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Ran a 10k - Official Thread (14 Viewers)

0300 alarm today.  

Last night (in an attempt to prepare adequately), I ate early, lots of fibre, and got to bed early. 

Woke up, fed the quadrupeds and attempted to vacate the gut with some success.

Normally in life having your colon on a precise clock is a benefit.  Even when I'm abroad, I know when it's 0500 back home because my colon tells me.  

It's not so good when you're trying to get an early run in before work.  Sure as #### (no pun intended) despite my best efforts, 15km into my run today I had to stop at a Starbucks because it was 0500 and god forbid my colon hold off for 30 minutes from scheduled potty time.

Otherwise a good strength run.  4x3km MP-10 + 500m jog, with 3km bookends for WU/CD.  First time over 20km since pre-Houston.

Funny how 0400 is going to feel like "sleeping-in" tomorrow.  

I hope you enjoyed my poop-focused update this morning.  Now you can go back to cadence and weather discussions.

ETA:  Strava auto-titled my run this morning as a "night run".  You know you're up way too ####### early when it does that.

 
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Zasada said:
0300 alarm today.  

Last night (in an attempt to prepare adequately), I ate early, lots of fibre, and got to bed early. 

Woke up, fed the quadrupeds and attempted to vacate the gut with some success.

Normally in life having your colon on a precise clock is a benefit.  Even when I'm abroad, I know when it's 0500 back home because my colon tells me.  

It's not so good when you're trying to get an early run in before work.  Sure as #### (no pun intended) despite my best efforts, 15km into my run today I had to stop at a Starbucks because it was 0500 and god forbid my colon hold off for 30 minutes from scheduled potty time.

Otherwise a good strength run.  4x3km MP-10 + 500m jog, with 3km bookends for WU/CD.  First time over 20km since pre-Houston.

Funny how 0400 is going to feel like "sleeping-in" tomorrow.  

I hope you enjoyed my poop-focused update this morning.  Now you can go back to cadence and weather discussions.

ETA:  Strava auto-titled my run this morning as a "night run".  You know you're up way too ####### early when it does that.
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I'm just praying my colon gets back on track. Been all over the place the last three weeks. Otherwise Saturday the Carmel run might literally be a carmel run.

 
ChiefD said:
I'm just praying my colon gets back on track. Been all over the place the last three weeks. Otherwise Saturday the Carmel run might literally be a carmel run.
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Thinking positive thoughts.  My issues are just a funny story, yours are the real deal.  My wife has Crohn's and it's no joke.  Good luck.

 
Zasada said:
Thinking positive thoughts.  My issues are just a funny story, yours are the real deal.  My wife has Crohn's and it's no joke.  Good luck.
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Thanks. If I have to stop and take a dump, so be it. Just makes the race report that much more hilarious for the rest of you guys.

This one should be a doozy. Rain, dumps, @gruecd carrying me on his back, @Juxtatarot yelling at the rain to come at me bro like Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump....And this weather literally is made for @The Iguana. Jesus, who writes this sheeeeeit?

:lol:  

 
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gianmarco said:
@Zasada

Nice run today and all, but no weather listed by Klimat.....

So you're going to have to do it again.
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No room for poop commentary if my description is cluttered with all that data!

Garmin Connect does log the weather for me (I also run with a Tempe to get real-time temps) so I can always go back to compare if needed.

 
No 4:00 pacer for this race. Plan is to just keep the watch at avg pace of 9:00 and see what happens. Check the HR once in awhile. 

Getting antsy now. 

 
ChiefD said:
No 4:00 pacer for this race. Plan is to just keep the watch at avg pace of 9:00 and see what happens. Check the HR once in awhile. 

Getting antsy now. 
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I am amped up and ready to go. Not sure what you mean this weather is made for me... if I am in charge of the weather, I am going to have it be like 50 and sunny. Maybe 45 but only because you guys have made me embrace the cold more than I ever have before.

 
ChiefD said:
No 4:00 pacer for this race. Plan is to just keep the watch at avg pace of 9:00 and see what happens. Check the HR once in awhile. 

Getting antsy now. 
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What kind of a race doesn't have a 4:00 pacer?!

One option would be starting a little ahead of the 3:55 group and run 9:00.  When the group catches you, run with them.

 
fyi... we should have been running this race today. It was about 25 to 28 degrees and sunny at 8 am. It's currently about 37 and sunny. Perfect day for some monster PRs. Not to spoil your week or anything.

 
So Chief is trying to run sub 4, grue and juxt pr (something between 2:55 and 2:59?), and I know iguana posted his goal (1:45?) but I forget.  Is Carmel on est and cst?  I saw it starts at 8 am.

Just trying to mentally prepare when to check-in Saturday morning as I'll be alternating between appointments and my own workouts.

 
MAC_32 said:
So Chief is trying to run sub 4, grue and juxt pr (something between 2:55 and 2:59?), and I know iguana posted his goal (1:45?) but I forget.  Is Carmel on est and cst?  I saw it starts at 8 am.

Just trying to mentally prepare when to check-in Saturday morning as I'll be alternating between appointments and my own workouts.
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Eastern time, though currently EDT to be accurate.  ;)  

And 1:45 is my goal for the HM. 

 
Any experience with Salomon running shoes?  Strava hooked me on a challenge with a discount code so now considering the RA Pro 2s.  Will try to find locally, looks like REI might stock them. 

Edit - sorry this post contains no weather, cadence or #### commentary. 

 
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gianmarco said:
Back to our regularly scheduled cadence talk:

This is an excellent article.

Not just cadence, but discusses heel striking (how it's ok) and overstriding (how it's not ok) and how it's ok to be different but to be aware of these things. 
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Tried to figure out cadence on my strava but I don't think you can do it without running the app while you run. I usually just sync my watch to strava after my run.

 
ChiefD said:
Tried to figure out cadence on my strava but I don't think you can do it without running the app while you run. I usually just sync my watch to strava after my run.
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Which watch are you using (I couldn't tell precisely from your Strava logs)?  It might be a setting you have to change in your watch or software.  Most watches count steps these days so it might be there and just need to be told to send the data to Strava.

 
bushdocda said:
Any experience with Salomon running shoes?  Strava hooked me on a challenge with a discount code so now considering the RA Pro 2s.  Will try to find locally, looks like REI might stock them. 
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For my trail running I use the X Ultra 3 GTX and really like them.  They're categorized as a "hiking" shoe, but still reasonably light and I like the added protection they provide versus the Speedtrack line.

I know it's not an exact answer to your question but I'm happy with the shoes and like the speed lace system.  Durability has been great so far and I beat on them pretty hard.  Never tried any of their running shoes but I'm tempted as well.

 
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Zasada said:
Which watch are you using (I couldn't tell precisely from your Strava logs)?  It might be a setting you have to change in your watch or software.  Most watches count steps these days so it might be there and just need to be told to send the data to Strava.
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I use the Tom-Tom watch. I'll check it out. Thanks.

 
bushdocda said:
Any experience with Salomon running shoes?  Strava hooked me on a challenge with a discount code so now considering the RA Pro 2s.  Will try to find locally, looks like REI might stock them. 

Edit - sorry this post contains no weather, cadence or #### commentary. 
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I saw where you guys joined that and got the same discount. I have a pair of the Solomon Speedcross 3 trail running shoes (think that is the correct model). I used them for a couple of "Tough Mudders" I did before as well as just doing some trail runs. Then I also used them as a substitute for cleats in a couple of rec league sports (softball, flag football, etc). I like them quite a bit. But I have no info on any of the road shoes. 

 
MAC_32 said:
So Chief is trying to run sub 4, grue and juxt pr (something between 2:55 and 2:59?), and I know iguana posted his goal (1:45?) but I forget.  Is Carmel on est and cst?  I saw it starts at 8 am.

Just trying to mentally prepare when to check-in Saturday morning as I'll be alternating between appointments and my own workouts.
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I guess my A goal is to break 2:55 which is 6:40 pace.  B goal would be to PR which would be below 2:56:51.  C goal is to not quit.

 
Lunch time run was awesome. Except that I'm running along thinking about @gianmarco and his little steps and thinking about what time I want to run this weekend and suddenly my 2nd mile buzzes on my watch and I look down to see I'm basically running at race pace but it doesn't feel like I'm going that pace. Kept having to make myself slow down to an easy run. Ended up doing a little over 5 miles averaging about 8:30 a mile and felt like I was just cruising. 

Come on, already, get here Saturday!

:lmao:

 
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