Favorite Distance
veganbettie
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What is your favorite distance to race?
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They all hurt. They just hurt differently LOL. Really, I like training and just running a lot more than racing.
I did one ultra-relay though and that was a lot of fun. Maybe ultras will become my favorite in time.0 -
What's yours, veganbettie?0
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10 miles because an hour is long enough
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I love me some HMs. But I think 5 miles is pretty ideal. Long enough to go hard, but not so long you burn out, and not so short that you can't enjoy it. (Side note: SUPER BUMMED I'm missing my hometown 4th of July race this year...
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What's yours, veganbettie?
I haven't ran many races quite yet. I have a half coming up next month that I feel totally unprepared for though.
But i'm HOPING I'll like the half distances (because all the half races around here are super neat)...I'm for sure liking the 10ks...SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »10 miles because an hour is long enough
I agree, i'm liking the hour mark, I still end that on a high note. Of course i'm still so slow I don't quite make it to 10 miles. 
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I've already alerted my running partner that if we enjoy this half, I have two more on the schedule for this year.
The first one has a beer garden. A BEER GARDEN!
And the second gives you beer AND tacos. TACOS!!!!!
I think i'm jumping the gun here.0 -
kristinegift wrote: »I love me some HMs. But I think 5 miles is pretty ideal. Long enough to go hard, but not so long you burn out, and not so short that you can't enjoy it. (Side note: SUPER BUMMED I'm missing my hometown 4th of July race this year...)
I agree on the 5mi
I like 10mi as well
I'm not sure I'll return to longer distances when I'm able to run again - shame I'm already signed up for a 25k... =/
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i'm getting in trouble with signing up for races during a running high....
The next day i'm like....what have I done?!!?!?0 -
veganbettie wrote: »i'm getting in trouble with signing up for races during a running high....
The next day i'm like....what have I done?!!?!?
Just don't go too far in the future.
I did and now I'm like "efffffffff, I'm allowed to start running again 2 weeks before I have to start training for a 25k... this sucks"0 -
aw man you poor thing.
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They all hurt. They just hurt differently LOL. Really, I like training and just running a lot more than racing.
I did one ultra-relay though and that was a lot of fun. Maybe ultras will become my favorite in time.
running my first 'real ultra' at the end of the month, but i did 48km as part of a 6 person relay last year and it was an awesome experience. a 24 hour party like atmosphere in the mountains.
my favorite distance so far have been a number of trail races around 8-12 km long.0 -
I have to agree 10 miles is a pretty nice, but there are very few 10 mile races around. I've been enjoying the half marathon distances at this point. I liked the 5k and 10k distances when I first started running and couldn't imagine running longer than an hour. I was convinced to do a Spartan Beast and started increasing my mileage and did a half marathon to train for that and discovered I prefer the longer distances. We'll see what I think once I do my first marathon/50k this coming year.0
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I love to run 1/2 marathons. I don't find the training to hard or overly time consuming. Although, I did sign up for another full for Nov.0
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I have a hard time answering because every race distance hurts. If it doesn't you are doing it wrong.0
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I have a hard time answering because every race distance hurts. If it doesn't you are doing it wrong.
I like the HM because it hurts the least. I am running below LT for most of the race, yet I don't hit that level of shear fatigue that comes with running for almost 4 hours with a full marathon. However, I like training for a full marathon the best, but I only do one per year because of the time suck.0 -
The newspaper where I live asked this question of prominent local runners. There were about 10 of them, as I recall. Amateurs, but with national reputations. Most of these runners were known for their marathon races. So, I naturally assumed, when picking up the article, that they were going to say "the marathon."
They didn't. Almost to a person they said the half-marathon. (A couple of these people were 5k and 10k specialists.) They said the half-marathon was a good challenge and a great workout. But it wasn't so long, like the marathon, that a person was beat up and too tired to do anything else afterwards.0 -
SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »10 miles because an hour is long enough
Yeah, cos that's how fast you run 10 miles...
I like half marathons too because it's a pace that feels sustainable but you don't have to do it for too long. I hate 10ks because the faster pace is so much harder, yet it's still a pretty long way. Which means I love 5 miles, because it's like doing a 10k, but just at the point where you really want to stop, it turns out it's the end already: WIN!0 -
SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »10 miles because an hour is long enough
Yeah, cos that's how fast you run 10 miles...
I like half marathons too because it's a pace that feels sustainable but you don't have to do it for too long. I hate 10ks because the faster pace is so much harder, yet it's still a pretty long way. Which means I love 5 miles, because it's like doing a 10k, but just at the point where you really want to stop, it turns out it's the end already: WIN!
That just means you need to do your 5 milers faster
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I don't race much however I would say that 5Ks are my favorite. Mostly because you get to run fast!
I am starting to really love HM. I find that I can run at a relatively comfortable pace for the entirety and still be challanged. I haven't "raced" one in many years though and am looking forward to training and really racing 2 this year (1 planned in Aug and 1 in Nov).0 -
veganbettie wrote: »i'm getting in trouble with signing up for races during a running high....
The next day i'm like....what have I done?!!?!?
This was me the week leading up to my marathon. I signed up for 3 half marathons! 1 trail at my favorite park and 2 road. 1 of the road HMs I signed up for just because they offered me a bottle of wine at the marathon expo! 0 -
Marathon! I would say the ten miler but I haven't done one in 3 years or so.
However...Broad Street 2016!!!0 -
My favorite is the mile. Second is the marathon. Very hard to train for both.0
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Last fall it was the half but now it's the 10K because of the speed without the walkers of a 5K.
I never ran a half with more than 200 other runners so June will be first big half so maybe the favorite will change.
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I like all of them
well up to a marathon, not further on that (yet!). I almost said 15K but that is just because that is the latest distance that I am happy with the outcome. 0 -
I like the half the best. Like others have said, it's enough to be challenging but not so long that training takes up my whole life.0
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That's a good point, I really want to work up to a full, but I have a two year old at home that demands attention.0
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I like particular races that interest me, period. No matter the distance. For instance, I really enjoyed running the Oak Barrel HM cause it was in Lynchburg, TN where it was sponsored by the Jack Daniels Distillery. Lots of great bling. It's a big deal to Lynchburg and the to distillery and they really did a great job organizing it. Lots of locals giving support and great food afterwards. A lot of people from my local running club participated and we all met for a pot luck picnic afterwards. It was a lot of fun.
I enjoy the Cotton Row race that is put on by my local running club every Memorial Day. They make a big deal about it and is the largest race in the area. It's a 5K and 10K. They have a large cash prize to anyone that can break the course record for both events. Because of that, it attracts a lot of attention and a lot of participants. I only ran the 10K and will be running it again this year.
The Rocket City marathon is also a big deal for my local running club in December. I like being in races where the people from my running groups participate and get involved with. We have preview runs prior to the event which are also fun. I get to meet fellow local runners in addition to the ones I already run with.
So the distance doesn't really matter as long as the race itself sparks some kind of interest for me. With that said, I have yet to run a 5K. I haven't really trained for it yet. I really am training more for the longer distances. 10K's, halves, and a full. I haven't done an ultra yet and probably won't for a while.
My goal is to make it to the Boston Marathon in the next few years. After I can achieve that then maybe I will shift my goals and training.0 -
I would say I'm growing to love the HM distance, though I'm still slow as molasses at it. If I'm going to have to get up so early, I better be running for awhile! I do like the 10K distance, which is just over an hour for me.
I agree about liking particular races, no matter what the distance. I recently did my first 25km trail race and really loved the trail racing aspect. Such different energy than a road race. Would totally do a 50km distance at least once just for that experience, though I don't think I'd ever love that distance.0 -
^^ I hear that, i already have my first marathon picked out because the path that they choose is SO amazing and i used to drive it each day. I'm so excited to run that race...i may chose the half option first but i really want to do the full eventually.
It's awesome to hear all your stories. Gives me little newbie butterflies in my tummy.0 -
SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »10 miles because an hour is long enough
Similar answer here but 10k (not miles) as an hour is about right for me.
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