December 2016 Running Challenge

ceciliaslater wrote: »

On a side note, I did my last two runs in those Newton shoes @Elise4270 gave me several months ago. This is the first time I've used them (since I had surgery shortly after I got them). Even though they're technically trail shoes, I've been using them on the road. So far, I really like them. It was a little weird the first time out, with the lugs on the ball of the foot and not having any ground contact in the midfoot or toes. But, I really like the push-off/lift sensation I get from the roll onto the toes in the back-stride. Plus, no blisters so far! Even in the spots I already had blisters, they aren't getting irritated at all. I may just end up trying out some of their other (road) models soon!

Really glad you could use them! I find i need to heel strike to keep my ars' engaged. maybe that'll change.

My husband runs in them and changed to the Nike recently. He's having a hard time liking the Nikes now. But- he's not gonna be running for a bit. A few days ago he dropped a 45 pound disc weight on his foot. He had it x-rayed at urgent care with their playskool brand x-ray machine and it's fine. Haha! It could be broke, so I told him no running until it's 100%.

@MNLittleFinn I DO NOT want to know what the death drop burpee thing is. Good lord! Who decided to make burpees harder! I have back spasms just thinking about doing one.

greenolivetree wrote: »

And why do they make running clothes like all runners are 5'9? It really sucks that I have to roll up my running tights bc they're 6 inches too long. And those tops with the thumb hole? Great idea if my arms were down to my knees.

Any other shorties? I'm 5 ft 3/4 in.

I wonder the same thing!...but for opposite reasons. Buying tights is pretty challenging for me. They usually look like capri's. I have to wear taller socks in the winter or my ankles get cold.

I'm 6' 5"

@kristinegift - If you think you're not doing deadlifts right, definitely seek coaching. The deadlift is the ultimate vanity lift, designed to use as much of the body as possible to lift as much weight as possible. Screw up on form when trying to lift heavy, and you can really mess yourself up. So yeah, seek help and get that form right before you make them really challenging.

FWIW, I gave up doing deadlifts after my PT expressed disapproval of them. At my peak, I deadlifted 245 lbs. for 3 reps, when I weighed something in the low 190s. At a healthy weight, I never deadlifted anything over 225 lbs. But I got to thinking, the PT gives me these exercises that are body weight or use really small weights and are still challenging; if I screw them up, worst case I drop a small weight and don't make progress.

So now, I'm not doing deadlifts. I'm squatting 85 lbs., in the form of 45 lb. and 40 lb. kettlebells held at the rack position; when I was lifting weights but not running, I squatted 165 with the Olympic bar. That was a vanity lift at the time, squatting my weight. Now I realize I just can't do everything, and squatting 85 lbs. (or probably even 50 lbs.) is enough to support my running habit.

But you do make me think that maybe I should start doing some chest presses again. I do push-ups, which build muscle endurance; but I could use more weight and build some strength with chest presses. Oh, well. I'll see what fits into the time I'm willing to put into exercise.

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Rest day today, because I felt a bit beat up after yesterday evening's speed work. Went online and found the certification map for tomorrow's 5K. I've run in that part of town, and was pretty sure it was mostly flat; the map says max elevation 542 feet, min elevation 530 feet. Yeah, that makes a stack of pancakes look hilly.

louubelle16 wrote: »

@7lenny7 Sorry to hear you're injured. Have you decided what do do yet? Sounds like you still need to eat the donuts though, you know, to give your body the energy it needs to recover. That's a thing, right?

Thanks. I've been tormenting myself all day pondering the options...deciding between what I *want* to do vs. what I think I *should* do. The Donut Day 25K sounds like an awesomely fun time, particularly since it's not a race but a social event and...donuts.

I think I've decided that I need to be smart and do what's best long term and that means I'm going to skip it, even the shorter distances, and run on my own, on the trails. Benefits are:

• Trail running!
• Kody can join me
• It will be easier to keep to a slower pace if I'm on my own, and on a trail
• I can start earlier in the day, and therefore end earlier in the day.
• I can structure my route so that I'm never more than a couple of miles from my truck should the pain get too bad
• I get to run in both pairs of my new trail running shoes!
• There's a donut shop nearby...I'll hit that on the way there.

I have to list the benefits to make myself feel better about missing the donut run.

greenolivetree wrote: »

Any and all brands are way too long for me the ankle part of the pants sticks past my toes and the wrist part of the sleeve is past my fingertips

Hahaha! Awwww!

https://youtu.be/8bfyS-S-IJs

Idk why I loved that stupid song as a kid. I was a short people then.

Maybe there's a line that offers petite sizes?
Ooh! http://www.athleta.com/products/petite-workout-clothes.jsp

My goal is to join a running challenge someday. I can cycle but have not run beside a little tennis since my US Air Force days.

MobyCarp wrote: »

@kristinegift - If you think you're not doing deadlifts right, definitely seek coaching. The deadlift is the ultimate vanity lift, designed to use as much of the body as possible to lift as much weight as possible. Screw up on form when trying to lift heavy, and you can really mess yourself up. So yeah, seek help and get that form right before you make them really challenging.

FWIW, I gave up doing deadlifts after my PT expressed disapproval of them. At my peak, I deadlifted 245 lbs. for 3 reps, when I weighed something in the low 190s. At a healthy weight, I never deadlifted anything over 225 lbs. But I got to thinking, the PT gives me these exercises that are body weight or use really small weights and are still challenging; if I screw them up, worst case I drop a small weight and don't make progress.

So now, I'm not doing deadlifts. I'm squatting 85 lbs., in the form of 45 lb. and 40 lb. kettlebells held at the rack position; when I was lifting weights but not running, I squatted 165 with the Olympic bar. That was a vanity lift at the time, squatting my weight. Now I realize I just can't do everything, and squatting 85 lbs. (or probably even 50 lbs.) is enough to support my running habit.

But you do make me think that maybe I should start doing some chest presses again. I do push-ups, which build muscle endurance; but I could use more weight and build some strength with chest presses. Oh, well. I'll see what fits into the time I'm willing to put into exercise.

@MobyCarp Yeah, consensus has been that for deadlifts: seek help! I'm not really using enough weight to hurt myself (less sore after those than I was after barbell rows!), but alternately, I may also not be using enough weight to have enough resistance to get my form down. I'll have to see if the gym has a trainer available when I go in Tuesday who can help me out. Or else I may have to sub them for something else.

So, my wife, who is amazing, wants to book a massage for me like 3-5 days after my Marathon (I checked, the local place allows booking that far ahead) Any suggestions on type for a possible post marathon massage?

kristinegift wrote: »

MNLittleFinn wrote: »

So, my wife, who is amazing, wants to book a massage for me like 3-5 days after my Marathon (I checked, the local place allows booking that far ahead) Any suggestions on type for a possible post marathon massage?

@MNLittleFinn I always get deep tissue when I go in because it's part of my package at my local spa. That's what I did after Philly and it helped a lot!

Thanks!!

That's what I was thinking of. It's a LONG way off, but getting these "smaller" things out of the way is my of helping to clear my mind so when I run I have just that to think about