The Official Thread for Runners

[BigPiney]

Good luck. I have taken the past 2 weeks off, new shoes came on saturday, so I am hoping to be able to run some this week. I have been itching to get back out there.

[Omaha 680]

I sprinted 200 m for the first time in probably 10 years today and I almost died. The last 20 im sure I looked like a defensive lineman finishing a 60 yard pick 6.

Trying to reintroduce some form of sprint workouts 2-3 times a month. We will see if I stick to it.

Sprinted again today. Instead of 2-3 times per month its currently once every 5 weeks. Oh well. Very short distances for this old body. 50-50-50-50-100-100-200-100-100-50-50-50-50. I actually felt a lot faster than I thought i would but no way im filming or putting a clock on it. I went out on a whim tonight after doing incline treadmill with a weight vest and weightlifting this morning. So I guess im trying 2 a days. Just sick of being out of shape.

When I was so winded tonight I thought back on the sprint ladders we would do in track in high school. I would literally die if I tried one of those now.

[Joe Public]

Sprinted again today. Instead of 2-3 times per month its currently once every 5 weeks. Oh well. Very short distances for this old body. 50-50-50-50-100-100-200-100-100-50-50-50-50. I actually felt a lot faster than I thought i would but no way im filming or putting a clock on it. I went out on a whim tonight after doing incline treadmill with a weight vest and weightlifting this morning. So I guess im trying 2 a days. Just sick of being out of shape.

When I was so winded tonight I thought back on the sprint ladders we would do in track in high school. I would literally die if I tried one of those now.

Way to be out there paying the dues.

[SteelBlue]

Sprinted again today. Instead of 2-3 times per month its currently once every 5 weeks. Oh well. Very short distances for this old body. 50-50-50-50-100-100-200-100-100-50-50-50-50. I actually felt a lot faster than I thought i would but no way im filming or putting a clock on it. I went out on a whim tonight after doing incline treadmill with a weight vest and weightlifting this morning. So I guess im trying 2 a days. Just sick of being out of shape.

When I was so winded tonight I thought back on the sprint ladders we would do in track in high school. I would literally die if I tried one of those now.

That looks like a hell of a workout. For sprints I do 10, where I run at something like 90% for a minute then rest a minute and repeat. It's brutal but rewarding.

[BigPiney]

That looks like a hell of a workout. For sprints I do 10, where I run at something like 90% for a minute then rest a minute and repeat. It's brutal but rewarding.

I never sprint but probably should start. My wife last week did a 200-400-600-800-600-400-200-100-100-100-100-100. She is insane

[Omaha 680]

I never sprint but probably should start. My wife last week did a 200-400-600-800-600-400-200-100-100-100-100-100. She is insane

Holy sh**. That's the kind of ladder I was talking about that used to figuratively kill me in HS and would literally kill me now. I was a hurdler so Im a wuss, but the hardest workout I was ever put through was ten 400s with 60 second rest intervals. Not sure I could even do two 400s with all the rest I wanted now.

[Omaha 680]

That looks like a hell of a workout. For sprints I do 10, where I run at something like 90% for a minute then rest a minute and repeat. It's brutal but rewarding.

That's awesome. I don't think i could do 90% effort for a minute straight. At the end of the 200 I had nothing left. Maybe ill give it a shot in a couple months if I keep at this.

[SteelBlue]

That's awesome. I don't think i could do 90% effort for a minute straight. At the end of the 200 I had nothing left. Maybe ill give it a shot in a couple months if I keep at this.

It's a wild lesson on the relativity of time. The minute running feels like 5 and the minute resting feels like 30 seconds.

[BigPiney]

It's a wild lesson on the relativity of time. The minute running feels like 5 and the minute resting feels like 30 seconds.

Truth

[beefytee]

Just an update here on my progress. I'm mostly back on track with my training. 2 Saturdays ago, I ran 7 miles, and I was able to keep my knee pain under control. The Garmin training plan didn't have me run a long distance this last Saturday, but it may have been worse. I have to run 20 minutes at a light pace and then 10 minutes at a quick pace. I made it 8.5 minutes before my pace gave way to the light pace for the last minute and a half. Seem tougher than the long run to me. After a light run today, it has me doing that same run tomorrow and then 7.5 miles on Saturday.

The way I'm managing my tendonitis: I take an Aleve before my run and before bed. I'm better about warming up, making sure I stretch out my legs and arms in the warmup time. Skipping, high knees and butt kicks seem to help. Then I do an assortment of stretches when I'm done.

The biggest problem that I've overcome is sitting at a desk all day. I've had an adjustable standing desk for years but haven't really used it. Sitting all day was killing my knees. I have the desk propped up to standing position most of the day now and it helps. Didn't realize how bad sitting all day has been for my knees.

[beefytee]

Less than 2 weeks until my race. I'm feeling pretty good. My back is feeling good. My tendinitis is under control and I'm not taking the pain meds anymore.

I set an initial goal of 2 hours for it and the Garmin program had high confidence that I could achieve that. The pace for the runs was getting to be too slow as I've improved as a runner (muscle strength, technique, etc.), I've up the training goal to 1:46, and Garmin is about 50/50 on if I can do that. I'm less concerned about actually achieving that time, but it has increased my training pace which I'm happy about.

One concern with the training program is that is hasn't had me go on a long run for a long time. The last one was July 12th. It was about 8 miles. The one before that was a 9-mile run on the 5th. And I doubt it will have me go on any more of those before the race. It's going to be a bit of the shock to the system when I have to run 13.1 at a pretty good pace.

The one nice thing (and a bit of an unknown for me) is that outside of a small section in the middle, the race is mostly downhill. I think that will greatly help with the pace, but I'm worried that it may wear me out early. I've mostly been training on flat terrain, so the mostly down but some up might be a bit of a challenge.

Having never run in an organized race like this, I am a little worried about not knowing what I don't know. I guess I will learn. Not sure I'll run anymore races after this.

I've been happy with my Garmin watch and the training plan. The UI is a little clunky and has taken some getting used to, but generally it has been good, and I'm happy with the training plan it has put me one. It has definitely made me a better runner.

My biggest complaint is probably that it doesn't incorporate incline and decline into determining if you are keeping pace or not. So going downhill, it tells you that you are going too fast, and uphill, the opposite. I felt this when I spent a few days at Park City at the ski resort a couple months ago.

For most of my training I haven't been listening to anything. But a week or so ago, I downloaded a metronome app and ran to the beat. Today I tried a Spotify BPM station. While it's nice to have high paced music going, I think I might prefer the metronome. The songs have lulls where there isn't much beat or where it slows down for a section, not to mention the dead air between songs. So, it was a bit of distraction. I guess I'm that guy that can put up with the monotonous torture of the metronome. We'll see.

[Pelado]

Cool progress!

[BigPiney]

Less than 2 weeks until my race. I'm feeling pretty good. My back is feeling good. My tendinitis is under control and I'm not taking the pain meds anymore.

I set an initial goal of 2 hours for it and the Garmin program had high confidence that I could achieve that. The pace for the runs was getting to be too slow as I've improved as a runner (muscle strength, technique, etc.), I've up the training goal to 1:46, and Garmin is about 50/50 on if I can do that. I'm less concerned about actually achieving that time, but it has increased my training pace which I'm happy about.

One concern with the training program is that is hasn't had me go on a long run for a long time. The last one was July 12th. It was about 8 miles. The one before that was a 9-mile run on the 5th. And I doubt it will have me go on any more of those before the race. It's going to be a bit of the shock to the system when I have to run 13.1 at a pretty good pace.

The one nice thing (and a bit of an unknown for me) is that outside of a small section in the middle, the race is mostly downhill. I think that will greatly help with the pace, but I'm worried that it may wear me out early. I've mostly been training on flat terrain, so the mostly down but some up might be a bit of a challenge.

Having never run in an organized race like this, I am a little worried about not knowing what I don't know. I guess I will learn. Not sure I'll run anymore races after this.

I've been happy with my Garmin watch and the training plan. The UI is a little clunky and has taken some getting used to, but generally it has been good, and I'm happy with the training plan it has put me one. It has definitely made me a better runner.

My biggest complaint is probably that it doesn't incorporate incline and decline into determining if you are keeping pace or not. So going downhill, it tells you that you are going too fast, and uphill, the opposite. I felt this when I spent a few days at Park City at the ski resort a couple months ago.

For most of my training I haven't been listening to anything. But a week or so ago, I downloaded a metronome app and ran to the beat. Today I tried a Spotify BPM station. While it's nice to have high paced music going, I think I might prefer the metronome. The songs have lulls where there isn't much beat or where it slows down for a section, not to mention the dead air between songs. So, it was a bit of distraction. I guess I'm that guy that can put up with the monotonous torture of the metronome. We'll see.

That is awesome.

what race is it? when I have done downhill races I have trained downhill. It helps a lot, but you may be too late to incorporate. Just expect to fry your quads.

I am surprised it doesn't have you doing more long runs. If I am doing a 1/2 I want to run at least 12 a few times and probably a 14 mile day.

As for listening, I listen to audiobooks while I run. Though on race day it may be music. Right now I am listening to Don Quixote. 40 hours is a long book.

[beefytee]

That is awesome.

what race is it? when I have done downhill races I have trained downhill. It helps a lot, but you may be too late to incorporate. Just expect to fry your quads.

I am surprised it doesn't have you doing more long runs. If I am doing a 1/2 I want to run at least 12 a few times and probably a 14 mile day.

As for listening, I listen to audiobooks while I run. Though on race day it may be music. Right now I am listening to Don Quixote. 40 hours is a long book.

Yeah. I've found it really odd that it never had me run over 9 miles and nothing recently.

Here is the race: PC2PG Half Marathon, 10K, 5K - Sponsored by KYHV Nutrition: Course

[BigPiney]

Yeah. I've found it really odd that it never had me run over 9 miles and nothing recently.

Here is the race: PC2PG Half Marathon, 10K, 5K - Sponsored by KYHV Nutrition: Course

That looks fun. I have done that when it used to end in the riverwoods.

The first 4 miles have some really steep sections that can fry your legs for later, so beware.