Short version - there was a 50 mile ride, metric century and century. I ended up winning my own 73.86 mile ride. Slightly longer version - I was all alone on the 2+ mile climb at mile 30 and I think that's where I took the wrong turn. The century lines were yellow, the metric century were blue. I saw a LOT of blue lines (maybe there's a lot of support for cops out here? ) and ended up using Google maps to get back on course.FUBAR said:Sand, if you make it and see this, I'm the clueless looking maldoon in the led Zeppelin jersey.![]()
Solved. I ran with Runkeeper and tapiriik nicely synced it over to Strava. I'm Chad in the group. Thanks for the invite!So I checked out the Strava group and am a bit torn. I like the community nature of that group but I really like the integrated training plans on Runkeeper. I might check out the syncing site tapiriik. Anyone else do this?
Sorry I didn't make it. I decided to go to my kid's game. He wanted to make sure I was coming last night and it swayed me. Glad you had a good time, despite the interesting route!Short version - there was a 50 mile ride, metric century and century. I ended up winning my own 73.86 mile ride.Slightly longer version - I was all alone on the 2+ mile climb at mile 30 and I think that's where I took the wrong turn. The century lines were yellow, the metric century were blue. I saw a LOT of blue lines (maybe there's a lot of support for cops out here? ) and ended up using Google maps to get back on course.FUBAR said:Sand, if you make it and see this, I'm the clueless looking maldoon in the led Zeppelin jersey.![]()
My hips don't lie, they hurt.
A mountain bike might be my next purchase. I have a free one from westlaw, a jeep POS that I wouldn't take anywhere and should probably get rid of.Sorry I didn't make it. I decided to go to my kid's game. He wanted to make sure I was coming last night and it swayed me. Glad you had a good time, despite the interesting route!Short version - there was a 50 mile ride, metric century and century. I ended up winning my own 73.86 mile ride.Slightly longer version - I was all alone on the 2+ mile climb at mile 30 and I think that's where I took the wrong turn. The century lines were yellow, the metric century were blue. I saw a LOT of blue lines (maybe there's a lot of support for cops out here? ) and ended up using Google maps to get back on course.FUBAR said:Sand, if you make it and see this, I'm the clueless looking maldoon in the led Zeppelin jersey.![]()
My hips don't lie, they hurt.
BTW, lots of stuff next year that can be done. The State TT time trial is something I want to try once. There are some pretty good trail races down here to run. Really thinking of doing this next year - the 60 miler is supposed to be epic (no way on the 100 - if it took Toone 8 1/2 hours it would take me an eon or two).
Well considering I just bought my wife a new car today those things look like chump change. She should insta-approve your proposed purchases.A mountain bike might be my next purchase. I have a free one from westlaw, a jeep POS that I wouldn't take anywhere and should probably get rid of.Sorry I didn't make it. I decided to go to my kid's game. He wanted to make sure I was coming last night and it swayed me. Glad you had a good time, despite the interesting route!Short version - there was a 50 mile ride, metric century and century. I ended up winning my own 73.86 mile ride.Slightly longer version - I was all alone on the 2+ mile climb at mile 30 and I think that's where I took the wrong turn. The century lines were yellow, the metric century were blue. I saw a LOT of blue lines (maybe there's a lot of support for cops out here? ) and ended up using Google maps to get back on course.FUBAR said:Sand, if you make it and see this, I'm the clueless looking maldoon in the led Zeppelin jersey.![]()
My hips don't lie, they hurt.
BTW, lots of stuff next year that can be done. The State TT time trial is something I want to try once. There are some pretty good trail races down here to run. Really thinking of doing this next year - the 60 miler is supposed to be epic (no way on the 100 - if it took Toone 8 1/2 hours it would take me an eon or two).
My wife is already sick of hearing the things I want to buy - a kayak, a stand up paddleboard, a mountain bike, a tri-bike...
Well considering I just bought my wife a new car today those things look like chump change. She should insta-approve your proposed purchases.A mountain bike might be my next purchase. I have a free one from westlaw, a jeep POS that I wouldn't take anywhere and should probably get rid of.Sorry I didn't make it. I decided to go to my kid's game. He wanted to make sure I was coming last night and it swayed me. Glad you had a good time, despite the interesting route!Short version - there was a 50 mile ride, metric century and century. I ended up winning my own 73.86 mile ride.Slightly longer version - I was all alone on the 2+ mile climb at mile 30 and I think that's where I took the wrong turn. The century lines were yellow, the metric century were blue. I saw a LOT of blue lines (maybe there's a lot of support for cops out here? ) and ended up using Google maps to get back on course.FUBAR said:Sand, if you make it and see this, I'm the clueless looking maldoon in the led Zeppelin jersey.![]()
My hips don't lie, they hurt.
BTW, lots of stuff next year that can be done. The State TT time trial is something I want to try once. There are some pretty good trail races down here to run. Really thinking of doing this next year - the 60 miler is supposed to be epic (no way on the 100 - if it took Toone 8 1/2 hours it would take me an eon or two).
My wife is already sick of hearing the things I want to buy - a kayak, a stand up paddleboard, a mountain bike, a tri-bike...
Lots of good MTBs on Craigslist or the like.
I like the way you think, but the problem is each of those represents more time away from the family. I'd have to curtail training or find a way to bring four kids on each of those. Plus they each would take up more room in our garage, which I already can't park my car in, despite it being a 3 car garage.
Follow up question to each of the hosts: what's your body fat %?Tawnee (endurance planet) read my question about the "century run" (apparently we can't use that term in running), after they blasted me a bit, the answer they gave matches pretty well with what I thought. Depends on goals but not a good idea to do the 100 and two months later the HIM.
Guess I'm glad I already decided against it.
They also insulted how little training I've been doing.![]()
FUBAR said:Tawnee (endurance planet) read my question about the "century run" (apparently we can't use that term in running), after they blasted me a bit, the answer they gave matches pretty well with what I thought. Depends on goals but not a good idea to do the 100 and two months later the HIM.
Guess I'm glad I already decided against it.
They also insulted how little training I've been doing.![]()
I listened to that one yesterday, and actually thought of you when they started talking about using the term "century" for a 100M run because I know you've used that here. I never thought it might actually be your question.Well here's a pic of Tawnee, so.....Ned said:Follow up question to each of the hosts: what's your body fat %?FUBAR said:Tawnee (endurance planet) read my question about the "century run" (apparently we can't use that term in running), after they blasted me a bit, the answer they gave matches pretty well with what I thought. Depends on goals but not a good idea to do the 100 and two months later the HIM.
Guess I'm glad I already decided against it.
They also insulted how little training I've been doing.![]()
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I'm Matt if it wasn't clear who the slow Canadian was...Check out the OP. There's a slew of info linked there.So, once upon a time I ran some races. Never all that fast, but I've run 5ks up to a marathon.
Then I had a bunch of kids (#4 on the way) and tore my Achilles and stopped running altogether.
In the last two months, I've managed to get back up to consistently running four days a week, 45 minutes at a time. I'm hoping to run a handful of races next year, leading up to a half-marathon or more.
One thing I really like is a solid training plan that's individualized. I have goal times in mind and specific races in mind and I'm looking for a plan, preferably through a phone app, that handles this well. I've been using Runkeeper but their plans don't seem very amendable (not sure if the upgrade is worth it or not) and I just found My Asics which seems to be in line with what I'm looking for. Any other recommendations out there?
The best motivation you're going to find is right here - it's a little freaky how motivating being a part of this thread can be. A lot of us are using Strava to log our workouts - it's a cool social kinda site. We have a club over there - https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFA
Speaking of the club - there are a few names I don't recognize in there. Do we have some intruders?I'm Craig. Still struggling to get over my hamstring issues. :(
).I'm too drunk to convert km to miles. Good luck on your race.I'm Matt if it wasn't clear who the slow Canadian was...Looking for advice for a goal for my 1st half marathon (4 weeks away). Today I did an 18 km slow run in about 2:10. This is with my wife who is slower than me, and doing 10 minutes running, 1 minute walking, which is how the running room up here does all it's marathon training. It was the longest run I've ever done, but I wasn't exhausted at the end/didn't "empty the tank". For the race, I'm going to separate from my wife and go a bit harder.Check out the OP. There's a slew of info linked there.The best motivation you're going to find is right here - it's a little freaky how motivating being a part of this thread can be. A lot of us are using Strava to log our workouts - it's a cool social kinda site. We have a club over there - https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFASo, once upon a time I ran some races. Never all that fast, but I've run 5ks up to a marathon.
Then I had a bunch of kids (#4 on the way) and tore my Achilles and stopped running altogether.
In the last two months, I've managed to get back up to consistently running four days a week, 45 minutes at a time. I'm hoping to run a handful of races next year, leading up to a half-marathon or more.
One thing I really like is a solid training plan that's individualized. I have goal times in mind and specific races in mind and I'm looking for a plan, preferably through a phone app, that handles this well. I've been using Runkeeper but their plans don't seem very amendable (not sure if the upgrade is worth it or not) and I just found My Asics which seems to be in line with what I'm looking for. Any other recommendations out there?
Speaking of the club - there are a few names I don't recognize in there. Do we have some intruders?I'm Craig. Still struggling to get over my hamstring issues. :(
I'm not fast, my fastest 5K time is around 28 minutes. I'm told I will run quicker during the race, would 2:10 be a reasonable goal based on what I've said here? I think that would be a bit under 6:15/km which seems like it would be tough but possibly doable? I feel like 6:30 would be fairly easy and 6:00 would burn me out too quickly (does my metricness make this too difficult).
When runners think way too much of themselves. Like hipsters. And VW owners. And guys who vape instead of smoking a real cigarette. Not to mention the twits who spend 4.00 for a PBR at the bar when they can could have bought a sixer for 4.00 not even ten years ago.So why exactly is 100 miles not a century, regardless of sport?
When runners think way too much of themselves. Like hipsters. And VW owners. And guys who vape instead of smoking a real cigarette. Not to mention the twits who spend 4.00 for a PBR at the bar when they can could have bought a sixer for 4.00 not even ten years ago.People are dumb sometimes. 100 is a century in this life, in past lives, and in future lives.So why exactly is 100 miles not a century, regardless of sport?
Or it's just a cycling thing. Kinda like spandex uniforms, shaving of the legs, and gathering in groups of 25 or more at coffee shops.Cyclists sound like #####.When runners think way too much of themselves. Like hipsters. And VW owners. And guys who vape instead of smoking a real cigarette. Not to mention the twits who spend 4.00 for a PBR at the bar when they can could have bought a sixer for 4.00 not even ten years ago.People are dumb sometimes. 100 is a century in this life, in past lives, and in future lives.So why exactly is 100 miles not a century, regardless of sport?Or it's just a cycling thing. Kinda like spandex uniforms, shaving of the legs, and gathering in groups of 25 or more at coffee shops.
Now I'm going to go put on my trucker hat, buff, and drink an IPA at the trail head.....
Volume (mileage, KM don't count) is king - given that your longest run so far is ~11mi, I'd play this cautiously. You'll most certainly be able to finish it, but I think 2:15 might be a more reasonable goal; 2:10 isn't totally out of the question.I'm Matt if it wasn't clear who the slow Canadian was...Check out the OP. There's a slew of info linked there.So, once upon a time I ran some races. Never all that fast, but I've run 5ks up to a marathon.
Then I had a bunch of kids (#4 on the way) and tore my Achilles and stopped running altogether.
In the last two months, I've managed to get back up to consistently running four days a week, 45 minutes at a time. I'm hoping to run a handful of races next year, leading up to a half-marathon or more.
One thing I really like is a solid training plan that's individualized. I have goal times in mind and specific races in mind and I'm looking for a plan, preferably through a phone app, that handles this well. I've been using Runkeeper but their plans don't seem very amendable (not sure if the upgrade is worth it or not) and I just found My Asics which seems to be in line with what I'm looking for. Any other recommendations out there?
The best motivation you're going to find is right here - it's a little freaky how motivating being a part of this thread can be. A lot of us are using Strava to log our workouts - it's a cool social kinda site. We have a club over there - https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFA
Speaking of the club - there are a few names I don't recognize in there. Do we have some intruders?I'm Craig. Still struggling to get over my hamstring issues. :(
Looking for advice for a goal for my 1st half marathon (4 weeks away). Today I did an 18 km slow run in about 2:10. This is with my wife who is slower than me, and doing 10 minutes running, 1 minute walking, which is how the running room up here does all it's marathon training. It was the longest run I've ever done, but I wasn't exhausted at the end/didn't "empty the tank". For the race, I'm going to separate from my wife and go a bit harder.
I'm not fast, my fastest 5K time is around 28 minutes. I'm told I will run quicker during the race, would 2:10 be a reasonable goal based on what I've said here? I think that would be a bit under 6:15/km which seems like it would be tough but possibly doable? I feel like 6:30 would be fairly easy and 6:00 would burn me out too quickly (does my metricness make this too difficult).
It's certainly a sadistic group. Be careful, its infectious.Holy crap you guys log some miles. I see 6 runs over 10 miles today among a group of just 20 people. Crazy.
I think that's fine.Any input would be appreciated from the peanut gallery. Waffling about how to approach the next two weeks before my half Sunday 10/4. I'm still a little beat from my 10k yesterday, so I'm thinking a recovery 4 tomorrow then off Tuesday. At a loss thereafter. I topped out at 14+ miles 8 days ago, have been in the mid-high 20's per week, and (knock on wood) everything is clicking right now.
My immediate thought is tempo Wednesday and a week from Tuesday (5-6 miles each) with a moderate distance run (8-9) at 70-80% Saturday. Probably doing recovery's Thursday, Sunday, and a week from Wednesday with a shake out run a week from Friday. None of them more than four, maybe five miles.
That look like about the right balance?
It was a pretty big weekend for distance over at the strava. Juxt and Duck with 20 milers and myself with a PR long training run of 22. Ran another PR in weekly mileage with 68.6.Holy crap you guys log some miles. I see 6 runs over 10 miles today among a group of just 20 people. Crazy.
Well, this summer couldn't have been a better example of that, but I'm hopping back on the horse. We have a little semblance of normalcy back in our lives, but it's still not perfect. I don't know how far gone I am or how far I regressed and I'm not sure the best way to figure that out, but I start back this week. I'm not sure what else to do, so I think I am just going to start the C25K program all over again. Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it.http://www.enduranceplanet.com/atc-treadmill-test-can-predict-marathon-time-does-kinesio-tape-work-building-miles-for-ultras-and-more/If there a link and a time for this Endurance Planet answer? Sounds like it would be good for a few chuckles at FUBAR's expense.
Her discussion about the 10% rule stemmed from my question.And answers to YOUR questions:
-Follow up on our last podcast and letting your race choose you: Damien asks, Shouldn’t that be true for the distance too? What about Tawnee going from marathon to ultra?
-Training for a 24hr and trying to figure out a training plan for it, including two-a-days, long runs, etc. Lucho gives his advice and some concrete numbers.
-Recently adopted MAF training , now doing Maffetone’s 2 Week Test, and it has been rough! Feeling like crap and running even slower. Is this normal? Carry on and stick it out?
-Transitioning from just triathlon training to ultra training as well. How to balance the three sports with an added emphasis on running if looking to do a 50k run, 100-mile run and 70.3 triathlons int he next year?
-Is the 10% rule crap? And an old post from Tawnee on why the 10% rule is outdated.
Only when they ride three across on twisty roads.Cyclists sound like #####.When runners think way too much of themselves. Like hipsters. And VW owners. And guys who vape instead of smoking a real cigarette. Not to mention the twits who spend 4.00 for a PBR at the bar when they can could have bought a sixer for 4.00 not even ten years ago.People are dumb sometimes. 100 is a century in this life, in past lives, and in future lives.So why exactly is 100 miles not a century, regardless of sport?Or it's just a cycling thing. Kinda like spandex uniforms, shaving of the legs, and gathering in groups of 25 or more at coffee shops.
Now I'm going to go put on my trucker hat, buff, and drink an IPA at the trail head.....
IPA![]()
Double IPA, even better
which reminds me - these riders, for a cycling event, have no idea how to actually ride.Only when they ride three across on twisty roads.Cyclists sound like #####.When runners think way too much of themselves. Like hipsters. And VW owners. And guys who vape instead of smoking a real cigarette. Not to mention the twits who spend 4.00 for a PBR at the bar when they can could have bought a sixer for 4.00 not even ten years ago.People are dumb sometimes. 100 is a century in this life, in past lives, and in future lives.So why exactly is 100 miles not a century, regardless of sport?Or it's just a cycling thing. Kinda like spandex uniforms, shaving of the legs, and gathering in groups of 25 or more at coffee shops.
Now I'm going to go put on my trucker hat, buff, and drink an IPA at the trail head.....
IPA![]()
Double IPA, even better
I hope so. I've been out of the running game for way too long. Would love for this to become my next addiction.It's certainly a sadistic group. Be careful, its infectious.Holy crap you guys log some miles. I see 6 runs over 10 miles today among a group of just 20 people. Crazy.
I have both sites bookmarked and the old one still works.Garmin Guys, did they do away with the classic look over the past few days? I had my profile bookmarked on the classic site as I like it better than modern. When I hit the book mark today, it took me to a log in screen and then on to modern. I looked all over and do not see an option, now, to view activities in classic.
https://connect.garmin.com/dashboardGarmin Guys, did they do away with the classic look over the past few days? I had my profile bookmarked on the classic site as I like it better than modern. When I hit the book mark today, it took me to a log in screen and then on to modern. I looked all over and do not see an option, now, to view activities in classic.
Thanks!! Based on your reply I logged out and back in and hit the bookmark again and it took me back to classic. I can't stand modern, except for seeing the sleep data from the VivoActive.I have both sites bookmarked and the old one still works.Garmin Guys, did they do away with the classic look over the past few days? I had my profile bookmarked on the classic site as I like it better than modern. When I hit the book mark today, it took me to a log in screen and then on to modern. I looked all over and do not see an option, now, to view activities in classic.
Yeah, I used to go back to the old one at first but now I don't even bother. The modern one works fine.https://connect.garmin.com/dashboardGarmin Guys, did they do away with the classic look over the past few days? I had my profile bookmarked on the classic site as I like it better than modern. When I hit the book mark today, it took me to a log in screen and then on to modern. I looked all over and do not see an option, now, to view activities in classic.
Modern is fine after you get used to it. Stop being an old fogy and accept change!![]()
I still use the old one for the progress summary reports, for the weekly, monthly, and yearly data. From there you can access the classic look.Yeah, I used to go back to the old one at first but now I don't even bother. The modern one works fine.https://connect.garmin.com/dashboardGarmin Guys, did they do away with the classic look over the past few days? I had my profile bookmarked on the classic site as I like it better than modern. When I hit the book mark today, it took me to a log in screen and then on to modern. I looked all over and do not see an option, now, to view activities in classic.
Modern is fine after you get used to it. Stop being an old fogy and accept change!![]()
Serious question, can I pull all my Garmin activities to Strava (going all the way back to 2009)? I haven't toyed with Strava all that much.Bunch of 2-timing bastards in here.![]()
Seems most of the fitness apps talk to similar but different apps but won't talk to each other.Serious question, can I pull all my Garmin activities to Strava (going all the way back to 2009)? I haven't toyed with Strava all that much.Bunch of 2-timing bastards in here.![]()
monogomy is too cruel a rule.There are just too many cool running apps to be monogamous. I need my freedom.
Why do you choose to run right in the heat of the day? You a sadist?Ran an extra 1/4 mile so I didn't get robbed this time. 93 + 68 = 171 suck index. October 3rd is going to be a cake walk.
Pace dropped every mile but under the circumstances, I am okay
https://www.strava.com/activities/397259333
Close. A former Marine. "The more we sweat in training, the less we bleed in battle."Hang 10 said:Why do you choose to run right in the heat of the day? You a sadist?Gator Shawn said:Ran an extra 1/4 mile so I didn't get robbed this time. 93 + 68 = 171 suck index. October 3rd is going to be a cake walk.
Pace dropped every mile but under the circumstances, I am okay
https://www.strava.com/activities/397259333
One thing to consider is that you'll get better quality workouts in less extreme conditions. If cooler temps would allow you go further and faster, don't you think that would be beneficial?Close. A former Marine. "The more we sweat in training, the less we bleed in battle."No, to be honest I didn't realize it was that hot. It felt good when I first got out there, it surprised me when I looked up the temp and dew point when I got back.Hang 10 said:Why do you choose to run right in the heat of the day? You a sadist?Gator Shawn said:Ran an extra 1/4 mile so I didn't get robbed this time. 93 + 68 = 171 suck index. October 3rd is going to be a cake walk.
Pace dropped every mile but under the circumstances, I am okay
https://www.strava.com/activities/397259333
I don't mind it, I like sweating, it just limits my distance now because I can only carry about 20 oz of water and I go through that in about 2 miles at this heat. So today I ran 2.2 out and back, stopped at my house refiled my bottle then ran another 1.25.