May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    @ddmom0811 I loved your top topless story also :p

    @elise4270 I'm not getting prompts either to help me with screen names. Boo.

    @stoshew71 Thanks for the links. I've been blessed to keep running in 50s and 60s cloudy weather but the heat is coming B)

    I'm noticing I'm getting calloused on the tips of my second toes, bc my second toes are longer than my big toes. Ugh. They feel a little sore.

    I'm thinking about doing some intervals/fartleks in the morning since my runs lately have all been pretty similar of 3 miles working my way from 10 min to 9 min miles to average 9:30. Need to mix it up a little.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    I taught Skip how to figure % by taking her to the store and saying "this shirt costs $20 and is 20% off how much is it?" She loves a good sale. It's also amazing how many kids (and adults) can't count back change, they just look at the little screen.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    trying very hard to keep myself from buying a pair of Brooks Sherpa shorts to try. I really like the look of the pockets....and their 90 day go for a test return policy is very nice
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    @EvgeniZyntx why would you do that to me. there goes my productivity

    What did I do? I think I forgot ...
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @ddmom0811 - As a second generation programmer my dad and I have chatted a lot about the impact of the modern digital world. It seems pretty inescapable that people's intelligence and drive to learn has suffered from it when any information you could ever need is available at your fingertips without ever having to learn or memorize anything. It's kind of sad how this all came to be due to great intelligence, and to further knowledge, yet the impact seems counter to the desired effect.

    How's your Latin, slide rule use and soldering skills?
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    No students = online shopping and strategic planning of races for next summer.......not good, very very not good.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    So it seems that this week will actually be ok and not the throw away like last week. My garmin is now called "crush your enemies" so after my run I have a message on my phone "crush your enemies is syncing".

    Nice run...and I love the new name for your Garmin.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    moyer566 wrote: »
    @EvgeniZyntx why would you do that to me. there goes my productivity

    What did I do? I think I forgot ...

    dog of the day. (not for your accidental exposure but for the doggies)
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @ddmom0811 - As a second generation programmer my dad and I have chatted a lot about the impact of the modern digital world. It seems pretty inescapable that people's intelligence and drive to learn has suffered from it when any information you could ever need is available at your fingertips without ever having to learn or memorize anything. It's kind of sad how this all came to be due to great intelligence, and to further knowledge, yet the impact seems counter to the desired effect.

    How's your Latin, slide rule use and soldering skills?

    Et tu, Brute?

    :)) On a side note this is a good point. Years ago people were saying the same things about the newspaper, and how people won't need to talk to each other ever again to hear news.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    moyer566 wrote: »
    @EvgeniZyntx why would you do that to me. there goes my productivity

    What did I do? I think I forgot ...

    dog of the day. (not for your accidental exposure but for the doggies)

    Ah, I actually didn't even go there.
    I'm more into dogshaming,com and googling chicken shaming.


    You're welcome. :wink:
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Have I mentioned my new cross training activity?

    https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/10154282818195921/
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Have I mentioned my new cross training activity?

    https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/10154282818195921/
    Done that!

    Oh, because of timing, and stuff, If I decide to try a full next year, I'm eyeing the Lake Wobegon
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
    Only in Minnesota...
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @PoppetsMaster is jealous
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
    Canoes are tin death-traps...
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Today I did a 3.75 mile easy(ish) walk because apparently getting back into bowling again after taking a year off did not make my legs very happy. WTF.
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Oh, because of timing, and stuff, If I decide to try a full next year, I'm eyeing the Lake Wobegon
    Then you better start practicing "holding it" for hours now.... I think @7lenny7 has the the training routine for that.
  • dennie24
    dennie24 Posts: 251 Member
    5/20 6 miles
    I don't remember the last time I updated so I will just mention today's run. I broke a rule and did my longish 80 minute run in brand new shoes. I was very excited to have received my second pair of Newton Kismets in the mail and I didn't want to wait to use them. I think I will definitely only be running for 60 minutes at the most this summer. I do everything that is said for running in the heat but I still just feel awful doing it. I am just hoping to get through the Bolder Boulder without feeling sick.
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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Oh, because of timing, and stuff, If I decide to try a full next year, I'm eyeing the Lake Wobegon
    Then you better start practicing "holding it" for hours now.... I think @7lenny7 has the the training routine for that.

    That would be nice...since he just ran it.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Oh, because of timing, and stuff, If I decide to try a full next year, I'm eyeing the Lake Wobegon
    Then you better start practicing "holding it" for hours now.... I think @7lenny7 has the the training routine for that.

    I have heard that you're not a real runner is you haven't pooped in hole.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    So I went to seek out and sign up for some trail half's to fill in the gaps in my schedule. I managed to limit myself to only signing up for one new race. I'm so happy I kept myself within reason like that! :smile:

    So it's a 50k, which will be my first 50k. It's on July 23rd which is always hot and miserably humid in this part of the country. It's rocky and hilly (6900 feet of elevation gain), with the non-rocky parts being sufficiently rooty and most of the eye-pokers and noggin-bonkers removed, but they say the remaining ones will have some pink tape on them. They are also predicting it to be a bit muddy due to the enormous amounts of precipitation we have had so far this year. They also say to be prepared to use your hands and feet simultaneously.

    Yeah, add all that up and it should be so miserable...I think I'm gonna love it!!! :love:

    Have fun, I saw up close this year, as support crew, what the Transcanaria does to people.

    (I'm in.)
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @ddmom0811 - As a second generation programmer my dad and I have chatted a lot about the impact of the modern digital world. It seems pretty inescapable that people's intelligence and drive to learn has suffered from it when any information you could ever need is available at your fingertips without ever having to learn or memorize anything. It's kind of sad how this all came to be due to great intelligence, and to further knowledge, yet the impact seems counter to the desired effect.

    How's your Latin, slide rule use and soldering skills?

    I was kind of thinking the same thing. Except for the soldering part. I have mad soldering skills.
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
    edited May 2016
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »

    I have heard that you're not a real runner is you haven't pooped in hole.

    Not a real trail runner anyway...
  • Zom_bunny
    Zom_bunny Posts: 86 Member
    edited May 2016
    I did 18 miles so far this week 7 miles of it was my first trail run. Hated it im definetely more of an indoor girl !
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »

    I have heard that you're not a real runner is you haven't pooped in hole.

    Not a real trail runner anyway...
    Hmmm...guess I better add this on my training runs.
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
    Zom_bunny wrote: »
    I did 18 miles so far this week 7 miles of it was my first trail run. Hated it im definetely more of an indoor girl !

    Hey, kitten... we will make you a trail runner yet!
  • Rabid_Hamster
    Rabid_Hamster Posts: 338 Member
    5/1 - rest
    5/2 - 4m
    5/3 - 5m
    5/4 - 6m
    5/5 - weights
    5/6 - 5m
    5/7 - 10m :D
    5/8 - rest
    5/9 - 3.8m
    5/10 - 3.5m
    5/11 - 7m
    5/12 - weights
    5/13 - 3m
    5/14 - 6.2m
    5/15 - rest
    5/16 - 4m
    5/17 - 6m
    5/18 - 7m ****breaking in new shoes: Asics Gel Nimbus 17s
    5/19 - weights [/i]
    5/20 - 6m


    Distance to date: 76.5m
    Goal: 126m (60.7% complete)


    Training Plan (in case anyone is interested)
    coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_4/134.shtml

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