June (2016) Running Challenge
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DrLauraDVM16 wrote: »So here's a question for the collective brain trust: what IS the difference between a runner and a jogger?!
What decade you are living in?
here's an interesting article:
http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/find-out-if-youre-a-jogger-or-a-runner
But this one is a pretty standard explanation:
http://www.runningforfitness.org/book/chapter-1-why-run/the-evolution-of-runners
I even blogged about this:
http://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2016/01/running-philosophy-scientist_25.html
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@greenolivetree
It took some persistent training and patience to build up to where I am. That, some luck with the injuring bug not biting, and a crazy fascination to run a bunch of miles against the editorial comments I get from my fellow irl runners who think I am crazy for consistently running this many miles. Everyone always asks me, what marathon is comng up that you are training so heavily for. When I tell them the one in December, I get crazy looks.
It takes a lot of my free time tho, I have to admit. And I have to get up super early and use my lunch hour at work to fit it all in. Which means I go to bed early too. I now have an evening ritual of making my lunch the night before, and pack my bag the night before for everything I need that day. Change of work clothes. A second pair of running gear if I am doing a daily double. A clean dry towel for the shower after my run(s).
And I wasn't always a morning person either. Running changed all of that over time.MNLittleFinn wrote: »@greenolivetree waking up early takes a lot of getting used to. I wake up between 0400 and 0430 for my weekday runs and somewhere around 0500 for my Saturday long runs. It took a long time for me to get comfortable doing, it, but I really enjoy it now. Nobody is on the road, so I can run in the road, instead of on the shoulder.
I'm usually awake by 5:45 but since summer got here (school ended before Memorial Day here) I've been staying in bed, dozing back off, etc and staying up later. But I've never been a morning person and have hated every.single.day I've woken up at 5:45. LOL I only do it because of my hubby. He's an annoyingly perky morning person who always turns off his alarm BEFORE it goes off. He would describe me as an annoying habitual snooze-pusher. He can't understand my use of the snooze button at all. If I need to be UP at 5:45, I'd set my alarm for 5:15 and hit snooze several times. This works for me and I also like to lie in bed and use my phone - with one eye open only. He thinks the bed is for 2 things only and lying there awake looking at your phone isn't one of them.0 -
DrLauraDVM16 wrote: »So here's a question for the collective brain trust: what IS the difference between a runner and a jogger?!
What decade you are living in?
here's an interesting article:
http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/find-out-if-youre-a-jogger-or-a-runner
But this one is a pretty standard explanation:
http://www.runningforfitness.org/book/chapter-1-why-run/the-evolution-of-runners
I even blogged about this:
http://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2016/01/running-philosophy-scientist_25.html
Nice articles. I read one at some point that said joggers are basically victims of crime. They get mugged or murdered jogging in the park. Runners don't get mugged or murdered apparently. (The point of the article was why do news outlets always refer to runners as joggers when they are a victim of a crime or involved in an accident.)2 -
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DrLauraDVM16 wrote: »
So here's a question for the collective brain trust: what IS the difference between a runner and a jogger?!
@DRlauradvm16 joggers are a type of pants and runners are people who run at any speed for any distance To go with @greenolivetree Joggers are the people that find all the dead bodies or are the dead bodies.
Edited to add: I just read Stoshew71s links and see how smart I am, first article says
I AM A RUNNER because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far.4 -
My husband having been gone has kept me off the trails until last night and I'm falling behind on my mileage . Going out tonight to hopefully get some more movement towards my monthly goal!
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I want to be a runner, not a jogger. Leave me alone with the J word!3
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I think I'm obsessing. With taper starting next week, and only 2 long runs to go (with next week's being a cut down long run) I'm debating whether I want to do another 12 mile LR for my FFLR this week, or just do a 10 this week....Thinking...too much thinking...2
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Actually, a runner is a long piece of cloth that fits down the middle of a table. Usually used in a formal dinning setting to provide an accent to the decor.3
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I am wanting some frozen grapes now.
This morning was slogging again (not jogging, slogging...as in swimming langourously through the mostly solid atmosphere) for 7.5 miles around the lake trail and extension. Very slow. I kept telling myself that my heart was getting stronger and my blood was getting more oxygenation abilities. But mostly I wanted to cry. Not that anyone could see my tears because my entire body was drenched in sweat. It *almost* rained. I tried to put a shimmy in it in an attempt to rain dance a few cooling droplets, but alas. No such luck.
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Ok I think I caught up with the thread, been kinda busy.
At some point there was some eclair talk and now I want one, definitely gonna get one tomorrow. Gonna skip my post run ice-cream
It's getting pretty hot around here and today it passed 90 degrees. Tomorrow they declared a code orange on the temp (not as bad as code red but worse than code yellow) and they advise people to stay inside during noon. So today I ran after sundown and realized I may need a headlamp if I keep doing this.
Date.....Distance..Avg hr/Pace/km
June 1 - 6.1 km - 156/5:47
June 2 - 5.5 km - 154/6:00
June 3 - 5.0 km - 153/6:12
June 4 - 7.0 km - 184/4:25
June 5 - 6.0 km - 143/6:27
June 6 - rest
June 7 - 6.0 km - 143/6:13
June 8 - 6.8 km - 148/6:11 (Hot)
June 9 - 5.8 km - 150/5:58
June 10 - rest
June 11 - 5.0 km - 184/4:26
June 12 - 6.0 km - 149/6:05
June 13 - rest
June 14 - 7.6 km - 149/6:08
June 15 - 6.0 km - 150/6:03
June 16 - 6.0 km - 150/6:12
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
16/04: Color Run Bucharest
17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:574 -
5BeautifulDays wrote: »I am wanting some frozen grapes now.
This morning was slogging again (not jogging, slogging...as in swimming langourously through the mostly solid atmosphere) for 7.5 miles around the lake trail and extension. Very slow. I kept telling myself that my heart was getting stronger and my blood was getting more oxygenation abilities. But mostly I wanted to cry. Not that anyone could see my tears because my entire body was drenched in sweat. It *almost* rained. I tried to put a shimmy in it in an attempt to rain dance a few cooling droplets, but alas. No such luck.
When all else fails, just think, "Embrace the suck!".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGY7Te3Z3nE3 -
I don't know, but I think this video has @PoppetsMaster written all over it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbqvuWldBL42 -
that actually looked good about now LOL
the other video just looked like plain fun
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I got real excited because strava shouted out that I did a mile in 8 mins, (my goal is a 10 minute mile at the moment) then suddenly (3 minutes later) it said I did another mile. So that's when I knew something was wrong. I couldn't figure out what it was though. So I just stopped the app and restarted it again (with no hiccoughs this time). When I got home I took a look and noticed that the app thought I went 6 or so blocks out of the way before getting back to my route, I'm not sure how that happened. But regardless, I really enjoyed this mornings run. I felt strong and was really hitting the pavement so, yay.
Hope you guys are doing well too !5
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