Running, Anyone...?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I have a horrible habit of starting my weekend runs too late in the day. Can't quite say I've hit 103, but I have had a 90 F day or two.

yeah same here. i'm usually busy early morning for work, so i've always done my workouts right after..5...6...hottest times of the day here. ughhh.

[valleygirl]

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!

Now I know this is unimpressive as times go... but I'm improving weekly and this is/was the goal!! Tonight I took 1:56 off my time of last week!!!!! I am still flying on that high... And yes, flying right into the shower cuz I went and had beer & dinner afterward, still sweating and gross...

Really feeling awesome right now.

[valleygirl]

Anyone ever suffered a vascular migraine while running...? Could use some beta as doctors are pretty vague at the moment...

Thanks.
VG

[willywhit]

come down to boston, doctors are much less "vague"

[valleygirl]

bump for headache beta...? (let the vicodin games begin... )

[montanaskier]

the wife says to drink a cup of coffee before you run, or take an excedrin migraine before you run. Getting some caffeine in your system before you go will prevent vasodialiation while running.

[Tuckerman]

Anyone interested? 2007 Pemi Loop Challenge #1


Sat Jun 23 7am - Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:30am
(Eastern Time)
Pemi Loop (map)

On Saturday, June 23rd a group of us will be running New Hampshire's Pemi-Loop as our final long run before the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run. The Pemi Loop is a total of 31.5 miles in length (50K) with a cumulative elevation of 9,150 feet. Included in the basic horseshoe loop are 8 of the 48 four thousand foot peaks of New Hampshire. 3 More can be added via Spur trail, each no more than 2 miles round trip. About 4 miles of this run takes place entirely above tree line and more than half of the run takes place at an elevation over 3,500'. Some of the best views in the nation! Sunrise 5:04 AM - Sunset 8:34 PM - Total Sun Hours 15:30 Moonrise 2:05 PM - Sunset 12:48 AM This run will begin at 7AM on Saturday, June 23rd and will continue until you complete the run through completion of the loop OR by way of with-drawl from the challenge.

[road trip]

Took basically a week off so my feet can heal from soccer. For some reason, running on a slightly bruised heel doesn't sound funny.

(ha. heal heel!)

I feel like a sloth.

[valleygirl]

Sad sad sad to not be running this week... no athletic anything til after further tests on Tuesday... can't have my head explode, I guess... but am certainly whining about it.

[Tuckerman]

I did not do the Pemi Loop on Sat but I did do 20 miles. And on Sunday I went to do a short recovery run and could not make it past 2 miles. I think my IT band is screwed. I hope this is not going to keep me down for too long. Theres a race this weekend I want to run,
There's A Black Fly In My Eye 15K Trail Run & Relay
June 30, 2007 10am
Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center
Pinkham Notch, NH

[BeanDip4All]

Had an awesome training weekend

Sat:
60 mi ride to Nyack and back
2 mi BRICK run

Sun:
9 mi run (taper, i have a 70.3 this weekend)
3000 m swim
yoga

Coolest part of my Sunday run: heading out from my apartment, there was a street vendor on 72nd/Lex that was selling some really cute dresses and tshirts and whatnot, and I had $20 on me. One pretty peach shirt (kinda flowy, princess neckline, with teal accents) caught my eye. So I told myself, run really hard and then on the way back you can buy the shirt!

I hauled ass to Harlem and back Even cut 5 minutes off my previous PR of that route. bought the shirt. even bargained him down from the $35 he wanted "hey, I'm running here, I only have this twenty on me!" shirt is super cute and i am psyched to have a great weekend of training in the bank

Now I have to TAPER ALL WEEK...agggh.... it is killing me all these pent up energies!!

[road trip]

I hauled ass to Harlem and back

I would too!!!

<wink>

Got my wakeboard on this weekend and a round of Jeckyll and Hide golf. Now my muscles are starting to say "that thing we did yesterday and Saturday... with the 180 hp boat and the water and the handle thingy... what was that and why didn't you warn me?"

Today I *officially* start training for NYC 1/2 and NYC full. Goin' to the track.

1 mile warm-up / recalibrate iPod running gizmo.
4 800 tempo / 800 goal pace
1 mile cool-down run

Tonight or tomorrow I'll figure out an actual "program" for me. Recently, I've been consistently (save for last week) running 15-20 miles a week in 7-10 mile increments.

[road trip]

Somebody work on that earth off-axis rotation thing. I want all year to be like this... daylight until past 8 PM.

[BeanDip4All]

Today I *officially* start training for NYC 1/2 and NYC full. Goin' to the track.

1 mile warm-up / recalibrate iPod running gizmo.
4 800 tempo / 800 goal pace
1 mile cool-down run

Tonight or tomorrow I'll figure out an actual "program" for me. Recently, I've been consistently (save for last week) running 15-20 miles a week in 7-10 mile increments.

you know what... your long run days for NY marathon should correspond with some of my long run days for IMLOU, we should meet up in NJ and run trails i am so fucking sick of my ONE long run "loop" in NYC. over to w side highway, up to 125th, down to Canal, and back. yawn. training for marathons in NYC isn't hard, it's just a testament to monotony. i'm dying for some woods and trails!!

[mrryde]

running on sand sucks.

[MOHSHSIHd]

Just ran 6 miles in 50 minutes, which is awesome for me considering I rarely ever run, but I am having trouble breathing. I quit smoking cigarettes a year ago, and figured that my breathing would improve, but it hardly has at all.

even while climbing in the BC this year there were times where I would have to stop because my throat would feel like it was closing up and I could hardly get any air, but this doesn't happen when I run quite the same way. I don't get any upper chest tightness, but I still feel like I could run faster if I could just get more air. I can get a decent rhythm of in the nose out the mouth breathing for about a mile, and then have to go off rhythm to start huffing air in through my mouth in order to not have to slow down.


am I doing something wrong? or am I just a pussy?

[Tuckerman]

Just ran 6 miles in 50 minutes, which is awesome for me considering I rarely ever run, but I am having trouble breathing. I quit smoking cigarettes a year ago, and figured that my breathing would improve, but it hardly has at all.

even while climbing in the BC this year there were times where I would have to stop because my throat would feel like it was closing up and I could hardly get any air, but this doesn't happen when I run quite the same way. I don't get any upper chest tightness, but I still feel like I could run faster if I could just get more air. I can get a decent rhythm of in the nose out the mouth breathing for about a mile, and then have to go off rhythm to start huffing air in through my mouth in order to not have to slow down.


am I doing something wrong? or am I just a pussy?

You may be running too fast. You should be able to hold a conversation while running. The more you run the better your cardio will get and climbing in BC will also get easier. Just don't over do it you could injure yourself and build a solid base.

[steve]

Just ran 6 miles in 50 minutes, which is awesome for me considering I rarely ever run, but I am having trouble breathing. I quit smoking cigarettes a year ago, and figured that my breathing would improve, but it hardly has at all.

even while climbing in the BC this year there were times where I would have to stop because my throat would feel like it was closing up and I could hardly get any air, but this doesn't happen when I run quite the same way. I don't get any upper chest tightness, but I still feel like I could run faster if I could just get more air. I can get a decent rhythm of in the nose out the mouth breathing for about a mile, and then have to go off rhythm to start huffing air in through my mouth in order to not have to slow down.


am I doing something wrong? or am I just a pussy?

pussy.

actually, tuckerman is probably right. I get the same thing on super-intense runs.. it feels like I'm suffocating. Can't get enough o2. Get a heart rate monitor if you can afford one, for me, that sensation always occurs aboe 95%.

[mrryde]

i get the same thing, but only when it is HOT out

[divegirl]

So I haven't really read this thread, but I'd like to contribute my .02. I hate running, but I have to do it for triathlons. So last Wednesday I ran 10.5 miles nonstop (sort of) for the first time in my life. It was actually fun. This was because we paused every single mile for some water and a gel shot. That is what kept me going.

I plan on getting some of those plastic flask bottles to strap around my waist while I'm running and fill them with...uh...I completely forgot what it was...starts with an "I" and is supposed to be a high-calorie drink. Does anyone else run with the plastic flask bottles?

Edit: Is anyone else doing Vineman 70.3?? I just signed up for it, and it's in 3 weeks. I think I'm over my head, but quite honestly, my goal is to cross the finish line before they close the course. I'm a swimmin' fool, pretty good on the bike, so the only thing I'm worried about is the 13 mile run. Yikes.

[Artie Fufkin]

I have never considered myself a runner, though I have done a decent amount of bike racing, road, cx, mtb.

I ran my second(1st being the 2006 Turkey Trot 5 miler in Cleveland) running event and first marathon, Run the Caldera in the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico on 6/23/07. The course was described as having 2100' of elevation change. Though multiple Garmin Forerunners showed that there was about 4,300' of climbing and 4,300' of descending between an altitude of 8,500' and 9,600'.

I initially hoped to break 5 hours, but I started getting in decent shape from a combination of running, bc skiing and biking. I then thought I could break 4 hours. I ended up running the marathon in 4:06, I had a meltdown around mile 16, but recovered and was able to finish in 5th place out of about 75 people.

It was a good time and I would like to try a 50 miler before the end of the year.

[mrryde]

So I haven't really read this thread, but I'd like to contribute my .02. I hate running, but I have to do it for triathlons. So last Wednesday I ran 10.5 miles nonstop (sort of) for the first time in my life. It was actually fun. This was because we paused every single mile for some water and a gel shot. That is what kept me going.

I plan on getting some of those plastic flask bottles to strap around my waist while I'm running and fill them with...uh...I completely forgot what it was...starts with an "I" and is supposed to be a high-calorie drink. Does anyone else run with the plastic flask bottles?

Edit: Is anyone else doing Vineman 70.3?? I just signed up for it, and it's in 3 weeks. I think I'm over my head, but quite honestly, my goal is to cross the finish line before they close the course. I'm a swimmin' fool, pretty good on the bike, so the only thing I'm worried about is the 13 mile run. Yikes.

I highly recommend the amphipod fuel belts

http://www.amphipod.com

my first 70.3 will be next may in orlando

[valleygirl]

I will be heading out for my first apres headache run tomorrow which will be low key and mild as far as hills go but I'm scared and I hate that...

Psyched for you guys though!

[mrryde]

i ran another 5k race today. i was running 8 minute miles for the first 2 miles was on a pace to crush my PR, them my left foot started going numb(shoelaces too tight?), and the course ended on a long uphill. I slogged to the finish line in 29:30 almost 2 minutes slower than my best. Oh well, i need to remind myself to drive the course first.

[mrryde]

I will be heading out for my first apres headache run tomorrow which will be low key and mild as far as hills go but I'm scared and I hate that...

Psyched for you guys though!

take it easy and have fun