January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • almostsuperpowered
    almostsuperpowered Posts: 135 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    workaholic_nurse wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    I'm thinking of signing up for the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, AR (4/6/19). Does anyone here know if they have bacon on the course? It seems like they should have it either on the course or at the end (as a minimum). Has anyone done this race and do you know? If not, I might message the RD. I'm really thinking about signing up and that might push me over the edge...

    BACON would definitely be a deciding factor for me....still thinking about @mbaker566 belgian waffle with bacon pic from the other day....YUMMY!🥓 <3

    That reminds me, I have a pork belly in my freezer. I need to thaw it out, cure it and smoke it so I haven't it in time for my long runs and races. Home cured & smoked bacon on the trail is nirvana.

    @almostsuperpowered those roads look perfect for running. Nice job getting out there! I may be wearing my ski goggles later this week if the forecast holds. I haven't worn them yet for running but I'm looking forward to when I need them. Before I had them, if I was running in bitter cold during the day I discovered I could pull my buff completely over my face and still see well enough through to safely run. It did an amazing job to cut the wind. I'm sure I looked (more) like a dork though.

    it is super dorky but also good for ensuring you don't get frostbite on your face parts ;)

    And yes you DO need to get that pork belly out. greatest belly of all.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent hmm.. 59f is still tank/no shirt running weather here. Maybe its a cold 59 in Fronce 😆 eh, i like the look of the gear. Seems to be half the price-ish. I have a really nice warm nike shirt with thumb holes and a hood, i think it was 60-80$. So 30-40 is alright.
    I bought some cheaper running shirts when someone left staples/tacks in thier pockets and they happened to shred my good running shirts in the dryer They are Fila. They are heavy, hot, seams pull...i never wear them. Eh. But the group appears to think the decathlon brand is worth a go.

    I also have some fila fleece lined running tights that are nice. Were cheep. Like 12$. Definitely worth it.

    Let us know what you think of the product. I may spring for some just based on @noblsheep 's approval.

    I agree with you about Fila - bad shirts, great cheap tights. Are they a Kohls brand? I don't think I've seen them except at Kohls.

    I did find the shirts at kohls. Not sure on the tights, i found them online.
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    59 in that grey range between T-shirt and Long Sleeve where depends on sun/etc. Definitely not second layer pull over range :D

    I might try the shirt Joey suggested linked when I get some cash. Still a bit undecided. The price is good, so maybe. Seems lots of people on this thread like their stuff so that helps.

    But definitely get the feeling their "running expert" does not run or only runs in warmer climates based on the numbers :)

    No idea about other countries but here at least, in line with their low-cost thing I guess, they only seem to employ youngsters who I assume are studying or whatever. Cheap, not particularly well-qualified or experienced, kind of thing. So probably just about any of us in this group, even us relative newbie runners, probably know more than their "running experts". (I actually applied for a part-time job with them and they didn't even bother replying, guess I'm at least 20 years too old for them lol).
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @7lenny7 How's the repaired toe tendon while running and the next day?
  • abowersgirl
    abowersgirl Posts: 3,408 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    congrats to @RunsOnEspresso , @rheddmobile , @louubelle16, @mbaker566 and @scott6255! I enjoyed reading all of your race reports! I'm sure I missed someone in there so if you raced this weekend congrats to you too!

    👏👏 I second that!! I love reading all the race details!!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    Ladies who have used the Decathalon stuff (thanks @pastorvincent i think). They are in Australia and post to NZ (woo hoo). Those who have used the running pants, how do you find them? I see they mostly have draw strings and I HATE them usually cause I find they fit too loose around the waist unless I use the drawstring, and then they cut in cause I need to do them fairly firmly to get them to stay up. How do you find that aspect of things?
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Ladies who have used the Decathalon stuff (thanks @pastorvincent i think). They are in Australia and post to NZ (woo hoo). Those who have used the running pants, how do you find them? I see they mostly have draw strings and I HATE them usually cause I find they fit too loose around the waist unless I use the drawstring, and then they cut in cause I need to do them fairly firmly to get them to stay up. How do you find that aspect of things?
    @Avidkeo The one where I posted the link earlier, with the pockets :heart: , don't have a draw string.
    I just looked, they have them in Australia too, although only in one color it seems. I have the same ones in 3/4 length too, also with many pockets and no drawstring. I think those are from their "trail running" line. I also have some of the "road running" pants, they have less pockets and drawstrings. Although with a very wide elastic waistband, so that I usually don't use the drawstring at all, since they stay in place without.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited January 2019
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Ladies who have used the Decathalon stuff (thanks @pastorvincent i think). They are in Australia and post to NZ (woo hoo). Those who have used the running pants, how do you find them? I see they mostly have draw strings and I HATE them usually cause I find they fit too loose around the waist unless I use the drawstring, and then they cut in cause I need to do them fairly firmly to get them to stay up. How do you find that aspect of things?

    I ordered a pair of these and will report back on the drawstring situation. I'm hoping that like @_nikkiwolf_ mentioned the wide waistband makes the drawstring unnecessary. I do love me a wide waistband.

    Elise4270 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Day two point five of being sick and I think I'll be up for getting back to my normal routine tomorrow, if I take it easy. So, you know, up at 6 to walk the dog, do my best to bill eight hours with a mid-day break for strength class followed by a 15-20 minute run home (should be sunny around 20, fingers crossed), then heading to St. Paul for a fundraiser with my husband at the home of one of the named partners of my law firm. NO BIG DEAL! And I am genuinely looking forward to all of this and hoping my energy levels keep coming back. Okay, maybe not the fund raiser all that much, but it'll be good for us to go - my husband does political work and got me my job through his connection with said named partner, who personally invited us to this event so we really do need to go.

    Anyhow, I posted on Facebook how bummed I was that I missed running in the snow this afternoon, which is really bonkers but also totally true. I'm trying to be good and rest, though. Generally I find aggressive rest early in to be the best way to kill a cold quickly. This has been a weird one - around Sunday mid-day it felt like all of my energy had been sucked out of me and my brain was a big pot of three-day-old mush most of yesterday. The brain weasels were out in force yesterday, though of course when my husband asked what they'd been saying, I couldn't really identify anything specific. Just general "you stink you lazy stinker and your life stinks" messages. All pretty clearly untrue.

    I haven't been sick much the last couple of years so I have no idea if I'm actually on the upswing or not - it feels like I'm getting off pretty easy here since I haven't had any congestion or such, just tired and achy and brain fog. I guess if nothing else I can count this as a taper before the race on Saturday? I've certainly been carbo-loading - I can't eat at a deficit when I'm sick. Or, to be precise, I find it very difficult and generally choose not to bother.

    It sounds like if you had to be sick, the timing is good. With the taper, you know.

    What’s with the brain weasels? My daughter had “crabbies” that were rogue grumps that she stepped on and they’d attached themselves to her and, well they made her crabby. Sometimes they make her have the “dead fish fits” and she’d flop about. I had to tickle her until one or more (depending on the severity of her mood) died and she farted it out. Worked every time. Maybe your dh needs to tickle you til you toot? I’m not sure what you do with brain weasels. Anyone? I think they are just pent up because they aren’t running. 😝

    Hahaha, you crack me up. I think my brain weasels might be related to your daughter's crabbies. I'm not ticklish, but my husband's pretty good at telling the weasels to shut up and go away.

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