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Ran a 10k - Official Thread (4 Viewers)
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Nigel
Footballguy
Thanks for all of the kind words guys. And you're right Juxt, sub-20 would be the next logical goal. And when I plug this 5K result into McMillan I get all kinds of crazy ideas. It's totally energized me.
My daughter and niece ended up bagging it, 5:45 wake up call was too early. But my 12 y/o son and his buddy ran as did my wife's brother who is not a runner and had consumed close to a case of beer the day before but still answered the bell. the boys ran together and came in around 27:10...pretty damn impressive for a couple of little hockey players who never run. BIL finished in 29:11.
We got to the race around 30 min before the gun and I had plenty of time to run a warmup mile, which was great. There were only 60 or so runners total so I got to the front of the line and took off with a few other guys. There were two who separated pretty quickly and ended up 1/2 (winner was 16:56). There was another guy who went ahead of me and two others. I stayed with those two for the first 1.5 then took off to catch the guy in 3rd. I passed him at around the 2.5M mark and never looked back. I felt strong and steady the whole way, uncomfortable but in a good way. The final stretch was up the hill we came down to start and 400M to go I felt a strong puking sensation that I had to fight really hard to keep down. Definitely slowed me down. By the time I saw the clock at the finish and realized I had a shot at sub-21 it was too late. Official time was 21:01.2. That kind of bummed me out but whatever. And seeing that the course was a little long (3.19M) eased that frustration a bit. With such a small field I definitely cut every corner tight so the course must have been legitimately long.
For those interested in seeing the face behind the username, here I am in the homestretch:
https://www.facebook.com/358199900873655/photos/a.1146636535363317.1073741923.358199900873655/1146636798696624/?type=3&theater
And here's my boy (with me lurking on the sidewalk in the background having just yelled at him to hurry the #### up
):
https://www.facebook.com/358199900873655/photos/a.1146636535363317.1073741923.358199900873655/1146638575363113/?type=3&theater
I'm registered for an October HM but will find another 5K to do somewhere along the way. This was fun.
My daughter and niece ended up bagging it, 5:45 wake up call was too early. But my 12 y/o son and his buddy ran as did my wife's brother who is not a runner and had consumed close to a case of beer the day before but still answered the bell. the boys ran together and came in around 27:10...pretty damn impressive for a couple of little hockey players who never run. BIL finished in 29:11.
We got to the race around 30 min before the gun and I had plenty of time to run a warmup mile, which was great. There were only 60 or so runners total so I got to the front of the line and took off with a few other guys. There were two who separated pretty quickly and ended up 1/2 (winner was 16:56). There was another guy who went ahead of me and two others. I stayed with those two for the first 1.5 then took off to catch the guy in 3rd. I passed him at around the 2.5M mark and never looked back. I felt strong and steady the whole way, uncomfortable but in a good way. The final stretch was up the hill we came down to start and 400M to go I felt a strong puking sensation that I had to fight really hard to keep down. Definitely slowed me down. By the time I saw the clock at the finish and realized I had a shot at sub-21 it was too late. Official time was 21:01.2. That kind of bummed me out but whatever. And seeing that the course was a little long (3.19M) eased that frustration a bit. With such a small field I definitely cut every corner tight so the course must have been legitimately long.
For those interested in seeing the face behind the username, here I am in the homestretch:
https://www.facebook.com/358199900873655/photos/a.1146636535363317.1073741923.358199900873655/1146636798696624/?type=3&theater
And here's my boy (with me lurking on the sidewalk in the background having just yelled at him to hurry the #### up
):https://www.facebook.com/358199900873655/photos/a.1146636535363317.1073741923.358199900873655/1146638575363113/?type=3&theater
I'm registered for an October HM but will find another 5K to do somewhere along the way. This was fun.
NREC34
Footballguy
I don't like to brag on facebook about running stuff so I guess I will here. I just had the best run of my life, I think, this evening. It was 6.51 miles in 55:54. My first mile split was 7:43 and I was in the 8's on all the other mile splits. I didn't stop and walk or stop for water which has not happened this summer. I just felt like I had "it" when I started out and kept that feeling the whole run. I wish every run could be like that.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Awesome!
And agreed, I've even stopped posting most races on Facebook, most what I do there is reply to others. Seeing many friends still posting about their training but it's usually just starting out, looking for support.
Ned
Footballguy
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
I know, I hate them both.
I'm late to the party, but great runs Nigel and Walkmen! I am super-jealous of both of your times.
Ned
Footballguy
Confidence building week last week...
Mon AM: 10.19mi MLR @ 8:03/144. Felt so strong.
Mon PM: 5.04mi recovery @ 9:23/132. 161 SI made this a lot harder than I wanted.
Tue AM: 6.14mi recovery @ 9:12/133. 157 SI drove me crazy.
Tue PM: 3.13mi recovery @ 9:38/125. Ran on the treadmill and cut this run short (planned to run 4). I HATE the treadmill.
Wed: 15.10mi MLR @ 8:19/145. Did something to my back during cross training on Tue (old bike injury - crushed T7). I felt it every step of the way. So friggin miserable.
Thu: 10.08mi MLR @ 8:10/146. Back still bothering me, but not as bad.
Fri: 7.08mi recovery @ 9:15/132. Back is better.
Sat: 18/12 MP. 12MP @ 7:08/164. Strong run today - the splits were so consistent - 7:10, 7:06, 7:06, 7:04, 7:05, 7:07, 7:09, 7:08, 7:09, 7:16, 7:12, 7:09*. I dropped my water bottle on mile 18. Having to turn around and pick that ******* up sucked hard. Last split is a conservative estimate - pretty sure I was closer to 7:00 since I had picked it up.
Sun: 7mi recovery @ 8:52/126. So damn good. Like Saturday didn't happen.
81.74mi for the week. This weekend was a great weekend. I compared last year's MP runs to this year. I knew I was close to last year, but had forgotten about the suck index. I can't wait to get some cooler weather.
Mon AM: 10.19mi MLR @ 8:03/144. Felt so strong.
Mon PM: 5.04mi recovery @ 9:23/132. 161 SI made this a lot harder than I wanted.
Tue AM: 6.14mi recovery @ 9:12/133. 157 SI drove me crazy.
Tue PM: 3.13mi recovery @ 9:38/125. Ran on the treadmill and cut this run short (planned to run 4). I HATE the treadmill.
Wed: 15.10mi MLR @ 8:19/145. Did something to my back during cross training on Tue (old bike injury - crushed T7). I felt it every step of the way. So friggin miserable.
Thu: 10.08mi MLR @ 8:10/146. Back still bothering me, but not as bad.
Fri: 7.08mi recovery @ 9:15/132. Back is better.
Sat: 18/12 MP. 12MP @ 7:08/164. Strong run today - the splits were so consistent - 7:10, 7:06, 7:06, 7:04, 7:05, 7:07, 7:09, 7:08, 7:09, 7:16, 7:12, 7:09*. I dropped my water bottle on mile 18. Having to turn around and pick that ******* up sucked hard. Last split is a conservative estimate - pretty sure I was closer to 7:00 since I had picked it up.
Sun: 7mi recovery @ 8:52/126. So damn good. Like Saturday didn't happen.
81.74mi for the week. This weekend was a great weekend. I compared last year's MP runs to this year. I knew I was close to last year, but had forgotten about the suck index. I can't wait to get some cooler weather.
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Date Run Pace HR Suck Index08/16/14 17/8 7:24 163 11709/07/14 18/10 7:23 163 13010/05/14 18/12 7:10 165 9011/09/14 20/14 7:10 165 88------------------------------------------06/20/15 17/8 7:19 166 13807/18/15 18/10 7:12 164 14408/01/15 18/12 7:08 164 141
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Nice week, Ned! It's great you, pbm and I all passed MP tests on the same weekend. (Hang 10 needs to be next!)
Hang 10
Footballguy
Get outta here. I probably won't try any marathon pace runs until September. The weather here has been so horrible lately. SI was 150 at 5AM yesterday. My goal is just survive long runs for now.
Brony
Footballguy
That's awesome. Reminds me of when the driver is working in golf - the scores/numbers don't always reflect that sensation of being in a zone and having mastery of your body (not an euphemism for beating off... this time).
Ned
Footballguy
Nice! That always bugged me about strava (I'm OCD), but I think they just a factor of how strava converts the TomTom files and then they truncate the number since they only display to the tenth. I'm betting it was probably read as 7.38 but shows as 7.3.just ran my longest run since June 20.
60 min @ 145bpm according to my watch and mapmyride, 7.42. Strava lists 7.3.
Felt great! Nice morning out here, SI almost perfect.
So now I always make sure to run a tenth or so over just so it doesn't "show up" short.
Ned
Footballguy
You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
Hang 10
Footballguy
You have the TomTom? I assume the accuracy is pretty decent since your data looks good on strava.You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
Ned
Footballguy
Yeah I bought it when it first came out. Can only recall maybe 2-3x where the HR data was wonky. 1 of which was during a raceYou have the TomTom? I assume the accuracy is pretty decent since your data looks good on strava.You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
I think Nigel had some issues, but it was resolved with the latest software push?Its definitely a different watch from the Garmins, but I have no itch to try any of the newer stuff.
FUBAR
Footballguy
You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
agreed
Hang 10
Footballguy
Yeah, I remember Nigel having problems. Nigel, all good now?Yeah I bought it when it first came out. Can only recall maybe 2-3x where the HR data was wonky. 1 of which was during a raceYou have the TomTom? I assume the accuracy is pretty decent since your data looks good on strava.You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
Its definitely a different watch from the Garmins, but I have no itch to try any of the newer stuff.
Hang 10
Footballguy
What do you have?You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
FUBAR
Footballguy
https://www.tomtom.com/en_us/sports/multi-sport/products/multi-sport-cardio-gps-watch/white-red/What do you have?You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
I'll never go back to the chest strap unless the new integrated HRMs start causing hands to fall off.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Are you sure you need a new watch to ditch the chest strap?
By the way, I'm using this. (DCRainmaker recommended)
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worrierking
Footballguy
My data on strava is coming up a tenth of a mile short for me too. Plus, it somehow has decided not to count my time while stopped, which is fine, but it shows very different times than the Garmin.
My HRM has been coming up with some wild numbers lately. I am not averaging 159 BPM on a run at an 11:00 pace.
I may just quit wearing it for a while.
My HRM has been coming up with some wild numbers lately. I am not averaging 159 BPM on a run at an 11:00 pace.
I may just quit wearing it for a while.
Nigel
Footballguy
I still have the occasional run where it gives me impossibly high readings, like the 5k I just ran. I know a few others besides guys from here who have it and have no issues.Yeah, I remember Nigel having problems. Nigel, all good now?Yeah I bought it when it first came out. Can only recall maybe 2-3x where the HR data was wonky. 1 of which was during a raceYou have the TomTom? I assume the accuracy is pretty decent since your data looks good on strava.You came to the wrong place if you're looking to be talked out of buying it!
Ned
Footballguy
worrierking
Footballguy
Brony
Footballguy
<--- Another victim falling to the Strava segments. At the moment, I only use Strava for biking as I don't have GPS watch and hate armbands. Still, with my 10+ year old mountain bike and street clothes, I got 2nd in a segment for this year and missed 1st by 4 seconds on Saturday's ride. Did I plan to go out for a leisurely ride this morning only to ignore that and crank out 1st for the year? Of course!
Scared to think of what I'd do if (when) I get that for running.
Scared to think of what I'd do if (when) I get that for running.
Sand
Footballguy
Not as much out there for running, but when I get the 520 with live Strava segments my legs may well simply implode one day chasing these things.
pbm107
Footballguy
Failed my tempo run today, I just couldn't get the legs going. I ended up bailing after 1.3 miles around tempo pace. The HR stayed low so I can't blame it on the temperature. I don't think I recovered from my Marathon Pace run on Sun. I am over it, it helps being on vacation.
Ned
Footballguy
Ugh, so weird. Same experience for me, except I think I'm getting sick. Totally zapped and felt woozy. Legs were DEAD.
I couldn't get myself to finish the run at all and just went home. Totally disappointed.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
One thing I've learned about myself is I need at least 2 days to recover from anything marathon pace or faster. I wouldn't even attempt that.
Ned
Footballguy
We're doing it wrong, fellas.
Donut Race
2014 Results
Highest female was 21 donuts. Highest male was 28!
Donut Race
2014 Results
Highest female was 21 donuts. Highest male was 28!
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Brony
Footballguy
Ned
Footballguy
Hang 10
Footballguy
Another beautiful morning at the beach with 152 SI at 6AM! Ran 9 miles this morning and did some half marathon pace intervals. 2 x 2 x 1
This went slightly better than my last similar workout 2 weeks ago.
1 mile warmup
6:48(171)
6:39(183)
8:21 RI
6:42(184)
6:32 (189)
8:43 RI
6:38 (184)
I could definitely do a better job pacing but other than the end of the second 2 mile interval, I didn't feel like I was overworking myself. Would love to try one of these workouts with good weather. I really don't have a great idea of what my current fitness is at this point.
This went slightly better than my last similar workout 2 weeks ago.
1 mile warmup
6:48(171)
6:39(183)
8:21 RI
6:42(184)
6:32 (189)
8:43 RI
6:38 (184)
I could definitely do a better job pacing but other than the end of the second 2 mile interval, I didn't feel like I was overworking myself. Would love to try one of these workouts with good weather. I really don't have a great idea of what my current fitness is at this point.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Slowly getting back into the groove, or at least attempting to. I must have partially torn something deep in the butt/top of the leg a couple of weeks ago. While the pain has mostly subsided, I have no leg extension or lift on my running. I'm running every day, now, seeing if the easy mileage helps. Yesterday was 5 miles on the track, and I pushed a mile at 8:15 then worked a final lap near 7:00. I went 6 miles today. It's frustrating, but as my schedule eases, I have the time to put in the miles and to stretch later in the day. I expect it will take a few more weeks before this thing has healed.
I am with Juxt here. Trying to come back and do a 2nd workout after 1 easy day is kind of risky (in PBM's case and even 2 days after a high-volume workout like 12 @ MP (for Ned is still about a 50/50 proposition in my personal experience. I I think those long tempos/MPs don't beat you as much physically as doing something like 8-12x800s or mile repeats @ 5K pace but they tend to drain you in a slightly more unnoticeable way if that makes sense. (Like you'll feel good after 1-2 days but when you go and try to tap into a faster gear for your next workout is when you find out you're not 100%)
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Is your Sunday planned as a brick or separate workouts all together. If its bricks, I LOVED the triple bricks that were part of a HIM plan I did a while back (and find myself wondering why I haven't done more sense). As I recall, I did 3 set of 10 miles biked/2 mile ran that increased to 15/3 towards the end of the cycle. Being a
I would even set up a transition rack for some of the to practice these during some of them.
FUBAR
Footballguy
It's a brick. Haven't gotten into the triple brick yet.Is your Sunday planned as a brick or separate workouts all together. If its bricks, I LOVED the triple bricks that were part of a HIM plan I did a while back (and find myself wondering why I haven't done more sense). As I recall, I did 3 set of 10 miles biked/2 mile ran that increased to 15/3 towards the end of the cycle. Being a
You (or someone else here) mentioned them before, but I just haven't tried it. I like the idea enough, so maybe that will happen soon.
Hang 10
Footballguy
It was kinda born out of necessity. I had 9 with 4 @ half marathon pace on the schedule but because the weather was nasty, I decided to break up the 4 miles. Then because I made it easier, I added one more mile repeat. It seemed to workout pretty well.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Real happy about the 7 miler at the end of vacation, miles 2-6 were all under 8 and the final one was in the 6's. Not bad after a week full of dead animals, alcohol, and junk food. Had enough energy after to do 15 minutes of kettle bells too.
Signed up for a 10k this week just so I don't have 3 months in between races again. No expectations, but I'm preparing for it like a real race.
Signed up for a 10k this week just so I don't have 3 months in between races again. No expectations, but I'm preparing for it like a real race.
