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Ran a 10k - Official Thread (3 Viewers)

Ran a frosty 5 miler on Sunday in about 25-30 degree weather for my first outdoor run of the year. I’m fat and out of shape so I just want be finish under 9:00 per. Finished at 8:53 and was pleased since it was a hilly course and slippery as hell since it was icy/rainy

 
boom king said:
Ran a frosty 5 miler on Sunday in about 25-30 degree weather for my first outdoor run of the year. I’m fat and out of shape so I just want be finish under 9:00 per. Finished at 8:53 and was pleased since it was a hilly course and slippery as hell since it was icy/rainy
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Doesn’t sound fat and out of shape to me.

 
MAC_32 said:
@ChiefD, that was some good squishy tonight. 
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Thanks.

Glad the weather held off so I could run that outside. The only downside is the rolling hills so it's hard to maintain pace on my watch. I just decided to run as hard as I could, but under control as best I could.

With my race goal being 7:36 pace, I tried to keep the watch anywhere from 7:00 - 7:30, knowing that when I went uphill I would lose some of that. To be honest, based on my fitness right now, 7:36 is going to be a challenge. But my plan is to keep training at that pace for the speed work and see what happens.

If I fall short and during the race I run anywhere less than an 8:00 mile - well I have a nice PR anyway. 

 
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Also, there were a couple of times last night where it really started to be uncomfortable, and all of a sudden this thought popped into my head:

"This doesn't hurt. Think about mile 19 at Carmel. This is nothing you pooooosay."

And it worked. I was able to pull out of that brief pain and keep pushing. That run was very satisfying when done. 

 
ChiefD said:
Glad the weather held off so I could run that outside. 
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This is me right now. There isn't any sense stressing about it, but I will all day anyway. I can't do an 80-90 minute run over lunch, so the earliest I can get out is 4:30-4:45 or thereabouts. Will the weather hold off until after 6? I don't know, but this is my only chance at anything of consequence between now and Sunday. Wish me luck.

 
ChiefD said:
To be honest, based on my fitness right now, 7:36 is going to be a challenge.
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Of course that's the case - you're not fit yet. You're supposed to be running uncomfortable right now. The objective is for the current work to eventually become 'comfortable.' 

 
MAC_32 said:
Of course that's the case - you're not fit yet. You're supposed to be running uncomfortable right now. The objective is for the current work to eventually become 'comfortable.' 
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Yeah, I'm at that point where I said the same thing last year.  :lol:

 
MAC_32 said:
This is me right now. There isn't any sense stressing about it, but I will all day anyway. I can't do an 80-90 minute run over lunch, so the earliest I can get out is 4:30-4:45 or thereabouts. Will the weather hold off until after 6? I don't know, but this is my only chance at anything of consequence between now and Sunday. Wish me luck.
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Good luck. Our snow is starting literally right now and we should have 4" on the ground before I drive home from work today. Luckily today is a rest day for me, so a fire and the Jayhawks game and a cold beer is on the horizon for tonight.

 
ChiefD said:
Good luck. Our snow is starting literally right now and we should have 4" on the ground before I drive home from work today. Luckily today is a rest day for me, so a fire and the Jayhawks game and a cold beer is on the horizon for tonight.
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Hopefully we're getting 6". If it's less it's because temp's warm enough over night for some ice. But the bigger problem may be after this comes through - arctic air is coming down and bringing lake effect snow with it. It could be worse, these two systems could have joined together, but it's going to be a mess from tonight until the winds shift either Friday night or Saturday morning. If we just get snow I may be able to easy run tomorrow in between storms, but that'll be the only safe opportunity to get out over these next 48+ hours.

I'm disappointed Kansas is playing at 7. One of our son's has basketball tonight, so I'll be lucky to be on the couch with a glass of something brown before the final 5 minutes.

 
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MAC_32 said:
This is me right now. There isn't any sense stressing about it, but I will all day anyway. I can't do an 80-90 minute run over lunch, so the earliest I can get out is 4:30-4:45 or thereabouts. Will the weather hold off until after 6? I don't know, but this is my only chance at anything of consequence between now and Sunday. Wish me luck.
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Exact same, except I get off at 3:30

 
The Iguana said:
The downside of strava - the data. The current hammy injury dictates rest and all I can think about is "but my stats!" After getting off to such a great start to the year, it's going to be painful to watch the running miles stay stationary for some number of days!
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Agreed.  When my calf tightened up again yesterday, my first thought was that I'd need to rest and let it recover.  My second thought was that a low mileage week or two on Strava would be staring at me for the next fifty two weeks.  

 
ChiefD said:
Good luck. Our snow is starting literally right now and we should have 4" on the ground before I drive home from work today. Luckily today is a rest day for me, so a fire and the Jayhawks loss and a cold beer is on the horizon for tonight.
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FYP

 
You guys suck.  And rule.  At the same time.

This 2,500mi goal has me obsessed.  I put it into Strava (4,024km), and now every time I log in, I see how I'm progressing against that goal.  As if I wasn't OCD about it enough, already.  I take one day off yesterday (pouring rain, and I needed a day off anyway) and all day I'm lamenting that I took what was a 14km buffer and turned it into a 3km buffer (YTD pace vs goal). 

I'm not sure I can take another 300+ days of this.  The running part seems secondary right now.  It's the mental aspect that's driving me nuts.

In other news, the butt continues to improve (it seems keeping long runs to a minimum, but running more days, is helping).  Fitness is improving.  Garmin VO2Max now up to 57!  Eager to get back north this weekend and onto the trails.

 
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Zasada said:
You guys suck.  And rule.  At the same time.
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You're welcome.

And I agree about the you guys sucking part. I intentionally did yesterday evening's MLR uncomfortably hungry. Cumulative fatigue has been there for some time, so let's add this variable then still demand I do the workout properly anyway. I get an 80+ minute run isn't the same as a long run, but I think I needed to do this to have the confidence to do one closer to 2 hours. I even nudged the cadence up a notch too.

But now I'm looking at the next 3 days, seeing only 11-12 miles scheduled, and you have in my head about falling behind the 2,500 mile pace. So you suck too.

 
Zasada said:
You guys suck.  And rule.  At the same time.

This 2,500mi goal has me obsessed.  I put it into Strava (4,024km), and now every time I log in, I see how I'm progressing against that goal.  As if I wasn't OCD about it enough, already.  I take one day off yesterday (pouring rain, and I needed a day off anyway) and all day I'm lamenting that I took what was a 14km buffer and turned it into a 3km buffer (YTD pace vs goal). 

I'm not sure I can take another 300+ days of this.  The running part seems secondary right now.  It's the mental aspect that's driving me nuts.

In other news, the butt continues to improve (it seems keeping long runs to a minimum, but running more days, is helping).  Fitness is improving.  Garmin VO2Max now up to 57!  Eager to get back north this weekend and onto the trails.
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I can't even hardly bear to log into this site and click on this page right now. Have a 5k in a couple of weeks that my goal was "20 minutes or bust" - that likely seems out the window, especially since I have to be ready for the trail run in a month. Really pretty bummed these days and the tightness in my leg is a constant reminder to be smart - working on stretching and other things to improve it but going out to run right now would just be dumb.

 
The Iguana said:
I can't even hardly bear to log into this site and click on this page right now. Have a 5k in a couple of weeks that my goal was "20 minutes or bust" - that likely seems out the window, especially since I have to be ready for the trail run in a month. Really pretty bummed these days and the tightness in my leg is a constant reminder to be smart - working on stretching and other things to improve it but going out to run right now would just be dumb.
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You may try this workout.

It's easy on the hamstrings but still gets your HR up enough to be in MAF zone so you can get some benefits out of it.

 
The Iguana said:
I can't even hardly bear to log into this site and click on this page right now. Have a 5k in a couple of weeks that my goal was "20 minutes or bust" - that likely seems out the window, especially since I have to be ready for the trail run in a month. Really pretty bummed these days and the tightness in my leg is a constant reminder to be smart - working on stretching and other things to improve it but going out to run right now would just be dumb.
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Make an appointment with either a masseuse or chiro/sports doc. You'll probably leave with a better idea what's up with your leg. Sure, the answer probably involves not racing anytime soon, but mentally having a (tentative?) diagnosis and timeline will help. Believe me, you do not want to #### around with a hammy. If you don't treat it properly the first time it will linger, worsen, and...well, never go away.

 
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MAC_32 said:
Make an appointment with either a masseuse or chiro/sports doc. You'll probably leave with a better idea what's up with your leg. Sure, the answer probably involves not racing anytime soon, but mentally having a (tentative?) diagnosis and timeline will help. Believe me, you do not want to #### around with a hammy. If you don't treat it properly the first time it will linger, worsen, and...well, never go away.
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:yes:

 
Not looking forward to getting out there soon....Gray, teens, and winds of 17-20 mph (windchill was -1 just a little bit ago).....

:kicksrock:

 
pbm107 said:
Speaking of mileage I reached a milestone this morning, 20,000 miles.

  • # runs 2532
  • Average distance/run 7.9 miles
  • Time spend running 2726 hours 58 minutes (113.62 days)
  • Average pace 8:11
  • Average HR 141
  • Calories burned 2,153,128
  • First Run Dec 30 2010
Hopefully I have 40,000 more in me.
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:thumbup:   Awesome!!

Just checked mine:

  • 1331 Runs
  • 7160 Miles
  • Average distance = 5.37 miles
  • Calories burned = 926,303
  • Total distance in feet = 37,804,800
  • Total # of shovel handles = 9,451,200

 
gianmarco said:
Not looking forward to getting out there soon....Gray, teens, and winds of 17-20 mph (windchill was -1 just a little bit ago).....

:kicksrock:
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Looks like I timed this up well, plows just came through and we're just getting flurries between now and when the arctic front comes through late afternoon - 31/wind chill 22 right now. Next planned run isn't til Saturday and if I get my way I'll get sun and high 20's, missing all of this negative wind chill noise.

I'm sure karma is going to bite me for writing this, but - best. winter. ever.

 
Zasada said:
You guys suck.  And rule.  At the same time.

This 2,500mi goal has me obsessed.  I put it into Strava (4,024km), and now every time I log in, I see how I'm progressing against that goal.  As if I wasn't OCD about it enough, already.  I take one day off yesterday (pouring rain, and I needed a day off anyway) and all day I'm lamenting that I took what was a 14km buffer and turned it into a 3km buffer (YTD pace vs goal). 

I'm not sure I can take another 300+ days of this.  The running part seems secondary right now.  It's the mental aspect that's driving me nuts.

In other news, the butt continues to improve (it seems keeping long runs to a minimum, but running more days, is helping).  Fitness is improving.  Garmin VO2Max now up to 57!  Eager to get back north this weekend and onto the trails.
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Glad about your butt!

Mileage obsession worries me so please forgive the following...

I take mileage total as a soft target/goal and more of an outcome of training.  Near term focus on mileage over long term success is bad math and personally if I add stress (training and life) going from 40 miles to 50 miles in February I think it’s a bad trade for spring & summer.  You’ve got an ultra upcoming, yes, so packing in volume now is great for that goal. But recovery from that will be way more important than weekly mileage/where you stand vs annual mileage goal. 
 

 
Back to some race nutrition, I noticed/found something in my work lounge the other night that might be a perfect compromise for what I'm looking for.  Brought a few home and going to give it a try.

Nutrigrain bar

It's pretty portable (not much larger than a package of gels), soft and easy to eat (nothing to get stuck in @tri-man 47's teeth), taste decent, have a lot of the same nutritional things as other race fuel, and would satisfy the "hunger" or wanting to actually eat something feeling.  I don't know how bad the fat/fiber that's in them would be, but can't imagine it would be that bad. 

 
bushdocda said:
You’ve got an ultra upcoming, yes, so packing in volume now is great for that goal. But recovery from that will be way more important than weekly mileage/where you stand vs annual mileage goal.
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Yup, I don't want to injure myself post-ultra in pursuit of this arbitrary goal.  What I'm hoping is that I can bank some buffer pre-Ultra (killing two birds with one stone), which will buy me a nice recovery post-ultra.

 
gianmarco said:
Back to some race nutrition, I noticed/found something in my work lounge the other night that might be a perfect compromise for what I'm looking for.  Brought a few home and going to give it a try.

Nutrigrain bar

It's pretty portable (not much larger than a package of gels), soft and easy to eat (nothing to get stuck in @tri-man 47's teeth), taste decent, have a lot of the same nutritional things as other race fuel, and would satisfy the "hunger" or wanting to actually eat something feeling.  I don't know how bad the fat/fiber that's in them would be, but can't imagine it would be that bad. 
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My stomach wasn't too thrilled with it when I tried it years ago (maybe it was the fiber), but I also think my stomach is stronger now than it used to be. I may give this a shot again. But fair warning - don't expect texture to maintain. So if that's a thing with you...well, you've been warned.

 
gianmarco said:
Back to some race nutrition, I noticed/found something in my work lounge the other night that might be a perfect compromise for what I'm looking for.  Brought a few home and going to give it a try.

Nutrigrain bar

It's pretty portable (not much larger than a package of gels), soft and easy to eat (nothing to get stuck in @tri-man 47's teeth), taste decent, have a lot of the same nutritional things as other race fuel, and would satisfy the "hunger" or wanting to actually eat something feeling.  I don't know how bad the fat/fiber that's in them would be, but can't imagine it would be that bad. 
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I tried this once on a long run. Never again. 

I had the same thoughts as you - I was just hungry after 12 or 13 miles with 5 more to go. After a bite or two I was done. I didn't want to chew it, didn't feeling like swallowing it, and my stomach pretty much rejected it. I didn't puke, but it was a very uncomfortable 5 miles til I got home.

 
ChiefD said:
I tried this once on a long run. Never again. 

I had the same thoughts as you - I was just hungry after 12 or 13 miles with 5 more to go. After a bite or two I was done. I didn't want to chew it, didn't feeling like swallowing it, and my stomach pretty much rejected it. I didn't puke, but it was a very uncomfortable 5 miles til I got home.
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MAC_32 said:
My stomach wasn't too thrilled with it when I tried it years ago (maybe it was the fiber), but I also think my stomach is stronger now than it used to be. I may give this a shot again. But fair warning - don't expect texture to maintain. So if that's a thing with you...well, you've been warned.
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Thanks for the feedback and I'll definitely be careful.

That said, I just ate one before my run and nailed it.  Coincidence?  Didn't bother me in the least.  Cold and windy AF, decided to do some hills and the more I ran, the stronger I felt.  What was only going to be 6-7 miles turned into 10 miles.  At a sub 9 pace.  With close to 700 ft of elevation.  And pushing the last mile.  All with a HR of 150. 

That's a la-di-da run for most of you animals, but that's pretty good for me, especially on the heels of a tempo run 2 days ago.

 
gianmarco said:
Thanks for the feedback and I'll definitely be careful.

That said, I just ate one before my run and nailed it.  Coincidence?  Didn't bother me in the least.  Cold and windy AF, decided to do some hills and the more I ran, the stronger I felt.  What was only going to be 6-7 miles turned into 10 miles.  At a sub 9 pace.  With close to 700 ft of elevation.  And pushing the last mile.  All with a HR of 150. 

That's a la-di-da run for most of you animals, but that's pretty good for me, especially on the heels of a tempo run 2 days ago.
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You go, girl.

 
MAC_32 said:
Make an appointment with either a masseuse or chiro/sports doc. You'll probably leave with a better idea what's up with your leg. Sure, the answer probably involves not racing anytime soon, but mentally having a (tentative?) diagnosis and timeline will help. Believe me, you do not want to #### around with a hammy. If you don't treat it properly the first time it will linger, worsen, and...well, never go away.
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Just made an appointment with the on-site PT here at work for Monday - soonest I could get in. Rest, stretch, rocoup until then.

 
gianmarco said:
Thanks for the feedback and I'll definitely be careful.

That said, I just ate one before my run and nailed it.  Coincidence?  Didn't bother me in the least.  Cold and windy AF, decided to do some hills and the more I ran, the stronger I felt.  What was only going to be 6-7 miles turned into 10 miles.  At a sub 9 pace.  With close to 700 ft of elevation.  And pushing the last mile.  All with a HR of 150. 

That's a la-di-da run for most of you animals, but that's pretty good for me, especially on the heels of a tempo run 2 days ago.
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You're almost ready for a lollipop run. 

 
Brony said:
You're almost ready for a lollipop run. 
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With my wife's sore throat, she got something like these that are for kids while at work.  When we went for our run together on Monday night, she had popped one of those in as we're getting ready to start.  I just looked at her and started smiling and she just winked and started jogging.  @MAC_32's influence carries on......

 
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