August 2018 Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,435 Member
    I'm curious. Does anyone else have an active hobby besides running? I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I'm curious. Does anyone else have an active hobby besides running? I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL

    I weight lift when I'm not training for a marathon. I think anything under a marathon you have more time for other activities. I think other people can do more than me during marathon training too. Running + work take all my spoons.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited August 2018
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Tried to take the Myers Briggs and the Pottermore tests but I refuse to sign up for anything (or give my email to random websites), what does that say about me??

    That is what 10 minute email is for :)
    https://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    re other hobbies: I do a lot of crafts, quilting, cross stitch, knitting. Keeps my fingers occupied while I watch tv lol.

    So I didnt get out this morning because the youngest daughter was up every 30 minutes or so until 2am - I decided sleep was more important. But I gought my running gear to work and went for a 5k run at lunch time. Lefty ankle which has given me so much grief the last 2 weeks is currently fine - though its only been an hour since the run. Righty however was feeling very tight during the run and a little achey after. I tried giving it massage but it wasn't sore to touch, so I iced it and will see how it feels tonight.

    I was going to wait for a sale before buying new shoes, but I think I just have to bite the bullet and buy them anyway. sigh.
  • kcs76
    kcs76 Posts: 244 Member
    edited August 2018
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I'm curious. Does anyone else have an active hobby besides running? I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL

    I do yoga daily but I consider that more of a way of life than hobby. Definitely helps with the running. I also lift weights. My goal is three times a week for that but I'm lucky if I get two sessions in. If only I were independently wealthy. Working and being a responsible adult could kick rocks then I could stretch, run and lift heavy *kitten* to my heart's content. I also knit, read, and am slowly writing fiction that will probably never see anywhere other than my laptop screen Dreams......
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I will not be getting out to run today because the air quality is so bad. If it's <7 tomorrow morning I'll run in the morning. If not, gym and treadmill after work.

    Ugh. I hope it isn't too smoky on Sunday. The actual weather looks perfect for a half marathon.
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I'm curious. Does anyone else have an active hobby besides running? I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL

    I love all things outdoors and although I work 5 12 hour days during the week, my weekends are usually spent kayaking, range time(as I like to stay proficient with my marksmanship), bowling every Saturday night(not league), I read a lot(think book a day, sometimes more), hiking, bicycling(trail and road), and fishing. Anything that keeps me off my butt and having fun(and is legal) I am usually up for trying at least once.😎
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    Active hobby? Not really. Running and lifting are not hobbies to me. They are essential. My hobbies are reading, fish keeping, aquascaping, hard rock/metal concerts, and extreme deal hunting. Not much time for any of them right now, though.

    I was sorted into Slytherin as well.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I'm curious. Does anyone else have an active hobby besides running? I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL

    I think like anything it’s all about finding a balance. There are only so many hours in the day, and your body needs to be able to recover in between activities. So maybe you can’t do everything, but you can do some things. I started lifting weights over the winter and I love it, like, want to hire a trainer and look into powerlifting competitions love it. But when I started running again this spring, I realized that I wasnt giving my body enough time to recover, which meant both activities suffered. I decided to focus on running now while continuing to lift twice a week, and will shift my emphasis back to lifting when the weather turns bad.

    In your case, I think you just need to figure out what your priorities are, what time you have available, and what goals fit within those constraints. Maybe if you split your time between running and tennis you won’t be able to put in the hours/miles to run a 10k under an hour, but I bet you could build your base up enough to finish the race.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    What?!? Oh no, @Orphia, I'm so very sorry to hear about @KeepRunningFatboy. I'm just stunned and so saddened by the news. According to his profile he was just 52 years old. I remember he offered to pace me if I did the Indy marathon (apologies if I'm mixing him up with someone else, I will need to search to confirm, but I'm fairly sure) as my first. Will very much miss seeing him around here and on Strava. My heart goes out to all of his family and friends.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I play tennis whenever weather permits and I can find someone to play with. I find that is hindering me from achieving my mileage goal for the month. If I become serious about training for a race, like the 10K I am planning next year, will I need to drop tennis? I sure hope not, but not sure how to do both with only 24 hours in a day. LOL

    Depends on how much time you have. Having a second sport is often good. Your tennis game will improve thanks to your running, and your running will improve thanks to your tennis.

    But both take a time to train and both are really outdoor sports so they will be competing for the same time slots. So it comes down to where you want to spend your hours and that is completely personal preference.

    Here, consider this. To train for a full marathon you will be working towards 40 miles a week roughly. If your average distance pace is like umm 11 mins/mile? that will mean you need (11*40)/60 hours, or about 8 hours for running (always round time estimates up) per week. How many hours do you want to spend on tennis? Add them up and see if you have enough :) If not, something has to give.

    Maybe it is TV? Most Americans watch more than 8 hours of TV a week. If you gave that up might you have time for both? I do not have any TV service, not even an antenna. Made that decision almost 2 decades ago. Have never regretted it. But that is just an example of how you might manage both if that is what you want.

    It's a personal choice, but not a permanent one. :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    @KeepRunningFatboy You have that bike race coming up soon.... you ready?

    @LaDispute57 the key to that race is how many donuts one can eat, and the find the bonus donuts at the last stop.

    @KeepRunningFatboy has run his final mile, and that was his last stop in here.

    I gather from his family's posts on Facebook he passed away suddenly on Friday.

    He was inspirational in so many ways.

    He'd run a marathon in more than half of the states in the USA.

    I will always remember him as the person who inspired me to quit drinking, in February, by posting about being kind to "Tomorrow You".

    Thank you, dear friend.


    Wow. I am sorry for your loss, and the loss to this community. I bearly knew him, but the little I saw here made him seem like he would have been a great guy to hang out with. He will be missed for sure.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    I assume that is no surprise. :)
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,550 Member
    Orphia wrote: »

    @KeepRunningFatboy has run his final mile, and that was his last stop in here.

    I gather from his family's posts on Facebook he passed away suddenly on Friday.

    He was inspirational in so many ways.

    He'd run a marathon in more than half of the states in the USA.

    I will always remember him as the person who inspired me to quit drinking, in February, by posting about being kind to "Tomorrow You".

    Thank you, dear friend.

    Oh no! That is soooo sad. I'm so sorry.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Tried to take the Myers Briggs and the Pottermore tests but I refuse to sign up for anything (or give my email to random websites), what does that say about me??

    That is what 10 minute email is for :)
    https://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html

    Thanks for sharing that @garygse ! Have I told you how much we love you?
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    8.2 miles easy and slow

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    What! @orphia? @keeprunningfatboy I had passed? I love his presence here he was one of my heroes here. He'll be missed so much in my heart.

    What was his name?
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited August 2018
    @Avidkeo there's actually some people who disagree with the idea that you need to use stability/motion control shoes "against" pronation. And I once read about a study (which I can't find again right now) where they had some overpronators run with motion control shoes and some with minimalist shoes and found no difference in the number of injuries. Although if I remember the test group wasn't very large.

    From personal experience, I know that I was diagnosed as a "strong overpronator" when I started running and went to a specialist store with video gait analysis. The diagnosis was repeated the next two times I did an analysis, and I always bought stability shoes with 12mm drop. I was pretty much fine with that - had a bit of shin splints every now and then, but nothing too bad. Until one day (due to a bit of confusion at the store when the shoes I was looking for were sold out and the store employe obviously mixed up his recommendations) I bought the Brooks PureFlow 3, which were neutral shoes with 4mm drop. I couldn't exchange them right away after I noticed, so I tried them out and didn't have any problems. Actually, even the shin splints went away and didn't come back, but I don't know if that was due to shoes or coincidence. So since 2014 I've switched to neutral shoes with 4-6mm drop.
    (not the PureFlow anymore, I really loved the 3s, but when I bought the 5 I found Brooks had changed them and they seemed too narrow in the toe box anymore).

    I did have some trouble with my left knee last year, but I blame that on a combination of ramping up distance too aggressive during marathon training, and the Saucony Kinvaras that started breaking down already around 300/400km (and I kept running in them too long since I didn't want to believe it, I usually put twice that distance on a pair of running shoes before retiring them).

    I'm not saying shoes with less flex aren't going to help you, but you don't have assume that less stable shoes are automatically worse. And maybe you could look into some strength training that would help with weaknesses or imbalances in the hips or glutes, sometimes shoes are not the only think to blame if you feel pain while running.

    ETA: I didn't find the study I was looking for, but discovered this meta-analysis (=a summary of the literature by grouping studies together) instead, which is also interesting: http://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2014.5342?url_ver=Z39.88-2003

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