long as we somewhat maintain what we're currently setting out to do we all reserve the right to complain as much as we want - effective coping mechanism.
I've yet to come close to pushing my dog to his limits. He's a border collie/australian shepherd mix. We've done about 7 miles as the longest run and he's never even come close to stopping - I'm the limiting factor when it comes to pace, always. Really kind of curious on what he could do if I was faster. Also curious to get him on a 8 or 10 mile run to see if he really does just keep trucking like it is nothing or if he ever hits a wall. He still starts out wanting to sprint every run and it takes a bit to get him to settle into a groove that I'm not having to convince him to slow down. It can be a bit of a pain sometimes but for the most part I love having him along. Helps me keep my pace up and pushes me along.
My dog acts like other dogs don't exist - loves people, wants nothing to do with other dogs especially if they are bigger than him. So dogs aren't a problem, but for some reason, he has always tried to "attack" cars whenever he is on a leash. We can be in the yard at home and he'll ignore them all day. Put him on a leash for a walk (or run) and he acts like he is going to go get a moving car. On a walk he has pretty much stopped that most times but now on runs he will kind of do it. Adds a little extra weight training by wrestling with him sometimes.
I'm the exact same way...hate disruption to my routine. Any little thing is out of whack, and my running tends to go to ####. Eating habits, too.
I take my dog out a few times a week on the trails. I love it, but there are definitely issues. On the one place I can take him off leash I have to worry about him taking off after other dogs, squirrels, or cows. His recall is great without those distractions, but if any of them pop up it's 50/50 at best, even with a pocket full of treats. So I'm always taking him off and on the leash when I see people coming or we're coming up on some cows or something.
My friends over at Ultrarunning Mag have got you covered: https://calendar.ultrarunning.com/?menu[region]=Western Canada&hitsPerPage=24. You can play with that to filter by states or regions, distance, etc.
When we go for a walk, he does this constantly. When we go run, he is almost singularly focused and "just keep running". The only exceptions are the cars mentioned earlier that he will pull toward like a moron and if he has to poop. There have been a couple times were we will be trucking along in a nice rhythm and all of a sudden he will got from at pace to full stop with no warning. I usually don't see it in time and we both get yanked back toward each other. Then he looks up at me with this "come on, man!" expression on his face.
Yeah, this message isn't getting through to my pup either. "YOU CAN'T STOP RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!". I'm sure he just hears this.I keep telling him he needs to give me some warning but he doesn't listen!
