We all start somewhere and this is a great first step.Hot out of the gate with a 13+ minute pace in my first recorded run. Stay tuned fells, I think I’m gonna take this down.
PS...wait is this scored like golf? Does higher score or lower score win? TIA
We’re also here to help you spend $ on shoes and gear.Hot out of the gate with a 13+ minute pace in my first recorded run. Stay tuned fells, I think I’m gonna take this down.
PS...wait is this scored like golf? Does higher score or lower score win? TIA
What's your mileage plan over the winter? I'm trying to balance out the strength and miles...and dont want to regress too much. But there are only so many hours a week I can allocate to either (well if I dont want my wife and kids to leave me that is).Now that the marathon is over, I want to concentrate on some strength work for a bit. Have done a little while running this year but not a lot. Went to a crossfit class today at lunch at work.
Looking forward to doing some of that over the next couple/ few months. Now about to pull a two a day with some light running on the treadmill here in a minute.
If this wasn't the best thread in the FFA already, it is now.Can likes be transferred here?
Base your plan on time ran, not mileage. You'll run less miles in the same time over winter and that's perfectly normal as your body has to work harder in the colder conditions. And that's before getting to the untreated surfaces.What's your mileage plan over the winter? I'm trying to balance out the strength and miles...and dont want to regress too much. But there are only so many hours a week I can allocate to either (well if I dont want my wife and kids to leave me that is).
Welcome aboard.So full disclosure. I hate running.
I was a very good athlete all my life, well up until 10 years ago
need to lose some lbs like oats.
my daughter starts winter track this year so I started running with her last week.
i haven't run in probably 5 years so starting slow
i just downloaded the app and trying to acclimate myself to everything.
im not going full oats but trying to start somewhere
Bell, for what it's worth, I'm doing the Couch to 5k app. They make it pretty mindless and supposedly if you just follow exactly what they tell you, you'll be running a 5k in like 6 weeks (and you'll get there without overdoing it/hurting yourself). The app basically runs in the background behind my music, and it tells you "start running now," "start walking now," etc.I have a galaxy watch and think I have that setup. Will try it out tomorrow. Tomorrow is 1 mile
I'm really not in the market for a shovel but the rest sounds great!!Welcome aboard.
For the record, I hate running too. But I love the benefits. Loss of weight, off my cholesterol meds, better diet, longer dongs, and plenty of energy to buy shovels.
Just get through the first few weeks and you will be fine.
I know the c25k thing. I'm going to wing it a little since I'm more try to train my kid with some sprints mixed in...Bell, for what it's worth, I'm doing the Couch to 5k app. They make it pretty mindless and supposedly if you just follow exactly what they tell you, you'll be running a 5k in like 6 weeks (and you'll get there without overdoing it/hurting yourself). The app basically runs in the background behind my music, and it tells you "start running now," "start walking now," etc.
I'm just a few weeks in, but so far I'm enjoying it. Note, I did manage to hurt myself, but it was one or both of getting out too far ahead of what the app was telling me to do and, probably more so, a new pair of trail shoes that felt super awkward and left me injured for a couple weeks.
Good luck, glad to be not the only new guy here. All these guys are a real riot. They sit around all day like "I think next month I'm gonna do the local ultramarathon, but I'm going to try and beat my personal record for the first 50 miles from the last time I did it." Oh and they speak in code a lot, so in addition to feeling like a fat loser, you get to feel stupid in top of it because you have to figure out all the acronyms.
It's like a werewolf thread. For Olympians.
I tracked stuff like that when I started - dog walks, runs, walk through the grocery store... eventually I got a little more selective.Also I do walk at lunch, should I bother tracking that?
Yeah, now you dont even bother to track full marathons.I tracked stuff like that when I started - dog walks, runs, walk through the grocery store... eventually I got a little more selective.
Ouch.. that hurts!Yeah, now you dont even bother to track full marathons.
That's bell's daughter, man!The eye candy in this sport is better than most. We expect a full report on the nice views that you see during training and races. Links to photos are preferred.
Wish I could say I set that up on purpose... man! So cold!Yeah, now you dont even bother to track full marathons.
FWIW, I think it was @mr. furley's first 5K where he got schooled by some 9 year old kid during the last mile. So you have that to look forward to. (That said, mr.f has become a rather lean, mean running machine.)Bell, for what it's worth, I'm doing the Couch to 5k app. They make it pretty mindless and supposedly if you just follow exactly what they tell you, you'll be running a 5k in like 6 weeks (and you'll get there without overdoing it/hurting yourself). The app basically runs in the background behind my music, and it tells you "start running now," "start walking now," etc.
if i saw that kid today he'd probably beat me worse but i'm old and he's probably in college!FWIW, I think it was @mr. furley's first 5K where he got schooled by some 9 year old kid during the last mile. So you have that to look forward to. (That said, mr.f has become a rather lean, mean running machine.)
@Fat Drunk and Stupid does that every weekend minus the 168 mileshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2019/11/18/exclusive-interview-camille-heron-puked-fouled-collapsed/
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“I was trying this new fuelling plan with this new product and it wasn’t going well,” Herron explains. “The race was in France, so most of the rest rooms were squat toilets. For 350 athletes, they only had three normal toilets.”
On her third bathroom stop in quick succession, she found a queue of athletes so decided to carry on. “But on that lap my bowels sort of unleashed themselves,” she says, laughing about it now. “But this is ultra running. S--- happens. Literally!”
She switched her food to cups of mashed potato, makeshift burritos and her secret weapon – beer. Her condition did not improve but then a switch flicked in her mind.
The miles tend to be cumulative and you may feel fine until you don’t. The biggest obstacle outside fitness when first starting for a lot of people is injuries so just be smart and start slow. A general rule of thumb is to increase 10% weekly - either miles or pace but not both. This early on it may not seem like much but it’ll add up soon enough if you stick with it. Also, make sure you are getting enough water and stretching good.Two more stupid questions:
Couch to 5 K has 3 runs a week. But I want to run more than that. Do I have to take a day off if I'm feeling ok? I ran yesterday and woke up this morning and felt good and wanted to run again, so I did. Honestly just kind of lost interest in going to the gym to lift weights and prefer this for now. I should get back to the weights, or at least push-ups, but for now I'm just content doing this.
Also, I have this fancy watch coming today and it tracks HR. Everyone talks about tracking HR. I'm sure when you get to triathlete levels there's reasons to do that, but other than looking at it as interesting data, how should I use that? Am I trying to keep my HR above a certain level? below a certain level? I'm fully expecting it to redline at "heart attack" the first time I start moving.
TIA
Your fine with adding days but only if you’re feeling legit good. Best thing is to stay healthy and work into a groove.Two more stupid questions:
Couch to 5 K has 3 runs a week. But I want to run more than that. Do I have to take a day off if I'm feeling ok? I ran yesterday and woke up this morning and felt good and wanted to run again, so I did. Honestly just kind of lost interest in going to the gym to lift weights and prefer this for now. I should get back to the weights, or at least push-ups, but for now I'm just content doing this.
Also, I have this fancy watch coming today and it tracks HR. Everyone talks about tracking HR. I'm sure when you get to triathlete levels there's reasons to do that, but other than looking at it as interesting data, how should I use that? Am I trying to keep my HR above a certain level? below a certain level? I'm fully expecting it to redline at "heart attack" the first time I start moving.
TIA
I don't know if this is still a thing, but there are stores in the city where they'll film and fit you for better fitting shoe for your stride/gait. Probably stores that do this out in the sticks too. Rather than buying a bunch of shoes, I'd highly recommend going that route.By the way, these $48 New Balance sneakers I wore this morning felt great. Light years better than the expensive Nike trail shoes that made my knees useless for two weeks.
You keep blaming those shoes but it's far more likely it has nothing to do with them. It was likely too much too fast.By the way, these $48 New Balance sneakers I wore this morning felt great. Light years better than the expensive Nike trail shoes that made my knees useless for two weeks.
@Otis
We already have one resident in this thread who doesn't listen much, and I assumed you'd be number 2, but I also figured you'd wait until past day 2. WTF, dummy?
You hit an 8 min/mile pace like 4 times this morning. On an uphill, to boot. You ready to throw away your 2nd pair of shoes when you blame them for getting hurt again?
No one cares how fast you run. It's more impressive to have some discipline and run slower even when you can run faster. The times will get better. It will get more fun. But you're trying to build the 2nd story of a home before even digging a hole for a foundation.
Slow the #### down and be patient.
Could be, I’m not sure. But honestly those shoes felt so awkward. They are kind of rounded on the bottom, and overly bouncy. Just didn’t feel natural at all. It’s awfully coincidental that the day after I first wore them was when my knees were hurting. But who knows.You keep blaming those shoes but it's far more likely it has nothing to do with them. It was likely too much too fast.
I must have missed this last part...But I love the benefits. Loss of weight, off my cholesterol meds, better diet, longer dongs
Jeez man. He's new. Don't go kicking him in his potatoes right outta the gate.@Otis
We already have one resident in this thread who doesn't listen much, and I assumed you'd be number 2, but I also figured you'd wait until past day 2. WTF, dummy?
You hit an 8 min/mile pace like 4 times this morning. On an uphill, to boot. You ready to throw away your 2nd pair of shoes when you blame them for getting hurt again?
No one cares how fast you run. It's more impressive to have some discipline and run slower even when you can run faster. The times will get better. It will get more fun. But you're trying to build the 2nd story of a home before even digging a hole for a foundation.
Slow the #### down and be patient.