June 2018 Running Challenge
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »RespectTheKitty wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Does pacing back and forth in a slow elevator because the stupid building you are in LOCKS THE STAIRWELL DOORS count as walking up hill?
Um... isn't that a fire hazard?
Most of the places I've work do this too - you can enter the stairwell on any floor but only exit on the first/ground floor. As I found out when I thought I'd walk from the 14th to 12th floors rather than take an elevator and ended up going down 14 flights in heels.
I didn't think it was a fire hazard as long as you can exit to the stairwell. Entering one floor from another floor at the building I work at is possible but frowned upon because several different state agencies occupy the same building. Protection of data, etc. are the reason given.
Actually it is s fire hazard in the case the fire is below you. All doors should automatically unlock when the fire alarm goes off.
Point. And now that you say that, I remember being told that was supposed to happen during a fire drill once. I understand the other security aspects of it, but I still think it says something about the way we prioritize physical activity that we don't build our buildings in such a way as to encourage more movement.
I agree. By design, our security doors will actually open if you pull on the hard for a fairly short period of time. However, when they open alarms will sound.
In my building, I can take the stairs DOWN from the 5th floor (all though there is a sign on it that says alarm will sound if you do it is lieing), but I can not take them UP because all the entrance doors to the stairs on the first floor are locked. I have no idea why. I have not tried to exit on a level other than mine because there are many other businesses in the building, and some take up complete floors.
But you can access all of those floors via elevator, right? I'm a bit confused about how locking the stairwell does anything for security.
Most of the time there is a card reader that will only allow access to your company’s floor or security at a desk when you get off the elevator. At least that is the case in our buildings. We have card readers on all the stairway doors on one side of the building so if you want to go up the stairs you can go up those. I was a building facility person for years. We have also had floors where you can get off and elevator into a small lobby but glass doors prevented you from hallways. The doors had card readers.
@mobycarp I’m sorry to hear about the test I hope it heals quickly.
@amymoreorless love the alarms
@ereck44 glad you are feeling better. Good poisoning is horrible
Rest day for me today.
Not here. I could get off on any floor I wanted.1 -
steady state pace 6 miler this am. 6.1 at 8 mpm.
@amymoreorless That's me but it's a snooze thing that occurs. I keep telling myself 5 more minutes.
@MobyCarp the battle to get/stay healthy rages on. We are all rooting for you.4 -
6.3 miles this morning. Nothing exciting, other than the fast sprint finish at the end. That was the only time the run felt good.
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@skippygirlsmom - Pretty much same set up at the building I work in. A visitor does have to go through security to get in the building but after security lets them in they could push any button to any floor. They would not get much further than that though because you have to have an access card for the doors to the offices on each floor. Security usually calls us and tells us who is there and that they are on their way up.
@PastorVincent Have you asked about it being locked?0 -
@amymoreorless - LOL on the alarms. I've got something similar but I don't like to have mine on the 5's, no reason, other than just being weird. I have 4:07, 4:13, 4:17. I have been trying something for about 6 months where I put my phone in the other room at night to help me sleep better. So I have an old fashioned battery alarm clock next to the bed now. Well.. it looks old fashioned except when you go to set the alarm, you do set it digitally.
6/1 - strength training - w15-D
6/2 -3.2 miles treadmill
6/3 - 4.3 miles Kansas City
6/4- 5 miles + strength training - in hotel gym so not my usual
6/5 - 5 miles
6/6 - 5 miles +strength training - in hotel gym
6/7 - 5 miles
6/8 - 5 miles
6/9 - travel/REST day
6/10 - 54 miles cycling
6/11 - strength training W16
6/12 - 5 miles
6/13 - strength training and hopefully cycling tonight
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6/1 13.88 miles
6/2 16.47 miles
6/3 10.3 miles
6/4 14.41 miles
6/5 14.29 miles
6/6 16.42 miles
6/7 16.3 miles
6/8 17.13 miles
6/9 20.09 miles
6/10 1.01 miles
6/11 15.34 miles
6/12 13.75 miles
6/13 15.31 miles
Little sprinkles at the beginning of the run, but really not enough to measure. Humidity on the rise, but I do better with heat and humidity.3 -
@skippygirlsmom - Pretty much same set up at the building I work in. A visitor does have to go through security to get in the building but after security lets them in they could push any button to any floor. They would not get much further than that though because you have to have an access card for the doors to the offices on each floor. Security usually calls us and tells us who is there and that they are on their way up.
@PastorVincent Have you asked about it being locked?
We have a security guard at the front door, but they pretty much ignore people and people just walk past them right onto the elevators.
Have not asked. None of my coworkers know and I do not know who I could safely bug outside of them.0 -
@PastorVincent if you can get off any floor then I’m going with “that’s weird”.1
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dp, see later post
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@PastorVincent if you can get off any floor then I’m going with “that’s weird”.
Yep, security theater. You might be surprised how many places are "secured" that way. Its actually somewhat effective.1 -
Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- Jun 13 3.9 3.9
Well ... better late than never!
The new edition of my NB running shoes moved to $150, which is a little rich for me. I've moved to a different, more affordable style still using the Fresh Foam soles, but I'm on the lookout for alternatives. Any suggestions? Middle-aged, 175lb male, which is about right for 5'11". I tend to heel-strike more than I should. Fairly regular stride, although the outside of the heels tend to wear much faster than the rest (on the shoes, that is).3 -
I am frustrated.
It's been so very difficult getting back into running with all the extra weight I've put on due to my medication. I feel like a lumbering buffalo when I run, and I run so, so slowly that it takes nearly a half hour just to do two miles. It almost doesn't feel worth it.
I have to remind myself that when I started running the first time, it was a lot like this. And I'm more or less staring over. I'm NOT going to be able to run 10 miles like I did before. I have to settle for 2-3 miles for a while and slowly work up from there. But it's really tough. I've broken down crying on several occasions just because I was so frustrated that I can't do what I used to be able to do.
Today I got up early and headed to the treadmill like usual. I was only able to run 1.5 miles before I had to take a walk break. I thought about giving up. I stopped my Garmin thinking that was the end of it. But something in me wanted to keep going. So I walked for about a half mile then started running again, and was able to eke out another mile. It felt a little easier the second time around.
I don't know. 2.5 miles seems like nothing to me, like hardly any kind of a decent workout. But that's my old running brain thinking. I have to reset my expectations. And that kind of sucks.
Rant over. Thanks for listening.22 -
Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- Jun 13 3.9 3.9
Well ... better late than never!
The new edition of my NB running shoes moved to $150, which is a little rich for me. I've moved to a different, more affordable style still using the Fresh Foam soles, but I'm on the lookout for alternatives. Any suggestions? Middle-aged, 175lb male, which is about right for 5'11". I tend to heel-strike more than I should. Fairly regular stride, although the outside of the heels tend to wear much faster than the rest (on the shoes, that is).
So good to see you here!
Road shoes? I recently purchased a pair of On Clouds. They might be similar to what you are looking for. They were 160$ though. Guess thats no help. Mizuno's? I have road and trail mizunos. I like them both. The road shoes shrank a bit when i washed them though.0 -
@RespectTheKitty Ya, coming back to running just sucks. I think every run, i have the thought of giving up. Its hard. Youll get it back. Dont give up.
ETA i see some heavier folks out running. They dont look like buffalo. I got serious respect for them. Im going to start high fiving them. Freekin' running is not for the weak minded. Most of them can kick my *kitten*.any day of the week, on the track. They are some tough *kitten*. DH tried to keep up with a bigger woman on his last half, she out ran him.
Dont let that weight hold you back. Think "right now, its making me stronger". And when you're a lean mean running machine you'll have the wisdom (been there) to inspire newbies.4 -
6/1 - scheduled rest
6/2 - 10.10 km
6/3 - 1.62 km
6/4 - 5.10 km
6/5 - feh
6/6 - 5.44 km
6/7 to 6/11 - Nada
6/12 - 1.89 + 2.01 km
6/14 - 9.60 km
35.76/120 km not gonna make goal this month!
This morning was better. Except I got out about 10 minutes later than planned and then it was a mad dash to get to work on time.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon)
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle4 -
Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- Jun 13 3.9 3.9
Well ... better late than never!
The new edition of my NB running shoes moved to $150, which is a little rich for me. I've moved to a different, more affordable style still using the Fresh Foam soles, but I'm on the lookout for alternatives. Any suggestions? Middle-aged, 175lb male, which is about right for 5'11". I tend to heel-strike more than I should. Fairly regular stride, although the outside of the heels tend to wear much faster than the rest (on the shoes, that is).
Spend an afternoon/early evening (when you've been up and about for hours) trying on all the shoes you like the look of and are in your price bracket.
Buy the ones that feel the most comfortable.0 -
@RespectTheKitty you did fine for coming back to running.
How about shifting your focus away from trying to hit a distance to something else for a while? Run outside if you can, focusing on nature and just enjoying being out? Or listen to an audiobook on a treadmill and get through a couple of chapters.
By distracting yourself with a different 'purpose' for your run, you might find you get less frustrated about it.
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6/1-1.08mi
6/2-1.08 (5 hours aerial yoga)
6/3-1.08mi
6/4-1.01mi
6/5-1.08mi with 23 flights of stairs.
6/6-6.05mi
6/7-1.5mi
6/8-1.01mi
6/9-3.13mi 37:09 official 36:54 garmin
6/10-1.66mi and 1.08mi speed walk
6/11-1.01mi
6/13-5.36mi
i was feeling the humidty. i wanted to go a little harder but the dogs were having a hard time with it. they actually waded in their wading pool instead of using it as a giant bowl.
things were feeling tweaky a bit but nothing painful. i'm a little disappointed in my saucony. my two street running shoes i barely get to 250 before i start getting sore shins, but my brooks are up to 400 and almost no pain.
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@mbaker566 I have sworn off Saucony road shoes. My last pair I didn't track mileage properly but I'm pretty sure it was less than 200 km before I felt like my legs were being torn in half every time I ran. Didn't want to believe it was the shoes since they were so new, actually!
I'm rotating between a 9 month old pair of Asics Kayanos now (on their way out, but not quite dead yet), a new pair of Kayanos and my Salming EnRoutes.0 -
@sarahthes i like them, they were my first shoe but i can't afford to replace them like that.
i like asics but they are too tight in the toe box and tight around my arches. and i have high arches.
i think i'll go get fitted again.
glad i'm not the only one0
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