The Official Thread for Runners

[SeattleUte]

That's a really interesting article. Thanks. From the article:



It also says that a total of 54 minutes per week is optimal. I am pretty confident that I am doing at least that, but I am going to start paying more attention to my heart rate while working out.

We don't hike in the heat. Early morning only.

Garmin says 75 minutes of intense aerobics is recommended.

[SteelBlue]

After barely being able to string 2 runs together in a week without injury I have finally worked my way back to building a slow base of mileage. Did an easy run of 6 yesterday, the first time I've hit that number since my injury. I made it a point to stay comfortable and to NOT look at any data during the run. Afterward I learned I averaged 9 min/miles which is slow but I'm so happy to be back at it that I don't care and a comfortable 9 min mile is definitely not something to be sad about at my age anyway.

[Pelado]

I don't take collagen. One of the reasons I do creatine is to hopefully help with my recovery time. Honestly, I don't know if it does anything, but I feel pretty good so I keep taking it. My body isn't like it was 25 years ago, where I could spring off the couch after not running for a month, run 10 miles, and be fine, but I run 4 miles a day (except Sunday ) and don't feel any ill effects during the day (well, if I have been sitting for 2 hours and get up I have that old man limp for a while, but I think that's the years rather than the running). I don't run very fast, but then I never did. For a while I was struggling to keep under a 9 minute pace but I am now pretty consistently between 8:00 and 8:30, so I feel decent about that for an old guy (I forget how old you are, but I think I have you by 5-10 years).

I am always looking for more ways to fight off age, so if anyone has used collagen with success I'm happy to listen!

Creatine Monohydrate was on special at Costco yesterday, so this is my second consecutive day taking it. I feel amazing!

[Pelado]

Article about the research into the benefits of creatine supplements:

A growing number of studies suggest creatine may augment the benefits of resistance training and provide healthy older adults a small but significant increase in muscle mass and strength...

“Creatine can help out,” Chilibeck said. “But it’s going to add a small benefit compared to what you can get with a good resistance training program by itself.”

When older adults take creatine without resistance training, the supplement doesn’t appear to have the same benefits...

“Certainly, if you’re not doing any resistance training, I wouldn’t bother taking creatine,” said Shivani Sahni, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School

There’s early research to suggest supplemental creatine may have cognitive health benefits. But “this work is still very preliminary,” Chilibeck said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/welln...-older-adults/

[BigPiney]

I started a 5 k program today with the Garmin coach thing on my watch. It will be interesting to see how it goes.

[beefytee]

So, I love my daughter, and she asked me to run a half marathon in August. I assume I have enough time to train for it if I start now. I'm in decent shape but don't really have any cardio strength, so it will be some work.

I have no real running history outside of doing the school and city competition in junior high and then a couple of 5K fun runs with my kids when they were young. Nothing I've ever really trained for.

Any advice on shoes/clothing/equipment would be helpful. My work gives me "Stay Fit" money, so I should be able to afford the good stuff.

Any program/regiment to prepare for it would be helpful too.

I have mostly ignored this thread because I haven't been interested in running. I'll go back through the thread and see if there is anything interesting.

[Pelado]

So, I love my daughter, and she asked me to run a half marathon in August. I assume I have enough time to train for it if I start now. I'm in decent shape but don't really have any cardio strength, so it will be some work.

I have no real running history outside of doing the school and city competition in junior high and then a couple of 5K fun runs with my kids when they were young. Nothing I've ever really trained for.

Any advice on shoes/clothing/equipment would be helpful. My work gives me "Stay Fit" money, so I should be able to afford the good stuff.

Any program/regiment to prepare for it would be helpful too.

I have mostly ignored this thread because I haven't been interested in running. I'll go back through the thread and see if there is anything interesting.

Good luck, man.

I don't doubt that you love your daughter but if she's asking you to run 13+ miles, she may not love you.

[Jeff Lebowski]

A few months ago after a discussion on this board (in this thread I believe) about running and VO2 Max, I decided to take up jogging/running again in addition to hiking and peleton. I started out with shorter durations and my body (hamstring) complained for a while, but I worked through it and I run 2-3 times a week now for about 25 minutes each time. Feels great.

[PaloAltoCougar]

So, I love my daughter, and she asked me to run a half marathon in August. I assume I have enough time to train for it if I start now. I'm in decent shape but don't really have any cardio strength, so it will be some work.

I have no real running history outside of doing the school and city competition in junior high and then a couple of 5K fun runs with my kids when they were young. Nothing I've ever really trained for.

Any advice on shoes/clothing/equipment would be helpful. My work gives me "Stay Fit" money, so I should be able to afford the good stuff.

Any program/regiment to prepare for it would be helpful too.

I have mostly ignored this thread because I haven't been interested in running. I'll go back through the thread and see if there is anything interesting.

Your running history is similar to mine fifteen years (or so) ago (I was 57) when my daughter persuaded me to run a 10k which I did and had a fine time. But then I got cajoled into doing a Disney half marathon which was a blast (running through the park, then around the field at Angel Stadium, and finishing in front of the adoring crowds at the hotel finish line was very cool). Even starting from scratch, 5-6 months prep time is plenty. I don't have (and you really don't need) lots of advice, but I recommend you be fitted well by someone who knows what they're doing with some good running shoes. There are a lot of half mary training programs--I don't remember which one I followed but pick one, stick to it, and be patient, including not pushing too hard and taking rest days.

I had so much fun at the Diz that several family members (including Mr. and Mrs. Parrothead) gathered in Orlando the following year for the Disney World Half and loved that, too, I met up with other CUF'ers at the time, including ERCoug. They were faster than I, but I was happy to have hit my goal of a sub-two hour run.

[beefytee]

Thanks PAC that is very helpful and I did look up the Disneyland/Disneyworld halfs. Not sure they will work with the family schedule, but they would be fun.

So, does anyone know the best shop to go to, to get fitted for shoes in Northern Utah county?

This is the one dedicated shop that I found: https://utahrun.com/

If I don't hear from anyone else, I will probably head there this weekend.

I found a 20-week plan that I'm going to try.

[beefytee]

I decided to run on the treadmill this morning to gauge where I was at with things.

I don't have good running shoes yet, so I just went barefoot as I've done some in the past, no problem. I planned to go about 1.5 miles, but started to feel blisters on the balls of my feet, so I stopped at 1.25 miles. I'll need to tend to those before the real training starts. I definitely need to make getting good shoes a priority the next few days.

Besides the blisters, things went alright. I ran at 5 miles/hr and didn't really get winded, which I was surprised at. I know that isn't a great pace, but for my first run, I'll take it. Most of the training will be to get my feet/ankles/shins/calves in race shape. I was (and am now) feeling it there this morning.

[Bo Diddley]

Thanks PAC that is very helpful and I did look up the Disneyland/Disneyworld halfs. Not sure they will work with the family schedule, but they would be fun.

So, does anyone know the best shop to go to, to get fitted for shoes in Northern Utah county?

This is the one dedicated shop that I found: https://utahrun.com/

If I don't hear from anyone else, I will probably head there this weekend.

I found a 20-week plan that I'm going to try.

You should try Runner's Corner in Orem. They have a mini track you can run on through the store. I've also used the shoe store by where the BK used to be in AF years ago, and they were good back then (the shoe store--not BK, Pelado.)

[Moliere]

Back in the day when I was doing half marathons I followed the Hal Higdon plans

https://www.halhigdon.com/training/h...thon-training/

They are easy to folllow and there are several different levels to choose from.

One interesting thing in my racing is that my best half marathon time came when I was doing more biking and swimming than running. Of course I was in great shape but I was only running twice a week and swimming twice and cycling 2-3 times a week. The swimming was especially helpful in getting in core work and strengthening my lungs. I miss swimming several times a week and wish my schedule allowed for it.

[beefytee]

I bought some shoes today. I went with the Saucony Triumph 22’s. They are super comfortable. I’m hoping they work out.

After measuring and testing my feet, the sales rep brought out a couple of Saucony and New Balances. I didn’t like the New Balances as they weren’t as comfortable and they seemed to have me leaning back on my heels more.

[Bo Diddley]

I bought some shoes today. I went with the Saucony Triumph 22’s. They are super comfortable. I’m hoping they work out.

After measuring and testing my feet, the sales rep brought out a couple of Saucony and New Balances. I didn’t like the New Balances as they weren’t as comfortable and they seemed to have me leaning back on my heels more.

I've used Saucony in the past. They make a good shoe. I use Brooks now.