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The "Official" Runners thread...

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by The Driver, Jan 28, 2012.

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  1. Jun 29, 2012 at 6:48 AM
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    just learned something on the weather channel :) they were showing an area of the SE where they were expecting some record highs, interestingly this area just set some record lows- the reason- abnormally low humidity. With low humidity the air warms (and cools) much more easily

    that would explain why we were 111 one day, a day and a half later we woke up to 48 degrees- a 63 degree swing, with high humidity that would be next to impossible
     
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  2. Jun 29, 2012 at 7:29 AM
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    I just saw this, laughed pretty hard, and had to share:
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    This is one of my favorite threads, btw. Keep the stories, photos, achievements, and suffering coming!
     
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  3. Jun 29, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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    Funny how accurate that is. I can't tell you how many long swims, rides or runs I've been on and tried to calculate splits and current pace and it is just maddening how difficult it can be when your fatigued. Funny, I thought it was just me!
     
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  4. Jun 29, 2012 at 12:15 PM
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  5. Jun 30, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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    Signed up for my first marathon not too long ago. Disney Marathon January 13, 2013. Will be doing my first half in November.
     
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  6. Jun 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM
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    congrats- now the work begins in earnest :D
     
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  7. Jul 1, 2012 at 8:26 AM
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    go another low 30 week in this past week, 31.9 miles (Tues 6.3,Wed 13, Sat 6.2, Sun 6.4)

    ran my long run on Wed, it was tough as it was closer to my previous long run on the Sat prior, got my long run in earlier as I got roped into a 10k trail run this Sat- reinforced what I already knew, I can run pretty far, but I can't run pretty fast :D

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    I've got a nice 19 mile loop picked out for this coming Saturday; the weather has been horrid- highs into upper 90's and 100's for almost two weeks now- have a short window in the morning to run before it becomes almost unbearable :(
     
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  8. Jul 8, 2012 at 9:52 AM
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    pretty good week, 34.9 miles T 6.4, W 6.0, Sat 19.0, Sun 3.5

    the 19 miler was pretty tough, had to nurse along a couple of blisters and towards the end of the run legs were really getting fatigued, but it was an awful pretty run :) saw a plethora of wildlife, several mule deer (including a couple of does w/ new fawns), several antelope, couple of coyotes, golden eagle, couple of redtail hawks, bunch of sharptail and sage grouse (that would usually let me get within in yards before flushing and scare the crap out of me!), all kinds of prairie song birds

    never saw a person, and very little sign of man- like running on the prairie a 100 years ago!

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  9. Jul 8, 2012 at 10:17 AM
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    Beautiful!
     
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  10. Jul 9, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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    Oh yeah? Well just TRY to contain your jealousy as you cast your eyes upon the scenery we have here in good ol' NJ!

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  11. Jul 9, 2012 at 12:02 PM
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    I'm confident NJ has lots and lots of pretty places :D I've done a fair bit of traveling around the US and am always very pleasantly surprised what a beautiful country we live in :)

    btw the thread is doing something weird, showing about 5 extra pages, but clicking on them brings you right back to here???
     
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  12. Jul 9, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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    The server is going through a data rebuild thing after a failed drive was replaced last night. Everything should straighten itself out in the next day or so. :)
     
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  13. Jul 15, 2012 at 12:53 PM
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    another pretty good week, 35.2 miles Tues 6.2, Thurs 6.0, Sat 13.0, Sun 10.0

    this is in despite of our record heat wave, I've been getting up at 4:00 AM to run and even that doesn't insure cool temps (well cooler than the heat of the day anyways)

    my run this morning was in the hills, beautiful sunrise (except I blew the shot!)

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    one of many meadows when you get on top

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    this will be a relatively light week as I'm hoping to get to Bozeman and do a recce of the Bridger Ridge route
     
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  14. Jul 18, 2012 at 7:56 AM
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    Man i am so jealous of you guys i'm still down at measly 20 mile weeks lol but im getting up there monday i ran 8.5 which is the farthest i've ever ran! did it in 1:14:00 but this saturday i'm gonna try to get to 10!!!
     
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  15. Jul 18, 2012 at 3:24 PM
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    congrats :) you're well on your way, 20 miles a week builds a great base to build from- just insure to build up moderately- ~10% is a pretty widely accepted increase; this will help keep overuse injuries down

    as I also like to ratchet it back every 3-4 weeks after bumping distances up- gives the body time to recover/rejuvenate
     
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  16. Jul 19, 2012 at 5:50 AM
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    yeah the next thing i need to work on is getting better shoes. i'm currently running in some air max 360's and i got them in april and they're already wearing down! any suggestions on some good shoes that won't break the bank?
     
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  17. Jul 19, 2012 at 5:57 AM
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    do you run on pavement or trails? if trails, I can give you a few suggestions
     
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  18. Jul 19, 2012 at 8:47 PM
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    I be pounding the pavement/ treadmill
     
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  19. Jul 20, 2012 at 5:35 AM
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    My suggestions for trail runners won't help much then :) I'd highly recommend finding a dedicated running store, they usually have very knowledgeable folks and will most often start by asking a lot of questions about your running. They then will normally put you on a treadmill and actually observe your running. This will give them a pretty good idea where to start and probably will have you try on several shoes. Fit is king when it comes to running shoes and this gives you a high probability of getting the right shoe from the start.

    my .02
     
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  20. Jul 21, 2012 at 8:43 AM
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    well here goes nothing....i'm goign to try and run 10 miles this morning :) wish me luck!!!
     
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