The Runner's Thread

[The Imp]

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Got in 11,6 km yesterday, at exactly 5 min/km (8 min/mi). Felt pretty good, first run in two weeks, after the triathlon.

I have one last event this year, a half marathon across the Great Belt bridge.

 

[RayP]

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Got in 11,6 km yesterday, at exactly 5 min/km (8 min/mi). Felt pretty good, first run in two weeks, after the triathlon.

I have one last event this year, a half marathon across the Great Belt bridge.

Nice. Have a time in mind or just looking for a healthy race?


I'm glad I made it through this weekend. Next weekend is only a 12 mile run on Sunday, so get to "relax" a bit. Going to try and take it up a notch on Saturday on the bike with that being the case, and have a 50 mile ride planned, if the weather allows for it.

 

[The Imp]

I'd like to break two hours, but really, I'd prefer to just have a half-marathon where the front of my thighs don't act up.

Oh, and I signed up for the Copenhagen Iron Man 2015 today.

 

[RayP]

What happens to your quads?

No ****!!?? That's awesome!!! I'm going to do a 70.3 in the spring of 2015, debating between Raleigh and New Orleans, but leaning towards NO because it's about a month and a half earlier than Raleigh, and I'm just so pumped to do one. Then I have my sights on the full thing for 2016...

You'll have to keep us, or at least me, updated on your training. Any outlines for it at the moment?

 

[The Imp]

Well, with the bridge thing coming up, I'm doing a run-heavy set right now.

In long runs, my quads get increasingly stiff, to the point of where I can hardly bend my legs. It was really bad after my first half marathon, in March. I could NOT do stairs for a day or two - my legs just wouldn't bend. It was somewhat better after the half Iron Man, but there was a definite twinge.

I ran 11,6 km on Saturday, 9,3 today, and I expect to get in another 60 km in total before August 31st. The bridge run starts out on the steep section, up the high bridge... don't really know how to train for that.

About training for the IM, I'll be starting in a triathlon club in September, where I suspect there'll be some help on structure. Other than that, I am considering adding a coach for a little bit, for some swimming technique and schedule making.

I'll try for three spinning sessions, four run-days and four swim-days per week over the winter, plus a training camp in the Canary Islands in March or so, to get boosted going into spring.

I have a half Iron Man on June 21st, will be racing La Marmotte in early July, then Copenhagen Iron Man in late August 2015. The 70.3 and the IM were a combo pack.

I'm slightly scared, tbh.

 

[RayP]

Well, with the bridge thing coming up, I'm doing a run-heavy set right now.

In long runs, my quads get increasingly stiff, to the point of where I can hardly bend my legs. It was really bad after my first half marathon, in March. I could NOT do stairs for a day or two - my legs just wouldn't bend. It was somewhat better after the half Iron Man, but there was a definite twinge.

I ran 11,6 km on Saturday, 9,3 today, and I expect to get in another 60 km in total before August 31st. The bridge run starts out on the steep section, up the high bridge... don't really know how to train for that.

About training for the IM, I'll be starting in a triathlon club in September, where I suspect there'll be some help on structure. Other than that, I am considering adding a coach for a little bit, for some swimming technique and schedule making.

I'll try for three spinning sessions, four run-days and four swim-days per week over the winter, plus a training camp in the Canary Islands in March or so, to get boosted going into spring.

I have a half Iron Man on June 21st, will be racing La Marmotte in early July, then Copenhagen Iron Man in late August 2015. The 70.3 and the IM were a combo pack.

I'm slightly scared, tbh.

How good is your stretching/foam rolling routine? Not saying that'd solve it, but if you don't do it at all, that could go a long way. I actually had a similar problem on my last long run, which never happens to me, but it was more cramp related than anything.

The biking portion is what scares me the most, but I'm getting more and more comfortable with it after every ride. I'd love to join the triathlon club at my local gym, but there just isn't a chance in hell I could currently make my schedule work for it. However, if I ever did sign up for a full, I absolutely will with no exceptions and will clear my schedule to do so. I also plan on hiring a coach for scheduling purposes.

I hear you on the being scared part. I know right now I could complete a 70.3. Maybe not with the best time in the world, but I could do it without getting injured. The idea of a full, now that just intimidates the hell out of me but the challenge it presents gets me pumped just thinking about doing it even as far as 2 years down the road from now.

 

[The Imp]

Stretching... I... don't. Hmmm, that might be worth checking out.

 

[RayP]

Like, not at all? I was a terrible runner who could barely walk when I didn't stretch. Going up/down stairs would have me in agonizing pain.

 

[RayP]

Nice run this morning, 9 miles at a 8:39 pace and got stuck at 2 stop lights that each took at least 30 seconds to cross.

 

[DCDM]

Realized that I haven't gone for a run in weeks... And I had set a goal to run my first 10k in the second week of September. So I need to get back at it and train for that. Yikes.

 

[The Imp]

This year's Copenhagen Iron Man is on Sunday, so there's a lot of stuff going on around town.

I just came back from a 10k run with 15 others, including Camilla Pedersen, a pro-triathlete. She crashed while training on her bike last year, and spent three weeks or so in a coma. She's back racing now, but won't be competing on Sunday - she was pulled by her coach from Ironman Frankfurt halfway through the run, as she was clearly struggling with a still-recovering hip.

She's damnably cute, too.

http://camilla-pedersen.com/Camilla_Pedersen/Home.html

 

[BPilgrim]

I ran something called "the midnight race" in Stockholm this past weekend. 10 km race and my time was 42,27 which I was happy with.

 

[RayP]

12M run this morning and it was disgustingly humid. I either had a cramp or felt I was on the verge of a cramp pretty much the entire time. My mid-back just felt absolutely awful, and like it was weighing me down the entire second half.

 

[The Imp]

My employer asked me to sub at the DHL relay race here in Copenhagen last night.

It's labelled as a 5 km, so I decided to see what I could do with it. Turns out it was actually 5,2 km, which I ran in 23 minutes 18 seconds. Considering the dense traffic, the uneven paths we ran on, and all the BBQ fumes around (it's a huge corporate/social event), I'm really quite happy. My fastest 5 km ever, at 22 minutes 30 (average pace 4 minutes 29 seconds) - though it's the first time I've run with that in mind.

Added another 6,1 km on the way home, where I kept it under 5 min/km throughout. I'm so going for the two-hour barrier on the half marathon in mid-September.

 

[Pilky01]

Not really a "running" question, but nonetheless, I am very curious.

At the gym, very often (almost more often than not) you will see people using the treadmill, usually walking at an incline, and they have both their hands grasped onto the top of the console. What is with that?

Intuitively, it would seem to me that holidng onto that console can only make your workout easier (as in you are just cheating yourself out of exercise) and that letting your arms sway or pump at your sides must be better, but I just see SOOO MANY people doing the 'hands on console' thing that I have to wonder if that isn't some kind of proper form.

Anybody have any insight?

 

[RayP]

Pretty awesome 19 mile run this morning, at a 9:08 per mile pace.

 

[RayP]

Long runs have been getting better and better and better.

8/17 - 17 miles @ 9:08 per mile pace
8/31 - 19 miles @ 9:03 per mile pace
9/07 - 20 miles @ 8:54 per mile pace

 

[Stuzchuk]

Age - 36
Measurements - 6'1"/190lbs
What I Run - Mid/Long Range Trail Running (Preferred 8km)
Since When - Started back after 15yrs (May 2014)
How Often - 4-5 times a week (145km-165km month)
Paces - varies on distances... 4:45min/km - 5:20min/km
Why I Run - because it relaxes me and to clear my mind

best half: 1:53:49
best 10km: 51:50

Will do a full trail marathon next fall, was planning on it this fall but injured my back!

Has anyone ever done the beep test/shuttle run?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-stage_fitness_test

Exhausting as hell, I've gotten to level 12.

Will definitely include that in my marathon training next summer!

 

[Ozolinsh_27]

Nice, a runners thread. Just started out off and on last year after having a baby. Did three 5ks this year, times were 36:00, 31:07, and 32:30 (after two months off and two weeks retraining).

Next year I am signing up for more 5Ks,maybe graduate to 10Ks and do a team relay in a full marathon near end of year.

First things first though, need proper fitted running shoes. Hopefully buy some this week. My Nike Frees I bought in May was using for ball hockey aren't cutting it. I seem to be dealing mild posterior shin splints.

 

[RayP]

Nice, a runners thread. Just started out off and on last year after having a baby. Did three 5ks this year, times were 36:00, 31:07, and 32:30 (after two months off and two weeks retraining).

Next year I am signing up for more 5Ks,maybe graduate to 10Ks and do a team relay in a full marathon near end of year.

First things first though, need proper fitted running shoes. Hopefully buy some this week. My Nike Frees I bought in May was using for ball hockey aren't cutting it. I seem to be dealing mild posterior shin splints.

I had some Nike Frees a year or two ago, and they ripped my feet to shreds. Go find a local running shop. They'll fit you to a shoe that fits your foot type and your stride.

 

[Ozolinsh_27]

Definitely on the agenda, hopefully this weekend. I hate when shin splints flare up. really hoping I can get them healed up, I have another 5k on Oct 4 I'd like to try not suck at.

 

[TC82]

I was 255 lbs (116 kg) 2 years ago. I started running intervals (1 minute running, 1 minute walking) for 20 minutes.

Thanks to cardio and dieting, I'm now 158 lbs (72 kg) and can run 10 km (6 miles?) anytime. I do 6*8 km every week.

 

[The Imp]

A nasty cold left me in bed with copious amounts of Kleenex today... Not too happy about it, considering I have a half-marathon Saturday afternoon.

 

[The Imp]

I ended up going to the half-marathon, which may or may not have been a good idea.

It was across first a suspension bridge, and then a low bridge. About when the suspension bridge was cresting (5k) I felt a definite tightening in my left quad. About 1,5k later, it began in the other quad. I had to slow to a walk after just less than 13k, as the cramps were just too much to keep running then.

I made it across the line in exactly two hours (le sigh), which is a personal record, but I had hoped for something closer to 1:45 (5 min/k average).

I think maybe I was too tense, struggling to catch my breath due to the after-effects of the cold from this week.

Anyway, that was the last race of the year. Next up, Kronborg 70.3 on June 21st next year. I would like to get another half-marathon in, in say April, to hopefully set a much better time, and build some confidence.

 

[Ozolinsh_27]

So finally got fitted, I seem to be a neutral runner. In the morning I get to try out my new shoes on a treadmill, which I never run on...but if I have any problems they said I could take them back as long as I didn't run on pavement with them.

I got new balance 880v3s

I just want to run without worrying if I'll get shin splints again.