May 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    I always run with headphones. They are not always on (well almost always when I am running alone, but I often have them on and just calling pace in a big race), but there are in place to call outpace regardless. I am thinking about getting the Trekz headphones that do not go in your ear at all but use bone conducting. I tired them at the Expo this year and they actually work very well. You can both clearly hear and still have full awareness of noises around you.

    These:
    https://aftershokz.com/products/trekz-titanium

    Just do not have the cash right now.

    I have the ear buds... er yurbuds... I have two pair. One hangs over your ear and lets you hear your surroundings the other are sweet and eliminates surrounding noise. St Jude’s sent them to me for a fancy donation. I can’t run with anything in my ears for very long. Both pair make my ears sore. So, I figure I’m just not meant to run with them. I get distracted anyway and try to dance or wanna fight, depends on what I’m listening too.

    They have those Bluetooth ones now. I bet you could use one at an event and it not be a blatant violation or even noticed. Guys at work use one like that. And there are supposed to be some specifically for sports.

    ETA I think @garygse tried some out and didn’t like them. I can’t remember specifically why. I do like the concept though.
    And
    I think I wanna pair now...

    "Yurbuds" is not at all what I was talking about :) Look at the link, these do not go in or over the ear at all. They are bone conducting and leave your ear completely 100% unobstructed.

    Oh yes I realized I wasn't clear. I was saying the yurbuds or Bluetooth ear piece ones might be a suitable alternative to the expensive ones. The bone conducting seems cool. But I wonder if the pressure would get irritating.

    I wear the bone conduction type and they don't have what I would call "pressure." There is some sound and there is vibration, but not pressure. They do seem to be more difficult with both sunglasses and headphones and a hat. See my profile photo... I was wearing bone conduction headphones, sunglasses, and a hat. And yes, I could hear and was talking to other runners ahead and behind me. Though I sometimes paused the music so I could talk while running without distraction of music.

    Hmm, interesting points. I have a child sized head and no hat fits. If I got these bone conducting ones, hats might fit. The sunglasses might be an issue though. It looks like you’re making it work. I’ll put them on the return to running* wish list.

    ETA *cycling

    Trekz makes a smaller size. My wife is tiny and wears child-sized glasses, and the smaller Trekz stayed on her despite looking a bit big for her. She jumped around even.
  • Lazy_Bones_85
    Lazy_Bones_85 Posts: 132 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!


    I believe you were supposed to send me some Nuun after my last race when I complained about that stuff. SEE?!?! It's awful! :)
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,255 Member
    edited May 2019
    09/05 2.53 miles
    10/05 3.22 miles
    16/05 3.24 miles


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!


    I believe you were supposed to send me some Nuun after my last race when I complained about that stuff. SEE?!?! It's awful! :)

    Sorry, I do not remember this conversation. I have never tried Nuun before this race, and own none. Not saying the conversation did not happen, just that I do not recall it. Tell you what... in my next post I will post a Nuun coupon, just for you! (and everyone that actually might want to buy the stuff)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    This has been shared in multiple FB groups now, so I guess it is about as public as it gets. This copy came from the running club I am in locally, but have seen it all over the internet now, even in MFP's FB group:

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
    I notice about a 30-45 second difference in my pace when I run outside when it's cool or on the treadmill to when I run outside in the afternoon when it's humid, hot, and sunny. I've been in the south for 4 years now. I just can't seem to get my body to go any faster when it's hot. Does is every get any better or easier?

    So, the optimal temperature for running is somewhere around 50-55F (it will vary a bit per person and etc). Anything outside of that will hurt performance. Humidity, dew point, wind and etc are also factors. Simply put you will not run as well in 90F as you will in 55F. I started running while I was still living in the southern US, and I lost a good MINUTE, often more off my pace when the temps AND humidity both crossed 90.

    You need to adjust expectations to match the weather and carry on. You will find your speed returns in the fall, and if you trained well, you might even be faster.

  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    @PastorVincent funny you should post that as I spent a good portion of my day at a weed meeting. Goats were definately mentioned.

    Winter is back. I think we are on #8. Not really sure anymore. Also, donated blood today, so wanted something pretty low key. So, I cut my run interval lengths back down, and got 2.7 miles in.

    2.7 today = 35.9/50
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!

    GRRRRRRRRR much frustration and anger is called for here. What do they think they are doing! At least you know now I gues but seriously WTF. They make food for runners, they should know how picky runners get with their products.
  • Lazy_Bones_85
    Lazy_Bones_85 Posts: 132 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!


    I believe you were supposed to send me some Nuun after my last race when I complained about that stuff. SEE?!?! It's awful! :)

    Sorry, I do not remember this conversation. I have never tried Nuun before this race, and own none. Not saying the conversation did not happen, just that I do not recall it. Tell you what... in my next post I will post a Nuun coupon, just for you! (and everyone that actually might want to buy the stuff)

    sw5zlluxb2du.png


  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!


    I believe you were supposed to send me some Nuun after my last race when I complained about that stuff. SEE?!?! It's awful! :)

    Sorry, I do not remember this conversation. I have never tried Nuun before this race, and own none. Not saying the conversation did not happen, just that I do not recall it. Tell you what... in my next post I will post a Nuun coupon, just for you! (and everyone that actually might want to buy the stuff)

    sw5zlluxb2du.png


    HA! OKay, that reminds me of it now :) Well I posted a coupon for you, does that help? :smiley:
  • Lazy_Bones_85
    Lazy_Bones_85 Posts: 132 Member
    edited May 2019
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!

    GRRRRRRRRR much frustration and anger is called for here. What do they think they are doing! At least you know now I gues but seriously WTF. They make food for runners, they should know how picky runners get with their products.

    I tried Nuun for the first time during a 15K I ran in February. I'd never heard of it before. Well the Nuun was like an Alka Seltzer tablet and it wasn't fully dissolved with I picked it up. Plus it was light yellow and in my rush to grab a beverage, I was prepared for water, not this fizzy stuff. My stomach gurgled for a good two miles after that. I was like WHAT IS WRONG WITH GATORADE? Thought I was going to barf right then and there.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Remember my unknown stomach issue in the marathon? FLIPPEN NUUN CHANGED their formula at some point and has STEVIA IN IT instead of sorbitol like it used to!

    Stevia is in the ragweed family and I am allergic to it because of that :(

    HASHTAG GRR!!! HASHTAG GRR!!!!!

    GRRRRRRRRR much frustration and anger is called for here. What do they think they are doing! At least you know now I gues but seriously WTF. They make food for runners, they should know how picky runners get with their products.

    I looked it up and they have swapped formulas twice - in 2016 they swapped from sorbitol to stevia plus monk fruit and dextrose. And in January 2019 they swapped to just stevia plus dextrose and rice. Since one of my reasons for preferring nuun to other sports drinks is the low carbs I was concerned when I read about the rice, but supposedly the new formula contains only 2 carbs instead of 4. However for some reason the calories have gone from 10 to 15, which makes me curious about what else they added.

    Also the new formula contains more potassium. Supposedly the new combo with rice and more potassium is absorbed quicker. The reasoning behind eliminating the monk fruit is that it’s now certified GMO free - I guess monk fruit is a GMO?

    Regardless the old stuff worked for me and I’m not looking forward to test driving some experimental stuff.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited May 2019
    @Lazy_Bones_85 - Here are a couple of articles about the affects of heat and humidity on running.

    https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/columbus/training/educational-resources/running-in-the-heat-and-humidity
    https://www.active.com/running/articles/running-in-the-humidity

    @hanlonsk - they use goats a lot in the PNW to get rid of weeds and invasive plants. In CA they use them in areas that are difficult to get into clear out brush from fire prone areas.
  • simcon1
    simcon1 Posts: 209 Member
    shanaber wrote: »

    @hanlonsk - they use goats a lot in the PNW to get rid of weeds and invasive plants. In CA they use them in areas that are difficult to get into clear out brush from fire prone areas.

    Yes! I had a similar experience as @PastorVincent last summer in Seattle. I believe this crew is called “Rent-a-goat”



  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    Just to continue with the goat discussion, the local council came up with a scheme here a few years ago (after the worst forest fire in ages which pretty much nuked the entire mountain) to pay shepherds to take their sheep up the mountain to clear undergrowth as a preventative measure.
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    zeesparrow wrote: »

    However, there were more than a couple people running with cowbells during the 12k. THAT was annoying. Please don't run with cowbells.
    Spectators with cowbells: YES
    Runners with cowbells: NO!!!!!!!!

    Seriously, they were running with a cowbell? What on earth was wrong with them?

  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    I do the out and back method of running, so run half the planned distance, turn around and run back. and fortunately on my current path I have several turn around points, so like this morning I planned on 5k, but when I got to my turn around point my legs kept going to the 6k turn around point, no idea how that happened. so I did 6k this morning. As others have said, once I'm that far, no way I'm walking home, too boring for that!

    Was looking at the information for my July HM, and it turns out they are really really strict on the No Earphones rules (seriously? why!!). So what do you do when you cant wear earphones? Is this a common thing? I'm guessing its because the run is happening on rural roads with high speed limits. but most of us are sensible to have our volume turned down. Do I just need to embrace the suck and do a few runs without music? I hate listening to myself breathe lol. Or should I be *that* runner who plays music on my phone...

    Oh and slightly amusing story, there is a guy who always runs the same route as me, but in the opposite direction, so we often cross paths. he never talks, never says hi to me, smiles, nods or anything. its like I'm not there. Ok dude, that's fine, happy being like that. Though he always says hi to my neighbour who is often sitting on his deck in the morning in summer. Well this morning I pass him just as I was about to turn, so I ended up following him for a bit then passing him! I was really self conscious about this, I made a point of sticking to my usual pace, and I left him in the dust. Its awkward seeing someone running every day and they never say hi so passing him like that was just weird.

    On the headphones: It's weird, I almost always train with podcasts in my ears (earbuds in one ear only, or now the aftershokz (or however it's spelled) bone-conducting headphones, so I can still hear), but don't typically race with it. If I'm focused or have people around me, music/podcasts annoy me. I sometimes put music in for a longer race like 10k+, but not necessarily. Last weekend I ran the whole marathon with the aftershokz off and around my neck because I didn't feel like getting the phone out to turn anything on. They look stupid in the few pictures I was in, and I dumped so much water on my head, I was sure they'd be ruined, but I think they're fine. I had them if I needed them. I talked to people a little bit, paid attention to what was going on around me, focused on staying on pace, and contemplated how everyone around me has had the advantage of significantly higher testosterone throughout their entire lifetime, and none have ever given birth (let alone twice) and here I was holding my own right alongside them... and then the pacer's balloon hit me in the face and I moved on to other thoughts.

    On greeting other runners, I'd start giving him a little runner's wave/nod, and just be entertained if he keeps ignoring you :) Some people are just like that.

    Honestly? I tend to not acknowledge other runners either. I hide behind my 92% light blocking sunglass and just push on by. This goes for triple if the other runner is a female. I notice them and track their progress until they are sufficiently far away to no longer be of interest, but talk to them? Say hi? No. I will change my route before I do that. :smiley:

    I do try not to be rude though so I will sometimes wave back if they wave first. I do see several of the same people when I run down in the city every time and most of them I have never acknowledged, nor have they acknowledged me.

    In a race, I am slightly more social. But only slightly. I am INTJ after all :smiley:
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    I should rent a goat to take care of the weeds in my yard.

    Also, I've been meaning to try the Aftershokz too. A friend has some she is looking to sell and was willing to let me try them out first so I should follow up on that. I do hate anything additional I need to charge though so I'm a little hesitant. I hate the wires of my old school earbuds but at least they are always ready to go.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    zeesparrow wrote: »

    However, there were more than a couple people running with cowbells during the 12k. THAT was annoying. Please don't run with cowbells.
    Spectators with cowbells: YES
    Runners with cowbells: NO!!!!!!!!

    Seriously, they were running with a cowbell? What on earth was wrong with them?

    I have not come across this yet. Spectators sure, but runners? What the heck? Why?

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